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

They were all suppressing their laughter, clearly watching something amusing.

It's obvious without even guessing that something interesting must have happened on Xiao Chen's side.

Sure enough, Sha Yi plopped down, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then began to describe it vividly.

"Brother, you didn't see that scene!"

"It's absolutely...inhuman!"

He gestured wildly as he recounted the scene that had just unfolded, embellishing it with exaggerated details, especially Er Gouzi's final breakdown and sobbing, which he imitated perfectly.

Everyone burst into laughter. Even the usually aloof Liu Yifei couldn't help but cover her face with the script, a beautiful smile curving her lips.

Mei Yanfang gave Xiao Chen a reproachful look, but the doting look in her eyes was undeniable.

"You still love to play tricks on people."

Xiao Chen just smiled, picked up an apple, and peeled it with a knife.

He certainly didn't think Er Gouzi would actually finish so many exercise books.

Whether he's cut out for learning or not, he'll find out once he starts learning. I'm sure Aunt Li won't keep forcing Er Gouzi.

It was mainly to scare Er Gouzi.

Let him know that he can't harass pretty girls.

Just then, the old telephone in the room suddenly rang.

The crisp sound of the bell seemed particularly abrupt in the bustling courtyard.

Everyone's eyes were instantly drawn to the telephone.

"Hey, we've got some work!"

Sha Yi was the most curious and loved to play. He put down his teacup and volunteered to stand up.

"I'll take this call! I want to see which 'lucky guest' is coming to experience life today."

He ran excitedly into the house and grabbed the telephone receiver.

"Hey? Hello! This is Mushroom House. May I ask who you are? What would you like to eat?"

Sha Yi asked enthusiastically in his signature Northeastern accent.

However, there was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a string of fluent and clear English.

"Hello? Is this the Mushroom House? Can I speak to Sean?"

A slightly hoarse, highly recognizable female voice came from the receiver.

Sha Yi's smile froze instantly.

He was completely stunned, holding the receiver, frozen in place.

What is that?

Hello? Is this congee with preserved egg and lean pork?

He only understood this one word.

The people outside were curious about Sha Yi's expression.

"What's wrong, Brother Sha?" Reba asked.

Sha Yi held up the receiver with a blank expression, mouthed "I don't understand" to the outside world, and then hurriedly pressed the speakerphone button.

A clear, bright English female voice immediately filled the entire courtyard through the loudspeaker.

"Hello? Anyone there? I was told to call this number."

I want to order a dish.

"I'd like to have braised pork in soy sauce. Can you guys make it?"

(Hi, is anyone here? I'd like to order rice, braised pork belly. Does anyone here know how to make that?)

This time, everyone except Sha Yi understood.

Although Dilraba is young, she received elite education from a young age and has no problem with basic English communication.

Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui are both active internationally, and English is like a second mother tongue to them.

Liu Yifei grew up in the United States and speaks fluent English.

The woman on the other end of the phone ordered "braised pork".

Mei Yanfang was somewhat surprised.

"Braised pork?"

"Judging from that accent, he's a foreigner. He actually ordered our Chinese cuisine."

Leslie Cheung stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"That voice... sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it."

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be getting no response and asked another question.

"Hello?"

Xiao Chen put down the apple in his hand, calmly walked over, and picked up the receiver.

He answered in fluent, pure English.

"We can do it. You're welcome to come to the Mushroom House. I'll be waiting for you here."

The woman's voice sounded very happy, and she even playfully called out Xiao Chen's name at the end before hanging up the phone.

Sha Yi stood there, still looking completely bewildered, glancing at this and then at that, before finally managing to utter a single sentence.

"Wait... when did our show become so international?"

"They even invited foreign friends?"

"My English level... is only at the level of 'how are you' and 'I'm fine, thank you.' How am I going to communicate later?"

His bewildered and distressed expression once again drew laughter from everyone.

Dilraba blinked, looked at Xiao Chen, and asked curiously.

"Brother Chen, did you recognize who it was?"

All eyes were on Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen handed the peeled apple to Dilraba with a mysterious smile on his face.

Of course he knew who it was.

He recognized her the moment the woman uttered the first word, "Hello."

Avril Lavigne.

This Canadian rock starlet, five years his senior, whom he had known for many years, was rebellious and unconventional, and had been pursuing him in her own way.

Unexpectedly, the production team invited her as well.

However, he didn't say it out loud.

Seeing the curious and speculative looks on everyone's faces, Xiao Chen simply shrugged.

"We'll know when she gets here, won't we?"

He paused for a moment, then clapped his hands. "Alright, the mystery guest won't arrive until this afternoon, so we should get to work. Let's go plant some trees!"

Although everyone was curious, they knew they wouldn't get anything out of Xiao Chen, so they gave up.

Everyone got up and prepared to take their tools to the back mountain to complete today's tree planting task.

However, as soon as they reached the door, the show's director and several staff members stopped them.

"Teachers, please wait a moment!" the director said with a smile.

"Today, we have a new activity to give you an extra treat!"

As he spoke, he pointed to a paddy field not far away.

"The production team prepared a mud pond for everyone there, and they raised a lot of loaches, crayfish and some small river fish in it."

"This afternoon, everyone's main task is to go into the mud ponds to fish!"

The director cleared his throat and continued announcing the rules.

"Everything caught belongs to the teachers and can be used as ingredients for dinner."

"Furthermore, if the catch exceeds twenty kilograms, the excess can be exchanged with the production team for other higher-end ingredients! Such as steak or lamb leg!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly.

Especially Sha Yi, who was just worrying about his English level, immediately perked up when he heard about such a fun game.

"Wow! This is great! I love this! I'm a professional at slacking off!"

Dilraba and Liu Yifei, the two girls, also looked excited and expectant.

Catching fish in a mud pond sounds much more interesting than the tedious task of planting trees.

Leslie Cheung also got interested and rolled up his sleeves.

"Then what are we waiting for!"

"Let's go change! We're going to make the production team spend a fortune today!"

Everyone immediately agreed and went back inside to change into the waterproof overalls and rubber shoes that the production team had prepared in advance.

A unique mud-pond fishing competition is about to begin.