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Chapter 472 Meng Ziyi Arrives at Home
Beijing, Pinggu.

"Welcome to Peach Blossom Village! Please feel free to wander around and look at anything!"

Meng Ziyi jumped out of the car, looked up at the loudspeaker hanging on the telephone pole, and felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Before she could think further, she saw Chen Duling, who had come with her, go to the trunk and start taking out her luggage.

"Dudu, let me help you."

"Oh, it's okay, I'll take care of it."

Even so, Meng Ziyi still ran over and picked up her suitcase. Despite not having enough hands to carry it, she still wanted to help Chen Duling get some things.

Just after the two had taken all their luggage off the car, two voices suddenly came from the same direction.

Hello!

"Do you need help?"

Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling turned their heads and were both stunned, because the two people walking towards them looked somewhat similar at first glance, like sisters.

Compared to Chen Duling (i-person), Meng Ziyi (e-person) is clearly more suited to breaking the ice with strangers.

"Hello, good morning. Are you also residents of Peach Blossom Village?"

"That's right! I'm Yoko, you can just call me Yoko."

Lamu Yangzi, whose face was a little rounder and whose eyes were a little smaller, took the lead in introducing herself and casually reached out to help Meng Ziyi with a suitcase.

"Let me get this for you!"

"Thank you, you're so kind... Who are you?"

"My name is Li Xueqin, and I am a stand-up comedian. Hello."

"Eh?"

Meng Ziyi grinned sheepishly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "You're from Northeast China, right?"

"I don't have an accent either!"

As a stand-up comedian, Li Xueqin is full of jokes.

Meng Ziyi was amused by her and burst into laughter. He then introduced himself and went to help Chen Duling break the ice with the two of them.

After their acquaintance ended, the four of them dragged their luggage to the large villa where Peach Blossom Village was located.

When Meng Ziyi arrived at the door, she found that most people had already arrived in a bustling crowd. She and Chen Duling were relatively late, but fortunately, they were not the last ones.

"Hello everyone, sorry we're late."

A greeting came from a newly arrived NIO electric vehicle.

Everyone turned to look and saw Reba jump out of the driver's seat, with Nezha sitting in the passenger seat, and Tian Xinwei and Zhou Ye getting out of the back seat.

"Xiao Yi, oh my, you've finally arrived!"

The familiar voice reminded Meng Ziyi of the broadcast he had just heard.

She turned around and saw Song Dandan, accompanied by Guo Qilin, Wang Sulong, and Yang Di, walking briskly out of the villa and approaching her familiarly and warmly.

Meng Ziyi reciprocated with the same enthusiasm, stepping forward to take Song Dandan's arm.

"Sister Dandan, it's been a long time."

"That's right! We haven't seen each other since Huang Sanshi's show ended last time."

"Hehe, this time the green beans are guaranteed to be ripe."

"Hey! Why did you bring this up?"

Song Dandan pouted with a bitter face, the fear of being dominated by green beans resurfacing in her heart.

Meng Ziyi didn't have too many concerns. He was about to introduce Song Dandan to her when he realized that there were so many guests on the show, and it would be too tiring to introduce them one by one. He decided to wait until lunchtime to introduce them all at once.

After exchanging a few jokes with Song Dandan, she turned to look at the three people standing at the entrance of the villa, who were quite far apart and appeared to be all alone.

The one with the thick beard, long hair, and a颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a sense of listlessness, apathy, or a sense of dejection) look is Wang Chuanjun.

The one wearing a black vest and hat, looking very casual, should be another guest besides Yoko and Li Xueqin, Zhou Zi.

The last one, using the process of elimination, must be Ren Ke, a member of the band Five People!
After confirming their information, Meng Ziyi chuckled, feeling quite clever for recognizing all the guests so quickly.

After the guests met, they began selecting rooms as arranged by the production team.

The 15 people were divided into three groups and lived in rooms 3, 6 and 8, each with a single room and a double room.

Just like the pre-arranged alliances, Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling, Reba and Nezha, Tian Xinwei and Zhou Ye all chose double rooms and then scattered among the three large houses.

After everyone had chosen their rooms, the program's announcement came over the loudspeaker again.

"Residents, you can now come to Restaurant No. 6 for lunch. This is your only free lunch in Peach Blossom Village."

The group, who had vanished like mercury spilling onto the ground, reunited once more.

They didn't really care too much about what they ate for lunch.

Most people are currently focused on breaking the ice as quickly as possible, introducing themselves, and getting to know others. The filming of Peach Blossom Village will last for 21 days, so everyone needs to get to know each other as soon as possible.

However, the first topic used to break the ice caught everyone off guard.

"Xiaoyi, are you still dating your ex-boyfriend?"

At the dinner table, without any preamble, Song Dandan threw a bombshell question directly at Meng Ziyi, who was sitting opposite her.

This question stumped Meng Ziyi and also drew the attention of everyone else.

Reba, Nezha, Tian Xinwei, Chen Duling, and Zhou Ye all wondered: What's going on? Is the mountain pressing down on us about to collapse?
Most of the other people were surprised by Song Dandan's outspokenness.

Only Guo Qilin, Wang Sulong, and Yang Di pursed their lips in perfect unison, because they had been asked the same question by Song Dandan when they came over.

Asking young people about their relationship problems seems to have become a standard social tactic for older people. "What do you mean by 'that ex-boyfriend'?! My boyfriend has always been...the same person, Sister Dan, don't talk nonsense!"

Once Meng Ziyi realized what was happening, she loudly retorted, startling Song Dandan.

"I'm asking about your boyfriend whom you started dating two years ago. Are you still dating him?"

"Oh, right! We're in talks."

Meng Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he had startled himself.

Upon hearing this, the five members of Reba also pouted in disappointment, realizing it was all for naught.

Song Dandan didn't understand why Meng Ziyi had such a strong reaction. But after seeing that this topic could attract so much attention from everyone present, she began to use her senior status to ask them one by one.

"Hot, do you have a boyfriend yet?"

"Hehe, I can't say that."

Reba waved her hand, indicating that she wanted to skip the question, and then lowered her head to eat, indicating that she didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Her personality is that she's very "e" with acquaintances and very "i" with strangers. Song Dandan is currently in the stranger stage.

Having been rebuffed, Song Dandan couldn't retaliate. Dilraba was the most famous guest, and the top female star of Datang Pictures, so her status in the industry was undeniable.

We still have to pick the easy target.

Thinking this to herself, Song Dandan turned her gaze to the person next to Reba: "Nezha, do you have a boyfriend?"

"what?"

Nezha paused for a moment, then quickly glanced at Meng Ziyi and said, "Yes! My boyfriend has always been the same person."

Huh? What's going on? When did they get back together? How come I didn't know?
Meng Ziyi's mind raced, her eyes wide, feeling like she'd been cuckolded... No, that's not right, there are plenty of people who've cuckolded her... She couldn't think like that, her only sisters were Reba and Xiaotian.

Nezha, you haven't even joined the group, how can that count?

Seeing the look Meng Ziyi was giving him, Nezha ignored Song Dandan's follow-up questions and went straight to eat.

Having encountered yet another person who didn't respect their elders, Song Dandan could only sulk for a while before turning her attention to finding someone at the dinner table who seemed more obedient and well-behaved to ask questions.

"Young lady, do you have a boyfriend?"

"Yes, I have!"

When Song Dandan asked her, Tian Xinwei smiled like a little cat and continued generously, "My boyfriend is also in the industry. He has been in the industry for several years, but he has only acted in a few works and is not very famous."

Everyone looked over in unison, their gazes strange. They were all talking about the same person; how could it not be strange?

Chen Duling thought to herself: If she can do it, why can't I? I was here first, is it just because I'm thin?

Seeing that she was willing to cooperate, Song Dandan asked happily, "Who is it? What's their name? Do I know them?"

"You can't say that, can you?"

Tian Xinwei shook her head with a smile on her lips. She was actually saying it to Meng Ziyi, Reba, and Nazha to express her stance, but she couldn't let things be exposed to her.

After being rejected by the younger generation time and time again, Song Dandan pouted with some displeasure.

Just as she was about to ask more questions, a weak and clearly resistant voice suddenly came from a corner of the table.

"Sister Dandan, I think it's better if you don't bring up personal relationship issues as topics of conversation. Let's talk about something else."

The speaker was Wang Chuanjun, one of the three who had seemed out of place at the door.

Everyone was taken aback by his blatant disrespect.

Song Dandan also felt that the artsy and decadent middle-aged man in front of her was very impolite, but what he said made some sense, so she could only reluctantly end the conversation.

However, the privilege of the older generation lies in the fact that, although their words may not be reasonable, they have the right to show their displeasure.

Just like Song Dandan now, her face was long and the atmosphere was extremely tense, making everyone sitting next to her want to stay away from her. The atmosphere at the table had clearly changed, until...

"Hey, that teacher."

The sudden sound, like striking a gong in a quiet classroom, naturally attracts everyone's attention.

Everyone turned to look at each other and saw that Meng Ziyi was completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere at the table, and was pointing at Wang Chuanjun.

"I've seen your movie, the one released last year called 'Dying to Survive.' Your character in it was amazing. Did you lose weight specifically for that?"

In the silence of the exchange, everyone confirmed one thing: Meng Ziyi really didn't notice that something was wrong, or did she simply not care?
Wang Chuanjun, who was called out, was taken aback and looked at Meng Ziyi with some disbelief before replying, "Thank you. I did lose some weight while filming this movie."

"Oh, what's your name? Where are you from?"

Wang Chuanjun is from Shanghai.

"You're from Shanghai too, that's great."

Meng Ziyi clapped twice, then smiled broadly, staring intently at Wang Chuanjun with his clear, bright eyes.

This scene left everyone else, including Wang Chuanjun, somewhat bewildered.

Only Reba and Chen Duling, who were relatively familiar with the meaning of the character "Meng," pouted helplessly.

As if in response to their attitude, Meng Ziyi waited for a while, but did not receive the response she wanted, so she began to take the initiative to "prompt" Wang Chuanjun.

"Teacher Junjun, aren't you going to ask me where I'm from or what my name is?"

"Uh……"

"Uh... ah?"

Meng looked at Wang Chuanjun uncertainly, wondering if he had missed anything.

Wang Chuanjun's astonished, lifeless eyes seemed to have gained a glimmer of life.

(End of this chapter)