Chapter 184 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 27
Chapter 184 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 27
On the first day of filming, the crew knocked on the door early in the morning. Liu Yuxi opened the door while drying her hair, greeted the crew, and let them into her home.
Fortunately, she bought a three-bedroom house with a yard on the first floor near the school last year. If she were still living in the school dormitory building, there wouldn't be enough room for all the staff to sit inside.
Her grandmother was carrying breakfast from the kitchen to the living room. Liu Yuxi had made extra breakfast today. "Have you eaten yet? If not, you can eat with us. I made a lot!"
The five members of the production crew had been busy all morning and hadn't eaten yet. In their line of work, when there's a project, you can forget about having a regular diet; you just grab a bite whenever you have a spare moment.
After thanking Liu Yuxi, the staff split into two groups to eat breakfast. Liu Yuxi also ate breakfast with her grandmother after drying her hair. Breakfast consisted of white rice porridge and steamed buns made at home.
Because the two of them were going on a trip, they had been clearing out the refrigerator's stock these past few days. Both the grandmother and grandson had a tendency to hoard things, and their refrigerator was always full.
Besides various kinds of meat, the freezer is mostly filled with dumplings and steamed buns that Liu Yuxi makes when she has time, so that she and her grandmother can easily reheat them when they don't feel like cooking.
She saved these buns this morning, and now the refrigerator is almost empty. When she and her grandma come back, they'll have to do a big shopping trip!
After finishing their meal and cleaning the kitchen, Liu Yuxi and her grandmother sat on the sofa for a brief interview with the production crew before they set off.
"Teacher Liu, are you looking forward to this trip?"
"Don't call me teacher, I haven't even graduated yet, haha, just call me Yuxi!"
To be honest, I'm really looking forward to it. In the past few years, I've either been in school or filming. The only time I've spent time with my grandma is when we're filming and wander around the different film sets. I've never really gone out to play with my grandma properly!
So, I'm really looking forward to this trip, especially with my grandma. I think it's going to be a fantastic experience!
"And what about Grandma Liu? Are you looking forward to this trip?"
“I’m really looking forward to it too. Like Xiaoxi said, she’s been either in school or filming all these years, and she’s basically never had a real rest. I just hope my granddaughter can have more fun and not be as tired as she is now!”
She took me everywhere she went since junior high school, to school and even when she was filming. I know it wasn't because she was young and needed someone to take care of her, but because she was worried about me, which is why she took me with her.
"I've worked so hard these past few years, so I hope this trip will allow me to relax and unwind."
"Grandma! What are you saying! When have I ever worked hard? Studying and filming aren't tiring, they just take up time. After I graduate, I can play every day, right?"
"Your grandma may be old, but she's not blind, is she? What, weren't you the one who stayed up late reading every night and was covered in bruises while filming?"
"Uh..." Oh no, all that superficial work I did before has really hurt me. "That was only once or twice. Most of the time I'm relaxed. When have you ever seen me struggling with studying or filming?"
She rolled her eyes at her, but didn't say anything. The staff member quickly followed up, "Is there anywhere you two would particularly like to go?"
Having traveled through so many lifetimes, Liu Yuxi really didn't have any particular places she wanted to go. Oh, she had never been to the Egyptian pyramids. She looked at her grandmother, wondering if there was anything she wanted to go.
"The place I most wanted to see before was Beijing. But Xiaoxi got into university here, and when we first arrived in Beijing, she took me on a tour of the city. So now, I don't really have any particular place I want to go."
If I had to pick, Yunnan would be one. My old friends from the dance team told me it's incredibly beautiful there. Will our program be filmed there?
The production crew smiled and said, "The specific location has to be kept secret. You'll find out later. So, Yuxi, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
"I want to go to Egypt to see the pyramids. They seem very mysterious. But I'm interested in any place I haven't been before!"
Do you two usually have conflicts when you get along?
"Haha, we've never had any conflicts before, but I wonder if we'll have any if we actually go on a trip together," Liu Yuxi said with a smile, taking a cautious approach to things that haven't happened yet.
"What kind of conflict could there be? My granddaughter and I have basically never had any conflicts. Is it different when we go out to play? It's still the same, there won't be any conflicts."
The old lady was very unhappy with the question. She and her grandson had such a good relationship. What kind of program was this? Why did it seem like they wanted to see them have a conflict?
"Next, we'll check your suitcases. There are some things you can't bring. Also, from now on, you'll be using the phones provided by our production team. We'll keep your phones safe and will notify you if you receive any important calls!"
"Okay, I'll go get my suitcase!" Liu Yuxi handed her phone to the production crew and went to get her suitcase. Her grandmother was calling her old friends in the dance team to tell them that her phone hadn't been working lately and to ask them to tell the team not to contact her for a while.
Her close friend was worried she'd been scammed, so she sent her a video call. Only after the staff showed their identification, she saw a camera in the video, and the program was found on a live streaming platform did she feel relieved.
The comments section was filled with comments like, "What amazing old sisters!"
"This auntie has a wide range of knowledge. Not to mention checking documents, she doesn't need anyone's help at her age. She found the live streaming platform directly. It's obvious that she does this often!"
"666, thumbs up for the square dancing aunties!"
Just then, Liu Yuxi came out dragging two suitcases. Aunt Wang in the video gave her a lot of detailed advice on things elderly people need to pay attention to when traveling. Many of these were things Liu Yuxi hadn't noticed before. She really didn't have any experience traveling with elderly people, so she quickly wrote them down and made some adjustments to the suitcases based on Aunt Wang's suggestions.
After hanging up the video call, she gave her grandma a thumbs up: "You two are such good friends! Aunt Wang, do you go out and have fun often?"
Her grandmother said with a smug look, "That's right, your Aunt Wang. What do you mean Aunt Wang? That's your Grandma Wang!" She even glared at Liu Yuxi as she spoke. "Your Grandma Wang is six years older than me! After she retired, she often went out with the sisters in the dance troupe. She used to call me that!"
"Then why haven't I heard you mention that before?"
"Then why bring this up when I'm not going?"
Liu Yuxi knew that her grandmother's refusal to go was definitely because of her. So you see, it's not just one side of the family making sacrifices; both sides will compromise without the other knowing. She smiled at her grandmother and then had the staff check her suitcase.
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