Fishing requires patience and it just so happened it was Ning Xiaoyu’s strongest suit.

After casting the line out, she left the fishing rod alone, moved a stool, and sat down comfortably. She waited for a fish to take the bait, and if none did…… it couldn’t be helped.

To Ning Xiaoyu, it didn’t matter whether she caught fish or not. What she enjoyed was the process of waiting for the fish to take the bait, during which she could laze around in the open.

That was right, it was the reason she was attracted to fishing.

Ning Xiaoyu basked in the sun while waiting for a catch. She didn’t care if it could attract Lu Jingdu or not, she was enjoying herself.

So, while the others were chatting and playing mobile games in groups, Ning Xiaoyu was leisurely fishing by the lake.

Because Ning Xiaoyu was so unconventional, viewers became increasingly curious about her and flocked to her livestream room. As for Mu Jiajia, who was lying ‘asleep’ on the grass, not many viewers paid her mind.

【Fishing, hhh! It’s indeed Xiaoyu’s style!】

【Xiao Yu: I wish the fish would take the bait later and let me sit for a while.】

【Xiao Yu: I like nobody.】

【This is really like Grand Duke Jiang fishing with a hookless and baitless line^[1]a willing victim letting themself be caught of their own will.】

The audience had seen people with great patience before, but they had never seen one as patient as Ning Xiaoyu. Passersby who were addicted to eating melons and gossip poured into her livestream.

【I came here to admire.】

Meanwhile, Mu Jiajia was lying on the grass. It was squidgy and relatively lush, making it uncomfortable to lie on. She was used to her comfortable and soft bed, so she couldn’t sleep at all. She had no idea how Ning Xiaoyu did it. She couldn’t take it for even a minute longer!

【How long do you think it will take for Xiao Yu to catch a fish? I bet an hour.】

【I bet she won’t catch any.】

【She won’t catch any +1.】

Viewers believed Ning Xiaoyu wouldn’t be able to have any catch.

A lot of elderly people went there to fish, which explained how Ning Xiaoyu was able to borrow a fishing rod. In order to increase the elders’ fun, the park would put some fry and small fish in the lake at regular intervals, so there were a lot of fish in the lake. However, Ning Xiaoyu didn’t look like a skilled angler and she was even so casual.

Mu Jiajia finally couldn’t take it anymore and stopped pretending to sleep. Together with Ning Yuwei, she watched Ning Xiaoyu fish from some distance.

Ning Yuwei smiled sweetly, “Teacher Ning, do you think you can catch a fish?”

Ning Xiaoyu: “No.”

Ning Xiaoyu was so honest that Ning Yuwei was unable to reply.

Mu Jiajia, who had just laid on the grass for nothing, was infuriated. She deliberately said, “Teacher Ning is too humble. You’re a patient person, so how is it possible that you won’t catch any?”

【Love System: Excessive praise! This is the tactic of killing with flattery!】

Ning Xiaoyu: “Tong^[2]System’er, your vocabulary has increased.”

The love system sounded shy, 【The database is being updated every day.】

Ning Xiaoyu let out an “Oh” and reminded lightly, “However, this is not how that idiom is used nor is it suitable in this situation. You should continue to study hard, Tong’er.”

【Love System: ……】

So far, the viewers’ guess has proven true as Ning Xiaoyu still hasn’t caught any fish. However, Ning Yuwei and Mu Jiajia didn’t have the chance to gloat because she caught something else— the movie king.

Twenty minutes after Ning Xiaoyu started fishing, Lu Jingdu, who had just finished a game of chess, likewise took a fishing rod, bait, and stool, and unhurriedly joined her.

Both of their lines were now in the water and they were just waiting for any catch.

Mu Jiajia looked incredulous. “Why is the movie king fishing too?”

Ning Yuwei bit her lower lip hard. Mu Jiajia was asking her but how could she know? If she only knew, she would have fished too!

As soon as Lu Jingdu joined Ning Xiaoyu, more people followed and even the elderly nearby came over.

“I didn’t realize young people are into fishing these days.”

“There are not many young people who are patient enough to fish.”

“Little Girl, don’t you find fishing boring?”

Hearing that she was addressed, Ning Xiaoyu shook her head. “It’s not boring.”

One elderly smiled. “How old are you, Little Girl?”

None of them follow the entertainment industry so they naturally didn’t know about Ning Xiaoyu or the other celebrity guests.

Ning Xiaoyu replied, “I’m 23 years old.”

The old man kept smiling. “23 ah. Are you single?”

Ning Xiaoyu knew how older people like to gossip about the younger generations’ relationships and would even act as matchmakers. But they didn’t have any bad intentions. Most of them were just bored and were finding themselves something to do. It’s just that the person they were trying to find a match would probably feel a bit troubled.

She was just about to reply when the love system, which had been quietly spectating on the side, suddenly uttered, 【Girl, there’s a high probability that the old man will introduce you to someone! It will either be his nephew or son, but you and those people have no destiny. At this time, you can—

A: Take out the movie king’s name.

B: Make it clear that you already have someone you like in your heart, so is destined to disappoint the old man.

C: Hold the movie king’s hand and show your attitude with action!】

Seeing the three options, Ning Xiaoyu’s expression looks the same as the subway grandpa looking at his phone^[3]squinting hard.

What are these options?!

【Love System: Fighting, Girl, nip the old man’s idea in the bud!】

As soon as the words of the love system fell, the old man really said, “I have an unruly son at home. He just returned from studying in M Country last year and is currently working as a researcher in a scientific research institute. You see, how about you leave contact information so you two can talk first?”

All the celebrity guests present, except for Ning Xiaoyu herself, were all dumbfounded. She already knew what was about to come before the love system even set the task.

Just then, Shen Yueyue arrived and heard the old man’s words. She couldn’t help gossiping, “Old Sir, have you taken a liking to Xiao Yu?”

The old man touched his chin. “This little girl has a good temper and is very patient. She’s very good.” Having said that, the old man looked expectantly at Ning Xiaoyu, waiting for her answer.

Ning Xiaoyu’s gaze flicked over the three options and was unable to pick a good one, so she simply refused, “I’m sorry, I just want to focus on my career（slack off） right now.”

Hearing her answer, although the old man was a little regretful, he could understand. “It’s great to pursue a career.”

After saying that, the old man left with his hands behind his back and did not dwell on the matter.

The love system faintly said, 【Girl, you gave up choosing just now and will receive punishment soon.】 Wuuwuuwuu, its host simply rejected the old man and didn’t get involved with the movie king! It didn’t get sugar and was now bitter inside.

The next second, Ning Xiaoyu was back in the confinement room. The good thing was that only her consciousness had entered the small dark room, so others wouldn’t see a live person disappearing in real-time. However, after being put inside, Ning Xiaoyu felt that something wasn’t quite right.

Never mind the surroundings, why was her vision so low? Could it be that she became a child?

But according to the love system’s obsession with sugar, how could she possibly play the role of a child?

Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t figure it out at first, but after she received the script in her mind, she soon understood why.

It turned out the story’s genre this time was fantasy. The female lead was a cat. Due to her good luck, she was picked up by the villain and was given various rare treasures, which enabled her to successfully transform into a human form. If it wasn’t for the villain, a lazy and untalented cat like the female lead would probably have no hope of transforming in this life.

So the ‘sweet’ script that the love system mentioned before was this.

Although Ning Xiaoyu had no idea what part of the plot was sweet, since the love system says it is, so be it.

She would have to act out the first episode, which meant that the female lead was unable to take on a human form yet and could only stay as a cat. Only when the female lead was successfully picked up by the villain would the first episode be considered over.

Ning Xiaoyu thought it was easy. Lu Jingdu must have received his script as well and he could pick her up directly. Then, wouldn’t the two of them be able to leave this space right away?

But she soon learned that things weren’t that simple. Lu Jingdu didn’t have a script, and she couldn’t speak human words and could only meow. The two of them were destined to be unable to communicate.

Forget it, she’s tired. She would just lie down. She didn’t want to work hard anymore.

The forest was so big and she only had four short cat legs. How could she possibly find the villain and successfully touch porcelain^[4]scam to blackmail pedestrians by pretending to be injured?

Since that was the case, Ning Xiaoyu simply lay down peacefully.

When she was in human form, she acted lazy every day, occasionally basking in the sun and eating melon seeds. After turning into a cat, she just spread out all four limbs.

So this is how it feels like to be a cat. It seems pretty good. Thinking so, Ning Xiaoyu turned her pink and soft paws to the sky, revealing her fluffy belly. She closed her eyes in comfort with her long, fluffy tail flicking and back forth. She couldn’t be any happier with this small form.

The love system, which was secretly observing from the side and wanted to eat sugar as soon as possible, fell silent once again after seeing this scene.

Why did it choose this script?

It was because it has a high degree of freedom and one roughly defined framework. In its vision, the female lead would meow in all kinds of ways to show off her cuteness in order to eat and drink, and the furry-loving villain would take the opportunity to pet the cat.

One would act cute while the other would dote on it; one wanted to touch porcelain while the other was interested in picking it up— the two were a perfect match.

The system couldn’t wait to see the picture of the villain spoiling the cat. However, its expectation crumbled before it could even begin.

It was because Ning Xiaoyu didn’t follow the normal route! She just spread out her limbs on the ground!

Touching porcelain? Acting cute? Meowing non-stop?

None of it happened.

The lazy cat remained motionless and only its tail kept swaying, showing its good mood.

Instead of rushing to end the system’s punishment, Ning Xiaoyu was enjoying herself.

Her tail swung and swayed, and then she was probably sleepy, so the frequency of her tail’s movements became less.

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t notice how much time had passed. She woke up after a good sleep but still planned to nap. However, at that moment, someone wrapped her whole cat body in a warm coat with gentle movements and picked her up.

She opened her eyes in dissatisfaction only to lock eyes with Lu Jingdu, who was looking down at her. Through the coat, Lu Jingdu slightly scratched her chin, and with it, the first episode was completed. The cat was successfully picked up by the villain so the two simultaneously returned to reality.

【Love System: Girl, although your actions were disorderly at the beginning, fortunately, the scene ended up being very sweet! The movie king scratched your chin! Although it’s done through a coat, rounding it up, it’s almost the same as without one.】

“Can rounding be used like this?”

【Love System: Of course.】

However, the movie king didn’t get a script, so how come he still picked up its host? Could it be because he saw the shadow of its salted fish host in the cat?

The love system had no idea that it accidentally got the truth.

When Ning Xiaoyu returned to reality, only two minutes had passed. While she was waiting for a fish to take the bait, no one had talked to her.

She couldn’t help feeling lazy again. When she was in the system’s space as a cat, it was really too comfortable to just spread out her whole body. Turning back into a human all of a sudden, she had some difficulty adjusting.

———pr


After spending a day in the park, the guests returned to Friends Lodge and had dinner together.

The others played games all afternoon, while Ning Xiaoyu fished all afternoon. Although she caught nothing, the time spent fishing was enjoyable.

Ning Xiaoyu was just about to put down her chopsticks when Mu Jiajia, who had finished eating before her, went straight to lie down on the sofa while rubbing her stomach. “I’m done. I’ll lie down and rest for a while.”

【Hahahaha, has Mu Jiajia been led astray?】

【Was she led astray or was she just imitating a certain someone?】

【She’s obviously been led astray, alright?! A certain someone is so lazy every day, it’s normal to be influenced!】

【Mu Jiajia is clearly envious of Xiao Yu’s popularity so she’s deliberately imitating her!】

While the audience was arguing, the love system said with a look of righteous indignation, 【Girl, this person is competing with you on saltiness!】

Ning Xiaoyu: “……”

Was competing on who’s saltier a good thing?

Ning Xiaoyu was too lazy to care about other people. As long as it didn’t affect her, whatever Mu Jiajia wanted to do was none of her business.

Mu Jiajia’s behavior had little impact on Ning Xiaoyu, but Friends Lodge saw a lot of salted fish items that night. Mu Jiajia produced a salted fish throw pillow and even put on a salted fish headband.

Since the program team had not assigned any task for the evening, Mu Jiajia rested on the sofa with the throw pillow in her arms. Her move successfully attracted many fans.

【The salted fish pillow looks good! I’m going to buy it!】

【Ahhhhh, a salted fish headband, I want one too!】

【Laughing to death. Even her bracelet is salted fish. Jiajia shouldn’t have salted fish accessories all over her body, right?】

Mu Jiajia was interacting with the viewers, and seeing these messages on the bullet screen, she smiled and said, “No, I don’t.”

【Why did Jiajia suddenly have so many salted fish-related items?】

【Is Jiajia into salted fish?】

Mu Jiajia nodded, smiling brightly. “Yes, I like it very much. I think this fish with dead fish eyes is very funny. Don’t you guys like it?” Mu Jiajia’s audience was very supportive.

【We like it too!】

Mu Jiajia didn’t avoid Ning Xiaoyu when she was interacting with the audience and even let Ning Xiaoyu hear it on purpose.

Who says that only Ning Xiaoyu could make a splash? Wasn’t it just acting like a salted fish? She can do it too!

The love system found it unbearable after hearing the green tea’s comment.

【Love System: She doesn’t even like it! She’s lying!】

Ning Xiaoyu, who had eaten to her heart’s content, prepared to go back to her room. But just as she took a few steps, the voice of the childish system screaming like an angry chicken sounded in her ears again, 【Girl, Mu Jiajia wants to compete with you! You must be saltier than her! Let the fake one feel ashamed and give up. You can—

A: Tell her to wash up and sleep^[5]stop babbling nonsense, just go to sleep, exuding the demeanor of a big shot.

B: Tell her that you’re only being yourself and will not be easily surpassed by imitators!

C: Act pitiful to your fans in the livestream. Get them to charge for you and ripped Mu Jiajia to shreds!】

Ning Xiaoyu who saw these childish options: “……”

As expected of the love system.

Coincidentally, Mu Jiajia, who was lying on the sofa, greeted Ning Xiaoyu and said, “Xiaoyu, would you like to lie down too? I bought several salted fish pillows. I can give you one if you like.”

【Love System: She’s acting arrogant as if she’s the original! Isn’t she just copying you?!】

Ning Xiaoyu shrugged. She was really too lazy to bother with Mu Jiajia, but the other party was clearly provoking her, and she wasn’t a soft persimmon^[6]pushover either.

She walked up to the other party and told her in a cold tone, “Wash up and sleep.”

Love System: “!!!” Sure enough, its host could stand up for herself!

Ning Xiaoyu went to the bathroom on the first floor and filled half of a basin with warm water. She proceeded to carry it to the living room and set it down on the floor with a thud. Then in front of Mu Jiajia, she began to comfortably soak her feet.

Mu Jiajia who’s confronted with Ning Xiaoyu’s feet: ……

The childish love system: Well done, Girl!

The viewers watching the live stream: Sure enough, Ning Xiaoyu is the salted fish king!