The Fake Daughter Want to Be Villainess - Chapter 61
The director left the village entrance.
The guests exchanged glances, and Lin Hui frowned, “What does the Program Team mean by this?”
She stood up from her chair, pacing back and forth anxiously: “Are they telling us to beg the villagers for food? Or are we supposed to buy ingredients and cook?”
Qiao Xian leisurely replied from the side, “It should be a free-for-all.”
“As long as we can eat something,” Qiao Xian pondered for a moment, realizing this wasn’t comprehensive enough, and seriously added, “Of course, going hungry is an option too.”
Ren Lishu shot him a glare.
“Everyone, ignore him.”
She tapped her fingers on the table, looking around at the other guests: “If we’re going to cook, the more people, the cheaper it will be. Otherwise, just the few of us should do it together?”
Lin Hui hesitated a bit: “It’s doable, but I can’t cook.” She turned to Wang Siyuan: “He can’t either—”
Wang Siyuan quickly raised his hand, eager to defend himself: “I can! I’ve been able to fry tomato scrambled eggs since elementary school!”
Lin Hui immediately frowned.
She angrily turned away: “When I was sick last time, you said you couldn’t cook!”
Lin Hui stood up and walked a few steps to Wang Siyuan, poking his forehead: “Do you have any heart? You—”
Wang Siyuan grabbed her hand: “I only know how to make tomato scrambled eggs!”
He was getting a bit frustrated from her poking, wanting to shake off her hand, but remembering this was a variety show, he held his composure and argued, “At that time, there were no tomatoes at home.”
Lin Hui ignored him: “Can’t you buy some? And you can’t fry eggs without tomatoes?”
The two of them started bickering, while Ren Lishu chuckled and rubbed her temples: “Young people, full of energy.”
They stepped aside and turned to the remaining four: “Have you thought about our suggestion?”
This was indeed a very reasonable suggestion.
The guests pooled together sixty yuan, went to the village’s Small Supermarket to buy ingredients, and found a household that let them borrow the kitchen for twenty yuan.
Qiao Xian cooked the food, preparing two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, along with three large flatbreads.
Cooking for themselves was definitely cheaper, but with so many people, they had to choose some inexpensive ingredients to ensure everyone had enough to eat.
Qiao Xian reminisced: “I learned to cook when I was pursuing Lishu.”
At that time, Ren Lishu was quite popular, with several suitors. He took the time to learn about her preferences, mastered the dishes she liked to eat, and would often bring her meals, which helped him win her heart before the others.
After marrying Ren Lishu, he did the cooking whenever he was available. Eventually, after he and Ren Lishu divorced, he still kept up his cooking hobby.
He pointed at the plates with a smile: “Everyone, give my cooking a try.”
Qiao Xian’s cooking skills were indeed quite good, and everyone nodded in agreement, praising him.
Qiao Xian smiled with pride. He chatted nostalgically for a bit and then reflected, “Even though things are like this now, thinking back to the past, it was quite beautiful.”
Ren Lishu scoffed at him, coldly replying, “I don’t think it was beautiful at all.”
She forcefully poked the flatbread in front of her: “If I had been more discerning back then—”
Ren Lishu let out a half-hearted grunt, not continuing.
Qiao Xian, sensing the mood, laughed: “Forget it, forget it; let’s not bring up the past.”
Everyone quickly finished their meal. Yu Zhen and Qu Mei left first, while the others lingered around.
Jiang Shu glanced at the leftover flatbread in front of her and quietly asked Pei Wang, “Can we take it with us for breakfast tomorrow?”
“There’s no refrigerator in the house,” Pei Wang shook his head: “At this temperature, it’ll go bad.”
He extended his hand: “Let’s go too.”
Jiang Shu reluctantly looked at the piece of flatbread one last time before standing up: “Alright, let’s go.”They selected the en-suite room with a large bed, which was the same house as the previous girl’s.
The girl was pleasantly surprised, “So, you’re staying here?”
She opened the door to let them in and asked enthusiastically, “Have you eaten yet? There’s still some porridge warm at my house.”
Jiang Shu felt a pang in her heart.
If she had known they could mooch off a meal, she wouldn’t have spent those twenty points to share food with the other guests.
With some regret, Jiang Shu politely declined the girl, “Thank you, but we’ve already had dinner.”
She stood at the entrance and glanced around, “May I ask which room is ours?”
The girl led them up to the third floor.
The third floor was a small attic, clearly smaller than the downstairs area, with most of it being communal space and only one room.
The girl pushed open the door, “This is your room.”
The two-hundred-point room was indeed quite nice.
The room was spacious, featuring a private bathroom. In the center of the room was a large double bed, and near the balcony was a fold-out sofa, with a round plush rug in front of the sofa.
The girl went over and unfolded the sofa, “This can also be used as a single bed.”
She glanced at Pei Wang before looking earnestly at Jiang Shu, “You can sleep separately.”
She seemed to want to say something more but hesitated and didn’t. Instead, she asked again, “If you need anything, you can tell me. I live on the second floor.”
The girl left the room.
Jiang Shu closed the door.
“We have two beds,” she held up two fingers and waved them in front of her, “How do we split that?”
Jiang Shu tried lying down on both beds before sitting on the fold-out sofa, “This bed isn’t long enough.”
She assessed Pei Wang, “You won’t fit.”
Jiang Shu patted the mattress, “So I’ll sleep on this one.”
Pei Wang raised his eyebrows, quietly watching Jiang Shu for a moment before leaning slightly forward and pinching her fingertips, “Mom told me that when you were little, there were always soft cushions by your bed because you didn’t sleep soundly.”
A slight smile tugged at his lips, “Is this bed enough for you?”
Jiang Shu widened her eyes, “You’re slandering me! Last time we slept together, I didn’t move around at all—”
Pei Wang raised a finger and pressed it against her lips.
He openly admitted, “Alright, I was slandering you.”
Pei Wang gently nudged Jiang Shu, “As a peace offering, let’s give the big bed to Shu Shu.”
Pei Wang’s smooth demeanor caught Jiang Shu off guard, and she was speechless for a while. Just as she was about to refuse, there was a sudden knock at the door.
Jiang Shu walked over in confusion and opened the door.
The girl handed over two phones, “The Program Team asked me to give these to you.”
Jiang Shu thanked her, then closed the door and walked back to the beds, complaining, “The Program Team is being so kind; it makes me a bit nervous.”
She handed Pei Wang his phone, just as she was about to speak when both phones buzzed simultaneously.
It was a WeChat message from the Program Team.
【Generous Director】: The Program Team won’t be providing breakfast tomorrow morning either.
【Generous Director】: Oh right, by the way, here’s some good news for everyone: you’re not required to do hard labor tomorrow.
Jiang Shu’s heart skipped a beat.
The director never gave out kindness for no reason; if it wasn’t to exchange labor for a task bonus, then it must be for something even more significant.The other guests clearly thought the same, and Ren Lishu had even quickly sent a message.
【Ren Lishu】: So what are we doing tomorrow?
【Generous Director】: This was not something I should reveal, but I’m in a good mood, so I’ll just briefly mention it.
【Generous Director】: It’s Truth or Dare!
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