177: Chen Cheng again

30,000 yuan a month was indeed a very high salary, but it had to be looked at in perspective. For example, before this, Qiu Gu's income was nearly 10,000 yuan including the five insurances and one housing fund. With travel subsidies and year-end bonuses, it averaged out to about 15,000.

Qiu Gu also had holidays. Usually, when there were no tasks, he might just sit in the office editing footage. Following him, he didn't even have holidays anymore.

And now he even wanted to take the initiative to help manage his accounts!

Finding someone like Qiu Gu to accompany him on this Fishing Tour was truly the right decision~

The more Gao Xiaofan thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt. The gift revenue from his recent live streams alone was nearly 800,000 yuan.

And this was despite him never asking fans for gifts. If he were to give a shout-out, he might be able to make Qiu Gu's entire year's salary in a single session.

However, if he mentioned a raise now, Qiu Gu would probably refuse again. It was better to wait until the end of the Fishing Tour and give him a big red envelope.

Having settled a matter on his mind, Gao Xiaofan nodded with satisfaction and continued scrolling through videos. The room was once again filled with the sound of "quack quack quack" laughter... At eight o'clock the next morning, the three of them washed up and met to go downstairs for breakfast.

The boss had asked them last night if they wanted breakfast. If they did, he would prepare extra portions, similar to a buffet, but with only a few options.

There was porridge, noodles, Steamed Buns, pan-fried buns, and egg fried rice.

Gao Xiaofan and Li Yuer got a bowl of porridge and some pan-fried buns, while Qiu Gu served himself a whole basin of egg fried rice.

The boss had been busy since early morning. Seeing Gao Xiaofan and the others having breakfast, he approached with his phone.

"I'll call my sister right now and have her come over."

After the call connected, the sound of the speakerphone came through. The girl on the other end didn't seem to be awake yet.

"What is it~ What time is it even~"

"It's eight o'clock. Hurry up and come over. That thing you posted online before—someone booked it yesterday. They want to go fishing now, shouldn't you take them?"

The boss said with a headache, his tone rapid, as if he was afraid his sister would hang up.

There was no reaction from the other side for a few seconds. Then, the girl shouted excitedly.

"Hahaha, see? I told you my method would work! I'm coming right now~"

Then the call hung up, and the boss breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as she agreed. You can follow her after breakfast. I'll get back to work."

The three of them nodded, but Gao Xiaofan had a strange look on his face. He already knew who this familiar girl was~

Ten minutes later, a girl with wheat-colored skin darted in through the main entrance, her eyes landing on the only table of guests in the hall.

"Brother Xiaofan!"

Chen Cheng rushed over and grabbed Gao Xiaofan's arm, shaking it vigorously in excitement!

"Ouch, Orange, slow down~"

Gao Xiaofan bared his teeth and looked at Chen Cheng.

"I should have guessed it was you! Last night I was thinking that the van at the door looked just like yours!!!"

Chen Cheng chattered incessantly. Beside her, Li Yuer watched with wide eyes, and Qiu Gu was also surprised. He didn't expect to run into an acquaintance here.

It was indeed Qu Lang's assistant from the Xiushui Mingshan Program Group, Chen Cheng.

The boss, busy in the kitchen, heard the commotion. Seeing his sister excitedly hugging the young man, he didn't realize what was happening at first.

"Brother, look! Gao Xiaofan! This is the Gao Xiaofan I told you about!"

Chen Cheng shouted boastfully like a child.

After making a fuss for a while, Chen Cheng finally quieted down—well, only compared to before.

"Brother Xiaofan, I only found out you were here after watching the live stream replay last night. I was thinking how great it would be if you came to our place~"

"Brother Xiaofan, did you know this place was run by my family, so you came here on purpose to find me~"

"Brother Xiaofan, have you tried my brother's braised pig trotters? They're delicious! Brother, what are you standing there for? Make some braised pig trotters~"

The boss looked at his sister with a face full of question marks.

"Orange, who eats pig trotters first thing in the morning~" Gao Xiaofan said, between laughter and tears.

"You do! Didn't you use to secretly take me every night..." Chen Cheng stopped halfway, winking and making faces.

"Is taking you for barbecue the same? Barbecue is meant for the evening~"

Seeing the boss's expression worsening, Gao Xiaofan hurriedly spoke up.

"Oh, right! We'll eat them at lunch then. Let's go fishing, come on, come on."

Chen Cheng suddenly understood, then stood up with renewed enthusiasm and dragged Gao Xiaofan outside.

Gao Xiaofan felt helpless. Glancing at the boss, whose face was getting darker and darker, he quickly followed Chen Cheng's lead and ran forward. He was a bit afraid to stay any longer.

Qiu Gu and Li Yuer also hurried to keep up.

"Oh, Uncle Gu, you're here too~"

Chen Cheng stood in front of the van and looked at Qiu Gu, who was about to drive, with a face full of surprise.

Qiu Gu nodded with a dark expression. After all that, she hadn't even noticed him. As for the title "Uncle Gu," Chen Cheng had already been calling him that back in the Xiushui Mingshan Program Group.

"Hahaha, I'm so stupid! I forgot Uncle Gu is the driver~"

Chen Cheng pulled Gao Xiaofan into the back seat, leaving Li Yuer to sit in the front passenger seat.

"Let's go! We'll head to the lakeside first, and then we'll take a boat~"

After chatting in the car for a while, the situation finally became clear.

Chen Cheng had resigned and gone home not long after the Show Water Bright Mountain program began broadcasting. In her words: "I make 4,000 yuan sitting in an office, and I still make 4,000 yuan going on business trips with the Program Production Crew—not even a dog would do that." Just then, she heard her brother was planning to start a farmhouse resort, so she ran back.

The three in the car were dumbfounded by Chen Cheng's description.

Her attitude towards work was way too casual~

At first, Gao Xiaofan thought this silly girl had some kind of background; otherwise, how could someone so airheaded become a director's assistant?

Now it seemed she really was just airheaded, with no special connections or background. It was likely that the assistant job wasn't exactly a coveted position~

Listening to their conversation, Li Yuer understood that Chen Cheng had met Gao Xiaofan during the program. Being a social butterfly herself, she soon hit it off with Chen Cheng.

"Sister Yuer, let me tell you, the Yellowtail Fish I caught yesterday was huge~ Over a pound!"

Chen Cheng bragged while giving directions.

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but interject: "Do you even know how to fish? I recall you didn't know how when you were with the Program Production Crew~"

"Yeah, but I got really bored after coming home. I don't have any friends here or anything. Then I thought about you fishing and it seemed fun, so I bought a Lure Rod~"

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but say again: "Yellowtail? fish species? That shouldn't be a species for Lure Fishing, right?"

"Ugh, you're so annoying! It's because I bought the same baitcasting reel as yours, and it bird-nested every time I cast. It wasn't fun at all, so I bought a Taiwan Fishing rod instead!"

Chen Cheng pouted crossly.