Are you men who like women?

A short while later, Director Yu Daniu walked in.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with them, he handed out the first icebreaker task:

The great luck challenge!-

Rules: The first three guests to arrive must wear masks and voice changers while the three late arrivals guess their identities.

Requirements: Each guesser may ask only one question, and those being guessed must answer truthfully. (Their names will be revealed beforehand, but their positions will be shuffled.)

Restrictions: No directly asking about names, ages, or relevant works.

Perks: Rankings based on the rate of correct guesses/being correctly identified determine priority in choosing accommodations (a small bungalow, a thatched hut, or a cave).

Soon, the three late arrivals showed up.

The first to walk in was Lu Jing, an internet singer with several million followers.

At fifteen, he had shot to fame online with the song "Duo Chuo Yu Bu Shi Shen Hei Jing."

The instant he entered, he let out a loud shriek.

"Holy shit?! Why is this so scary?!"

Xu Su found his reaction perfectly understandable,

because this was the sight before his eyes:

Three things of indeterminate species-an ox head, a horse face, and a pig face-stood in a row behind a wide, long gray cloth, their six fist-sized fake eyes staring straight at him. It was creepy as hell!

"All three of those are human, right?!"

He pointed at the gray cloth and looked at Director Yu.

Director Yu looked thoroughly exasperated. "Great question. Don't ask it again."

The rules had been explained before they came in, yet he was still asking such an idiotic question!

Ox Head, Horse Face, and Pig Face answered in unison, "Yes."

Lu Jing: "..."

[LMAO!]

[I'm just as confused as Lu Jing right now. I didn't even realize that counted as a question!]

[Say no more. Our Jingjing really isn't cut out for variety shows. Sir, sorry for the trouble, but please withdraw him.]

Next, the fifth guest walked in.

When the camera turned toward him, his first reaction was not to ask a question but to greet the viewers. "Hello, everyone watching. I'm Li Weizhou."

Li... Wei... zhou... mm-hmm~

Hearing that familiar name, Xu Su's lips curled oddly beneath his mask. Ah~ Inviting one clueless wonder wasn't enough for the director. He brought in the other one too. Wonderful...

[Holy shit?! What kind of battlefield is this?!]

[Danger ahead! Protect my Zhuang-Zhou ship!!!]

[This episode's going to be good. Wait for me, Director. I'm off to buy a couple pounds of sunflower seeds!]

After greeting the viewers, Li Weizhou asked, "May I ask what you usually enjoy doing most?"

It was a very ordinary question, and the three quickly answered:

Ox Head: "I like cosplay."

Horse Face: "I like slacking off."

Pig Face: "I like growing flowers."

Since they had put on their masks off camera earlier, the viewers did not know who was who either,

so as soon as these answers came out, a heated discussion erupted in the comments:

[Holy shit!! Horse Face is playing me!!!!]

[Ox Head has to be that hopeless romantic Xu Su! I don't think he likes cosplay. He likes uniform seduction!]

[Pig Face has to be Zhuang Luo! I'm betting three spicy strips!]

[Horse Face has to be Senior Shen! He's the oldest one here, so he definitely likes slacking off!]

Only the sixth guest had yet to ask a question.

Director Yu waited a while. Seeing him lounging in a chair in the corner, showing no intention of speaking, he gently prompted, "Mr. Huo, it's your turn to ask."

The camera turned toward him at that moment too.

The next second, under everyone's gaze, Mr. Huo lazily lifted his eyelids and spoke in a clear, resonant voice, his tone languid. "Let them ask. I don't need to."

The comments instantly exploded, reaching an unprecedented frenzy:

[Holy shit????? Huo Yuchen?!?!]

[The production team is incredible! They even got Y City's crown prince!]

[Aaaaaah!!!! My husband whose marriage I haven't consummated yet!!!!!]

[Oh my god!!! Am I seeing things?! The sixth guest is actually him?! How did I not notice him earlier?!]

[I said there was something about those long legs in the corner! Nobody listened to me!]

[Aaaaaaaaaah I'm losing my mind! Screaming! Twisting and crawling!]

#Huo Yuchen joins a variety show#

#Huo Group's crown prince makes a surprise appearance on "Return to a Simple Life"#

Huo Yuchen was the sole heir to Huo Group, Y City's leading enterprise, and a famous crown prince in business circles.

Because his family frequently did charity work, and because he himself was exceptionally good-looking, young, and single, he was well known outside those circles too.

However, he never appeared on any shows, so when he appeared on "Simple Life," his name immediately shot to the top ranks of trending searches, surpassing the topics about Xu Su.

For a time, the number of viewers in the livestream surged to unprecedented heights.

At the filming location.

"We agreed to follow the rules, so you should still be the one to ask," Director Yu urged Huo Yuchen.

Huo Yuchen: "The rules don't prohibit transferring the right to ask questions."

Hearing this, the corners of Director Yu's eyes tightened slightly. "Then I'll now..."

"Raise the price on the spot, get kicked by a donkey. Add rules on the spot, get struck by lightning," Huo Yuchen said breezily.

Director Yu: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Turning around, Director Yu looked at Lu Jing and Li Weizhou. "Which of you wants to ask?"

Lu Jing eagerly raised his hand. "I'll ask! Let me!"

I messed up earlier. Now I get another shot!

Li Weizhou neither fought nor competed for it. "Whatever."

Director Yu: "All right, you ask. But ask properly."

Lu Jing nodded, then looked at Ox Head, Horse Face, and Pig Face.

"May I ask!"

Everyone stared at him without blinking.

"Are you men who like women?"

Everyone: "..."

We really shouldn't have trusted you.

After a brief silence, Ox Head, Horse Face, and Pig Face answered:

"Yes."

"No."

"No."

Lu Jing looked delightedly at Li Weizhou. "One of them said yes!"

"..."

Li Weizhou pushed him away and asked Director Yu, "Director, can we ask again? I'll chalk that last one up to my bad luck."

Director Yu immediately agreed. "Yes!"

Having received permission, Li Weizhou asked again, "May I ask what you're best at?"

It was another ordinary question, and the three immediately answered:

Ox Head: "Making northeastern soybean paste."

Horse Face: "Slacking off."

Pig Face: "Pulling weeds."

[This Horse Face really is... {facepalm and bitter smile.JPG}]

[[smile][smile][smile] Every single one of those three answers was unexpected.]

[First, let me make it clear that I have nothing against cosplay. Second, let me make it clear that I have nothing against northeastern soybean paste. But! Why do those two things feel so incompatible in the same person? Does anyone else feel the same way?]

[This Pig Face feels like Zhuang Luo, but also like Shen Chuanzhu... Forget it. I'm guessing he's Xu Su.]