Global Film Emperor

Chapter 122 WeChat Friends
Following Jiang Wenshu were a man and a woman, whose names Lu Ze recognized: the man was Xu Boyan and the woman was Fu Shiyuan, both currently popular celebrities.

They all knew each other, but had never met before, so their conversation wasn't very lively. Only Da Hua, because of his character, needed to get close to the others. They all knew they were filming, so they deliberately lowered their guard and played with Da Hua.

"Did you build this?"

"Yes, wait a minute, let me finish this first. There's only a little bit left. You guys put your luggage back in the room first."

Lu Ze scraped another piece of yellow mud and smeared it on the stove. After tidying up the edges one last time, he put the smear aside, stretched, and sighed. He was finally done.

After putting their luggage away, they left the house. Even if they weren't filming a show and had no grudge against Lu Ze, they wouldn't leave him alone outside, especially since the cameras were still on. Once Lu Ze finished, they all started clapping and praising him.

"The rest is up to you. Light a fire in the stove, it doesn't need to be big, just a small flame to smoke it out. Wen Shu, you and Shi Yuan help me gather the things and throw them back into the warehouse."

Lu Ze took off his gloves and sleeves, wiped down his tools like the shovel, and threw them into the warehouse. He could finally rest for a while. There were sunflower seeds drying on the ground in the yard. Lu Ze grabbed a handful. They were already dried, but hadn't been roasted yet, so they didn't have much flavor.

Teacher Huang and Teacher He hadn't returned yet, so everyone sat on the wooden kang (heated brick bed) in the courtyard chatting and playing with the dog. Life was quite comfortable.

The fire on the stove was lit, and the tin chimney that had been inserted started to puff out smoke. It burned very well, reaching just to waist level, so cooking wasn't tiring at all.

Lu Ze went inside, lit a kettle, filled it with water, and sat on the stove. He then joined in the group's casual conversation and learned that Jiang Wenshu and the others had just finished filming a new TV series and were here to promote it on "Back to Field".

"Have you finished filming your movie?"

Jiang Wenshu hadn't chatted with Lu Ze on WeChat for several days. She only knew that Lu Ze's filming was nearing its end, so seeing him at the Mushroom House today was a pleasant surprise.

"Yeah, it's been over a week since we finished filming, just dropping by for a visit."

Jiang Wenshu stretched out her hands, put them together, and held them out. Lu Ze loosened his grip and poured her a handful of sunflower seeds. The two of them sat cross-legged, the most unrefined of the five people, cracking the sunflower seeds loudly as they ate and chatted.

A car stopped outside the courtyard, and everyone guessed that the two teachers had returned. They got up to greet them, but when the two teachers entered, they were really startled. They knew that two groups of people would come today, but they really did not expect that the other group would actually have three people.

"You all go back! We're not cooking today! Everyone go! Lu Ze can stay! He did the work, so he'll get to eat!"

Teacher He is good at engaging people, and everyone is happy when he makes jokes. Teacher Huang, on the other hand, is the first to notice the stove that has already been built, which is probably a little cook's instinct.

Standing by the stove, cooking in the air cooker, she felt very comfortable and gave Lu Ze a thumbs up: "Great, the height is just right, it's not tiring at all, and there's even a chimney, it's so thoughtful. I'll just cook here from now on, I won't move it no matter who asks me to."

After praising the stove for a while, the guests had all arrived, and everyone couldn't keep laughing and joking forever; they had to get back to their work.

Dahua and Xu Boyan were ordered to go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. Late March is also the month when bamboo shoots come out, and the two girls were sent out to herd ducks into the river.

Lu Ze had done such a big job in the morning, and the two teachers were too embarrassed to ask him to do anything else. It was the middle of the day, and it was too early to cook, so the three of them chatted in the yard.

The kettle on the stove boiled, and Lu Ze took it down. Teacher Huang also brought tea leaves and a cup. They brewed a cup of green tea, cracked some melon seeds, and heard birds chirping from time to time. Even without chatting, just closing their eyes to relax was very comfortable.

"Ah, this feels so good. You have no idea what Wang Zheng wanted to eat when he came over yesterday: braised pork knuckle, beef trotters, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and also sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce. It exhausted me. Actually, you ordered quite a lot too. A spring pancake and four dishes? Is four dishes enough? With so many people, we'd need seven or eight dishes, wouldn't we?"

Teacher Huang took a sip of tea. He originally wanted to complain to Lu Ze about his old friend Wang Zheng, but then he thought about it and realized that Lu Ze had also ordered quite a lot. He glared at Lu Ze in annoyance.

Lu Ze and Teacher He could only chuckle as they ate sunflower seeds and listened to Teacher Huang start complaining. Before they had even sat for ten minutes, he went inside to prepare to knead dough.

"Sigh! I'm not sitting here anymore, I'm going to wash the vegetables!"

"Then what am I still sitting here for? Come on, Teacher He, let me help you."

"Lu Ze, come quick! Come lend a hand! The ducks have run away! Hurry and help!"

As soon as Lu Ze got up, Jiang Wenshu leaned against the door and shouted at him. Lu Ze didn't know what was wrong with her; she could even lose a duck. Helpless, he quickly got up and chased after her.

"Giggle giggle giggle~~"

Lu Ze casually picked up a stick and herded the ducks into the water, where they splashed and swam happily in the stream. He then tossed the stick aside and looked at the two girls with a speechless expression.

"Fu Shiyuan is afraid of ducks, but since it was the first time the two teachers had given them a task, she couldn't refuse. As a result, she got pecked by a duck, and she was so scared that she ran and jumped while crying." "Don't cry, go back and rest. There are thirteen ducks in total. We can come back tonight to herd them away. They won't get lost, don't worry."

After returning home, everyone got busy. The cooking began in earnest. Teacher Huang kneaded the dough and steamed spring pancakes, while Teacher He led Da Hua and the others in washing rice, picking and washing vegetables. It was quite a lively scene.

Lu Ze's job was to cook. Yes, since only Teacher Huang and Lu Ze knew how to cook, Lu Ze had no choice but to cook and show off his skills so that he could eat as soon as possible.

The skill of cooking was not blocked by the system space; only advanced recipes and methods were blocked. Lu Ze was still quite good at cooking home-style dishes. He showed off his skills in Qishi last time, and he was no worse than the chefs in ordinary home-style restaurants.

Jiang Wenshu brought Lu Ze various dishes, and chopped them on the cutting board with a cleaver. She was fast and the cuts were very neat, showing that she was an experienced cleaver.

The stove is placed in the middle, with the bottom for scooping out ashes. When the fire is burning brightly, you can lift the pot and the flames will come out directly from the stove opening.

Pour in oil, and when the oil is about 80% hot, add the pork tenderloin strips, then add scallions, ginger, and garlic, and start stir-frying. Pour in the prepared sauce, add sweet bean sauce, add a little water, and simmer for a while. The aroma will soon be released.

As darkness fell, although the group hadn't done much work all day, they were inevitably hungry after running around all day, and the aroma of the food made them even hungrier.

When it was time for the meal, there was a full meal: shredded potatoes, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, stir-fried minced pork with minced meat, spicy bean sprouts, stir-fried bamboo shoots, stewed pork ribs, steamed fish with broad bean paste, plus spring pancakes made by Teacher Huang. The dishes were all brought into the house and placed on the table. The aroma was so enticing that it made your mouth water.

The two teachers sat in the main seats. Lu Ze sat next to Teacher Huang, with Jiang Wenshu next to him. Xu Boyan and Fu Shiyuan sat next to Teacher He, and Da Hua sat next to them.

Teacher Huang also enjoys a drink or two, but the others didn't drink. This is to maintain their image; as idols, they shouldn't drink in public.

But Lu Ze didn't care about his image. He was already exhausted today, having spent the whole morning tending the stove and the afternoon flipping the ladle. A little wine to relieve his fatigue was the most comfortable thing for him.

"Thanks to Daze for setting up a stove for me today and cooking for me. Since the start of 'Back to Field,' Lu Ze's exercise level is definitely in the top three. Cheers!"

After everyone took a sip of their drinks, and once the two teachers started eating, everyone else began to eat as well. Many viewers simply enjoyed watching them eat.

I don't care about inspirational stories, heartwarming moments, or funny scenes. I just want to watch them eat, to see them eating with such blissful, almost distorted expressions. That makes my stomach grow really hungry. I want to eat but can't, so the hungrier I get, the more I watch, and the hungrier I get.

Ultimately, people are just inherently base.
"Lu Ze, could you pick up some shredded meat and bean sprouts for me? I can't reach them."

Jiang Wenshu nudged Lu Ze in the ribs and whispered something. Upon hearing this, Lu Ze picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and placed it on the pancake in front of her.

This scene was noticed by Teacher Huang and Teacher He, and the camera also captured it, but Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu didn't care. In fact, a long time ago, Jiang Wenshu had posted photos of herself with Lu Ze on Weibo, and she would also post chat logs of Lu Ze arguing with her on Weibo every now and then.

Her fans all know that she and Lu Ze have a very close relationship, and they also know that their relationship only goes as good friends.

"Hey Lu Ze, you and Wen Shu met while filming, right?"

Teacher Huang swallowed the last bite of spring pancake and began to talk about Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu.

"Yes, we met when we were filming 'Youth in the Capital', and we've known each other for over a year now."

"You two have a very good relationship. I see Wen Shu going over to you every now and then to kick or poke you."

Everyone at the table wore gossipy expressions, some pretending, some not. Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu didn't show any overly ambiguous expressions, no blushing, no exchanging smiles, just smiling gently and eating their meal calmly.

"Lu Ze and I have had a good relationship since 'The Capital Youth'. It was because of the roles that we had a lot of time to work together, and we felt that we got along well in terms of personality. But there was no spark between us, so he became my male best friend. We've always been best buddies."

"I'm not your male best friend. I wouldn't say that's absolute, but most male best friends don't have good intentions. I don't have any bad thoughts about you."

"How do we calculate that?"

Jiang Wenshu laughed and nudged Lu Ze with her elbow in a teasing gesture.

"A WeChat friend?"

Lu Ze picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Jiang Wenshu's. Everyone laughed heartily, which was quite a funny moment.

Two updates tonight, three updates tomorrow.
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