The draw this time did not involve paper slips; the production team brought a prop.
It was a small shark toy with its mouth open.
The little shark had many teeth. Everyone pressed the shark's teeth in order. Whoever caused the shark's mouth to clamp down on their finger while pressing a tooth was the one chosen.
When others pressed the teeth, everything was fine.
Lin Mu Ci went to press.
*Click.*
Her finger bore a deep bite mark.
She shook her finger, resigned.
She went with Ling Qian He to buy breakfast.
The cameras followed her, so she couldn't be too harsh with Ling Qian He. Ling Qian He followed her with a half-smile. The bus had stopped outside a farmers' market. She looked around, trying to find a suitable breakfast place.
It was exactly eight o'clock, and the breakfast stalls were doing brisk business.
There were vendors selling steamed buns, wontons, various porridges and flatbreads, fried dough sticks, rice balls, and jianbing guozi. It was bustling with activity.
The audience was excited.
【I'm starving! My mouth is already watering.】
【This place is right downstairs from my house! Ahhhh, can I still go downstairs to buy breakfast and hope for a chance encounter?】
【Hurry, hurry! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Qian He!】
【Ah, I'm a fan of Xiao Ci. I want to see her. Is she really as beautiful as a doll in real life?】
The camera focused on Lin Mu Ci.
Everyone was a little worried that this pampered young lady, due to her privileged background, might be out of touch with reality, which would attract negative attention.
Unexpectedly.
She rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward, engaging fluently with the vendors.
"Can I get three and you give me one free? Your buns look so big and fragrant. I don't care about anyone else's! I came straight to yours."
"Oh, please be a little cheaper. I'll support your business more, and I'll buy soy milk from you too!"
Being complimented by such a pretty young girl, the middle-aged stall owner beamed at the camera.
"Oh, oh, don't be so polite."
"How about this, one yuan each. Buy ten and I'll give you two more for free."
Then Lin Mu Ci went to buy Hu La Tang. The middle-aged aunt was also completely charmed by her flattery. Soon, she was carrying a large bag of steamed buns in her left hand and five or six bowls of Hu La Tang in her right, with soy milk and fried dough sticks all accounted for.
She bought things efficiently and cheerfully, even helping a vendor move goods and assisting an aunt by drumming up business for several transactions.
She earned the unanimous approval of the entire market.
The viewers watching the livestream were dumbfounded.
【Am I seeing things? How is Xiao Ci performing so well? I thought it was going to be a "Metamorphosis" for a rich young lady. I was wrong. Xiao Ci is really so active and energetic. Sob, she's the best worker.】
【Who said otherwise! Xiao Ci is too cute, hahaha. She asked the uncle to give her two more buns and even helped him move goods. Why is she so down-to-earth? She's so smart and charming.】
Ling Qian He stood by watching her, looking quite pleased.
"Surprised, aren't you?"
"You can't compare to me in this regard."
Ling Qian He stood there like a noble young master. How could he possibly blend in with the crowd?
But Ling Qian He smiled. He glanced at the girl who was beaming proudly like a contented kitten.
Then he walked towards the depths of the market.
The cameras followed Ling Qian He.
He walked over, spoke a few words to the aunt selling jianbing guozi and rice balls, and the aunt made him fresh rice balls.
He brought them back.
Lin Mu Ci stared at him with wide eyes.
"You're getting free food! That's not good. Everyone here is running a small business; making money is difficult and not easy! I'll go pay the aunt."
She was about to barge in.
But Ling Qian He grabbed her wrist.
"The property management for this entire market is a subsidiary of the Ling family. I've waived the property management fees for the entire market this month."
"As a thank you, the aunt made me a few rice balls."
"Take them."
Lin Mu Ci stared at him blankly.
She mumbled, "Oh," feeling a bit deflated. Humph, having property management companies is impressive, huh?
Is being the controller of the Ling family impressive? Da Feng Novel Network
Ling Qian He looked at her retreating back, and he smiled. As they got into the car, the photographer went to rest, and the cameras were turned off.
She distributed the breakfast to everyone. Ling Qian He sat back in his seat. She hesitated for a moment before giving Ling Qian He an egg and some milk.
Although the current Ling Qian He was a top-tier male idol.
He was the de facto controller of the Ling family, possessing astronomical assets and enjoying unparalleled wealth.
However, Ling Qian He had a very difficult childhood in an orphanage. Even steamed buns were a luxury.
That orphanage was specifically arranged by Madam Ling, and he was treated with the utmost harshness, almost as if they were raising a wolf cub.
In the most despicable and shameless ways, using the most vile methods, they sought to gradually erode his wildness and his spirit.
How could one have spirit when they couldn't even eat enough?
The scarcity of resources was an imprint that would remain in his bones forever.
And Lin Mu Ci's first entry into this world was under these circumstances, by Ling Qian He's side.
When she first arrived in this world, she had no capital saved up, empty-handed, and had to work in various convenience stores and fried chicken joints.
She would find ways to bring him steamed buns from the convenience store, eggs, milk, and fried chicken from the fried chicken place.
Otherwise, he would likely have been pale and malnourished, not the future charismatic top-tier Ling Qian He.
They supported each other through the most difficult few years.
He never complained about the limited variety of food. While eating breakfast with his head bowed, he was still the well-behaved, non-aggressive younger brother Qian He.
It was just that he had suffered too much later on.
And was forced to climb upwards.
Even recalling that past made her heart ache.
Ling Qian He accepted her breakfast.
He said,
"I went to buy rice balls because you like them."
Lin Mu Ci remained silent.
She quickly distributed breakfast to her companions and the production crew.
Sitting in her seat, taking small bites of the rice ball while lost in thought, Yang Wei Yang leaned into her ear and whispered.
"How did Mentor Ling know what you like?"
"He cares about you so much. Just now, when you two went down to do the task, I peeked from the car. When you were interacting with those vendors, his gaze truly never left you."
Lin Mu Ci snorted lightly.
"He just wants to compete with me, to see who can get breakfast at a cheaper price."
She had lost.
What could she do when the property management companies of this market all belonged to him? How could she compete?
After everyone had eaten their fill, the cameras were back in place, and the director announced the results.
"Lin Mu Ci's three-day living expenses will be deducted by fifty yuan."
With so many people, fifty yuan wasn't much.
But Lin Mu Ci was still angry!
Ling Qian He looked at the back of her head and could imagine her indignant expression. He listened with a half-smile as the director announced the next plan.
"We will proceed to the next mission location: Tengfei Building. We will search for three treasure boxes within the building. Only by opening all three treasure boxes can we obtain the clue for the next mission!"
"This three-day trip will ultimately lead everyone to a public welfare location to win tens of millions in public welfare funds for impoverished women in mountain villages. Therefore, please everyone, put in your best effort and work hard."
Lin Mu Ci finished her last bite of the rice ball. Ling Qian He's gaze did not waver.
She indeed liked rice balls.
So, Sister Mu Ci, have you given up on your disguise and resistance now?
This trip lasts for three days.
He could still find more of her flaws.