"Hello everyone." Lin Xin waved to the group with a smile. "I'm really flattered that so many people have come to greet me."
"Teacher Lin, I really didn't expect to see you on this program."
When they saw Lin Xin, the group was quite surprised, as rural life was not a popular variety show.
It's unrealistic to expect to invite well-known celebrities. Although Lin Xin hasn't been very active in the past two years, no one can deny that she still has a lot of influence.
Given her status, her appearance in a rural setting would be as incongruous as asking someone living in a large villa to move to the countryside.
"I've always liked this show, so when I found out that one of the guests couldn't come, I took the initiative to try to get on the show. I hope to have a pleasant time with everyone in the coming period."
Lin Xin is a very kind person, and she always has a smile on her face when she speaks. I don't know if this is her habit.
"Um, my name is Chen Mo," the little girl following behind Lin Xin called out timidly.
This is our last guest today; I heard he's a content creator with millions of followers.
【Ahhh, our little Momo is finally here!】
[Xiao Momo is so pretty! She doesn't lose out at all when standing next to celebrities.]
[...Friend upstairs, that's going too far. I admit this girl is quite cute, but praising her like that in front of so many beautiful women is really excessive.]
[How could I be praising her? Our Xiao Momo is clearly very pretty, why can't she be compared to others?]
Please don't be blindly confident, okay?
The audience members on the show argued about this issue, but the guests got along quite well.
“Teacher Lin, my surname is also Lin. It seems we are from the same clan.” Lin Xiaoxiao stepped forward and naturally took the suitcase from Lin Xin’s hand. “Could you please sign your name for me later, Teacher Lin?”
Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's smiling face, Lin Xin's eyes flashed with curiosity, "You don't look like one of my fans."
"I have to say, Teacher Lin really has a keen eye." Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't originally planned to pretend to be a fan of hers; she just wanted to create opportunities for Tang Xue to spend time with Lin Xin.
If Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't seen Lin Xin today, she wouldn't have known that Tang Xue's idol was Lin Xin.
“My friend really likes you.” Lin Xiaoxiao waved to Tang Xue. “This is the first time I’ve seen her so shy.”
"No, I wasn't." Tang Xue said helplessly. She was just excited because she met her idol, not timid at all.
"Yes, yes, you weren't timid at all," Lin Xiaoxiao replied perfunctorily. "Teacher Lin, let us take you to your room, by the way..."
Lin Xiaoxiao turned around and glanced at Chen Mo behind them. "You should come too. There are only one room left on the second and third floors."
"I'll just stay on the third floor." Shen Mo seemed very obedient, as if the dissatisfaction that had just flashed across her eyes had never appeared.
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and carried her suitcase directly upstairs to the second floor.
Chapter 74
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"Since it's almost noon, our production team will prepare lunch for everyone today. But starting this afternoon, you'll have to fend for yourselves."
After everyone had packed up and gathered in the lobby, the production crew explained the upcoming arrangements to them.
"So what you're saying is that we can only have a full meal today at noon, and whether we can have a full meal after that depends on our own abilities?"
Lin Xiaoxiao harbors a deep resentment about going hungry. In her previous life, she wanted to save money to buy her own house.
So she lived frugally, saving wherever she could, and she was already afraid of going hungry.
After arriving in this world, she no longer had to worry about going hungry.
However, she not only inherited the original owner's wealth, but also the original owner's stomach ailment, so Lin Xiaoxiao was quite concerned about whether she could have food to eat.
If she couldn't get enough to eat once or twice for some reason, she could accept it, but if it happened more than three times, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that she couldn't bear it anymore.
"This..." The staff member wiped his sweat. "It seems that President Lin is not very familiar with our program."
"I don't know." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded honestly.
She had a lot of things to do before, and simply didn't have time to catch up on the previous episodes.
So I don't really know much about this show about rural life.
After that, she and Tang Xue only had a brief introduction to the invited guests, and didn't really have time to find out anything else.
"It's like this, Mr. Lin..."
"Wait a moment."
The staff, instructed by the production team, originally intended to give Lin Xiaoxiao a brief introduction, but Lin Xiaoxiao interrupted them.
"I won't ask anything else, I just have one question." Lin Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, "Does anything we obtain with our own hands belong to us?"
"What does Mr. Lin mean?" The staff member couldn't understand Lin Xiaoxiao's meaning for a moment.
"On my way here, I saw a village..."
“Mr. Lin, this won’t do,” the staff member said. “From now until the end of filming, no one is allowed to use any money to buy things from the villagers. This is not permitted.”
Lin Xiaoxiao was taken aback. "I didn't say I wanted to use money to buy it. What I meant was, could we exchange our own labor for food?"
For example, the production team gave us a task, but we didn't complete it within the specified time, or rather, we simply couldn't complete it.
We can't get our share of food, so in that situation, could we exchange our labor with the villagers?
"By helping them accomplish something, and then exchanging it for food?"
Lin Xiaoxiao, in her previous life, had watched a few variety shows, so she was well aware that for the sake of the show's effect, there would definitely be some scenes where the guests were put in a difficult position.
Seeing the guests go hungry because they couldn't complete the task is probably a scene that many people would be happy to see.
As for Lin Xiaoxiao, although she had prepared several boxes of stomach medicine before coming, she naturally hoped that she would not have to use them if possible.
Lin Xiaoxiao also knew that as long as she negotiated with the production team, they would definitely find a solution.
However, Lin Xiaoxiao did not want to do this, because she came here to participate in the program voluntarily.
Therefore, she should take responsibility for her own actions, instead of making others pay for them.
Considering the possibility that some people might not have enough to eat or even go without food, Lin Xiaoxiao felt it was necessary to negotiate a mutually acceptable condition with the production team beforehand.
She felt that exchanging food for physical labor could be a major highlight of the show.
This is similar to the program team giving the guests some tasks that they need to complete.
[Our CEO Lin is so afraid of not having enough to eat.]
A person who only knows how to eat will never forget their rice, no matter where they go.
I truly didn't expect that President Lin would have such a down-to-earth side.
[A person who works hard, a person who works hard, working hard is the most important thing.]
[President Lin is really smart. She negotiated with the production team in advance so that even if she couldn't complete the tasks, she wouldn't have to worry about going hungry.]
I've been following this variety show for a long time. Although the production team occasionally pulls some crazy stunts, they never actually let the guests go hungry; at most, there will be times when they don't have enough to eat.
I don't think it's a big problem. This yard is so big; there must be plenty of vegetables growing in the back. Even if we don't complete the task, we shouldn't go hungry.
[The person upstairs is really naive. Even if there are vegetables, the most important thing is the staple food. Without staple food, all those vegetables are useless.]
Yes, staple food is the most important thing. Vegetables alone cannot fill your stomach, and staple food is what Lin Xiaoxiao cares about most.
“That’s right, that’s quite important.” Tang Xue stepped forward and stood next to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"this……"
"Can."
Hearing the voice coming through the headset, the staff member breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay."
"That's good, I'm fine now." Lin Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes, clearly in a good mood.
Since we're recording the show together, there will likely be quite a few team tasks later on.
Although Lin Xiaoxiao felt that the task assigned by the program team should not be difficult for her, she could not guarantee that others could complete it smoothly.
If I can help, that's great; if not, the task won't be completed, and then I won't have anything to eat.
Now that they've received the production team's approval, they have more options.
"President Lin is so thoughtful; I didn't even think of that." Shen Mo moved closer to Lin Xiaoxiao, her face full of admiration for her.
Lin Xiaoxiao tilted her head and glanced at her, then smiled politely, "Can we eat now? I'm starving."
"Come, come, sit down quickly." Chen Xingyu gestured for everyone to sit down.
Shen Mo's smile froze for a moment. She grabbed her clothes with her right hand at her side and followed with a smile.
[What's wrong with Lin Xiaoxiao? She seems really unfriendly to Xiao Momo. What's wrong with her? Does she think she can be so arrogant just because she's a CEO?]
[The comment upstairs is going too far. Was there anything wrong with Mr. Lin's response? We were all meeting for the first time and weren't familiar with each other. I don't think Mr. Lin's attitude was problematic at all.]
[That's right, our CEO Lin doesn't even know your Xiao Momo. Besides, Xiao Momo isn't our CEO Lin's idol. What's wrong with our CEO treating her this way?]
This is clearly discriminatory treatment. They're quite enthusiastic towards others, but cold and indifferent towards our little Momo. Isn't this looking down on her?
[That's right, they just think our Xiao Momo isn't a celebrity and doesn't have any background. Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't treat Lin Xin like that at all.]
"...Are you all a little bit off? Actress Lin is Teacher Tang's idol. Isn't it only natural for President Lin to be nice to his wife's idol?"
你们小沫沫是林总的什么人啊，需要我们林总捧着她？以为自己多大脸。】
Lin Xiaoxiao's attitude towards Shen Mo was somewhat cold, which the audience could also see.
Shen Mo's fans naturally felt sorry for their idol and thought that Lin Xiaoxiao shouldn't treat her differently.
However, the audience did not feel that there was anything wrong with Lin Xiaoxiao's attitude.
Since it's the first time we've met and we're not familiar with each other, it's perfectly normal for us to be a little cold towards each other.
But both Shen Mo's fans and viewers of the show were wrong; Lin Xiaoxiao's distant attitude towards Shen Mo was intentional.
Because of her life in the previous world, Lin Xiaoxiao is particularly sensitive. She can quickly tell from people whether their approach is purposeful.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao sensed something was off about Chen Mo the moment she saw him.
Lin Xiaoxiao disliked this kind of person, so her attitude towards Chen Mo was inevitably a bit cold.
"President Lin..."