Chapter 119: Chapter 117: Enterprise-Level Comprehension

[That’s weird, does this auntie know Ji Xizhi? Where did they meet? How come I have no impression of this?]

[Same here, no impression at all, but Ji Xizhi sort of has a knack for socializing!]

[This auntie seems to have some acting skills, hahaha~]

[But… what exactly is this auntie doing?! I’m confused, I don’t understand, someone please explain!]

Aunt He made exaggerated facial expressions, but not only did the comments not move, even the on-site Sheng Yaoyao was puzzled.

Sheng Yaoyao didn’t mind at all that Aunt He didn’t recognize her but instead knew Ji Xizhi.

She witnessed Ji Xizhi’s popularity as a group favorite yesterday, so she understood!

After all, the villagers don’t know her or the other guests!

Sheng Yaoyao felt calm inside, but she just couldn’t understand what Aunt He was up to. She quietly leaned over to Ji Xizhi’s ear and asked:

“Zhi Zhi, what does Auntie mean? Do you know her? Is she asking you for a favor?”

Ji Xizhi: “No, Aunt He said her family has a task for us to fetch a card.”

Sheng Yaoyao: “Huh?”

Is… that so?

Sheng Yaoyao’s bewildered stare shifted from Ji Xizhi’s face to Aunt He beside her.

Once she saw Aunt He’s face light up with a smile, Sheng Yaoyao suddenly believed it.

Zhi Zhi translated correctly!

[??? Next-level understanding! Ji Xizhi should get full marks for this assessment!]

[Hahaha, how did she even guess that? Is this a normal way of thinking? I’m confused!]

[Look closely at Auntie’s expression, I’ll translate the corporate-level hidden message: Although I agreed not to tell you, I can use eye signals, facial hints, body performances, etc…]

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Director Wang, sitting energetically in front of the monitor, was so annoyed his liver hurt.

Yesterday he was racing around finalizing contracts with the villagers, ensuring Ji Xizhi couldn’t exploit any loopholes. But today the villagers found one, the contract stated they couldn’t tell the guests task details, and now they’re openly hinting, not explicitly speaking but the hints couldn’t be more obvious.

He knew something was up when Ji Xizhi was so proactive this morning, greeting villagers left and right, which wasn’t quite like her.

Now he understood, she was winning over the villagers!

Ji Xizhi had been plotting since her morning run!

Director Wang was filled with regret.

In the monitor, Ji Xizhi was still unaware that she had inadvertently “schemed” against Director Wang again.

This morning she greeted the villagers just to bond for future legal communications, as for Director Wang.

Why would she scheme against him?

Ji Xizhi gently explained to Aunt He that they’d go to the market first, then joined the main group leaving the village.

Following the cement road down, after about twenty minutes they reached the station side.

Today was market day, so the minibus came quickly; eight guests each paid two bucks and soon arrived at the town market.

The weekend market was super crowded, and the 100 yuan the guests exchanged was entrusted to the eldest, Guan Fengyan, for safekeeping.

Guan Fengyan rarely had control of finances, meticulously dividing what they needed to purchase today.

The variety of ingredient cards obtained from tasks is limited, so for something tasty, you’d have to buy it yourself.

The market stalls were dense, and Guan Fengyan was determined to make every penny count, managing the group as the patriarch.

He was just about to turn around and discuss with the group what to buy.

But when he turned around, he found that six of the seven had run off, leaving Ji Xizhi.

The other guests had all flocked to the various stalls in the market.

“Uncle Yan, this cup looks so nice, should we buy one?!”

“Uncle Yan, Uncle Yan, these grilled gluten sticks smell amazing, can we have a skewer?”

“Is this fried chicken tenders? Uncle Yan, Uncle Yan, maybe we should buy a portion, it’s only ten bucks and the eight of us can share it?”

Guan Fengyan clutched the remaining 84 yuan, sensing a crisis.

This role as the patriarch was awfully tough!

[Wow, grilled gluten sticks, fried chicken tenders, wahhhh I want some, I haven’t had them in ages!]

[Buy it for them! Hurry up and buy it! I can’t handle seeing my darlings with these expressions!]

[Stay calm, if you check Uncle Yan’s money, you’ll know it’s unaffordable, hahaha!]

[Too pitiful, too pitiful, it’s another day to criticize Director Wang for being stingy~]

Looking at the expectant faces of the guests, Guan Fengyan pondered for a while before relenting. He found a small shop to change for smaller notes and handed out five yuan each, letting everyone go and taste something on their own.

[Wahh, Uncle Yan is so kind, he truly dotes on everyone!]

[I love Uncle Yan!]

Ji Xizhi also received five yuan, and as everyone split up, Guan Fengyan and Sheng Yaoyao took on the task of buying vegetables, heading to the entrance of the vegetable market within the market.

Zhong Yulu seemed to idly wander the market but was actually searching for the task set by the production team through the cameras, determined to be the first to complete it today.

The remaining guests, led by Ji Xizhi, began browsing the market.

The market was crowded, but since market days were so common, it wasn’t chaotic, just a lot of people coming and going.

Ji Xizhi walked with Zhu Xiu’an, Qin Yutian, Bai Xing, and Zou Li, each clutching their five yuan.

Just now, everyone was eager to indulge in the market snacks, but once the money was in their hands.

They started getting stingy.

Five yuan was only good for sampling one item! Grilled gluten sticks could be finished in two bites. What if you ate it and then saw something more tempting?!

They’d never cherished five yuan as they did now.

Ji Xizhi also held five yuan, but she wasn’t particularly interested in the snacks. She planned to buy some yeast to make buns with the wheat flour gifted by some aunties in the village.

All too soon, she lost sight of the others. Zhu Xiu’an, dragging Qin Yutian, would flit from a fried chicken stall to a lamb skewer stand, with Bai Xing and Zou Li trailing behind. Initially a bit stiff due to the live broadcast, they eventually loosened up, mirroring Zhu Xiu’an and Qin Yutian’s carefree sprint.

Ji Xizhi wandered farthest, rounding the street lined with stalls to find a groceries store at the market entrance to buy yeast.

Then she intended to rendezvous with Uncle Yan to help find necessary items.

Sheng Yaoyao had frequently mentioned en route that Guan Fengyan’s task card was incomplete, so she intended to help search too.

Crossing the market’s central corridor, Ji Xizhi was intercepted by Zhu Xiu’an and the others before reaching the vegetable market entrance.

Zhu Xiu’an and company, grasping a bag of snacks, opened the bag’s mouth, gleefully showing it to Ji Xizhi.

“Sister Zhi, after thinking about it, we figured the snacks from stalls would be gone in a few bites and we definitely won’t have such luxuries later, so we pooled together twenty yuan to buy a big bag of cookies and chips to nibble on later!”

With that, Zhu Xiu’an opened a packet of Yuklios, Kripik, and offered it to Ji Xizhi.

“They were doing clearance sales, and I barely managed to snag these from some persistent grandpas and grandmas. Zhi Zhi, want a pack?”

Ji Xizhi: “…”

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