Picking apples, noon at the cafeteria

An Huaixu watched his movements, and asked directly, “What’s wrong? Is it going to rain again?”

Shi Yun: “I might not have slept well. I feel a bit off.”

An Huaixu looked at him, and indeed he didn’t look very good. He said softly, “Nightmare?”

Shi Yun opened his mouth, unsure how to describe it.

His dream was like being shrouded in a layer of mist, hazy and indistinct, making it impossible to see clearly, like a fantasy.

An Huaixu handed Shi Yun a candy: “Eat this.”

Shi Yun was momentarily dazed, the hand in front of him seemed to merge with a certain scene.

He blinked, wanting to see more clearly, but the pain in his head came again.

He gasped, covering his head.

An Huaixu was frightened by him, and quickly supported his arm: “What’s wrong?”

After about a second or two, Shi Yun recovered.

He looked a little strange. In the past, he would only occasionally have a headache when he heard thunder during the rain, why was it happening so frequently recently?

He was thinking this, and he looked up to meet An Huaixu’s gaze, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling inexplicably guilty.

“I’m, fine.”

An Huaixu: “Go back and rest.”

Shi Yun shook his head immediately upon hearing this: “I’m really fine, it was just now, just—”

An Huaixu pinched his mouth: “Alright, if you don’t want to tell me, then don’t.”

He finished speaking and turned to leave.

Shi Yun stood in place, staring at his back, took a deep breath, and rubbed his throbbing temples, then followed him a few steps.

As they entered the mountain, a refreshing breeze climbed from their legs to their heads.

Shi Yun was wearing thin clothes today and sneezed as soon as he got there.

An Huaixu glanced at him, then looked away, sighing where others couldn’t see.

One of the children was talking to Shi Yun, and Shi Yun was squatting down to listen, when suddenly an unidentified object covered his head, blocking his view.

He was startled and quickly pulled it down, finding it was a familiar black jacket.

He looked around, as if sensing something, and saw a tall figure picking leaves for the little classmate Linglan.

Linglan sounded very happy, her crisp laughter coming from that direction.

The tall figure looked up at her, and in his dull, unperturbed eyes, there was unexpectedly a hint of a smile.

Shi Yun looked away, staring at the jacket in his hands, and couldn’t help but smile.
He put the jacket on.

Strangely enough, even though the jacket smelled of laundry detergent, he inexplicably felt enveloped by An Huaixu’s scent, making him feel— extremely secure.

An Huaixu himself was like a glacier on a snow mountain, but his aura was like a bamboo forest in the sunlight, calm and refreshing.

The group continued to walk up the mountain.

When they were about halfway up, the main force from the village, carrying several baskets of apples, had already started heading back down.

The main force consisted of young and strong people with fast legs, vitality, and loud voices.

Before they even saw them, Shi Yun heard their voices.

“Oh, the apples today will definitely sell for a good price!”

“Yes, they look great! Oh, this winter we can buy our kids some pretty winter clothes!”

“Hey, Ling-ge, isn’t that your kid!?”

The man called Ling-ge tiptoed to look, and through the layers of trees, he saw the white-clothed girl in the group.

The white-clothed girl clearly saw him too, waving the leaves in her hand, and happily shouted: “Father!”

Ling-ge: “Hey, kid!”

The children were in high spirits, and whether they knew each other or not, they raised their hands and waved hello.

The sound of children’s playfulness stirred up several waves, making the people standing far away feel joyful.

Between these two groups, there was a small bush. Shi Yun stood on the edge and said a few words to them, asking about the situation on the mountain.

After speaking, Ling-ge waved goodbye to the little girl and led the crowd to leave.

The young people carrying the baskets were reluctant to part with the children, and they looked back repeatedly even after walking a few meters.

Their eyes made people feel at ease and—

Shi Yun pondered for a moment, it should be a kind of hope.

They continued to walk up the mountain.

After a while, the sun climbed up, and the dazzling colors enveloped them through the branches, turning into scattered light covering the soil.

On a bumpy section of the road, An Huaixu and Shi Yun stood on either side, one holding a child and passing them over, the other taking the child and placing them on the ground.

They passed this bumpy section with great tacit understanding.

“Children, did you see the sea of red apples?”

The children followed Shi Yun and stood on the edge of the mountain path, looking ahead in the direction of his fingers.

Greenery as the backdrop, large areas of red染 on the surface, the edges blending, and burning a fiery red for the sky.

Birds flew low, and the chirping sound of joy was continuous.

“Wow,”

“I see.”

The children, who were tired from walking halfway, instantly regained their energy after seeing this.

Shi Yun waved his hand: “Okay, students, we’re going to continue on!”

On the last stretch of the road, someone started singing a song.

This song was taught to them by the music teacher, with simple tunes and easy to sing.

From the initial humming, to the final chorus.

The children’s voices were so high, rising and falling, blowing the distant green waves.

Their round cheeks and happy expressions were the most beautiful scenery in this mountain.

Shi Yun wasn’t sure if it was his illusion, but he saw many birds flying towards them.

They either stood on the trees or circled in the sky, and their small black bean-like eyes should have been filled with one of the most unforgettable scenes in these children’s childhood.

When they arrived at the top of the mountain, the staff was already waiting for them with the equipment needed to pick apples.

Because it had rained not long ago, the ground was a bit muddy.

The program team prepared colorful rain boots and a small backpack for the children.

The colors of the small backpacks and rain boots were matched, and they looked quite stylish on the children.

Shi Yun stood beside them and admired them for a while, happily recording them for half a day.

He also remembered he was wearing An Huaixu’s jacket, and afraid of getting it dirty, he was about to take it off.

Unexpectedly, An Huaixu walked over carrying a pair of rain boots and rain pants, forcefully holding his hand, while putting down the things and ‘friendly’ helping him fasten the top button.

“Okay, wear this.”

An Huaixu walked away coldly after speaking.

Leaving Shi Yun standing in place, under the scorching sun, sweating slightly.

He seemed to understand why An Shuqi was wrapped up like a ball in such hot weather at the beginning of the filming.

There’s a kind of cold, where he feels you’re cold.

Ani stood by, watching a group of netizens laughing on the bullet screen.

[It’s reasonable to suspect that if there weren’t enough clothes, Teacher An could wrap up Teacher Shi as well!]

[Teacher An is so caring (smile)]

[Today’s live broadcast is so good, the children are interacting warmly on the left, and our CP is being funny and sweet on the right, oh my god I love it, I’ll recommend it to my friends!]

[I just came over from the live broadcast of the other group, they’ve already started picking apples frantically, why is it so peaceful over here, the style is wrong!?]

After putting on the equipment, An Huaixu took the lead into the apple forest.

Shi Yun walked to the side of the team, constantly watching the children’s condition.

The rainbow-colored little balls, with small hats on, walked by, one after another, jumping and skipping.

The small rain boots landed in the puddles, treading out a rhythmic sound.

An Huaixu stood under a tree, looking forward, the red spots among the lush branches, and the fragrance of apples lingering on his nose.

This was specially chosen by the program team after inspection. The apple trees weren’t very tall.

Standing on a higher stone surface, he picked one with a lift of his hand.

The cameraman gave a close-up shot—

An Huaixu’s distinctively jointed fingers held the apple still wet with dew and appeared in the live broadcast.

Then, a sentence of “pretty good” entered everyone’s ears.

People looked at it—— [Wow, the luster reflected under the sunlight is so beautiful, the taste of this apple must be very good!]

Looking again, their attention gradually shifted——

[The color of the apple is so beautiful! The shape of the apple is so good!]

[Is this an implicit advertisement?]

[I remember someone once asked An Huaixu to endorse, without even showing his face, just showing his hand, and the endorsement fee was several million!

I didn’t know much before, I thought An Huaixu was too picky, but after getting to know him, I realized that you, An Huaixu, I really have nothing to say (thumbs up)]

[Celebrities are different, an ordinary sentence can top the efforts of several people in this area!]

[Forget about everything else, set An Huaixu’s hand as a product card, and link it up!]

And so, only a few minutes after An Huaixu’s team took action, a topic of “#Forget about everything else, link it#” surged to the top of the trending list.

Director Lin was no longer flustered seeing the soaring popularity this time.

He slowly sipped his tea, turned his head, and began to discuss with Principal Zhang how to help the villagers quickly sell their apples.

As he was speaking, Director Lin received a phone call.

“Eh, it’s Qiaoqiao’s father.”

Principal Zhang was surprised and also a little worried: “Did something happen to Qiaoqiao?”

Director Lin’s expression became serious, and he swiped his phone to answer the call.

He didn’t know what the other person said, and his brow gradually relaxed, until he was smiling, and said several “okay, okay”.