I became a movie star at the age of three; Dilraba and I are childhood sweethearts.

When he was a child, his family named him Er Gouzi (Second Dog) because he was very mischievous and like a little puppy.

"Wow--!"

Er Gouzi's pent-up emotions finally erupted, and he began to struggle desperately in Xiao Chen's hands.

Its two short legs were kicking wildly in the air, and it was shouting incoherently.

"Let me go! I don't want to wait in line!"

"I don't care! She's my wife! I want to marry this beautiful woman!"

"Waaaaahh ...

The commotion and the stance made it seem as if, the moment Xiao Chen loosened his grip, he would be like a launched cannonball, precisely aimed at Liu Yifei's thigh once more.

Mei Yanfang shook her head helplessly.

"Oh dear, this child..."

Leslie Cheung sighed softly, looking at Xiao Chen with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

This journey through the countryside is likely to be difficult.

Xiao Chen looked at the "hot potato" in his hand, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Reasoning with them won't work.

He could only carry the struggling, crying little guy like a bag of lively, wriggling fish, resignedly heading deeper into the village.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Er Gouzi continued to struggle and shout.

"Let me go!"

"I want a beautiful woman to be my wife!"

However, Xiao Chen held him firmly in his grasp, and Er Gouzi couldn't resist at all.

Seeing that Xiao Chen and Er Gouzi had walked away into the distance, the group had no choice but to follow, forming a large and peculiar procession.

A stunningly handsome man was carrying a crying toddler in open-crotch pants.

Behind them followed a group of glamorous celebrities and a filming crew carrying cameras.

No matter how many times I see this scene, it always seems both comical and bizarre.

I had only walked a few steps when an older woman wearing a floral shirt came towards me.

The middle-aged woman was carrying a vegetable basket and humming a little tune when she looked up and saw Xiao Chen walking at the front. Her eyes lit up instantly.

"Oh! It's Xiao Chen!"

The woman's enthusiasm was as if she had seen her long-lost son.

She rushed forward, grabbed Xiao Chen's free hand, and patted the back of his hand affectionately.

"Kid, what brings you here again? Missing us old folks, huh?"

"That 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style' you taught me last time was really awesome!"

"We dance at the village entrance every night now, and all the old ladies in the village praise you for being such a good teacher!"

Xiao Chen immediately put on that obedient and endearing smile that he wore when facing an elder.

"Aunt Wang, look at you! I just happened to be passing by while recording the show, so I stopped by to see everyone. How have you been feeling lately?"

Grandma Wang couldn't stop smiling.

"well!"

"Seeing you makes my backache and leg pain disappear, and I feel full of energy!"

They were even more affectionate with him than with their own grandson.

Since Xiao Chen led a few middle-aged women in a square dance, the popularity of the entire village where the Mushroom House is located has skyrocketed.

Now, in the hearts of the village women, he is as revered as the God of Wealth.

After exchanging pleasantries, Aunt Wang noticed that Xiao Chen was carrying an "object" in his hand.

She looked closely and laughed.

"Hey, isn't this Old Li's Er Gouzi?"

"What's wrong with him? Has he gotten into trouble again?"

Xiao Chen looked at Er Gouzi, who was still whimpering in his hand, and smiled helplessly.

"Aunt Wang, do you know where he lives? This little guy is a bit shy around strangers."

Aunt Wang immediately pointed to a two-story building not far away.

"I know, I know! I know perfectly well!"

"It's over there, the one with the big locust tree by the gate! I'll take you there!"

As she spoke, Aunt Wang enthusiastically led the way.

Although the group still didn't quite understand what Xiao Chen was trying to do, they followed him step by step.

The director was even more excited, this was simply a brilliant development! Going deep into the lives of the villagers and solving their "childcare problems"—isn't that the very purpose of "Back to the Countryside"?

We must keep up and provide support!

Soon, they arrived at Er Gouzi's house.

Perhaps because it was now his territory, Er Gouzi struggled less, but he still muttered resentfully.

"Let me go...you bad man...I won't let you marry the pretty older sister..."

Xiao Chen carried him and walked straight into the courtyard.

As soon as I entered, I saw an older woman wearing an apron come out of the house, carrying a basin of freshly washed vegetables.

The woman looked up and was stunned to see such a large group of people suddenly pouring into the yard, carrying a video camera.

When her gaze fell on Xiao Chen's face, who was at the head of the group, her expression instantly changed from astonishment to ecstatic joy.

"Oh my! It's Xiao Chen! It's that big star Xiao Chen from TV!"

Now everyone in the village knows Xiao Chen and a group of big stars who are filming a show in their village.

His previous experience teaching square dancing further cemented his legendary status among the middle-aged and elderly women in the village.

This woman is Er Gouzi's grandmother, Aunt Li.

Aunt Li excitedly put the vegetable bowl aside, not even bothering to wipe her hands, and warmly greeted them.

"Oh my, big stars, what brings you to our house?"

"Quick! Come inside and sit down!"

Then, her gaze fell on her precious grandson, who was being carried by Xiao Chen.

Aunt Li's face immediately darkened.

"Er Gouzi! Have you been causing trouble for others again?!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand, as if to slap Er Gouzi's butt.

The guests and the production team all assumed that the next segment would be the usual "complaints" segment.

Xiao Chen would tell everyone about Er Gouzi's "molestation" of Liu Yifei, then Aunt Li would scold her grandson, apologize to Liu Yifei, and that would be the end of it.

Generally speaking, this is how things should be resolved.

However, everyone underestimated Xiao Chen.

Instead of complaining, Xiao Chen stepped to the side and cleverly blocked Aunt Li's raised hand.

The gentle smile on his face had vanished without him noticing, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness and earnestness.

His brows furrowed slightly, as if he were pondering some world-class problem.

Immediately afterwards, a mysterious and slightly wicked smile appeared on his face.

"Auntie, you've misunderstood."

Xiao Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"I have no intention of complaining. On the contrary, I've come to congratulate you."

"Congratulations?" Aunt Li was stunned, her face full of doubt.

Not only her, but everyone present, including the director behind the camera, was completely stunned. What... what kind of operation is this?

Xiao Chen cleared his throat and began to speak in a solemn tone comparable to that of someone giving an acceptance speech at the Oscars.