In the restaurant.
The production crew's director had been waiting for a long time.
With the arrival of the guests.
The film crew members who had been following the camera also went into the restaurant, where they would have their dinner.
The young female director was the temporary coordinator on site.
Naturally, he was now a junior leader.
Hearing the complaints from the filming crew, she looked at Su Lin with a helpless expression and sighed inwardly.
While the guests were still seated and ordering, I could only quietly comfort my somewhat aggrieved colleague.
"Forget it, we meet all sorts of people in the variety show business, don't take it to heart."
"Su Lin must have lost the tour guide manual. She just wants our production team to take the blame for her."
"I can't stand her anymore."
"It's okay, the director said our show is very popular, and the prize money will definitely double after it ends!"
Hearing about the bonus was a comfort, and the staff, who had suffered a double blow to their physical and mental well-being along the way, finally cheered up a little.
Meanwhile, at the dining table.
The six people took their seats.
Su Lin generously distributed the menus to everyone, greeting them with a smile like a hostess.
She felt embarrassed in front of everyone all day and couldn't lift her head.
At this moment, one would naturally want to take this opportunity to ease the tension and salvage one's image.
I might as well act generous and try to gain some good reputation for myself.
"Come on, order whatever you like!"
"Our budget is still plenty!"
"Breakfast only cost a little over eighty yuan, so we can have a very good meal tonight. Everyone can order a dish!"
"My treat!"
Upon seeing Su Lin's enthusiastic demeanor, the four guests, who had previously been critical of her performance, found it difficult to continue giving her the cold shoulder.
After all, they were just guests filming a divorce reality show.
It's not really worth offending anyone.
It'll pass with a few laughs and jokes, but at least the appearances have to be maintained.
Li Shuang, the male guest who had previously retorted to Su Lin, instead smiled and took the initiative to pick up the menu, responding to Su Lin's words.
"Since Su Lin is treating us to a good meal, we have to make sure it's good."
"Let me see what delicious food is on the menu?"
These words instantly broke the awkward silence, and Su Lin's face finally relaxed, her smile becoming even more cheerful.
"Haha, everyone, order whatever you like."
"I'm very good at managing my budget, so there's absolutely no problem."
As he spoke, he took the initiative to look at Huang Yiyi and Ge Lan, who were still hesitating.
"Come on, Yiyi, you order first, see what you like to eat!"
"Ge Lan, order whatever you like. Everyone's been starving all day, don't hesitate!"
Hearing Su Lin's warm greeting, the guests naturally couldn't maintain their aloofness any longer.
After all, they had only eaten one meal prepared by Lin Chu in the morning, and they were already starving.
Huang Yiyi flipped through the menu, chuckled, and spoke.
"Since there's still a budget, I'll order first."
"I'll have this garlic kale, and some rice will do."
Ge Lan has a lively personality, so she naturally wasn't too reserved at this time.
"I've been walking for most of the day, and I'm really exhausted."
"Let's get a fish. There are so many of us, one fish should be enough. This is a local specialty of stewed fish, let's order one and try it!"
Seeing that the two female guests had already ordered their favorite dishes, Li Shuang and Yang Lin also spoke up.
"Then I'll have their local specialty, tandoor-roasted meat, to experience the local flavor."
"I'm really hungry, but since the fish and meat have already been ordered, I'll have a stir-fried shrimp and yam dish instead, something light."
After the guests finished ordering, Lin Chu already had a preliminary budget in mind.
The stewed fish that Ge Lan ordered was a specialty dish that cost over two hundred yuan.
Yang Lin's barbecue was also expensive, costing over 200 yuan. With the addition of several other vegetarian dishes and staple foods, the budget had already exceeded 600 yuan.
Lin Chu was about to order one of her favorite vegetables when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Su Lin's hesitant gaze.
Suddenly, I realized something.
Everyone ordered big dishes, and the budget was getting out of control, but Su Lin hadn't ordered her favorite smoked chicken yet.
This scene feels so familiar, just like in my previous life.
Just because the other male guests ordered dishes that their wives liked, while he was considering the budget for Su Lin and didn't order any expensive dishes, Su Lin started crying at the table.
She even cried in front of the camera and online audiences to influence public opinion.
What are you saying? Does that mean that after being married to Lin Chu for over ten years, I don't even deserve a dish I like to eat?
Lin Chu didn't care about her feelings at all, and didn't care about her at all, even as she cried and sobbed.
This action naturally aroused the sympathy of the online judges, who directly berated Lin Chu, who had no time to react.
From not deserving a cup of coffee in the morning to not deserving a smoked chicken in the evening.
Lin Chu has become the epitome of a stingy man.
He was further criticized as a chauvinistic man who didn't know how to care for his wife, and his reputation was completely ruined.
Let's return to the present moment.
Lin Chu naturally wouldn't give anyone anything to gossip about.
He immediately smiled and spoke decisively.
"Everyone has ordered enough. I don't really have anything I want to eat. Anything is fine with me."
"However, Su Lin likes smoked chicken, and I think smoked chicken is also a signature dish at this restaurant."
"Let's have some smoked chicken again."
"After all, there are six of us. It wouldn't be good if we didn't have enough to eat after a long day."
As she spoke, Lin Chu smiled and turned to look at Su Lin, handing her the menu.
"Honey, is this okay?"
With that roast chicken from earlier, the budget for this dinner is already heading straight for seven hundred!
Including the breakfast bill of over eighty yuan, my two-day living expenses of one thousand yuan have run out, leaving me with only a little over one hundred yuan. I still have to make it through tomorrow and the day after.
However, this is no longer a problem for Lin Chu to worry about.
He just needed to make sure everything was watertight, so that Su Lin couldn't find any fault or topic to use against him.
As for the budget of a little over one hundred, how will we cover the living expenses of six people for the next two days?
It all depends on how Su Lin uses her experience and skills from being a housewife for over a decade; naturally, netizens will support her.
Su Lin's face stiffened upon hearing Lin Chu's words.
She had been keeping an eye on the cost of the meal and silently calculating the budget.
After Lin Chu ordered the roast chicken and said it was her favorite, she completely lost her composure.
He gritted his teeth and glared at Lin Chu, who still had a smile on her face, before speaking in a low voice.
"Hehehe, I won't eat smoked chicken."
"After all, we still have two days' worth of budget to spend, so I can't disregard other people's feelings and order such expensive dishes!"
"I'm usually very frugal at home."
Upon hearing this, the other four guests, who had just been chatting and laughing while waiting for the feast, were instantly stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Su Lin could no longer keep up the act.
She said to order whatever you like, one dish per person.
But these people are really lacking in tact!
We ordered two large dishes that cost over 200 yuan each!
This is going to bankrupt her budget!
It's definitely being targeted at her on purpose!!
He immediately let out a slightly dissatisfied snort and impatiently slammed the menu that Lin Chu handed him onto the table.
"Let's eat then. Just have the waiter serve the dishes we just ordered."
Upon hearing this, Ge Lan suddenly realized that the dishes they ordered might have been too expensive. After being hungry all day, they were finally able to have a meal, and indeed, no one had the energy to worry about such things.
But seeing that Su Lin's expression was not good, she quickly spoke up to ease the tension.
"Wait a minute, I think we can skip the stewed fish. We can't possibly eat that much, can we?"
"Su Lin, we don't want that fish!"
Before the other guests could even ask to change their dishes, Su Lin let out a soft snort.
"No, please, order whatever you like."
"Anyway, I just can't bear to eat such expensive smoked chicken."
"Order it, it doesn't matter."
"You've already ordered, why don't you want it?"
After saying that, Su Lin was still a little angry and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Hmph, when you guys are in charge of the tour guides and budgets, I'll just order whatever I like to eat, won't I?"
"Right?"
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