Xia Wan had originally thought her daughter would cry too, but to her surprise, the moment Director finished speaking, both big brother Yan Yuchen and little brother Yu Siyì handed their items in without any fuss.
【Zhizhi is so well-behaved.】【As expected of our little princess—so amazing!】【Princess Zhizhi is super awesome!!】
How could she, as the big sister, be worse than her little brother?
No way.
Bai Zhizhi silently cheered herself on. Even though she was extremely reluctant to part with her princess doll, the sense of responsibility she felt as an older sister ultimately won.
Back at the base, Bai Jin was watching the livestream. Seeing how well-behaved his daughter was filled him with overwhelming pride.
He switched screens and immediately jumped into WeChat, sending messages like crazy.
Zhizhi’s Dad:My daughter is just way too cute and well-behaved(attached a livestream screenshot)
Everyone in the group was already completely immune to his daughter-bragging. Ever since the day Bai Zhizhi was born—and he found out she was a little princess—this had never stopped.
And now she was already five years old.
Five whole years.
Sunny Cheerful Big Boy:@Y Isn’t your son on the show too?
Zhizhi’s Dad:Jin Qiao brought him.
Y:Mm.
Sunny Cheerful Big Boy:Aren’t you worried? You’re letting your son stay alone with that woman.
Y:It’s complicated. Let’s get together sometime and I’ll explain it all.
Zhizhi’s Dad:Alright. Let’s wait until Fu Linzhe finishes up over there and comes back—then we’ll all meet up.
Sunny Cheerful Big Boy:Sounds good to me.
Zhizhi’s Dad:Okay, I’m going back to watching my wife and my little princess now.
Sunny Cheerful Big Boy:……
Yu An put his phone down and looked at the computer screen.
On it was the livestream of “Baby, Charge Forward.”
Yu Siyì’s performance surprised him too. After all, there had once been a time when a servant casually washed a rabbit plushie, and Yu Siyì couldn’t find it in his room.
That day, Yu Siyì refused to eat for the entire day. Old Master Yu had been frantic—and even called Yu An just to scold him.
..
After all the prohibited items were handed in, the staff brought out several small boxes.
“Each box contains a ball. There are five rooms in total,” the staff explained. “The rooms are similar in size, but each comes with different perks.”
“The children will come up to draw lots. It’s all based on luck.”
“Room 1 gets a luxury dinner tonight.Rooms 2 and 3 can freely choose ingredients, but dinner must be cooked by yourselves.Room 4 has fixed ingredients, including meat.Room 5 only gets the most basic vegetables and pickled mustard greens.”
“Rooms 1, 2, and 3 are in one building. Rooms 4 and 5 are in another.”
【The moment that tests whether the moms can cook has begun.】【Will we see kitchens getting blown up?】【Hahahahaha let’s bet—who can’t cook?】【They wouldn’t come on this show if they couldn’t cook… right? They probably practiced at home?】
“One more thing,” the director added. “Starting tomorrow, you’ll need to complete tasks and labor to earn ingredients. Breakfast tomorrow is provided by the production team, but after that—you’re on your own.”
The moment he finished speaking, the adults grew tense.
The kids, on the other hand, found the lottery fun. Qin Qiqi was already circling the boxes excitedly, peeking left and right.
【Waiting to see today’s lucky one—and unlucky one.】
When the director called the children over to draw lots, Yu Siyì was even more nervous than Jin Qiao. He clutched his mom’s hand and refused to move forward.
“Just draw one,” Jin Qiao coaxed gently. “No matter what we eat, food is food, right? As long as we’re full. If you don’t draw, then we’ll really go hungry—right?”
【‘41’ is so worried. Relax, kid—no matter what, your mom won’t let you starve.】【He’s afraid his bad luck will make his mom go hungry—how can he not be someone else’s son!】
Only after hearing this did Yu Siyì finally go forward.
“Mom! I got Room 1!” Bai Zhizhi shouted excitedly, holding her ball high as she ran over and handed it to Xia Wan.
【The lucky one appears! It’s Princess Zhizhi!】【Xia Wan is smiling ear to ear.】【Who wouldn’t be happy? No cooking and still a feast!】
“Your luck is incredible! I can’t even imagine it,” Xia Wan said, staring at the ball in disbelief.
“I’m going to keep this ball forever.”
Yan Yuchen and Yu Siyì both handed their balls to their moms—Room 2 and Room 3 respectively.
【Congratulations to Goddess Yuan and Goddess Jin on winning cooking duty.】【Kind of excited to see what this combo will make.】【Unless neither of them can cook—then it’ll be hilarious.】【You might actually be right…】
Chen Siyu felt a headache coming on when she saw the “4” in Chen Xiao’s hand.
She might as well have gotten pickled vegetables—God, she couldn’t cook at all.
【Yep, that look says it all—Chen Xiaohua definitely can’t cook.】【She probably thinks rice and pickles would be better.】【I think you’re right.】【HAHAHAHAHAHA】
Song Qiruo was completely speechless seeing her son’s terrible luck.
His luck had always been this bad—whether it was drawing cards in games or gacha pulls, he never got anything good. He always ended up crying and begging her to spend money.
She used to think it was the game’s fault. Turns out, her son was just genuinely unlucky.
Qin Qiqi didn’t even know what he’d drawn. He had been messing around with Chen Xiao during the announcement, and now he was happily playing with the ball in his hand.
【Congratulations to today’s unlucky child—Qin Qiqi!】【Does he even know what he drew? Best Actress Song already looks bitter.】【He was fooling around earlier—these two probably thought it was just fun.】【I’m already looking forward to his dinner reaction.】
Later, when he realized everyone else was preparing dinner and all he had was plain white rice, pickled mustard greens, and some stir-fried vegetables his mom made, he completely broke down.
【Help—just as expected.】【Qiqi has lost all will to live.】【Qiqi: I’ve never lived this miserably at home or eaten such a poor meal.】
Yuan Qingning stared at the ingredients in front of her, totally at a loss. Yan Yuchen, however, skillfully started cooking the rice.
【This family isn’t doomed—at least the big brother can cook rice. They won’t starve.】【Goddess Yuan really is a career woman—no time for this stuff at home.】
“Auntie Jin… can you cook?” Yan Yuchen asked cautiously.
【I’m betting she can’t either.】【+1】
If Jin Qiao couldn’t cook either, their group was basically finished. His own mom was the type who could blow up a kitchen.
【Yuchen must be so stressed right now, hahaha.】
“I can… a little, I guess. Is there anything you want to eat?”
【‘A little.’】【I’m very skeptical.】【Jin Qiao, if you can’t, just admit it—we’ll only laugh a little.】
Yu Siyì had never seen his mom cook before, but he was extremely supportive. He stood on tiptoe, picked up a potato from the table, and handed it to her.
“Shredded potatoes?”
Mm-hmm.
“Alright. Yuchen, what about you? Ask your mom too—what would she like?”
Yan Yuchen looked at Yu Siyì doubtfully. Yu Siyì shook his head at him.
【It’s over.】【Even ‘41’ is shaking his head—Yuchen must be despairing.】
He felt even less confident now. He had already started planning to ask the staff for a phone and cook himself.
After all… none of them really knew how.