CH 38.1

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After the three of them finished their live broadcast, they continued climbing the mountain. 

Jian Xingsui and his team already knew the rankings, and they were really tired from climbing the mountain before. So, it was inevitable that they no longer cared to compete in the climbing competition. Especially since mountaineering is really tiring physical work, especially in the middle of the night. They were hungry and tired. They wanted to eat some hot food… 

When passing by a roadside stall, they saw someone was selling pancake rolls with green onions.

Hungry people were beggars, not choosers. Jian Xingsui asked his groupmates, “Do you want to eat?”

Shen Xingchen nodded fiercely: “Eat!”

But soon, the problem came again. Money.

The owner of the stall was a middle-aged auntie. Seeing these three pitiful young men, her heart filled with maternal sympathy. However, business was business, and she would only accept a monetary transaction. 

The sharp-eyed Jian Xingsui saw someone eating in a stall not far away.

Ning Ze said, “It’s Fu-ge and the others.” 

Shen Xingchen’s eyes lit up, and he confidently trotted over, “Fu-ge, Instructor Tuya!”

The trainees were still climbing the mountain until they were exhausted. In contrast, the instructors were eating in a leisure manner. Evil capitalism… was always everywhere. 

Jian Xingsui and Ning Ze walked over together, and heard Shen Xingchen begging from a long distance: “Take us to eat together, I’m hungry!” 

Tuya smiled a little embarrassedly: “Xingchen, although I really want to take you to eat together, but the program team doesn’t allow it. You have to exchange your own efforts for food. Don’t you have star beans, you can buy them with star beans, 1 star bean is 1 yuan.” 

Then everyone realized that they haven’t try to use their star beans. 

But the bad thing was that Shen Xingchen wasn’t used to being thrifty nor knew how to save money. He bought a water gun for the battle royale last time, and later exchanged it for various props. He had already spent all his beans.

Ning Ze took all his beans to redeem the dumbbells.

Jian Xingsui said: “I still have a little more, I’ll buy it for you.”

He still had 30 star beans. But what he didn’t expect was that the prices on the mountain were very expensive.

The aunt raised her hand and gave the price: “Do you want your jianbing1similar to burrito. with meat or without meat? If you want to add meat, it will cost 202btw, this is 20 yuan, which is outrageous prince for one (1) jianbing. Pretty sure you can get a good one for like, 5 yuan. a piece.”

If no meat was added, there would only be green onions in this jianbing. Everyone was not very used to eating that sad excuse of a food, so they didn’t want it. In the end, Ning Ze and Shen Xingchen managed to scrape together 10 star beans and bought two burritos with added meat. However, this means that the star beans weren’t enough to buy Jian Xingsui’s portion. 

Shen Xingchen looked at the breakfast table of the instructor not far away. He almost drooled when he caught a whiff of the delicious scent. 

Jian Xingsui advised him to look away, and while he was talking, he suddenly heard someone at the table calling him: “Jian Xingsui.”

The youth who was talking was stunned and looked back.

Fu Jinxiao, who was sitting at the table, saw him in a daze, and beckoned to him again: “Come here.”

After Jian Xingsui was sure that Fu Jinxiao was calling him for him, he came over quickly: “Yes?”

Fu Jinxiao asked, “Can you do me a favor?”     

Without thinking too much, Jian Xingsui immediately nodded, “Of course!”

Wait… was he being tricked? He really answered that out of pure instinct as Fu Jinxiao’s hardcore fan. 

There was also a mirth in Fu Jinxiao’s eyes, “Go and help me buy a bottle of water over there.”

Again, Jian Xingsui nodded without thinking: “Okay!”

After taking the money from Actor Fu, he immediately went to buy water without stopping. Tuya, who sat behind, looked at him with an odd look. Suddenly, she became surprised, propped her chin and said: “He trusts you very much, doesn’t he? Why would he do that to a person like you?”

Fu Jinxiao wiped his hands gracefully with a tissue, as if Tuya’s words didn’t slighted him a bit. He opened his lips to answer, “After all, I’m not a bad person.”

Tuya dared not answer.

After working together for many years, she knew how scary this man actually was.

Jian Xingsui came back quickly after buying water, and handed it to Fu Jinxiao: “Your water.”

Fu Jinxiao said, “Thank you.”

Jian Xingsui bowed and was about to leave, but was called away: “Come back.” 

A sandwich was stuffed into the bag. And as if Fu Jinxiao was afraid that the youth would not have enough to eat, he put extra two boiled eggs in the paper bag for him: “Don’t get hungry.”

“???”

Jian Xingsui never expected this kind of gift. He looked at Fu Jinxiao with both surprise and joy: “I…”

Shen Xingchen behind him was also wow-ed. He even became a bit jealous, though he was being a good sport about it, “Hey, hey, hey! Didn’t you say that the instructor can’t help the trainees this time? Unfairrrr!! I want it too.” 

Fu Jinxiao raised his eyelids and glanced at him lightly: “This is his errand fee, aren’t I just being fair and paying him for his work?” 

Shen Xingchen was a flexible man, so he shamelessly said,  “I can also run errands!”

The voice was so loud that it shook the eardrums. Fu Jinxiao disliked such things, “You’re so noisy.”

He said it was noisy, but Fu Jinxiao still glanced at Tuya. After receiving the hint, Tuya had no choice but to say, “Then please help me buy a bottle of water too.”

Shen Xingchen resolutely ran errands happily, and of course Tuya gave him all the leftover food on the table when he came back.

he audience also laughed watching this comical scene, feeling very emotional:

[Fu-ge and Yaya-jie really take care of the children.]

[This really doesn’t look staged too!] 

[Hahaha, buy water! Let’s be honest here, if wine was allowed, you two would’ve drunk it, right?] 

After getting food for an extra-early breakfast, Jian Xingsui shared his sandwiches with the others. Eating it really satisfied all three of them, and not long after, they continued their mountain climbing trip again. They were still full of youthful vigor, so it didn’t took long for the three of them to reach the top of Mount Tai. 

At this moment, it happened to be more than five o’clock. As the sky dawned into a new day, the sunbeam gradually warmed up the cold night. The wind on the mountain was a bit cool, but for many people who climbed the mountain, they were all hot, and the wind was a welcome addition to help them cool down. 

The instructors of the program group have been waiting for a long time.

Slowly, along the way, many trainees also came up. Even though the top of the mountain was packed with more than 60 people, everyone still lined up silently. They all stood up on the top of the mountain, facing the morning sun, in a solemn and contemplative manner.

Fu Jinxiao said: “Are you all tired?” 

Everyone answered in unison, “We are!”

“How about compared to training?”

“Can’t be compared!!”

Fu Jinxiao chuckled at the liveliness, he then continued, “I believe almost all of you already know of your ranking result?” The actor glanced at everyone, “How are you feeling now?” 

Everyone looked at each other without saying a word.

Fu Jinxiao leaned on the rock behind him, and said slowly: “For those who have not advanced, I believe you have all seen the sentence on your envelope. That is, you can choose to give up climbing at any time and go back to rest. However, when the instructors and I arrived here, I got the news that none of the 56 trainees here is missing.”

Although half of the people were allowed to leave, and wanted to leave, all of them persisted until the end.

Fu Jinxiao’s face was a little more appreciative: “Now, turn around.”

Everyone turned around in unison, and before they noticed, the scenery behind them changed again. The expansive dark blue of the night sky slowly engulfed by the gentle orange-gold hue of the morning sky. It hit the clouds, forming a golden line around it. The sun rises, bringing the new day, full of vigor.

The sea of clouds looked like it was below them. The golden morning light seemed to shine on everyone. 

No words can describe the mood at this moment.

The exhaustion of mountaineering was swept away at this moment. Everyone present was left with the deepest impression of this brand new sun.

Fu Jinxiao’s voice sounded from behind: “It might seem that the road to pick during climbing is the most difficult road. But in truth, there is no easy way to climb up. The downhill road is easy, but on that road, you will never see the most brilliant sunrise on the top of the mountain. Today, each of you can see this beauty of nature, because none of you gave up and persisted despite everything.”

Tuya added, “I hope that each of you can maintain such enthusiasm in the future –no matter how long the journey is, or how hard it is. Never give up, because of this persistence, there will be hope to see the sun.”

Instructor Li also smiled, and gently said, “Even if you get the exit ticket halfway, don’t give up. Continue going forward boldly. If it is very hard, just grit your teeth. I believe your efforts will pay off someday.”

“Only in this way,” Fu Jinxiao’s voice was slow but powerful, falling on the hearts of every student, “Only then… you will have hope, and see the dawn of the summit together as the victor.”

The sun gradually rose, and the warm light was scattered on everyone’s shoulders. With it, it also helped to sow the seeds of hope budding inside their hearts. 

The sun was a bit too bright now, and perhaps because it was too harsh of a glare, some trainees lowered their heads. Their eyes were red, and they wiped away their tears in embarrassment. This was originally a part that made some people feel sad and decadent, but under the ingenious arrangement of the program group, the sadness in their hearts was washed away.

They have to work hard. They can’t give up. They can’t go downhill.

Because only by persisting, could they hope to see a chance of being the ultimate victor.

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