Naturally, Nie AnAn, who was still filming at the scene had, no idea that all these were coming down. She had conquered the stomachs of every single cast and crew member this morning. And now, she was going to burn up the viewership for their inn.
There were a lot of ruckus out in the lobby. It sounded like a lot of customers had arrived, but she continued to stay there quietly making lunch for the guests of the show.
Qin ZiYi wanted to help but had no idea where to even start. She looked around, saw a plate of ribs that was done, and drooled over it.
When Nie AnAn turned around, she quickly blocked the camera and popped a piece into her mouth.
Immediately, the incredible tasting ribs caused her to let out noises of satisfaction.
By now, she had stopped caring whether she was caught on camera stealing food. She quickly finished it, spit out the bones, and went for a second piece, only to be stopped by Nie AnAn when she placed her hand on hers and said, "Miss Qin, there will be enough for everyone, no rush."
Embarrassed, Qin ZiYi retrieved her hand. As though she had thought of something, she whispered into Nie AnAn's ear, "AnAn, there's something I want to talk to you about."
Nie AnAn nodded.
Qin Ziyi whispered, "Can you help me pursue Huo YanXiao? Isn't he like your brother? Your cooking is so amazing and I'll be able to eat this everyday if I can marry him!"
Nie AnAn asked dubiously, "I thought Nie ChengFeng is the one that you are fond of. Besides, is it me that you want to marry or my brother?"
Qin ZiYi licked her fingers cleaned and said, "Now I want to Huo YanXiao. Plus I will allow you to live in my house. I don't mind living with my sister-in-law."
Nie AnAn, "..."
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The secret guests didn't show up till the last two days. When Qin ZiMing and Nie ChengFeng exited the car and saw the crowd outside of Yun Lai Inn, they were both stunned.
The other team, Yue Lai Inn, that was just 10 feet away had barely anyone inside of it.
In fact, there were guests that tried to sneak over from Yue Lai for food that were caught red-handed.
"What is going on? What's with this big difference between the two inns?" asked Qin ZiMing, baffled.
Apparently, Nie ChengFeng, standing next to him, had no idea either, "Let's go and find out."
They were both very busy people. One of them came for his girlfriend and the other one came for advertising his family's tourist area. Neither one of them paid any attention to the wall of text in the streaming channel before their arrival.
There were crowds both inside and outside of Yun Lai. The two tried but failed to get inside, so they headed toward Yue Lai instead.
Inside the lobby, the guests from the show were snacking on sunflower seeds out of boredom and only stood up to greet them when they walked in.
The cameraman straightened up and hoped that the appearance of the two secret guests would boost their viewership. Unfortunately, the crowd who'd normally be attracted by handsome men acted as though they had handsome men filters today. They acted like the two men weren't there at all and continued to try to sneak over to the other inn.
"What is going on?" Nie ChengFeng was assigned to Yun Lai's side. He asked the deputy director, "Director Cheng, I couldn't even get inside to register."
"Don't worry. You are a guest of Yun Lai, we will get you in," said Director Cheng as he gave him a secretive smile and took him toward the backdoor of Yun Lai. "You will find out soon enough."
Normally speaking, Director Cheng and the crew members were supposed to visit the two inns equally. But ever since they've had the breakfast made by Nie AnAn, they had never returned to Yue Lai for other meals.
He trusted that these two special guests would be singing Nie AnAn's praises soon enough. The only unknown left would be whether Qin ZiMing would have a change of heart after that.