Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, starting with the strategy of 95 flowers to counterattack

Chapter 209, Residents of Courtyard No. 10: Gu Yang, Dudu, Chen Yao
Dinner at Peach Blossom Village is prepared by each individual household within their courtyard.

The first problem that newly arrived guests face is cooking their own dinner.

Su Mang lives in Courtyard 3, Song Dandan lives in Courtyard 6, and Zhou Jie lives in Courtyard 7. They can all cook, so there shouldn't be any problems!
Courtyard No. 8...

Meng Ziyi is in Courtyard No. 8!
In the open kitchen of Courtyard No. 8, four girls were busily preparing dinner.

Zhou Ye, wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife, looked serious and unsure of where to begin.

Meng Ziyi stood in front of the stove, holding a spatula in her hand, staring intently at the frying pan as if she were conducting some important scientific experiment.

Yang Chaoyue squatted in front of the refrigerator, peering around and searching for ingredients, and finally only found a carton of eggs and a bottle of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce.

Zhang Yifan stood to the side and asked timidly, "How about... we order takeout?"

"No way!" Meng Ziyi explained, "The production team doesn't allow it. We have to cook all three meals ourselves every day!"

"Then... what do we do?" Yang Chaoyue asked, blinking her eyes.

The four people looked at each other, lost in thought.

five minutes later……

“I can make Sichuan pepper chicken,” Zhou Ye raised his hand.

"I can fry eggs," Meng Ziyi said confidently.

“I can cook anything,” Yang Chaoyue added.

“I…can eat,” Zhang Yifan said softly.

"..."

Sister Meng gave Yang Chaoyue a disdainful look, not believing it at all.

Such a young girl can cook?

We still have to rely on her; this family would fall apart without her!
There's no way around it, you don't get to stand in the center position for nothing.

Meng Ziyi stood in front of the stove, pouring oil, beating eggs, and stir-frying with great flair, before finally throwing in a large spoonful of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce.

"Sister Meng, is it too spicy?" Zhou Ye asked cautiously.

"No way!" Meng Ziyi declared confidently, "Lao Gan Ma is the soul of this!"

Zhang Yifan quietly handed her a glass of water, just in case.

Five minutes later, a plate of bright red Lao Gan Ma scrambled eggs was ready.

Meng Ziyi, holding the plate, asked proudly, "How is it? Doesn't it smell good?"

"It smells delicious!" Yang Chaoyue and Zhang Yifan exclaimed in unison.

Meng Ziyi nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Zhou Ye: "Isn't it delicious?"

Zhou Ye took a bite, and his breath hitched from the spiciness, but he still gave a thumbs up: "Delicious!"

Meng Ziyi then sat down contentedly, eating while sighing, "It's such a pity that Gu Yang can't eat such delicious eggs."

Zhou Ye silently lowered his head and ate his rice without saying a word.

That bastard is a really good cook!

hateful!

If he knew they only had two dishes for dinner, he'd probably laugh himself to death.

……

As the setting sun cast its slanting rays, Gu Yang, Chen Duling, and Chen Yao walked one after the other along the stone path in Peach Blossom Village.

Gu Yang's slender fingers suddenly touched the microphone on Chen Duling's collar, his fingertips brushing lightly against the skin of her collarbone, and he deftly turned off the device.

"You!" Chen Duling was startled, her face turning bright red.

She paused, looked up at him, and glared at him, but her voice softened instinctively: "What are you doing..."

Gu Yang's lips curled into a playful smile, his voice low: "Let's chat? We haven't finished talking about what happened last time."

Chen Duling pursed her lips, subtly slowing her pace and distancing herself from Chen Yao: "What is it? I've forgotten."

"Really?" Gu Yang raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering on her trembling eyelashes. "Then, would you like me to help you remember? After the premiere of 'Miracles of the Namiya General Store,' by a certain lake..."

"Gu Yang!" Her ears instantly turned red, her voice filled with embarrassment and annoyance: "This is a TV show being recorded!"

"That's why I turned off my mic." He chuckled, his voice seductive. "You still haven't answered me why you didn't want to come."

Chen Duling turned her face away: "I didn't say I didn't want to come."

"Then why have you been avoiding me?"

He suddenly took a half step closer, his warm breath brushing against her ear, "Since that premiere..."

"I didn't hide!" she retorted instinctively, but she was speechless when she saw his smiling eyes.

Gu Yang clicked his tongue softly: "Then why did you make excuses to turn down my invitations three times?"

"I...I really had something to do." Her voice trailed off.

"Really?" He looked at her meaningfully. "And now? The show is going to be filmed for 21 days. Where can you hide now?"

Chen Duling glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed, but was so startled by his sudden gesture that she held her breath.

Gu Yang simply removed a peach petal from her hair, but as he withdrew his hand, his fingertips brushed against her earlobe almost imperceptibly.

Chen Duling felt very conflicted because of him.

As he became more and more outstanding, more and more girls surrounded him!

This little bastard seems to be enjoying it.

Reason told her to stay away from scumbags.

But she couldn't help but get closer again and again.

After the last premiere, she clearly made up her mind that she couldn't get any deeper involved.

However, she still accepted the invitation to the variety show.

She didn't even know what she was hoping for!
……

"Director Gu?" Chen Yao's voice came at just the right time.

Gu Yang calmly withdrew his hand: "It's nothing. Dudu said the peach blossoms in the yard are blooming nicely."

Chen Duling: "."

Chen Yao's gaze swept between the two of them, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "Really? Then we'll have to enjoy it properly later."

Gu Yang nodded, quite seriously: "It's definitely worth watching."

He felt that Chen Yao's knowing smile was disrespectful. "Yao-mei, what are you laughing at?"
If you laugh again, I'll take you in too!
Chen Duling couldn't help but glare at him, but he was shameless and didn't care at all. He even winked at her.

She turned her face away angrily and ignored him, but her heart was beating faster than usual.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them. Chen Duling deliberately kept her distance from him, but somehow their shadows remained very close together.

……

The suite in Courtyard No. 10 was spacious and bright. Chen Yao put her luggage in the double room, while Gu Yang moved into the private suite next door.

As Chen Duling was organizing the books she had brought, Chen Yao suddenly sat down next to her and asked casually, "Dudu, have you and Director Gu... known each other for a long time?"

"Not long ago." Chen Duling didn't look up, her tone calm. "We worked together on a film before."

"Oh?" Chen Yao tapped a page lightly with his fingertip. "Just a collaboration?"

Chen Duling finally looked up, met Chen Yao's probing gaze, and smiled slightly: "Otherwise what?"

Her answer was impeccable, but Chen Yao's gaze fell on her slightly reddened ear tips, and her smile deepened: "It's nothing, it's just that I feel Director Gu's gaze towards you... is a little different."

Chen Duling paused for a moment, then casually closed the book in her hand: "You're overthinking it."

Chen Yao chuckled and stopped asking questions, instead starting to talk about the room's layout.

The two chatted casually, and the atmosphere seemed relaxed.

At dinner time, Chen Yao and Chen Duling stood in the kitchen, looking at each other.

The refrigerator was filled with ingredients prepared by the production team, but neither of them showed any interest in using them.

"Can you cook?" Chen Yao asked.

Chen Duling hesitated for a moment: "I know a little bit of home cooking, but I have to follow the tutorial."

She paused, then added, "I like to make soup, something light and simple."

"Do you know?"

“I will!” Chen Yao nodded, turned around and took out a pack of disposable gloves from her bag, slowly putting them on: “But I’m a germaphobe.”

She wore two layers of disposable gloves.

The two reached a consensus and began to divide the work.

Chen Duling was in charge of washing and chopping the vegetables, while Chen Yao was in charge of cooking!
"These leaves need to be washed three more times," Chen Yao said, pointing to the spinach.

Chen Duling sighed helplessly, "If we wash it any more, all that'll be left is the pole..."

"Safety first," Chen Yao said seriously.

When Chen Duling started cutting the potatoes, Chen Yao suggested, "The potato shreds should be cut to the same thickness, 0.3 centimeters is the most suitable."

Chen Duling's hand trembled, almost cutting her finger: "Why don't you do it?"

Chen shook his head: "It's inconvenient for me to wear gloves."

After struggling for a long time, the two finally realized a serious problem: Gu Yang had not yet appeared.

"Can Director Gu cook?"

"Definitely not!" Chen Duling wiped the sweat from her forehead. "But he does haggle when buying groceries!"

"Should we ask him to come out and do some work?"

"I'll go call him." Chen Duling put down the kitchen knife and walked towards Gu Yang's room.

She gently pushed open Gu Yang's door and found him fast asleep in bed.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, illuminating his face and outlining his sharply defined features.

Her eyelashes cast a small shadow under her eyes, and her breathing was even and steady.

Chen Duling unconsciously slowed her footsteps and quietly walked to the bedside.

"He looks even more handsome when he's asleep," she muttered to herself, unable to resist taking a few more glances.

Gu Yang is a light sleeper; she woke up the moment she pushed the door open.

He squinted and saw Chen Duling staring at him blankly, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Suddenly, Gu Yang reached out and grabbed her wrist. Chen Duling gasped and fell into his arms.

"Ah! Gu Yang, don't do anything reckless! There are cameras here!" She struggled frantically.

Gu Yang chuckled softly, tightening his grip on her arm: "There isn't one in this room."

? ? ? ? ?

What do you mean?
What does this guy want to do?
Chen Duling was speechless, her face turning so red it was almost steaming!

Gu Yang leaned close to her ear, his voice languid with sleepiness: "How long have you been secretly watching me?"

"Who's looking at you! I'm here to ask you to cook!"

"Cook?" Gu Yang raised an eyebrow. "Or...make something else?"

"Gu Yang, you... you need to show me some respect...!"

"How can we show respect?"

"Just like when we first met at the Mushroom House, call me 'sister,' and don't touch me!"

"I didn't lay a hand on you!"

"Then where are you going to put your hand?"

Gu Yang could only regretfully stick his hand out from under Dudu's clothes.

Dudu is so stingy, and she's not even that big...

The two cuddled together in the room for a while until Chen Yao, waiting impatiently in the kitchen, deliberately shouted loudly, "If you don't come out soon, the food will get cold!"

Gu Yang reluctantly let go of her hand and walked out of the room one after the other with Chen Duling.

Chen Duling's hair was a little messy, and her lips were a bit redder than usual. Chen Yao glanced at her and smiled meaningfully.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Duling asked, trying to remain calm.

"It's nothing," Chen Yao turned to get the bowls and chopsticks, "It's just that the food tonight smells especially good."

Gu Yang rolled up his sleeves and walked to the stove: "I'll cook the dishes."

Chen Duling asked in surprise, "How do you know how to cook?"

? ? ? ? ?

Gu Yang was puzzled; he had never said he couldn't do it!

(End of this chapter)