The True Heiress And The Fake Heiress Ended Up Together - Chapter 29

The weather was hot.

The sun hung brightly in the sky, making it hard to open one’s eyes.

It had been alright yesterday, but the temperature had suddenly risen today, and in this weather, a group of people still had to stay outdoors.

That’s why they say it’s hard to earn money.

Jian Ying’an sighed. The heat made her irritable, and she didn’t want to talk anymore.

Qin Mianmian wore a sun hat, which wasn’t enough to block the blazing sun. She also had ice sleeves on her arms and was holding a bottle of mineral water, taking small sips before handing it to Jian Ying’an.

Jian Ying’an took it and drank directly.

It was hot, and Ye Zhou hadn’t arrived yet.

Soon, the person the guests were eagerly awaiting appeared.

Ye Zhou was too lazy to let the production crew set up a temporary platform anymore. He just stood directly in front of the guests: “Today, we’re going to help the old granny at the head of the village pick apricots.”

Jian Ying’an: “…”

In this weather, the director only had to move his lips to say it, making it sound easy.

However, once they arrived at the apricot orchard, they found it wasn’t so hot. The leaves blocked most of the sunlight, with only a few rays peeking through the gaps, scattering onto the ground.

Qin Mianmian walked into the apricot orchard, and the shadows and sunlight fell upon her.

It created a beautiful contrast of light and darkness.

The old granny at the head of the village hadn’t planted much, so Ye Zhou simply requested they pick everything for her.

Qin Mianmian ran around inside, spreading her hands as if measuring the area. Finally, she told Jian Ying’an, “Sister, the area isn’t very big. We can finish picking very quickly!”

Jian Ying’an wanted to say that she was too naive.

This was a variety show.

A group of celebrity guests with a group of children never truly got down to business. They would symbolically pick a few and then start laughing and playing around. Even after two hours, the progress was basically zero.

Time was approaching noon.

The old granny came to deliver lunch.

The food in the village wasn’t refined, just ordinary home-cooked meals. The old granny was thoughtful and made a meat dish for them, but the portion was clearly not enough for six adults and six children.

What to do? An unreliable adult suggested, “Let’s add two dishes ourselves!”

Li Dong came up to the two of them.

She whispered, “I didn’t eat well yesterday. The adult’s cooking skills were awful!”

The person responsible for taking care of her was a female celebrity. These days, female celebrities maintain their figures by basically surviving on salads, and their cooking skills meant the food was merely cooked.

Li Dong recalled yesterday’s meal and thought the food made by the old granny smelled quite good.

She wanted to start eating immediately.

But those unreliable adults were still thinking about the cameras, wanting to increase the plot and strive for more screen time.

So, all sorts of suggestions came up.

“Go fishing in the river!”

“I think that’s a good idea!”

“Does anyone among us know how to prepare fish?”

Qin Mianmian also heard the adults talking. She whispered to Li Dong, “My sister and I ate shrimp yesterday.”

Li Dong thought back. Children’s memories aren’t very good, and she wasn’t quite sure what the dishes were yesterday.

She thought of the taste of shrimp.

Even boiled shrimp, with a little salt, tastes delicious.

Li Dong envied, “Wow, that’s great. I want to eat shrimp too.”

Qin Mianmian immediately perked up. She patted her small chest: “There are still some in the house! My sister caught them yesterday! And my sister prepared the shrimp. It was so delicious! I couldn’t stop eating!”

Li Dong was amazed: “Wow, your sister knows how to catch shrimp!”

Jian Ying’an: “…”

No, she doesn’t. Don’t listen to Mianmian’s nonsense.

The shrimp were clearly caught by the master fisherman. He was very efficient and quickly caught a large bucket. In the end, Jian Ying’an secretly poured out half, as the two of them couldn’t finish it.

There were still some shrimp in the bucket. Jian Ying’an had specifically saved them, thinking they would have to solve their own lunch.

Who would have thought that today they would be dragged here to pick apricots and then invited to stay for lunch by the old granny?

Seriously, stop discussing adding dishes. Let’s just eat what we have.

The female celebrity responsible for Li Dong, and Jiang Anyan, couldn’t eat much anyway.

Qin Mianmian smiled, showing her neat little teeth: “Yeah! I can’t catch any myself!”

No, Jian Ying’an couldn’t catch any either.

The two of them watched the master fisherman catch them so fast, then followed him into the river. As a result, they thought they were quick-witted, reached into the river, and only grabbed a handful of mud.

Li Dong kept saying how much she envied them: “I really want to play in the water too.”

Jian Ying’an stopped her dangerous idea: “It’s hard to manage with too many people. If someone falls into the water, they might not be rescued.”

Qin Mianmian: “Exactly! My sister can only save me. She can’t save more people!”

Jian Ying’an: “…”

“Ahem, that’s right!”

Hanging out with Mianmian, one’s skin always thickens, Jian Ying’an thought.

Li Dong wasn’t insisting on playing right now: “I’ll ask my mom to take me to play when we get back.”

The three children were talking here.

Those adults still hadn’t finished discussing.

“How about this? We’ll eat first, and then have apricots as a dessert.”

“Yes, that way we’ll be full and it’s healthy.”

“By the way, how many have we picked?”

“…Doesn’t seem like much.”

Jian Ying’an could no longer stand it. She stood up.

Qin Mianmian stood up with her. Li Dong was startled and, due to herd mentality, also stood up. Then the three little girls ran over to find the director.

Ye Zhou was eating a packed lunch that the staff had driven in from the city.

Seeing Jian Ying’an rushing over aggressively, with two followers behind her, he subconsciously protected the lunchbox in his hand: “What’s wrong? Haven’t you eaten yet?”

Jian Ying’an: “I’m going back to eat.”

Qin Mianmian nodded: “Yes, going back to eat!”

Li Dong: “Me… me too.”

Ye Zhou: What’s going on?

He put down his lunchbox and ran over to look, seeing a few adults giggling, while the little guests were already weak from hunger.

What in the world is happening!

Seeing Ye Zhou approach, one of the adults asked: “Director, can we buy the apricots?”

Ye Zhou blinked: “Of course you can.”

Helping the old granny at the head of the village pick apricots and solving the sales problem, why not?

But even if you buy them, why are you starving the children? Ye Zhou prepared to lecture these people.

Jian Ying’an had already left with her two little followers.

Jian Ying’an walked towards the river.

Qin Mianmian clearly loved this place and was happy every time she came.

Li Dong was a little afraid to step on the riverbank. The mud there was damp and easy to slip on. Qin Mianmian had Jian Ying’an protecting her, but no one would care about her.

She somewhat regretted following them, she hadn’t even said hello to the adults.

Jian Ying’an skipped the step of saying hello.

She was now accustomed to enjoying the privilege of a child’s willfulness. Since she was lucky enough to be reborn, of course, she had to experience it.

No one could control her.

She started preparing the shrimp, first deveining them, then putting them in the pot.

Just as Li Dong thought, those who love shrimp will like them even boiled. Without complicated cooking methods, the shrimp was soon served on the table.

That half bucket of shrimp was conquered just like that.

Shrimp alone wasn’t enough, so Jian Ying’an prepared other dishes.

Li Dong wasn’t the first to enjoy the food wholeheartedly. Before her, there was an adult named Jiang Anyan, so Li Dong wasn’t embarrassed. She finished several bowls of rice in one go and was very full.

It was a good thing she followed them, otherwise, she’d still be listening to those adults discuss for a long time.

They were full now!

Li Dong was moved to tears.

After eating her fill, Li Dong started to feel sleepy.

Qin Mianmian also felt tired and collapsed onto the bed, not wanting to move.

The riverside was cooler than other places, and staying indoors where the sun couldn’t reach, both of them were enjoying it.

Li Dong: “I really envy you for having this sister.”

Qin Mianmian turned over: “I love my sister the most!”

Li Dong: “I like her too…”

Qin Mianmian: “No, you can’t like her. She’s my sister!”

But Li Dong had already fallen asleep.

Sleepiness is contagious. Soon, Qin Mianmian gave up maintaining ownership and also fell asleep.

When Jian Ying’an came out of the kitchen, she saw the two of them sleeping with their heads resting against each other. She was inexplicably displeased. She walked over, gently straightened Mianmian, and covered her with a blanket.

Hmph, Jian Ying’an narrowed her eyes at Li Dong and asked the cameraman to contact Ye Zhou.

Yes, that’s right, we sneaked back. Hurry up and take Li Dong away. Mianmian? Mianmian will sleep a little longer…

Jian Ying’an didn’t have a habit of taking naps. She looked at Mianmian’s sleeping face.

Big eyes, long eyelashes, fair skin—a delicate girl who was well taken care of.

Jian Ying’an knew what Qin Mianmian would look like when she grew up.

Not much change. Her face would still be small, making her look very innocent. She would be gentle, delicate, and indescribably beautiful.

When the show aired, many people would like Mianmian, Jian Ying’an curled her lips, thinking about the future in a relaxed mood.

Then the Qin family—

Jian Ying’an’s smile instantly froze on her face.

She didn’t know if Mianmian had considered the Qin family, but she said she liked her current life.

In that case, Jian Ying’an could more firmly take Qin Mianmian away. She would buy Qin Mianmian a small house, not too big, just enough for the two of them.

Just like now, she would take good care of Mianmian.

After Qin Mianmian had a good nap, they returned to the apricot orchard.

The other guests didn’t say anything about Jian Ying’an and the others leaving. Jian Ying’an also calmly returned to the spot where they had picked apricots in the morning and found that the basket was empty.

She thought the production crew had taken them away, so she didn’t ask much and started picking again.

Jian Ying’an: “Mianmian, you’re responsible for catching.”

Qin Mianmian: “Okay.”

The two of them worked together and quickly picked a lot more.

Jian Ying’an didn’t touch the still small apricots, letting them grow a little longer.

The basket on the ground was full. Qin Mianmian went to find the staff to collect the apricots.

Staff member: “There are tools over there. You need to lift the apricots over to be weighed.”

Seeing Qin Mianmian, he knew that Qin Mianmian was used to following Jian Ying’an, and two children couldn’t lift it.

“You can ask an adult for help.”

Qin Mianmian: “That’s not right! If we need to carry the apricots over, why were our baskets empty when we came back!”

The staff member didn’t understand: “What?”

Qin Mianmian gesticulated anxiously: “The basket! When we came back, the basket was empty!”

The staff member was stunned. They hadn’t moved the apricots, so why was the basket empty?

Would someone steal these apricots?

The staff member asked around, but everyone shook their heads, saying they hadn’t noticed.

A thief appeared.

A thief actually appeared!

The old granny from the head of the village came over to check the progress. She was already dissatisfied with this group of young people, who were just playing around! They had picked so little after such a long time, and so many were damaged!

Picking them so small would make them incredibly sour to eat.

She shook her head repeatedly. Hearing the staff member say that a thief had appeared, the old granny was startled: “There have never been thieves in our village!”

Staff member: “…”

This village wasn’t big. Now there was only a group of elderly people and people nearing old age. There weren’t many children, and since everyone in the village saw each other frequently, it was very difficult for a thief to appear.

Besides, why would a thief come to steal at this time?

There were so many people here.

The staff member didn’t take it seriously: “Don’t worry, Granny. We can check the playback.”

Cameras were set up everywhere. By checking the playback, they would know immediately if anyone came.

The staff member played the playback according to the time Qin Mianmian mentioned they left.

Jian Ying’an waited on the tree for a long time but didn’t wait for Qin Mianmian to return with an empty basket. She could only hurry over herself: “What’s wrong?”

Qin Mianmian was about to cry: “Someone stole our apricots!”

Jian Ying’an: “…”

Who would steal their apricots? Did they think the ones they picked were big and good?