After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Ye Sanqing sent a message in the group chat: 【We won't be going home for dinner tonight】

Ye Wanyin was the first to reply, 【What? What am I supposed to eat tonight? How could you guys be like this?!】

Ye Sanqing sent a question mark and put his phone back in his pocket, ignoring it.

Anyway, she has fulfilled her obligation to notify us!

Pan Hongyu: [So Mingming and I will just do our own portions?]

Pei Canxing replied with a message: "No problem, Teacher Pan."

Ji Wan was worried that Deng Lingxuan wouldn't see the group chat, so he messaged her privately to say that he wouldn't be home for dinner that night, but she didn't reply.

They quickly and happily started their meal here.

[A world of difference at noon, and another world of difference in the evening—this is life!]

How many dishes are there today?

Braised chicken, twice-cooked pork, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, sweet and sour fish, braised eggplant, and a lamb offal soup.

The dishes weren't numerous, but the portions were huge!

This is what farm-style cuisine is like—authentic and hearty.

My aunt specifically asked her husband to buy some good food from town and bring it back in the afternoon, probably lamb offal and chicken pieces.

The neighbors next door were doing well too; the two of them made a tomato and egg dish, stir-fried pork, and bok choy and tofu soup.

It just doesn't feel quite right to cook small portions of food in a big pot.

[Deng Lingxuan is the one who's really suffering; she's only now starting to turn back.]

Although Deng Lingxuan went out full of confidence, as expected, as soon as she arrived at the place, she covered her nose and complained about the smell in the chicken coop and pigsty.

If it weren't for wanting to have a good dinner and amaze everyone, Deng Lingxuan wouldn't have taken on this task!

She was even less willing to do anything else, thinking that feeding animals might be okay, but she didn't expect it to smell so bad!

But since we're already here, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

Fortunately, the family had prepared the feed; all that was needed was to mix it and pour it into the feed trough.

Even with such a simple job, Deng Lingxuan almost got hit on the head by a chicken, and after leaving in a state of shock, she almost got eaten by a pig...

However, it must be said that this is actually the kind of scene that the audience wants to see.

Ye Sanqing's side was going too smoothly, as if nothing could stump them.

Sometimes people just want to see glamorous celebrities make fools of themselves!

As a result, Deng Lingxuan's live stream experienced a rare surge in viewership.

However, she herself was unaware that while she was complaining in her heart and preparing to go back and take a shower, she saw Sheng Hanyu post a photo of dinner in the group chat, and almost broke down.

[Hahaha, the little princess still has chicken feathers on her head, didn't anyone remind her?]

Isn't the "Chicken Feather Princess" also a kind of princess?

Where is the Firewood Princess over there?

[Maybe she's Cinderella]

【Pah! Don't try to get involved! Are you trying to scam me by claiming the moon landing?】

[I even had the tags ready: Disney's runaway princess, and then she really did end up covered in dust and smoke.]

What did Cinderella do to deserve this...?

The charcoal seller didn't offend you either.

You know what, she really does have two older sisters.

[...Just because someone has two older sisters doesn't mean they can become Cinderella!]

I can make a cameo appearance as the wicked stepmother.

Yes, Ye Wanyin was walking back in a very miserable state.

Actually, she hadn't collected enough firewood for the whole day; she was still short about a quarter. But it was getting dark, and it wasn't safe to be on the mountain, so the director persuaded her to come back first.

As for the task... forget it. It took a whole day to gather this little bit of firewood. If I let her do it again, it will probably never end.

Moreover, Zhu Song wanted to create a good show effect. Although Ye Wanyin's interactions with others caused controversy, they also generated viewership. If she spent two days just gathering firewood, no one would watch.

Ye Sanqing and his team cooperated seamlessly, which was great... but he also felt it wasn't enough. He was thinking that he needed to take some drastic measures tomorrow and create something interesting to see.

Although Ye Wanyin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that she could go back, she still performed a series of emotions in front of the camera, including regret, trying her best, and promising to try harder next time.

Ye Sanqing and the others returned to the courtyard, carrying a bag of dumplings that Liu Damei had insisted on giving them and three fish that she hadn't actually given them.

Ye Wanyin watched them enter, carrying things in their hands. She quickly walked a few steps to catch up with them and said, "Sister, did you know I didn't have dinner and brought back food on purpose?"

Ye Wanyin had thought that if she showed her gratitude, the other party would feel embarrassed and share the things with her.

However, this tactic failed. Ye Sanqing said, "What?"

When the two brothers saw her coming, they immediately took what they were carrying and went into the kitchen.

"Sister... I mean, did you bring dinner back especially for me?" Ye Wanyin said, glancing at the bag of dumplings in Ye Sanqing's hand from time to time.

"Hello, no," Ye Sanqing said coldly. "Besides, I'm leaving the dumplings in my room, so don't even think about taking them!"

After saying that, she grabbed the dumplings and rushed upstairs.

Anyway, whenever she wanted to eat, she would go to Sheng Hanyu and cook it together to share with everyone!

Ji Wanluo stood aside and, seeing Ye Wanyin looking at him, hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I was just helping to get the fish, I can't make the decision."

After saying that, he immediately rushed into the kitchen, adhering to the principle of "I won't go looking for trouble, and trouble shouldn't come looking for me."

Deng Lingxuan was in the kitchen at that moment, and said to Pan Hongyu, who had just finished eating, "Teacher Pan, could you help me make dinner? I'll share some things with you as a form of exchange, okay?"

"Why don't you cook for yourself?" Pan Hongyu was naturally unwilling to cook for her; she hadn't even gotten over what happened on the first day.

And if you can't cook, just switch to self-heating rice; it's not like the production team doesn't have that kind of convenient food.

"I..." Deng Lingxuan was about to say how could she possibly cook when she saw Sheng Hanyu and the other person come in and put the fish in the refrigerator.

The fish they brought back had already been gutted; they can be used directly on the ice tomorrow.

Although it's not as fresh as freshly killed, it's fine to leave it for a day.

They actually have fish? Did they catch them?

Before Deng Lingxuan could react, Ji Wan walked in.

"Uncle! Hurry up and make me dinner! I've prepared so many different dishes!" Deng Lingxuan ran over immediately with an expression that said, "I don't need you anymore now that my uncle is back." "Is there fish for dinner?"

“We’ve already eaten. I’m just helping to hold this fish,” Ji Wan said, putting the fish down as well.

"Can I eat it?" Deng Lingxuan asked.

Ji Wan looked at Sheng Hanyu, who said, "This was originally your share of the payment, so you can distribute it however you like."

That's how it is. They caught more fish than expected today. Even if they sold most of them, the Liu family wouldn't be able to eat them all in a short time, so Liu Damei simply shared them with them.

Ye Wanyin followed in and heard these words, and immediately had an idea.

After Sheng Hanyu and Pei Canxing left, Ye Wanyin immediately went to Deng Lingxuan's side and said, "Xuanxuan, I haven't had dinner either, can we eat together?"

"Do you have any supplies, or can you cook?" Deng Lingxuan asked without thinking.

She spent half the day working on it and realized that getting points is really not easy!

Although she changed a lot of ingredients with the intention of surprising everyone, her mindset changed, and she felt that it was more reasonable for everyone to contribute their own supplies and then find someone else to cook, just like yesterday.

"..." Ye Wanyin was speechless. Did this person not have a brain? Knowing that she was doing a punishment task today, he still asked?

However, she still decided to give it a try and said, "Our group should have some points..."

Seeing that everyone was in the kitchen, Zhu Song squeezed over and said, "Your group doesn't have any points."

"What? Why isn't it there? Wasn't my sister on a mission today? Could it be..."

Ye Wanyin was about to ask if Ye Sanqing was slacking off when Zhu Song interrupted her, "Master Ye has already exchanged his points for something, so your group's points are zero."

Ye Sanqing quickly put down the dumplings and immediately ran to exchange them for points.

What a close call! If we had come back any later, Ye Wanyin might have used it.

Ye Sanqing kept in mind that he had to get her a zero, but he inevitably came back a little late because he was eating out that night.

"...Then, I really have no food to eat." Ye Wanyin was on the verge of tears. "I didn't eat lunch..."

"Uh, don't cry, we still have fish, don't we?" Seeing her like this, Deng Lingxuan thought it wouldn't hurt to share some of her food with her.

"Alright, then I'll cook for the two of you. Could you please help me start a fire, Xiaoming?" Since things had been put this way, Ji Wan had no choice but to get to work.

Yin Xiangming had just stood up to slip away when he heard his own name called, which startled him.

Seeing this, Pan Hongyu said, "The fire isn't out yet. Our soup was still warm in the pot. You can just add some firewood. But since the soup was just ladled out, you might have to wash the pot yourself."

"It's alright," Ji Wan glanced at the fairly clean pot, saying a quick rinse with water would suffice. "You guys go ahead with your work, I'll cook. Xuanxuan, where are the vegetables you changed?"

Deng Lingxuan immediately pointed to a large basket of vegetables in the corner.

Well... it's not that they're completely unrelated, but rather that they're utterly unrelated...

Deng Lingxuan, of course, didn't know which dishes to pair with which ones in the recipe; she just randomly changed them.

After much deliberation, Ji Wan finally decided to make braised fish chunks and stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, just like yesterday.

Put everything else in the fridge! We don't have anything to pair with today, but we can change it up tomorrow!

Anyway, if the fish pieces are braised in advance, it's the same as eating them tomorrow.

His cooking skills weren't as good as Sheng Hanyu's, and his proficiency was even slightly less than Pan Hongyu's, but he could still manage to cook a few home-style dishes.

He prepared the fish pieces and instructed the two men, "I've put the extra fish pieces in the refrigerator. I have to go to work tomorrow. If you don't know how to cook, just heat these up and have them add more rice when they cook. Dividing them up will make a meal."

"Thank you, Uncle Ji! This fish smells so good, it's delicious!" With dinner to be had, Ye Wanyin became sweet-talking.

Ji Wan: ...Everyone calls me Brother Ji, but you...sigh, never mind! And why didn't you praise Teacher Pan yesterday and this morning?

"I need to take a shower. I've worked all day. You guys can wash the pots and dishes, right?"

As he said this, he glanced at Ye Wanyin, his meaning clear: since you didn't provide any ingredients, then it's time to wash the dishes...

"I'll take care of it," Ye Wanyin agreed immediately, maintaining a polite facade. "Xuanxuan, you can leave your part to me too!"

“…Thank you?” Deng Lingxuan didn’t know what else she had to do, but she thanked him anyway, yet something felt off.

She stopped thinking about it and buried her head in her food.

And you know what? After working all day, the food tasted especially good!