Chapter 898 - 897: Cub~

Six people with five dishes and one soup is definitely not enough, especially when there are a few big eaters.

But Shu Ran usually maintains her figure and doesn’t eat much, Shi Yuhuai is preparing for a show later and didn’t eat much, Cheng Zhirang is also watching his diet for acting, so in the end, it was just right with almost nothing left.

Guan Yu is a pro at eating crayfish, whereas Mu Qiu doesn’t really like them and focuses on the douban fish and kung pao chicken. Li Yang eats everything, while the rest mostly consume the vegetarian dishes.

After the meal, the task of washing the dishes was assigned to Li Yang and Shi Yuhuai. Shu Ran made tea for everyone. Sitting on a recliner after a good meal and sipping tea, life felt as blissful as a deity.

Unfortunately, "Different Variety Show" is always different and doesn’t allow for prolonged relaxation. At three o’clock, a piercing bell suddenly rang throughout the villa.

It startled the unprepared group.

"Dear guests, it’s now three in the afternoon. Please gather at the outdoor pool."

Guan Yu slapped the armrest of her chair excitedly, "I told you! The pool wouldn’t be unused!"

Li Yang was also thrilled, and he even brought swimming goggles and trunks.

The outdoor pool was now in the shade, free of direct sunlight, making it quite acceptable.

Layers of photographers were ready with cameras aimed at them, with a very familiar screen set up in front of the pool.

It seemed like they hadn’t seen the director for ages, who sat among the photographers with just a little blue plastic stool and a megaphone as his belongings.

"Everyone should be full and hydrated, right? Great, now that you’re full, we’ll start with the first team-building game."

Guan Yu: "You’ve already said everything."

The director ignored her and continued, "In the previous nine episodes, some of you have been an MVP many times, some are always in the middle, never first nor last, and some have consistently been last, becoming the only rotating NPC in our show."

Mu Qiu held back a laugh, "Director, you might as well just say Brother Huai’s name."

Shi Yuhuai acted deaf and ignored the "honor."

The director: "But, all these past honors and disgraces are wiped clean today. This episode’s games don’t distinguish NPCs nor determine a final winner. There are no rewards or penalties. It’s more about reflecting on past experiences with each other, with the audience, fans, and within our program team, to face and analyze things, to have a remote dialogue with all our supporting viewers."

"The game we are about to play is somewhat similar to a few games from previous episodes, so please listen to the rules carefully—

Six people are divided into male and female teams and sit on swan-shaped inflatable boats specially made by the program team. There’s a rope under the swans. Each team pulls the opposing team’s rope and answers questions while looking at the screen.

The questions on the screen are collected from the audience, about the show or about you guys. The audience has already voted for the most popular answers. Your task is to guess which answer received the highest number of votes.

Both teams must choose different answers. The team that answers incorrectly will have their boat overturned by the opposing team pulling the rope. If both teams answer incorrectly, any means can be used to make the opponents fall into the water until only one person remains on the boat. The team with the remaining person gets to choose the answer first in the next round. Understood?"

"Got it, got it!"

The staff had already placed two swan inflatable boats in the pool, with the ropes from each boat bottom laying on the opponent’s boat.

Cheng Zhirang asked for three long bath towels, handed two to Guan Yu and Shu Ran, and draped the last one over Mu Qiu’s shoulders, shielding quite a bit.

He didn’t avoid the cameras, and after draping the towel, even squeezed her bun playfully.

"It’s fluffy this time," he said with intrigue.

Mu Qiu looked up at him, "Sister Shu Ran tied it for me."

He didn’t comment, smiling at her before moving to the other side, following Li Yang into the water.

This swan inflatable boat was somewhat like the cube from the last episode. It could float on water, and as long as you sat in the right spot, you wouldn’t sink. But finding that right spot wasn’t easy; being slightly off would cause it to tip over.

Mu Qiu carefully climbed onto the boat, lying prone to quickly maintain balance and avoid falling. Once stable, Shu Ran got on, followed by Guan Yu.

Guan Yu placed one foot on, and with a yell from the other side, Li Yang, who was the first sitting just underneath the swan’s neck, toppled headfirst into the water, his legs still flailing.

Shi Yuhuai withdrew his long legs, trying his best to act innocent.

Shu Ran watched in panic, hurriedly pulling Mu Qiu to lie at both ends, repeatedly cautioning Guan Yu to be extra careful.

If they could avoid falling in the water, it would be best. She had already been drenched once while trekking to the villa and didn’t want to wash up and change again as it was too much hassle.

Luckily, they remained relatively steady, the three sitting back and forth, maintaining balance well.

The opposing trio took a different approach. They went into the water directly and climbed onto the boat from there. Although it took several tries to sit properly, this method didn’t require caution, and each attempt was quite quick.

Director: "Okay, everyone seated? The staff will push you to the middle of the pool."

The lifeguard in the pool dragged their swan boats towards the center, ensuring that when each team tipped over, they wouldn’t hit the pool edge and would also be perfectly in the camera frame.

Then, a three-two-one countdown appeared on the big screen. The first question popped up, and they all instinctively craned their necks to look.

"First question: What is the most common name the audience calls Li Yang?"

A: Li Yang

B: Yangyang

C: Yang

D: Kid

E: Star Li

Li Yang was petrified, his neck turning crimson red.

"...What kind of question is this?!"

The opposing trio immediately shouted all these names aloud.

Guan Yu: "Yangyang~ Mommy loves you~"

Mu Qiu: "Yang! Be spirited!"

Shu Ran: "Kid, your mommy fans are quite numerous."

Now not only his face but his entire ears turned red.

"Whatever is most called, it’s surely the name! The others are nicknames! This question is definitely A. How could I not know?!"

Guan Yu: "Okay, we’ll choose B. Yangyang~ Mommy supports you choosing A~"

Li Yang: "..."

At this moment, Shi Yuhuai poked his head to query him, "Is it really not Yangyang? I feel each of the following answers is better than A."

He uttered the word "Yangyang" casually, turning Li Yang’s face even redder.

"...Then I’ll choose D."

The opposing trio: "Kid~"