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As the lights gradually brightened, Dulisa turned to ask, "How was it?"
Yezhi felt exhausted from the movie. What was the ending? What plot points could she not remember? For two hours, she had been running around, too busy to pay attention to the storyline. The most vivid image from the entire film was the two minutes where Xianruipu exposed his chest and rolled in bed with Dulisa's servant. The thrill of openly peeking was exhilarating; her face flushed with excitement, and the white bedsheet that covered them was incredibly distracting! She wanted to lift it! But it had no effect! However, a stern warning echoed in her ears: "Audience member 1077, please respect others!" No matter how thick-skinned she was, she felt uncomfortable at that moment. She settled down and actively moved around, unable to recall what the movie was about. "Um... the scenes were grand, the people were beautiful, and the scenery was lovely!" Yezhi answered Dulisa very officially.
"Who asked you that? How did I perform?" Dulisa had acted in many films, and for this one titled "Love Knot," she had intended to give it her all. However, her co-star was a 'fake immortal,' and facing him only evoked one emotion: disgust—extreme disgust that made her want to vomit.
"Very well!"
"What was good about it?"
"Um...?"
"You didn't forget about me just because you saw that 'fake immortal' Xianruipu, did you?" Dulisa's tone was unfriendly. It was an unfair accusation; she had honestly followed behind Dulisa throughout the second half! "Sister Du, I really can't say what was good! It was my first time watching such a high-tech movie; I wasn't used to it, running around was exhausting!"
"Why were you running around? Movies are meant to be watched with your eyes and felt with your heart!" Now it was Yezhi's turn to be surprised. How could she watch without moving around? Just like during that bed scene, she had followed Xianruipu into the room via the light lift and only then witnessed that stimulating moment.
"Haha! Yezhi, you really don't know how to watch movies?" Hongdou laughed loudly, her voice grating on the ears as if afraid others couldn't hear! She pretended not to care and shrugged, saying, "Everyone has their first time; isn't that normal?"
Seeing Yezhi's honesty, Dulisa decided to let her off the hook. With a beaming smile, she pulled out the movie promotional brochure and began explaining the plot of "Love Knot." Xiao Nan, Hongdou, and Xiao Fang occasionally chimed in with comments. The fragmented scenes from earlier gradually emerged in Yezhi's mind, connecting into a complete story:
Xianruipu and Dulisa played a famous couple in the singing industry. This so-called "couple" was merely a requirement from their company; sometimes they would engage in intimate acts on stage to please their audience and fans. For Xianruipu as a man, it didn't matter much; however, for Dulisa as a woman, it was significant. Xianruipu suggested that she should just be his real girlfriend. They officially started dating, but Dulisa focused on her career and often left Xianruipu aside. In fact, Xianruipu spent more time with his assistant Haiwei than with his official girlfriend Dulisa. Gradually... it became a very cliché and melodramatic story. However, within Yezhi's recollection of scenes was a moment where Dulisa looked out the window and said to Xianruipu: "My love is not measured by quantity. If you want to break up and leave, go ahead! But don't say anything about love being unfair or that you love me more than I love you. My love still remains; what about yours?"
"Sister Du, that line 'My love still remains; what about yours?' is well put!" Dulisa scoffed dismissively. "What’s so good about it? There’s no momentum at all! I originally had lines like 'cheap man' and 'dog couple' flying everywhere, but the director said it wasn't artistic enough and cut them." Everyone burst into laughter; indeed, that was Dulisa's true nature—she didn't understand subtlety when dealing with Xianruipu.
Returning to the table scattered with fallen petals, Yezhi lay back on the ground and let herself be buried in flowers.
"Master, are you still troubled about how to watch movies? Actually, you don't need to move; the scenes will change according to your gaze!"
"No...!" Yezhi suddenly felt reflective after finishing the movie: like Dulisa in the film, she had been too indulgent in her feelings. One day would Xiaobinzi think she loved him less and leave? After all, there were ready-made 'third parties' eyeing him closely. Such matters of emotion were something she couldn't share with Xiao Fang; the more she pondered over them alone, the more her longing surged like a tide...!
“Sister Ye, why are your eyes so dark, just like Black Treasure?” One Egg said, “Mama Bear looks just like me, after all, there’s a resemblance between mother and child!”
Black Treasure was carrying a bucket, swaying as he walked over. Yezhi was both amused and exasperated, shouting defiantly, “What’s there to be proud of? How could I possibly look like you, you little furball! And don’t call Mama Bear that, call her sister!”
“Haha~! Sister Ye, you’re being silly again, Black Treasure doesn’t understand!” One Egg put down the bucket and teased.
“Adults dare to laugh, are you itching for a beating?” Yezhi gave One Egg a light hit!
“Ouch! Sister Ye, you hit my nose!” One Egg covered his sore nose, secretly lamenting: he was already half a head taller than Sister Ye, yet she still wanted to knock on his head. Well then, from now on he would actively cooperate and squat down for her to knock.
Hearing One Egg complain about his nose hurting, Yezhi awkwardly smiled but inwardly thought: What’s the point of growing so tall!
Black Treasure, watching the interaction between One Egg and “Mama Bear”, felt neglected and squeezed in between them, insisting that he wanted to play too!
“Sister Ye, the first team has completed the task.”
“The second team has also completed the task!”
Er Zhu, the dog barked louder than the last. One Egg broke free from Black Treasure’s embrace and complained, “It’s all your fault, Sister Ye, now it’s just our three teams that haven’t completed the task!”
Yezhi laughed, “The third team hasn’t completed their task because they need help. Er Zhu, lead Everyone to help us water this area!” One Egg frowned; with how straightforward Sister Ye was being, why did he still feel embarrassed?
With the help of Er Zhu, the dog from the two teams, they quickly watered the entire barren slope. The well-watered Peach Seedling stood proudly on the slope.
Xiao Shuan asked curiously, “Sister Ye, why does my family’s Peach Seedling not look as vigorous as yours?”
“Well, think about what might be different,” Yezhi guided.
After pondering for a long time with his head tilted, Xiao Shuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, “I know! It’s because of the water, right? But why do we have to use well water?”
Er Niu raised her hand to speak, "My mother says that in addition to fertile soil, good water is also important for growing crops! The well water at my home has recently become very sweet! Using this sweet well water to grow Peach Tree, the Peach Tree likes it just like I do, so it thrives!"
"That's right!" This explanation was good. The well water became sweet because she had thrown a Druva "energy" stone into each well in Zhoujiatun, generously sharing with the villagers! Yezhi reminded the Kids to remember to share their discoveries with the adults at home. Can they teach the adults how to do it? The little ones were so proud that their tails were wagging.
After leading the tired Kids home from a long afternoon, Wolf Child bounced out looking unhappy, being chased by Xiao Cheng, who had a look of deep helplessness on his face.
Yezhi felt no sympathy; after all, Xiao Cheng said she hadn't taken Wolf Child's learning issues seriously and had been too lenient with her, even saying that children should not be delayed. With such remarks, Yezhi was quite willing to let him handle it!
"Leaf! Anger! Go!" Wolf Child expressed her anger! Next time, if the whole family leaves her alone to face Xiao Cheng, she would return to the forest!
Yezhi gave her a light tap on the head, "You little brat, if you go back to the forest, you won't have Big Wolf anymore. Big Wolf never said he wanted to leave!" Big Wolf wanted to return to the mountains even more than Wolf Child, but its charred fur had been shaved off by the ruthless leaves called One Egg. Now, without "clothes," how could it face anyone? Besides, it was shivering from the cold, hiding by the kang and stove for warmth. There was no trace of the northern wolf's majesty left; tears filled Big Wolf's green eyes as it lamented how wolves are bullied by humans!
The Kids consciously lined up by the well to wash their hands. Yezhi took out some pork jerky as a reward for them. One Egg held up a piece of jerky larger than his face and took a big bite, "Why is this meat so sweet!"
Er Niu exclaimed, "Wow! This jerky is so spicy!"
"Sister Ye, this jerky is so fragrant!" The dog said reluctantly while munching.
Xiao Cheng pulled hard and finally tore off a piece to put in his mouth; it was both fragrant and sweet...! He looked at Yezhi in surprise, "This is really delicious!" Receiving praise from Teacher Xiao, Yezhi felt quite proud, "Of course, just look at who made it!"
"Cough! Cough! Leaf Sister, I hope I'm not interrupting you!" Zhou Xiaowu's new wife, Winter Ear, came over with Zhao Yueying. Since they lived in the same village, Yezhi couldn't refuse them entry and generously shared some pork jerky with both of them while exchanging polite yet meaningless pleasantries.
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