"Morning runs, haha, s-sure!" Lu Chiyan bit the bullet and agreed. "Morning runs are great! I love morning runs!"
[As if I love morning runs! I hate running! Especially getting up early to run. How is that any different from going out of your way to suffer? Wouldn't a few extra minutes of sleep be better? Whatever, I'll agree first and worry about it later. We're filming a show, after all. The production team might have something else planned tomorrow, so who knows if this morning run will even happen! If all else fails, I'll act cute tomorrow morning. He's my own brother, after all. Surely he won't have the heart to actually make me run!]
Qin Sili: "???"
Act... cute?
For some reason, he suddenly found himself looking forward to tomorrow morning.
The production team gave everyone only half an hour to unpack, and half an hour later, everyone returned to gather in the first-floor living room.
Lu Chiyan and Qin Sili were the last to come downstairs. As soon as they arrived, the production team handed Lu Chiyan a task card.
"For me?" Lu Chiyan paused, then opened the task card and took a look.
He felt utterly awful.
The task card read-Lu Chiyan, congratulations on becoming the household manager for day one. You will be responsible for arranging everyone's daily needs today.
Lu Chiyan: "???"
Before joining the show, Lu Chiyan had naturally done his homework.
He had found two previous episodes online and skimmed through them. Although each season introduced something new, the overall format was much the same.
They would live in the villa for seven days, and the guests had to earn the money for all their food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation during those seven days themselves.
How they earned it and how much they earned depended on their own abilities.
Not only would the production team refuse to provide a single cent, but they would also issue various tasks along the way. If the guests failed to complete them, they would have to accept punishments from the production team.
The household manager had to coordinate everything, from meals and earning money to completing the production team's tasks.
Lu Chiyan had never imagined that this heavy responsibility would fall on him.
He strongly suspected that the production team was holding a grudge and had done this on purpose.
"All right." Lu Chiyan looked around at everyone and said, "In that case, let's first discuss what we're going to do about lunch today."
They did not have a single cent right now. If they wanted to avoid going hungry at noon, they had to go out and earn money immediately-and earn it before eleven, so they would have enough time to buy groceries and cook.
The production team had stipulated that breakfast had to be finished before nine in the morning, lunch before two in the afternoon, and dinner before eight in the evening.
Since this was their first day, there was no breakfast, so today's lunch would be their first meal in the villa.
Lu Chiyan did have a few ideas. First, he asked everyone, "Can any of us cook? I definitely can't. If I cook, everyone might end up in the hospital this afternoon..."
After saying that, Lu Chiyan glanced at Qin Sili, looking a little sheepish.
After all, Qin Sili counted as one of the victims of his cooking.
Lu Chiyan's words reminded Qin Sili of something, and a hint of amusement spread through his eyes.
"I can cook," Liang Chu said. "I don't know how to make any particularly impressive dishes, but I can manage basic home cooking."
"You can count me in too," Zhou Siyan said. "I cook for myself at home sometimes. I can help Liang Chu."
Lu Chiyan said, "Then shall I share my thoughts first? The four of us guys can handle earning money, while Sister Ting and Xia An buy groceries, and Liang Chu and Siyan take care of today's lunch. Let's sort out this meal first, then discuss what to do afterward."