Translator: @anhnguyen12332

[Weibo update 29/11/2016]

#XuFengJason: @GongJunSimon My dear Gong Jun, happy birthday! Wish you health and happiness, may you have a great career.

#GongJunSimon: My dear Xu Feng, I have received your wishes. Remember to watch me live this evening.

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Tonight (29/16) at 9h (China time) Jun Jun will live for us fans ^^ They will be releasing FOOTAGES of Advance Bravery in this livestream!!!

Link: http://weibo.com/u/2172061270

Also want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HUANG JINGYU!!! My Whale , may you have the best birthday ever! Even though it won't be spent with your dear Timmy, but I know he'll always be there with you!

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The instructors brought several jumpsuits, paddling into the mud to dig lotus roots. Yuan Zong chose a new suit from that pile, carefully checking and affirming that there was no tears on it then waved his hands to call Xia Yao.

"Here, you wear this."

There was loud voices of admiration in the surrounding.

Yuan Zong's sharp eyesight passed by all the students who immediately frankly lowered their heads and continued equipping themselves, not glancing at this side anymore.

"You'd better wear another pant." Yuan Zong told Xia Yao, "It's cold under water, your legs will freeze up."

Xia Yao was troubled about the inconvenience, "Even the girls are wearing one pair of pants, how can I, a man, be scared?"

He put on his gloves, eagerly picked up a shovel and practically skipped towards the pond. Yuan Zong watched his impatience with a smirk.

The moment Xia Yao stepped into the water, his legs immediately shriveled up, being buried a feet deep into the mud, causing him to shiver violently. It was only then that Xia Yao felt sorry, if he has known this then he would have accepted Yuan Zong's offer. But even this cold whether could not prevent his eagerness to start, Xia Yao ground his jaws together and paddled towards where the lotus leaves were thickest.

Doing farmers work like this is unlike other jobs, even if you have brute strength but no experience, you would never succeed. Xia Yao pushed his hand beneath the water, blindly detecting for lotus roots. Having found a spot, he awkwardly picked up the shovel and dug up a pile of mud, but no roots.

Seeing this, a corner of Yuan Zong's mouth lifted into a smile.

With another layer of mud dug up, Xia Yao could still not find the prize, he glanced left and right and then stopped on Yuan Zong.

"You were bluffing, right? There's no lotus roots here."

Yuan Zong tilted his chin, "Try digging another layer."

Xia Yao endured to do just that, suddenly, a hint of black tips appeared.

"Yuan Zong, look at this, are these lotus roots?!"

Standing close by were three or four people, all were nearer Xia Yao than Yuan Zong, but Xia Yao only called Yuan Zong. It seems like Xia Yao, himself, in his most exhilarating moment, didn't realize that the first person he turned to was Yuan Zong. (Arrghhhh ~ Ohlala!!!)

The first time having a taste of being needed by Xia Yao, Yuan Zong's stoic facial expression could help but soften, he quickly walked towards Xia Yao.

"Don't touch it, let me help you dig them up." Yuan Zong said.

Xia Yao tightened his hand of the shovel, not wanting to let go.

Yuan Zong said in a tone that is used for calming angry children, "You don't have experience in this area, which can accidentally cut into the roots. Let me show you first, then you can have a go."

Xuan Yao grudgingly let go, bending his back to focus on Yuan Zong's action.

Yuan Zong's moves were precise and well practiced, he dug and washes the roots at the same time. Slowly, the lotus roots appeared. After getting rid off the surrounding mud, he lightly shook the root which easily separated from the ground...

As he dug, Yuan Zong continuously glance at Xia Yao, who had his hand on his knees, his butt perked up, concentrating on Yuan Zong's movements like he was staring at his enemy.

White lotus root, plump lotus root, appear before me!

Yuan Zong felt like his heart was exactly like this lotus root, being punctured over and over again by Xia Yao's seductive look.

Yuan Zong pulled up a full length lotus root, more than a feet long, it even had a few branch offs, seeming very lively.

"It's out, it's out."

Xia Yao exclaimed loudly, just like a farmers boy coming up to the city for the first time.

Under Yuan Zong's firm teaching hands, Xia Yao finally discovered the secret to digging up these delicacies, collecting quite a number in the end. The sun quickly disappeared beneath the horizon, students began leaving the pond. When Xia Yao carried a sack of lotus roots into Yuan Zong's office, his cheeks were still dusted with pinkish satisfaction, showing his pickings off to the other trainers.

"Yuan Zong told everyone not to leave and drink a cup of hot ginger, in case you guys get sick."

The chef was in the kitchen boiling up ginger stock when he saw Yuan Zong push in and walked to the gas oven.

"Oh my, it's alright, I can cook by myself." The chef said.

Yuan Zong responded, "You worry about what you're doing, I'll take care of my own stuff."

He lit a cigar using fire from the stove and held it between his lips. Taking out a large lotus root from the sack, he washed it carefully in the sink; scooping a cup of glutinous rice, Yuan Zong returned to the kitchen counter and began working.

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On 19 Days - Old Xian

As you all know, Chai Jidan is determined on turning this heartwarming story into a movie. Below is a brief summary of what she said.

This afternoon, the project "19 Days" has officially began.

- The film will open casting in 10 major cities in the world: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shengdu, Taipei, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, London and Sydney; any skin color, the criteria is "you don't need to be beautiful......just magnificent!".

- Chai Jidan won't be inviting Huang JingYu or Xu Weizhou to participate as cameos.

Love,

Anh