Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Ring Toss
"Before everyone embarks on the three-day, two-night outdoor adventure, let’s play a little game to get some survival tools."
Soon, the staff brought out various tools and some rings.
Director Li smiled and said, "Each group of guests gets five rings. They can take home as many as they can ring around the tools."
He noted that this would be the only time the guests would be provided with tools by the team. After that, unless the guests are at their wits’ end and have no food, they can choose to play a game to earn a survival kit.
Fu Guoqiang said helplessly, "In the past two seasons, the program team provided each group of guests with a basic survival kit ahead of time."
The survival kit included knives, lighters, basic first-aid supplies, flashlights, survival whistles, etc.
Now, they had to ring what they wanted, and the tools provided didn’t include first-aid supplies.
Director Li said, "Don’t worry, we have a medical team with us, so if anyone accidentally gets hurt, they can seek help from the medical team anytime."
Gu Ran proposed, "Since we’ll be living together afterward, we can actually cooperate to try and get one of each item."
She gave examples, like having their group ring the cookware, another group aim for the knives, and others strive for the 4.5-liter bottle of pure water or some canned meat.
The proposal was good, and everyone agreed.
But Xiong Chenfei said with a smirk, "Living together? Mrs. Gu, you forgot that only your family can stay in the treehouse; some people don’t have a place."
Gu Ran: "..."
[I think Feifei is right. It’s easy to talk nicely, but if you’re that good, give up the treehouse!]
[Exactly, monopolizing the benefits while calling for cooperation. Have some shame!]
Fu Guoqiang mediated, "We can practice before the official game."
Each group of guests received five rings.
Tuanzi touched the rings and said enthusiastically, "Big brother, let Miaomiao throw later. Miaomiao is awesome."
She thought to herself, ring toss games have been around since ancient times till now. She’s a ring-toss prodigy!
Gu Cheng said, "Okay, I’ll leave it to you."
"Hehe, Miaomiao will definitely ring something. Big brother, what do you want?"
The young director pondered seriously.
He wanted a filtration device, but since the program team didn’t provide one, the first choice was that bottle of water, though it was only 4.5 liters.
The resources of this rainforest were uncertain; if no food could be found, canned meat would be very important.
Luckily, the canned meat came in metal cans that could be used for boiling water or making soup.
Gu Cheng carefully selected and told his sister one by one.
"Hmm, hmm, Miaomiao understands."
The siblings were very earnest.
[Haha, they’re discussing it so seriously as if they can really ring something]
[What’s Gu Cheng thinking? Even adults might not ring anything, and he’s giving all five rings to a kid]
[This isn’t how you spoil your sister, right?]
[They’re not considering the big picture at all]
Meanwhile, Gu Che, during the show, took out his phone to watch the live stream. Seeing those comments, he was instantly furious.
[Miaomiao hasn’t even started tossing, and you guys are already doubting her health?]
[Some people only know how to make sarcastic comments]
[Other guests also let kids throw rings; why pick on Gu Cheng?]
Sun saw Gu Che’s expression, got scared, and quickly ran to guard the rest area door. If Gu gets seen like this and someone took a photo, it would definitely go viral.
The official ring toss began.
Since the rings were so precious, everyone hesitated to move.
Seeing this, Xiong Chenfei, who had been fueling the fire, stepped forward voluntarily.
"I’ve occasionally done ring toss games on the street before, and my hit rate is quite high."
Xiong Chenli raised his little head in confusion.
Did his sister ever do ring toss games on the street? Why doesn’t he remember?
The first ring, missed.
The second ring, missed.
Before they knew it, it was the fifth ring.
Other guests didn’t react much, as everyone felt they probably wouldn’t ring anything, and there was no ridicule, only concern.
But Xiong Chenfei felt embarrassed.
At this moment, Xiong Chenli whispered, "Sister, let me try."
Xiong Chenfei instinctively wanted to scold him, but on second thought, if the last ring was thrown by her brother, even if it missed, everyone would let it slide because he was a kid.
The little boy stepped up, pursed his lips, and threw the ring earnestly, landing it right on a lighter.
Tuanzi immediately clapped, "Not bad, not bad, you got the lighter!"
This way, she won’t need to ring the lighter.
Little Youyou hurriedly clapped.
Gu Jiujiu and Cui Jixing clapped ’pa pa’ and said unwillingly, "I can ring too."
"Next is Miaomiao!"
Tuanzi eagerly announced her turn as she hopped to the designated spot.
She shook her hands and legs, then smiled at Gu Cheng, "Big brother, won’t you encourage Miaomiao?"
Everyone looked at Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng: "...Good luck."
Tuanzi was not satisfied, "That’s not enough. Isn’t Miaomiao the best?"
Gu Cheng rarely gave straightforward compliments.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many misunderstandings between him and Gu Che.
Expressing his feelings straightforwardly was harder for him than tolerating a bad actor.
However, those big, watery eyes were looking at him, filled with expectation.
The young director didn’t want to disappoint his sister.
He pursed his lips, then said softly, "Miaomiao is the best, good luck."
Tuanzi instantly beamed with joy.
Gu Che stared at the screen watching, swiftly typing.
[His ears turned red!]
[The voice was too small, say it louder!]
Tuanzi fixed her gaze on a small card that read ’Steel Knife.’
This was an outdoor survival steel knife, larger in size, so the program team replaced it with a card instead of displaying it.
"Whoosh!"
As she threw the bamboo ring, Tuanzi added her own sound effect.
Everyone followed the bamboo ring and saw it land squarely on the card representing the steel knife.
Little Youyou clapped vigorously, "Amazing! Sis is amazing!"
Tuanzi slightly raised her chin proudly.
She deliberately asked Gu Cheng, "Big brother, what should I ring next?"
Gu Cheng saw her pride and found his self-satisfied sister adorable, even the cutest in the world.
"Pure water."
"Alright~"
Xiong Chenfei rolled her eyes, thinking it’s impossible for someone to ring whatever they want. Careful not to get slapped in the face.
Tuanzi ’whooshed’ her bamboo ring.
The bamboo ring landed steadily on the top of the water bottle.
Little Youyou clapped her hands red.
The other little boys admired her.
The yet-to-toss kids were fired up, "We will be even more amazing!"
The third bamboo ring landed on a set of canned luncheon meat, five cans in total.
The fourth bamboo ring landed on an emergency blanket.
The fifth bamboo ring landed on a multifunctional knife.
[Woah, is the Little Heroine so good at ring tossing too?]
[Why ring two knives? Go for cookware!]
[Didn’t you pay attention? It was agreed earlier that the other groups would ring cookware, and they would go for knives and water]
[I’m telling you, all the rings should be given to Miaomiao]
Director Li, wanting to see everyone’s mistakes, directly stated that each group’s rings could only be used by themselves.
The next group was Fu Guoqiang and Youyou; they had agreed that adults would get three rings, while the child got two.
Tuanzi stood next to her big brother, cheering them on.