The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite

Chapter 99: Chapter 98 Wenyan’s Clever Trick Chapter 99: Chapter 98 Wenyan’s Clever Trick Yanyan quickly returned to Qin Yan’s side.

Seeing the smile on Yanyan’s face, Qin Yan couldn’t help but smile as well and asked in a gentle tone,

“Did something happy happen? You seem so cheerful.”

“Hehe,” Yanyan laughed, showing her teeth, “Yes, we’ve made a fire—we just succeeded in starting it!”

“Really! That is indeed something to be happy about. You two are amazing. But I’m washing quite slowly; these oil stains in the bucket are so hard to remove. I’ve been at it for ages and have only cleaned one.”

“This bucket here?”

“Yes, that’s the one I’ve already cleaned. Can you check if it’s okay?”

Yanyan picked up the plastic bucket and inspected it carefully before saying,

“It’s very clean now, Sister Yan. It was originally used for cooking oil, so a tiny bit of residue shouldn’t matter. Besides, now that we have fire, we can boil water before drinking it. Come on, let’s wash together.”

After speaking, Yanyan fetched a plastic bucket that had not yet been cleaned.

However, her cleaning method was different from Qin Yan’s.

Qin Yan was simply rinsing with water, but Yanyan aggressively poured sand into the bucket, covered it, and shook it vigorously from left to right with a series of intense motions that dazzled Qin Yan.

“Yanyan, what are you doing?”

Seeing Qin Yan’s surprised expression, Yanyan was also a bit surprised: “I’m removing stains. Sister Yan, didn’t you know? Sand can remove oil when rubbed.”

“I’ve learned something new,” said Qin Yan earnestly, “This is the first time I’m hearing about this method. You’re young, but you know quite a bit. It seems I have much to learn. There’s a saying that you’re never too old to learn. Not only are your results cleaner than mine, but your efficiency is also much higher.”

“Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Sister Yan. I learned it from someone else.”

“Then I’ll give it a try too.”

Danmu: ‘Honestly, these two beauties really get along so harmoniously. It’s nice to see.’

‘Of course, great people tend to be surrounded by other great people.’

‘Hahaha, I’m not sure about Yanyan’s excellence, but I can see Qin Yan is just being polite. She may not really think Yanyan is that amazing, but she’s just good with words.’

‘Hey, the person in front, do you realize you’ve shaded two people with one comment?’

‘Who did I shade? Knowing that mud and sand can clean isn’t anything special; it’s common knowledge in the countryside. When I was a kid and we had no detergent, I used river mud to wash dishes. Just wash it clean and rinse it several times with clear water. Yanyan must be from the countryside, and it’s plain to see that Qin Yan is from the city. A city person complimenting a country person is just to save face; it simply shows Qin Yan’s high EQ.’

‘I’m speechless. Watching a show and we have to talk about city and country folk. So what if someone’s from the countryside, or the city? Don’t we all live on the same planet? Besides, how do you know Yanyan’s from the countryside?’

‘Doesn’t she look like it? Just look—Qin Yan smiles so gently, while Yanyan shows her teeth when she smiles. Qin Yan’s movements are so subtle, and then there’s her. She can even climb trees. If she’s not from the countryside, what is she?’

‘As someone who smiles with teeth showing and can climb trees, I feel targeted by your malice…’

‘Are you okay? Without shaking vigorously, how could the sand remove the oil stains? Turning off danmu to save my IQ, this is infuriating.’

‘Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Anyway, I like both Qin Yan’s gentle nature and Yanyan’s bold and natural unpretentiousness.’

In this show, Yanyan was indeed being herself.

After all, this was a survival show. She couldn’t confine herself to a specific character and behavior as she might when acting in a film.

Not to mention, even if she had seen the comments, she wouldn’t have changed a thing.

After figuring out a new cleaning method, the two of them quickly washed all the plastic buckets clean.

Seeing that everyone was busy building the campsite from a distance, they didn’t call for help and went straight to the water source.

They had found a total of six buckets, and because the openings of the plastic buckets were small and the stream flowed gently, it took them quite a while to fill all six buckets.

But then came another problem.

Between the two of them, they only had four hands, and 10 liters of water weighed ten kilograms; carrying a bucket in one hand over such a long distance was rather strenuous for two somewhat skinny girls.

What Qin Yan and the live stream audience hadn’t expected was that Wenyan immediately found a solution to the problem as soon as it arose.

If they were only to rely on carrying them by hand, they would have to make at least two round trips.

But Wenyan found a thick and sturdy branch and strung all six buckets onto it at once.

In this way, the two of them could carry the six buckets on their shoulders, and although it would be hard work, they would make it back to the camp in one trip.

“I’ve discovered that you really know a lot!” Qin Yan, although older than Wenyan, now looked at Wenyan with a bit of admiration.

There were also quite a few viewers in the live stream praising Wenyan for being clever.

Of course, there were different opinions as well.

For example, someone said that Qin Yan’s praise of Wenyan looked contrived.

Then there was the viewer who had been emphasizing the difference between country and city people, who once again jumped into the conversation.

They said Wenyan must be from the countryside because the idea she came up with was really just the function of a country-style carrying pole, nothing special.

The other viewers were getting annoyed with this person and wished they could just block them.

Unfortunately, the bullet chat didn’t have that feature.

Wenyan and Qin Yan, this tall-short duo, finally made it back to the camp after a difficult journey.

When they returned, they found that the fire had already grown strong, and Shen Jingchuan, who had been responsible for starting the fire, had also joined the team building the campsite.

However, their construction process didn’t seem very smooth because at that very moment they were arguing over some detail.

The two sides of the argument were Jing Hao and Min Xiasha.

Wenyan and Qin Yan could hear the gist of the content even though they weren’t close yet.

The topic they were arguing about was the use of the remaining tarpaulin after the roof had been constructed.

Jing Hao’s idea was to spread the remaining tarp on the ground to prevent dampness because the soil underground contains more or less moisture, which might cause colds if everyone slept directly on the ground at night.

But Min Xiasha thought it would be better to use the tarpaulin to form walls around the sides for wind and rain protection.

The current issue was that they were building the campsite similarly to a yurt, and if there was enough tarpaulin, it really could enclose the entire area.

However, after finishing the roof, there wasn’t enough tarpaulin left to encircle the campsite, but there should be just enough to cover the ground.

So, Jing Hao insisted on chopping more tree branches and big palm leaves to serve as walls.

But this would undoubtedly require a lot of labor, so Min Xiasha disagreed.