CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: AWOOO

In the prison, behind wooden bars, a tiny figure in prison clothes cradles spoiled food in her hands, crying ’boohoo.’

Just thinking about this scene brought sorrow to Gu Miaomiao’s heart, and she flew even faster with her two little friends.

"Miaomiao doesn’t want to go to jail!"

Jail is too scary, there’s nothing good to eat, and she can’t see her brother, boohoo!

Her chubby little face was full of terror.

The system was momentarily speechless, just what had the host imagined? It seemed that her master must have used the prison to frighten her once before.

The cameraman, lugging the equipment, chased desperately, trying hard to keep the shot steady, but could only capture three blurry shadows.

Tuanzi was flying too fast.

[Incredible]

[Could it be that Miaomiao really believed it?]

[Wasn’t she living in the mountains before? Probably doesn’t know the rules here, got scared]

[Is she going to cry? Come to think of it, I’ve never seen Miaomiao cry]

[A crybaby little heroine, actually sounds kind of nice]

After flying across the entire street, Tuanzi finally stopped and put down her two little friends.

Liu Yue consoled her, "Miaomiao, don’t worry, no one’s going to catch us."

Little Tang Jing also said sternly, "That’s right, they wouldn’t dare catch you; we’ll stop them."

Tuanzi’s small face was scrunched up, evidently still frightened.

"Where’s Brother Chaomu?"

Tuanzi looked to the left, then to the right, "Wasn’t he the first to run?"

Little Tang Jing replied truthfully, "You ran too fast, he fell behind."

Tuanzi looked terrified, "He wasn’t caught, was he?"

Tuanzi wanted to go back to save him.

Finally, all the children and the cameraman regrouped.

The cameraman, panting, explained, "No one’s going to catch you. You have funds now, you can buy lunch and ingredients for dinner."

The cameraman, following Gu Miaomiao, thought about bringing up a raise with the director later.

Seeing the delicious food again, Tuanzi was no longer worried; she only wanted to eat and drink now.

Su Chaomu and Ye Chen counted the money in the paper box.

Their performance was very well received, people rewarded them repeatedly, accumulating over time, finally totaling more than five hundred.

Su Chaomu smugly looked at the camera, "Director, didn’t expect this, did you? We can earn our own money. Look at you, so stingy, only 60."

He was eager to return the 60 yuan given by the program team out of pride.

Other children: stare.jpg

Su Chaomu sheepishly retracted his hand.

After the system’s explanation, Tuanzi roughly understood the purchasing power of this money and generously waved, "Eat and drink whatever you want!"

Su Chaomu shouted, "Beef noodles! Beef noodles!"

Tang Jing and Liu Yue chose steamed dumplings.

Ye Chen was still a bit bewildered, probably hadn’t expected to have a good meal on this show.

Tuanzi was very interested in potstickers.

"Aren’t these dumplings?"

[Ancient Martial System: In modern times, dumplings are called jiaozi. What you’re looking at now is a bit different from jiaozi, called potstickers; you should try them.]

Tuanzi happily ordered potstickers with two kinds of fillings and also bought a few meat buns.

The children crowded around the beef noodle shop’s table, happily digging in.

"Food after labor is the tastiest," Su Chaomu concluded.

Tang Jing glared at the noodles in his bowl cooly, "Finish it."

Su Chaomu looked guilty.

Tang Jing said, "You can’t just eat beef and not the noodles."

The little buddy’s expression was too serious and stern, even scarier than his dad, prompting Su Chaomu to quickly eat the noodles.

Tuanzi and Liu Yue exchanged food, then set their sights on Ye Chen’s three-flavored tofu skin.

Ye Chen said, "...Want to try it?"

Tuanzi pushed her small bowl over, showing a sweet smile, "Ye Chen brother can also try the potstickers."

Seeing this sweet smile, Ye Chen was at a loss for words to ask her if she still resented him for doubting her abilities earlier.

Everyone ate and drank happily, matching Tuanzi’s good appetite, successfully making the audience crave it too.

[I’ve decided, I’m going to eat the same as them for lunch today]

[Will you be able to finish it all?]

[I thought I was watching a parenting show, but it turned out to be a food show]

After the children finished eating, they started buying groceries. After buying, they also bought food to bring to their parents.

Seeing the roasted duck, Ye Chen couldn’t help but describe the wonderful taste of wrapping sliced duck with vegetables in a crispy pancake.

Tuanzi covered her small mouth, her big eyes almost turning into the shape of a roast duck.

But before buying, Ye Chen confirmed with the program team.

"We’d better buy sliced duck so we can cut the vegetables and prepare the seasoning ourselves when we get back; this also counts as ingredients, right?"

Director Qian wanted to see the parents flustered, but today, the children surprised him greatly, and the live-stream viewership had already surpassed the first episode, so he decided not to make it harder for the children.

So, everyone bought roast chicken and roast duck, also marinated beef, almost wanting to buy all meat and ready-made dishes.

The one holding the financial reins, Ye Chen, counted the remaining money and stopped everyone’s extravagant behavior.

"We still need to buy staple food, eggs, and vegetables."

Everyone reluctantly went to buy vegetables.

Tuanzi saw cilantro, immediately turned around, and happily chose tomatoes.

She remembered this vegetable, cooked with eggs; it’s sour and sweet, and she likes it.

After everyone had chosen vegetables and eggs, they had to buy staple food.

Su Chaomu scratched his face, "Should we buy rice? Or should we get steamed buns instead?"

He wanted to take the lazy route.

Little Tang Jing stopped him again, "Rice is more cost-effective, with the money for 20 steamed buns, you can buy rice to steam multiple times."

In the end, they bought lunch for the parents again. Noodles are hard to bring, so they bought meat buns, steamed dumplings, and soup dumplings instead.

On the way back, Tuanzi would occasionally glance at the food, and then glance again.

[Haha, her little expression is so cute]

[Didn’t she just eat? She’s thinking about eating again?]

[She must be hungry quickly due to all the activity]

Liu Family Village.

The parents were full of worries.

Gu Che was concerned his little sister would be hungry, while Su Hanjiang worried his son might have spent all the money on beef noodles.

"Alas, the program team is heartless," Tang Tian summarized.

Ye Feng scratched his face, "I’m used to it; before coming here, I was prepared not to have enough food or drink."

Other parents: "..." Is it not because you’re too bad at it that you don’t have enough food or drink?

When the program team’s vehicle came into sight, Gu Che was the first to stand up.

"They’re back."

His handsome face rarely showed a trace of worry.

As a top star, he dreaded seeing his teary-eyed little sister.

The program team is heartless!

A pair of little short legs landed.

Gu Che looked and realized it was Tang Jing, and his gaze returned to the car door... and then back again.

"Mr. Tang, what your son is carrying..."

Tang Tian was also surprised, "Is that buns and steamed dumplings, or is it just my imagination?"

Tang Jing kept a straight face, striving to walk over with large steps.

He coolly extended his hand, "These are yours."

The parents looked at the still-warm food, each as if struck by lightning.

"Oh no, oh no," Su Hanjiang covered his eyes, "my son definitely spent the money on beef noodles."

Lunch was so luxurious, they probably didn’t buy any ingredients.

Tang Jing was surprised looking at Su Hanjiang, "Uncle, how did you know he had beef noodles? Do you have a magic eye?"

Su Hanjiang: "..." Heartbroken.

When Su Chaomu joyously hopped off the vehicle, he wanted to smack the child... but wait, what’s his son holding? Roast chicken and roast duck?