77: On camera!

Led by Shen Lian, this group of people really ate their way through the entire place.

Shen Lian could not only eat, he knew how to eat. Whether it was local specialties or dishes that were flavorful, his eyes scanned like lasers, and he never once hit a dud.

Wu Shengsheng and the others were able to resist at first, but soon they completely gave up.

Just eat. If you miss this village, you won't find this shop. Getting scolded by the Agent is a problem for later.

"This candied hawthorn with filling." Shen Lian turned back and asked them, "Want some?"

The four of them nodded in unison.

Liu Tang loved candied hawthorns the most. There were only three on a skewer, not many, so she specifically chose the durian-filled one. "Don't judge me, okay?"

Shen Lian said gently, "It's just such a small amount, how could you be embarrassed to say that?"

Liu Tang giggled.

Just then, Yu Ming's voice abruptly interjected, "Are you done yet? Wei Kan and the others have disappeared."

Wu Shengsheng had a straightforward personality and said whatever was on her mind. Hearing this, she frowned, "Then you should have gone with them."

Yu Ming's voice grew colder, "Wasn't I worried about you guys?"

Wu Shengsheng laughed, "My dear brother, it's broad daylight with so many people around, what are you worried about?"

You're likely just desperate because you can't get close to Shu Mingyue. Wu Shengsheng didn't say these words out loud, but her expression was no longer friendly.

Shen Lian glanced at Yu Ming. Not bad, he was even better at courting death than he had expected.

Better a dead friend than a dead me; brother, please continue.

Yu Ming was left breathless by Wu Shengsheng's retort, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously. Now, even his sunglasses couldn't hide the fact that his face had turned green.

【Damn, so annoying.】

The barrage comments didn't name names, but the meaning was clear.

Everyone was enjoying this harmonious atmosphere, and the interactions between the guests were very interesting. It was just that someone had to come in and kill the mood. In particular, Yu Ming had great fame but few works. Usually, he could just bluff other artists on ordinary variety shows, but on this episode of "sea god descends," who was afraid of him?

The fans were even less afraid.

Oh, except for Shen Lian.

But Shen Lian maintained a peaceful attitude. Facing all the seniors, he still held a sense of humility. Along the way, he kept up with the banter and chatted, which was very pleasant to watch.

Everyone saw the cameramen filming Wei Kan and Ren Yanfei at the entrance of a teahouse. Upon entering, they sure enough found the two of them drinking tea.

Shen Lian offered them the sauce-scented pancakes he was carrying. Since they weren't full, Ren Yanfei didn't stand on ceremony.

"Is there a mission?" Shen Lian asked.

Wei Kan asked curiously, "How did you know?"

"I guessed." Shen Lian's sensitivity to variety shows was the highest among everyone present. In his past life, he had played through all the hit variety shows. Wei Kan was sitting here without any rush to continue on his way, so it was obvious he was being held up by something.

The staff handed over a mission card.

Shen Lian took it and read the text on it: "Life in motion, blooming in midsummer. To get an invitation to the evening banquet, you must obtain a smile from the Fairy Queen."

Wu Shengsheng blinked, "What does that mean?"

Shen Lian looked at the staff, "Where is the Fairy Queen?"

The staff didn't expect Shen Lian to cut straight to the point. According to the setup, there was no need to hide anything, so they pointed upwards.

They saw a floor-to-ceiling dark red curtain on the second floor of the restaurant retract from both sides, revealing the Fairy Queen standing in the middle, wearing a white flower fairy costume.

This counts as an NPC, Shen Lian realized.

"It looks like if we want to eat dinner tonight, we have to make the Fairy Queen laugh?" Wei Kan became interested and stood to the side, analyzing it with Shen Lian.

"There's also the previous sentence," Shen Lian said. "Life in motion, we probably need to dance."

After speaking, he and Wei Kan looked at Wu Shengsheng with eager eyes: our little singing and dancing expert.

Wu Shengsheng: "No problem!"

"She's keeping a straight face and won't smile." Liu Tang didn't believe it and went up to the second floor, standing in front of the Fairy Queen, and started telling jokes.

But the person didn't even move her eyes.

"Your jokes aren't working." Shen Lian said as he walked upstairs, but he didn't step firmly on the stairs and stumbled a few times with a clatter.

Chang Qing immediately reached out his hand, "Hey, you..."

Shen Lian steadied himself and turned back to say, "I'm fine."

The Fairy Queen watched this scene, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

Liu Tang shouted, "She smiled!!!"

But there was no sound from the mission notification.

Shen Lian thought about it, had a sudden realization, and called Liu Tang down: "Never mind, telling jokes is useless. The dancing and the Fairy Queen's smile should be connected. She has to smile during the guests' dance for the mission to be cleared. Otherwise, there should have been a mission progress announcement just now."

Everyone felt that Shen Lian's analysis made a lot of sense.

Yu Ming frowned, "Are you that sure?"

"Isn't that what trial and error is for?" Ren Yanfei replied, "Or do you have some brilliant idea?"

Yu Ming naturally couldn't come up with anything.

【I'm starting to get annoyed too...】

【Shen Lian is really so smart.】

Yu Ming's fans continued to try and save face, but no one paid them any attention.

Dancing was Wu Shengsheng's strength. As soon as the music played, she swayed to the rhythm. It was evident that her dance foundation was very solid. Wei Kan stared at Wu Shengsheng with a face full of admiration, and the Fairy Queen above also lowered her gaze to watch attentively.

When the song ended, Wu Shengsheng panted slightly, "Did she smile?"

"No," Shen Lian said, "but she clearly still wants to watch."

"What do we do?" Wu Shengsheng scratched her head, "I don't know any comedic dances."

Ren Yanfei sighed, and with a tone of "risking his old face," said, "Let's do it together. Maybe someone like me, who has absolutely no dance talent, is the only one who can make her laugh."

Wei Kan revealed a smile that was uglier than crying.

【Hahahaha! The Fairy Queen is truly professionally trained, but I'm going to die laughing.】

【Can Wei Kan dance?】

【No, besides Wu Shengsheng, no one else here should know how.】

Yu Ming lifted his chin slightly.

He actually knew a little.

When the music played again, Wu Shengsheng performed normally. Liu Tang and Shu Mingyue had filmed many dramas and had scenes that required dancing. Plus, with their slender figures, even if they weren't professional, they were still soft and lovely.

Wei Kan and Ren Yanfei lived up to expectations, twisting like Transformers.

And the most "passionate" among them was definitely Yu Ming.

Perhaps because he hadn't been in the spotlight, he was putting in a lot of effort now. After dancing for a bit, he even took off his jacket. It looked like street dance. In his excitement, he even supported himself with one hand on the ground, lifted his legs, and struck a high-difficulty pose. It wasn't standard, and when he landed, he kicked Wei Kan.

But Yu Ming was unmoved. He was completely self-intoxicated, imagining how handsome he looked in front of the camera.

Shen Lian watched, dumbfounded.

Seriously, brother, you... have a unique style.

Chang Qing: "I'm worried he'll kick me out."

"Go for it, go for it." Shen Lian had no other choice.

The group's styles were severely disjointed, and the barrage was drowned in a flood of "hahaha."

But no one expected that Shen Lian could dance.

His movements looked casual, but he seemed to be holding back, because he was hitting the rhythm perfectly. His movements weren't large, revealing a bit of laziness. When his shoulders swayed, his waist shook slightly, slender and alluring.

【Ahhhhhh! Get the camera on him! Close-up!】

【His waist is so thin [gestures].】

【So seductive... ah no, so fragrant.】

The Fairy Queen also stared intensely at this side.

"You can dance." Chang Qing symbolically shook his arms and leaned toward Shen Lian.

Shen Lian thought to himself that his former title of "Ten-Item Decathlon" wasn't for nothing, but he said modestly, "I know a little."

Just as he finished speaking, the vigorously dancing Yu Ming flipped up and elbowed Chang Qing on the shoulder.

Chang Qing felt pain and groaned softly while lunging forward.

Shen Lian was quick-eyed and fast-handed, catching him in one go.

The Fairy Queen up high went "pfft" and laughed out loud.

The music stopped, and the mission announcer clearly notified: "Mission passed."

Shen Lian was still holding Chang Qing's shoulders with both hands. It was a very normal posture, but the two looked at each other, huh?!

As soon as Wu Shengsheng saw the Fairy Queen's smile, she understood. Good heavens, are you shipping the CP here?!

The barrage was stimulated by this and immediately boiled over.

If Wu Shengsheng could see it, couldn't the thousands of sisters see it too?

Could that so-called henpecked husband not see it?

Xu Jingge sent a text message bombardment: 【Come on! Let's fight!!】

Chu Yilan lit a cigarette and stared at the screen with narrowed eyes.

【For safety, I'll emphasize again: audience fan works have nothing to do with the actual people. Some ship looks, some ship dramas; just because we ship doesn't mean we are forcing them to be a couple. We have a god's-eye view. I'm worried some cuties might mind, so I'm specifically saying: Shen Lian and Chang Qing are just good friends; there's no issue with how they interact.】