This truly sparked considerable dissatisfaction among netizens.
Some even escalated the issue to the program’s value orientation, arguing that variety shows centered around extravagant lifestyles should be banned.
There were even those demanding the Qin family produce their property deed to prove the house was theirs.
Otherwise, it would be considered fraud, and they should be expelled from the program.
However, the Qin family was completely unaware of the uproar online and did not respond.
Netizens grew increasingly convinced they were hiding something!
The crew filming Qin Yiyang had been walking for nearly twenty minutes but still hadn’t seen any members of the Qin family.
Someone’s stomach growled loudly, breaking the silence.
The butler looked surprised. “Have our guests not had breakfast yet?”
Everyone shook their heads—how could working people find time for breakfast!
“That won’t do,” the elderly butler said earnestly. “I’ve already informed the kitchen to prepare some dishes. Please follow me to the dining room.”
The on-site director replied, “That’s too much trouble for you.”
“It’s no trouble at all. Just some simple porridge and side dishes, as long as our distinguished guests don’t mind.”
The butler’s words eased their concerns. To be honest, they were quite hungry, so they followed him to the dining room.
As soon as they entered, everyone froze in place.
Spread across a three-meter-long dining table was an array of dishes.
Cantonese shrimp dumplings, molten custard buns, bacon and fried eggs, avocado croissants, roasted vegetables, hand-ground coffee…
A fusion of Chinese and Western cuisine, with a wide variety.
It felt like stepping into a five-star hotel’s breakfast buffet.
And this was what they called “simple porridge and side dishes”?
But that wasn’t the most shocking part.
The inner wall of the dining room was an open wine cabinet, filled with bottles of wine covering the entire wall. Under the warm lighting, they gleamed with a crystal-clear brilliance.
The crew: “…”
Meanwhile, the barrage was filled with sarcasm.
—【It’s all fake, right? Maybe the Qin family bought empty bottles!】
—【This is so pretentious. The Shen family’s dining room is just ordinary and cozy.】
—【If that wine cabinet isn’t filled with empty bottles, I’ll wash my hair upside down!】
The on-site director could see the barrage.
She couldn’t help but stare at the wine cabinet.
Thinking to herself: It doesn’t look empty at all.
“A light drink is suitable for the morning,” the butler observed keenly. “I wonder which wine this lady prefers. I’ll have someone fetch it for you.”
“No, no need!” the on-site director quickly declined. “That’s too precious.”
The lavishness of this breakfast had already left them overwhelmed.
How could they possibly drink the family’s prized collection?
The butler casually took out a bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne. “Smooth texture, rich fruity notes—perfect for a morning sip.”
Then he pointed to a bottle of Romanée-Conti. “Silky and mellow, with a rich aroma—also an excellent choice.”
—【Judging by the butler’s demeanor, he’s genuinely letting the crew choose freely. If they were empty bottles or fake wine, he wouldn’t be so calm and composed.】
—【There’s actually wine in there?!】
—【How’s the face of the person who said they were empty bottles feeling now?】
—【I looked it up! Both of these wines are collector’s editions, each worth seven figures!】
—【My family is in the imported liquor business. Without exaggeration, the small glass each crew member drank is worth tens of thousands!】
The crew didn’t know much about wine, but seeing the barrage, they realized just how expensive it was.
They had just drunk tens of thousands of yuan?!
Wow, is this what life in a wealthy family is like!
The scene shifted back to the Shen family.
Since the program focused on simulated marriage, Shen Yan would be visiting her “in-laws” in the afternoon, playing the role of a new bride.
So after breakfast, Shen Yan returned to her room to do her makeup.
Many fans were looking forward to seeing what their idol’s room looked like.
Shen Yan felt a bit embarrassed. “Sorry, I stayed up late reading the script last night, so the room is a bit messy.”
—[Not at all, it’s very tidy!]
—[Is this the room of a wealthy heiress?]
—[The color scheme of the room is very comfortable, giving off a minimalist vibe, not a sickly sweet princess style. I’m liking Yan Yan’s taste more and more!]
The comments kept pouring in with praise.
Shen Yan applied her makeup simply, using a straightforward and somewhat rough technique.
A crew member laughed. “I thought female celebrities always put on makeup meticulously.”
“Really? Maybe it’s because I’m not very good at makeup. Like in high school, many girls would wear makeup to school, but I found it too troublesome. I thought studying was more important.”
Shen Yan blinked and self-deprecatingly added, “But girls shouldn’t learn from me. I live too roughly~”
Fans flooded the comments with laughter.
They praised Shen Yan for her good personality, her unexpectedly cute contrast, and her natural beauty.
Afterward, Shen Yan went to the kitchen to help make pastries and followed the gardener to tidy up the garden.
—[Yan Yan is so kind, she even helps the servants with their work!]
—[Our baby is having so much fun~]
—[But why do these servants all look so sullen? Do they look down on Shen Yan because she’s a stepdaughter and deliberately give her attitude?]
—[Oh my god! Her father and brother haven’t said anything, who do these servants think they are? They’re just a bunch of difficult servants!]
Little did they know, while Shen Yan was having fun, the cook and gardener were extremely nervous.
They were ordinary people who had never faced the camera before. They were afraid of making mistakes and losing their jobs, so they treaded even more carefully, unable to force a smile.
The scene shifted to the Qin household.
Mother Qin had gone to the company early in the morning, and Father Qin had headed to the laboratory.
The eldest brother was away on a business trip and not in Haishi, while the second brother, implicated in the matter of the group formation night, had gone early in the morning with a fruit basket to apologize to his mentor.
Only Qin Yiyang was at home.
At that moment, she was wearing pajamas, curled up in her pink princess-style bedroom, doing only three things:
Eating, petting the dog, and lying down playing on her phone.
The following PD quietly reminded her, “Teacher Qin, we shouldn’t just lie around. Shouldn’t we do something?”
“I’m not just lying around, I’m playing on my phone!” Qin Yiyang looked quite innocent.
The director: “…We could do something else, something a bit more… intense?”
“Oh, I get it, something more intense!”
So, Qin Yiyang started intensely scrolling through her phone.
Her thumb tapped the screen so hard it seemed like sparks were about to fly.
Seeing this, the following PD’s mentality collapsed!
She tactfully reminded her, “You could learn from Shen Yan next door—cook, trim flowers, things like that. Celebrities on shows also need to provide emotional value to the audience, otherwise they’ll be criticized for being unprofessional.”
“But I’m not a celebrity.”
“…”
“And besides, the things you mentioned are all done by the aunts and gardeners at my house. If I went, they’d just get nervous.” Qin Yiyang gave an analogy. “Like if your boss insisted on working face-to-face with you, watching you write a PPT, wouldn’t you be nervous?”
The following PD replied without thinking, “Nervous!”
“See? So by doing nothing, I’m actually doing everything. That’s called ‘doing by not doing.'”
After saying that, she flopped back onto the bed and intensely played on her phone again.
Meanwhile, the following PD fell into deep thought.
——【LOL! The following PD got tangled up in Qin Yiyang’s twisted logic!】
——【Listening to your words is like listening to words. This is what you call “listening”!】
——【Her little mouth is so talkative, I’m starting to like her!】
The following PD realized he had been led in circles and quickly changed the subject, “Your room is all pink, do you really like pink?”
“You mean this room,” Qin Yiyang said, munching on chips, “I’m not sure either. It was already like this when I moved in a few days ago.”
This was the house Jiang Yulan had given her.
Since the Qin family’s old mansion was being renovated, the whole family had moved in here.
The audience spotted the key point!
——【Qin Yiyang slipped up!】
——【I guessed right! This isn’t the Qin family’s house at all—they rented it just to save face!】