Chapter Summaries

Chen Yun tried to persuade Zhou Kai to remain on the show despite his hives and desire to quit, while Xia Zhiyi’s arrival shifted her attention. Director Gong summoned Xia Zhiyi, who met Fu Chi’s gaze and felt as if he were the only person in it.

• Chen Yun asked Zhou Kai what had happened, and he said he had suddenly broken out in hives and wanted to stop filming.
• Chen Yun urged Zhou Kai not to abandon the show, explaining that she had brought him on partly to benefit from Fu Yunyi’s popularity and connect with a famous director.
• Xia Zhiyi brought water to Chen Yun and Zhou Kai, but a staff member soon called him to Director Gong.
• Zhou Kai accused Chen Yun of coming to pursue someone new, and she denied that she had come for anyone but him.
• Xia Zhiyi followed the staff member to Director Gong, saw Fu Chi under a sun umbrella, and felt that Fu Chi’s eyes held only him.

Xia Zhiyi learned that Director Gong suspected Zhou Kai had deliberately caused the venomous snake incident, but the production team lacked evidence and planned to remove him from the show. Fu Chi and Agent Chen were joining the guests for lunch, leaving Qin Yue worried about cooking for them.

• Director Gong introduced Xia Zhiyi to investor Fu Chi and thanked him for handling the bamboo pit viper during filming.
• Fu Chi asked whether the snake incident had been investigated, and Director Gong admitted he suspected it was deliberate but had no proof.
• Director Gong and Fu Chi discussed asking Chen Yun to withdraw Zhou Kai from the show, while Zhou Kai stayed in his room because of hives.
• Director Gong told Xia Zhiyi that Fu Chi and Agent Chen would join everyone for lunch and asked the guests to prepare extra food.
• Xia Zhiyi told Qin Yue about the extra guests, and she worried that her cooking might disappoint them.
• Fu Yunyi suggested that Fu Chi cook the lunch himself, leaving Xia Zhiyi and Qin Yue speechless.

Xia Zhiyi helped the cast plan lunch and caught a chicken with ease, prompting Fu Yunyi to ask if he could become Xia Zhiyi’s disciple. Xia Zhiyi explained that learning Qinggong depended on talent, aptitude, and starting young, while Director Gong decided the production team would not pressure him to teach.

• Qin Yue planned a vegetarian lunch using vegetables from the garden until Fu Yunyi asked whether Xia Zhiyi could kill a chicken.
• Xia Zhiyi caught a chicken quickly and returned with Fu Yunyi.
• Fu Yunyi asked Xia Zhiyi to take him as a disciple and teach him the Qinggong he had demonstrated the day before.
• Xia Zhiyi explained that Qinggong required talent and aptitude and had to be learned before roughly age twelve or thirteen.
• Livestream viewers debated whether Xia Zhiyi’s martial arts were real and urged the production team to ask him about teaching.
• Director Gong told the staff not to pressure Xia Zhiyi into taking disciples, though Fu Chi suggested asking him first.

Xia Zhiyi explained the conditions for learning martial arts and agreed that staff could train alongside Wang Chengran if they were careful. He then joined Qin Yue and Fu Yunyi as they dealt with the production team’s blunt tools and overpriced vegetables.

• Xia Zhiyi told a staff member that Wang Chengran could become his nominal disciple after half a month of practice, while viewers could have their aptitude checked later.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed that interested staff could learn the basics with Wang Chengran, warning them not to overstrain themselves.
• Xia Zhiyi found Qin Yue and Fu Yunyi sharpening a blunt kitchen knife, and learned that the house’s other tools were blunt too.
• Qin Yue complained that the production team charged twenty yuan for a new kitchen knife and thirty yuan for the cheapest whetstone, while refusing to rent them.
• Qin Yue revealed that she had bought a half-jin bunch of okra for ten yuan because she thought Ranran liked it.

During lunch, Chen Yun tried to approach Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi, but she struggled to get their attention, while Fu Chi quietly helped clear the table. The chapter ended with Fu Chi asking Xia Zhiyi for herbal tea to take on the road, leaving Fu Yunyi baffled by his youngest uncle’s behavior.

• Xia Zhiyi offered herbal tea to Wang Chengran and Xue Ranran, while Chen Yun declined a cup.
• Qin Yue prepared lunch, and Chen Yun tried to talk with Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi but eventually chatted with Qin Yue instead.
• After lunch, Chen Yun took Zhou Kai a meal, while Xia Zhiyi began clearing the table and Fu Chi joined him.
• Fu Yunyi tried to stop Fu Chi from doing housework, but Fu Chi calmly continued helping.
• After the others went to rest, Fu Chi asked Xia Zhiyi for herbal tea to drink on the road.

Fu Chi visited the set, took Xia Zhiyi’s bitter herbal tea with him, and left without explaining why he had come. Zhou Kai withdrew from the show after Director Gong confronted him, and Gong then announced that the remaining guests would lose his share of the allocated funds.

• Fu Chi filled a bottle with Xia Zhiyi’s herbal tea, thanked him, and left with his bodyguards without speaking privately to Fu Yunyi.
• Fu Yunyi wondered why Fu Chi had visited, then asked Xia Zhiyi if he could rest on the sofa in his room.
• Chen Yun told Zhou Kai that Director Gong wanted him off the show and urged him to leave peacefully; Zhou Kai initially refused, but Chen Yun warned him against provoking Gong Cheng and Orchid TV.
• After Xia Zhiyi woke from his nap, he learned that Zhou Kai had withdrawn for health reasons.
• Director Gong announced that the remaining guests’ allocated funds would be reduced by one person’s share and stated the exact amount.

After Zhou Kai left the show, Xia Zhiyi, Wang Chengran, and Fu Yunyi went fishing, where Xia Zhiyi and Fu Yunyi caught fish with remarkable ease. Xia Zhiyi offered to clear Wang Chengran’s remaining debt in exchange for his help with physical work over the next two days.

• Xia Zhiyi told Wang Chengran he was going to the pond to fish, and Wang Chengran and Fu Yunyi decided to go with him.
• Xia Zhiyi made a fishing rod from bamboo, while Wang Chengran and Fu Yunyi rented rods from the production team.
• Xia Zhiyi caught a three-jin grass carp in under a minute, and Fu Yunyi soon began catching fish that were slightly bigger.
• After Wang Chengran failed to get a bite, Xia Zhiyi offered him ten points to clear his debt if he helped with physical work for the next two days, and Wang Chengran agreed.

Xia Zhiyi organized bamboo materials and tools for a project while the guests prepared for their day’s farm tasks and planned lunch. After Xia Zhiyi revealed that a villager was celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Director Gong gave the guests a last-minute task to prepare her a gift before the celebration the next day.

• Wang Chengran learned that Xia Zhiyi planned to cut bamboo for their project and agreed to help carry it back after lunch.
• Fu Yunyi offered to help Wang Chengran harvest corn after he had prepared for his livestock task the night before, prompting Wang Chengran to worry that everyone else was more hardworking.
• Qin Yue and Xue Ranran proposed buying pork for lunch, and Xia Zhiyi suggested getting it from Third Uncle Wu’s family, who were slaughtering a pig for an elderly relative’s birthday.
• Director Gong learned that Xia Zhiyi had visited Third Uncle Wu’s family and issued the guests an impromptu task to prepare a gift for the woman’s ninetieth birthday the following day.

After learning that an elderly gentleman had an upcoming milestone birthday, the guests decided to go into town to find him a gift despite their limited time and money. They prepared to leave, with Director Gong admitting he had planned to trick them into wasting points on vehicles they might not be licensed to drive.

• Xia Zhiyi said it would be rude not to prepare a gift for the elderly gentleman, and Qin Yue pointed out that the group had only thirteen hundred yuan left and little time.
• The guests agreed to postpone their individual tasks and head into town, relying on the birthday-gift task's reward to help cover the cost.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Yunyi rejected Wang Chengran's suggestion to use the tricycle, explaining they might need it to carry a large purchase, and they considered other transportation options.
• Xia Zhiyi asked whether Fu Yunyi had a motorcycle license, and the guests realized none of them could drive the motorcycle.
• Director Gong admitted that the production team had planned to deduct points before checking whether a guest could drive the motorcycle or tractor, leaving Fu Yunyi and Wang Chengran stunned.
• Wang Chengran told Qin Yue and Xue Ranran what had happened, and Xue Ranran remarked that Director Gong treated them like family.

At the town market, Xia Zhiyi caught a pickpocket who had stolen Qin Yue’s wallet and pinned him down until the police arrived. Xia Zhiyi went with an officer to give a statement, while the others continued shopping.

• Qin Yue and the others headed to the market to compare vegetable prices and look for fruit.
• After a thief bumped into Qin Yue and stole her wallet, Xia Zhiyi chased him down, kicked him to the ground, and recovered it.
• Xia Zhiyi warned the thief that the incident had been livestreamed, and Fu Yunyi called the police.
• An officer arrived, asked Xia Zhiyi to come give a statement, and reassured the onlookers that the town was not like Xie San.
• Xia Zhiyi parted from the others and heard Xiao Yang remark that he had been to the police station twice in less than a week.

Xia Zhiyi and Xiao Yang were called back to the police station after Xia stopped a man from attacking his wife and selling their child, then knocked him unconscious when he charged with a knife. After the police sorted out the misunderstanding, they returned to meet the others, while Director Gong began handling the livestream’s online fallout.

• Xia Zhiyi stopped a man and his mother from selling his child and knocked the man unconscious after he attacked with a knife.
• Xiao Yang explained the incident to Director Gong, who said the production team would handle the online response and told them to meet the others before restarting the livestream.
• A police officer questioned Xiao Yang about filming the incident, but another officer intervened and assured him that the case would be investigated.
• A young police officer escorted Xia Zhiyi and Xiao Yang’s crew back to the market, where Xia remarked that people seemed to be treating them as extraordinary.
• Xiao Yang said he was relieved they had not ended up at the police station three times in one day.

Xia Zhiyi explained the theft incident to the others, while the group struggled to choose a birthday gift for a local elder. They settled on gold, and Wang Chengran secretly went to deliver it that evening despite Director Gong's warning that the gift might be refused.

• Wang Chengran and Xue Ranran discussed their failed gift ideas with Xia Zhiyi and explained that they had ordered a large custom cake.
• Fu Yunyi and Qin Yue spoke with Xia Zhiyi about the thief, learning that he had repeatedly stolen from locals and that the authorities were waiting to see whether past victims would report him.
• The group searched the market but could not agree on a suitable birthday present, so they decided to give the elder gold.
• Director Gong warned that the elder might refuse the gold and that the task would then fail, but Wang Chengran insisted he would accept it.
• Wang Chengran slipped away to the birthday boy's house that evening, while Director Gong pointed out that cameras were watching outside.

Wang Chengran tried to secretly negotiate with a host before the next day’s task, but Director Gong let him proceed so the footage could be used later and planned to invalidate his reward for cheating. Meanwhile, Fu Chi learned that the show had sent guests to the police station twice in one day and agreed to check on the production team, while his father urged him to keep the guests safe.

• Wang Chengran sneaked out to visit a host and discuss the next day’s gift-giving task.
• Director Gong told the assistant director not to stop Wang Chengran, but said his task would be invalidated when the results were tallied.
• Fu Chi returned home and found Old Master Fu upset about the livestream and the guests’ repeated trips to the police station.
• Old Master Fu asked Fu Chi to move filming to one of his properties, but Fu Chi explained the production team’s agreements with local officials.
• Fu Chi learned the details of the incidents, promised to contact the production team, and sent his special assistant a red packet for working after hours.

Fu Chi checked that the production team had handled the knife incident responsibly and showed concern for Xia Zhiyi. After Fu Yunyi felt lonely in his room, Wang Chengran went to share it with him, leaving Xia Zhiyi with a room to himself.

• Fu Chi watched footage of Xia Zhiyi stopping a knife-wielding attacker and learned that the incident's online reach had been restricted.
• Fu Chi called Director Gong to ask who had restricted the footage and cautioned him that Xia Zhiyi was still young.
• Old Master Fu asked why Fu Chi had not asked about Xia Zhiyi, and Fu Chi pointed out that he could watch the livestream.
• Fu Yunyi knocked on Xia Zhiyi and Wang Chengran's connecting door because his room felt empty.
• Xia Zhiyi offered to sleep alone, so Wang Chengran went to Fu Yunyi's room and Xia Zhiyi got a room to himself.

The guests prepared a gift for a village elder’s ninetieth birthday, but decided their homemade longevity noodle was too risky for her to eat. At the birthday banquet, Wang Chengran presented the gold bracelet with an unexpectedly dramatic greeting.

• Qin Yue suggested making longevity noodles, and Xia Zhiyi took over after admitting he had some experience pulling noodles.
• Xia Zhiyi made a single long noodle, but the guests worried the elderly woman might choke or be unable to finish it.
• Xia Zhiyi told Wang Chengran to buy something for him while picking up the cake, and the guests later dressed up for the birthday banquet.
• Wang Chengran knelt before the elderly woman, raised the bracelet box, and wished her a long life in front of the gathered villagers.

Wang Chengran and the others attended an elderly woman’s birthday feast, bringing longevity peach buns and a cake. Xia Zhiyi charmed the birthday woman and answered questions from a crowd of children, then avoided answering whether he had a girlfriend.

• Wang Chengran awkwardly wished the elderly woman a long life and was helped up by her family.
• Xia Zhiyi presented homemade longevity peach buns, and the elderly woman affectionately patted his head and wished the group long lives.
• The group gave the hosts a cake and joined the lively birthday feast, where Xue Ranran learned the village had lent the hosts tables and chairs.
• Children gathered around Xia Zhiyi to ask about university, the show, and whether he had a girlfriend.
• Xia Zhiyi answered the children’s questions and invited one to greet the livestream audience, but kept quiet about his relationship status.

At the birthday banquet, Fu Yunyi and Wang Chengran bickered over food while Xue Ranran gave their contested drumstick to Qin Yue, who did not eat spicy food. Xia Zhiyi kept the children at his table settled, and Fu Chi watched him on the livestream as color slowly returned to his vision.

• Fu Yunyi watched the livestream during his lunch break and saw Fu Yunyi on screen competing with Wang Chengran for a chicken drumstick.
• Xue Ranran snatched the drumstick and put it in Qin Yue's bowl, though Qin Yue did not eat spicy food.
• Fu Yunyi asked whether Xia Zhiyi had really sat at the children's table, and Xue Ranran and Wang Chengran saw him surrounded by children.
• The birthday celebrant's grandson visited the table, and Fu Yunyi explained that Xia Zhiyi sat with the children because they liked him.
• Xue Ranran teased Wang Chengran for making Xia Zhiyi lose face, while Fu Chi watched Xia Zhiyi calmly serve food to the children and noticed more color in his vision.

After the birthday banquet, Xia Zhiyi proposed earning money by making wooden goods rather than relying only on production-team tasks, while Qin Yue and Xue Ranran planned to earn points as a fallback. Hours later, Xia Zhiyi’s woodworking drew huge online attention, and Director Gong watched the livestream’s numbers surge.

• The hosts gave the guests dried noodles after they helped clean up, and Qin Yue joked that the gifts saved them money.
• Xia Zhiyi suggested making money through woodworking instead of focusing entirely on tasks, and Wang Chengran agreed to help with the physical work.
• Qin Yue and Xue Ranran chose to earn points as a fallback, while Fu Yunyi decided to join Xia Zhiyi and help if needed.
• Director Gong told staff to steer online discussion and planned to adjust task rewards if Xia Zhiyi’s woodworking proved profitable.
• Two hashtags about Xia Zhiyi rose into the trending searches, drawing viewers to the livestream and making Director Gong’s hand tremble as he lit his cigarette.

Xia Zhiyi demonstrated how to make a folding stool from a single piece of wood, astonishing Wang Chengran, Fu Yunyi, and the livestream viewers. He agreed to teach Wang Chengran and continued explaining the measurements and markings to him and the audience.

• Xia Zhiyi asked Xiao Yang how many people were watching the livestream and learned that tens of thousands had tuned in.
• Xia Zhiyi marked lumber and explained the measurements as he prepared to demonstrate making a stool.
• Xia Zhiyi sawed and assembled the marked wood into a stool that folded into a flat board, leaving Wang Chengran, Fu Yunyi, and the viewers amazed.
• Wang Chengran asked Xia Zhiyi to teach him how to make the stool and said he wanted one, while Fu Yunyi requested several to take home.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed to teach Wang Chengran and continued demonstrating the markings for the next pieces of wood, with the camera moved closer for viewers.

Xia Zhiyi’s woodworking livestream attracted attention, and the production team asked to discuss buying his stools. Back at the cottage, he learned the guests had received pig’s trotters from a village family and gathered oranges from a wild tree to repay them.

• Wang Chengran and Fu Yunyi admitted they could not learn woodworking from Xia Zhiyi and returned to the cottage to help with dinner and chores.
• Xiao Yang brought Xia Zhiyi a phone call from Director Gong, who said someone wanted to buy the stools and asked to meet privately that evening about new ideas.
• Xia Zhiyi returned to the cottage and learned that the family of the elderly birthday celebrant had left the guests a pot of stewed pig’s trotters.
• Wang Chengran told Xia Zhiyi that Fu Yunyi had gone to give the family oranges, after Xue Ranran and the others picked fruit from an unowned wild orange tree.