Looking at the last name on the list of those who advanced, Yao Wenle felt inexplicably relieved. He slightly grinned, but found that he couldn't actually smile.
He crouched in the crowd, head down, face covered, crying silently. Fate was still on his side; he wasn't dragged into the mire by that lazy bum.
He could have achieved a better ranking, but he was still dragged down. He couldn't understand why it had to be a family competition, why it couldn't be an individual competition, he could have done better.
But thinking about it carefully, the family competition wasn't bad either. It rekindled his courage from his stagnant, self-destructive life. It wasn't because he wasn't good enough, he wasn't a waste, he was just trapped in the quagmire and couldn't move.
I originally planned to give up and let myself be swallowed up by the quagmire, but I never expected that one day I would be able to truly break free from the shackles in my heart and regain affirmation and recognition.
When his former high school classmates mentioned Yao Wenle, they said it was a pity, but their faces were full of schadenfreude. He was clearly a good student in the class and had the potential to become a college student. But after all these years, he was still a high school student and someone who never dared to show up at class reunions.
Now that he's decided to get out of this mess, he won't look back. It doesn't matter if he doesn't win the final prize in this competition; he's made up his mind to start over.
He wants to leave this home.
[This germaphobic couple truly lives up to their reputation as the top duo! Their score is absolutely phenomenal, leaving everyone else far behind. Wow, amazing!]
[So, what's the next test? When's the kitchen test?! All the kitchens in the house are waiting! (*￣rǒ￣)]
[Haha, fellow enthusiast upstairs! I also watch one episode, learn one episode, and clean one episode.]
[It seems like all the scores in the duo group, except for the first place winner, are very close. And the more I look at it, the stranger it seems. Aren't people always saying that middle-aged and elderly people are hardworking, while young people are lazy? Why do I feel like young people are quite capable, and they all seem very serious and honest?]
[Hey, isn't this just like what the teacher said, "You're the worst class I've ever taught"? Seriously though, many middle-aged and elderly people's homes are really cluttered and messy. Haven't you seen a lot of cleaning videos? They're mostly made by older homeowners.]
I think it might be because the older generation always had more than enough. Like after the pandemic, I've developed a bit of a hoarding habit myself, but I manage it well; I just subconsciously buy a couple more days' worth of stuff and keep it at home. But the older generation's hoarding habit—they keep refusing to throw away expired items—I really don't know what to say.
[Indeed, after my grandfather's unexpected passing, they found absolutely everything in that house. Our whole family went to clean it, and without masks and with the windows closed, we couldn't do anything. There were pickled vegetables that were unrecognizable, and old food items in the refrigerator. We didn't even know why they were buying groceries when they were bringing us meals. They even found jade and gold, but guess what? They were fake! We were so excited for nothing.]
【What?! Fake gold?! Your grandma fell for this scam too?! My grandma did too, but it was even worse. She paid money to exchange real gold for fake gold. We all objected, but it was no use. Later, the family suggested someone go with her, but my grandma thought we were interfering and secretly went by herself with the gold. When she came back and found out she'd been scammed, the scammers were nowhere to be found. My grandma was devastated.】
[It seems like older people are so easily fooled by these scams. Last time my partner and I went to buy hardware, my grandparents warned us to be careful not to get scammed. I told them it had certificates, but they shook their heads, saying it was all fake. At the time, I thought they probably didn't know any better, but now, seeing the comments, I feel like they might have been scammed themselves by buying fakes.]
[There's a bonus question?! Or you can choose not to participate? Tsk tsk tsk, who wouldn't participate?]
Fang Yuan and Yu Hao felt like they had really risked their lives to advance. After returning home, they planned to rest, but when they got back to their bedroom, they felt uncomfortable everywhere. Helpless, they had no choice but to do a thorough cleaning of their own bedroom.
The two of them cleaned the place inside and out just like they did on the show.
As the two stood outside the room looking at the clean, refreshing, and fragrant bedroom, they both felt very proud.
But as soon as I turned around and saw the rest of the house, the hairs on my body stood on end. Seriously?! Is the house this dirty?! Don't we call a cleaning service every month?!
The two looked at their clean shoe soles, then at the floor outside, then at the clean, shiny bedroom floor. They exchanged a glance, sighed, and then cleaned the rest of the room.
At first, I only thought about sweeping and mopping the floor, but then I ended up cleaning more and more, and I thought, oh well, I've started doing everything. Things that are easy to do, this is easy to do, that is easy to do, and then I finished everything.
The cleanliness of the house made the two of them even more satisfied as they stood at the front door. However, when they looked down at themselves, they felt as if their own cleanliness didn't match the house's standards.
It's an illusion! It must be an illusion!
The two nodded. Luckily, they had bought a two-bedroom apartment; otherwise, the workload would have felt much heavier.
I checked the time. This cleaning lady couldn't do it all afternoon. She didn't even finish as fast or as cleanly as the two of them.
【Huh?! The extra challenge is doing laundry?! Don't we all have washing machines now?!】
Goodness gracious! This extra round is going to be held together with the current round of questions! And there aren't any extra questions!! I bet a lot of families will have to give up.
Why have both the laundry and kitchen facilities together? Why not just put the clothes in the washing machine, wait for them to finish washing and drying, and then put them in the closet?
[I have a feeling it's not that simple. Look, in the extra round, they could even choose to use the washing machine to dry the clothes.]
Speaking of washing clothes, I know! Dark and light colors shouldn't be washed together! Otherwise, they'll stain each other. Also, new clothes shouldn't be washed together, as jeans are prone to fading.
[Many clothes can't be machine washed anymore; they have to be sent to the dry cleaners—wool coats, leather jackets, silks, etc. The dry cleaners get shoes incredibly clean; I don't know how they do it. I had a pair of shoes I was about to throw away because they were so dirty. But the package had a minimum order requirement, and I was one item short of several cashmere coats, so I took the shoes with me. And wow!! They were cleaned so well!! Just like new!!!]
Wow, that's amazing! I'll send my sneakers to the dry cleaners too! This style is discontinued, but I love them so much, they feel amazing on my feet.
[To the person upstairs: Think twice. If it's discontinued, don't bother. It's still wearable, just a little dirty. Sending it in might ruin it and make it unwearable. Where can you complain then? ┓( ′?` )┏.]
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