Chapter 514 - Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Crosstalk and Hide and Seek (1/2)
Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Crosstalk and Hide and Seek
Xiang Kun looked innocently at Yang Lao San, “I really didn’t threaten him, I just honestly pointed out the potential health problems he might face and gave him some health advice. The atmosphere was always friendly and harmonious.”
“So your health advice is to go to bed early, get up early, eat a vegetarian diet, drink water, and practice Tai Chi?” Tang Baona couldn’t help but speak before Yang Zhen Er, then burst into laughter after she finished speaking.
Yang Zhen Er sighed at her best friend: “Nana, your humor standards are quite low!” Then she said to Xiang Kun: “So why would he listen to you? Look at me. I’ve told Nana to keep her health up, to go to bed early, get up early, eat vegetables, drink water and practice Tai Chi, and all she does is laugh. She definitely wouldn’t take these actions seriously.”
Xiang Kun laughed, “I didn’t ask him to practice Tai Chi. I just asked him to go to bed early, get up early, and drink more water, which is a perfectly normal suggestion. As for why he listened, he probably feels there’s something wrong with his health, or maybe my words were sincere and believable.”
“Hmm, you’re sincere and believable? You’re the biggest swindler! Just because you’re bald doesn’t mean you’re a monk, and wearing glasses doesn’t make you a scholar!” Yang Zhen Er retorted.
The three of them bantered and laughed as they entered the elevator.
Suddenly Tang Baona thought of something and said, “By the way, Xiang Kun, all these things about VR social networking that Zhang Qian talked about seem to require a lot of technical reserves. They also involve hardware issues. How could you agree to do them so confidently? Our company doesn’t have these resources, does it…?”
Xiang Kun smiled, “For now, we’re just brainstorming. It’s not like we need to implement everything immediately. We’ll research it and see how far we can go.”
Yang Zhen Er immediately said, “Nana, mark my words, Chef Xiang is just trying to trick our Director Zhang! When Director Zhang asks him later, ‘Mr. Xiang, how are you going to solve these technical issues?’ He’ll probably say, ‘With the support of my secret organization’s technology!’”
Xiang Kun seriously said, “Old Three, don’t be confused! You can’t just go around talking about the secret organization. You need to strengthen your sense of confidentiality!”
Tang Baona laughed, “Alright, you two are really something, it’s like you’re putting on a comedy show.”
When they reached their floor and stepped out of the elevator, Tang Baona sighed, “Time flies. It seems like just recently that we three, along with Old Xia, played cards and board games for the first time, went to the archery range, helped Xiang Kun taste-test his dishes, and then in a blink of an eye, we’re all starting a company together.”
Yang Zhen Er laughed, “That’s because not much time has passed! We met Chef Xiang in July or August of last year. Speaking of Old Xia, I wonder what they’re doing in the village now. I’m going to video call Old Xia and see my baby Xiao Lingdang.”
“Xiao Lingdang and Xiao Pingguo should be napping now, you shouldn’t disturb them,” Tang Baona said.
“It’s okay, if they’re napping, Old Xia won’t answer the video call, she’ll just hang up,” Yang Zhen Er reasoned.
As they arrived at their respective room doors, Old Xia answered the video call.
Instead of going back to his own room, Xiang Kun followed Yang Zhen Er into their room to join the video call with Old Xia. He wanted to tell Liu Shiling about her dad’s situation to calm her down.
“Old Xia, what did you kids have for lunch? Where are Xiao Lingdang and Xiao Pingguo?” Yang Zhen Er asked.
“We had steamed buns from the fridge for lunch. Xiao Lingdang and Xiao Pingguo are getting ready to play hide-and-seek,” Xia Libing answered.
“Steamed buns from the fridge? The ones made by Chef Xiang? What did you have for breakfast then?” Yang Zhen Er couldn’t help but ask.
“We had steamed buns for breakfast too,” Xia Libing replied.
“What about last night? Don’t tell me from the time we left till now, you have been eating steamed buns for every meal?” Yang Zhen Er asked in surprise.
“If that was the case, we wouldn’t have enough buns,” Xia Libing said, “We ate at Youlong Restaurant for lunch and dinner yesterday.”
At this moment, Liu Shiling ran down from the stairs, leaned towards Xia Libing and asked, “Are Sister Chicken Wing and Sister Chicken Wing ready yet?”
Instead of answering, Xia Libing pointed the front camera of her phone at her.
Seeing Yang Zhen’er, Tang Baona, and Xiang Kun on the other side of the mobile screen, Liu Shiling immediately greeted them joyfully: “Old Immortal Sister! Pretty Sister! Uncle Bald!”
Yang Zhen’er didn’t bother to correct Little Fatty Girl’s nicknames anymore. She figured since Old Xia had evolved from “Grilled Chicken Sister” to “Chicken Sister,” she might soon naturally transition from “Old Immortal Sister” to just “Immortal Sister”.
“Little Lingdang, did you miss us? Your Sister Nana and I have bought you so many delicious and fun things!” Yang Zhen’er proudly chimed in.
Liu Shiling nodded repeatedly in confirmation, “Missed!”
Then she looked towards the upper left of the screen, where only half of Xiang Kun’s face was visible behind Yang Zhen’er, and said, “When is Uncle Bald coming back? We’re almost out of dumplings.”
Xiang Kun laughed, “Soon, I’ve almost finished dealing with things here. I should be back tomorrow. Little Lingdang, your dad is basically okay now, he and your mom can probably come and pick you up soon.”
At these words, Liu Shiling’s expression became even brighter. However, as if suddenly thinking of something, she told Xiang Kun: “Uncle Bald, tell my mom and dad to take their time, not to rush, I’m fine.”
Not just Xiang Kun, but Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er also broke into smiles. Seeing the slightly embarrassed expression on Little Fatty Girl, they knew that she was having a blast in Chongyun Village with Xiao Pingguo, and possibly didn’t want to leave yet.
A while later, Xiao Pingguo also came over to greet Xiang Kun and the others.
About ten minutes later, Xia Libing ended the video call and then left the house with Xiao Pingguo and Little Fatty Girl.
Just now, she mentioned that Little Fatty Girl and Xiao Pingguo were playing hide and seek. Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er naturally assumed they were playing in the house they were staying in.
Even though Xiao Pingguo is blind, she’s very intuitive. With reliable Old Xia watching over, Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er weren’t worried about any problems.
However, what they didn’t know was that “hide and seek” for Little Fatty Girl and Xiao Pingguo was not confined to the interior of the house, but spanned the entirety of Chongyun Village, even including a small portion of the nearby woods.
This was “Coin Hide and Seek” or “Coin Treasure Hunt,” a game designed by Little Fatty Girl and Xiao Pingguo.
The “Egg Duo” – Little Fatty Girl and Custard Pie, would first hide coins all over the village. Then the “Golden Fruit Duo” – Xiao Pingguo and Gold Glitter, would search for the coins.
Of course, the roles could be reversed too, with Xiao Pingguo and Gold Glitter hiding coins and Little Fatty Girl and Custard Pie searching for them.
The coins couldn’t be Little Fatty Girl’s “Five Little Elf Guardians” or the coins Xiang Kun gave Xiao Pingguo for “Object Sensing” practice – that wouldn’t leave any suspense at all.
Especially the coins belonging to Little Fatty Girl – she could control them remotely. If someone were about to find them, she could simply make them run away – she would never lose.
Thus, the “super-connected objects”, in this case, coins for the game, were supplied by Old Xia.
To prevent cheating, Alice couldn’t assist Xiao Pingguo with sensing her surroundings. She could only act as a referee and ensure the safety of the two girls and their pet cat and bird.
Of course, to be extra sure, whether Little Fatty Girl was hiding coins or Xiao Pingguo was seeking, Old Xia would be by their side, keeping an eye on them.
Chongyun Village was usually empty during the day, as most people were working in the nearby town or fields. Moreover, Little Fatty Girl and Xiao Pingguo mainly chose areas near the edge of the village where there were even fewer people, allowing them to fully engage in their game.
Xiao Pingguo could rely on her Minion Wood Carvings to remotely project emotions in preparation mode, which helped her gain a rough awareness of the super-connected object network around her.
She learned this ability a few nights ago while working with Alice to remotely project fear onto the Five Super Masterpieces through hyperstimulation in order to deter a man with bad intentions.
And during her days of practice with Alice, she had become quite familiar with the arrangement of super-connected objects in Chongyun Village. If she encountered a newly placed super-connected object while searching, she could let Gold Glitter check it to see if it was a coin hidden by Little Fatty Girl.