Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 422

Chapter 422: 422

Gu Liangjun, holding the tools for foraging at the seashore, looked at the tiny oysters nestled in the rocky crevices with an undisguised expression of disgust on his face. He wouldn’t normally consider eating such small oysters, and now he was expected to pry them out himself?

Just looking at their dark and disgusting shells made him feel nauseous.

An Xi also thought that the oysters were tiny, and she didn’t know how to remove them either. She could only coax Gu Liangjun with her words, "Honey, there are so many here, please do the hard work and get them down for us!"

Small as they were, they were still meat. They had to at least scrape through this meal.

Had it been before noon, Gu Liangjun would still have bought into An Xi’s persuasion. Now, whenever he heard her say those words, all he felt was annoyance.

If it weren’t for the recording, he would have liked to just shout it out, "Want to eat? Can’t you do it yourself?"

An Xi couldn’t be completely sure if anyone was behind them or not, but once the thought arose, he couldn’t shake it off.

Why should he listen to her when she treated him like this?

The more she urged him, the slower he moved; nobody else seemed eager to do the work anyway, and he wasn’t the only one getting hungry.

[What are these two up to, one just flapping their lips, the other not moving a muscle?]

[So unreliable, no wonder Gu Xiaoran is closer to his grandmother usually, these parents are practically useless, totally incapable of taking charge!]

[Watching this is exhausting, with so many seafood options at their fingertips, and they won’t lift a finger!]

[Qiu Wanshuang and her husband have already started cooking their dinner, and it seems these folks plan to stay hungry, hahaha!]

From a distance, Gu Xiao saw chefs arriving on the island and excitedly said to An Xi, "Look! Over there, isn’t that a chef coming to cook for us on the island?"]

Gu Xiao held a small shell in his hand, gazing excitedly toward the tents where Ye Zhenzhen and the others were, already imagining the delicious dinner in his mind.

They had been foraging at the seashore for a long time, catching only a few tiny crabs and some small shells, hardly enough for dinner for three people.

An Xi followed Gu Xiao’s gaze and indeed saw several people bustling about, setting up tables, arranging stoves, and chopping ingredients...

These individuals were dressed in white chefs’ uniforms, and their busy appearances seemed professional, clearly organized to be working there. An Xi felt some anticipation, "It looks like they are indeed for us."

She thought to herself that the production team wouldn’t leave them in such a plight. On such a barren island with nothing to use, how would they cook for themselves?

They had already missed a meal at noon, surely they wouldn’t have to go hungry again in the evening.

Upon hearing An Xi and Gu Xiao’s conversation, Gu Liangjun dropped the tools and bucket and headed toward the shore. If the production team had arranged for chefs to cook for them, there was no need to rummage through the sea any longer.

[No way, no way, surely An Xi and her family don’t really believe those chefs were arranged by the production team?]

[Feels like this family would genuinely starve if stranded on a deserted island; none of them are willing to lift a finger.]

[Last time An Xi got by freeloading off Zhenzhen, this time surely they aren’t planning to mooch meals off Zhenzhen’s family again with all three of them?]

[Damn, this isn’t what I want to see. I just want to watch the interactions of Zhenzhen’s family of three, I don’t want them to be disturbed by others again.]

[I hope Zhenzhen won’t agree to let them come over for dinner later. They don’t bother to lift a finger themselves, just thinking about scrounging off others, who spoiled them like this!]

Ye Zhenzhen and Song Yuchen were sitting under the canopy playing games, while Song Jinze watched the mother and son with a slight smile on his lips, feeling very pleased inside.

Gu Xiaoran was the first to run over. Seeing no one else but Ye Zhenzhen’s family there, he directly asked Song Yuchen, "Xiao Chen, are these chefs here to cook for us?"

As he spoke, he could already smell the stir-fried meat, inadvertently sticking out his little tongue to lick his lips, his stomach growling even more...

Xiao Chen nodded, "Yes, these people were hired by my dad to make us dinner!"

Gu Liangjun and An Xi walked up from behind, and they naturally overheard the children’s conversation, feeling an instant sense of loss within.

The chefs weren’t arranged by the show’s crew but brought in by Song Jinze, which made dining that evening a tricky situation to navigate.

However, Gu Liangjun had a question, why could Song Jinze bring chefs to the island while he couldn’t even have a phone?

Was this lousy program also playing favorites?

It was true that Song Jinze was quite powerful.

But the Gu Family was also one of the sponsors of this program, so if Song Jinze could have chefs cook for him, why couldn’t he?

Full of questions and discontent, Gu Liangjun’s resentment built up deeper and deeper, but with Song Jinze present, he had to hold it in.

After a few seconds of thought, he still went forward to greet him, "President Song, your capabilities are indeed impressive!"

Gu Liangjun was all smiles, but when he spoke those words, they came out laced with an acid tone, mixed with resentment...

Maybe he didn’t even realize it himself.

[What? What does that mean? What’s with Gu Liangjun’s tone?]

[Isn’t he brainless? Doesn’t he know how to speak?]

[So annoying, this family. Why would An Xi marry such a man? Just because he’s rich?]

[You know what, you might be on to something. It seems like the Gu Family does have some money!]

An Xi stood by, feeling embarrassed for him. How could he ever charm a man like Song Jinze with such behavior?

She immediately followed with a forced laugh, "Um~, it smells so good, Zhenzhen, these are from the Haicheng Hotel, right?"

Sitting in his chair, Song Jinze looked out at the distant sea view, not even glancing at Gu Liangjun. He had, of course, heard what the latter had said, and although he had heard, he wasn’t obliged to reply.

He had always looked down on people like Gu Liangjun, and now that the latter dared to speak to him in such a tone, if it weren’t for the recording of the show and giving face to Zhenzhen, he would have dealt with Gu Liangjun in his own way much earlier.

Ye Zhenzhen could also sense the awkwardness and chose not to pay attention to Gu Liangjun, smiling at An Xi, "Yes, they were invited by my husband."

She didn’t continue the conversation, knowing that if she did, it would surely end with an invitation for the three family members to stay for dinner. Looking at Song Jinze’s expression, it was clear he wasn’t fond of Gu Liangjun.

And since her relationship with An Xi wasn’t that great, she saw no need to stir up trouble over such a trifle and upset her own family.

[Hahaha, President Song and Zhenzhen’s responses were spot on, really spot on!]

[One completely ignoring, the other pretending to know nothing, neither picking up the conversation, just brilliant!]

[I kind of feel embarrassed for An Xi and Gu Liangjun; they really seem to be pushing to join the meal and yet not knowing how to speak, do they even have a brain?]

[I’m starting to question the point of Gu Liangjun and An Xi participating in this reality show. They seem to be clueless. What are they here for?]

[Do you even need to ask? They’re here as the contrast, besides, as one of the sponsors, the Gu Family has spent so much money, they’ve got to appear on the show after all.]