I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

Whether or not we can finish the food is the director's concern, since his task was to serve ten dishes.

"I'm just following the instructions."

After Cai Yi finished speaking, he swiftly chopped the whole rack of ribs on the cutting board with his cleaver, neatly dividing it into equal pieces.

Jian Li glanced at the production team subconsciously; their faces showed a hint of impatience.

She turned her gaze away from the vegetables Cai Yi was preparing and asked, "Miss Cai, we can't even buy this much food for ten yuan. How did you manage to get chicken, duck, fish, and meat for five yuan?"

"The production team probably wouldn't allow cheating."

As she said this, she glanced at the production crew, as if she wanted them to come out and confiscate Caiyi's ingredients.

Cai Yi continued working, his tone nonchalant, completely unaffected by her words: "No money? Does that mean you don't have hands?"

"A farmhouse is such a big place, it's more than enough to find a vendor to work part-time for a few hours and buy some vegetables."

"After all, the director did not prohibit earning money through labor."

In reality, you can't earn that much money in just three or four hours, but it's definitely enough to buy ten dishes, as long as you plan well.

Caiyi wasn't a planner, so she chose to work as a laborer for the vendors at the agritainment business. After all, she had developed strong skills and was quite powerful, so manual labor was a piece of cake for her.

She helped an old woman husk a year's worth of dried corn and threshed some millet. It has to be said, manual labor is manual labor; her arms are still aching slightly.

The old woman gave her two hundred yuan, and also gave her a chicken and some vegetables, saving her a lot of money.

Actually, she didn't have that much money, but the old lady was very lonely, and she hoped that when Caiyi was filming the dating show here, he would have time to visit her and chat with her.

This was no problem for Caiyi at all; she was a social butterfly and could chat with anyone, regardless of age or gender, as long as she wanted to.

Moreover, a free-range chicken raised in the local area is very expensive, and this saved the old lady at least tens of yuan, so she should spend more time with her.

Apart from the chicken and vegetables, which were given to her by the old lady, she bought everything else with her own money. After buying ten dishes, she still had several tens of yuan left over.

But none of that matters now. What matters is that she's hungry and needs to process the ingredients quickly. With that in mind, she sped up her work.

Completely ignored, Jian Li: "..."

She looked at the others, but they didn't notice her. Her gaze fell on Wen Yu.

Wen Yu smiled gently and elegantly at her: "I'm sorry, I never cook at home, it's always the housekeeper who does it, so I might be troubling you."

“That just so happens. You mentioned earlier that you would stay at home to be a wife and mother. This is a great opportunity for you to practice. You can give it a try.”

Jian Li's delicate and beautiful face twitched slightly, and her smile was slightly stiff: "...Yes, it's a good opportunity to practice. I'll give it a try."

She hesitated for a moment, then picked up a bunch of vegetables. Without even untying the ropes binding them, she put them in the basket and washed them with water.

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to bite the bullet and start cooking.

Zhang Ye glanced at Bei An'an. This rich woman was short and thin; he was worried she might faint from hunger later.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and instructed Bei An'an, "Don't move. You obviously don't know how. I, the man, will handle these things."

Bai An'an's fair cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes clear and bright. She bit her lower lip, a little uneasy, and said, "Is this really not a good thing..."

Zhang Ye: "What's wrong with that? If you can't do it, just stay quietly on the sidelines and that's the best thing you can do."

"Otherwise, you'll get burned later, which would be even more troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Bei An'an felt that what he said made sense, so she obediently left the kitchen and sat down at the table outside.

Xu Yingchuan can't cook; he's never even tried. Xiang Xiang can only say she has some recollection of it, but she doesn't know how to cook either.

Compared to the others who were in a flustered state, the two of them were smarter; they followed Cai Yi's steps to prepare the vegetables and fish.

They bought a fish for a little over six yuan, and with the remaining money, they bought half a bunch of greens, which was only enough to make two dishes.

The others were much the same.

Caiyi was quick and efficient; she was the second person to finish preparing the dishes, and she made ten dishes in total.

Zhang Ye was the first person to finish cooking; it was three dishes and a soup, as required by the production team.

Zhang Ye: Vegetable soup, stir-fried vegetables, steamed egg, steamed fish.

Fortune-related dishes: Tofu fish soup, salt and pepper pork ribs, twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, beer duck, spicy chicken, sweet and sour fish, braised pork belly, water spinach with garlic, stir-fried lettuce, and cold beef shank salad.

Others: The dishes they cooked were all pitch black.

They divided the dark-colored dish into three dishes and a soup. The soup consisted of boiling water, and a piece of the blackened dish was scooped out of the plate and added to it, thus forming a soup.

Seeing their cleverness, the director picked up a megaphone and grinned darkly: "The task is to eat your own food to complete it."

Xu Yingchuan is a singer and needs to protect his voice; he couldn't possibly eat something like that, even if he made it himself.

Xiangxiang tried a bite, then covered her mouth and forced herself to swallow it, but she didn't dare to try a second bite. They immediately declared the mission a failure.

Wen Yu stared at the pitch-black food in front of him without saying a word.

Jian Li said understandingly, "I'm sorry, this is my first time cooking. I apologize. Mr. Wen, you don't need to eat it. After all, I can't eat this myself."

"I'm just holding you back, preventing you from winning."

She spoke with deep remorse in her last sentence.

Wen Yu: "It's alright. Just practice your cooking skills more, and I believe you'll be able to successfully create a delicious dish later on."

Upon hearing this, Jian Li's cheeks flushed slightly, and a hint of infatuation flashed in her eyes: "Yes, thank you for your encouragement, Mr. Wen. I will work harder."

Lu Xu frowned, looking at Luo Xiaoxiao speechlessly: "Are you even a woman? You can't even cook a simple dish?"

Luo Xiaoxiao wouldn't tolerate her: "Are you even a man? You're so timid. It's just a simple dish, and you can't even eat it? You're such a waste."

Lu Xu: "Hehe, even a dog wouldn't eat it if you made it like this."

Luo Xiaoxiao: "Dogs are such adorable creatures, don't you dare pollute them with your trash."

"A man who lacks tolerance for others is petty and narrow-minded."

"I'm so beautiful and elegant, I won't bother arguing with someone as rude as you."

"After all, you can be rude, but I can't be rude. I can't lead my fans astray."

After Luo Xiaoxiao let loose, her words were like poison, making Lu Xu's face turn red with anger, and he could only say "you," "you," "you" in frustration.

Luo Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at Lu Xu: "I didn't realize you still have a stutter. It must be hard for your fans to still be willing to support you like this."

Thanks for the invitation, but I've already unfollowed them.

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Lu Xu's fans are mostly attracted by his looks, but he doesn't have as many fans as Wen Yu, so his fan base started to decline the day he started showing his chauvinistic tendencies.

Zhang Ye's similar chauvinistic tendencies have made him very popular with his fans, and he has gained a lot of female and male fans.

Female fans hope to meet someone like that.

Male fans hope to learn this so it will make finding a partner easier.