Chapter 28 The Queen of Television Shakes Up: What Makes Her a Nobody, an 18th-Tier Nobody, Qualify?
Due to the new program rules, apart from Qin Shu and Song Ying, whose lunch was relatively good, the other groups of guests did not fare so well.
Da Meng has a big appetite, and neither he nor Tian Dou knows how to cook, so they bought ready-made food, which was much more expensive than ingredients. They only ate until they were about half full, and filled up by drinking water.
Jiang Yueyao and Shen Linzhou were good at cooking, but their shopping allowance was only enough to buy one head of cabbage. So they simply boiled the cabbage, calling it a healthy light meal.
Not only that, when Shen Linzhou came to see Song Ying at noon, he pretended to borrow some ingredients, but left empty-handed. He even played the victim, which led to many fans online criticizing Qin Shu and Song Ying for being selfish.
As for the Pisces couple, Zhou Ruoyu was still angry and didn't care about Qiao Yu's life or death at all. She bought an egg with her shopping money, boiled it in water, and ate it all by herself.
When they gathered in the afternoon, everyone except Qin Shu and Song Ying was listless and weak.
"Director, can we adjust the amount of our shopping credit?"
Sweet Bean felt sorry for Da Meng and offered her feedback, "This amount of food is not enough at all. It's okay for one or two meals, but if it continues like this, everyone's body will definitely not be able to take it."
“Exactly!” Zhou Ruoyu agreed with Sweet Bean’s point of view for the first time. “We’re here to participate in the show, not to suffer. There’s no need to make things difficult for us like this.”
"Ruoyu, the director must have his own reasons for making this arrangement, so don't worry." Jiang Yueyao, as always, played the good guy.
This time, however, Zhou Ruoyu didn't fall for her act and retorted, "Of course you're not in a hurry. You're a fairy who drinks dew, and with Shen Yingdi taking care of you, you eat and drink well and don't have to worry about anything. How could you know the suffering of us bottom-tier people?"
"Ruoyu..."
Jiang Yueyao frowned; this was the first time Zhou Ruoyu had ever confronted her like this.
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Ruoyu started talking to the director.
"Director Bai, just tell me whether or not to change the rules."
"Ms. Zhou, don't worry. The reason why everyone had fewer shopping credits at noon was because the live stream was temporarily changed to a free format, which limited the opportunities to distribute them. If the original rules are followed later, everyone will still have many more opportunities to earn shopping credits."
"Next, I'd like to share today's schedule with you all. Please listen first—"
"The news said there will be a meteor shower tonight, and Ningcheng, as the best city for observation, will be able to see the biggest meteor shower in nearly ten years. Therefore, we need to set up camp in the open space of the stargazing area tonight. The first activity this afternoon, setting up tents in groups, is for this purpose."
"The four groups of guests need to be divided into two teams to compete. The team that finishes first will receive 500 shopping credits for each member, while the losing team will have to accept a punishment."
Hearing this arrangement, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to form groups as required by the production team.
Sweet Bean took the initiative to approach Song Ying and wanted to team up with her. Jiang Chen and the Pisces couple were left with their own issues, but given the circumstances, they had no choice but to continue teaming up.
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On a sweltering summer afternoon, the heat was intense, and even the wind felt scorching.
The group had barely arrived at the open space where they were to set up camp when they were already drenched in sweat.
Not to mention receiving a bunch of documents, just looking at them is overwhelming.
Holding up a parasol, Zhou Ruoyu directed and urged, "Qiao Yu, don't you often go camping? Hurry up and see how to set it up."
Before Qiao Yu could make a move, Jiang Yueyao, who was standing next to him, also pushed Shen Linzhou forward.
"Linzhou, I remember you participated in a wilderness survival program and you set up a tent back then. Whether we can get the shopping credits depends entirely on you. Good luck!"
Zhou Ruoyu glanced at Jiang Yueyao and saw that Qiao Yu was still standing there without moving. She couldn't help but push him and said, "Are you dead? What are you standing there for? You're hopeless."
"Ruoyu, don't say that about Qiao Yu, he..."
What about him?
Zhou Ruoyu raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yueyao, a half-smile on her face, "I'm talking about my boyfriend, Yueyao, why are you in such a hurry? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were Qiao Yu's girlfriend."
Jiang Yueyao's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she looked heartbroken.
"Ruoyu, do you have some misunderstanding about me? If you have a problem with me, you can just say it out loud. There's no need to be so sarcastic. We've known each other for so many years, haven't we always gotten along well?"
"We've always been good friends! Yueyao, the way you're saying it makes it sound like I'm bullying you. I was just joking. We're so close, you didn't misunderstand, did you?"
Jiang Yueyao's tears, which were about to fall, were forced back by those words.
As the person involved, how could she not sense Zhou Ruoyu's changes, how could she not distinguish between a joke and sarcasm?
But now that the other party has put it this way, her best option is to go along with it.
Otherwise, it would be considered petty.
The nauseating feeling, like swallowing a fly—unable to spit it out or swallow it—made Jiang Yueyao feel terrible.
Her smile froze slightly. "How could I possibly misunderstand? We're best friends..."
After saying that, she looked at Shen Linzhou, "Linzhou, what is there that I can do to help you?"
Even if I'm exhausted, it's still more comfortable than standing next to Zhou Ruoyu.
However, Shen Linzhou was oblivious and didn't get her meaning, so he directly refused, "It's okay, Yueyao, you and Ruoyu can rest over there, Qiaoyu and I, the two boys, can do it. Come on, Qiaoyu, let's divide the materials first."
As they spoke, they began whispering to each other.
For a moment, Jiang Yueyao felt extremely awkward, unsure whether to go over there or stand next to Zhou Ruoyu.
Viewers watching on screen captured this subtle atmosphere.
[I don't know what kind of crazy drug Zhou Ruoyu took; she's getting more and more bizarre lately.]
[Is the "sycophant" persona no longer profitable, so people are starting to criticize it?]
[Whether she's crazy or not, I actually felt a little bit of satisfaction watching her and Jiang Yueyao bickering and arguing.]
[These fake best friends are tearing each other apart. I'm a country bumpkin and I love watching it; the more dramatic, the more exciting!]
In contrast, the other team was much more friendly, but apart from Song Ying and Qin Shu, Tian Dou and Da Meng had no experience.
Qin Shu gave the opportunity to shine to Song Ying, so Song Ying took the lead and began to explain and analyze for everyone.
Her explanations were insightful yet easy to understand, even better than the instruction manual, which made Sweet Bean eager to try them out.
"Sister Ying, you're amazing! But how did you learn this?"
“When I was studying abroad, I traveled to many places with Ashu. Some of the scenic spots were in the middle of nowhere, so we had to set up our own tents.”
Song Ying didn't say much, but Tian Dou was curious and kept asking Song Ying to tell her many interesting stories from the journey while she was busy.
The four of them set up the tent in an orderly manner, and the heat waves occasionally brought their laughter, which made Jiang Yueyao more and more irritated.
I have a feeling that the other side is deliberately targeting me.
In particular, Qin Shu would often wipe Song Ying's sweat and fan her, showing his care in a subtle yet meticulous way.
Then she looked at Shen Linzhou, who was busy struggling with the tent and had left her standing aside.
For the first time, Jiang Yueyao realized that Shen Linzhou wasn't perfect in every way.
There's also Qin Shu's identity.
She never expected that the other party would have such a high reputation in the e-sports world.
During her lunch break, she couldn't resist going online to look up Qin Shu.
Originally, no information could be found about this person, but after the identity of the God of the Underworld was exposed, the all-powerful netizens quickly followed this pseudonym and found information about Qin Shu's e-sports company and team.
Conservative estimates suggest that Qin Shu, who calls himself a "pretty boy," is worth as much as one billion yuan.
At that moment, Jiang Yueyao felt an unprecedented surge of jealousy.
No wonder she saw Qin Shu at the Xu family patriarch's birthday banquet.
At such a young age, to have quietly amassed such a large fortune, Qin Shu's strength is probably even greater than what people see now.
At that moment, Jiang Yueyao forgot about Qin Shu's earlier sarcastic remarks.
She felt that such a man, who was outstanding in every way, including wealth and appearance, and who doted on his girlfriend, was just bewitched by Song Ying.
But how could Song Ying, an unknown nobody, be worthy of the favor of such an outstanding man?
"This person should be mine."
Jiang Yueyao narrowed her eyes, raised her chin slightly, and revealed a look of determination.
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