While watching Lu Chiyan complete the sleep challenge, they also switched to the other guests' livestreams to see how they were doing.
Wen Zhao and Pei Zeyan had both earned money for two hours, two thousand each, for a total of four thousand.
They didn't know how things were going on Lu Chiyan's end, so they split the four thousand into two portions: two thousand for lunch groceries and two thousand set aside for dinner groceries.
When Mu Ting and Gu Xia'an went out to buy groceries with two thousand yuan, they couldn't stop grinning.
Two thousand yuan was more than enough for lunch for eight people.
Even after filling an entire shopping cart to the brim, Mu Ting and Gu Xia'an still had half their budget left.
There was too much money.
They couldn't spend it all. They simply couldn't!
By the time Lu Chiyan and Qin Sili returned to the villa, it was already twenty past one. The food had just been finished, and everyone was waiting for the two of them to return before eating.
Lu Chiyan's eyes lit up at the sight of the exceptionally lavish spread covering the table.
After waking up from his nap, he really was starving.
"Oh, right, Chiyan, what did you and President Qin go off to do?"
Once everyone sat down at the dining table, Pei Zeyan asked Lu Chiyan curiously, "What kind of job did President Qin find you?"
Lu Chiyan picked up a braised chicken wing and took a bite before saying, "I went to take part in a sleep challenge."
At the words "sleep challenge," everyone except Qin Sili, who already knew, looked up and cast curious, surprised glances at Lu Chiyan.
"A sleep challenge?" Gu Xia'an didn't quite understand what that meant. "What kind of challenge is that?"
Lu Chiyan briefly explained the rules of the challenge to everyone. Wen Zhao looked as though his horizons had been broadened. "There's actually a challenge like that? So, did you win?"
"Of course I won. I told you I was good at sleeping. Would I lie about that?" With that, Lu Chiyan grinned smugly and held up one finger to everyone. "And I won ten thousand yuan in prize money!"
Everyone except Qin Sili: "!!!"
What?
How much?
Ten thousand in prize money?
Were they hearing things?
Wen Zhao said excitedly, "You earned ten thousand yuan just by taking a nap?"
"Does that mean we won't have to worry about living expenses for the next few days?" Zhou Siyan looked delighted.
Liang Chu laughed. "When the production team approached me, they even told me I might have to prepare for some hardship. You've earned fourteen thousand together on the very first day. I'd be more than happy to endure this kind of hardship!"
The production team being talked about: "..." They hadn't expected things to go in this direction either...
This wasn't the effect they wanted, hey!
In their vision for the show, it should have gone like this-everyone worked hard to earn money, only to run into setbacks again and again. With too little money to afford even a decent meal, they could only miserably think of other ways to scrape through their tasks...
That was the effect they wanted for the show!
Not earning fourteen thousand in a single day without breaking a sweat!
If you earned this much on the first day, what would there be left to air afterward?!
Mu Ting was a few years older and naturally had a little more experience. Seeing that these innocent younger men and women before her were still completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation, she could only offer a kind reminder. "Everyone, eat a little more at this meal. This might be the best meal we get to have over these seven days."
"Huh? Why?" Pei Zeyan looked at Mu Ting in confusion. "Don't we have enough money? If we run out, we can just go earn some more."
Mu Ting smiled faintly. "You're still too young, little brother!"
Barring any surprises, a surprise was about to happen.
The production team was surely revising the rules in a hurry. They might even receive a new task card as soon as this meal ended.