Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Princess Miaomiao
In the end, it was Tuanzi who whittled many thin bamboo strips and tied the fish chunks tightly, before Xiong Chenfei continued grilling the fish.
She was full of confidence.
"The fish grilled by sister is very tasty, you can have more later." She finally remembered to foster emotions with her brother and create a warm atmosphere.
Xiong Chenli said blankly, "But sister, you’ve never cooked at home before. Will it taste good grilled?"
Thinking about the hard effort spent finding food during the day, Xiong Chenli really didn’t want to waste food.
"If you can’t cook, let’s have someone who can do it. Don’t waste food."
Xiong Chenfei’s face darkened, "Whose brother are you exactly?"
Xiong Chenli innocently said, "Your brother! Sister, are you so hungry that you don’t know me anymore?"
[Hahahahaha]
[Does this count as self-exposure?]
[Turns out she never cooked at home, how dare she say she can cook]
[She’s an entertainer, okay? She surely stays in company-arranged houses. Of course, her family doesn’t know she can cook]
[It’s simple, just look at the finished product later to see if she can cook]
[If she can’t, please don’t try again; these fish were caught by Miaomiao with much effort]
Before long, Cui Chi and his son, who went out again, came back.
They brought back a large bunch of bananas, some of which were already ripe.
"Wow, did you bring back a banana tree?"
Tuanzi almost drooled over the bananas; she was so hungry.
The bananas before her really looked like a small tree, growing in bunches from top to bottom.
Tuanzi counted them, "There are twelve bunches altogether, so many!"
Cui Jixing smiled sheepishly, "Actually, there are many more there, but we were afraid of not being able to finish them, so we didn’t pick more."
Tuanzi whispered thinking she was quiet, "If we can’t finish them, we can give them to the crew."
She just saw that some people there were eating instant meals while others were cooking braised pork over fire.
Cui Jixing’s eyes lit up.
"Yeah, Dad, tomorrow let’s pick some more bananas, okay?"
Cui Chi agreed.
He had participated in the first two episodes, but hadn’t thought about trading with the crew. The food found was all eaten by themselves, and it was really hard to eat.
Learned, learned, next time food is found, it’ll be traded with the crew.
If not traded, create a fuss. To survive, what’s face worth? Maybe this way the variety show effect might be better.
Soon, the guests ate fragrant bamboo rice sprinkled with luncheon meat cubes, tender and flavorful braised fish, aromatic fish soup, and... burnt grilled fish.
Tuanzi stared blankly at the black fish.
Her grilled fish!
"Miaomiao?"
Gu Cheng worriedly poked her cheek, "What’s wrong?"
Tuanzi pouted, feeling aggrieved, "Fish, grilled fish, my grilled fish!"
She wanted to taste crispy and tender pepper-flavored grilled fish.
Whimper!
The parents reacted fairly well.
Aside from Cui Chi, the rest were insiders and saw through Xiong Chenfei’s ambition in her eyes.
In everyone’s opinion, this was a survival program. It’s nice not to have unexpected mishaps while being full. Actually, everyone didn’t care much about the camera. Xiong Chenfei wanted to steal the limelight, she could go ahead.
As Xiong Chenfei actively showcased her cooking skills, everyone’s thoughts were, either this person is an exceptional cook, which is why she’s showing off, or she can’t cook, and once she messes up, no one will give her ingredients anymore.
The children reacted very strongly, each looking at her with tearful eyes.
Fish! My grilled fish!
Xiong Chenfei awkwardly apologized, "I didn’t know how it suddenly got burnt."
The children didn’t want to pay attention to her, transforming their sadness and anger into appetite, and ate all the bamboo rice.
After Tuanzi finished one tube, she eagerly watched Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng hadn’t finished yet. He ate slowly, with elegant movements, pleasing to the eye.
"Want more?"
Tuanzi shook her head and patted her belly.
"Brother is very tired today and needs to eat more."
She said with heartfelt concern, "Building houses and cooking, Brother needs to eat more."
Gu Cheng thought for a moment, picked out the luncheon meat cubes for her, "Rice alone is enough for me."
Tuanzi took small bites of the luncheon meat.
Happy eating, after tidying up the bamboo tableware, she again put on a long face.
[Ancient Martial System: Tomorrow, get more inedible fruits to trade with the crew]
[Miaomiao: Miaomiao thinks so too, if they disagree, ask Prince to scold them]
[Ancient Martial System: You can also start a flying service, one flight for some food]
Tuanzi’s eyes shone with delight.
[Ancient Martial System: The few moves you performed in the bamboo grove were edited into a video and are now widely spread, probably earning a lot of reputation value once this episode ends]
Tuanzi softly thanked it.
[Ancient Martial System: I didn’t do much]
[Miaomiao: Hehe, Little Gu, don’t be shy, you’ve done a lot, Miaomiao knows it all]
The Ancient Martial System went silent.
Back at the tent, Fu Youyou suddenly came looking for Tuanzi.
"Miaomiao, let’s stay in the bamboo house together; it’s really big."
Tuanzi actually wanted to stay, but this house was built for Youyou and her family.
"No need, we have a tent."
Gu Cheng came over, patted her fluffy head.
"We can stay; I’ve talked it over with Mr. Fu."
The bamboo house is twenty square meters, without any furniture, can completely accommodate four of them.
Fu Youyou would sleep in a sleeping bag, Fu Guoqiang covered with a survival blanket.
Gu Cheng and his sister would sleep in a temporary tent set inside the bamboo house.
"We’ll swap the ordinary tent with Cui’s family."
Cui Chi’s father and son, being fourth place, had only a simple tent, the kind that deploys instantly when thrown. At night when the wind blows, this tent flies, and they could stare at the stars.
Gu Cheng’s group had an ordinary tent, at least it could be fixed to the ground.
Cui Chi brought his son over to thank them.
"No need to thank us," Tuanzi smiled, waving her hand, "Help each other out, defeat the crew!"
Cui Jixing softly repeated, "Defeat the crew!"
The crew: "..."
Xiong Chenfei siblings, second place, lived in a deluxe tent.
Of course, they didn’t set it up; other guests helped them assemble it.
Gu Ran and her son lived in a small wooden house not far away.
The house had no furniture, only two sleeping bags, but the wood was nailed together, looking fairly sturdy, able to shield against wind and rain.
As night fell.
Outside the tent came Fu Guoqiang’s voice telling stories to his daughter.
Mr. Fu usually spoke loudly, but now was gentle and soft, a big contrast.
Entering the tent, Gu Cheng turned off the camera.
He had no interest in letting the netizens know all sorts of privacy.
Listening to the sound next door, he suddenly looked down, speaking to Tuanzi who was playing with her hair, "Princess Miaomiao."
Tuanzi: "!"
The little girl looked up, her cheeks red.
"Why did Brother suddenly call Miaomiao a princess?"
Gu Cheng’s heart felt sour.
Fu Guoqiang called his daughter ’princess’; Gu Ran played prince games with her son. But his sister, living in ancient times, only had a master beside her.
No one played such games with her.
"Because in Brother’s heart, you are a little princess, the cutest little princess."
Remembering Gu Che saying he was aggressive, he changed his tone, "Perhaps, do you want to be a little queen? Little sovereign?"
Tuanzi:
Brother’s words are so cheesy!