Making pastries is a bit harder than making dumplings, especially for Si Yiming and Lin Ranran, these two kitchen disasters. They kneaded a fist-sized dough and then didn't know where to start. They looked at Lan Qingyue's freshly baked cookies with longing and envy.

The morning passed by in a flurry of activity, neither short nor long.

Lan Qingyue made some cookies and bread and then finished. She sat on a small stool, propped her chin up, and drifted off into her own thoughts. Chu Chu wanted to eat but couldn't, so she ran to Qi Yu for a hug.

Yu Qingqing and Guan Zhizhi made full use of their strengths and used up all three catties of flour in just over three hours. Chen Xueyun made two kinds of food, while Si Yiming and Lin Ranran made a few decent-looking... flatbreads.

This task didn't require scoring; it was all about having fun. A large table was laid out with pastries, which the children enjoyed immensely, and the adults were happy too. A pleasant morning passed just like that, and each guest set aside a portion to take back to the host family they were staying with.

The program was nearing its end, and surprisingly, Director Cai hadn't assigned any tasks for the afternoon. Chu Chu excitedly asked Lan Qingyue repeatedly if it was true, "Mommy, can we really play this afternoon?"

"Sure, I've said it five times already!" Lan Qingyue lay exhausted on the bed. For the past five days, she had been both a father and a mother, and she was truly exhausted. She really couldn't understand why some people liked to have so many children when raising children was so tiring. The more the better, isn't it exhausting?

Chu Chu nestled against Lan Qingyue's waist, her chubby arms patting the blanket restlessly, her chubby cheeks rubbing against him, her soft, sweet voice gurgling, "Mommy, let's go out and play, okay?"

"No!" Lan Qingyue refused decisively. She finally had some time to rest and wanted to catch up on her sleep.

"Mommy, let's go out and play! Sister Huanhuan, Sister Sisi, Brother Muze, Brother Jingxuan, Brother Kaikai, and Uncle Qi, Uncle Cai, lots of uncles and sisters, let's play hide-and-seek~~~"

Dream on! Do you think we're all three-year-olds, playing hide-and-seek with you? Dream on!

Lan Qingyue shook off Chu Chu, the chubby little boy, wrapped herself in the blanket, turned over, and wrapped herself up like a silkworm cocoon. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

There was a rhythmic knocking at the door, and Xiaoyun's voice came through, "Sister Lanlan, are you there? Everyone's chatting with the big boss at headquarters. The big boss is so approachable, do you want to come over?"

Lan Qingyue: "???"

Is Qi Yu chatting with everyone at headquarters?

Time is money, how could he be willing to waste tens of millions?

Lan Qingyue couldn't understand the big boss's thought process. She just felt very sleepy and wanted to sleep until she was completely exhausted. She hoped that when she woke up, she would be back in the real world. All the weird missions here would be irrelevant to her. Chu Chu would still be the vicious female supporting character in the book, with the ending she deserved. There would be no resentment, and no system would bring her to this virtual world.

Receiving no answer, Xiaoyun asked again, "Sister Lanlan, are you in your room? Do you want to go and chat with everyone?"

This is a rare opportunity to connect with everyone. They have all achieved something in their respective fields. The more Lan Qing interacts with them, the more beneficial it will be. Xiao Yun felt that she was really going to great lengths for her idol, but the key was that she couldn't let anyone see it.