Lu Jinnan practically climbed out of the car.

He gripped the car door, his long legs trembling, his face as white as paint, his sunglasses long gone, and his bangs, damp with sweat, clumps of hair sticking to his forehead.

She has absolutely none of the glamorous image she once had as an idol.

Because of that accident, the number of viewers in this live stream room is actually higher.

Many of the viewers were just casual observers who came to the live stream to watch the spectacle through clips from trending topics.

Looking at Lu Jinnan's face, you'd think he'd had eight children.

From pampered prince to refugee, it only takes one car ride.

His legs were shaking so much when he got out of the car; even my grandma on crutches was more steady than him.

Lan Lan wasn't much better off.

Upon arriving at the base, she scurried towards the base's toilets in an extremely bizarre manner, her legs tucked together.

Lan Lan and he took turns going to the toilet, and after arriving at the base, the only main harvesters became Lu Weiwei and Lu Yufeng.

And these two young ladies and gentlemen are spoiled.

Seeing that the adults weren't doing any work, they simply picked some mushrooms and didn't want to move anymore. They sat on the chairs by the door, watching Lan Lan and Lu Jinnan run back and forth countless times.

"Brother, why aren't they done yet? Are they just pretending to be lazy?" Lu Weiwei asked sullenly.

Lu Yufeng was in a bad mood.

He kept his head down, staring at his sleeve.

He was accidentally bumped by Lu Jinnan when he got out of the car, and a small patch of his sleeve got wet.

He felt it was dirty stuff, and he was feeling terrible!

He finally managed to wash the cow dung off himself, so how did he end up being associated with excrement again?

"I don't know, they won't do it. You go pick them, or we'll go hungry tonight."

Lu Weiwei refused, turning her head away:

"Then let them go hungry. There'll always be a way."

Even Wang Jinbao couldn't stand it anymore and came over to urge them:

"Aren't you two going to pick them? If you don't, the base will close down, and you two won't be able to complete your mission."

Lu Yufeng stared down at his cuffs, while Lu Weiwei looked up at the sky, neither willing to budge.

None of these four people are willing to work.

[Spending 2000 yuan on transportation and car wash fees, just to sit on this chair for an afternoon]

[They're burning through money like this; it breaks my heart for them.]

In the end, the four of them only managed to collect less than ten mushrooms at the beginning, which was the only result of Lu Weiwei's initial harvest.

Lu Jinnan finally stood up, supporting himself on his knees, and waved his hand weakly: "Let's go, down the mountain."

However, they were stopped by people from the mushroom base when they were about to go down the mountain.

"Stop! You haven't paid yet."

Lan Lan and Lu Jinnan were completely bewildered, and they looked at Wang Jinbao.

Wang Jinbao was leaning against the car smoking when he saw them looking over. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.

His tone carried a hint of reckless abandon: "What are you looking at me for? You'll have to weigh and pay for whatever you picked, you don't even know that?"

Now, the group was truly dumbfounded.

The comments section was filled with angry and indignant remarks.

They thought the farm belonged to Wang Jinbao's family, and that the 500 yuan per person was already included in the picking fee. Little did they know, that was just for travel expenses!

Normally, Lan Lan would definitely argue with Wang Jinbao, but she was exhausted and had no strength left. All she wanted to do was go back and rest, so she resigned herself to her fate and started calculating the money.

"What? How much do you want? This little bit of mushrooms, you want 1000 yuan?! Are you trying to rob me?"

The base staff were not afraid and replied:

"All of our mushrooms are cultivated together with medicinal herbs, and they have high medicinal value. This price is already discounted because you are a friend of ours."

"You've already picked them all, what, are you trying to back out?!"

Lan Lan's face darkened further as she looked at the less than five small mushrooms in the basket.

But all they could do was swallow their pride and bear it.

After paying, Lan Lan, her face dark, stuffed the mushrooms into the car and turned to Wang Jinbao: "Now, hurry up and take us back."

Wang Jinbao leaned against the car door, hands in his pockets, and said slowly, "I'm not going anywhere."

The air was quiet for a second.

"What did you say?" Lu Jinnan's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth.

Wang Jinbao shrugged, looking utterly innocent. "I drove all this way up here, I need to rest. Besides, my car stinks so badly, can't you guys smell it yourselves? Drive it down? Am I crazy?"

Wang Jinbao didn't want to go back and clean up the mess; he'd let his brother handle it.

"You bastard!" Lu Jinnan couldn't take it anymore and wanted to rush up and hit Wang Jinbao.

However, because he was so weak, he even had difficulty standing up and walking upright. The few steps he took just now looked like the grumpy old man reading a newspaper in Plants vs. Zombies.

Lan Lan didn't stop him; he smelled terrible, and she didn't want to touch him at all.

Lu Jinnan took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to hit someone: "Then lend us your car, and we'll drive it back for you."

Wang Jinbao's eyes darted around, and he slowly held up two fingers: "Two thousand."

"What?" Lu Jinnan thought he had misheard.

"The car rental fee is two thousand." Wang Jinbao's tone was self-righteous. "If you drive my car and it gets scratched or damaged, who am I supposed to ask for compensation? Besides, the car smells like this now... I'll have to do a thorough cleaning when I get back. Shouldn't you pay for that?"

Lu Jinnan's temples throbbed even more: "We came up here, you drove, and it only cost two thousand. Now we're driving back ourselves, and you still want two thousand?"

Wang Jinbao nodded and said seriously, "That's right, that's why I said my wages don't count as money, I'm just cheap labor."

Lan Lan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then another deep breath.

She now fully understood that the people they had encountered were not kind people at all, but bandits!

A smiling bandit driving an unlicensed car, charging exorbitant prices on the spot!

They both had stomach aches, probably because the melons they received at noon were spoiled!

Absolutely outrageous! Disgusting!

But when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.

In this run-down place, it's impossible to hail a taxi. I don't know the way down the mountain, and I have no idea how long it will take...

Lan Lan paid with her phone and got into the driver's seat with a dark expression.

This trip up the mountain has already cost her 5000 yuan!

Although she's not short of money, being ripped off is still incredibly frustrating!

Moreover, the experience was terrible; she had never spent so much money before.

Lan Lan sat in the driver's seat with a dark expression and fastened her seatbelt.

As soon as she closed the door, an indescribable smell wafted towards her.

No wonder Wang Jin refused to drive back; the smell in the front was stronger than in the back!

What's the difference between this and driving a car in a cesspool?

"Lu Jinnan! Why is it so unlucky to be with you!" Lan Lan roared in despair.

Lu Jinnan retorted weakly, "Now you're saying you're unlucky? Who said they were lucky when we set off? Blaming me alone is a bit much, isn't it?"

Lan Lan: ...

After saying this, neither Lan Lan nor Lu Jinnan spoke again, but they were both thinking about the same thing.

Is Lu Weiwei really a lucky charm?

Why do they feel that being with her has made them more unlucky than all the previous twenty-odd years combined?

The mountain road was bumpy, and Lanlan drove very slowly.

She was feeling annoyed when, just as she was about to arrive at Shangyun Village, she caught a glimpse of a villager by the roadside.

A bamboo basket sat in front of them, containing several chickens, with a pile of mushrooms beside it. A cardboard sign stood in front of the basket, with the words written crookedly: "Free-range chicken 50 yuan/each, mushrooms included."

Lu Weiwei's eyes lit up.

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