Chapter 865: Is It Cheating?
After assigning their roles, Ye Wanxi and the others followed the production crew into the mansion.
Even from the outside, you could tell that the house was huge. But once inside, everyone realized that it was even bigger than they had imagined!
Perhaps because the Yang family has been a large family for generations, the house appears to enclose a large plot of land from the outside.
However, once inside, this large plot of land is divided into several areas. The front area mainly consists of public spaces such as a reception room and a study.
Walking along the covered walkway for a while, I first saw a small garden with artificial hills and various flowers and plants, which was exquisitely and beautifully maintained.
A pool of fresh water was introduced along the edge of the artificial hill, flowing gently, and one could vaguely see the moss on the edge of the rocks and the fish swimming suddenly in the clear water.
Seeing this, many viewers in the live stream went wild.
In this era where land is incredibly valuable and a single house can represent a lifetime's savings for an ordinary family, high-rise buildings are built from the ground up, with each building housing at least a hundred or eighty households.
The fact that a family like the Yangs owns such a large plot of land and such a beautiful garden on their own truly shows that they are a very wealthy family with real assets!
This garden is absolutely gorgeous! I feel like even the grand mansions in many period dramas these days aren't this beautiful and imposing. I'm curious what the owner of this garden did for a living.
[As a knowledgeable person just mentioned, this place belonged to a local tycoon surnamed Yang who was one of the richest men in the area back then. His net worth was probably similar to that of current financial magnates and the person behind Mingqi Group, right?]
Now that you mention it, I understand. With their wealth, it's not surprising they own a garden like this. Although I know this garden could never belong to me, it's not unreasonable to take a look and dream about it, right? If only this garden were a tourist attraction instead of a private residence. I'd definitely drag my girlfriends there in Hanfu for photos; it would be incredibly beautiful and evocative, slurp slurp…
[I'd love to visit too! Just thinking about walking around in such a beautiful garden is so exciting!]
Is it really necessary? These days, almost every residential area has a garden nearby to beautify the environment, and I see many gardens that are much nicer than this.
[Are you serious, upstairs? This isn't about whether the complex has a garden or not. What are you comparing your public garden to someone else's private garden? To give you a simple example, picking flowers in a public garden will be condemned as damaging the environment, and you might even get fined if caught. In my own garden, I can pick as many as I want, and it's none of anyone else's business. How can that be the same feeling?]
[This is heartbreaking. I'm so poor I can't even afford the fine for a single flower, while others own an entire garden. Is this the inequality of the world?]
The viewers in the live broadcast room were discussing the large garden. The guests who were fortunate enough to enter the garden were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, finding everything novel and interesting.
Ye Wanxi belatedly realized that she had the same thought as the audience: her senior brother was the biggest investor in the show, and the show's production team spent the most money renting the venue.
And it's not just a matter of money; to rent a house like this, you might even have to owe someone a favor.
Realizing this, Ye Wanxi became restless. Avoiding the camera, she subtly nudged Feng Tianyu and whispered, "Does renting this house cost a lot of money?"
Feng Tianyu only paused for a few seconds before understanding what Ye Wanxi cared about, and lowered his voice to say, "It didn't cost any money."
"You didn't spend any money?" Ye Wanxi turned to look at him in surprise, as if to say, how is that possible?
“It really didn’t cost any money.” Feng Tianyu held her hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “The owner of this house is a very good friend of my father, and also an uncle who has taken good care of me over the years.”
"Uncle?" Ye Wanxi was stunned, then frowned. "Even if this uncle is very good to you, this is still his former residence. Isn't it a bit of a waste to use it to film our program?"
The bonds between people also need to be kept within reasonable limits.
From the moment Ye Wanxi entered the house, she noticed that it was very well maintained. Not only was it clean and tidy, but even the slightly damaged parts were repaired very well. The repairs were meticulous, only repairing and reinforcing the original structure without destroying the original style of the house.
The owner's high regard for this house is evident.
It's such a precious place, yet it's open to so many outsiders. Even Ye Wanxi has to admit that this uncle is being too indulgent towards Fengtianyu.
She worried that Feng Tianyu's selfish motives would damage the relationship between him and his uncle's family.
Feng Tianyu knew Ye Wanxi's concerns, and smiled slightly, saying, "I did personally ask my uncle for this house, but it's not just for filming our program."
"Is there another purpose? What is it?"
“This house was once home to many people who deserve to be remembered, but very few people know about them. So I want to take this opportunity to let some people remember them again and remember that past that deserves to be remembered.”
Ye Wanxi blinked, remained silent for a long time before seeming to think of something, and cautiously asked, "So, you know about the past of the former owner of this house?"
"Clearly."
"Well..." Ye Wanxi glanced furtively at the couples strolling enthusiastically in the park ahead and whispered, "Does this count as cheating?"
"Calculate."
Ye Wanxi: "..." This kind of thing sounds very immoral. How can you be so self-righteous, Senior Brother?
As if sensing Ye Wanxi's thoughts, Feng Tianyu's smile deepened.
“I’ve known about their family situation for over a decade. You can’t exclude me from the show just because of that, can you?”
"..." Even though I said that, something still felt off, this damn guilty feeling!
"So, to be fair, I'll only be recording the show with you today."
"Wh…what do you mean?"
"What I mean is that I'm just a background figure accompanying you on the show today. All the tasks given by the production team need to be completed by you alone. I won't give you any hints."
Hearing Feng Tianyu say this, Ye Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief. If she knew everything from the beginning, what would be the point of participating?
"I completed all the tasks in the last episode with your help, so I'll take care of this one. Even without your hints, I'm sure I can complete the task and get the reward. Don't worry, Senior Brother."
Looking at the radiant appearance of the person beside him, Feng Tianyu smiled and replied, "Mm."
(End of this chapter)
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