Huh?! Chu Gouzi went bankrupt, is sleeping under a bridge, and is making his wife suffer with him?!

After Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo finished their sweet breakfast in the room and went downstairs, they saw Director Yang coming up with his familiar megaphone. He was grinning slyly, clearly up to no good!

Director Yang: "Have all the guests finished breakfast? Let's see how much start-up capital you have left! Come on, each group, call out a number! Yuanjia, you go first!"

Jian Yuanjia touched his bag, and his face fell. "I still have two hundred left."

Waaaaah, I should have known better than to let Brother Chu buy him so many snacks yesterday QAQ!

Lin Qin: "We still have two hundred and eighty yuan."

Ning Rumeng: "We still have three hundred!"

Lin Qin immediately praised, "Wow, Mengmeng, you guys have so much money! That's amazing! I'm not very good at saving money, sigh."

Ning Rumeng smiled shyly, "Sister Qin, please don't say that! I just remembered that Director Yang said this is our start-up capital, and it might have other uses, so I kept some!"

Ha, now Chu Mo will finally see her strengths!

Ning Rumeng glanced at Chu Mo out of the corner of her eye, and when she realized that his gaze was not on her at all, she almost spat out a mouthful of blood from 1982.

She just couldn't understand what was so good about Ji Nanshu. Apart from his looks, he had no acting skills, no talent, no academic qualifications, and couldn't even have children. What was there for Chu Mo to like about him?!

She's so beautiful, has a great figure, graduated from a prestigious university, and is such a good actress. She's equally at home in public and in the kitchen. How could she be any better than that good-looking but worthless man, Ji Nanshu?!

Qin Yi, oblivious to the hidden meaning in Ning Rumeng's words, simply said happily, "Yes, yes, Mengmeng reminded me yesterday when we were shopping!"

Wow, our Mengmeng is not only beautiful but also smart!

[Exactly! Look how great Mengmeng is! Unlike some people who take the money and squander it all, wanting everything and ruining a good hand!]

[You guys are praising Ning Rumeng, and that's fine with you, so why are you putting her down here?!]

[Ning Rumeng's fans have always been like this, you're used to it. They just say, "Oh, our Mengmeng is the best, you guys are no match!" Ugh—sorry, I accidentally threw up just now, I apologize to everyone!]

[Your mom's disgusting! Don't try to compare yourself to Mengmeng!]

Bai Nanyu: "We still have 150 left."

When it was Ji Nanshu's turn, he blinked and looked at Chu Mo: "Are we out of money?"

Chu Mo smiled and said, "There are still a hundred left."

Upon hearing that Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo only had 100 yuan as start-up capital, Director Yang's smile widened. He said, "Starting today, each team of guests needs to pay rent to the production team! A double room on the third floor is 100 yuan per day, double rooms on the second and first floors are 80 yuan per day, and single rooms are 40 yuan per day. If you don't have enough money, the production team will provide jobs so the guests can earn some!"

Jian Yuanjia was stunned. "What?! I have to pay rent?! Are you some kind of swindler?!"

Director Yang was incredibly smug. "Hahaha, it's finally his turn to prank people! You made him play volleyball yesterday! He almost couldn't get out of bed today; his legs were trembling."

"Don't put it so harshly, Yuanjia! I'm doing this for the sake of the show!" Director Yang's earnest tone made Jian Yuanjia's teeth itch with anger. "I'm just a working person! I have to consider the show!"

Ji Nanshu: "When is the rent due?"

"When you come back tonight! Okay! Guests, are you going to find jobs yourselves, or will the production team provide them?"

Ning Rumeng asked with a smile, " Director Yang, may I ask what kind of work the production team provides?"

Director Yang: "Seafood market salesperson, flower shop salesperson, supermarket food taster, hot pot restaurant employee, pet shop employee."

When Ning Rumeng heard the job offer for a florist, she felt it was tailor-made for her and immediately wanted to take it. However, the next second, she heard Director Yang add, "If you need the program to provide work, you'll need to pay us a daily agency fee, which is half of your daily wage! Also, the jobs are drawn by lottery; you'll go to whichever one you draw."

That's why I say Director Yang is so unethical! This is utterly unethical! He works hard all day, and then gets half of it exploited by the capitalists! Can't he even be a decent human being?!

In closing, Director Yang remarked, "I'm not that demanding after all!"

Guests: "..."

Indeed, it's not that they're being harsh; it's just that there are so many unethical things they do.

Are there any other requirements?

No at the moment.

Ji Nanshu nodded. "Okay! A-Mo, let's go explore the island! I've never been here before!!" Hmm, anyway, the groceries A-Mo bought yesterday are definitely enough for the two of them for several days, so there's no worry about going hungry. It's just that we need to figure out how to pay the rent.

Ning Rumeng looked worried. " Teacher Ji, you and Senior Chu only have one hundred yuan left. Aren't you going to work to earn some money? Where will you and Senior Chu stay tomorrow?"

"Let's sleep under the bridge," Ji Nanshu said seriously.

Sleeping under a bridge?!

[This answer is absolutely brilliant, hahaha!]

[Quick, spread the word! Chu Gouzi is sleeping under the bridge tonight!]

What?! Chu Gouzi is bankrupt and has to sleep under a bridge?!

[What?! Chu Gouzi went bankrupt and is sleeping under a bridge, and now his wife has to suffer too?!]

[Scumbag!]

[One more scumbag!]

[No way, is your Chu Family Army crazy...? Didn't Ji Nanshu say it herself? And you're dragging down Film Emperor Chu too? Having a boyfriend like that is pure torture!]

[This is hilarious! I'm starting to suspect you guys are haters of Film Emperor Chu!]

Ning Rumeng herself hadn't expected this answer; she just thought Ji Nanshu was crazy!

Ning Rumeng: "Huh? Teacher Ji, you must be joking. Hurry up and choose a job."

"No." Ji Nanshu refused firmly. " A-Mo, if we don't have work, we'll have to sleep under a bridge tomorrow! Are you going to sleep or not?"

Looking at Ji Nanshu's mischievous expression, Chu Mo shook his head helplessly. "I'll sleep under the bridge with you."

"Alright! You guys take your time choosing jobs~ I'm going to take my son A-Mo, to see which underpass is the best place to sleep."

The guests then watched as the two walked out of the villa hand in hand.

Director Yang:... I have a feeling something unexpected is going to happen.

Jian Yuanjia: Lighting candles for Director Yang.

After some thought, the other guests decided to draw a job from the jobs provided by the production team. In the end, Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi drew supermarket taste testers, Wu Yan and his wife drew pet shop clerks, Lian Shao and Bai Nanyu drew seafood market sales clerks, and Ning Rumeng drew flower shop clerks as she wished.