Nothing More Than Bad-Tempered, Sharp-Tongued, Fond of Sleeping In, and Vengeful

[Xie Chen: For food, I can disown all my relatives!]

[Xie Chen: Don't come near me. You'll ruin my appetite!]

[Hahahahaha, are we sure this isn't a comedy variety show? Look at Luo Mingyu's face—it was beyond description!]

[I never expected Xie Chen to love food this much. I remember male celebrities in the entertainment industry being especially disciplined, eating grass every day to maintain their figures. Wasn't he afraid of getting eliminated for putting on weight?!]

That was right—Xie Chen truly had a special fondness for food.

Though his memories of the orphanage before the age of three were vague, he seemed to have been hungry all the time.

It wasn't because he had been abused. The orphanage simply lacked funding and couldn't provide the children with a good living environment.

So from the moment he could remember, Xie Chen had devoured any food he saw, and he especially hated people who wasted food.

"Today, your main task is to disinfect the seeds and then sow them," Director Li said wearily, wanting to assign the task and retreat as quickly as possible. "The village chief will personally teach you the specific sowing method!"

The village chief, who had still been troubled by a slipped waist last night, now walked forward briskly. "Kids, we're planting spring wheat today. The seeds have already been disinfected, so there's no need to do it again. The sowing depth should be three to five centimeters. Remember, it can't be too deep or too shallow."

At that point, Director Li suddenly cut in. "Xie Ran, I heard you lived in the countryside before. Do you know why it can't be too deep or too shallow?"

With everyone's attention suddenly focused on him, Xie Ran instantly panicked and forced out a smile. "Director Li, I..."

"What the hell would he know?" Xie Chen rolled his eyes.

His adoptive parents had never had the heart to make Xie Ran do farm work, yet he had still been cyberbullied because he wanted to build a tragic persona.

What did that prove?!

It proved that some people were human, while others were truly dogs.

Still, he did uphold the Xie Family's consistent principles...

"Can you stop targeting me all the time?!" Xie Ran started acting aggrieved again.

Xie Chen curled his lips in an impatient smile. "Fine, I won't target you. Go ahead and answer it. It's pretty simple."

"I-I..." Xie Ran stammered and struggled, unable to say anything useful. He could only turn to Xie Jinran for help. "Third Brother, I really don't want to recall those painful memories..."

Here we go again!

Can someone save me?!

The cameraman following them made a thoroughly twisted expression.

"If the seeds are planted too shallow, they'll dry out easily. If they're planted too deep, it'll be hard for them to break through the soil," Xie Chen answered directly. "Come on, hurry up and get to work. If we keep dawdling, the sun will be up soon."

Hearing that, the village chief chimed in, "That's right, that's right. The kids' skin is too delicate—they'll get sunburned."

As he spoke, he directed the villagers to carry over the seeds. "They've already been divided up—one bag per person. Be careful not to waste any."

Director Li, who was still holding his megaphone and preparing to say something, "..."

Damn it! Xie Chen had hijacked the rhythm again!

A few minutes later, the guests stood before their assigned plots, ready to go.

They were easy to distinguish because the production team had made wooden signs with everyone's names and planted them in the fields, presumably intending to hold another competition when it came time to harvest.

Since the guests all had rather poor reputations, the production team hadn't dared ask for too much land when negotiating with the village chief before filming. After all, rural people depended on their fields to survive, and if the harvest was poor, it would still feel heartbreaking even with compensation.

The facts proved that Director Li's prediction had been correct.

The moment the two Xie brothers began sowing, he knew this patch of land was going to be ruined.

Having failed two tasks in a row, Xie Jinran and Xie Ran were especially anxious and wanted to win once to save face.

So they ignored whether the seeds were too deep or too shallow and simply shoved them into the soil—so deep they would be difficult to dig back out—while charging ahead at top speed.

The village chief stood behind them, frowning deeply with a pained expression.

Old farmers who worked with their faces to the soil and backs to the sky couldn't bear to see land being mistreated like this. Several times, he wanted to step forward and say something, but he forcibly held himself back.

He was used to being bullied. Even saying one extra word made him afraid of offending someone.

The two Xie brothers worked with great enthusiasm, while Xie Chen beside them was unusually cautious. Every movement he made was careful, so naturally, he was much slower.

The other villains were the same.

Though their reputations were famously terrible, their character was actually decent.

They were merely bad-tempered, sharp-tongued, fond of sleeping in, vengeful... and so on.

But they would never waste seeds.

[Are Xie Jinran and Xie Ran finally going to win one? Why does this feel wrong?]

[Of course it's wrong! The way those two sowed the seeds was simply horrifying. I doubt anything will even sprout in July or August!]

[The old village chief warned them over and over again, so why wouldn't they listen?! They don't care if there isn't a single grain harvested—they'll just dust themselves off and leave, while the farmland goes to waste!]

[Everyone is doing farm work for the first time. Can you show a little tolerance?! This is a competition to begin with, so what's wrong with wanting to win?!]

[Oh please, you said it's everyone's first time doing farm work, so why are the other guests doing it properly while those two insist on being so competitive?!]

[Luo Mingyu looked furious too, but he didn't sow recklessly. He still patiently scattered the seeds bit by bit. The difference is obvious!]

[Luo Mingyu: Can you stop using me as a comparison?! I've seriously had enough!]

[Am I the only one who noticed? Xie Chen looked so handsome when he worked seriously! Why did I used to think he was just a pretty face?! He's clearly so capable—he seemed to know everything and be able to do anything!]

[...]

The second son of the Xie Family behind the screen couldn't sit still any longer. He turned to ask his eldest brother, "What should we do? Public opinion is getting a little out of control. Should we hire more internet trolls?"

"No." Xie Zhenting frowned tightly. "If another wave suddenly floods in, it'll look too deliberate."

The second son was helpless. "Then what do we do?"

After a pause, his tone grew heavier. "Xie Chen is really something. Who knows what powerful backer he found behind our backs to suppress the negative news so quickly!"

"It was Huo Wenye." Xie Zhenting fixed his gaze on the observer in the split-screen footage. "He made a move."

"It really was him?!" Xie Yuchen couldn't believe it. "Looks like the rumors were true! What do we do? If Huo Wenye protects Xie Chen, this will be really difficult!"

Xie Zhenting pondered for a moment before saying, "It's not completely hopeless. Didn't we receive that ambiguous photo yesterday? Find a suitable opportunity to release it. Also, contact the people next to Bright Village."

"Biaozi?!" Xie Yuchen's eyes lit up. "Big Brother, do you want to use one force against another?!"

Xie Zhenting nodded. "Cause some unrest, and everyone will know that Xie Chen's irrational troublemaking will only bring disaster to the village."

"The internet's memory is too short. Good deeds aren't remembered for long, but even the slightest mistake will be held against someone forever."

"When that time comes, do you think anyone will still speak up for him?"

Hearing this, Xie Yuchen smiled. "Big Brother, you're still the best!"