"Of course, of course, everything your little princess does is fragrant. She's clearly rude, yet you call it innocence."
"No, the person upstairs is going too far. She's just a child. Do you have to scold her like that over a few innocent words?"
"She's seven, still little? Do you have eyes? Little An'an is so well-behaved and articulate."
"Call it quits. Those badmouthing Princess Panpan upstairs must be Fang Miaomiao's fans."
"I'm sorry, Director Tianming, my child is young and spoiled," Shen Jianni said apologetically to Chen Tianming, then whispered to her daughter, "Panpan, how can you speak to Uncle Tianming like that? What you did was wrong, do you understand?"
Chen Panpan lifted her chin arrogantly, put her hands on her hips, snorted, and then ran to her chair to drink water.
The sudden awkwardness made Chen Tianming touch his face and try to smooth things over, "Oh, I've been so busy with the show these past few days, I haven't even had time for my beauty sleep. It seems I need to pay more attention to my skincare from now on."
"Hahaha, Director Tianming, don't joke. You look quite young."
"Exactly, exactly. If possible, let's try to finish recording early today so Director Tianming can get his beauty sleep."
Amidst everyone's laughter, the awkwardness slowly dissipated.
"I'm very happy everyone is here to join us on this trip. Our first stop is Hongshan Village. For the next few days, we will be experiencing the gifts of the mountains and the beauty of nature's ecosystem in Hongshan Village."
"Hongshan Village, as the most rustic village in City A, its villagers live a life of rising with the sun and resting with the moon. Over these few days, I hope everyone can blend in with them and enjoy a leisurely and long life."
The children clapped their hands.
"Alright, now we are going to announce tomorrow's task. Before that, I need to explain the situation regarding the last competition to all the babies."
"Competition? What competition?" Shen Jianni blinked in confusion. "Director, did we have a competition before?"
"Of course. Do you remember the transportation the staff asked you to choose?"
"The airplane, my airplane is gone." Chen Panpan slapped the table. "Grandpa Tianming, you lied, we didn't get to fly on a plane."
Chen Tianming's smile faltered, and he shook his head. "That was our first game, called 'Keen Observation.' It mainly tests the babies' observation and memory skills."
"Among them, Little An'an and Little Sisi performed the best, tying for first place, so they have the priority to choose later."
"I have a question." Xu Bao'er, who was usually quiet and delicate with a ponytail and a soft voice, raised her hand.
"Little Bao'er, please speak."
"Can I know how they guessed it?" Xu Bao'er asked, her own choice with her mother being a ship, not a car.
"For this question, can we let Little Sisi answer?"
Xu Bao'er looked at Cui Yongsi for a while before pursing her lips and nodding.
Cui Yongsi also stood up and answered the question.
"You're amazing." Xu Bao'er's eyes shone as she looked at Cui Yongsi after getting her answer. "I only remembered what they said during the first filming, I didn't even notice that we had to observe the uncles' clothing later."
"It's okay, Bao'er, you're doing great."
Praise from her mother made Xu Bao'er smile sweetly, then she shyly nestled into her mother's arms, drawing affectionate smiles from everyone in the yard.
"Does anyone else have any questions? Otherwise, Uncle Tianming will announce the next task."
"No," the cute babies said in unison.
Chen Tianming beamed, unable to stop smiling at how adorable the children looked saying that together.
"The children need to familiarize themselves with the village roads in the coming time. After the task, they need to draw all the roads in the village. The more accurate the drawing, the higher the score, which will be more beneficial for tomorrow's task. Did the children understand?"
"Director, what about us parents?" asked Xu Bao'er's mother, Wang Qing. She had a pure, delicate look, like a fragile flower. She had gained quite a following in the entertainment industry after playing a "white moonlight" character.
"Yes," Shen Jianni said with a soft smile, resting her chin on her hands. "Director Tianming, will we be completing the tasks with the children?"
"No, no," Chen Tianming shook his head. "Moms' task is to prepare dinner."
"Dinner?" Cui Mantong looked surprised, a bad premonition bubbling up. "Does the director mean we have to find the ingredients ourselves and cook?"
Under the expectant and apprehensive gazes of everyone, Chen Tianming nodded with a smile, "You're very smart, you guessed right."
Shen Jianni's eyes twitched. "Director Tianming, you're not joking, are you?"
"Of course not. Our theme this season is 'Do it yourself and you'll have enough to eat and wear,' which primarily aims to train the tacit understanding between mothers and children in hands-on activities."
"This phrase 'Do it yourself and you'll have enough to eat and wear' sounds so familiar."
"Hahaha, I'm already laughing my head off. Isn't that what Fang Miaomiao said to An'an to make him carry his own suitcase? The director has borrowed it so openly."
"I think the meaning of this season is much better than the first season. It allows more people to pay attention to rural and left-behind children's stories."
"Indeed, I've decided, I'm going to keep watching."
"Hahaha, me too, I've fallen in love with these children, they're so cute."
"No, everyone else is discussing what to do, why is Fang Miaomiao sitting there like a lord, doing nothing? Is she just watching from the sidelines?"
"Upstairs? Don't you know Fang Miaomiao is a capital-backed celebrity? As long as she sits there, the program team will bring the food to her."
"Program team: We're not taking responsibility for this. If you have the guts, go bring down the capital, hahaha."
"Well then, Miaomiao, are you going to the mountains to find food or go fishing?" Cui Mantong turned to Fang Miaomiao.
Fang Miaomiao looked up at the sky. "Fishing, I think."
"But, I wanted to go fishing," Shen Jianni said, pursing her lips. "And didn't we just agree on something?"
Agree on what? What did they agree on?
"Jianni, she was probably lost in thought at the time and didn't hear," Wang Qing said, putting her arm around Shen Jianni. "How about we go to the mountains to find something to eat?"
"But..." Shen Jianni frowned. She had heard that the mountains were full of mosquitoes and wild insects. She just wanted to participate in a show and make a comeback, not suffer.
Besides, Fang Miaomiao might be capital-backed, but her husband's family was considered one of the top families in the wealthy circle. If she herself wasn't asking for special treatment, why should Shen Jianni yield to Fang Miaomiao just because she wanted to go fishing?