Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Battle of Wits and Courage
After the fourth episode ended, Gu Che had a few days off and decided to stay in Jiang City to accompany his sister.
It’s inconvenient for him to go out, but as long as her family is around, his sister is fine, so they decided to stay at home.
Outside of her daily homework, Tuanzi spent the rest of her time snuggled up next to her brother, watching TV.
Such excellent animals: mice that won’t get eaten by cats, sheep that won’t get caught by wolves, and monkeys with world-class martial arts.
Tuanzi hugged a bowl of sliced fruit, eating happily and watching contentedly. Her cheeks, already chubby, remained puffed, and her large eyes smiled into half-moons.
The system wanted to advise her but didn’t know where to begin.
After all, the host practiced martial arts and slept well every day; the rest of their time was spent eating, watching, and playing.
It could only count on Gu Che, the adult here.
However, looking at Gu Che, one of the top celebrities, he seemed like a relaxed big cat, lazily acting as a pillow for his sister, holding a phone and playing games.
Even when playing games, he was laid-back, but his win rate was quite high.
System: "..." These two siblings need someone to straighten them out.
At this moment, the sound of a key entering the lock and turning was heard at the door.
The siblings behaved like startled cats, their fur raised and ears flattened.
Tuanzi quickly turned off the TV, rushed into her room with her bowl in hand, and closed the door.
Gu Che, left in the living room, hurriedly put down his phone, lay flat, casually pulled over a blanket, pretending to be asleep.
Gu Cheng, who had rushed back from another city, entered the house.
He casually glanced over the living room.
Gu Che was sleeping, lying flat with both hands placed neatly over his abdomen, and the air carried the scent of candy, cookies, and various fruits.
After changing shoes, he walked lightly to the TV and touched it casually.
It was very hot.
Someone had been watching TV for a long time.
He then looked at his sister’s room. The door was tightly closed.
It was neither the time for practice nor for sleeping. Usually, his sister would stay in the living room.
His sister was like a little sticky rice cake, always wanting to stick close to her brothers.
Her hearing was exceptional; if she heard a sound, she’d definitely open the door to check. Yet, she was hiding in her room.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Cheng decided to handle his brother first.
Looking down at the obediently sleeping Gu Che, "You usually move a lot in your sleep and don’t cover yourself properly. Why so well-behaved this time?"
Gu Che: Already asleep, do not disturb.jpg
You can never wake someone pretending to be asleep.
Gu Cheng thought, then simply sat beside him, took out his phone, and discussed movie censoring matters within the country.
The film he shot earlier had been sent to international competitions, but if he wanted it screened domestically, it needed to pass a more rigorous censorship. Additionally, there were issues like cinema screenings and a series of other challenges.
Very busy, yet he tried to keep an eye on his brother and sister amidst the busyness.
Time passed quietly.
Gu Che, whose sleep posture was never obedient, started to feel uncomfortable.
Lying flat was uncomfortable, not being able to move was uncomfortable.
He quietly lifted his eyelids for a peek and saw his big brother sitting nearby, with a look of ’I won’t leave until you wake up.’ He could only close his eyes again.
In the room.
Tuanzi was squatting in the corner, holding a bowl and eating fruit pieces, pretending not to know her big brother had come home.
Having finished eating and not hearing a knock from big brother, she became slightly anxious and tiptoed to the door, opened a crack, peeped out stealthily.
Just as Gu Cheng was sending messages, he suddenly lifted his head.
Tuanzi: !!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
She quickly closed the door, leaning against it, her little hands rubbing her messily fluffed hair.
After a few minutes, she reopened the door slightly, showing only one eye, surveilling the outside activities.
A pair of long legs entered her view.
Tuanzi slowly looked up, meeting Gu Cheng’s expressionless face.
Instinctively, she flashed a radiant smile, attempting to charm her way out.
The result was she got picked up and carried to the living room.
The living room was already empty.
Just as Gu Cheng stood up and walked to his sister’s room, a certain top celebrity jumped up with lightning speed and rushed into the room.
A cellphone was left behind on the couch.
Gu Cheng picked it up.
"If you like staying in the room, then stay for a while longer."
Without a phone and not being a resting time, let’s see how long Gu Che can hold out.
For the next ten minutes, Tuanzi was receiving an education.
Watching TV for too long is bad for your eyes, eating too many sweets is bad for your teeth...
Water-filled Tuanzi became droopy Tuanzi.
Gu Cheng rubbed her little noggin.
"Too much is just as bad as not enough, you know?"
Tuanzi puffed her cheeks, obediently nodded.
"Miaomiao understands, big brother go educate the second brother."
She said indignantly, "Leaving the cute sister to face the anger alone, he’s too much!"
[Ancient Martial System: If I recall correctly, you initially left him to face the anger alone]
Tuanzi guiltily looked away.
Once Gu Che also turned droopy, she rubbed her second brother’s head.
"We’ve both become dried vegetables, no moisture left."
Gu Che: "Dried vegetable siblings aren’t bad."
Gu Cheng: "..." Feels like a wasted education, and when he leaves home later, these two will probably revert to their original ways.
By evening, Gu Cheng was cooking again.
The sibling duo waited eagerly for the food.
After waiting a while, Gu Che didn’t get the food but did receive a phone call.
It was from his cousin, Pei Hai.
"Pei Hai, what’s up?"
For the past few days, Gu Che had been at home, and if anything involved his sister, Pei Hai would contact Gu Che.
"The online atmosphere isn’t right, there’s too much negative talk about Miaomiao."
The previously languid Gu Che immediately became alert.
"What are they saying?"
He stayed on the call, directly opened an app to check the trending topics.
There were several items on the hotlist about Gu Miaomiao.
Upon entering, he found many people condemning his sister.
After a brief summary, these comments fell into two categories.
One category was about Gu Miaomiao not having an official Military Dao Rank, yet continuously demonstrating as a master on the program, seeking public attention, disrespecting true martial arts masters, and disrespecting martial arts itself. They should ban her from appearing in programs or performing martial arts there.
Another category claimed Gu Miaomiao provided incorrect guidance on the program.
The first type of comment always existed, though apart from Zhang Xiafei’s time as organized trolling, the rest were just haters picking on her.
However, this time, the intensity of similar attacks was higher, evidently organized, aimed at misleading people who hadn’t seen Gu Miaomiao’s performances.
As for the second type of comment, many people spoke from personal experience.
[I watched Gu Miaomiao’s program and found she continuously endorsed Xingyi Boxing, so I learned a few moves, but ended up spraining my waist, still undergoing treatment. Knowing one could get hurt learning Xingyi Boxing, why endorse it so much, isn’t that intentionally causing us harm]
[Me too, didn’t she teach the Qimei Stick Technique? I found it interesting and let my son learn. Then, my son injured other kids in the residential area with a tree branch, other parents demanded compensation, can I ask Gu Miaomiao for compensation]
[Sometimes she promotes Xingyi Boxing, other times Tai Chi Boxing and Tai Chi Sword, then theatrically says there’s a Master’s Secret Skill. People around me followed her lead and got hurt repeatedly, she provided incorrect guidance, why not ban her and stop her from appearing on programs]