Becoming a life winner from infancy

As Uncle and Tutu's relationship gradually drew closer, everyone returned from their tasks, Song Hang and his team had fetched water and "caught" fish (actually canned), Xia Nuo and her team had also collected many fruits and mushrooms, along with some other unexpected food items.

Supervisor Fang You, while inspecting the fruit labels, played with a fully packaged ham sausage, and raised doubts about everyone's "harvest":

"This is hardcore wilderness survival—"

"There's really nothing we can do about it."

Xia Nuo stuck out her tongue and said, "After all, we can't fully simulate the experience of resource collection in a virtual reality game in real life, but this is also a special training method for finding supplies. I didn't make it easy for you guys to find them, so I guess I have put in some effort, haha…"

At this point, Uncle couldn't help but interject, "You hung the tents so high, if we didn't have someone from the Special Forces here, how could normal people reach those tents…"

"So, my way of grouping is still very scientific and well-organized, you know!"

"Pfft, cough, cough cough—"

Wang Zihan, struggling to start a fire with fire drills, his face covered in soot, questioned Xia Nuo's statement, "No, no, no… Why can everyone else find their supplies directly, and we have to start fires from scratch?"

"Ah? I think I left lighters somewhere…."

Xia Nuo scratched his head, "Did you guys really not find them?"

"We did find them alright, but then I hid them again."

Zhang Jiahao explained as he pulled out a lighter he had found:

"But I hoped Zi Han would take this opportunity to train himself into a strong man, which he has never encountered so far because he's not strong enough—"

"In short, Zi Han's strength isn't as great as You You's, and that's why his love life has been failing, unable to surpass You You and attract others."

"Damn it, you jerk, you really should die!"

Wang Zihan then went up to Zhang Jiahao to snatch the lighter but was easily subdued by him.

While several people were causing a ruckus here, the matchmaker group of girls quickly noticed the unusual progress between Uncle and Tutu.

Initially, the two had a hard time even communicating, but now they seemed to be inseparably close, huddled together talking since they regrouped a moment ago.

Although it was always Tutu who initiated conversations with Uncle, he did not maintain the usual social distance with her, and even leaned in closer when he couldn't hear her clearly.

This action was quite unexpected, especially since it was very different from how the two interacted at the beginning.

Asai Reina and Xia Nuo, pulling on Xu Lingyi, whispered in surprise:

"How come things are progressing so fast!"

"No doubt it's Lingyi, easily accomplishing what everyone else couldn't."

"Ahahaha... I am indeed quite impressive."

I had no idea… I didn't do anything, yet somehow they've progressed to this stage.

Xu Lingyi, although puzzled, let her vanity take over and "claimed" the credit for herself.

Fang You of course was happy to see that the attention was being diverted towards Xu Lingyi.

Actually, there's no need to worry too much about Uncle and Tutu.

Because one could clearly feel Tutu's strong desire to make advances towards Uncle.

As long as they kept interacting and deepening their feelings, starting a relationship was just a matter of time…

If it still didn't work out, then it would mean Uncle didn't deserve love; it would be his own fault!

Well…

Rather than focusing on Uncle's situation, what really deserved attention now was—

"Hey!"

Xia Nuo suddenly threw her arms around Fang You's neck, jumping onto him. "We're about to start cooking, do you want to show off your skills to everyone tonight?"

"I thought I was supposed to be a supervisor?"

"But now, I suddenly really want to taste your cooking."

Xia Nuo whispered in Fang You's ear, "Look how well they are getting along! If they had a bad meal experience, it would really be terrible for their interaction."

Xia Nuo sighed, adding, "Hmm, after all, it's not easy for our Uncle to find someone to date, especially since it's a girl who has liked him for so long…"

"Alright, I'll do it," Fang You nodded.

"Yay, I knew You You would pamper me the most!"

Xia Nuo and Fang You flirted closely.

While this kind of intimate behavior was quite common for them, seeing Uncle's transformation today made Fang You act a bit differently.

He didn't just let Xia Nuo cling to him as before, but instead put his hands behind him, lifted her legs, and carried Xia Nuo bouncing along.

"Isn't there any reward?"

...

...

"Reward? What reward..."

Fang You deliberately raised his voice a bit, "I pamper you and join in with your mischief, logically speaking, I should get some extra reward, right?"

Sometimes, causing trouble for others can garner more goodwill than actually helping.

Of course, for Fang You, dealing with Xia Nuo no longer required such considerations; Xia Nuo always spoke his mind.

"If you want a reward, I can certainly give you one, but I'm curious what reward you want!"

"I've mentioned it, you can't refuse, okay?"

"How unsociable!" Xia Nuo nuzzled Fang You's ear with his nose, "When have I ever refused you? As long as I can, I will definitely satisfy you."

"Well, if that's the case."

Fang You said, "Tonight's Leo meteor shower, let's go watch it together."

"Just the two of us?"

"Yes, just the two of us."

Fang You nodded, "I know you enjoy the lively atmosphere when everyone is together, but today I want to watch it with you."

"Um..."

Unlike his usual immediate affirmative responses, Xia Nuo didn't agree right away this time but fell into a state of contemplation and musing.

[You feel your mood being strung along by the woman in front of you, even a person as mighty as the Great Emperor could have his emotions swayed like this, truly, this is the impact of youth! Youth Energy +40, Youth Energy +40...]

"You You... do you know why Tutu likes Uncle?"

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A bead of sweat formed on Fang You's forehead.

"Just tell me if you know."

"I can guess."

Fang You said, "When Tutu first started working, Uncle always treated her with great respect and politeness, and he took good care of her; she admired him as her mentor."

"But back then, she was very timid and had social anxiety, so she never managed to express her feelings."

"It was only when Uncle talked about going to Disneyland with a girl he liked and being disliked in return that she made a move for the first time."

Fang You continued, "Then the layoffs happened, things developed too quickly for anyone to react, Tutu and Uncle just missed their chance like that, until now—"

"No no no, you're making love sound too complicated."

Xia Nuo said, "The reason Tutu told us was actually that she liked Uncle the first moment she saw him."

"Ah? Love at first sight? Falling for Uncle?"

Fang You found this hard to believe when he heard it.

"You could say Uncle is friendly and has a gentle nature or at the very least, he has excellent programming skills... but to say it was love at first sight, that's a bit—"

Wait.

That's not right.

Nuo Nuo telling me this now, what does he mean?

[You're plagued with doubts now! But this is what it feels like to care about someone, it's so youthful, Youth Energy +10, Youth Energy +10...]

"Right, I found it weird too."

Xia Nuo said, "But maybe that's just what it feels like to like someone... Tutu said the moment she saw Uncle she really wanted to get close to him, felt he was very reliable and provided a sense of security, and then as they interacted more, she grew to like him even more."

"Otherwise, think about it, Tutu, with her social anxiety, under that situation, how could she have said 'Let's go to Disneyland'?"

"..."

Even if you ask me this, I still—

[You realize there's so much more you can learn, Knowledge Energy +1]

"Maybe you find it a bit strange, why I'm telling you this."

Xia Nuo said, "Actually, I think we need to accelerate things a bit, strike while the iron's hot, and get Uncle and Tutu together."

"So what I want to do, it's pretty clear now!"

Xia Nuo said, "We'll have plenty of chances to watch meteor showers together another time, but for tonight, let's make a plan to get Uncle and Tutu to watch the meteor shower together."

"After all, this meteor shower that occurs once every 33 years is so significant. If someone wanted to meet someone alone during this to watch it together, that would surely create a very romantic, very suitable atmosphere for a confession, don't you think?"

"..."

"..."

Fang You wiped the sweat from his forehead and gently nodded: "Right."