Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 176 Rules

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 Rules

By the time Ye Zhenzhen and Xiao Chen were selecting their room, Ye Zhenzhen made a point of checking out Room One, which, besides having an electric heater, also had a charcoal stove in the kitchen.

None of the other rooms had this feature.

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly thought back to when she was on a drama set where they used such a stove in the winter to brew tea, roast meat, and even savor the scent of roasted oranges. She turned to Xiao Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, let’s choose this room."

Song Yuchen frowned, "But the bed in this room isn’t warm."

When they were looking at Room Three earlier, the bed there had been so warm.

Ye Zhenzhen pointed to an electric heater nearby, "Plug this in, and the whole room will become very warm. The kitchen even has a charcoal grill that you can use to roast meat and brew delicious tea."

Song Yuchen’s dark eyes turned, weighing the many advantages of the room, then nodded her little head, "Okay. Let’s take this room then."

[Why didn’t Ye Zhenzhen choose the room with a heated brick bed? Is she trying to win over An Xi with this act?]

[Can this hater go away? Do you have a serious illness or something?]

[Didn’t you hear what Zhenzhen said? This room has two stoves, which is an advantage.]

[Plus, the thing in Room One is an oil heater, and once that thing is on, the entire room gets warm.]

[Exactly, Zhenzhen’s choice is never wrong. Haters, stop trying to make your presence felt, just go away!]

At this moment, Han Jiangxue was walking over slowly, hand in hand with Shen Yibo.

When she saw An Xi still standing outside with Gu Xiaoran and their suitcases beside them, she felt a surge of joy inside.

If An Xi hadn’t chosen a room yet, it meant there were still two rooms available. She might be able to pick a better one if she hurried.

With this thought, Han Jiangxue, despite the pain in her knee, silently quickened her pace.

Inside Room One.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled and patted the little one’s head before she went out and said to An Xi, "An Xi, we have made our choice. It’s your turn to choose now."

"Okay, thank you." An Xi was already standing at the door of Room Three.

An Xi had been wondering if Ye Zhenzhen had gone to see Room One because of Gu Xiaoran, so she didn’t directly pick Room Three.

Now that she heard Ye Zhenzhen confirm her choice of Room One, An Xi felt touched, and she had the faint impression that Ye Zhenzhen had deliberately left Room Three for her and her son.

Seeing Han Jiangxue only a few steps away from coming over, she quickly carried Gu Xiaoran into Room Three.

After placing Gu Xiaoran on the bed and helping him take off his shoes and socks, the little guy immediately started rolling around on the bed, "This bed is so warm, it’s so comfy. It’s as warm as at home."

Han Jiangxue, seeing that everyone had chosen their rooms, felt a darkness settle in her gaze. She was left with only Room Four, with no choice at all.

The soft furnishings in this room were much better than in the first season, it was only a bit chilly.

[I’m so disappointed in Han Jiangxue, from the first season to now, it seems that all the consequences of the events are because of her own doing.]

[Xiao Xue is so pitiful. If she hadn’t fallen earlier, maybe she could have snagged Room Three.]

[The fans of Han Jiangxue must be brain-dead, An Xi didn’t directly choose Room Three because she was being polite to Ye Zhenzhen. How could she let Han Jiangxue snatch it away?]

[Now that you mention it, An Xi’s character really seems quite decent. She was waiting outside the whole time and didn’t go into Room Three until Ye Zhenzhen told her it was okay to do so.]

[So far she does seem alright, but anyone can put on an act in front of the camera. Let’s continue to observe.]

Seeing that everyone had chosen their rooms, Xiaowen called the guests to gather in the courtyard.

"Once everyone’s rooms were settled, it was time to start preparing for today’s lunch and dinner.

There’s a vegetable patch up ahead, and now I’d like the moms and babies to pick vegetables together in half an hour, then use the vegetables to exchange for meat with the production team."

Xu Wanjia asked, "Xiaowen, how do we exchange for meat? What vegetables are there?"

Xiaowen: "This season we have carrots, white radishes, and Chinese cabbages. Five jin of Chinese cabbage can be exchanged for half a jin of pork belly, ten jin of white radish for one pork bone, and five jin of carrots can be traded for one jin of Da Mi.

Today, there is only pork, and the amount is limited.

The rule for exchange is you have to start from your house, get to the vegetable patch to dig up vegetables within half an hour, and then transport all the dug-up vegetables here without any overtime to be eligible for exchange.

If you exceed the time limit, not only will half of the dug-up vegetables be confiscated by the production team, but your exchange privilege will also be revoked."

Everyone looked at each other, feeling that the game set by the production team seemed to have changed this time.

Ye Zhenzhen followed the direction of the metal fence towards the vegetable patch Xiaowen had just pointed out. It wasn’t particularly far off, and right by the roadside—actually, it was manageable.

[Last time it was all about drawing lots for ingredients, this time we have to do it ourselves, and there’s a time limit, it’s definitely harder.]

[The living conditions have improved this season, the show has attracted attention, naturally, they’d switch up the gameplay, can’t always be drawing lots, right?]

[Why do I find this new gameplay quite exciting, haha!]

[But it’s really cold, and now we have to go to the field to pull radishes in this freezing weather...]

Xiaowen: "Please everyone go to the kitchen to grab tools, then I’ll lead you to the vegetable patch, and we start timing in 3 minutes."

The five little ones were excited to hear they were going to the vegetable patch to pull up radishes, running back and forth around their moms.

They went to their respective kitchens to find tools, then quickly gathered in the courtyard with bags prepared by the show.

Ye Zhenzhen and Song Yuchen were still in the room and hadn’t come out.

In the kitchen, Song Yuchen found a small shovel, "Mom, let’s take this little shovel with us."

"Okay, take it."

She glanced at her suitcase, pondered for a few seconds, then immediately took out the one with her clothes in it, removed all the clothing from inside.

Dragging the empty suitcase and carrying a few bags and a vegetable knife from the kitchen, she headed to the courtyard with Xiao Chen.

[Wait, what’s Ye Zhenzhen doing with an empty suitcase?]

[Isn’t it obvious? She’s going to use it to transport vegetables!]

Those in the know recognized the value of Ye Zhenzhen’s luggage: [No way, she’s using such a limited edition suitcase to carry radishes and cabbages?]

[Now that you mention it, talking about exchanging tens of jins, those aren’t easy to carry by hand.]

[So besides being rich, Zhenzhen is also smart, using such an expensive suitcase for radishes and cabbages, it’s absolutely brilliant!]

When Ye Zhenzhen went out, everyone was already waiting in the courtyard. Xiaowen glanced at the suitcase Ye Zhenzhen was pulling and smiled, "All right, the timing starts now."

Everyone followed Xiaowen towards the vegetable patch.

Han Jiangxue held a bag and digging tools in her hand, and when she saw Ye Zhenzhen pulling the suitcase, a flash of mockery crossed her eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

She asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, what are you doing with that suitcase?"

Han Jiangxue’s question was quite loud, drawing everyone’s attention to the suitcase in Ye Zhenzhen’s hand.