I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

"This is a bare, rocky beach!"

Chen He stared at the two large blue crabs in the bucket, his jaw almost dropping into the sand.

Jiang Che draped the towel he was using to dry his hands over his shoulder, his tone calm.

"I lived at my grandmother's house by the sea for a few years when I was a child, so beachcombing was a basic skill for me."

Deng Chao grabbed Jiang Che's arm.

"Brother, quickly teach your older brother, he doesn't want to eat sea breeze for lunch."

Lu Han also came over, looking at Jiang Che expectantly.

Jiang Che pulled his arm away and walked to the rock where he had caught the crab.

"Look at the mud and sand patterns at the bottom of the puddle. When crabs hide underneath to breathe, tiny bubbles will rise up."

"Don't shovel and dig around, you'll muddy the water."

"Be quick, start from the back of the crab, avoiding the pincers."

Chen He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran to another puddle to squat down.

He stared wide-eyed at the water, muttering to himself.

"Bubble, where is bubble? Come out and show yourself, Brother He!"

Deng Chao also followed Jiang Che's example, rolling up his sleeves to search for targets in the crevices of the rocks.

Song Yuqi carried a red plastic bucket and followed beside Jiang Che.

Jiang Che saw that her feet were on the slightly slippery stones and reached out to support her arm.

"This rock is covered in moss, step on the dry one next to it."

Song Yuqi used his strength to step over him, her eyes curving into crescents.

"Then what should I do? I want to catch crabs too."

Jiang Che looked down at her fair fingers.

"You'll be in charge of carrying the buckets; leave the rough work of catching seafood to us."

Song Yuqi puffed out her cheeks in protest.

"I noticed you handled it quite easily just now, not roughly at all."

Jiang Che smiled and flicked the edge of her straw hat.

"That's because I'm good at it. Your skin is so delicate, if you got pinched by the pliers, I'd feel bad for you."

The screen was immediately flooded with these few sentences.

[Help! You tricked me into coming here early this morning to feed me dog food, Song Xiaogou! Ci Ye! Are you even human?]

[Jiang Che's sweet talk comes so easily, who can resist?]

Song Yuqi's worthless smile is simply unbearable to look at.

Chen He suddenly let out a scream.

"Ah! My hand!"

Everyone turned to look.

A hermit crab, about the size of a little finger, was hanging from Chen He's finger.

Deng Chao rolled his eyes in disdain.

"You're screaming like you've been bitten by a shark for such a small hermit crab."

Chen He shook the hermit crab off, looking aggrieved.

"That's seafood too. Even a tiny fly is still meat. We'll use it to make soup tonight."

Lu Han, on the other hand, was quiet. He spent a long time groping around in a shallow puddle and actually caught a few clams.

"The method that Brother Che taught really works. You can dig things up by looking at the small holes in the mud and sand."

Chen He used a broken plastic shovel to dig haphazardly in the sand.

The shovel hit something soft.

He was startled and took two steps back.

"What is that? It's dark and it's moving!"

Deng Chao leaned over to take a look and poked it with the wooden stick in his hand.

"Oh my, it's a sea cucumber! Crane, you've got a lucky break!"

Upon hearing that it was sea cucumber, Chen He's eyes lit up.

They didn't care about the dirt at all; they simply reached out and scooped up the sea cucumbers, then threw them into the bucket.

"I'll be adding a dish of braised sea cucumber with scallions to your dinner tonight, even though there aren't any scallions."

Song Yuqi carried the bucket and followed behind Jiang Che.

She not only looked at the crabs, but also stared at the seashells on the beach.

Seeing a beautifully patterned scallop shell, she squatted down and picked it up.

Wash it clean in the seawater and bring it to Jiang Che.

"Look at this, the color is so pretty, and it even has pink patterns on it."

Jiang Che took it, glanced at it, and casually put it into his pocket.

"Confiscated."

Song Yuqi was taken aback, and then reproached her somewhat.

Why are you taking my things? I found them.

Jiang Che turned his head to look at her.

"Your people are all mine, so what's wrong with me keeping a seashell?"

Song Yuqi's face flushed, and she stopped talking, lowering her head to continue searching for seashells.

More than an hour passed.

The five men searched the rocky beach, and their haul gradually became more substantial.

Seeing that it was about time, Jiang Che led everyone back to the place where he had set the mineral water bottle trap.

He grabbed the plastic rope tied to the bottle neck and pulled it up.

The water was splashing loudly.

Several small grouper were now crammed into the once-empty mineral water bottle.

There was even an octopus clinging to the bottle wall with its suckers.

Chen He jumped up.

"My God! You managed to catch that? Jiang Che, your skills are amazing!"

Deng Chao rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Let's have a seafood feast for lunch! Grouper with scallion oil, stir-fried octopus, and steamed blue crab."

Lu Han was carrying several plastic buckets that were full of things.

"We've come back with a full load. Director Wu can keep his expensive boxed lunch for himself."

Song Yuqi watched the octopus wriggling in the bucket and moved closer to Jiang Che.

Jiang Che took the opportunity to stand in front of her and lifted the bucket over.

"We're heading back now; it'll take some time to process the seafood."

In the temporary monitoring room.

Wu Zheng's hand, holding the watermelon juice, froze in mid-air.

The assistant director stood by, barely daring to breathe.

On the screen, five people are seen carrying plastic buckets full of seafood, chatting and laughing as they walk towards the villa.

Wu Zheng put down his cup, gritting his teeth.

"Are these people here to film a variety show, or to buy goods?"

"I had someone scout out that dead-end beach; you can't catch any big fish there."

"Where did Jiang Che's two blue crabs come from?"

The assistant director whispered a reminder.

"Director Wu, Jiang Che has exploited a loophole in the rules. We haven't sold a single one of our overpriced boxed meals and bottled water."

Wu Zheng snorted and reached for the microphone switch.

"Do you really think bringing seafood home will guarantee a hot meal?"

"Notify the staff at the villa to immediately execute Plan B."

In the courtyard of the villa.

Chen He poured a bucket of seafood into the pool, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to get to work.

"Today, I'll let you taste Chef Chen's cooking."

Deng Chao went to the kitchen to get a knife.

Song Yuqi took the account book and sat at the dining table to tally up the remaining funds.

Jiang Che went to the bathroom to wash his hands and turned on the faucet.

No water is flowing out.

He wrung it a few more times, but still no water came out.

Jiang Che walked out of the bathroom and looked towards the kitchen.

Deng Chao shouted in the kitchen.

"Why is there no water? Is the water pipe broken?"

Chen He ran into the kitchen to turn on the gas stove.

All that could be heard was the clicking sound of the flint, but not a single spark was produced.

Lu Han opened the refrigerator, glanced at it, and then turned to look at everyone.

"Everyone, I have bad news."

"The seasonings we bought yesterday—salt, soy sauce, and cooking oil—are all gone."

The loudspeaker in the courtyard emitted a crackling, static-like sound.

Wu Zheng's gloating voice rang out.

"Congratulations to all the brave adventurers for successfully obtaining a bountiful harvest of seafood."

"However, as a program with aspirations, we must add some life experiences for everyone."

"The water and gas supply to the villa has been completely cut off."

"All the seasonings purchased yesterday have been temporarily recalled by the production team."

Chen He slammed his hand on the kitchen counter.

"Wu Zheng! This is deliberate revenge!"

Deng Chao clutched the deflated faucet, on the verge of tears.

"You cut off the water and gas, fine, but you even took away the salt. Are we supposed to eat raw crabs?"

The broadcast continued.

"Don't worry, the production team is very considerate and has prepared a life support package for everyone."

"Tap water is provided, 200 yuan per hour."

"Gas is provided, 300 yuan per hour."

"Seasoning blind boxes, 100 yuan per draw, what you get is entirely up to luck."

"If you don't want to spend money, you can also choose to purchase the premium seafood processing service provided by the program team."

"For just 1,888 yuan, a chef will personally come to your door to provide service."