During this period, the system had come to experience what it was like to take care of a child—though the “child” it was taking care of was An Shijiu.
As the saying went, there was always a special fondness across generations. At this moment, seeing how exhausted An Zhe looked, and then looking at An Shijiu’s relaxed, almost vacation-like expression—
It exploded again.
【Is your left atrium filled with stones? The child is exhausted like that and you’re not doing anything?!】
An Shijiu frowned. “He said before that he wanted to learn martial arts from me.”
Her martial arts were not just for show. If he wanted to learn, it had to be trained step by step like this.
【But it has to be gradual! You’re forcing growth—what if it damages his muscles and bones?!】
“I know the level of intensity he can endure at this stage. At most, it’s just superficial suffering.”
Another ten minutes passed before An Shijiu felt it was about enough. She walked over, picked An Zhe up with one hand, and dragged two suitcases with the other.
Sitting on his mother’s slender arm, An Zhe lowered his gaze guiltily, lips pressed together. “Mom, I can walk by myself.”
【Little Angel Xuxu】: They’re almost done walking—what’s the point of carrying him now?
【People Leave, Tea Cools】: That’s dangerous. When the “surprise” comes out later, what if she gets startled and can’t hold An Zhe properly?
【Dad’s Dad Is Called】: This segment is pretty intense. Aside from that Gu family boy, all the other kids got scared and cried.
【Little Angel Xuxu】: Even Xuxu’s mom was startled at first, but quickly stood up for Xuxu. A mother becomes strong for her child, sob sob~
【passerby】: Tsk tsk, she doesn’t care now. Later she’ll definitely get badly scared—honestly kind of looking forward to her screaming, haha.
【User 3657】: Hehe, maybe she’ll actually be the calmest guest of all.
【Little Angel Xuxu】: You actually believe the script from the earlier livestream? Do you really think she’s some kind of strong heroine?
Even while carrying weight in both hands, An Shijiu walked along the mountain path as if she were on flat ground.
The cameraman followed behind, panting heavily, feeling as if his legs weighed a thousand pounds.
No, he had to move ahead a bit. The climax was coming soon—he needed a clearer shot.
An Shijiu suddenly paused, her ear twitching slightly.
Someone?
Suddenly! Several black-clothed figures labeled A, B, C, and D jumped out from the bushes.
They bared their teeth and claws, letting out eerie “jie jie jie” laughter.
Figure A looked at the female guest standing there holding a child, appearing weak and helpless. With a sneer, he stepped forward.
Bang!
A single kick to the chest—and he flew out!
B, C, and D froze in the wind.
It took them four or five seconds to react before they hurriedly ran into the bushes to find him.
An Shijiu withdrew her leg, rotated her ankle slightly, then turned to the cameraman and said calmly, “There are assassins.”
This assassin’s chest was not as resilient as the previous one.
The livestream exploded.
From the audience’s perspective, it was even more shocking—they had just seen a few dark figures appear, and An Shijiu sent one flying with a single kick!
Then the screen began to shake violently—it was obvious the cameraman had panicked and was running for his life toward them.
【User 3657】: What did I say? Those who called it scripted, come out now!
【Easily Excited Baby】: Holy crap! A heroine! This is like a comeback storyline! That kick was so cool—it hit straight into my heart!
【People Leave, Tea Cools】: The cameraman is so useless! Hurry up, I want to see An Zhe’s reaction!
【God of BT】: Mm~ big sister, kick me too.
A string of “???” followed.
The number of viewers in the livestream skyrocketed, ranking second among all families, just behind the Ye family.
Seeing that all the black-clothed figures had retreated into the bushes, An Shijiu simply continued walking. Even combined, they were no match for her—nothing to worry about.
Following the shaky camera, the audience finally reached the bushes.
They heard the cameraman ask anxiously, “Are you okay?!”
From inside came several voices of varying pitch, strained and muffled, sounding as if they were… struggling in the bathroom—constipated, even.
“Come quickly!”
“Get in here!”
“Hurry and help!”
Amid rustling sounds, the camera pushed into the bushes.
It turned out that beyond the bushes on both sides of the mountain path was a cliff.
At the edge, a struggling hand clung desperately to the roots of a shrub, while B, C, and D stuck out their backsides, straining to pull the person up.
The audience was then placed on the ground, forced to watch four backsides for two whole minutes—
Along with the unfortunate A, who, after being pulled up, could not even stand steadily.
This little incident—An Shijiu remained completely unaware of it.
Her single-track mind only functioned to achieve objectives. Anything or anyone left behind would simply be discarded from her thoughts.
She strolled leisurely to the mountaintop.
An Zhe was still excited, his legs swinging as he said enthusiastically, “Mom is amazing! If I train hard, can I be like you?”
An Shijiu replied seriously, “I don’t know.”
The system said：【Ah, just say “yes”!】
A round-faced, big-eyed girl resembling a glutinous rice ball lit up upon seeing the mother and son, quickly adjusting her appearance.
The An family’s livestream popularity was currently very high—she wanted to present her best self when appearing in their stream.
“Hello, I’m the station leader of this stop, Xiao Meng. Welcome—”
Before Xiao Meng could finish her opening speech, she noticed that there was no one behind the pair.
Her bright smile froze. “An Zhe’s mom, where is the cameraman who was following you?”
An Shijiu put An Zhe down, looked back, and only then realized someone seemed to be missing.
“I don’t know. Maybe he had something to do.”
Xiao Meng grew anxious. This was not a tourist area—if a staff member got lost, it would be troublesome.
She quickly took out her walkie-talkie. “An family cameraman, An family cameraman, where are you now?”
Static crackled.
“Whew—I’m… behind… coming up… whew whew…”
Just hearing him made Xiao Meng feel short of breath. After confirming his status, she immediately cut off communication.
“Then let’s wait a moment.”
As he had said, the cameraman soon arrived—panting like an ox, drenched in sweat.
With trembling hands, he set up the camera.
Xiao Meng had no time to ask where he had gone and proceeded with the process.
“Since your family is the last to arrive, you can only move into the remaining house. Shall we go take a look now?”
Xiao Meng had already prepared herself to see disappointment on their faces.
Unexpectedly, An Shijiu’s expression remained unchanged. Her dark brown eyes fixed on her. “Let’s go.”
Xiao Meng smiled and nodded, leading them forward.
The open space at the village entrance served as the meeting area for evening discussions and future task announcements.
The remaining house was at the very back of the village, requiring them to pass by all the other houses along the way.
The entire route had been named by the production team.
Starting from the village entrance, the straight path was Road No. 1. Closest to it stood a small and exquisite two-story house.
Among the six houses, it was the only one with a wall and the only one with a water tap in the yard.
Turning left led to Road No. 2, where three houses were located.
One was beside the two-story house—a clean, tidy single-story building with gray tiles and white walls, enclosed by a fence with small vegetable plots inside.
Another was a pure bamboo house, with a bamboo grove and pond behind it. The last was also a gray-tiled, white-walled brick house next to a chicken farm.
Turning right from Road No. 2 led to Road No. 3. The nearest brick house there looked quite old.
The remaining house was not only the farthest but also the most dilapidated.
The worst of the others were still made of old bricks and cement, but this one was built from irregular stones roughly plastered with cement. Its roof was a combination of wooden beams and thatch.
Xiao Meng gestured invitingly. “This is your new home.”
An Zhe asked, “Where are the others staying?”
Earlier in kindergarten, he had promised Xing Rumei that they would act together during the recording, so he needed to know where she lived.
Xiao Meng nodded—she had planned to explain anyway.
The two-story house was occupied by the first-arriving Gu family: father Gu Lin, mother Su Ziyu, and son Gu Mohan.
It was worth noting—
The second-arriving Shang family, father and daughter Shang He and Shang Ruoshui, had originally chosen the vegetable plot house beside the two-story building.
But just before An Shijiu and An Zhe arrived—
Shang He had voluntarily swapped houses with the Ye family, who had arrived second to last and had originally chosen the old brick house over the stone house.
The third-arriving Lin family—Lin Fei and Lin Qinghe—chose the bamboo house. The fourth-arriving Xing family—Xing Qingze, Ren Mei, and Xing Rumei—chose the chicken farm house.
In other words, Road No. 1 housed the Gu family, Road No. 2 housed the Ye, Lin, and Xing families, and Road No. 3 housed the Shang and An families.
【Little Angel Xuxu】: Shang He helped Ye Qingyin carry things. When he saw our baby Xuxu hesitate in front of the old brick house, he swapped houses. If it were An Shijiu, even if she begged, no one would switch with her.
【Keyboard in Hand】: While recording, everyone will probably keep their distance from the An family because of their bad reputation. Poor kid—he’ll probably be isolated too.
【Money to Burn】: The show hasn’t even formally introduced everyone yet, but Gu Mohan and Shang Ruoshui have already been brought by their parents to play with the Ye family and Xuxu.
【Pointless Effort】: An Zhe doesn’t seem very outgoing—he probably won’t fit in.
【God of BT】: The dad shows off by swapping houses—doesn’t that make his daughter Shang Ruoshui the biggest victim?
【Little Angel Xuxu】: The person above is so negative. Ruoshui also likes being close with Xuxu, okay?