Chapter 27: How to buy gifts without money?

The mutton is tender and juicy, not greasy or smelly, and the taste is just right.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Jinsen's eyes. He couldn't believe that he had cooked this dish.

He chewed the mutton and swallowed it, then raised his eyelids and glanced at Meng Chuyuan. He said casually, "Cooking is not that difficult."

[It seems that this stir-fried lamb is really good, it has even made the young master feel proud]

[Hahaha, with Sister Meng's guidance, this should be difficult to fail.]

[This Lu Jinsen does have some talent. Look at how smug he is right now. He's probably too happy to sleep tonight.]

[Am I the only one who thinks his reaction deserves a beating? This dish was taught to him by Sister Meng. How dare he show off his skills in front of her?!]

Meng Chuyuan reached out and put the plate of fried eggs in, raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Try it, maybe the taste of this egg is not bad."

That's what Lu Jinsen said just now, and now she's saying it back.

"..." He was a little smug just now, but after seeing this plate of eggs, the look in his eyes disappeared.

The ingredients for the stir-fried lamb dish were all prepared in proportion by Meng Chuyuan in advance, and Lu Jinsen also stir-fried it under her guidance.

In fact, it was she who controlled the taste of the mutton and the time of stir-frying, so that even if the worst happened, the whole pot of meat would not be ruined and at least it could still be eaten.

Although Meng Chuyuan didn't expose it to his face, she just wanted Lu Jinsen to know that there was a difference between the two dishes he made.

Seeing Lu Jinsen silent for a long time, she couldn't help but joke: "What? Are you not confident in yourself?"

Lu Jinsen glanced at her and denied it, "Who said that?"

The next second, he picked up a piece of egg with his chopsticks, brought it to his mouth and took a bite.

Lu Jinsen chewed twice, and the bitter taste of the burnt food triggered his taste buds. His expression gradually lost control, and he spat it out in less than three seconds.

Seeing his face full of disgust, Meng Chuyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lu Jinsen poured himself a glass of water.

She tilted her head and asked, "Does it taste okay?"

He perfectly avoided Meng Chuyuan's question and even found an excuse for himself: "The stove fire is hard to control."

After Lu Jinsen finished speaking, he looked at Meng Chuyuan guiltily.

Meng Chuyuan raised his eyebrows intriguingly, then quietly ate his meal without responding to his words.

[It's hilarious, this young master who has always been so strong, blames the stove fire for being difficult to control when it's clearly his own cooking problem]

[Sorry, it seemed too early to praise you just now, hahaha]

[Don't cry until you see the coffin, hahahaha, the young master's cooking skills still need to improve]

[To be frank, Young Master should just be a kitchen helper, so as not to embarrass himself]

After lunch, Meng Chuyuan continued to wash the remaining hawthorns and then placed them in a cool place to dry naturally.

When the live broadcast was turned off during lunch break, the director called Qi Zhen's team and Liao Jiake's team out for a talk. Regarding the content of the live broadcast, the director hoped that they could learn from Meng Chuyuan.

When Qi Yan heard the director praising Meng Chuyuan, she couldn't help but feel disgusted: "Director, we can't even finish the tasks you assigned to us, so how can we have time to open a copy for you?"

Liao Jiayan also expressed dissatisfaction with the director's request: "That's right, we are so busy that we can't handle it."

This variety show has no script, but the guests have tasks to do, which also provides variety show material for the program. However, the director is not satisfied with the status quo.

On the one hand, the director wanted to make some breakthroughs in the live broadcast content, and on the other hand, he also hoped that the data of the three groups would not differ too much.

Qi Detective: "Director, I can find you some material, but I refuse to give up."

From the moment he decided to record this variety show, the company had clear regulations that his words and actions must be measured and his image must not be ruined.

This is not only for the team, but also for his own career. Qi Zhen dare not take risks easily.

"Then I'll give you some slack next time I assign you tasks?" The director thought about it and felt that what Qi Zhen said made sense. It would not be appropriate if everyone gave up.

"That's fine." Qi Yan nodded with satisfaction.

Although Qi Yan didn't do anything, she had been exposed to the wind and sun for the past two days, and she couldn't stand it if it continued like this.

…

After lunch break, the director gave the guests a task: to prepare gifts for the villagers.

The program takes four days to record one episode, so once the recording is completed tomorrow, it means the first episode will be over.

Considering that it costs money to prepare gifts, the program team has introduced a segment for exchanging labor coins for funds: 1 labor coin can be exchanged for 2.5 yuan.

Qi's team and Liao Jiake's team exchanged all the remaining labor coins, but in the end they still couldn't raise a hundred yuan.

After watching both groups finish exchanging their items, the director realized that Meng Chuyuan's group hadn't yet joined. He looked up at Meng Chuyuan and asked, "How much do you want to exchange?"

Meng Chuyuan: "We won't change."

"..." Lu Jinsen looked back at Meng Chuyuan in surprise.

He didn't know what Meng Chuyuan was thinking.

The other two groups were shocked when they heard that she was not going to change.

[Holy crap! What's going on? Why doesn't their group change their funding?]

"Isn't it? I've been here for two or three days now, shouldn't I prepare some gifts for the villagers?"

[Help, what's this team doing? They're not trying to give up at this critical moment, are they? If so, that's too much.]

[Is Sister Meng dissatisfied with the director's low price again? If so, let's discuss it.]

The director was equally shocked. After a moment's pause, he asked again, "Are you sure you don't want to change?"

Meng Chuyuan said firmly: "No."

Seeing that she had no intention of giving in, the director stopped making things difficult for her: "Okay, this exchange is over, everyone can go prepare your gifts."

After the show, Lu Jinsen had a dark face, and his dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

When Meng Chuyuan made that decision just now, she did not discuss it with Lu Jinsen.

He couldn't help but ask Meng Chuyuan: "Why don't you exchange funds? How can we buy gifts for others without money?"

Meng Chuyuan: "What can I buy with that little money?"

When Lu Jinsen heard this, he started to get angry with her: "That's money after all. You can buy several bags of spicy noodles at the canteen."

[Although the young master is angry now, I still want to laugh when he speaks, hahahahaha]

[Has he been craving the spicy noodles at the store for a long time? If he wants to eat spicy noodles, just tell him.]

[So the young master also knows about spicy strips. I thought he would look down on it.]

[I don’t know why, but I feel like Sister Meng is up to something bad again]

I think Sister Meng is a little confused this time. Does she look down on those few dozen yuan? I can buy it with just a few dozen yuan. Why does she say that?

[I feel like there's nothing wrong with what they both said, but this time I'm on Lu Jinsen's side. Even if the money isn't much, I can still buy something else. A small gift is worth a lot.]