[Hehe, but let's be real, Teacher Tian Liu's female fan is too beautiful, right? And she's an actress herself.]

[No wonder Zhang Tianliu glanced at her just now. Turns out he recognized her.]

After the guests finished their self-introductions, they headed to a village led by the staff.

Although it's a village, the environment here is beautiful, surrounded by mountains and water, with incredibly fresh air.

Moreover, the houses here are not the simple, poorly conditioned ones from the previous seasons. Instead, the houses look like wooden lodges—clean and tidy.

[Oh my god! The benefits for the guests in the third season are too good, aren't they?]

[Yeah, if the guests from the previous two seasons saw that the third season's guests get to stay in such nice houses, they'd be furious.]

[Hahaha, I can already picture that scene.]

The three little ones blinked their curious eyes, following their aunty around.

They're planning to assign rooms now, with some better than others depending on how they're allocated.

The guests politely pushed each other to let them choose first.

Su Xingwan then said, "I'll take this room on the left."

Zhang Qiaoqiao immediately said, "I'll stay with her."

[She sure knows how to choose, picking the best room on the left.]

[Yeah, isn't this room supposed to be reserved for the two top stars? She has no sense.]

[Why blame her? Didn't the director let them choose for themselves? Everyone was hesitating, and Su Xingwan chose first—what's wrong with that?]

[Seriously, there's always criticism. If it were me, I'd be happy to pick the room on the left too, since nobody else is choosing, why be so modest?]

The rooms they got are temporary anyway; in the afternoon, they need to stay at a villager's house.

Seeing Su Xingwan and Zhang Qiaoqiao make their choice immediately, the other guests had different reactions; following their lead, everyone got busy finding the house they wanted to stay in.

If they continued being polite, they'd end up in the worst room.

Even though they're temporarily staying, they can sneak back here if they can't get used to staying with the villagers.

Su Xingwan dragged her suitcase and was the first to enter the house on the left.

Inside there's a double bed and a child's bed.

The space isn't actually large.

But luckily, the environment is clean and tidy.

Su Xingwan was quite satisfied with it here.

The three kids, staying outside with their aunty for the first time, looked excited.

As soon as they got inside, they couldn't wait to take out their toys and snacks.

[Hahaha, typical kids, the first thing they do is pull out their toys and snacks.]

The three little ones wandered around inside for a while.

Then they exclaimed that it's really small inside.

Kids don't care about cameras; they always say what's on their minds, never holding back.

[Little ones, this is already the biggest room here.]

After placing their suitcases, the guests headed to the living room.

In the center are two cardboard boxes, with slips inside indicating who pairs with whom to go stay at a specified villager's house.

The show's rules are announced in the comments section.

The fans were surprised.

[Is this season different? They're putting male and female guests together to act as couples at a villager's house?]

[Before, they would choose rural villagers to play the role of husband and wife, right?]

[The benefits for this season's guests are indeed better, really makes me feel for the guests from the previous seasons.]

[Well, last season's guests had some trouble and were scared by a family that mistook them for real in-laws, even wanting to keep them after the show ended.]

[Exactly. They didn't consider whose status they're dealing with—someone so beautiful, earning high salaries in showbiz—it's like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.]

[Changing the rules this season is good, so we avoid families who don't know their place.]

The guests went up to draw their slips.

Su Xingwan went over and drew one too.

She peeked at her slip while everyone was distracted with theirs.

It's red.

She raised her gaze, scanning which male guest held a red slip.

At this moment, Zhang Tianliu looked her way, walking over with a big smile.

"Miss Su, what a coincidence, we ended up paired."

Su Xingwan glanced at the red slip in his hand, her face darkening slightly.

Even if it's just acting as a couple, she really didn't want to be grouped with him.

Zhang Tianliu continued to speak.

"Miss Su, it's been a long time since we've seen each other. Didn't expect to meet you on this show."

Zhang Tianliu looked at her with a somewhat ambiguous gaze, seemingly on purpose.

Su Xingwan maintained a calm expression, not even bothering with basic courtesy.

[Is Zhang Tianliu flirting with Su Xingwan?]

[My brother is like this; he likes flirting with beauties but never truly pursues them, so everyone just enjoys the show.]

[Not sure if it's just me, but it seems like Su Xingwan dislikes him.]

[No way? Zhang Tianliu is her idol, right? She should be thrilled to be paired with him.]

Wen Xing looked in their direction, then walked over quickly.

"Zhang Tianliu, I'll trade with you!"

He wasn't asking; he was directly asserting himself.

His words instantly excited the fans.

The guests also turned their attention this way.

[Whoa! Wen Xing actually said directly he wants to trade with Zhang Tianliu? Even though they're not on good terms, saying it like that is fine, but he doesn't even know Su Xingwan, right? Why suddenly want to group with her?]

[Maybe they know each other privately.]

[No way! Su Xingwan has the top stars fighting over her?]

Su Xingwan looked at this unfamiliar Wen Xing, eyes full of confusion.

Zhang Tianliu wasn't angry at all, smilingly looking at Wen Xing.

"But I don't want to trade with you."

With that, the atmosphere between the two men turned tense.

Su Xingwan didn't expect such a thing to happen on her first day on the show.

This Wen Xing, she didn't even know him, why suddenly helping her?

At this point, she had to speak up, "Mr. Wen Xing, thank you for your kindness, but the pairing is set, so no need to trouble you."

Wen Xing, seeing this, glared coldly at Zhang Tianliu, his gaze full of warning.

Jiang Yan, grouped with Wen Xing, angrily glared at Su Xingwan.

During free time, Mu Yingying smiled as she walked over.

"Su Xingwan, you've had quite a change in personality lately! In just a few months, you're so popular!"

Su Xingwan was puzzled by her words.

[What does Mu Yingying's comment mean?]

[Not sure, let's keep watching.]

[I have a feeling Mu Yingying might not like Su Xingwan, there's a bit of rivalry in her words.]

[No way? Mu Yingying is famously easy-going in showbiz, getting along with everyone. I've never heard anyone speak badly of her in the industry.]