After Transmigrating into the Main Shou, I Topped the Paranoid Big Shot 40

Chapter 40

The costume for the role-playing only needed to be worn for one day, but the forest ranger’s cabin had to be lived in until the end of the show, unless they handed over extra rice planting work in exchange for the opportunity to return to the Green Cabin.
Tu Bu’s original plan was to have five people living in harmony on one side, while the other was isolated and lonely in the wilderness.
The contrast would be tragic, and the program effect would surely be good. It would be even better if the guest could cry and beg the program team to let them go.
And the choice for the forest ranger was, naturally, carefully selected.
Ruan Chi, who had just debuted, had an unstable fan base, so it wouldn’t cause too much of a protest. And he looked like a rich young master from a very good family. To suddenly fall to a small cabin in the woods, the contrast was particularly strong.
But Tu Bu went to bed early and only found out in the morning that Zong Mo had been called over to keep him company at night.
An empty dream, a fruitless effort.
He hadn’t expected the two’s relationship to be so good. Their private interactions were natural and full of CP sense. Even in the pitch-black live stream room, the audience could ship them to death.
Tu Bu’s little scheme failed. Of course, Ruan Chi didn’t feel isolated either.
Not only could he have a whole room to himself, but he also had a bed.
It was a bit cold, but didn’t he have the two sets of bedding and a bed warmer that his watch had been exchanged for?

That night, Lu Bo also needed to exchange for cold-proof gear.
He first tested the prices with some jewelry, and in the end, the item he used to exchange for supplies was also a watch.
Valuable enough, yet not overly private.
Zong Mo thought to himself, Gong #1 and Gong #2 were indeed cousins. Even their way of showing off their wealth was the same.
The program team accepted it with satisfaction. Lu Bo said, “I want to exchange for a bed.”
Zong Mo: …
When they first arrived, they had to worry about food and had forgotten that they could also exchange for a bed. But with the forest ranger’s cabin, they no longer needed to sleep on the floor.
Qi Zhiyi’s eyes were full of envy. At first, he had refused the inspection only because his suitcase was too messy. Later, he didn’t exchange for anything else because the prices were too ridiculous.
Ling Han was also envious. He still didn’t have any bedding and was still borrowing Qi Zhiyi’s.
Lu Bo exchanged for a bed and bedding, successfully unlocking a single bedroom with a cement floor. He then kindly asked, “Do you guys need any other supplies?”
In such a poor place where they couldn’t even afford to eat, Lu Bo’s brilliance of money was exchanged for the brilliance of humanity. The bullet comments immediately started a crazy praise mode.
Zong Mo also felt that Lu Bo was not a bad person, as long as he didn’t keep looking at him every now and then.

Ling Han was hesitant. Half of it was because he was shy, and the other half was because his manager had told him not to leech off Lu Bo casually. After a long while, he said, “Can I… exchange for another set of bedding? I don’t have one, and I can’t afford it.”
Before Lu Bo could answer, Tu Bu on the other side spoke first, “The price of the bedding is over. But you can exchange for another pillow.”
Ling Han looked at Tu Bu, his face full of disbelief.
【Hahaha, Ling Han is the group’s punching bag, confirmed!】
【These prices are definitely decided on a whim, right, hahahaha】
“Then let’s exchange for a pillow,” Lu Bo said.
The bullet comments were all scrolling “Teacher Lu is so nice,” “Thank you, Teacher Lu, for taking care of Han Han.” But Ling Han himself didn’t think so.
The necklace and pinky ring that Lu Bo had used to test the prices earlier were still on him.
He had no intention of taking them off again to exchange for supplies.
Ling Han: …

When the time was up, Tu Bu spoke up to drive away Old Wang next door, reciting his lines mechanically and stiffly, “Alright, the neighbor who came to visit the Green Cabin, it’s time for him to go back to his own home.”
Lu Bo, who didn’t know the backstory, was slightly surprised to see Ruan Chi get up and asked repeatedly, “You’re a visiting neighbor? Then where do you live at night?”
“In the forest,” Ruan Chi said calmly, then instructed Zong Mo, “Get ready to go. Bring the quilt.”
The Film Emperor Lu, who was usually expressionless, was stunned for a moment, as if he had received a huge shock.
Qi Zhiyi was also curious about the forest ranger’s residence and again proposed to go and visit. Director Tu did not refuse this time.
In the end, all five of them, except for Ling Han, arrived at the small cabin.
The small cabin was dark again tonight. The lights went out at just the right time.
“What’s wrong with this light?” Tu Bu, as the director, was also puzzled and quickly had someone check the solar power system.
Confirming that it was a circuit problem set by the program team, that even with sufficient sunlight during the day, not much electricity could be stored for the night, Tu Bu was rarely polite for once, took out a flashlight, and said, “Because it’s our problem, this flashlight is a gift to you. No need to exchange for it.”
Zong Mo was also polite and picked up the flashlight the program team had left for Ruan Chi last night, “One flashlight is enough.”
“That one was just temporarily lent to you because of yesterday’s unexpected situation. If you want to keep it, you have to exchange something for it,” Tu Bu said. “This one is a gift.”
Zong Mo nonchalantly exchanged flashlights with Tu Bu, but when he pressed the switch, he found that the new flashlight didn’t light up at all.
Zong Mo: ?

Tu Bu kindly introduced, “This is a hand-cranked flashlight, green and environmentally friendly. Do you see the handle on it? Yes, just turn it a few more times and it will light up.”
Zong Mo: …
He tried turning it ten times, then pressed the switch. It lit up for five seconds.
Zong Mo: ?
“This flashlight is brand new, no quality problems. The longer you crank it, the longer it will stay lit,” Tu Bu said with a straight face. “It’s getting late. The family of the Green Cabin should also go back. You have to get up early tomorrow for farm work.”
Before leaving, Lu Bo asked Zong Mo, “Are you also staying here tonight?”
Zong Mo nodded.
It’s obvious, isn’t it? The quilts have all been moved over.

Lu Bo asked Tu Bu again, “Director Tu, are there two neighbors?”
“Uh, no,” Tu Bu said. “Only Ruan Chi.”
“Then Zong Mo should also go back, right?”
“Mm, if the neighbor agrees, the family of the Green Cabin can also stay here for the night…”
Zong Mo was a beat slow to guess the meaning behind Lu Bo’s words. He probably thought he was being forced to stay by Ruan Chi. Although the truth was similar…
But, he didn’t want to sleep in the same bed with the main gong, nor did he really want to sleep on the floor with Gongs #3, 4, and 5.
No matter how he thought about it, staying in a private small villa with CEO Ruan was the safest and most comfortable.
Zong Mo quickly said, “I want to stay here…”
Tu Bu was quite happy for him and Ruan Chi to attract traffic together, but Lu Bo’s expression clearly showed that he didn’t believe it.
That gaze was gentle and forbearing, with a mix of pity and helplessness. After a light sigh, he said, “Then I’ll go back first.”

The electricity Zong Mo had generated by hand was only enough for the two of them to climb the stairs. It went out again with a thud.
He had taken a few towels from the Green Cabin to seal the windows, but he had to keep cranking the handle to generate electricity. So he said, “Ruan-ge, I’ll generate electricity. You go and block the windows?”
Ruan Chi didn’t refuse and even asked, “How do I do it?”
Zong Mo immediately perked up, feeling a strange sense of accomplishment. Even the non-stop action in his hand no longer felt tiring. He directed from a distance, “First, push the window to see where the draft is coming from, then stuff the towel in. I’ll shine the light for you.”
“Mm.”
Ruan Chi first dealt with the window at the head of the bed, which was reasonably simple. The skylight on top was left. Before Ruan Chi had fully stood up, rainwater had already seeped in, dripping coldly on his forehead.
Ruan Chi: ?

Just as he subconsciously looked up, the rain outside suddenly intensified, beating against the old skylight with a crackle, accompanied by the howling wind, drowning out the sound of the hand-cranked generator.
“It’s raining, CEO Ruan!”
Zong Mo was anxious for a moment, and the familiar address slipped out.
“…Hurry up and block it, otherwise the bed will be ruined!”
Ruan Chi, who had been ordered and suddenly dripped on with a few drops of rain, was obviously unhappy, but he could only do as he was told, raising his arms to block the skylight.
The skylight wasn’t leaking much, but Ruan Chi had to tilt his head back to find the cracks and stuff the towels in, inevitably getting some rainwater on his face. When he sat back down on the bed, his face was black.
“There are no more towels…” Zong Mo looked around, picked up the clothes he had placed on the bed to wear tomorrow, and said, “Why don’t you use my clothes to wipe your face?”
Ruan Chi naturally took his clothes and wiped his face. He suddenly stiffened, his gaze fixed on the quilt Zong Mo had brought from the Green Cabin.
Ruan Chi: …
Two days had passed. The dog saliva should have fermented by now, right?
He put away his disgust and said nonchalantly, “Put your quilt under the skylight. It might leak again at night.”
Zong Mo’s quilt had been exchanged for with Ruan Chi’s watch. Of course, he had no objection and immediately did as he was told. With the small cabin’s own quilt and Ruan Chi’s quilt to cover them, it shouldn’t be cold tonight.

Even though the camera had a night vision function, the scene in the small cabin was still dark, which was particularly eye-catching among the several live stream screens.
There were always curious viewers who clicked in and were surprised to find that they could still hear the two’s conversation here.
【Why are they drawing the curtain even when sealing the window!! What is it that we can’t see??】
【Let the little couple have some private space, hhh】
【Wuwuwu, a ten-thousand-person blood petition to pull back the curtain! Sisters in the live stream, let’s spam with me tut】
【Request to pull back the curtain +1】
【Request to pull back the curtain!!】
…
The bed curtain remained tightly closed, but it left more room for imagination.
Hearing Zong Mo offer his own clothes for Ruan Chi to wipe his face, the bullet comments were once again a sea of “I’m shipping it,” “he loves him so much,” “Mo Mo is a peerless good man.”
But Ruan Chi’s brief silence, and his later mention of Zong Mo’s quilt…
【Does Mo Mo still not know his quilt was used to wipe dog saliva?】
【Hahaha, CEO Ruan must have forgotten and only just remembered.】
【LMAO, the quilt with Hope’s saliva has finally climbed onto CEO Ruan’s bed. Congratulations to CEO Ruan on becoming Hope’s fifth family member.】

The next day, in order to complete the rice planting task on time, Zong Mo, as the chef, also had to find time to go down to the fields to plant rice seedlings.
Qi Nanfeng was also a young master who had never touched household chores, but he was smart. In just a few days, he had already learned the entire process of picking, washing, and chopping vegetables. He would prepare the vegetables in advance and wait for Zong Mo to come back and stir-fry them, saving a lot of time.
The uninjured and healthy Film Emperor Lu, naturally, could not escape farming either.
Zong Mo felt that the field he had stumbled in yesterday was not quite right. Others’ were rice paddies with a depth just past the ankles, while his was a mud pit that was almost knee-high.
With yesterday’s experience, he could pull his feet out, but it was still extremely difficult to move around, making him look like a penguin performing in a circus.
And on Lu Bo’s side, it was a rural idol drama.
The sky, after last night’s rain, was as blue as if it had been washed. The light was just right and not too strong.
The man in the rice paddy was dressed simply, but he stood out like a crane among chickens with his tall and straight posture. The straw hat and rubber gloves on him did not look rustic. If you said they were new items from a fashion show, probably no one would doubt it.
Tsk, as expected of the main gong*. He’s handsome even in a burlap sack.*

“Zong Mo,” Ruan Chi suddenly spoke, “I’ll start from here and be responsible for the right half.”
Zong Mo followed Ruan Chi’s guidance and looked over. As expected of a capitalist, he had naturally drawn a line at the 3:1 position of the mud pit.
The left half was 3, the right half was 1.
Zong Mo: …
“Isn’t the left side too big?” Zong Mo immediately protested. “Planting rice seedlings requires bending over all the time. It’s very tiring. I still have to squat to stir-fry…”
“Hmm~ I feel like your back is quite good?” Ruan Chi said.
Zong Mo: …
If he refused to accept this 3/4 of the field, it would be admitting that his back was not good.
The bullet comments timely spoke his mind for him: [A real man can’t have a bad back! Go for it, Mo Mo!!]
Zong Mo roused his spirits and flexed his masculine prowess! And then… he buried his head and planted rice seedlings.