Chapter 347: Chapter 206: Living Well in the Tent, Never Again! The N+1th Crossover! [Seeking Monthly Ticket]_3
Looking at this message, Lin Xu replied speechlessly, "The tent was very comfortable, but I’m never staying in one again."
Chen Meijuan: ???????
As the mother and son were chatting, a shrill scream came from the large tent next door, "AAAAHHH! Where is this? Xu Bao! I’m so scared!"
Lin Xu: "..."
It was his first time seeing someone black out from mixing red wine with Sprite.
With his mouth full of toothpaste foam, he walked over, lifted the tent curtain, and said indistinctly, "Don’t be scared, I’m sprouting..."
Shen Baobao rubbed her eyes and then patted her head, finally recalling camping last night. "I remember drinking red wine with you, but why can’t I remember anything after that?"
Because you got drunk and fell asleep... Lin Xu muttered to himself, then gestured for Shen Baobao to come out.
Only when Shen Baobao crawled out of the tent did she realize how surprisingly beautiful it was outside. The surroundings were covered with a grassland that looked like a blanket, dew hung on the grass blades, and the air was filled with the unique moisture and freshness of dew. At the end of the grassland were layers upon layers of mountain peaks. They echoed Longqi Mountain, which rose behind them.
"Wow! It’s so beautiful!"
Shen Baobao took out her phone to snap a photo. Then, suddenly remembering she had fallen asleep midway through the night, she shuffled over in her slippers to Lin Xu, who was washing his face. "I’m sorry, Xu Bao, about last night I..."
Ah, our first night together and I actually fell asleep! Xu Bao must be so unhappy, right?
While she was annoyed with herself, she also felt a little touched. Because Lin Xu hadn’t taken advantage of her while she was asleep. Her clothes were still neatly on...
As expected of my Xu Bao, the one I’ve cherished for four years, so considerate and gentle.
After Lin Xu rinsed the foam off his face, he dried it with a towel before saying, "Hurry up and wash up. We’re going to eat breakfast at the Cliffside Hotel restaurant."
"Oh, okay..."
Shen Baobao agreed. Just as she was about to go into the small tent to freshen up, she suddenly hugged Lin Xu from behind and whispered in his ear, "I’m sorry, Xu Bao. Tonight I... I won’t drink anymore."
Lin Xu turned around, hugged her, and pecked her gently on the lips, saying, "If our love is true and meant to last, does it really matter if we’re together every single moment? Don’t overthink it. Actually, this is quite unforgettable too."
Listening to her Xu Bao’s insincere words, Shen Jiayue chuckled softly, "So, can we take that bottle of red wine with us when we leave?"
"NO!!!!!!"
HAHA, Xu Bao, you gave yourself away, didn’t you?
Shen Baobao whispered in Lin Xu’s ear, "Sorry for letting you down last night. Tonight, I’m all yours..."
After saying this, she kissed Lin Xu’s earlobe gently, then turned and walked into the tent to wash up.
Feeling the warmth on his earlobe, Lin Xu had only one thought in his mind: Damn it, why isn’t it six in the afternoon right now?
While Shen Baobao was freshening up, he changed into long pants and a T-shirt. He packed the clothes he’d worn into a bag, preparing to go to his parents’ place to wash them in the washing machine.
Just as he was busy with this, Shen Baobao finished freshening up. She changed into a round-neck T-shirt identical to Lin Xu’s and ripped skinny jeans, along with the white sneakers Dundun had left a black paw print on yesterday.
After packing her suitcase, putting it in the car, and tidying up the tent, they drove away.
At the Starry Sky Base’s service center, Lin Xu left a message for his cousin-aunt, then drove along the reservoir back to the foot of Longqi Mountain and followed the winding concrete road uphill.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Cliffside Hotel, his mom was holding Dundun, admiring wildflowers by the roadside. The little cat saw Lin Xu and Shen Jiayue and immediately turned his head away. Obviously, he was angry that they had left him with Chen Meijuan last night.
"Are you angry, Dundun? How about some lamb for you today?"
Dundun: "..."
Stop tempting me with meat!
"Oh, mutton doesn’t entice you anymore? Then how about we slaughter that fat goose?"
Dundun immediately leaped into Lin Xu’s arms.
His mom explained, "Last night after you guys left, Dundun tried to take on that goose again and almost got bitten. He got so scared, he hopped and skipped away."
Oh, no wonder he forgave me as soon as he heard about slaughtering that goose, Lin Xu thought.
"You guys go in and eat," his mom said. "Dundun and I have eaten already. I’ll take him out to play for a while longer; he’s interested in everything here."
「Arriving at the dining hall.」
His dad was dining with Liu Zhengyu, Zeng Xiaoqi, and others. A few sleepy-eyed tourists were also sitting in a corner, clearly guests of the hotel who had come down for the free breakfast. Today’s breakfast featured many local specialties. There was vegetable Bump Soup, cornmeal porridge, and porridge cooked with wild herbs and tofu. Staple foods included steamed buns, flower rolls, wild vegetable baozi, meat rolls, Scallion Oil pancakes, and soy-sauce-flavored pancakes, among others. Side dishes included homemade pickles, watermelon-bean sauce, sweet and sour lotus root tendrils, and chilled wild chive flowers—all appetizing and perfect accompaniments to rice. Nearby, there was a toaster, along with fried eggs, bacon, sausages, and milk, offering both Chinese and Western options to satisfy the diverse needs of the guests.
Lin Xu ladled cornmeal porridge into two bowls for himself and Shen Baobao. Just as he was about to put some pickles on a plate, Chen Yuanyuan walked in, yawning.
"Don’t eat that," Chen Yuanyuan said. "Try the mushroom sauce. Our mushroom sauce here is practically a signature dish."
Mushroom sauce? Lin Xu wondered.
Chen Yuanyuan scooped some dark-looking sauce onto Lin Xu’s plate with a spoon, explaining, "This sauce is made from mountain mushrooms. It’s super tasty; I can eat two big steamed buns with it every time I have it."
After getting the porridge, Lin Xu also grabbed two meat rolls, two baozi, and a bit of Scallion Oil pancake, then headed over to the table where his dad and the others were eating.
Just as he sat down, Zeng Xiaoqi, who was next to him, greeted Lin Xu in a hoarse voice, "Morning, Boss Lin."
Her voice was as raspy as sandpaper.
Lin Xu curiously asked, "What happened to your throat?"
The cameraman beside them said, "It’s from eating all those spicy crayfish. She kept eating them even though they were so spicy. Then, while editing footage, she drank two bottles of ice-cold water in a row. So, this morning, well, this is the result."
Zeng Xiaoqi took a sip of the honeysuckle tea Chen Meijuan had made for her and said to the cameraman, "Don’t forget to copy the footage we shot this morning onto my computer. I’ll edit it later, find someone to do a voiceover, finish the video, and send it over. We might even make it for the noon Daily Scenic Spot Recommendation."
Listening to her sandpaper-like voice, Lin Xu really wanted to give her some advice. Xiaoqi, as a host, you need to take care of your throat. If it’s really bad, you should just type. Don’t talk, or it’ll get worse.
Just then, the editor responsible for the script, looking at a message on their phone, said, "Xiaoqi, no one is available for our voiceover. The hosts from other channels who usually do voiceovers are all saying they’re too busy. They’re refusing even if we offer a red envelope... Ever since our last live broadcast won the viewership championship, they’ve held a grudge against us."
Originally, the Travel Channel was the least-watched among the network’s dozen or so channels. Now, they’ve suddenly turned things around, surpassing the flagship programs of other channels. This made the Travel Channel a thorn in the side of the entire network. The television advertising pie is only so big, and the Travel Channel’s rise inevitably impacted the ad revenue of other channels. Now that there was a chance to trip up the Travel Channel, those other channels naturally wouldn’t pass it up.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Xiaoqi immediately grew angry and pounded the table. In the past, when other channels asked her to do voiceovers, she had never refused. She had even rushed to the studio late at night from home to help out. To think that now, when she needed a voiceover, they would pull a stunt like this. "When my throat’s better, I’ll absolutely give them a piece of my mind!"
Lin Xu felt that the host’s anger was making her throat even worse, so he voluntarily spoke up, "Xiaoqi, how about I do the voiceover for you guys?"
Zeng Xiaoqi and her colleagues all looked stunned. "You?"
Shen Baobao and Chen Yuanyuan also looked over curiously. Seeing that Lin Xu wasn’t joking, Shen Baobao asked, "Can you really do it?"
"Don’t force it, little bro," Chen Yuanyuan chimed in. "There are a lot of people online waiting to see you fail."
Lin Xu said with a smile, "Haven’t you guys always called me the Crossover King? Well, today, let’s cross over into the voiceover world and have some fun!"
It’s the last two days of the month, everyone! I need Monthly Tickets! This Chapter is 5,600 words, a normal length. Next Chapter, we’re roasting a whole sheep.