[If Qin Yuanyao went out alone, she might tell Director Jiang what she was doing, similar to the previous season. However, if she went out with President Chi, he definitely wouldn't tell Director Jiang what he was going to do. President Chi has invested money in this show; he's the show's investor. Therefore, I speculate that Qin Yuanyao most likely went out with President Chi.]

[Upstairs, you're amazing!! Your analysis is absolutely flawless!!]

[A logic expert reveals the secret]

Cao Feiyue also realized that Director Jiang might genuinely not know.

Although Cao Feiyue is gossipy, she isn't so interested in other people's affairs that she has to pry into everything.

What she was more concerned about was...

"Can Yao Yao and the others come back after having dinner outside?"

Director Jiang immediately saw the deeper meaning behind Cao Feiyue's question.

If Mr. Chi and his family eat dinner out and come back, they can save the cost of one dinner and avoid using their household funds.

Director Jiang smiled and said, "The production team doesn't have any specific rules about this."

"That's great!" Cao Feiyue said enviously. "Everyone's family has so little money. If we can eat out, we can save some money for our families."

The viewers in the live stream then remembered this.

[Yeah, if Qin Yuanyao and the others eat dinner out, that's so unfair to the other guests!]

Everyone has limited funds, so saving on dinner can save a lot of money.

The production team shouldn't have allowed the guests to go out so freely. Even if they did go out, they should have been required to return and use their own family funds to eat.

[Exactly! If the production team is going to be fair, they should be fair to the end. If Qin Yuanyao and the others have a big meal outside, they can save on household expenses the next day. Over time, their household assets will far exceed those of the other guests!]

A meal for a small family only costs three to five yuan. With an extra three to five yuan, can Qin Yuanyao and her group cause any trouble on the show?

[If this continues, they'll far surpass the other guests. The show is only broadcast for a few days, and this is already the third day. The show is more than halfway through. How many days do Qin Yuanyao and the others have to go on for so long? Some people's fans are just as petty as their idols.]

I believe that Mr. Chi and his team must have had something important to do before going out. This is the first time they've gone out together in the three seasons of the show; it's never happened before. If the production team is going to forbid guests from going out or fixate on this just because they can eat out and save a few dollars on household expenses, then they're seriously ill.

Director Jiang's expression towards Cao Feiyue became subtle.

He smiled slightly and said, "If you have something important to do, you can also apply to go out."

Cao Feiyue wasn't stupid; she understood the underlying meaning in Director Jiang's words.

She smiled at Director Jiang and left.

When Qin Yuanyao and the others returned to Changshu Village, it was already past 8 p.m., and the live stream was almost over.

Before getting off the bus, Chi Nao put the yellow mask that Zhao Lan had given her into Qin Yuanyao's bag.

She didn't want the camera to capture the yellow mask, nor did she want the viewers in the live stream to guess what they were doing.

Qin Yuanyao then asked them, "How about we just have some noodles for dinner tonight?"

They went to see Cui Yi and rushed back without stopping on the way, and hadn't even had dinner yet.

Chi Nai and Chi Baiyi both nodded in agreement.

So Qin Yuanyao got out of the car and went straight to find Director Jiang.

The viewers in the live stream went wild when they saw their car return.

They're finally back! What did they do all afternoon?

[Holy crap! Qin Yuanyao got out of the car too! Did Qin Yuanyao really go out with President Chi and Cheese? It couldn't be that President Chi and Cheese picked her up on their way back, could it?]

[Upstairs, even if your second guess is correct, it's still incredibly shocking! President Chi personally picking up Qin Yuanyao—isn't that huge news?!]

[So I think one of the sisters' analyses was quite correct; Qin Yuanyao was probably out with President Chi and the others.]

[This is really surprising! What brings Qin Yuanyao to go out with President Chi and the others? It makes you think her relationship with President Chi is more than just friendship.]

Qin Yuanyao spent three yuan to buy some noodles and three eggs from the program crew. She also used the leftover vegetables from lunch to make three bowls of egg and vegetable noodles. The three of them then sat down at the small table and ate.

Netizens who were originally gossiping about what Qin Yuanyao and the others did that afternoon, and about the relationship between Qin Yuanyao and President Chi, were completely dumbfounded.

Did they not eat out?

It's almost nine o'clock. Are they having a late-night snack or dinner?

Judging from how quickly they were wolfing down their food, it must be dinner.

Whether it was a late-night snack or dinner, it at least proved that Cao Feiyue's assumptions were wrong; Qin Yuanyao and the others were not skimping on their family's finances.

[Exactly! Cao Feiyue is petty and thinks that when others go out, they'll eat and drink extravagantly to save money for a few days. Too bad, Qin Yuanyao, President Chi, and Cheese aren't like that. I bet the day Cao Feiyue makes an excuse to go out, she'll actually eat and drink like a starving ghost, saving five or six days' worth of money for her family.]

I don't think Cao Feiyue will go out. She's on this show just to get attention; if she goes out, where will she get any attention? (smile) She'd be glued to the show for attention. (smile)

【You guys are disgusting! What did Yueyue say that you have to slander her like this! Yueyue's question was just a normal person's question; you're the ones with petty minds!】

Cao Feiyue's question was valid, but her subsequent comment about how it would save money for the family implied that Qin Yuanyao and her group were eating out, which seemed unfair to the other guests.

If we are maliciously slandering them, then Cao Feiyue is maliciously spreading rumors and defaming Qin Yuanyao and President Chi (smile)

...

On the fourth day, the guests still got up early and gathered together.

Today's task is to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and sell them at the market.

To ensure the guests didn't know which wild vegetables to dig up, Director Jiang showed them three kinds: wild amaranth, sow thistle, and wild mustard greens.

The guests can dig up whatever they can, and at the end, they will be rewarded according to the type and weight of wild vegetables they have dug up.

Qin Yuanyao, who lived with her grandparents in the countryside when she was a child, is very familiar with wild vegetables and can easily find these three kinds of wild vegetables.

To everyone's surprise, Chi Nai was also very familiar with these wild vegetables.

As soon as they reached the top of the small hill, they heard Chi Nao's adorable voice exclaim with delight, "Sister Qin! Isn't that amaranth?"

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