The director watched Nuan Nuan sobbing uncontrollably and suddenly felt guilty, thinking that such a small bag couldn't hold much.
"Alright, alright, leave the milk, take everything else. You don't need to check the little backpack anymore."
"Nuan Nuan, did you hear that? The milk is left behind, and Fourth Uncle got it back for you. Don't cry anymore~" Ye Jingxing gently coaxed the little dumpling in his arms.
Nuan Nuan was still sniffling, but her tears had stopped.
"Sorry, Director Uncle," Nuan Nuan said shyly, tugging at the hem of her skirt with her chubby little hands.
"It's okay, as long as Nuan Nuan doesn't cry." If she cried any more, his directing career would be over.
"Thank you, Sister."
Nuan Nuan pursed her lips and thanked Li Yueyao. For some reason, she felt a sense of incongruity about this woman.
"You're welcome. If you ever need help in the future, you can come to me." Li Yueyao tried her best to exude goodwill.
"Thank you," Ye Jingxing also smiled and thanked her politely.
"Film Emperor Ye, you're too kind. Nuan Nuan is very cute." Li Yueyao's heart skipped a beat, and she habitually revealed a captivating smile.
Ye Jinghuai's eyes flickered. He felt that this woman gave him an uncomfortable feeling. He took a small step back, subtly creating distance.
"What is this woman doing? Is she seducing our brother?"
"Peh! Shameless. What was the meaning of that expression just now? I thought she was a good person before."
"Could it be a misunderstanding? She just smiled a little."
"Yeah! Are you girls too sensitive? She just smiled politely and didn't do anything!"
"I just saw Brother take a step back."
"If you men could see through this, there wouldn't be any vixen in the world! Hmph~"
"Just watch the show, don't attack based on gender."
"I think we should quickly discuss what to eat for dinner," Li Yueyao suggested, looking at everyone.
"Yes! We have no money now, so buying is out of the question," Chen Yi said anxiously.
"Director, you wouldn't be so insane, would you?" Zhuo Fan shouted.
"Your good looks won't help you anyway," the director shouted mercilessly.
"I remind you that going out to look will yield results."
"Nuan Nuan, let's go! Fourth Uncle will take you to find food." Ye Jingxing picked up Nuan Nuan and walked out.
"Fourth Uncle, Nuan Nuan can walk by herself. Nuan Nuan wants to eat meat~"
"Okay, let's go find some meat to eat." Ye Jingxing had no choice but to let Nuan Nuan follow him slowly.
"Let's go! We'll go out and have a look too." Fang Wenzhong also started to move out.
"Hello, little brother. We are filming a program here. Are your parents here?"
After walking for a while, Ye Jingxing saw a boy about seven or eight years old squatting by the roadside playing. He walked over and asked politely.
Zhao Qiang remained silent, watching Ye Jingxing and his group warily, not daring to speak.
"Brother, my name is Nuan Nuan. Are you called Shenmu Ya?" Nuan Nuan blinked her big eyes and stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
"My name is Zhao Qiang." The little boy had never seen such a beautiful little girl before, and his face turned a little red.
"Brother, Nuan Nuan is hungry. Do you have any vegetables you can give Nuan Nuan?" As she spoke, Nuan Nuan took out a piece of chocolate from her small bag behind her and handed it to him.
"My home is just ahead. I'll take you to my grandma." Zhao Qiang was immediately won over.
"Thank you, brother~"
"You're welcome, little sister." Zhao Qiang blushed, feeling very embarrassed.
"I said we should check that bag!" The director was so angry watching the monitor that he slammed the table.
"Hahaha, I want to know if the director regrets it now."
"I thought Nuan Nuan's backpack only had milk, but I didn't expect it to have snacks too."
"Is it just me, or was Zhao Qiang mesmerized by Nuan Nuan's 'beauty'?"
"I think so too. I saw him blush just now."
Ye Jinghuai, watching the barrage of comments in the office, narrowed his eyes.
Meanwhile, Nuan Nuan and Ye Jingxing followed Zhao Qiang home. Zhao Qiang's house had a vegetable patch in front and behind, and an old woman in her sixties was picking vegetables at the entrance.
"Grandma," Zhao Qiang ran into the yard.
"Qiangqiang is back? Who are you?" Grandma Zhao looked at the sudden appearance of a few people with some confusion.
"Grandma, my sister just gave me candy," Zhao Qiang explained in a small voice, his face red.
"Hello, Auntie. We are here to film a program. We just arrived today and have no food at home. Could we borrow some vegetables from you? Don't worry, we will pay you when we leave." Ye Jingxing stepped forward and explained the situation very politely.
"Don't worry, there are cameras here, we are not bad people. I can leave my watch here as collateral." Saying that, he reached to unbuckle his watch.
"Oh, no, no need, just a few vegetables, they're not worth much." Grandma Zhao could tell the watch was very valuable even if she didn't recognize the brand.
"Grandma, my name is Nuan Nuan. Can you give us some vegetables? Nuan Nuan has candy to trade with you."
As she spoke, Nuan Nuan unbuckled her backpack and poured out many colorful candies and jerky from it.
"How does she have so many things in her backpack?" The director was very annoyed at this moment.
"Oh, little girl, you don't need to be so polite." Grandma Zhao was a simple farmer and didn't want to take advantage of people for a few vegetables.
"Grandma, can Nuan Nuan trade these for some meat?"
Nuan Nuan held several packs of jerky and a few beef cubes, wobbling as she walked over to Zhao Qiang and stuffed them into his hands.
"Brother, do you have meat at your house?" Nuan Nuan asked obediently, tilting her little head.
"Auntie, see if these things can be exchanged for some vegetables. If you have meat, exchange a little. My niece will eat it."
Ye Jingxing felt very embarrassed at this moment. Forget vegetables, he even wanted to trade for meat.
"Fourth Uncle, Nuan Nuan can also be okay without meat. Vegetables are fine too." Nuan Nuan wasn't that picky and could make do if the conditions didn't allow it.
"Wait a moment."
Grandma Zhao really liked the little girl, who was both sensible and well-behaved.
She went into the backyard, packed a basket of green vegetables and chives, and picked two cucumbers that were still covered in flowers and thorns.
"These are vegetables grown in our own field, they're not worth much." As she spoke, she picked out two eggs and placed them on top.
"These eggs are from our own chickens, they're not worth much. The child is still young and needs nutrition," Grandma Zhao said with a kind smile.
"Thank you, Auntie." Ye Jingxing happily accepted them.
"Thank you, Grandma. Nuan Nuan's bag is for you~" Saying that, she took off her backpack.
"No, no need, we have plenty of these things in every household." Seeing that the adults and children were well-dressed, the items they used were undoubtedly not cheap.
Seeing that Grandma Zhao refused to accept them no matter what, Ye Jingxing had no choice but to leave the items behind, pick up Nuan Nuan, and run away.
"Hahaha, I've seen Film Emperor Ye being chased by fans, but I've never seen Film Emperor Ye run away to avoid an elderly person."
"Brother and Nuan Nuan are both so polite! They even wanted to leave their watches as collateral."
"The director must be beating his chest and stomping his feet right now."
"I shouldn't have been soft-hearted!
Originally, they were supposed to discover this themselves and exchange farm work for food by helping the villagers. Now, it's good, they skipped the program's flow directly." The director sat behind the monitor, full of regret.
As for Nuan Nuan? Of course, she cried on purpose. She wasn't a real three-year-old, so why would she cry because her things weren't collected?
It was just in case of unforeseen circumstances. And now, she had protected her backpack and exchanged it for food.