After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 33: Sitting Side by Side, Eating Spicy Strips
Early the next morning.
You Guang woke to the sound of a rooster crowing and birds chirping on the branches.
Looking up at the purple mosquito net, she guessed that after she fell asleep last night, her father must have carried her to where they were temporarily staying.
Turning her head, she saw her father still fast asleep, snoring away.
When Ning Yi woke up, his eyes met his daughter’s bright eyes.
"Good morning, Dad."
"Good morning, sweetheart."
"Is this where you usually stay, Dad?"
"No, I usually stay in a tent."
You Guang understood that this room was probably borrowed from a local family just because of her visit.
The father and daughter chatted in bed and got up to wash up after lying around for over ten minutes.
Ning Yi had showered the night before, so he just used the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.
Since Ning Youguang hadn’t showered the previous night, she took her turn in the bathroom to shower, wash her hair, and brush her teeth, cleaning herself thoroughly.
While his daughter was bathing, Ning Yi hummed a song in the room as he unpacked her luggage.
Young Master Ning was pampered, with two or three nannies attending to him since he was little—he had never done any chores before!
But now, he was folding quilts, pulling sheets, and folding his daughter’s clothes with ease.
He felt that although the place they were staying was dilapidated, it offered him the opportunity to spend the night with his daughter.
Being so close to his daughter was a first since the divorce—it felt wonderfully happy.
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Country folks wake up early, and by six or seven in the morning, everyone was having breakfast.
For the first breakfast with the film crew, You Guang ate green vegetable and shredded meat noodles made by a local lady.
With a big farmhouse stove, cooking for over 30 people took four pots. Even with care, the noodles weren’t exactly gourmet.
Seeing the crew happily scrambling for food, she joined in and ate a big bowl of the slightly overcooked noodles.
Fearing that she wouldn’t eat well or have enough nutrition in the countryside, Xie Haitang packed several cans of imported milk powder for her, enough for three milk servings a day during her time with the crew. In addition, she prepared a lot of snacks, all of which You Guang brought with her on the plane.
Having breakfast early left many people hungry before noon.
Besides having her snacks, You Guang could make milk with her powder, whereas others weren’t so fortunate.
She noticed some people sneaking snacks into their pockets—biscuits, candies, etc.—for a secret nibble when hunger struck.
With no supermarkets or shops in the mountain village, the junk food disliked for its lack of nutrition in the city became highly sought-after treats here.
Everyone was stingy with snacks, sharing only among themselves.
Jokingly, who knew how long the filming would take? Once the snacks were gone, they’d have nothing, hungry until departure, which would be miserable!
Amused, as she drank milk, You Guang took out a big bag of chocolate from her suitcase and shared it with everyone in the crew.
People hesitated to eat a child’s snacks, resisting with watering mouths.
But when she explained that her family had specially prepared the chocolates for everyone, they accepted without holding back.
Once they had the chocolates in hand, someone recognized them as imported Belgian Leonidas.
In those days, such chocolates weren’t easy to find in big cities, let alone in an isolated mountain hamlet.
Everyone happily ate the director’s daughter’s chocolates, and later, those hiding snacks secretly shared some with little You Guang when they had them.
Thus, little You Guang began to receive daily treats from everyone in the crew.
For instance, one sister gave her a pack of biscuits yesterday, and today, a brother gave her a few candies.
They weren’t particularly distinguished, but they showed everyone’s affection for the daughter, and Ning Yi didn’t stop her from accepting them.
Moreover, he noticed that every time his daughter accepted others’ snacks, she would find a chance later to share the treats she brought from home.
Until one day, Ning Yi saw his daughter sitting side by side with a crew member on a stone, eating spicy strips, and he was aghast.
What was all this about?
Are spicy strips something a seven-year-old should be eating?
Confiscated!
"Dad, I’m not afraid of spicy food."
You Guang watched as Ning Yi quickly ate the spicy strips he just took from her, her face full of exasperation.
"Your mom said no junk food, or if you grow ugly, it’ll be a big trouble for me!"
"Have some confidence in your own and Qingqing’s looks, Dad. How could I possibly become ugly?"
Little You Guang rolled her eyes at her dad wiping his mouth with his palm.
Too rough to watch!
"Even if it’s a one in a million chance, I won’t allow it."
"The director is henpecked," laughed the crew member who was eating spicy strips with You Guang.
"Get to work, stop gossiping." Ning Yi gently kicked him. "And don’t let my little sweetheart eat spicy strips again, or I’ll confiscate yours too."
The young crew member was a college student, introduced by a mutual friend for a vacation job.
Sent off by Ning Yi, he ran away cheerfully.
However, hearing the director mention his daughter’s mother for the first time piqued his curiosity about the director’s wife.
What kind of beauty could give birth to such an adorable daughter?
The only one in the crew who could answer this was the screenwriter, but he hit a wall there.
"Have you really never seen the director’s wife?"
"Nope." Although he had some guesses, the screenwriter couldn’t say.
"Really don’t know?"
"Really don’t know."
Since joining the crew, Ning Youguang often helped with whatever she could.
Like when there was fruit, she would wash it for everyone, and when there wasn’t, she’d pour water and fetch things for them.
Sometimes, when the locals were preparing meals, she’d follow them to the garden, pick vegetables, and help wash them with water from the village well.
Nobody expected a child to do much; they just hoped she wouldn’t make trouble. But seeing how sweet and considerate she was, they adored her even more.
Especially the local couple; they adored her like a daughter, offering her the best, even before their own son.
And whatever treats You Guang had, she shared with the local couple’s son, who liked the city girl very much.
The days with the crew were simple yet fulfilling.
You Guang planned to stay a little helper in the crew until she returned home.
Yet, one day, the assistant director with a worried face approached Ning Yi.
"Director, the little actress supposed to join us tomorrow, her mom just called saying she’s sick."
"What do you mean?" Ning Yi frowned.
"She can’t come tomorrow."
"They should have told us sooner! Now they’re saying it today? This messes up our schedule!" Ning Yi was furious.
This little actress was supposed to arrive a week ago, but it got delayed to now, and on the agreed date, she still couldn’t come.
It was infuriating. 1314
