After I Gave Up/Let Things Slide, I Became Famous Across The Entire Internet - Chapter 30.2

Luo Tong couldn’t help but pour cold water on his enthusiasm. “One egg? How are we going to divide it among more than ten of us?”

Su Fan, “Ah, well.”

He couldn’t help but scratch his head. When he saw Tang Shuxia, his eyes lit up. “I’ve decided to give this egg to Tangtang as an extra treat, welcoming her to our big family.”

He was indeed a person who lived with Zhai Xuefeng; their welcoming style was exactly the same.

Zhai Xuefeng rubbed his head. “Your extra treat is too meager. Teacher Tang is so thin. It should be at least one chicken leg, two crabs, three meat balls, four…” The more Zhai Xuefeng spoke, the more Su Fan’s small face wrinkled, until he looked completely on the verge of tears.

The others also joined in the fun. “Su Fan, let me see, is your heart too biased? Give us an extra treat too! Our demands aren’t high. We only want half of Teacher Tang’s extra treat. How about that? Isn’t that easy to satisfy?”

“Haha, if you keep talking, Su Fan won’t be able to sleep tonight from worry.”

Tang Shuxia leaned against the kitchen door, watching them fuss over one egg. The atmosphere was harmonious, and their smiles were especially genuine.

A group of strange people.

In the end, they found two packs of dried noodles and cooked a pot of noodles. Cheng Ziqiong took out her private stash of ‘Lao Gan Ma’ chili crisp and shared it with everyone. Everyone ate a bowl of noodles with the chili crisp. Tang Shuxia had been eating rich, meaty meals every day recently, but eating this light, plain noodle soup felt surprisingly good.

Summer nights come late. After they finished dinner, they each went out to ‘play.’ Rather than playing, it was more about preparing the ingredients for the meals of over ten people. The director did not specify how to obtain the ingredients, and in this village, the only way to get supplies was through the villagers.

Tang Shuxia slowly walked out with her phone. The cameraman followed diligently behind her. Tang Shuxia walked around the village and encountered many children who were playfully chasing and running. When they saw them, they stopped curiously to watch… As she walked, she found a river in front of the village. Many women were carrying large basins filled with clothes. They started washing clothes by the river, beating them with wooden clubs, talking about whose child had recently made a lot of money outside.

The sunset illuminated half the sky, making the smiles on these people’s faces glow.

Tang Shuxia picked up her phone and recorded this scene. She had a fleeting illusion of returning to her former world, but the feeling only lasted for a second before it was broken.

“Tangtang, Tangtang.”

Su Fan had run so quickly that he even lost a shoe. He went back to put his shoe back on, but his feet were covered in mud, and his face was dirty. Only his smile was particularly bright. He shared the grass in his hand with Tang Shuxia. “Burning this at night can repel mosquitoes. The mosquitoes in the countryside are very fierce. One bite leaves a big welt. Look at me, I have several welts.”

Tang Shuxia saw several thumb sized, flat welts on his fair skin that grew larger with scratching. She was originally going to say no, but facing those eyes that seemed to speak, she hesitated and accepted two or three blades of grass. “Thank you.”

Su Fan had a big smile on his face. Finally, he asked somewhat shyly, “Um, Tangtang, can I take a photo with you? I’m your fan.”

Tang Shuxia was silent for a moment, then asked confusedly, “What do you like about me?”

Su Fan tilted his head. “Does liking someone need a reason?”

Tang Shuxia didn’t know if liking someone needed a reason. She only found this ‘fan’ species very strange. They could blindly chase after their idol without knowing the person’s true character, and then mercilessly abandon them when they learned the idol’s other side.

What was the meaning of such liking?

A malicious thought suddenly flashed through Tang Shuxia’s mind. She wanted to ask the little boy in front of her, Do you know that the person in front of you used to be a female demon who killed people like cutting hemp?

Who would truly like her then?

“Hey, don’t just stand there and look at the scenery. Come back quickly and play the game.”

“Ah, that’s right, there’s a game.”

Tang Shuxia didn’t know the rules, so she followed Su Fan closely. Su Fan also seemed to be pondering something, and they both didn’t speak on the way. Just as Tang Shuxia stepped through the main door, Su Fan suddenly turned around. “Tangtang, I thought about your question just now. I don’t think liking someone needs a reason. Maybe it’s just a momentary feeling. I still keep the screenshot of your performance when you came out holding the Pipa. I like you, and I will always support you. Keep going!”

After saying that, Su Fan ran off.

The person Su Fan spoke of was the original owner of the body.

It was truly nice that there was someone else in this world who remembered the original owner’s existence.

Tang Shuxia walked through the main door with light steps. Everyone was already sitting around in a circle, and they had thoughtfully left a space for her. The cameraman dutifully recorded everything. Tang Shuxia walked to the empty seat and sat down. Su Fan was on her left, and You Yixuan, who clearly disliked her, was on her right.

An empty wine bottle was placed on the table.

Zhai Xuefeng started, “The game is simple. Whoever the empty wine bottle points to has to call the very first person in their contact list and confess their love.”

The others immediately started cheering, “Brother Xuefeng will definitely call his wife!”

The director shouted from behind, “Lest you think it’s unfair, the empty wine bottle will start with Xuefeng. After that, the person who executes the confession task will spin the bottle next.”

Zhai Xuefeng looked around at everyone present. He rubbed his hands and then clapped. “Brothers and sisters, don’t blame your Brother Feng’s luck. My luck has always been heaven-defying.”

With that, he gave a hard spin. The empty wine bottle spun around on the table several times and steadily pointed to one person.

When everyone saw the direction, they burst out laughing.

Zhai Xuefeng touched his nose in embarrassment. He never thought it would land on him again after spinning around. He immediately closed his eyes and put his hands together. “All the deities, please protect me. Please don’t let the first contact in my phone book be someone weird. Leave me some face.”

Su Fan cried out, “Oh no! The first person in my contact list seems to be food delivery!”

The others burst into another round of wild laughter. Ye Kaicheng was laughing so hard he was pounding the table.

Tang Shuxia also couldn’t help but curve her lips.

After praying to all the deities, Zhai Xuefeng took out his phone and opened his contacts. There was a special mark next to a string of names. He directly dialed the number. The phone rang seven or eight times with a “du-du-du.” Just when everyone thought no one would answer the call, the other side finally picked up, “Hello, darling.”

Everyone covered their mouths to prevent their screams from escaping.

Tang Shuxia noticed a shy, restrained smile on Zhai Xuefeng’s face. Zhai Xuefeng put a finger to his lips to signal everyone to be quiet. He leaned towards the phone and grinned, “Wife, I love you.”

After a brief pause, the gentle voice from the other side came again, “Darling, I love you too.”

Everyone let out a chorus of “Oohs.” The person on the other end quickly realized what was happening. Zhai Xuefeng quickly said a couple more words and hung up the phone.

“Oh my, Brother Feng, I love you too!”

“Go away! Don’t mess with me. I want to see which one of you can’t say it later. None of you can escape!”

He rubbed his hands together as if casting a spell, then smiled mischievously at everyone. With a flick of his hand, the empty wine bottle spun again on the table. Everyone present stared intently at it until it wobbled and pointed in one direction, even swaying twice, scaring You Yixuan, who clutched the jewelry around her neck.

“Tangtang, it’s Tangtang!”

“Wow, Teacher Tang, your luck is only slightly worse than Brother Feng’s.”

“Hahaha, Teacher Tang doesn’t look flustered at all. She looks like she has the winning ticket.”

Tang Shuxia was startled. She hadn’t expected her luck to be so ‘good’ that she was chosen so quickly.

She slowly took out her phone and opened her contacts. Everyone craned their necks to look. However, they were all dumbfounded when they saw only one person in the contact list, and that person was listed with an abbreviation XYJ.

You Yixuan, “You only have one person in your contacts? You must be lying.”

Cheng Ziqiong quickly tugged at her in private. “Maybe she just got a new number, and her friends’ information hasn’t been imported yet. I was like that before, too. My contacts…”

“…there were no friends in my contact list, but then my husband helped me import the numbers from another backup card, and that’s why they showed up.”

Qin Lei also nodded. “That’s certainly true.”

After Cheng Ziqiong’s explanation, everyone showed a look of sudden realization.

Tang Shuxia neither nodded nor shook her head. Instead, amidst everyone’s speculation, she dialed the only number in her contact list.

The phone rang three times, and was quickly answered.

Xu Yujing’s voice was low, husky, and gentle, “Tangtang, what’s wrong?”

Hearing that address, Su Fan’s pupils constricted in surprise, and his mouth hung open. Almost all new fans of Tang Shuxia called her “Tangtang,” a term that was both intimate and sweet, as they were all “Tang fans” (sugar fans).