After finishing breakfast, the group returned to their rooms to discuss their plans.
"Snow Mountain and Tianchi Lake are not far apart. We can visit these two places this morning," one of them said.
"And in the afternoon?" Zhou Jiaxin looked at the itinerary with a headache. Only a few attractions were checked off on the card. "There are too many attractions. I feel like we'll need to use up all our evenings."
Fang Miaomiao and Cui Mantong exchanged glances and decisively chose the hot springs for that evening. "The temperature in K City at night is only in the teens. We can go for a soak in the hot springs tonight. This way, everyone won't have to worry about coming back to soak their feet in the evening. You can go directly from the hot springs back to the hotel to sleep."
"Then in the afternoon, we'll go to Famous City. Famous City is close to the hot springs. After we finish exploring Famous City, we'll have dinner, then go to the hot springs, and finally return to the hotel to sleep."
Chen Huan nodded. "I have no problem with that."
"Then it's happily decided."
After Fang Miaomiao and the others confirmed that the staff on the show would not charge them, they decisively hired two cars.
She and Cui Mantong took one car, and Zhou Jiaxin and Chen Huan took the other.
\[Seriously, why are Senior Zhou and Chen Huan, a civilian, in the same car? How were Cui Mantong and Fang Miaomiao arranged? This is clearly forming cliques and isolating Senior Zhou.]
\[What are you talking about? Dare you arrange to meet offline, I'll beat you to death. Did you even watch the show? Didn't you hear that Jiaxin, the Best Actress, voluntarily chose to be in the same car as Chen Huan? And what's wrong with Chen Huan being a civilian? Did civilians offend you? You're not even sure if you're human yourself, and you look down on others. It's hilarious.]
\[I just block these kinds of comments directly. These people are clearly professional haters, trying to sow discord. Do they think we're still the audience from the first few episodes? We're not stupid. We have the ability to think.]
The car drove for more than two hours.
The sky turned azure, with blue skies and white clouds. The children in the car couldn't take their eyes off the scenery.
"It's so beautiful! I see so many birds flying in the sky. Wow, it's so beautiful. Nannan, quick, look."
The two little ones, Nan Nan and Yuan Yuan, were pressed against the window, gazing intently at the scenery outside.
"Nannan, Yuan Yuan," Zhou Jiaxin, sitting in the passenger seat, saw the two excited children and quickly reminded them, "Don't stick your hands or heads out of the window, okay?"
"Okay, Mom. Nannan and I won't stick our hands or heads out."
Unlike Ye Nan and Yuan Yuan, who were happily discussing the scenery outside, Wen Yanan and Cui Yongsi were much quieter, playing with their Rubik's cubes.
"Tsk, these two little guys give off a competitive vibe."
Fang Miaomiao chuckled. "Miss Cui Mantong, is it possible that you praised An An this morning?"
"Did I? I don't remember that. Classmate Miaomiao, don't slander me."
"Hahaha, Sisi, An An, go! Whoever wins today will take photos for me and Tong Tong."
As soon as Fang Miaomiao finished speaking, the two in the back row immediately messed up the last step and put down their Rubik's cubes.
"Oh, not competing anymore?" Fang Miaomiao teased.
Hmph, these two little kids, they really thought she couldn't handle them.
The two cars traveled along, filled with laughter and conversation.
Soon, they arrived at their destination, Snow Mountain.
"Mom, it's July. Will there really be snow on the mountain?" Wen Yanan held Fang Miaomiao's hand, tilting his head back to look up.
The mountain soared into the clouds.
"Who says we have to see snow to climb Snow Mountain?" Fang Miaomiao said righteously. "Being able to climb it is a great achievement. There's no need to dwell on something unnecessary."
Wen Yanan: "..."
Mom's reasoning was a bit profound, like she said something but also said nothing.
"Children," Fang Miaomiao stepped forward, pointing a finger at the towering Snow Mountain, "Let us conquer Snow Mountain today!"
Wen Yanan felt the surrounding gazes and took a step back, suddenly feeling an awkward atmosphere.
"Pfft ha ha, classmate Fang Miaomiao, are you a comedian?" Cui Mantong couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You almost made my stomach hurt from laughing."
"Ahem," Fang Miaomiao awkwardly rubbed her nose. How did she suddenly become a comedian? Adhering to the principle of "If I'm not embarrassed, then the embarrassment is on others," she straightened her body decisively. "Let's climb, let's climb!"
They all laughed heartily and finally followed Fang Miaomiao's lead.
Snow Mountain is K City's most dazzling scenic spot, with an altitude of over 4,000 meters, boasting steep, peculiar, and beautiful scenery. From a distance, it appeared draped in white, with continuous snow-capped peaks.
\[OMG, this place is really worth recommending. Last time I went with my friends, we really wanted to give up all the way. In the end, we encouraged each other, and with the cheers of others, we finally climbed up. But at the moment we reached the top, you felt that all the hardship was worth it.]
\[Ahhh, this is my hometown. I climb it every summer vacation. It's a pity I had something to do this year and couldn't go. Climbing Snow Mountain once truly makes you feel that there are no insurmountable obstacles in life. There are too many hardships in the world. When you strive to overcome them and look back, you'll realize how incredibly tiring it was.]
\[After listening to the previous comments, it's like they didn't say anything at all. However, watching the scenery of Snow Mountain through the drone, I truly find it beautiful, and it's a majestic beauty. I'll definitely go climbing when I have time.]
\[Tsk, how boring. While you're looking at the scenery, we're already guessing who will make it to the top.]
The livestream was abuzz with discussions about who would successfully reach the summit.
"Is Chen Tianming trying to kill us?" Cui Mantong said weakly. "How long have we been walking?"
"About twenty minutes," Zhou Jiaxin's breathing was a little ragged.
"I feel like I've been climbing for over an hour."
"Persist," Chen Huan said.
"Persist, persist."
Cui Mantong encouraged herself.
The group encouraged each other and climbed for another forty minutes.
Altitude sickness began to set in at this point.
"I can't do it anymore, I really can't," Cui Mantong slumped onto the ground. "I'm so tired, I feel like I can't even breathe."
"I can't walk anymore either," Zhou Jiaxin said with a wry smile. She felt it was a miracle that she had made it this far.
It wasn't just Zhou Jiaxin and Cui Mantong; the children's faces were also turning pale. Nan Nan, in particular, had to rely on an oxygen tube.
"Chen Tianming, are you trying to kill us?"
At the foot of Snow Mountain, Chen Tianming saw this scene and frowned slightly, transmitting a message to the cameraman above.
"The director says that if you can't go on, you can turn back. However, at least one person among you must climb to the top for the Snow Mountain task to be completed."
"I'll go up."
"I'll go."
Fang Miaomiao and Chen Huan said in unison.
"Miaomiao?" Cui Mantong looked at Fang Miaomiao's pale face with concern. "How about we give up this task?"
Fang Miaomiao shook her head and stepped forward to hug Cui Mantong. "Sister Mantong, I'm fine. Now that we've come this far, I want to go to the top."
She didn't want to give up.