The moment Director Zhang finished speaking, the eyes of the gluttonous pigs lit up, and they began throwing their arms into the air and cheering like a bunch of lunatics.
They were so excited that the homestay owner nearly thought his little inn had been converted into a psychiatric hospital.
The owner scratched his head. Did people these days really enjoy watching this kind of variety show?
Was this some cutting-edge trend? Had he already fallen behind the times?
Unable to make sense of it, he decided not to think about it anymore. He simply had their luggage carried inside, then led the gluttonous bunch to the feast that had been prepared in advance.
“Oh my gosh! Is this what you get on the final trip? This is absolute bliss!”
Xie Tangning was so moved that happy tears were practically flowing from the corners of her mouth. She obediently sat at the dining table and waited for everyone else to take their seats.
Next came Xie Wanwan, who also let out an exclamation. “Director Zhang, I’ll never bad-mouth you again!”
The credibility of that statement was probably zero, but Xie Wanwan maintained that she was only responsible for saying it—not for making it come true.
Who knew whether Xie Wanwan’s exclamation had flipped some strange switch?
The people behind her, including Liang Zhou, filed in one after another. Each of them tacitly let out an exclamation before taking their seats.
Once the kids had finished being weird, the adults—Wu Weixiang and the others—joined in as well. They lined up of their own accord, then exclaimed their thanks to the production crew.
Director Zhang and the assistant director watched with twitching mouths, repeatedly wondering why this group was going crazy in the middle of the night.
Unable to take it anymore, Director Zhang bared his teeth at the people who had just finished acting like lunatics.
“Are you the reincarnations of the Chaos King or something?”
“How are you all so good at making a scene? Were you all ten-level spinning-top players in your past lives?”
“I went through all the trouble of preparing this feast for you, and I could’ve just served you two dishes of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce instead!”
After that round of sarcastic remarks, Director Zhang felt refreshed.
With delicious food right in front of them, the Little Demons didn’t bother arguing with him.
As the saying went, once you’d eaten someone else’s food, you couldn’t be too demanding—and their grievances were absolutely not because finding fault with Director Zhang suddenly seemed insignificant in the face of delicious food!
Xie Tangning looked at the sumptuous spread, then considered the time.
Her eyes rolled mischievously. When she looked up, she met Director Zhang’s gaze.
Director Zhang seemed to understand instantly and revealed a knowing smile full of indulgence.
The devious ideas of one old man and one little girl collided.
The “Late-Night Food Poisoning—Maximize Everyone’s Resentment” project was officially launched!
Xie Changyu didn’t know Director Zhang well, but he knew his little sister so well that he could practically see through her. He immediately went to take the camera from the cameraman.
He pointed the lens at the table loaded with local delicacies, handling the camera with the skill of a professional photographer.
Seeing her brother cooperate, Xie Tangning flashed her little white teeth beside him and began her chant.
“Wow~ This roast leg of lamb is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with incredible color, aroma, and flavor. Paired with an ice-cold soda, it’s absolutely perfect for a late-night snack!”
“It’s just a shame that all our dear viewers watching from home can look but can’t eat~”
Liang Zhou truly was worthy of being Xie Tangning’s favorite deskmate. He immediately picked up the thread and began introducing the next dish.
“Now let’s take a look at what can be called the most dazzling pearl of Western Chinese cuisine—hand-grabbed lamb pilaf!”
“Golden and glistening, with every grain perfectly separated and an intensely tempting aroma~ What a pity you can’t eat it~”
Wu Dacheng followed suit, holding up a plate of big-plate chicken right in front of the camera. Smiling sweetly, he introduced—or rather, taunted the audience with—this local specialty.
“Just look at that vivid, mouthwatering color~ And that rich, savory sauce, not to mention the fragrance flooding your nostrils~ Sorry, everyone, but you still can’t eat it~”
Xie Wanwan was just as eager to join in. She jumped into the group attack without hesitation, holding up a few skewers of lamb in front of the camera and launching into her own chant.
Watching this group of Little Demons poison them with food in the middle of the night, all while speaking in such smug, obnoxious tones, the viewers immediately began protesting.
【Aaaah! So the production crew’s habit of tormenting the director has finally spread to us viewers?】
【Who understands the pain of coming home from overtime, only to be brutally attacked by this scene while eating instant noodles? At this moment, I genuinely want to strangle them!】
【Waaah, I knew we shouldn’t spoil children! We’ve spoiled them so badly that they actually dare to provoke us viewers now!】
Xie Tangning, Xie Changyu, and the others huddled together, watching the comments beside the cameraman. They all wore what they considered to be wicked smiles.
They decided to pour fuel on the fire and carry their spirit of courting death to the very end!
They completely ignored the viewers’ suffering.
At the Xie family estate, Lu Huaiyu had just finished showering. While drying his hair, he opened the livestream—and happened to witness the whole scene.
Hearing the smug, infuriating tones of his two little cats and dogs, he was both shocked and helpless.
Who had given those two the courage to provoke the audience? Weren’t they afraid of being pelted with rotten eggs and vegetables the next time they went out?
They really had the nerve of a couple of reckless dogs!
Lu Huaiyu stopped drying his hair and began tapping rapidly on the tablet.
【Xiao Lu Has Cats and Dogs: Xie Changyu, stop leading your little sister in provoking the audience! If the viewers give you a righteous beatdown, I’ll be choosing to stand by and do nothing!】
His comment came with special effects, so Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu spotted it immediately.
The siblings were both dissatisfied with their big brother’s comment.
And so, their provocation of the audience was instantly redirected toward Lu Huaiyu.
Xie Tangning kept the camera aimed at the food on the table and spoke in an infuriatingly smug tone. “Big Brother, I know you’re jealous~”
“But there’s no point being jealous. You still can’t eat any of it!”
Xie Changyu followed close behind. “Big Brother, you’re almost thirty. Don’t eat midnight snacks so late!”
“At your age, it’s easy to gain weight, so just sit there and watch the two of us eat~”
One had to admit, Xie Changyu’s mouth was performing as reliably as ever.
Back at home, Lu Huaiyu laughed when he heard that.
He laughed in fury!
【Xiao Lu Has Cats and Dogs: If you two don’t want to come home, then keep running your mouths and provoking me! (Furious) (Furious)】
One sentence from Big Brother was enough to put them back in their place. Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu finally settled down and obediently returned the camera to the cameraman.
Out of sight, out of mind, they sat back down at the table and began stuffing themselves with delicious food alongside their friends.
Watching the comment section, which was far more lively than usual, the assistant director fell into deep thought.
So the key to making a successful show was daring to provoke the audience and draw all the fire?
With talent like that, could Xie Tangning actually be a genius?
Seeing how enthusiastically everyone was eating, Director Zhang calculated that it was about time and directly announced that they were done for the day.
After all, the production crew needed to eat too. Who could blame him for being such a benevolent director?
The livestream ended. The viewers, who had still been pointing fingers and accusing the guests of poisoning them with food in the middle of the night, suddenly had all their venom cut off midstream.
They immediately declared that Director Zhang was the worst!
The guiding principle was simple: whenever there was blame to take, Director Zhang would take it, while the guests were there to be spoiled!
……
The next day, all the guests appeared at Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains right on time.
As soon as the livestream began, the viewers were greeted by a world of blue.
Under the sunlight, Tianchi Lake was blue. Even the distant mountains appeared misty blue, blending into the blue-and-white sky.
It looked as though they had stepped right into the cover of a Chinese language textbook.
Xie Tangning stared at the lake in front of her for quite a while. Her expression was so serious that anyone would have thought she was savoring the breathtaking scenery.
Then, in the very next second, she asked, “Second Brother, do you think washing your brain with water this clear would make someone smarter?”
“Do you think taking a sip would perk you up? Why don’t you give it a try?”
“If it really works, I’ll become a transporter for Mother Nature from now on. The market demand should be pretty huge!”
Xie Changyu: “…”
I really want to take your brain out and wash it!
See? AI can never replace humans!
Because you’ll never know just how unhinged humans can get when they’re being unhinged!
