Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 423

Chapter 423: 423

Director Fei noticed from backstage the actions of An Xi’s family of three and quickly guessed what game they were playing, so he immediately had Xiaowen go over and give them a little reminder.

They hadn’t made themselves clear earlier, and now they needed to supplement that, to go over and clarify things.

Xiaowen swiftly arrived at Ye Zhenzhen’s group, greeted everyone with a smile, and said to An Xi with a smile, "An Xi, tonight’s task is for each family of three to sort out their dinner on their own, and you can’t join any other family for the meal."

Before Xiaowen spoke, An Xi had been ready to say something else, try to cozy up to Ye Zhenzhen a bit more, but after these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became even more awkward.

The awkwardness had stemmed from what Gu Liangjun had said earlier, and An Xi felt it could still be salvaged, but after Xiaowen’s direct statement, dinner was definitively off the table.

Being a child and knowing nothing, Gu Xiaoran immediately questioned upon hearing that they couldn’t dine with Xiao Chen, "Aunt Xiaowen, why not? Aren’t there chefs here? Why can’t we eat here?"

After all, he was hungry, very hungry, and wanted to eat right away—he didn’t want to leave!

Song Yuchen: "Because these chefs were hired by my dad!"

He had understood Aunt Xiaowen’s words: everyone was supposed to fend for themselves for dinner. Since the chefs were hired by his dad, they couldn’t invite An Xi and Gu Xiaoran to join them.

If they wanted to eat, they’d have to figure it out on their own.

[Look, even the production team couldn’t stand it, sending an assistant to shoo them away!]

[The show’s main appeal is reality, everyone relying on their own capabilities. If you keep mooching off others every time, then what’s the point of participating in the show!]

[Exactly, if they’re capable they should also find a way to hire a star chef themselves!]

An Xi was still holding a small bucket in her hand and smiled at Xiaowen, "Xiaowen, you’ve misunderstood. We’re going to cook our own meal. Ranran was just curious, so he followed to have a look."

After speaking, she pulled Gu Xiaoran by the arm to leave, "Let’s go, son. We’ll head back, and Mommy will cook something tasty for you."

Gu Liangjun also awkwardly bid farewell to Song Jinze, "Sorry to intrude, President Song."

Gu Xiaoran really didn’t want to leave; he was truly very hungry. His eyes hopelessly looked at Song Yuchen, "I want to eat at Xiao Chen’s home~"

"Aunt Xiaowen, can Gu Xiaoran eat with us?" Song Yuchen felt a bit of pity and asked Xiaowen nonetheless.

He thought since he and Brother Ranran were friends, it might be okay to leave the child if the adults didn’t stay. It seemed like there had been similar situations before when Ranran and Yibo came over to his home for a meal.

Once the child voiced this, An Xi’s gaze turned to Ye Zhenzhen, thinking that Ye Zhenzhen would help speak up to let Gu Xiaoran stay for dinner.

However, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t seem to spare her a glance, her gaze fixated on the chefs’ cooking.

"No can do," Xiaowen shook her head.

An Xi, who hadn’t heard from Ye Zhenzhen, received Xiaowen’s refusal instead, and felt a twinge of disappointment.

It was the feeling of having too high expectations for Ye Zhenzhen, only to be let down in the end.

Seeing both little guys looking somewhat downcast, Xiaowen explained with a smile, "Tonight’s task is about the dinner of each family of three. In the future, if there’s a task that includes dining together, then you can join each other, okay?"

Among the guests, there were always those who could cook and those who couldn’t, as well as those who wanted to exploit the loopholes in the show’s rules. If things were muddled up every time, what would be the point of the tasks set by the show?

"Well... okay then," Song Yuchen compromised, then said to Gu Xiaoran, "Brother Ranran, let’s eat together tomorrow!"

Despite his reluctance, Gu Xiaoran still nodded, "Okay, together tomorrow."

[I’ve been closely watching Zhenzhen’s live stream to see their family of three interact, and then An Xi’s family of three suddenly shows up, really ruining the mood!]

[Finally, they left. My goodness, I’m relieved they didn’t accept their proposal to dine together tonight!]

[It feels like An Xi lacks boundaries, talking about her kid being nosy while refusing to take him away. That puts Zhenzhen’s family in such an awkward position to have to refuse!]

"[Thank goodness Aunt Xiaowen was there, or it really would have been hard to refuse. Seriously, oh my god, I never realized An Xi was like that before!]

"[She’s gotten used to mooching meals, that’s just how it is. This time she wanted to mooch again, but sadly the crew didn’t agree, which is pretty funny!]"

The Qiu Wanshuang family sat in front of their tent having dinner, watching the entire scene of An Xi’s family visiting Ye Zhenzhen’s, with the corner of her mouth twitching slightly, a look that was almost a smile.

An Xi, heh!

Ji Yunyun had barely taken a couple of bites before starting to hiccup.

After hiccuping several times in a row, she looked up to see her mother laughing, her little brow furrowing instantly, "Mom, are you laughing at me? Hiccup~"

Seeing her daughter hiccup in such an adorable way, Qiu Wanshuang’s initially faint smile suddenly bloomed, "Yeah, Mommy thinks you’re very cute, hiccup~"

She then imitated her daughter and hiccupped deliberately.

Ji Ziqian also couldn’t help but laugh at this sight.

Ji Yunyun glared at her mom and dad with a ferocious baby voice, "How can you do this, hiccup~ Don’t laugh, don’t laugh at me!"

Qiu Wanshuang laughed even louder at her daughter’s fierce yet fluffy demeanor, "Mommy isn’t making fun of you, I’m laughing because you are cute, there’s no other reason."

Ji Ziqian nodded along, his daughter was the cutest!

Ji Yunyun pouted, complaining, "Ah hiccup~ When other people like kids, they give them kisses, but you always laugh at me!"

"Humph! Laugh laugh laugh, not funny at all! Hiccup~"

After saying that, the little one’s brows knitted even more tightly!

Qiu Wanshuang tried to hold back her laughter and hugged her daughter, planting a big kiss on her fluffy little face with a loud "mwah!"

And the sound was not small at all.

"Ha hiccup~" The little one hiccupped again.

Ji Yunyun turned to Ji Ziqian, "Daddy, you too, you have to kiss me. If you like me, give me a kiss, don’t laugh at me anymore, understand?"

"Okay, Daddy understands. Let me kiss my little treasure!"

Ji Ziqian looked at his adorable daughter with a face full of smiles. Who wouldn’t love such a fluffy little dumpling!

"[Hahaha! Xiao Tuantuan’s little antics are so cute, I’m dying of laughter!]"

"[This kid’s adorable bossiness, haha, fierce yet fluffy, makes you want to pinch her!]"

"[And her hiccuping, I really burst out laughing, how can there be such a fierce yet fluffy little one, truly lovable!]"

"[Xiao Tuantuan, next time sister sees you, I hope you’ll let sister give you a kiss too~]"

Meanwhile, at Xu Wanjia’s side, the family of three was also enjoying their dinner.

Their evening meal still revolved around the fish caught by Director Yang, fried and boiled, alongside white rice, and it looked pretty good.

Little Yiyi wasn’t picky and happily ate with her mom and dad.

Both being little girls, Little Yiyi seemed much better behaved compared to Ji Yunyun.

The comments were full of praise for her too.

On the other hand, the Ye Zhenzhen family’s luxurious dinner was also being served...