Chapter 14: Not directly rejecting the show on the first day means there is a chance...
The first to arrive were Ai Jia and Jiang Lingfei, who are veterans of "Life in Taoyuan". They came together as they met at the airport this time. Then came actress Su Qiang, singer Wei Jialang and actress Wen Ni.
Ai Jia is 29 years old this year. She is intellectual and gentle. She started by posting videos of her daily life such as cooking and gardening on the video platform. Her fresh and healing style attracted many fans. She was discovered by the program crew and was cast in "Taoyuan Life Notes". Because of the good response, she stayed and became a permanent resident.
Jiang Lingfei is 23 years old this year. He has been a regular in recent seasons. Born into an idol boy group, he was not very famous originally. He took the initiative to fight for the opportunity to be on the show. He is hardworking and his simple personality is full of a hint of humor. Gradually, everyone remembered this down-to-earth young man.
Su Qiang once participated in the recording of an episode of "Taoyuan Life". She is 27 years old this year. She is efficient, works actively and never refuses. Her beautiful appearance and unique personality charm attract both men and women. The audience has a high demand for her. This time, she happened to be in a break after finishing filming, so she was quickly invited to participate in the recording of the ninth season.
Wei Jialang is 27 years old this year. At the age of 18, he became popular on the Internet with an original song he sang and played by himself. He was discovered by his current company and embarked on the path of a professional singer. However, he has not made much splash in recent years; Wen Ni is 24 years old this year. She is still playing a supporting role in the drama, but she has also played several roles that left an impression on the audience.
After checking their luggage, they exchanged greetings and made acquaintance. Then Ai Jia and Jiang Lingfei asked, "Why don't we see Mr. Chang?"
Director Wang: "Mr. Chang has a special status in this season. Everyone will see it when the time comes."
Ai Jia breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, Ling Fei and I have been looking for it just now."
Jiang Lingfei: "Yes."
In fact, the three of them have been in contact privately. This question is mainly to give the audience an explanation and leave a suspense. Moreover, they only know that Mr. Chang will participate in the recording, and they are not clear about other details.
After everyone arrived, they got on the bus prepared by the production team, chatting and laughing. Before getting on the bus, Wen Ni quietly observed Zhou Yangze outside the venue. This was the second son of the Zhou family who was the focus of gossip paparazzi. He was even more handsome in person than in the photos.
But there is already a girl next to him, and they seem to have a very close relationship. Is she his new love?
The guests took a bus to Shiqiaozhai, and Zhou Yangze and Du Ningyou followed in another car.
At this moment, Du Ningyou was happily counting the money. It was the money he had just confiscated from Chen Ziyou. Now he used digital currency directly. It felt so good to hold the heavy money in his hands.
Zhou Yangze looked at her and teased her with a smile: "Little money-grubber."
"You don't understand. When I was a kid, my dad consulted a fortune teller and he said I was born rich and wealthy. I should get close to money and things like that. If I take good care of them, I can bring good luck to those around me."
"So whoever marries you will become rich?"
"Of course."
Zhou Yangze put his elbow on her shoulder and said, "Since it's so good, you see, we have been friends for more than 20 years. How can such a good thing be given to outsiders? Why don't you marry me and let me share in your good fortune?"
Du Ningyou turned to look at him, raised her chin slightly and said proudly: "It's very expensive to support me."
"Our Zhou family is not short of money, and now I have started working. From now on, all my money will be yours to spend. What do you think? Consider it!"
"Then I'll think about it."
Zhou Yangze smiled. The fact that he didn't refuse directly meant that there was a chance.
When they were almost at Shiqiaozhai, Zhou Yangze asked the driver to stop temporarily, and Du Ningyou knew that there was something going on ahead.
At this moment, the bus in front suddenly braked. The guests inside didn't know what was going on and asked in confusion, "What happened?"
The driver got down to check and said to them, "I'm sorry, there's something wrong with the car. It can't be fixed right away. Shiqiao Village is about a kilometer ahead. How about we walk there?"
Ai Jia and Jiang Lingfei had no problem. Wei Jialang came down to check it out and exchanged a few words with Chen Ziyou about the condition of the car, but they didn't really understand.
Wen Ni looked at the bumpy dirt road ahead and felt a headache when she thought of her two large suitcases. She really didn't want to walk, so she looked at the director pitifully: "Director Wang, doesn't the production team have a car? It's not far ahead. Can you give us a ride? It's okay for me to walk by myself, but the main problem is that I can't drag the suitcases."
Director Wang said directly, "The production crew's car is not in the village, but in the town. By the time the car arrives, you might have already arrived."
“…”
Nonsense, they were just following behind, saying that the bus had a problem. It was obvious that they did this on purpose to force them to walk a distance.
Su Qiang didn't waste any words and directly took the suitcase out of the car. "Let's go. We can see the village from here. It's not far to walk."
The others also carried their suitcases down and prepared to walk. Wen Ni had no choice but to follow the group. Fortunately, the "old man" Jiang Lingfei helped her share a box, and everyone took turns to help, so it was not too difficult.
When they finally arrived at the village entrance, several guests were sweating profusely and kept complaining about the program crew. This actually made those who were not very familiar with each other become like-minded and their relationship took a step further.
Director Wang introduced the situation of Shiqiao Village with a smile, and then organized everyone to play a small game to divide into groups. Finally, Wei Jialang and Wen Ni were assigned to a group, responsible for Family A, Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei were assigned to a group, responsible for Family B, and Ai Jia and Chen Ziyu were assigned to a group, responsible for Family C. Each group got their route map and went to their respective families.
Zhou Yangze and Du Ningyou returned to where they stayed and checked the situation of each group on the monitor.
The first to find the location were Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei. They came to a house made of stone and mud. The door was open. Standing at the door, they could see a man in his forties or fifties weaving bamboo in the yard, with a dog and a cat sleeping soundly next to him.
Su Qiang politely asked at the door, "Excuse me, is this Uncle Chen's house?"
Carpenter Chen saw someone coming, stood up and limped out to greet them, "Yes, are you here to record the show? Come in."
Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei quickly said, "Uncle Chen, you don't have to come over. Now that we've found the right place, let's go in."
The two sides got to know each other and greeted each other. Carpenter Chen made them some tea that he had made himself and then led them to their room to put their luggage.
Just as the two were getting familiar with the environment, a somewhat hoarse voice came from the left side of the main hall, asking in the local dialect: "Old Chen, are the people filming the TV here?"
Carpenter Chen responded and said to Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei, "My wife is in there. She's having trouble moving. I'll push her out right away to get some fresh air."
"Okay, big brother, do you need any help?"
"It's okay, no need."
After about ten minutes, Carpenter Chen came out pushing his wife. It was obvious that she was sitting in the wheelchair that Uncle Chen had made himself. His wife looked thin-skinned and her eyes were a little cloudy.
Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei showed no disdain and approached to offer a few words of concern. They learned that the couple's accident had occurred over a decade earlier while descending the mountain. Back then, there were no existing dirt roads, only a muddy path, and it was incredibly steep. Unfortunately, the couple had tumbled down a cliff, breaking Carpenter Chen's leg and paralyzing his wife's spinal cord.
The other two have a son who is in college.
After getting to know each other, Su Qiang said directly, "Uncle Chen, Aunt Yu, we're here to help you with your work. Please feel free to arrange anything you need." She patted Jiang Lingfei beside her and said, "This young man is very capable. He can cook, move bricks, harvest crops, and do everything. He's also very hardworking."
Jiang Lingfei smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes."
Su Qiang showed off her biceps again, "And me, don't look at me because I'm a girl, I can do heavy work without any problem. Just don't worry, you have us two." Carpenter Chen was amused by the two of them. Aunt Yu also smiled rarely, and at the same time she felt relieved in her heart. She originally thought that since he came from the city and was a big star, it would be difficult to get along with him, but she didn't expect him to be so friendly.
Chen Ziyou and Ai Jia were the second group to arrive. During this journey, Chen Ziyou had become familiar with Ai Jia and called her "sister" very naturally.
When they arrived, they couldn't believe their eyes. They saw a small, two-story house! While it wasn't particularly luxurious, it was much better than they'd imagined.
They had originally prepared themselves to live in a rather dilapidated house, but they didn't expect it to be a small two-story bungalow made of bricks!
Aijia picked up the map suspiciously to confirm, "Could we be in the wrong place?"
Chen Ziyou also didn't believe that Zhou Yangze would be so kind, even though he drew this lot by luck.
The two of them repeatedly confirmed that everything was fine, until a dark-skinned man in his early fifties emerged from the cornfield next to them. He smiled innocently and asked them, "Are you here to record the show?"
Aijia: "Yes, uncle, but we are not sure if we are going the wrong way."
"You're not wrong, follow me in."
"OK."
Chen Ziyou subconsciously wanted to take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and hand it over, but then he remembered that he was recording a show and didn't bring any cigarettes with him, so he could only take his hand out awkwardly.
Only after entering the house did the two understand why this family was chosen. There was nothing in the main room except two long benches. It looked like they had once been rich but had become poor again.
The eldest brother's surname was Zhao. He went into the kitchen and brought them two bowls of water. It was just cold boiled water in bowls. He handed them the bowls and said, "I'm sorry, we don't have anything good to offer you."
Although Chen Ziyou was a rich young man, he knew how to behave. He took the water, gulped it down, and said nonchalantly, "Thank you, Uncle Zhao. I'm thirsty after walking for so long."
Aijia also smiled gently and it seemed easy to get along with her.
Later, Lao Zhao took them to put their luggage first. Chen Ziyou's room was relatively clean and well-lit, but the bed... was just a large wooden board on top of bricks, covered with a lot of straw, and a mat on top of the straw. This was truly a bed that Young Master Chen had never seen before.
Aijia's situation was better. At least there was a bed frame in her room. She thought that as an "oldie" on the show, she should give way to the newcomers, so she proposed to exchange with Chen Ziyou, but he refused without even thinking.
"Sister, don't worry! We'll get supplies through activities later. With your abilities and experience, plus my intelligence, we'll definitely get the most supplies and make our family rich again!"
Looking at this rich young man who was not at all arrogant, Ai Jia smiled gently.
The last to arrive were Wei Jialang and Wen Ni. They also saw a tiled house built with mud and stones. In the vegetable garden next to it, an old lady in her sixties or seventies was weeding.
Seeing this environment, Wen Ni frowned slightly, but then remembered that she was still in front of the camera and immediately walked towards the old lady with a smile on her face.
After confirming that this was the place, they briefly learned that the old lady's surname was Li, her son had died due to a work-related accident, her daughter-in-law had remarried, and she had an eight-year-old grandson named Xiaodou, who was currently attending school in the town at the foot of the mountain, but would be back in the evening.
Grandma Li arranged Wen Ni to live in the room where her son and daughter-in-law used to live, Wei Jialang to live in her grandson's room, and Xiaodou came back to squeeze in with her.
When Wen Ni heard that it was the room of the old lady's son and daughter-in-law, she was a little hesitant to sleep there, so she said to Wei Jialang, "Brother Jialang, let's switch. You are tall, so you can sleep in this big bed, and I will stay in Xiaodou's room."
"No, no, you're a girl, you deserve the big bed."
Seeing that he didn't understand what she meant, Wen Ni covered her earphones, leaned closer and whispered, "I'm just a little scared." Then she looked at him pitifully.
Wei Jialang probably understood what she meant, so he nodded and agreed.
At this point, all three groups of guests have arrived. The director said that they can take a break first, as it is their first day. In the evening, a welcoming banquet and gift packages for newlyweds were prepared in the village. This news immediately cheered everyone up.
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There are relatively few plots between the male and female protagonists in this chapter, there will be more later
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