The host began to announce the rules after everyone ate breakfast.
According to the program's arrangements, the two male guests today will help the groups wherever it was needed. In addition, they will need to keep every groups' acquisitions a secret. From 9-12 PM, Xing Wanshuang's group chose Ye Peicheng as their assisting male guest while Qiao Ruohuan's group chose Xing Yichen as their assisting male guest.
In the afternoon from 1-4 PM, Qiao Moyu chose Ye Peicheng as the assisting male guest. From 4-6 PM, it was time for each group to search for ingredients to make their own dinner. Ye Peicheng and Xing Yichen needed to help the three groups.
At the end of the day, the two male guests could choose to eat with different groups or just with one.
After the rules were announced, besides the two male guests, the members of the three groups handed the SIM cards from their phones over and they scattered around.
Qiao Moyu recalled Qin Qianqian telling her that Qiao Ruohuan and Xing Yichen had fought. She couldn't help but think that the way the program assigned people to each group held some deeper meaning…
Once everyone walked far away, Qin Qianqian walked next to Qiao Moyu. She had a question in her mind since before. Qin Qianqiang laughed, "Moyu, why do I think there's something going on with you and Teacher Ye?"
Qiao Moyu was confused, "What do you mean?"
"You're still pretending?" Qin Qianqian blinked her eyes, "Don't worry, I won't say anything!"
Qiao Moyu saw her ambiguous expression and felt a bit lost. Did Qin Qianqian misunderstand her relationship with Ye Peicheng? Does she think that they are dating?
How is that possible?! How could she possibly find a boyfriend from the entertainment circle? The people from the entertainment industry are not reliable, okay?
Qiao Moyu was thinking about this when she suddenly realized that she was part of the entertainment circle too…
Never mind. It's impossible for it to happen. She quickly tossed the doubt to the back of her mind. She began heading for the mountain with Qin Qianqian.
This morning, she and Qin Qianqian traveled independently with only the cameraman recording their actions.
On the way, Qin Qianqian had seen quite a view. She saw fruit trees and beautiful butterflies flying in the mountain.
She was a little worried, "Moyu, what should we bring tomorrow for the fundraising? I feel like everything in the mountain are common items, so I don't think anyone will buy our things."
Qiao Moyu waved her hands: "Don't worry, let's take a picture first. It's rare for us to be out here. We need to take beautiful pictures of ourselves."
She pointed at a place with great scenery as she said, "Qianqian, come over. I'll take it for you. This angle is excellent!"
The cameraman who ate Qiao Moyu's whole fish banquet can't help but remind them when he saw them playing around on the road, "If two of you guys really can't find anything, you can go pick some pretty rocks by the river. Maybe there might be cobblestones that could be sold for high prices!"
However, the two guests fell in love with taking photographs and ignored his suggestion. In just one morning, Qiao Moyu and Qin Qianqian's phones each contained a few hundred pictures.
In the afternoon, lunch was provided by the program for everyone. So, they needed to return to the village to eat.
Qiao Moyu discovered that Xing Yichen and Qiao Ruohuan were still not good terms. The two didn't sit with each other during lunch. Wang Kunming had to sit in between them.
While eating, Xing Yichen received his special assistant's call.
He walked out to pick up the phone and answered, "What's the matter?"
"President Xing, I saw Mr. Qiao today. Then, I casually mentioned what you asked me to say…" The special assistant continued, "I asked him which hospital Ms. Moyu had gone to for the treatment of the burn she received when she was thirteen years old. I said I was asking because your niece had also injured parts of her skin and wanted to restore it."
Xing Yichen gazed. "What did he say?"
The assistant replied, "Mr. Qiao's face changed immediately. After a moment he replied, saying that Ms. Qiao had never gone to a hospital abroad. Then, he left."
Xing Yichen's face slightly changed, acknowledging, "Ok. I understand. Continue to investigate. See if you can obtain a medical record of when Qiao Moyu was abroad."
He added on, "Go investigate what Qiao Ruohuan had been doing the same year and month."
"Investigate Ms. Ruohuan?" Outsiders were astonished by their boss's feelings for Qiao Ruohuan.
"Yes, completely investigate her!" Xing Yichen hung up after completing his words.
If Qiao Moyu didn't go abroad to treat her burns, then father Qiao shouldn't be denying that she went to a hospital. Instead, he should be denying that Qiao Moyu went to treat her burns.
Then, there must be something he still doesn't know!
That afternoon, Ye Peicheng joined Qiao Moyu's group.
Seeing that Qiao Moyu had only plucked some fresh flowers and willow branches, Ye Peicheng couldn't help but suggest, "Moyu, these things aren't going to sell for high prices. There is a walnut tree ahead, and it's the perfect season for it to almost mature. We can go pick some walnuts instead, especially since plenty of people in the city these days enjoy playing with walnuts. If we're lucky, we may find a pair of identical walnuts that we can sell for a pretty good price."
Qiao Moyu was moved by his suggestion. She seemed to have thought of a way for Father Ye to avoid the air crash!
Qiao Moyu avoided the photographer's camera lens and asked in a low voice, "Brother Ye, does your father believe in superstitions?"
Ye Peicheng held in his breath. Her question…
Ye Peicheng didn't have much confidence in answering this question. He thought of Master Huang who had recently gone to his house. These days, his father was practically enchanted by the feng shui office, so much so that he had changed many of the decorative items at home based on the recommendations from the people working at the feng shui office. Ye Peicheng even heard that his father had designed a project within the Ye's Group based on their suggested arrangments!
(T/N: Feng shui office [Chinese geomancy] – Using energy forces to harmonize individual with the environment)
Qiao Moyu understood the moment she saw his expression. She smiled at him, "Then, this will be easy!"
She firmly said, "I'll go pick some walnuts."
"Some of the walnuts have already fallen on the ground; you can pick those—" Before Ye Peicheng could finish his words, Qiao Moyu already ran to the tree and nimbly climbed up.
Ye Peicheng rubbed the spot between his eyebrows, feeling a slight headache. Sometimes, she gave him the feeling that she was only eight years old.
Qiao Moyu picked nine walnuts in a row and threw it down. Ye Peicheng stood below the tree, catching and packing the walnuts into a bag. He indicated for her to pick some more.
Qiao Moyu picked a few more before coming down.
She placed the nine walnuts separately in a bag and passed the rest of the walnuts to everyone else, "It's pretty fresh. Try it."
The threesome sat under the tree and while using a knife to peel off the walnut's green skin. Afterwards, they picked up a rock to smash open the walnuts. Once these were peeled, they began to eat.
Qiao Moyu didn't stay idle after eating the walnuts. She had collected many thin twigs and flowers along the way so that she could make flower garlands. After snacking on walnuts, she began to make flower garlands from these thin twigs and flowers.
Qiao Moyu braided the twigs into a hoop and then decorated it with fresh flowers of various colors. Finally, the flower garlands are completed.
Qiao Moyu asked, "Is it pretty?" She placed one of the flower garlands on her head.
The moment Ye Peicheng looked up, he saw her beautifully sitting next to him. The background was verdant green, while she was the dazzling brightness within the scene.
His voice was deeper than usual as he replied, "Pretty."
At this moment, the live broadcast room's 'bullet-screen' was maxed out again —
(T/N: Bullet screen – Function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies, etc. in real time)
"Ah, my husband is complimenting another woman!"
"He is complimenting brother Yu!"
"But brother Yu becomes sister Yu in front of my Film Emperor Husband, wu, wu, wu~"
(T/N: Wu, wu, wu – Sound of crying)
"Ah, what did I see?!" Suddenly, the live-broadcasting room was silent. This was because Qiao Moyu placed a willow hoop without flowers on Ye Peicheng's head!
The two people are now wearing a matching flower garland on their heads!
"They're matching. Cheng x Yu CP is a good match! Ah, I'm running out of blood cells!"
"I also support the Cheng x Yu CP! Look, my Film Emperor hubby didn't remove the flower garland from his head. He also smiled!
"That's true, not only did my husband smile, he was also stolen by another woman. Wu wu, but why do I think that Sister Moyu is also very cute? She looked just like a monkey when climbing the tree earlier!"
"Don't you think that Mr. Perfect acts more down to earth when he is in front of Moyu? Thank you Moyu for letting us see a different side of Mr. Perfect! If you guys are serious about each other, I will give you two my blessings."
At this point, someone saw Qiao Qianqian wearing a flower garland as well. "Hah. Yesterday, this family of three were eating food together."
"Aiya, why does the cameraman have a flower garland too?"
"Director, do you know that the cameraman is stealing the limelight?"
"The cameraman is basically the wet-nurse Rong who destroys the beautiful atmosphere of the family of three"
(T/N: Wet-nurse Rong – From New My Fair Princess (還珠格格). She is the antagonist that serves the Empress; both of them plot against the protagonist in a palace drama. Wet-nurse Rong often tortures and bullies the protagonist and second female lead.
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The cameraman had no idea that he gained popularity this way as well.
Once everyone finished eating walnuts, they headed down the mountain. While walking along the path, Qiao Moyu picked more flowers and branches. In no time, she was able to make a few more flower garlands until everyone reached the riverside.
It was almost four in the afternoon, which was now the time for them to search for ingredients.
Before the search had begun, Qiao Moyu and company had already harvested some mushrooms and fiddlehead ferns along the way, so the only task left for them was fishing.
Clearly, the other two groups had no faith in their own fishing skills; only Zhou Yunchuan went forward to fish, but no one else joined him. The others probably went in search for ingredients instead.
At five in the afternoon, Qiao Moyu watched as Xing Yichen walked towards her team. He took the initiative by asking, "Does anyone need my help?"
Ye Peicheng had just hooked the fishhook with the bait that Qiao Moyu gave him. As soon as he tossed the fishhook into the water, all the fish quickly swarm over.
A fish that weighed about half a catty swam the quickest. It quickly jumped over and bit on the fishhook. Ye Peicheng reeled the fishing pole in and the fish was tightly pulled up.
"Wow, you're amazing!" Qiao Moyu raised her hand, "High five!"
Ye Peicheng high-fived her back and noticed a stalk of grass on her hair. He said, "Moyu, lean a little closer to me."
Qiao Moyu obediently came closer and Ye Peicheng plucked the stalk of grass off her hair. The sweet scent in her hair floated to his nose along with the wind.
He looked up and whispered, "Moyu, you're beautiful whether or not you wear the flower garland."
Qiao Moya was stunned before she shot him a smile, "I think so too!"
The truth was, the original host was very beautiful. She was a little dazzled by her own appearance whenever she looked in the mirror.
The corner of Ye Peicheng's lips twitched as he listened to the immodest remark, "Okay, I will continue."
Qiao Moyu hurriedly picked up another fish-bait and hung it on the fishhook again.
At this moment, the two of them had just noticed that someone was speaking to them on the side. They raised their head and saw Xing Yichen in front of them. He looked absentminded as his gaze seemed to be directed at the freshly caught fish.
Qiao Moyu thought that he wanted the fish, so she asked cautiously, "President Xing, are you going to be eating with the first or second group?"
Xing Yichen slowly removed his gaze from the fish after he heard the question. He replied, "I am going to eat with the third group."
Third group? Isn't that their group? Xing Yichen isn't even embarrassed. That's probably because he hasn't had a full meal for these past two days. Rather than his sister and his future wife, he would rather sit with us instead.
Qiao Moyu looked at him, but she couldn't say anything since they were recording this right now. She said, "Then let's catch two more fish!"
Ye Peicheng turned his head and his gaze landed on Qiao Moyu's face. With a meaningful tone, he said, "Ok, let's continue fishing."