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Yue Su sneered sarcastically, her eyes filled with coldness as she abruptly glanced at Shen Junzai.
“President Shen, what are you implying? I like good-looking men—what’s wrong with that? Even if I had gone back in time, it would only prove that I once pursued him. You’ve been chasing after me, yelling all the way here—are you holding any evidence? Or were you hiding under my bed, catching us red-handed?”
“Among the celebrities I’ve worked with or been involved in scandals with, is there a single one who isn’t good-looking?”
“My taste is still quite good. President Shen, you never made it to the scandal headlines with me, did you?”
She turned to Jiang Wanti, her face full of sincerity. “Or is it that Teacher Jiang saw me seducing your fiancé? After all the abuse your fans hurled at me for so long, you should at least give them an explanation.”
Jiang Wanti opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.
The past between Fu Xijin and Yue Su was a tightly held secret. Neither party wanted it to be dredged up again.
Her face burned with shame. She turned away and mumbled, “It was all a misunderstanding.”
【666! This fresh angle… kind of makes sense.】
【Honestly, everything she said is true!】
【Even President Fu personally denied it. She was never the third party.】
【What’s wrong with liking handsome men? I like handsome guys too!】
【So… all my previous insults were for nothing?】
【LOL Shen Junzai looks like he swallowed something disgusting.】
Even Jiang Wanti’s fans were stunned by the sudden reversal.
They had bashed Yue Su for so long, only to find out she never actually meddled?
But Jiang Wanti just stood by, letting them curse without clarifying anything.
As the atmosphere turned awkward, Qian Man walked over.
“Everyone’s back. Looks like this trip was quite fruitful.”
Yuan Jin glanced at the bucket next to Yue Su and smiled bitterly.
“We’re no match for President Fu and Yue Su. We only managed to collect less than half a bucket.”
Yi Xia quickly said, “It’s my fault. I didn’t contribute much.”
Yuan Jin waved his hand. “Don’t say that, Teacher Yi. You and Xingjun helped a lot.”
Qian Man instructed them to bring the honey forward for weighing. Clearly, Fu Xijin and Yue Su had gathered the most—a full bucket.
Yuan Jin and Yi Xia were second, while Jiang Wanti and Shen Junzai came back empty-handed.
The rankings were obvious.
Jiang Wanti patted Jiang Xin’s head and winked at her.
Jiang Xin immediately ran up and said, “We’re not coming in last! Uncle Fu is giving us some honey!”
The rule was: as long as each group collected 500 milliliters of honey, they completed the task.
Qian Man nodded. “That’s one way to go about it, but if your honey amount is less than the others, your score will still rank last.”
Jiang Xin hadn’t considered that and grew worried.
She looked at Fu Xijin. “Uncle Fu, please give us a bit more! I don’t want to come last!”
Nao Nao objected loudly, “If you don’t want to come last, your mom and Uncle Shen should have tried harder! Why should you freeload from us?”
Jiang Xin rolled her eyes. “I’m not asking you. The honey belongs to Uncle Fu, and he already agreed.”
Nao Nao was furious, glaring daggers at Fu Xijin.
If he dared to say yes, she would cut ties with him!
【Seriously, what’s the point of a competition like this then?】
【Jiang Wanti doesn’t want to work hard and just begs for others’ efforts—ridiculous.】
【Don’t blame our Wanti. It was Jiang Xin who spoke up.】
【Jiang Xin is just a child. She didn’t mean any harm.】
【But half the honey belongs to Yue Su. Even if it’s President Fu’s, he can’t just give it away.】
【Most of it was gathered by President Fu! Why should Yue Su get a free ride?】
【LOL do you even know what “teamwork” means? All results are split equally!】
As long as Fu Xijin was willing to give it away, the program group had no objections.
But the amount had to be clarified.
Qian Man asked, “President Fu, how much honey are you planning to give to Teacher Jiang’s group?”
The honey looked so tempting that he couldn’t wait to finish the settlement and get a taste.
Everyone waited for Fu Xijin’s response, but Yue Su spoke first.
“If President Fu intends to give some away, please separate my share first.”
Her meaning was clear: she wasn’t going to be a sucker.
Jiang Wanti forced a stiff smile, inhaling deeply.
“If I’m not mistaken, this honey was mostly gathered by A-Jin.”
Yue Su looked at her directly. “If I remember correctly, I was the one who teamed up with him.”
Fu Xijin raised an eyebrow. “When did I ever say I was going to give it away?”
Qian Man froze and instinctively looked at Jiang Wanti.
Jiang Xin immediately protested, “Uncle Fu, you promised not to let me and Mom go hungry!”
Fu Xijin lowered his gaze to her. “You won’t go hungry. But that has nothing to do with the honey.”
Jiang Xin, dissatisfied, pointed at the bucket of honey. “If you give it to us, we’ll win the prize money and won’t go hungry!”
Fu Xijin countered calmly, “Why should I give you the honey?”
Jiang Xin was stunned. She couldn’t think of a reason. She just felt wronged.
Everyone said Uncle Fu doted on her. So why couldn’t he even spare a bucket of honey?
Her lips trembled, and her eyes welled up with tears as she stared at him pitifully.
Finally, overwhelmed, she burst into loud wailing.
“Waahhh… I don’t care! I want the honey! I don’t want to come last!”
Yuan Jin lost his patience. “This is a competition! Do you even understand what a competition is? If it wasn’t a team task, Uncle Fu isn’t obligated to give anything. He has the right to decide.”
Jiang Xin listened and shifted the blame to Yue Su.
“It’s all your fault! If not for you, Uncle Fu would have given the honey to us!”
“Jiang Xin!” Jiang Wanti scolded.
Yue Su merely shrugged. “It has nothing to do with me. As I said, half the honey belongs to me. The other half is up to your Uncle Fu to decide. I won’t interfere.”
Nao Nao, finally understanding, chimed in sweetly, “So if Uncle Fu wants to give his half away, it’s fine.”
Jiang Xin immediately lit up, looking eagerly at Fu Xijin.
“Uncle, they all said it’s okay! Please give us the honey!”
She was used to Fu Xijin agreeing to her every request.
However, this time, Fu Xijin shook his head firmly.
“No.”
Jiang Xin pouted, tears falling.
“Why not?”
Jiang Wanti quickly pulled her back and scolded, “Because this is a competition. You can’t think about getting rewards without working for them.”
Jiang Xin was filled with confusion. Didn’t her mom just agree to ask Uncle Fu earlier?
She grew even more aggrieved, crying endlessly in Jiang Wanti’s arms.
Qian Man, ignoring the commotion, announced the results.
“Excluding the bucket weight, President Fu and Yue Su’s honey weighs 23.8 kilograms.”
Yuan Jin and Yi Xia collected 7.8 kilograms.
First place prize: 3000 yuan, split equally.
Second place prize: 1000 yuan—Yuan Jin and Yi Xia were still very satisfied.
“Thank you, Teacher Yuan,” said Yi Xia with a wink.
Yuan Jin laughed, “Teacher Yi, you worked hard too.”
Qian Man asked, “How do you want to handle the honey? Should the program team recycle it?”
Yue Su, having about 20 kilograms under her name, thought for a moment and asked, “What price for recycling?”
Qian Man answered, “100 yuan per kilogram.”
Since it was raw honeycomb, the price wasn’t particularly high.
Yue Su felt it was too cheap. “I’ll recycle five kilograms. The rest, I’ll extract the honey and use it for a Weibo giveaway.”
Wild honey was rare, and the giveaway would create buzz and engagement.
The program team was more than happy to cooperate.
Yuan Jin and Yi Xia decided to sell all theirs back to the program group.
Fu Xijin had no plans to recycle. He told Yue Su, “Your call.”
Seeing he had no objections, Yue Su began filtering the honeycomb, extracting bottle after bottle of honey—a fascinating and healing process.
In the end, she filled 18 bottles, each 500ml.
She kept two bottles for her parents, two for Fu Xijin, and left 14 bottles.
“These will be for the giveaway.”
【Yue Su just posted on Weibo! Go go go!】
【Waaahhh, please let me win for once!】
【Already almost 10,000 reposts!】