The longed-for village system

Chapter 323 The Mushroom House Hosts the Old Man

Most viewers thought they were lucky to have met the old man while he was visiting Manyuan Village, but some sharp-eyed viewers noticed some details.

"Why do I have a feeling that Grandpa Long and Brother Chen know each other?"

“I think so too. When Grandpa Long came over, he called out to Brother Chen first and then to Teacher Huang. Grandpa Long must know Brother Chen.”

"It turns out I'm not the only one who thinks this way. If Grandpa Long didn't know Brother Chen, I believe he wouldn't have appeared on camera. I'm getting more and more curious about Brother Chen's identity. Is he really an orphan?"

"The person upstairs shouldn't question Xiao Chen's orphan status. Reporters and media have already interviewed the villagers in Manyuan Village. Xiao Chen's parents passed away from illness when he was very young, and it's very certain that they were just villagers in the village with no special status."

"I can only say that our Brother Chen is awesome. Talented people are always appreciated."

The audience didn't think much of it; they would never have guessed that the old man came here to receive treatment from Chen Qing. They all assumed that it was Chen Qing's literary talent that had attracted the old man's attention.

After a few brief greetings, Teacher Huang received a message from Lao Wang, asking him to extend an invitation to the old man to visit the Mushroom House.

Old Wang didn't dare to mention it before, but now that he sees the old man taking the initiative to appear on camera, it means that he doesn't dislike variety shows, or that the old man doesn't dislike their program filming him because of Chen Qing, so he naturally won't miss such an opportunity.

Huang Sanshi thought the same thing, so after hesitating slightly upon hearing Lao Wang's instruction, he extended an invitation: "Grandpa, would you be interested in visiting the Mushroom House? Let us, the younger generation, entertain you."

"Is this appropriate? Aren't you filming a show? Don't let an old man like me disrupt your recording schedule."

The old man did not refuse. Because of Chen Qing, he watched the show and thought it was good. It was about switching from fast-paced city life to slow-paced rural life. If possible, he would not mind participating in the recording of an episode.

Huang Sanshi's eyes lit up when he saw that the old man did not refuse. He immediately smiled and replied, "How could that be? It is a great honor for our program team to invite you to our program. Today, let the old man taste my cooking and see if it suits your taste."

"Haha! Alright, then I'll take my leave of you, old man. Let's go, Xiao Chen."

The old man's last words were addressed to Chen Qing, and his actions undoubtedly confirmed everyone's previous speculations: the old man and Chen Qing really did know each other, and their relationship was extraordinary.

Even the uninformed viewers knew, not to mention Lao Wang and the others; they all understood that the old man had accepted their invitation entirely because of Chen Qing.

Seeing the group heading towards the Mushroom House, Lao Wang immediately called someone to go inside and wake up He Jiong and the others who were still sleeping. He couldn't let the old man misunderstand that their show was a lazy, good-for-nothing program.

Teacher He and the others who were notified to wake up were not too surprised. With Chen Qing's connection, it was not surprising that the old man would come to their show. They were just surprised that the old man had agreed to participate in this episode's recording.

Soon, the group who had been exercising in the morning returned to the Mushroom House. By then, Teacher He and the others had already finished washing up and were waiting at the door. Except for Zhao Xiaogu, who was pregnant and not yet able to come out, the others at the door greeted the old man as soon as they saw him arrive.

It wasn't their first meeting, so after a few simple greetings, Teacher He invited the old man inside and sat down. Teacher Huang immediately busied himself preparing breakfast for everyone. "Mr. Wang, the old man is here as a guest today. Your production team won't be stingy and restrict the ingredients, will they? Don't worry, we won't take yours for free. We'll just sell them to you at the normal market price. We're treating the old man to dinner today."

Because of time constraints, they couldn't go to the market to buy more ingredients, so Huang Sanshi had to turn to the production crew and try to buy some ingredients from them.

This time, Wang Zhengyu didn't resort to underhanded tactics. He provided all the ingredients that Teacher Huang needed, and of course, he sold them to the Mushroom House at the same price they had purchased them for. If it weren't for Huang Sanshi's request, they would have wanted to treat the old man to a nice meal as a token of their appreciation.

Teacher Huang took the ingredients from the production team and went straight into the kitchen to get busy, while Teacher He and the others took the old man to sit down and chat under the tent.

On a minivan traveling from Xishuangbanna Airport to Manyuan Village, two people were watching a live stream of the Mushroom House on their phones, and they kept exclaiming in amazement at what they saw on screen.

"Didn't we get a great deal coming here? We never expected to be able to participate in the show recording with Grandpa Long."

"Yes! We're really lucky. I never expected that Brother Chen would know Grandpa Long too."

As the two began to speak, the live stream camera switched to them, though the main camera remained on the Mushroom House. Viewers were pleasantly surprised to see them, as these two rarely appear on variety shows, especially the male guest, who was practically semi-retired.

It's not that the male guest is too old, but rather that he has been very successful in business and now focuses mainly on business investment, rarely engaging in entertainment activities.

The guests are Li Binbin and Ren Quan, who are close friends with a deep friendship of more than ten years. Many netizens even hope that the two can get together, but unfortunately, they don't seem to have that kind of idea. Even though they are still single to this day, they haven't developed that kind of relationship.

Perhaps they do have this thought in their hearts, but they don't know how to change their current relationship, and they are even more afraid that if they break up in the future, they will not even be able to be friends. This may be the main reason why they are unwilling to take this step!
This is also why many longtime friends of the opposite sex are hesitant to take that step; they don't want to lose each other's companionship.

According to the original plan, Li Binbin and Ren Quan should have called the production team to order food, but after seeing the old man, they decided not to make the call. They would eat whatever the old man ate in this episode.

So when the group at the Mushroom House finished breakfast and saw the two of them arrive, Teacher He and the others were very surprised and of course, they immediately went up to greet them.

After greeting Teacher He and the others, Li Binbin and Ren Quan immediately went down to the shed to bow and greet the old man.

"Hello, Grandpa Long, I am Renquan."

"Hello Grandpa Long, I am Li Binbin."

Seeing the two very polite young men, the old man smiled with satisfaction and greeted them, "Hello, you two young men! You must have traveled a long way, so come up and have some tea and rest!"

(End of this chapter)