Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show-Chapter 54: The Most Plastic Sisters

The drawing of lots is complete.

Director Sun raised his right hand high. "Guests who drew red balls, please raise your hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Shiye and Qin Kai simultaneously raised their hands and exchanged a smile.

"Brother Kai, looking forward to working with you."

"Xiao Ye, let’s give it our all!"

Chu Xi tightly held the small ball to her chest with both hands, closed her eyes, and silently prayed in her heart.

Please, please, let Teacher Shen Yi draw the blue ball!

[Chu Xi is treating the ball like a shooting star, making a wish right here?]

[If I’m not mistaken, her lips were mouthing "Shen Yi," right? Could she be hoping to team up with Shen Yi?]

[Exactly, you’re not mistaken. Chu Xi is already Shen Yi’s little fangirl—what kind of fan wouldn’t want to team up with their idol?]

"Next up are the guests with the yellow ball."

"Shen Yi—"

Just as Director Sun was confirming the guest list, his words were abruptly interrupted by an ecstatic voice.

"Me, me, me! I have the blue ball!"

Due to extreme nervousness, Chu Xi had misheard "yellow" as "blue." The moment she heard Director Sun mention Shen Yi’s name, she became overjoyed. Her previously tightly shut eyes immediately snapped open, and at the same time, the hand holding her ball shot up into the air.

Everyone turned to look at Chu Xi, and the air suddenly grew tense.

Chu Xi turned her head and, upon seeing the yellow ball in Shen Yi’s hand, her smile froze instantly.

[The most terrifying thing is when the air goes silent. The atmosphere is now tinged with a slight awkwardness.]

[Shen Yi: Is it me who’s colorblind, or is it you who’s colorblind?]

A few seconds later, a crisp feminine voice rang out: "Sister Xi, Director Sun said yellow balls. I’m the one partnered with Teacher Shen Yi."

Chu Xi slowly turned her head and saw Chu Wei waving a yellow ball right in front of her.

She lowered her head, feeling a deep sense of disappointment in her heart.

At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief—thank goodness Sang Ning wasn’t the one teamed up with Shen Yi.

Wait... then who’s paired with Sang Ning?

Shocked, Chu Xi lifted her head again. In the next moment, the hand holding her ball was suddenly grabbed by someone else.

"Xixi, stop looking. We’re a team."

Sang Ning grabbed Chu Xi’s hand and raised it high, signaling to Director Sun, while her eyes held a faintly mischievous smile as she looked at Chu Xi.

Chu Xi: "..."

[No way, the chaotic battle I dreaded actually came true.]

[Chu Xi: At this moment, I want nothing more than to chop off the hand Sang Ning is holding onto.]

[It seems that running into this Crow Spirit Sang Ning has nullified even the Lucky Goddess’s blessing.]

"Xixi, I’m so envious of you. Just yesterday, you said you wanted to be my friend, and today the heavens gave you this opportunity. You’ve got your wish!" Sang Ning’s voice, though authoritative, turned mesmerizingly soft when she spoke gently.

Chu Xi’s face instantly dropped. Her expression forcefully twisted into an unnatural smile.

Song Shiye, listening to this exchange, smiled faintly—the senior’s words, as always, had their own unique warmth.

Meanwhile, Sang Chuan’s eyes nearly rolled to the back of his head as he folded his arms and rubbed them incessantly, feeling like his goosebumps were about to fall off. Sang Ning’s exaggeratedly saccharine tone had an unholy level of lethality!

[Chu Xi: Look closely. Really look. Do I look like I genuinely want to be your friend? It was just a polite throwaway line—you really took it seriously?!]

[The most "plastic" friendship pair from the countryside is officially here. Sang Ning: We’re both sly foxes; why bother pretending to be spirits from a ghost story?]

[As expected, every gorgeous woman has that one clueless younger brother. Look at Sang Chuan’s obvious disdain for Sang Ning—it’s written all over his face!]

[Song Shiye: Could you at least add a modifier? I’m her biological younger brother. Didn’t you see the starry admiration in my eyes? My love for Sister Sang is practically spilling out!]

The teams were finalized, and the guests were led by the crew into the orchard.

Even though Chu Xi was reluctant, she had no choice but to accept her fate, dragging her tired body into the orchard.

At the orchard’s entrance, various peach-picking tools were displayed. The male guests instinctively picked up ladders, while the female guests opted for lighter tools.

As everyone grabbed their tools and moved deeper into the orchard, a cold narration broke the silence from behind. freēnovelkiss.com

Everyone paused simultaneously and turned around in unison, only to see Director Sun holding a clipboard in his left hand and furiously jotting things down with his right.

"Shen Yi, Song Shiye, Sang Chuan, Qin Kai, Qin Jiaxiang, each carrying one ladder, owe the production team 200 yuan each;

Grandma Song, two bamboo baskets and four pliers, owes 600 yuan;

Chu Wei, two bamboo baskets and two pliers, owes 400 yuan;

Chuyun, two bamboo baskets and one plier, owes 300 yuan;

Hu Zhi, two bamboo baskets and two pliers, owes 400 yuan;

Chu Xi, two bamboo baskets and two pliers, owes 400 yuan."

Everyone: ???

Without even lifting his head, Director Sun explained nonchalantly, "The peach-picking tools we gave you are not free. Each ladder costs 200 yuan, each bamboo basket 100 yuan, and each pair of pliers 100 yuan."

"What the—this is way too expensive!" Chu Wei complained in frustration, protesting, "Director Sun, the extra pliers I’m holding are for Teacher Shen Yi. Blame goes where it’s due—if there’s any accounting to be done, put it under Shen Yi’s name, okay?"

[There’s no such thing as teammates when it comes to money. Chu Wei sold out Shen Yi so quickly, without even blinking.]

[Now I get it! Director Sun is doing this on purpose. He’s dead set on making sure the guests never settle their debts to the program crew.]

[Wait a minute—did Director Sun miss someone? It seems like two people aren’t accounted for yet.]

At that very moment, Director Sun realized something was off. "Where are Sang Ning and Mrs. Chu?"

Chu Xi, still sulking over not being paired with Shen Yi, hadn’t even noticed Li Sulan’s absence.

Where’s her mom? Where did her mom go?

"Xixi, I’m here!"

A feeble voice sounded, and Chu Xi turned toward the sound to find Li Sulan under a peach tree, waving weakly at her. She looked pale.

Chu Xi swiftly put down the tools in her hand and ran over, concern written all over her face. "Mom, what’s wrong?"

"I feel a little dizzy." Li Sulan dramatically massaged her temple, then leaned closer to Chu Xi’s ear and whispered, "Kids from the Sang Family can handle the hard labor. After all, they owe more money. Let them shoulder more of the workload—that’s only fair."

Chu Xi’s eyes flickered with hesitation. "Wouldn’t that... be a bit inappropriate?"

She certainly didn’t want to work, and teaming up with Sang Ning had completely killed her motivation. But she was also afraid of being too blatant about slacking off, lest the livestream viewers start roasting her.

"Oh dear, I’m feeling so faint, Xixi, hold me quickly!"

Li Sulan cried out, and Chu Xi immediately rushed to support her.

Seizing the moment, Li Sulan added, "Silly child, if I’m not feeling well, it’s only natural for you to stay by my side and take care of me."