A Top-Tier Life Begins with Sarcastic Phrases

Chapter 123 Did your family know how miserable your childhood was?

"Did you foresee getting sick tomorrow?"

[Master of Rants +1]

Chef Huang rubbed his lower back and mumbled, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. Everyone, let's eat first. Pengpeng, take the food out first."

Huang Xiaochu already had this idea, but after Gu Yun pointed it out, he immediately left.

"I'll check if there's any leftover food in the fridge. If there is, I'll return it so we can pay less tomorrow."

He Ling came up with a plan, but he still felt that it was a bit unrealistic for them to earn more than 700 yuan tomorrow.

If you can get a refund, do so; it'll be less tiring tomorrow.

The refrigerator was opened, and it was packed full.

But all the ingredients have already been used!

Some only used a tiny amount, but it's obviously impossible to return it; the production team wouldn't accept that.

It's obvious that this was done on purpose by Chef Huang.

"Teacher Huang was so afraid we'd return the ingredients that she ruined them all!"

Gu Yun looked around and noticed that there was only a small bunch of green beans left in the corner of the kitchen. He laughed and said, "I was just joking. Does Teacher Huang really treat us like nuclear-powered oxen and horses?"

[Master of Rants+]

"I'll go ask the production team."

He Ling also felt that this was a bit excessive, so she went out to ask the director about the situation.

"What should we do?"

"Actually—I think eating instant noodles is pretty good too."

Zhang Ruonan leaned close to Gu Yun and muttered softly.

Only now did she realize that Gu Yun's decision to order instant noodles for all five dishes was a stroke of genius!

She doesn't want to eat anything fancy, instant noodles are fine with her!

"Do you think instant noodles are better now?"

As Gu Yun carried dishes to the long table in the courtyard, he joked, "You didn't say that this afternoon."

"I had no idea the Mushroom House was like this this afternoon~"

Zhang Ruonan, carrying several bowls, followed closely behind Gu Yun, chattering incessantly: "If each of us earns a hundred yuan, can we really survive until tomorrow afternoon?"

"Five people earning seventy-five dollars, my arms feel like they're filled with lead right now. One hundred dollars—I'd die here."

"Why think so much? As long as you stick with me, you'll be fine."

Gu Yun sat down next to Peng Yuchang, with Zhang Ruonan beside him. The two sat on the far side. Gu Yun said, "There's always a way out. When the road ends, I'll just lie down. Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, and don't forget to keep things in mind when trouble comes."

[Chicken Soup Master +1]

Gu Yun can spout chicken soup for the soul without even opening his mouth!

"I'll do whatever you say, boss~"

Zhang Ruonan stopped thinking about all that nonsense; it was so annoying. She'd leave it to Gu Yun; he'd definitely have a solution.

"Where is Teacher He?"

Huang Xiaochu was sitting in the main seat and did not see He Ling.

"Teacher He went to see the director—hey, he's here!"

Peng Yuchang was halfway through his sentence when He Ling walked in from outside the courtyard gate. After giving Huang Xiaochu a sidelong glance, she said, "I just talked to the director, and he said that the ingredients cannot be returned. We must earn more than 700 yuan tomorrow."

"what?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Ruonan, Peng Yuchang, and Zhang Zifeng protested, "No way!"

"Sigh, you young people these days, you still haven't endured enough hardship."

Huang Xiaochu calmly took a sip of tea and began to act as a "life mentor": "As the old saying goes, 'No pain, no gain.' How come you don't have any spirit of hard work and perseverance?"

"Back in the day, when we were in school, we would get up early in the morning while it was still dark, cut grass for the cows, and travel over mountains to go to school in the next village."

"Sometimes when it snows heavily, the snow is up to my ankles —"

Once Chef Huang starts talking, his "dad-like" personality immediately comes through.

Everyone was already annoyed, and now listening to Chef Huang's nagging only made them more annoyed!

Actually, Gu Yun originally didn't want to pay any attention to Chef Huang, letting him say whatever he wanted. But Huang kept going on and on, even making fun of Gu Yun: "Look at Xiao Gu, ah, such a big young man, a young man, but he has no energy or spirit at all."

I toiled away in the field all afternoon, doing the work of two people all by myself!

You were eating watermelon and drinking beer inside, and you even called out to others?

"Leaving aside whether I have energy and spirit, well, Teacher Huang, I have a question about what you just said."

Gu Yun put down the half-eaten watermelon in his hand and asked curiously, "When Teacher Huang was a child, he climbed snow-capped mountains, crossed grasslands, and cut grass to feed the cattle. He worked so hard. Does his uncle who works in Yanjing know about it?"

[Master of Rants +1]

The uncle Gu Yun mentioned is Huang Xiaochu's father!

As everyone knows, Huang Xiaochu grew up in Yanjing, and while his food, clothing, and daily necessities weren't the best, they were certainly not bad either.

Later, thanks to some of her father's connections, she got a job teaching at the film academy.

Crossing grasslands and climbing snow-capped mountains?

You weren't born in 71, you were born in 35, right?

Did your family know how miserable your childhood was?

They eat well, use the best things, and then come here to play the victim by talking about things they've never experienced before. It's just disgusting.

Huang Xiaochu's tongue got tied, and Gu Yun blocked his words, preventing him from speaking.

Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng, being Huang Xiaochu's nominal apprentices, didn't dare to laugh loudly.

Zhang Ruonan sat in the corner, covering her mouth, her shoulders trembling as she tried her best to hold back her laughter and prevent herself from spitting out the food in her mouth.

"Yes, Teacher Huang, didn't you grow up in Beijing? Which district of Beijing are the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in?"

He Ling also spoke up, trying to share the burden with Gu Yun and help him out of the predicament.

After all, Chef Huang's father has some connections in the entertainment industry, and he was worried that Gu Yun would be targeted.

In 2018 and 2019, with the explosive popularity of Idol Producer, various companies began to sign 15- or 16-year-old children as trainees.

If you're lucky, a Fan Chengcheng or a Cai Xukun might emerge from it.

If we're unlucky, it's not a big loss; we can drag out the contract and collect the breach of contract fees from those kids.

If each person earns 500,000, and a batch of such individuals is distributed, the unscrupulous company can make hundreds of thousands or even tens of millions of yuan!

He Ling revealed this matter on a TV program—no, not exactly revealed, but just talked about it!

He was immediately besieged by capital, and various opinions flooded the internet, almost ruining his career!

He Ling wanted to hold an umbrella for others because she had been caught in the rain herself.

"I grew up in Beijing, but when I went back to my hometown before, I did experience that kind of life, not going to school, but doing farm work."

Huang Xiaochu tactfully drank water to defend himself.

Gu Yun said quietly, "Yes, go back to your hometown and brave the heavy snow to go out into the fields to pick corn."

[Critical Hit! Master of Rants +2]

Gu Yun was doing science popularization in the cornfield in the afternoon at Huang Xiaochu's restaurant.

Zhang Ruonan struggled to swallow that mouthful of rice, biting her lower lip until it almost bled, before managing to suppress a laugh.

Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng laughed without a care in the world.

They have a good relationship with Huang Xiaochu, so it's okay for them to laugh at these kinds of jokes, since they're not very familiar with Zhang Ruonan.