Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 193 The Stove!

Chapter 193: Chapter 193 The Stove!

Xu Wanjia stood by, lost in thought. Even though she received the least amount of money, her task seemed easier than the others.

She could buy a grass carp; in Jiangcheng, grass carps sell for 7 yuan per jin, and the price here should be roughly the same. Purchasing a grass carp weighing around three jin would actually be enough for a grilled fish dish.

With this realization, Xu Wanjia breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, it must be tough for you to buy a chicken with those 30 yuan, right?"

How could she complete this task? While Xu Wanjia felt anxious for Ye Zhenzhen, she was also somewhat relieved she hadn’t drawn this task herself.

A single chicken would cost at least several dozen to a hundred yuan; free-range country chickens could be even pricier.

"Yeah, it’s quite difficult," Ye Zhenzhen said, contemplating how to complete the task ever since she drew it.

It must be said, it really is a bit hard.

[I must say, the production team really knows how to stir things up!]

[Just this much money, and they want three dishes and a soup, tomato beef brisket, chicken soup, grilled fish, braised pork; why not just ask us to reach for the sky!]

[And the kicker is, they want large servings!]

[Everyone might as well just throw in the towel and stop filming. I know An Xi is definitely out of luck, but the others can’t complete it with this budget either.]

[I’m actually looking forward to seeing what the moms will do, haha, are they really going to throw in the towel, take the money and buy something else to eat and drink?]

[If it were me, I’d just do that, buy an eggplant, directly take the money to buy some tasty food, and eat with the little ones, how delicious!]

Hearing Ye Zhenzhen express her difficulty, Han Jiangxue couldn’t help but feel a schadenfreude thrill.

This task didn’t fluster her at all.

She hadn’t used up all her meat today, and she believed that 20 yuan could probably buy her two jin of pork in the countryside. With this in mind, making a large bowl of braised pork wouldn’t be a problem at all.

But now in Han Jiangxue’s mind, the task was not the most important thing; what she wanted most was Ye Zhenzhen’s charcoal grill.

She wanted to take this grill back to her room; any source of heat was better than none at all.

Taking advantage of everyone’s presence, and the fact that it was a live broadcast, she decided to seize this opportunity to share her wish, so Ye Zhenzhen would find it hard to refuse her.

So, with a smile on her face, Han Jiangxue turned towards Ye Zhenzhen and said, "Zhenzhen, you won’t be using this grill tonight, right? If you’re not using it, could you let me take it?

My room doesn’t have any heating, and I’m worried Yibo will get cold."

Xu Wanjia glanced at the charcoal grill; she had been thinking of using it to make grilled fish tomorrow.

She didn’t expect Han Jiangxue to ask before her.

The grill belonged to Ye Zhenzhen’s room; whether to lend it or not was up to Ye Zhenzhen.

Xu Wanjia thought that Ye Zhenzhen would probably refuse.

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the charcoal grill, then at Han Jiangxue, and gave a slight smirk, "Sure, you can take it at night, but return it to me during the day."

Although Ye Zhenzhen’s response was anticipated, Han Jiangxue was still somewhat surprised by how readily Ye Zhenzhen agreed, without any hesitation.

But then again, everyone was there, and it was live; even if Ye Zhenzhen wanted to refuse, she had to appear generous.

Ha! She had ways of handling Ye Zhenzhen.

"Alright, I’ll bring it to you during the day," Han Jiangxue replied.

Ye Zhenzhen: "Hmm."

Xu Wanjia: ...

Why did Zhenzhen change her tune all of a sudden?

"Zhenzhen is so nice, she doesn’t hold a grudge at all. Han Jiangxue stole her script, yet she even lent her stove to her."

"What are you talking about? It’s obvious Ye Zhenzhen climbed up the social ladder herself, and our Xiao Xue just became a substitute."

"I think the stove should have been in Xiao Xue’s room from the start, but the staff took it to the wrong room."

"That’s really f*cking disgusting, Han Jiangxue’s retarded, brain-dead fans, roll the hell away, will you? Stop spamming the comments, it’s going to lower the IQ of the entire audience!"

"During the day, the production team said there was one room that didn’t have anything, sigh, these people really know how to twist the truth!"

Seeing that it was getting late, the mothers all took their little ones and went home.

Han Jiangxue moved to take the stove, then suddenly asked, "Zhenzhen, do you have any charcoal?"

"No, I used up the little I just went to ask Xiaowen for," Ye Zhenzhen told the truth.

"Oh, got it."

Went to ask Xiaowen for charcoal.

...

After Han Jiangxue returned to the room with Shen Yibo, she cleaned him up a bit, then took off his clothes and let him crawl into the quilt.

"Son, wait for Mommy inside the quilt, okay? Mommy is going to ask Auntie for some charcoal."

Shen Yibo nodded: "Okay, Mommy, be careful."

After Han Jiangxue left the room, she had the cameraman brother take her to find Xiaowen.

I must say, the countryside at night is truly cold. She walked outside in the thick down jacket Xiaowen gave her and couldn’t feel any warmth.

Not to mention sleeping at night, but thinking about the stove that was about to warm her up, she felt not so cold anymore, even warm.

The house where the production team stayed was not far next door; it took less than two minutes to get there.

Seeing Han Jiangxue come over, Xiaowen knew what she was there for and directly gestured to the cameraman brother to shut off the live broadcast.

Han Jiangxue was unperturbed and directly asked, "Xiaowen, Zhenzhen said you have charcoal here. I want to take some charcoal back to light a fire, can you give me some?"

Director Fei had just seen Han Jiangxue asking Ye Zhenzhen for the stove on the live stream, and he was discussing it with Xiaowen.

Xiaowen replied with a smile, "I’m sorry, Sister Xiao Xue, but there’s only a little charcoal left, and we gave it all to Sister Zhenzhen in the afternoon.

Besides, using this type of charcoal stove in a sealed room for heating at night is not advisable."

Even if she had charcoal, she wouldn’t give it to Han Jiangxue now.

Using this kind of stove to light a fire in a room at night could be dangerous in case anything happened to the little guy, and the responsibility of the production team would be huge.

Upon hearing this, Han Jiangxue was immediately furious. No wonder Ye Zhenzhen agreed so readily just now; she was waiting here for her.

"When Zhenzhen came to you to get charcoal during the day, did you tell her it was the last bit?" Han Jiangxue pressed Xiaowen.

Xiaowen laughed, "Nope, Sister Zhenzhen came, took the charcoal, and left."

Seeing the way Han Jiangxue asked the question, it was natural for Xiaowen to tell Ye Zhenzhen that there was only a little charcoal left and to use it sparingly.

Han Jiangxue understood; clearly, Xiaowen had told Ye Zhenzhen that there was only a little bit of charcoal...

Stepping out of the production team’s house, Han Jiangxue no longer felt cold. The flames of jealousy within her had suddenly ignited.

As she angrily walked back, she clenched her molars. Why was it always Ye Zhenzhen? Ye Zhenzhen was inferior to her in everything. Why was it that after joining the variety show, it was always Ye Zhenzhen who got lucky...