Director Jiang had previously heard from staff members who had gone to communicate with the Feng family that Feng Wenhe's mother, Shi Hefen, was difficult to communicate with and had a lot of demands.

The staff originally hoped that other members of the Feng family or Wu Ningwei's father or mother would participate in the program as guests, but Shi Hefen insisted that she had to come.

At this moment, Director Jiang smiled and said, "There are protective measures in place. We have prepared masks for everyone. However, the masks are not free; you need to purchase them with your own money, one yuan each."

"Wenhe, buy me a mask, and buy one for Ah Xuan too. We can't let Ah Xuan keep smelling this stench. Do you want a mask?" Shi Hefen asked Feng Wenhe.

"Ningwei and I don't want any, just buy some for you and Ah Xuan," Feng Wenhe said dutifully.

Wu Ningwei glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Zhuo's mother also asked Zhuo Ranjun to buy masks for her and Ge Ling. Zhuo Ranjun bought three directly, one for herself, her mother, and Ge Ling.

"Grandpa, do you need a mask?" Chi Baiyi asked Grandpa Chi.

"No, what would I do with this thing? When I was young, I went to the countryside and did all kinds of hard and tiring work. What's a little taste to me?"

Chi Baiyi then asked Qin Yuanyao and Chi Naozi if they wanted some.

"If Great-Grandpa doesn't want it, neither do I!" Chi Naoqi puffed out her little chest proudly. "I'm even less afraid of hardship and fatigue than Great-Grandpa!"

Grandpa Chi nodded approvingly at Chi Nao, "As expected of a child of the Chi family, she has backbone!"

Chi Cheese proudly raised an eyebrow at Old Master Chi.

Qin Yuanyao didn't think much of the smell; she had never been inside a chicken coop that smelled even worse without wearing a mask, so she didn't ask for one.

In the end, only Shi Hefen, Feng Xuan, Zhuo Ranjun, Zhuo's mother, and Ge Ling asked for masks; the others did not.

As soon as he entered the chicken coop, Grandpa Chi picked up the eggs more quickly than anyone else.

Seeing how skilled her great-grandfather was at collecting eggs, Chi Naozhi picked up a small basket and followed Grandpa Chi to collect eggs. The two of them, one big and one small, collected eggs quickly and happily.

"Cheese, come here quickly, there are so many eggs here!" Grandpa Chi squatted in front of the chicken coop and called to Cheese in a low voice.

To avoid being discovered by others, Chi Cheese hunched over and ran over with her small body tumbling along.

"Wow, so many eggs! Doesn't the hen's bottom hurt from laying so many eggs?" Chi Cheese asked sincerely, quite surprised.

Grandpa Chi laughed heartily.

As he happily collected the eggs, he explained to Chi Nao, "It doesn't hurt. Hens don't lay eggs every day; they usually lay one every two days."

While picking up the eggs, Chi Cheese nodded knowingly, "Oh. I thought the mother hen pooped out a lot of eggs like she was pooping."

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[Hahahaha, you made a great analogy with the cheese. Don't use that next time (covers face)]

[Cheese, have you considered how the auntie is feeling while eating breakfast? How is she supposed to eat the egg in her hand?!]

[Cheese and Grandpa Chi are having so much fun! It feels like they're not doing a task, they're just playing. Watching them happily collecting eggs makes me feel better too.]

Yes, it would be even better if you didn't use cheese as a metaphor (facepalm)

Although Shih-fen and the others were wearing masks, they still found the smell in the chicken coop unbearable.

She had no interest in collecting eggs, so she just followed behind Wu Ningwei and Feng Wenhe.

Feng Wenhe also found the smell inside unpleasant, so he mingled with Wu Ningwei.

"Ah Xuan, go out and play. Don't collect eggs anymore. Let your mom and dad collect them," Shi Hefen said to Feng Xuan, unable to bear it any longer.

Feng Xuan already found the smell unpleasant and didn't want to collect the eggs.

Now that his grandmother said that, he immediately dropped his empty little basket and ran outside.

Before running away, he even dragged Ge Ling along to go out and play with him.

Shi Hefen really spoils Feng Xuan; no wonder Feng Xuan is such a brat.

Which grandparents don't dote on their grandchildren? Especially since this is a child Feng Wenhe had when he was over forty. The older generation will only spoil him even more.

[It's so nice to have adults like Cheese, Smarty, and Sweetie. This little bit of stench is nothing compared to the suffering people endured in the past. Sometimes, children need to experience some hardship so they can understand how precious everything they have is and learn to cherish it.]

Chi Nai was having a great time collecting eggs with Grandpa Chi.

She, who usually loved to follow Qin Yuanyao around, had completely forgotten about Qin Yuanyao today.

Chi Nai saw a hen lying in its nest with several eggs beside it, and she reached out to pull the hen out of the nest.

Grandpa Chi quickly stopped her, "No—be careful she pecks you! It hurts a lot!"

"But with her inside, I can't even collect the eggs," Chi Nao complained, feeling wronged.

“She’s laying eggs. Wait until she’s finished, then she’ll come out naturally, and you can collect the fresh, warm eggs,” said Grandpa Chi.

Chi Nao's beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened instantly. "She's laying an egg?"

She squatted in front of the henhouse, curiously looking at the hen inside, and said to Grandpa Chi, "But why can't I see her laying eggs?"

"Look at her lips and the circles under her eyes, aren't they a bit pale? That means she's about to lay an egg."

Chi Cheese nodded as if he understood, and started adding oil to the hen.

"Go, Mommy Hen! You keep laying eggs, and I'll keep collecting them. Let's cheer each other on!"

hen"……"

The hen tucked her wings in even tighter.

After a while, it stood up, clucking as it jumped out of the chicken coop.

Sure enough, there was an egg where it had just squatted.

Chi Cheese happily put all the eggs into her little basket.

[The bright red cheese looks just like a little bandit.]

Her little basket was almost overflowing with cheese; she'd really had a great haul (facepalm)

After all, she's the one who helps the hen lay eggs; she works so hard, if she doesn't reap a rich reward, whose is? (dge face)

The task of collecting eggs ended at 11:30 a.m.

Because of the new guests joining today, Director Jiang not only increased the prize money, but also gave prizes to the top four.

In the end, Grandpa Chi and his Chi cheese team pulled ahead by a wide margin, taking first place and winning a cash prize of thirty yuan. Guo Zhu's family, Xing Yu's family, and Feng Wenhe's family came in the bottom three, receiving cash prizes of twenty-five yuan, twenty yuan, and ten yuan respectively.

Director Jiang also specially allowed each family to take four eggs as ingredients for lunch.

Because Grandpa Chi was there, Qin Yuanyao spent fifteen yuan to get a lot of ingredients, hoping to make sure Grandpa Chi had a good meal for his first meal on the show.

Seeing this, Cao Feiyue became envious.

She mentally calculated their small family's assets.

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