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Xu Fan's team won, which means they can have a lavish lunch.

Ji Yuzhi didn't really care about lunch; he was only concerned about losing face in front of Xu Fan. He was a little afraid to face Xu Fan and kept his head down, not daring to look up.

The production team had the fathers take their children to wash their hands so they could prepare lunch when they returned.

After washing their hands, the production crew led everyone to a temporary tent set up by the crew. Two round tables were already set up inside, with more than a dozen dishes on one of them, including scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried potatoes, green peppers, and eggplant, hand-shredded cabbage... There were both meat and vegetarian dishes, as well as a large bowl of white, soft, and fluffy rice with distinct grains. You could smell the aroma as soon as you got close.

"The food is much better this time than last time. Did the production team hire a chef?"

"It smells delicious, I'm hungry."

As the discerning viewers guessed correctly, the meal was indeed prepared by a chef from the village, hired by the production team.

The scene shifts to another table with six servings of fried rice. Calling it fried rice is a stretch; it's more like oil and salt fried rice with a few bits of egg bits mixed in. It looks completely unappetizing, failing to appeal in terms of color, aroma, or taste.

"I'm dying of laughter, the difference is just too big!"

"Is this not enough nutrition for the children?"

As soon as Ji Yuzhi and his group arrived, they knew that the fried rice on this table was theirs, while the other luxurious lunch belonged to Xu Fan and his group.

However, they really didn't expect the difference to be so huge, but they accepted it because their task was indeed not as good as Xu Fan's group. In Xu Fan's group, adults and children alike put in a lot of effort, while in their group... the children swept reluctantly, the adults were perfunctory, and there was even an idiot who went to wash his hair before even starting to sweep. No wonder they couldn't win.

"Wow! It smells so good!" Chaochao smelled the aroma of food emanating from the table and his mouth watered. He ran straight to the table with the luxurious food and wrinkled his nose to smell it. When Shengsheng saw him doing this, she also ran over to smell it.

At this moment, Xu Fan returned and saw the table full of dishes and the meager fried rice next to it. This table of dishes was enough to feed more than a dozen people. He thought that the prize for victory would at most be a more substantial lunchbox, not this kind of stir-fried dish with large portions.

Ji Yuzhi was already in a bad mood, and when he saw Chaochao sniffing the table full of food in front of Xu Fan as if he hadn't been fed, he was furious. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Chaochao by the collar, and dragged him back.

"We lost, so this is what we get! What are you doing sniffing around like that? You've completely embarrassed me!"

Chaochao had already eaten the two sour steamed buns that Ji Yuzhi brought him back that morning, and they were long gone. Now, after being scolded, he felt extremely wronged. Tears instantly streamed down his face.

"But I want to eat those! Those dishes smell so good!"

"We lost, so this is what we get. We have to follow the rules. If you wanted something better, why didn't you work harder earlier?"

Chaochao couldn't refute it, but he just opened his mouth and cried even louder.

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt sorry for him. This little boy already had a vague sense of self-esteem, and it must have been very painful for him to be scolded in front of everyone by someone he had only known for less than three days.

"Damn it, why are you yelling at the kid? He only smelled it!"

"What if he smells it and then starts fussing about wanting to eat it? I think Ji Yuzhi did the right thing. He was reasoning with the child, telling him that if you lose, you have to accept the consequences."

Pei Yin couldn't stand it anymore and silently pulled Sheng Sheng, who was also smelling the aroma, back to his seat. Sheng Sheng had also smelled it and was afraid that Pei Yin would punish him like Ji Yuzhi had punished Chao Chao, but Pei Yin didn't. He simply pulled Sheng Sheng to sit down, cleared his throat, and said to Ji Yuzhi, "Come and eat."

This can also be seen as a way to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Ji Yuzhi calmed down a little and subconsciously looked at Xu Fan. Although he couldn't see Xu Fan's expression through his thick glasses, he could still see a hint of disapproval in Xu Fan's eyes.

He then realized that Xu Fan had always been very gentle and kind to everyone, especially children. His scolding of Chaochao in front of everyone had gone too far and would make Xu Fan look down on him.

Ji Yuzhi returned to his seat dejectedly and began to eat his rice. After taking one bite, he spat it out with a "pui" sound.

"How can this taste so awful? Even bran tastes better!"

"You talk like you've never eaten chaff."

"He's such a troublemaker, how can anyone else stomach him?"

The rice was cold and hard, with an oily, fishy smell and almost no salt flavor; it was extremely unpalatable.

Actually, the production team had the chef cook a few portions of fried rice while he was cooking the main dishes.

After the chef finished making the fried rice, the crew got hungry and tried some. They thought it was delicious. Since the task involved punishment, they decided to punish them severely. This fried rice was quite tasty, so they got a good deal.

Since they were already at it, the production team decided to eat all the food and then went to a nearby old lady's house to ask her to cook a pot of fried rice with eggs.

The crew tasted a little bit, and well, it was really bad. As long as it didn't kill them, it was fine. Although the old man's eyesight was failing and he couldn't see the seasonings clearly, the kitchen was quite clean, so eating it shouldn't cause diarrhea.

In fact, Wen Jingqian and Pei Yin were forcing themselves to eat something, otherwise they might not have the energy to carry out the afternoon's tasks.

Chaochao and Shengsheng only tried a little bit before stopping, and even Jiajia, who is usually not picky, couldn't eat any.

Meanwhile, Lin Ke, Xu Fan, and the two little girls also started eating.

Lin Ke took a bite, nodded, and asked the production team, "It tastes good this time. Did you hire a chef?"

The production team answered yes.

However, Lin Ke ate absentmindedly, picking at bits and pieces of food here and there, and then eating a little bit of rice.

"But I still think it's not as good as Xu Fan's. My taste has been spoiled by Xu Fan."

Fu Chun also chimed in, "Yes, Xu Fan's cooking is still the best."

Lingling: "Uncle Xu Fan's cooking is delicious!"

Hearing the praise, Xu Fan lowered his head shyly. He was still not used to being praised by others. He felt embarrassed by the praise from Lin Ke and the others these past few days, but he was also very happy and wanted to hear more.

Lin Ke continued, "After the show ends tomorrow, I want to add you on WeChat and call you every day so you can cook for me."

Xu Fan was taken aback. After the show ended, did Lin Ke still want to contact him? He already felt very lucky to have become friends with Lin Ke on the show. He thought Lin Ke only became friends with him because she needed his help on the show. Now that the show was over and he was no longer needed, could he still be friends with Lin Ke?

Fu Chun objected: "No way! Xu Fan is mine!"

Lingling chimed in, "Even when I get home, I still want to play with Chun Chun, Daddy, and Uncle Xu Fan!"

After saying that, the three of them continued eating, completely unaware of the uproar their words had caused in Xu Fan's mind.

Xu Fan's nose suddenly stung, and his eyes felt hot, as if some tears were about to flow. He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Okay."

On the other side, Chaochao couldn't get enough to eat because the food was so bad, and Ji Yuzhi kept having a stern face, so he couldn't help but cry again, with unchewed rice grains still in his mouth.

Ji Yuzhi ignored him, but Pei Yin couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that the child was really pitiful to have such a father.

He asked softly, "What's wrong? Why are you crying again when you were eating normally?"

It would have been better if no one had comforted him; the fact that someone cared about him only made Chaochao cry harder, shouting loudly as if trying to release all his pent-up emotions: "It tastes awful! I want to go home!"

Seeing this, Sheng Sheng couldn't help but cry too. That's how children are; they have such simple thoughts. They cry when they don't have food or water.

Pei Yin was at his wits' end, unable to comfort either of them.

Xu Fan was drawn to the commotion and saw that two children were crying, and they were crying because of something about food. He frowned slightly, feeling a little sorry for them.

Looking at the table full of food in front of him, having suffered only minor injuries, he quietly discussed with Lin Ke, "Shall we invite them over to eat with us?"

Lin Ke glanced at the two crying children behind him and the helpless Pei Yin, then nodded in agreement. To be honest, although he disliked Ji Yuzhi, he couldn't bear to see the children go hungry.

Xu Fan happily thanked Lin Ke and asked the two children to go and call them over for dinner.

Fu Chun went over and looked at Chaochao and Shengsheng, who were crying uncontrollably and even sitting on the ground, with disdain. He said coldly, "Hey, stop crying. Xu Fan wants all of you to go over for dinner."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuzhi's heart fluttered instantly. Xu Fan had called him over for dinner; was it because Xu Fan felt sorry for him? Sure enough, the hairstyle he got this morning had worked; it must have completely captivated Xu Fan!

He completely ignored the fact that Fu Chun had called for all of them, not just him.

Pei Yin was slightly taken aback, then quickly shook his head: "We adults don't need to, just let the children go and eat."

Wen Jingqian nodded in agreement.

After Pei Yin finished speaking, his stomach rumbled loudly, because he was indeed hungry. He glanced at Fu Chun somewhat embarrassedly.

Fu Chun simply said again, without saying a word, "Let's go."

It would be pretentious to refuse again, so the three adults and three children sat down.

In fact, Wen Jingqian and Pei Yin were both surprised, and at the same time, a sense of guilt welled up in their hearts. Yesterday morning, Xu Fan came in last place and chose the worst ingredients. Even though they had plenty of ingredients, no one had ever thought of helping Xu Fan.

They ate a rather poor meal today, which was a consequence of their lack of diligence. They endured it no matter how bad it tasted.

However, Xu Fan was willing to share his reward with them.

"Xu Fan is really kind. Even though it was a prize he won in the competition, he still let the losing team come over for dinner."

Am I the only one who thinks Xu Fan is too much of a saint?

"What kind of saintly figure is he? Xu Fan is obviously just worried about the child because he saw the child crying! Otherwise, why didn't he let them go and eat from the beginning?"

With so many people, Xu Fan's table wasn't big enough for everyone.

Xu Fan quickly stood up: "I'm full, please sit down..."

Ji Yuzhi quickly pressed down on Xu Fan's shoulder, grabbed a stool with his other hand, and shamelessly squeezed next to Xu Fan: "Don't be shy! You look like you haven't eaten enough, I'll just squeeze in."

Xu Fan was a little flustered: "But I'm really full..."

Seeing this, Lin Ke rolled his eyes, which further confirmed his suspicions. He gently pulled Xu Fan's arm and said, "Come on, Xu Fan, let's go digest our food."

Lin Ke was like a savior. Xu Fan replied "okay" and followed Lin Ke.

Ji Yuzhi was furious. This sissy kept bothering Xu Fan. He muttered angrily, "You damn sissy!" He bit into the soft, sticky rice, making a crunching sound.

Lin Ke then pulled Xu Fan along, giving the production crew the excuse of going to the restroom, but actually leading Xu Fan to a secluded grove of trees in the distance.

He said earnestly to Xu Fan, "Xu Fan, I think that Ji Yuzhi definitely has his eye on you! Those rich kids are just playing around, don't fall for it! And I think he has violent tendencies!"

Xu Fan turned pale with fright upon hearing this. Lin Ke was his high school classmate and knew about his past attempts to curry favor with and harass his deskmate. He thought Lin Ke was looking down on him.

He quickly explained, "No, I won't harass him. I won't be like before. I've changed, really! Please don't stop being my friend..."

The more he explained, the more guilty he felt, and his voice grew softer and softer. He thought to himself that Lin Ke would definitely not believe him and would never want to talk to him again.

Lin Ke didn't expect that Xu Fan would get so anxious when he simply advised Xu Fan to be more discerning in choosing people.

He patted Xu Fan's head and explained softly, "I don't mean I don't want to be friends with you anymore. I just feel that he likes you, and as a friend, I want you to be careful and not be deceived. Besides, after spending these past few days with you, I feel there's more to the story about high school. You're not the kind of person who would harass others. When you go back in a few days, can you tell me what happened in high school?"

Xu Fan nodded blankly, then shook his head. He didn't think anyone would like him. Besides, he was indeed a bad person; he used to harass others and annoy them.

Lin Ke felt that Xu Fan's little brain might not be able to understand what he meant and was confused. He patted Xu Fan on the shoulder and said, "The production team might be coming to find us. Let's go back."

Xu Fan nodded and went back with Lin Ke.

As soon as he returned, Ji Yuzhi's hateful gaze fell on Lin Ke again. This sissy, he even needs Xu Fan to accompany him to the toilet, shameless!

Lin Ke couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention; someone like that must have had a miscarriage prevention injection stuck in their head while still in the womb.

After the meal, the production team gave each of them a folding bed. They were tired from the morning's work, so they took a short nap on the spot while waiting for the afternoon's tasks.

As soon as Ji Yuzhi got the bed, he wanted to walk over to Xu Fan so he could take a nap next to her.

But Lin Ke pushed him aside with her buttocks: "Xu Fan, I'm here!"

Xu Fan's eyes lit up with joy when he saw Lin Ke arrive, so Ji Yuzhi had no choice but to give up.

The group set up folding beds in the shed and soon fell asleep one after another.