What flu vaccine? Who's getting it? " All four of us are getting it." Bao Ruanruan held up her phone in...
What flu vaccine?
Who's getting it?
"All four of us are getting it."
Bao Ruanruan held up her phone in front of the camera and began giving her temporary teammates a science lesson.
"There are still two and a half months left to make money before the Spring Festival. This is a long-term battle."
"To make sure that no one on the team falls ill and there's no cross-infection, the best solution is for everyone to get the flu shot."
The three members of the Blue Team were completely dazed.
Qu Feifei glanced at Lu Wenhao.
Zhen Xuan also looked over at Lu Wenhao.
After all, he was the only one who had done so many variety shows with Bao Ruanruan.
But Lu Wenhao's face was full of blank confusion.
He had never, ever expected Bao Ruanruan to have this kind of trait.
[Hahahaha! As expected of you, Bao Ruanruan!]
[Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this — the Red Team is already making money, and these guys are going to the hospital for shots… I'm laughing myself to death.]
[Good lord, I'm super scared of injections. But when I see my brother getting a shot, I'm not afraid anymore~~~ Brother Lu, hehe.]
"But we only have 200 yuan per person, Teacher Ruanruan?"
"Sharpening the knife doesn't delay chopping firewood1; if you won't risk something, you won't catch the wolf2."
Bao Ruanruan coaxed them patiently.
[Pfft—Ruanruan's Chinese skills…Please stop talking, kid.]
[Gradually forgetting who the Blue Team captain even is.]
Whenever Zhen Xuan met Bao Ruanruan's clear, innocent gaze, he couldn't help but blush.
He genuinely admired her abilities.
After all, she was the teacher who had beaten him at both the haunted house and in PUBG.
"All right, Teacher Ruanruan, I'll do whatever you say!"
Leader Zhen Xuan made the final call.
Qu Feifei & Lu Wenhao: "……"
"I think I got the shot last year." Qu Feifei thought for a moment and raised her hand.
Bao Ruanruan blinked. "It's only valid for one year. What month did you get it?"
Qu Feifei fell silent and quietly pulled her hand back down.
[Hahaha, with Safety Officer Bao Ruanruan around, don't even think about trying to deceive and muddle your way past a checkpoint3!]
Leader Zhen Xuan agreed.
And just like that, the Blue Team finalised their schedule for the following morning.
Bao Ruanruan had specifically found a fairly reliable medical clinic for this purpose, secured them a group deal at 160 yuan per person, and booked slots for the following morning.
In an instant, each member of the Blue Team was left with only 40 yuan.
"So what are you planning to do tomorrow?" Lan Zhi came over and asked.
Qu Feifei: "……"
If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe it.
Honestly, even I can hardly believe it myself.
"We're going to get injections tomorrow."
"Huh?"
[hhhhh!]
[Pff pff pff, this is way too funny.]
[This part is worth bookmarking—it's so funny it makes you want to vomit!]
"Oh, right. You'll have to cover tonight's accommodation costs yourselves," Zheng Mingchang suddenly added in an off-screen voice.
The four members of the Blue Team were utterly stunned.
To them, this news was like adding frost on top of snow4.
The bullet comments were filled with '2333', indicating that everyone was laughing uncontrollably.
Qu Feifei wanted to borrow money from her brother, but Bao Ruanruan stopped her.
"I've checked—there's a youth hostel nearby. It's only 36 yuan per person per night."
That's enough.
We can even get 4 yuan back!
[!]
The three members of the Blue Team froze.
As for Lu Wenhao, not only had he never stayed in a hotel that cheap in Jiangcheng, he had never even heard of one!
Half an hour later, the Red and Blue teams split up temporarily.
Compared to the cash-strapped Blue Team, the Red Team was well off. With 200 yuan each, they could easily afford a budget hotel.
They stayed in two twin rooms with private bathrooms and TVs—very private and comfortable.
As for the Blue Team… when they arrived at the youth hostel, the audience saw that they had been given a narrow room furnished with two bunk beds, just like in a college dormitory.
That was the only room available.
Lu Wenhao opened his mouth as if to say something, then closed it again.
I've learned something new today.
[hhh my brother really got a taste of real life tonight.]
[Quick, let this rich second-generation kid see how hard life really is!]
[Well done, Ruanruan!]
Bao Ruanruan, on the other hand, adapted quite well. She thought it was pretty nice—cheap and good value for money.
Glancing at the time, she yawned and said, "Let's wash up and go to bed."
The other three lowered their heads to check their phones.
9:30 p.m.
It was precisely the time when night owls emerge — when the night was just right.
They were full of energy.
But Bao Ruanruan waved at them and went to wash up.
Afterwards, she returned to the room.
The two men had given the upper bunks to the girls.
It wasn't that they wanted the girls climbing up and down on purpose; it was just that girls had certain privacy concerns that could be troublesome.
If the men slept on the lower bunks, they wouldn't be able to see what was happening on the upper bunks.
This arrangement was more convenient for everyone.
When Bao Ruanruan came back after changing into her pyjamas and washing up, the other three were still very energetic.
"It's OK, you guys carry on. I'll go to sleep first."
Ten o'clock was the time she went to bed to replenish her energy and detoxify her body.
She didn't have to do any extra work today.
Therefore, Bao Ruanruan didn't want to miss out on a healthy night's sleep.
She rummaged through her bag for an eye mask and earplugs, and then took out some alcohol disinfectant wipes.
She then climbed up to her bed.
After taking a deep breath, Bao Ruanruan began disinfecting the bed's railings.
Then she changed the quilt cover and pillowcase to the ones she always carried with her…
She lay down comfortably afterwards, with a sweet smile appearing on her face.
Meanwhile, the cameraman was still setting up the fixed camera in the room.
The camera happened to capture her well-behaved, face-up sleeping posture.
Her black hair spread out on either side of her, and her creamy-white skin against the dark green quilt looked like snow resting on green branches.
[Sleeping Beauty~ awooo~]
[I really want to kiss my baby girl; she's so cute.]
[If only I could pack her up and take her home.]
But before putting on her eye mask, she lifted her fair little face and glanced at the railing of the upper bunk with clear eyes.
There was a hint of nervousness in them.
The 'mom fans' in the live comments immediately felt distressed for her.
[Ugh, the production team is heartless, making such a precious cutie stay in a room that costs only 36 yuan a day.]
[Is Ruanruan afraid of heights?]
Before the discussion could continue, the camera shook slightly.
Bao Ruanruan climbed down again, grabbed something, and only then returned to the upper bunk.
However, the cameraman was still adjusting the shot, and for the time being the livestream focused on Lu Wenhao.
He was frowning as he messaged someone.
Meanwhile, Zhen Xuan had his arms around Lu Wenhao's neck, wearing headphones and watching a video.
All the Blue Team members had entered a state of rest.
Then the livestream switched to the Red Team.
It was much livelier there, with two ladies applying face masks.
In the men's room, one man was working on music tracks on his laptop, while another was on the phone.
Then, all four of them waved goodbye to the camera.
"Good night!"
"See you tomorrow!"
The camera lens was then covered.
[Phew, really looking forward to tomorrow~"]
[Yeah.]
[Alright, I'm signing off. Good night, everyone from Taking Dreams.]
Some people in the livestream room were also preparing to log off, one by one.
But suddenly, the camera cut back to the Blue Team!
At the youth hostel, the three fully energised night owls were standing on the floor, looking up at the upper bunk.
Qu Feifei was the first to turn around, letting out a silent 'pfft' sound.
Zhen Xuan's shoulders were shaking uncontrollably.
"What are you doing, Bao Ruanruan?!"
Lu Wenhao's voice rang out in disbelief.
[What's wrong? What's wrong!]
[Move aside! Let me take a look!]
Lu Wenhao didn't move.
Then, from above, came a soft, tender, and almost glutinously smooth voice.
"The top bunk is so dangerous."
"I'm just putting on my seatbelt."
[!!!]
[???]
Bao Ruanruan sat up, revealing her shoulder wrapped in dark green pyjamas on camera.
On her small, rounded shoulder lay a rope, neither too loose nor too tight.
It passed through both ends of the top bunk's railing.
Bao Ruanruan reached out and tugged it.
"I have another one—Fei Fei, do you want it?"
Qu Feifei: "…Pfft…"
[Hahaha!]
[WTF!]
[I was so sleepy! Now, after one big laugh, I'm as awake as the brightly midday sun over our motherland—who understands!]
[Haha, d@mn it, I'm going to get some tissues to wipe up the water I just sprayed out from laughing so hard.]
[Cut it out, Bao Ruanruan!]
[Xiao Bao, you're sitting very solidly in your position as Safety Officer.]
[I thought it was a roller coaster seatbelt.]
[There's a kind of danger called 'Ruanruan thinking you're in danger'. Fei Fei, even when you sleep on the top bunk, make sure to fasten your seatbelt—stay safe until dawn~]
......
…Working late into the early hours, Xue Jing glanced at Weibo and was momentarily stunned.
#Bao Ruanruan Invents the Top-Bunk Sleeping Method#
He clicked on the topic to take a look.
A soft chuckle rolled out of his chest.
—She doesn't like bunk beds.
"Noted."
The next day at eight, the live stream room of Taking Dreams reopened.
Many viewers flocked in.
Ever since watching this show, they no longer stayed up late on weekends, nor slept in.
Because they wanted to watch their favourite older brothers and sisters, as well as Bao Ruanruan.
They were extremely busy indeed.
At that moment in the live stream, the Red Team could be seen getting up one by one and busily starting their day.
Lan Zhi got up early, went out to buy breakfast and then returned to the budget hotel.
Xiao Mengfei was already doing backbends early in the morning.
Only Cheng Yao was in the boys' room. He pointed to the bathroom and said, "Brother Qu is taking a shower; he just went for his morning run."
He spoke while drying his still-wet short hair.
Clearly, he had also just finished exercising and showering early in the morning.
[That's way too hardcore. I woke up at eight on a Sunday and was already the first one awake in the whole class—didn't expect you guys to have done so much already!]
[As expected, money isn't easy to earn. Our little girl, Xiao Xiao, is already practising.]
[They're all good kids.]
"We'll probably leave at around nine and rent a small space over by the department store. Xiao Qu said his company can deliver the clothes there by nine too."
"We'll set things up, make some signs, and decide on prices."
"That should do it. The department store opens at ten, so we'll start selling then."
Lan Zhi sipped her soy milk as she explained the plan to Xiao Mengfei.
Xiao Mengfei nodded while stretching.
[They have a plan.]
[I wonder how Ruanruan is doing. Have they gone to get vaccinated yet?]
The camera thoughtfully cut.
It switched from the Red Team to the Blue Team.
Everyone soon saw the pitch-black room.
It was as if they had gone from day to night.
[Still not up yet?]
[What? Where's Kiddo Ruan?]
[It suddenly felt like being transferred from the elite group to the 'salted fish5' group.]
But the camera shook slightly, and soon two slender figures walked into the room.
Bao Ruanruan's side profile could faintly be seen, along with Qu Feifei's breezy, easygoing look — her tracksuit jacket tied around her waist.
As the camera moved closer, two bunk beds came into view with two boys still sleeping soundly under their blankets.
Lu Wenhao's hair was so messed up from sleeping that it was sticking out everywhere.
Zhen Xuan, wearing an eye mask, rolled over and continued sleeping heavily.
[Now I finally know why this boy group… just isn't cutting it anymore.]
[Men who are withering away day by day.]
[Female stars really work way harder than male stars!]
[That's what I was wondering: my Feifei is a martial arts practitioner, how could she possibly wake up this late, hhhhh.]
Amid the scrolling live comments.
A slender hand made a gesture in front of the camera.
Bao Ruanruan then took a small step back.
Qu Feifei stepped forward and pulled out the screaming chicken📹 in her hand.
She gave it a squeeze—biu!
"Aah—"
A burst of piercing screams rang out.
With a loud bang, Zhen Xuan rolled right off the bed.
Lu Wenhao frowned as he opened his eyes.
"Get up."
Qu Feifei pressed and held the centre of her eyebrows.
Bao Ruanruan leisurely turned on the room light.
After removing his eye mask, Zhen Xuan was almost k!lled by the light.
Meanwhile, Lu Wenhao flipped over like a salted fish and buried his face in the pillow again.
Bao Ruanruan took a book titled Healthy Time Management out of her backpack and began her morning chant:
"The optimal time for breakfast is between 7 and 9 a.m."
"If you eat too late, the gallbladder remains in a concentrated state, increasing the risk of cholecystitis📹 and gallstones📹."
"Gallstones📹 can cause one-sided abdominal pain and lower back soreness."
"Patients with cholecystitis📹 experience persistent dull abdominal pain, nausea, acid reflux, and in severe cases, pain that spreads throughout the body."
"If the stones are too large or, in severe cases, when there are multiple stones, medication will not work, and surgery is the only option…"
Zhen Xuan: "……"
Lu Wenhao: "……"
At this point, they were no longer sleepy.
Zhen Xuan hastily put his hand to his waist to check it.
If you're a man, then don't say your waist doesn't work!
Lu Wenhao quickly grabbed his phone and checked the time.
Seeing that it was only 8:10, he let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn't nine yet — he could still be saved!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them sprang out of bed.
They dashed out of the room to wash up as if they were in a sprint.
[Pfft—]
[Hahahahaha!]
[Ruanruan, is this for real? Breakfast before nine o'clock… I'm still in bed.]
[I… quietly crawl out of bed.]
[My baby is calling me out again—Mama's getting up right now to gnaw on some bread.]
[So scary.]
Even Qu Feifei felt a little uneasy as she rubbed her stomach.
Sometimes she still had to record programmes in the early hours of the morning, so when she caught up on sleep, she'd sleep past nine.
Bao Ruanruan calmly closed her book in front of the camera.
"Have regular check-ups, maintain good living habits and exercise more. You will be fine."
While waiting for the other two to finish washing up, she casually scrolled through her phone.
The camera slowly pulled back to reveal a WeChat interface seemingly marked with a public security (police) insignia on her screen.
[?]
[Our Kiddo Ruan must be reading something written by the police uncle again.]
[I follow that account too.]
[So this is what Ruanruan looks at when she wakes up, huh? 23333]
When Lu Wenhao and Zhen Xuan returned, Bao Ruanruan was still reading through the article.
However, the camera had already swept towards their breakfast.
Each person had only four yuan.
Due to these constraints, Lu Wenhao and Zhen Xuan could share only a small carton of milk, with one vegetable bun and one egg each.
[Saving money~]
[It's got to the stage where they can't even afford milk anymore—ho ho ho.]
"We borrowed the money for the eggs from the cameraman."
"When we have money, we'll pay him back."
Bao Ruanruan flipped through the account book.
Her little face turned grave.
"Our current assets put us at an average debt of fifty cents per person."
The three members of the Blue Team: "……"
"Before we set off, please check that you have all your personal belongings."
Bao Ruanruan, unconsciously, became the Blue Team's kindergarten teacher.
"While we are still at the hostel, let's fill our thermos flasks with water."
"We don't have money to buy drinks—we have to at least hold out until noon."
Bao Ruanruan patted her thermos seriously, her expression solemn.
[Pfft pfft pfft—this laid-back variety show has unknowingly turned into a survival show.]
[Good grief—then what about lunch?]
And so, with their backpacks on and water in hand, the four members of the Blue Team set off under Bao Ruanruan's leadership, proudly bearing the team's two-yuan debt.
They were on their way to get vaccinated.
As they walked, Bao Ruanruan was also thinking about what to do for lunch.
But after thinking it over, she wasn't too worried.
After all, three of her teammates could dance.
They would be selling their talents, not their bodies!
So those talents would cover both their lunch and dinner.
Bao Ruanruan felt that there were no more problems to worry about and was feeling exceptionally calm.
Thinking about how she would soon receive the flu vaccine, she imagined that her fragile little life would gain another layer of protection for the next twelve months. Her safety rating would increase by at least two per cent, causing the raised corners of her pink little mouth to simply refuse to come down.
She walked with joyful steps, every tiny cell in her body brimming with happiness.
[Hahahaha, Kiddo Ruan's assets are minus 0.5, yet she's strutting with the confidence of someone worth 200 yuan! So cute.]
[Such a joyful little one—who could possibly not like her?]
[Kiddo Ruan really doesn't care about material things at all. Kiddo is so adorably pure it makes Mom's heart ache~]
[I really want to send Kiddo Ruan some money right now.]
Bao Ruanruan's happiness also spread to the rest of the Blue Team.
Zhen Xuan was all smiles, easygoing and carefree.
Lu Wenhao had never experienced the hardship of daily necessities; even being burdened with fifty cents of debt couldn't crush him.
Hearing their laughter and chatter, Qu Feifei couldn't help but smile.
[The whole team is so positive and uplifting.]
[I'm a bit teary-eyed. I haven't had a job in a while, and after paying rent, I have only 300 yuan left. I've been anxious nonstop. But seeing the four of them just now has made me feel much better. I should pull myself together, too! At least I still have 300 yuan—I can survive on boxed meals for a week!]
[Hang in there, friend above! Go Ruanruan! Charge on, Brother Lu!]
Seeing the Blue Team acting like carefree elementary kids on a school trip, coupled with their total lack of interest in the 'money-making' missions, gave weekend viewers a much-needed sense of soul-deep relaxation.
After a week of work, a week of school—
During which their hearts had been worn down by teachers, bosses, homework and tasks, every viewer finally experienced a moment of healing.
When the camera cut back to the Red Team, the audience still felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
This was especially the case when they saw Lan Zhi and the others unloading clothes and preparing to start selling. They were so busy that the audience felt as though they were seeing their own Monday selves again.
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But very quickly, beyond the pain, a hint of the pleasure found in a feel-good web novel emerged.
The moment Lan Zhi and the others took their places behind the sales counter, they became the shining centre of the entire department store.
Fans and passersby alike flooded in to take photos, and casually bought an item of clothing that came with a complimentary autographed photo.
In less than an hour—
The inventory from the Qu Ji'en brand was completely sold out.
Those with quick hands would get it; those with slow hands would lose out6.
[If I weren't over 600 kilometres away from Jiangcheng, I'd want one of Xiao Xao's cute little dresses too!]
[Exactly — I'm so jealous of the people who managed to buy one.]
[The Red Team is bad@ss — how much money did they make? Did they accidentally complete the Blue Team's target too?]
[Bao Ruanruan: "Everything is going exactly as I predicted — winning without lifting a finger~"]
[I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe! No wonder Bao Ruanruan wasn't worried — she has a life-saving agreement, 233333, I totally forgot.]
In front of the camera, Lan Zhi quickly glanced at the amount shown on the QR code payment screen.
Her face lit up with surprise.
"Our morning sales total is 194,000 yuan!"
The travel budget for a thousand people… 60% secured!
Xiao Mengfei jumped up happily. "So what should we do next?"
Cheng Yao couldn't help laughing. "How about finding a café to rest for a bit?"
They were all completely exhausted.
Just as Lan Zhi was about to nod in agreement, however, a staff member stepped into the camera frame and stopped her.
"Red Team, I need to remind you of something."
"These clothes have a cost price."
Holding his phone up, he continued, "We just called the manager of GENE's marketing department and asked for the distributor's wholesale cost prices."
"After deducting the purchase costs, the estimated profit from these clothes is around ten thousand yuan."
"In addition, you also need to deduct the transportation fees for delivering the clothes to this mall, as well as the temporary booth rental fee."
The staff member summed it up mercilessly: "Your estimated income right now is 8,000 yuan."
Lan Zhi: "……"
Xiao Mengfei: "!"
Another day of missing Baobao again~
"Assistant Director, can we use a prop this round?" Xiao Mengfei asked, her eyes sparkling.
A staff member from behind the scenes slowly typed out a question mark.
[Hahahaha! Is the prop going to be Bao Ruanruan again?!]
[My girl, Bao Ruanruan won't help this time 2333 — she's five cents in debt!]
[Red Team uses a prop, summons Bao Ruanruan → five minutes later, Red Team goes from profit to loss, now five cents in debt.]
[After the summoning, Red Team also got vaccinated… I'm laughing my d@mn head off.]
The live comments were having an absolute blast.
Both teams, however, were having a hard time.
The Red Team's veterans missed Bao Ruanruan, while Qu Ji'en, whose leadership role was merely nominal, was left to sulk alone.
The Blue Team wasn't doing much better at that moment, either.
As the camera shifted, three somewhat nervous faces appeared at the vaccination site.
Except for Bao Ruanruan: when she stood before the nurse holding the syringe, it was as if she were a mermaid returning to the joyful ocean—like a fish getting water7.
She wasn't just happy; she even had the spare energy to look after her teammates and the leader.
"Have you taken antibiotics or similar medications recently?"
"No? Good. Have you had any cold symptoms recently, or any chronic illnesses?"
"Are you allergic to any medications?"
Through her own efforts, Bao Ruanruan had practically done the nurse's job in advance.
The three people she questioned went from nervous to extremely nervous.
Lu Wenhao gave a dry chuckle and stepped back.
"I can skip this shot—then I'll have money for lunch."
Zhen Xuan immediately called him out: "Bro, you're not allowed to run!"
He wanted company.
Lu Wenhao: "……"
Qu Feifei glanced at the syringe. "Then I won't get the shot—I'll use my money to treat everyone to a meal."
The other two shot her with reproachful looks.
However, Bao Ruanruan began reciting:
"Autumn and winter are peak seasons for influenza. Every year, there are as many as three million cases of common flu worldwide, resulting in 200,000 to 300,000 deaths..."
Qu Feifei froze mid-step.
"The mortality rate among infected cases is between 1.5% and 2%."
Lu Wenhao and Zhen Xuan stiffened.
Bao Ruanruan offered solemn advice:
"One vaccine shot—safety for you, me, and everyone."
This 160 yuan shot would achieve a multiplied effect.
It was worth the money they had spent.
Bao Ruanruan, however, didn't force the issue as she continued.
"Think it over. Vaccination should be voluntary."
After that, her dark eyes sparkled as she walked towards the empty vaccination seat, brimming with anticipation.
She swiftly and decisively rolled up one sleeve of her Pengmai sports jacket to reveal her milky-white arm.
Her small face beamed, openly displaying the joy of feeling safe.
However, when she saw the syringe, her complexion paled slightly as she tightly shut her watery eyes.
Clearly, she was afraid of injections, too.
But she pulled herself together—be brave, be strong!
[She's so cute I'm dying.]
[Ruanruan has really stabbed straight into mommy's heart~]
[Ruanruan's right—safety for everyone! I'm taking my whole family to get vaccinated this weekend!]
[She called me out again. Vaccine—scheduled!]
[I'm laughing myself to death. I opened Dianping🔗 to search for vaccination clinics, but all the phone lines are busy… Are you guys secretly booking appointments without me?!]
[Hehe~ I have my computer open, booking a vaccine at the same time~]
[D@mn it! I can't even beat you guys at getting a shot—I refuse to believe this!]
#Bao Ruanruan Leads the Team to Get Vaccinated#
Several marketing accounts all caught the scent of this trending topic. They rapidly took screenshots, drafted posts, and published them on Weibo, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin.
By the time all four members of the Blue Team were sitting in the clinic corridor with cotton pads on their arms for the mandatory thirty-minute observation period, the topic had climbed to No. 6 on today's trending list.
The comment section was bustling with activity.
— Bao Ruanruan teaches you to check for drug allergies before getting vaccinated.
— Bao Ruanruan says you shouldn't get vaccinated while you have a cold.
— Don't leave after your shot! The importance of the thirty-minute observation period.
— The flu's mortality rate is actually this high?!
Many passersby also came across the posts and joined the discussion, pushing the topic even higher up the rankings.
After the observation period ended, the four members of the Blue Team prepared to leave.
Just as Bao Ruanruan was thinking about finding a park in which to perform for money, she was stopped by their accompanying PD, Liu Qiu.
"Teacher Bao, it's a call from the Director."
[Huh?]
[Is the Director up to something nasty again?]
[Hehe, even if he tries something, it won't matter—the Blue Team is already broke. How could it get any worse?]
Bao Ruanruan looked confused but obediently took the phone.
"Hello, Director Zheng?"
Liu Qiu helped her put the call on speaker.
Director Zheng Mingchang's voice came through immediately.
It was perfectly clear.
Yet there was also something complicated about it.
"Xiao Bao, are you getting vaccinated?"
"Mm-hmm."
"...Photos of you getting vaccinated have spread online."
"The Jiangcheng Poly District Health Bureau is hoping that you can film a short video encouraging citizens to get vaccinated..."
[!]
The other three members of the Blue Team: "!"
Director Zheng paused for a moment. "If all four of you appear on camera together, you will receive 20,000 yuan as payment."
[!!]
The other three members of the Blue Team: "!!"
Bao Ruanruan looked somewhat reluctant. "A vaccination appeal like this should come from the heart—how could we take money for it..."
Zhen Xuan from the Blue Team cleared his throat.
Lu Wenhao, who was blushing, called out, "They should at least cover our lunch and dinner."
Qu Feifei also blushed and added, "And... transportation costs too."
Bao Ruanruan shot them a sideways glance.
"All right then—we'll do it!"
The three Blue Team members looked at Bao Ruanruan excitedly.
Who would have thought?
What started unintentionally turned out to yield great results!
The live comments started pouring in, full of excitement.
[Amazing! They've surpassed the Red Team's 8,000 yuan in one go!]
[Didn't see that coming… Bao Ruanruan won again.]
[No wonder the Director sounded like he was about to cry—what could possibly stump our Bao Bao now?]
[Just get a shot, and money rains down from the sky!]
[Ruanruan deserves it—she's truly a health and safety ambassador!]
After accepting the job, Bao Ruanruan and the others left the clinic and went to the small park next door to discuss how to shoot the vaccine promo video.
"I can dance."
Zhen Xuan raised his hand.
Then he saw Lu Wenhao and Qu Feifei raising their hands as well.
The Blue Team's talents for dance content were seriously over the limit.
All three of them were freaking dance specialists!
However, there wasn't a single vocal lead among them!
They could sing, of course.
But they all wanted to dance to show off what they were best at.
Meanwhile, Bao Ruanruan looked utterly relaxed as she strolled through the park with her hands clasped behind her back, breathing in the fresh air.
Zhen Xuan felt a little embarrassed. "Teacher Ruanruan, this idea of getting vaccinated was originally yours, so how the video is shot is up to you."
As soon as he said it, the other two thought of it as well.
The 'C-position8' of this promo video wasn't going to be them; it could only be Bao Ruanruan.
"Me?"
Bao Ruanruan had already been paddling in the water9, and she hadn't expected the Leader to assign her another task.
What the Leader said couldn't be ignored.
Otherwise, the whole team could be wiped out.
"Mm…" Her small face puffed up like a bun. "I've never filmed anything like this before. Give me ten minutes. I'll first study the key points of short-video design and the possible problems that might arise during filming, as well as how to solve them."
The three members of the Blue Team: "?"
[Hahahaha!]
[Bao Bao is being cautious today, too.]
[Our Kiddo Ruan never goes into battle unprepared.]
[She really excels at whatever she does!]
[If Ruanruan weren't a celebrity, she'd probably already be a top student at Tsinghua University🔗.]
Bao Ruanruan wasn't mindlessly searching for short videos.
She went to C-site, a platform she had previously collaborated on.
This was because Chen Feng had said that many young people nowadays enjoy C-site's absurd, goofy humour.
Bao Ruanruan entered the day's trending rankings and started watching them one by one, going down the list by view count.
The three members of the Blue Team gradually gathered around her.
"Ha, I've been following this mukbang channel too."
"This uncle is a great cook; I never miss an episode."
"This gaming streamer is pretty interesting too."
"Eh? There's a proposal video here!"
Qu Feifei pointed at it.
"We could do ours in this format too—when proposing, the girl asks the guy, 'Have you gotten vaccinated?'"
Zhen Xuan's eyes lit up.
Bao Ruanruan had no objections, so she clicked the video, switched it to full screen, and began watching it.
It was a video of a middle-aged man performing a ridiculous square dance📹 to propose to a middle-aged woman.
Lu Wenhao snorted and turned his head away.
Zhen Xuan burst out laughing, too.
[Help— my son, your laugh threshold is way too low.]
[Didn't expect Ruanruan and me to be watching the same goofy compilation~]
But as the camera panned around, it settled on Bao Ruanruan, who was in the C-position8 of the four, with her fair, delicate face in full view.
Yet she wasn't smiling at all, not even the slightest upward curve at the corners of her mouth.
Her dark, clear eyes flickered with a trace of suspicion beneath their clarity.
After the suspicion came a measured dose of wariness.
Then, with deliberate seriousness, she straightened her posture.
She extended her index finger and tapped the pause button on the screen.
[?]
"What's wrong?" Zhen Xuan asked, puzzled.
[It looks like Kiddo Ruan has a pretty high laugh threshold—she doesn't like this.]
The livestream camera shifted over.
It focused on Bao Ruanruan.
The viewers watched her extend a pale, delicate finger and tap the centre of the screen.
—It was the scene of the middle-aged man kneeling on one knee.
[?]
[What's up?]
Bao Ruanruan spoke up in a soft voice—careful, yet somewhat certain.
"Don't you think this person looks kind of familiar?"
[Does Ruanruan know this uploader, or has she watched his videos before?]
"Kind of yes, kind of no."
Zhen Xuan scratched his head.
Lu Wenhao glanced at the screen and answered with certainty, "I've never seen him before. Has he ever trended?"
Qu Feifei shook her head as well.
Although they were industry insiders, there were simply too many C-site content creators. Aside from a few who were especially famous or signed with talent agencies, they didn't recognise most of them.
But Bao Ruanruan blinked.
She took a screenshot of the video and zoomed in to take a closer look.
"It's a bit blurry."
"But take a look at this—do you think the person I'm going to show you looks like him?"
She exited the C-Site app and tapped into WeChat.
She tapped into the public accounts section.
It was an entire row of…
—Public Security Bureau Accounts
The three members of the Blue Team: "!"
[!]
Bao Ruanruan's finger wandered across several of the public accounts, as if she were recalling something.
Then she tapped into Xuncheng Public Security.
She scrolled about a dozen pages upward before finally seeing a striking headline!
#Reward of 200,000—Wanted: This Person!#
All three members of the Blue Team instantly changed expression.
The bullet comments fell completely silent—no one dared to move!
But Bao Ruanruan dared to move—she tapped on the article.
#On September 14, 2009, the Xuncheng Public Security Department issued a reward notice seeking a fugitive suspected of intentional homicide.#
#Members of the public who provide leads identifying the suspect may receive a reward of up to 200,000 yuan.#
She swiped downwards, and an ID photo of a man with a buzz cut appeared.
Bao Ruanruan tapped it once.
Then she zoomed in.
"Do you think he looks like that person?"
The photo showed a man who looked to be in his twenties or thirties.
The man in the proposal video looked like an older version of him.
Their facial features, especially their short, exposed-nostril noses, were strikingly similar.
"They do—!" Zhen Xuan blurted out, instantly covering his mouth as shock washed over his face.
Lu Wenhao exchanged a look with Qu Feifei, then glanced at the photo again.
"F*ck!"
[!!!]
[!]
Bao Ruanruan asked, "You guys think so too?"
The three of them nodded silently.
Bao Ruanruan silently exited WeChat.
She then dialled a number—110.
"Hello, Officer. I think I may have seen a major suspect…"
A variety show had unexpectedly stepped into the spotlight of a criminal investigation!
[Oh, my God!]
[Holy shit!]
[My heart's racing—someone save me!]
One hour later.
The police confirmed that the content creator was the fugitive suspect who had been on the run for over a decade before they arrested him at his home.
"Thank you, Miss Bao."
"We've already filed the report. Once the procedures are complete, you should receive the reward money."
Bao Ruanruan nodded solemnly.
"Thank you, Officer, for safeguarding public safety and protecting our peaceful lives."
The three members of the Blue Team all looked as if they had drunk fake alcohol.
They were all in a daze.
They still couldn't quite believe it.
By lunchtime, Bao Ruanruan had received the 20,000 yuan the production team had advanced for the vaccine promotional video.
Then she led her team into a small restaurant.
They still hadn't snapped out of it.
They didn't even know how their food went down.
Looking back, this was all they could remember:
"We caught a wanted criminal?!"
[Not you guys — it was Bao Ruanruan, 23333]
[…Who would've thought… that watching a variety show, I'd actually see the light of justice!]
[I saw Kiddo Ruan scrolling through the official Public Security account this morning. I didn't expect it to come in handy so quickly.]
[She checks it every day; that wanted notice was posted months ago.]
[An essential safety item for home and travel — Bao Ruanruan.]
[I'll pay the shipping — can someone mail me a Kiddo Ruan?]
[I should start following this kind of news too! Learn from Ruanruan! Don't let a single bad guy brush past your shoulders10!]
[So… did she just take care of the entire travel budget in one go?]
[If it's 300 yuan per person, then with the 220,000 yuan received, we're still 80,000 yuan short—Kiddo Ruan is awesome!]
What kind of luck is this?
Zheng Mingchang, watching the monitors inside the Director's vehicle, didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He had initially thought that just raising the travel funds for 1,000 people would take them at least six or seven days to fulfil.
Who would have thought she'd take care of more than half of it in just one morning!
Give her one more day, and wouldn't she have the travel budget for 2,000 people completely sorted out?!
The show… was going to end early again.
Zheng Mingchang: "……"
Why was it always him who ended up getting hurt every time?
Still, catching the criminal did bring him some comfort.
It was painful yet joyful.
The show's ratings went up again.
#Bao Ruanruan Catches Wanted Criminals Live#
It shot straight to number one on the trending searches.
She even recorded a 'righteous speech' segment on the show.
"Catching bad guys is everyone's responsibility."
In an instant, her career-focused fans flooded the Weibo comments, gleefully pushing the nickname 'Justice Bao' to the top.
[The Justice Bao of the entertainment industry.]
In response, Bao Ruanruan herself was very modest:
"How could I possibly compare myself to Lord Bao?"
I'm just missing a Zhan Zhao🔗, dear.
After lunch, the Blue Team took a one-hour midday break as Bao Ruanruan had advised.
They went back to the youth hostel to take a nap.
By contrast, the Red Team was still hard at work selling their second batch of goods.
[@Xiaoxiao, you can now apply to use the item — Bao Ruanruan!]
[Kiddo Ruan: "Napping. Do not disturb."]
[In just two hours, the Blue Team leapt from being 0.5 yuan in debt to becoming tycoons, 23333]
[Under Kiddo Ruan's leadership, the entire Blue Team started living a health-conscious lifestyle.]
Taking a midday nap is a good habit.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the period after noon is the ideal time to replenish qi🔗 and nourish the blood.
After letting lunch digest for half an hour, a short nap will keep you feeling energetic all day and help you to achieve twice the results with half the effort.
By the time the Blue Team woke up around two o'clock, even Lu Wenhao, who wasn't exactly quick-witted, had figured out how to film the vaccine promotion video.
It took them only thirty minutes to finish filming the promotional video.
The three of them danced together.
While Bao Ruanruan sang at the front.
"Come get vaccinated today, let's all miao, miao, miao, miao together…"🦊
Finally, Zhen Xuan handled the rap:
"I've gotten the shot—have you or have you not? I've gotten the shot—have you or have you not…"🦊
It was a devilishly catchy tune that lingered in one's mind.
It was simply unforgettable the moment it hit your ears.
After filming the video, Bao Ruanruan uploaded it to C-site. In less than half an hour, it shot straight to number one on the entire platform's trending list, thanks to its guichu13 editing style.
[Zhen Tang Monk14, please shut up already!]
[Take all my coins, all of them—Zhen Xuan, get off the screen!]
[Good thing Zhen Xuan is the dance lead—when he opened his mouth, he nearly sent me straight to the afterlife.]
[Even after exiting the video, my ears are still buzzing… miao, miao, miao, miao! Help!]
[Kiddo Ruan should be wearing a cat outfit.]
After this incident, Taking Dream broke out of its niche once again.
This time, it entered the field of vision of guichu13 fans, gaining a new wave of middle-aged and young adult guichu13 viewers.
The very next day, an official Weibo news account posted something.
#Yesterday's flu vaccine appointment bookings increased by 27.5% compared to the same period last year, which is the highest increase so far this year.#
# Some vaccination sites are expected to reach full capacity this week. However, citizens need not worry; vaccine supplies are currently sufficient. Please consider scheduling your appointments at staggered times.#
After finishing a two-day, one-night recording session, Bao Ruanruan came across this news.
She felt deeply relieved and gratified.
Nationwide immunity: UP.
A flu defence line has been built!
Everyone's safety index has gone up!
On the way back from the outskirts of Jiangcheng to the city centre, Bao Ruanruan still hadn't had a moment to rest.
That very night, she knocked on the door of her beloved agent, who also happened to be her great landlord.
For the past two days, she had been grouped together with Lu Wenhao and Zhen Xuan.
She woke up in the middle of the night from a dream and heard Zhen Xuan chatting with Lu Wenhao well into the early hours.
It was only then that she found out that Lu Wenyao had been punished—he had even been stripped of his position as company president and was now staying at home in seclusion to reflect on his mistakes.
Meanwhile, her Weibo private messages were filled with apologies from anti-fans who had previously insulted her.
Had she not run into Xue Jing at that café, she would probably be in hiding now.
She wanted to thank him for that.
The door to Unit 11F at Beijiao No. 1 opened.
Upon seeing Xue Jing in black pyjamas, Bao Ruanruan blinked her eyes.
"Great Agent, thank you for bringing me back from death to life."
Her soft, tender voice sounded as if it were soaked with moisture.
Xue Jing hadn't expected that the moment he opened the door, he would see the young girl before him—her smooth, jade-like cheeks were tinged with pale pink and her doe-like eyes were glistening as she looked up at him.
He felt as though his chest had suddenly softened, collapsing inward at one spot.
While he was still slightly dazed, she lifted her rosy little hands and presented him with a deluxe gift box wrapped in jet-black packaging.
After a brief moment of surprise, Xue Jing felt as though his entire body had been immersed in a hot spring—warm and comforting.
Bao Ruanruan smiled sweetly as she watched him take it.
She then carefully explained,
"This is a tonic recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica🔗."
Xue Jing chuckled helplessly.
The gift box was surprisingly heavy.
"It's used to treat deficiencies and depletion, as well as tonifying qi🔗 and nourishing blood."
Clearly, Bao Ruanruan had done a great deal of research and preparation before selecting it.
"Then take your time enjoying it. I'll go rest first."
With that, she skipped back to the unit across the hall.
A flash of her slender ankles revealed a delicate bamboo pattern stitched onto the rim of her socks.
Seeing a bit of her exposed skin was like seeing a speck of snow amidst the green.
Xue Jing waited until she had entered her unit and disappeared from view before softly chuckling and closing the door.
He was in such a good mood that even Chen Feng, who had come with company troubles, seemed much more agreeable to him now.
This feeling intensified when he saw Chen Feng's jealous, indignant expression.
"How come I didn't get any?"
Despite asking this question, the weak and pitiful Chen Feng did not dare to move from his spot.
Last year, the acquisition project he was working on ran into trouble, and Brother Xue was furious.
But once Xiao Baozi showed up, it was as if glaciers had melted.
"Xiao Baozi is playing favourites—who was it that drove her to her shows day and night? It was clearly me."
Noticing that the corners of Xue Jing's mouth had lifted, Chen Feng felt entirely at ease.
Chen Feng grumbled under his breath.
He snorted and turned around indignantly.
But curiosity got the better of him. "It's actually labelled at the level of the Compendium of Materia Medica… let me see what this is…"
Five minutes later, Xue Jing opened the gift box.
Cheng Feng froze.
On the gift box, there was a bold promotional slogan:
— Oysters
— A man's kidney tonic15
Chen Feng: "Pff—"
Xue Jing: "………………"
Bao… Jiaojiao16!
Footnotes Full List
- 磨刀不误砍柴工 (mó dāo bú wù kǎn chái gōng): Preparation improves efficiency; time spent preparing isn't wasted.
- 舍不得孩子套不住狼 (shè bù dé hái zi tào bú zhù láng): You must invest or take risks to gain something valuable.
- 蒙混过关 (méng hùn guò guān): Idiom meaning to cheat one's way through/pass by deception.
- "雪上加霜" (xuě shàng jiā shuāng) is an idiom meaning 'to make a bad situation worse'.
- 咸鱼 (xián yú) is modern Chinese internet slang meaning someone who is unmotivated, lazy, or resigned to mediocrity—like a dried fish that just lies there doing nothing.
- "手快有，手慢无 (shǒu kuài yǒu， shǒu màn wú)": A popular colloquial saying meaning first come, first served, often used in sales, flash deals, or limited offers.
- 如鱼得水 (rú yú dé shuǐ): idiom meaning to feel perfectly comfortable or suited to the situation.
- C位 (C-wèi): Borrowed from idol culture, meaning the centre spot in a performance or video—the most eye-catching, important position.
- 划水 (huà shuǐ/literally 'to paddle water'): Internet slang meaning to slack off, coast, or do the bare minimum instead of actively contributing.
- 擦肩而过 (cā jiān ér guò): an idiom meaning to narrowly miss someone / pass by briefly, often implying missed opportunity or danger.
- It sounded much fun in Chinese. The original sentence: 今天快来打疫苗,一起苗苗苗苗...... (jīn tiān kuài lái dǎ yì miáo, yì qǐ miáo miáo miáo miáo . . . . . .). 疫苗 (yì miáo) literally means 'disease sprout' or 'epidemic seedling', related to variolation/inoculation in ancient China. 苗 (miáo) literally means 'sprout' or 'seed', but in modern terms, it's also used for the word 'vaccine'.
- I personally like his rap in Chinese, though. The original characters: 我打了你打了没,我打了你打了没 (wǒ dǎ le nǐ dǎ le méi, wǒ dǎ le nǐ dǎ le méi).
- 鬼畜 (guǐ chù): A niche internet subculture style involving rapid cuts, looping audio, exaggerated remixes, and chaotic humour, which is often intentionally annoying or hypnotic.
- 唐僧 (táng sēng) is a character from Journey to the West, famously known for talking endlessly and nagging. Calling someone "Tang Monk" humorously means they're talking too much or being unbearably noisy.
- 肾宝 (shèn bǎo): Slang rooted in TCM beliefs that kidneys govern male vitality and sexual strength. It is commonly used in advertising for virility supplements, often with humorous or suggestive undertones.
- 娇娇 (jiāo jiāo): An affectionate nickname, implying tenderness or indulgent fondness, often used in romantic or teasing contexts. Alternatively, Xue Jing thought of Bao Ruanruan as a spoilt brat, as these characters can also mean 'spoiled' or 'pampered'.
きつね's Musing
Sorry for the long wait! Something happened to my family, so I had to take some time off work and away from the translation project for a few weeks. Also, this chapter is among the longest, with 10,000 Chinese characters in the original text. And it was supposed to be posted online yesterday, but my internet wouldn't cooperate with me. 😭 Fortunately, I was able to post it today.
Since the New Year will be coming soon, I would like to wish
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