After finishing an unconventional lunch, Bai Baozhu and Xia Tiantian learned from the production team that only the two of them were left in the villa.
Su Han, Bo Shenyu, Ye Jingyu, and Jiang Boyan had all gone together for a Sun Date and probably wouldn’t be back until evening.
As for Wei Wenbo and Lin Dong, the two other dating guests who were also left without a date, they had gone out on a ‘date’ of their own.
According to the production team, the two men had gone to scout and prepare for their own date, and had lunch at that location.
“It’s a good thing they aren’t coming back. Otherwise, the food you made wouldn’t have been nearly enough to go around.”
Xia Tiantian muttered without much concern. She didn’t seem to mind at all that she and Bai Baozhu had such low popularity, having been abandoned by all the male guests and left alone in the Love Cottage villa with no one to date. What she cared about more was the delicious food Bai Baozhu had made.
“The production team is really too much. That Gold Medal Roast Suckling Pig was clearly made for me, but they weren’t the least bit polite and ate it all…”
The staff members of the production team all lowered their heads in embarrassment upon hearing Xia Tiantian’s complaint.
They hadn’t meant to do it!
But Bai Baozhu’s cooking was just too delicious! Just smelling it was enough to make them lose all control over their mouths!
However, as the saying goes, once you’ve accepted someone’s hospitality, it’s hard to refuse their requests. From now on, when filming Bai Baozhu, they would definitely make sure to capture her looking even more beautiful! Even more stunning!
Bai Baozhu had no idea that by casually making a Gold Medal Roast Suckling Pig just once, she had already won over a whole group of the production team’s staff.
“Alright, Sister Tian Tian, if you like it, I’ll make it for you again next time.”
Although it did take five hours, which was a bit of a hassle.
Bai Baozhu secretly grumbled to herself.
“Really?! Then… don’t make it on the show! Wait until the show is over, and come to my house to make it just for me!”
Xia Tiantian’s eyes lit up, but then, seeing the group of staff members watching eagerly from behind the cameras not far away, she changed her tune.
Her words immediately drew a chorus of disappointed sighs.
Countless staff members who had just been fighting for food with Xia Tiantian now condemned her in their hearts for hogging all the food for herself!
“But, Zhu Zhu, did you really not know how to cook before?”
Xia Tiantian voiced the doubt that had been lingering in her mind.
Whether it was the crispy, smooth, oily yet not greasy Gold Medal Roast Suckling Pig, the sweet and salty, very refreshing Shredded Pork in Beijing Sauce, or the shrimp paste soup so fresh you could swallow your own tongue…
Everything was incredibly delicious!
It was better than anything anyone else in their Love Cottage had made!
Even chefs from outside couldn’t compare to Bai Baozhu’s skills.
So, to say these culinary skills came from someone who had never cooked before… was really… a bit hard to believe!
“It’s not that I couldn’t cook at all, I just rarely did. When I said I couldn’t cook on the show, I was worried I’d do a bad job and you’d all laugh at me.”
Faced with Xia Tiantian’s doubt, Bai Baozhu thought for a moment and decided to explain.
Although the real reason was that the original host’s agency had told her to maintain a persona of not knowing how to cook.
But she couldn’t very well say something so unpleasant out loud.
“Do a bad job? Laugh at you?? Zhu Zhu! You clearly have no idea about your own cooking skills! Let me tell you! You’re a natural-born chef! Your skills are way better than a lot of professional chefs! Not to mention others, just within our Love Cottage, your cooking is the best among all the guests!”
Seeing Xia Tiantian getting more and more excited, completely breaking away from her usual reserved and shy persona, really gave Bai Baozhu a start.
“Zhu Zhu, from now on, you should be in charge of all our three meals! In the future, you just focus on cooking. All the other housework, don’t you lift a finger, leave it all to me!”
“Huh? Oh, o-okay. Actually, I quite like cooking. If you all enjoy eating it, I’m happy to do it.”
Bai Baozhu nodded and said happily.
She thought to herself, if she cooked on the show every day from now on, and the better she made it, the better. Once the show aired, it would be like she was advertising for herself~
The whole nation would know she was a great cook. Then, when she opened her shop, business would surely be booming!
Just thinking about this made Bai Baozhu’s smile unstoppable.
Her beautiful, watery peach-blossom eyes curved into two crescents, and two adorable dimples blossomed brightly at the corners of her mouth, enchanting anyone who saw her.
Although everyone knew Bai Baozhu was good-looking, her beauty was universally acknowledged.
But the previous Bai Baozhu rarely smiled so sweetly. She mostly gave faint, subtle smiles, the very picture of an aloof, goddess-like demeanor.
Now, however, Bai Baozhu’s smile was radiant, utterly adorable, and carried a hint of charming innocence. It was truly heart-stirring and incredibly infectious.
It made people unconsciously want to cherish that smile and smile along with her.
“Zhu Zhu, your smile is really beautiful. You should smile like this more often.”
Xia Tiantian said, smiling along with Bai Baozhu.
She thought, if Bai Baozhu had smiled like this from the start, there probably wouldn’t have been any need for the other female guests on this show! All the male guests would have been recruited by Bai Baozhu~
“Really? Is my smile that pretty?!”
This was the first time Bai Baozhu had heard someone praise her looks, and she was overjoyed!
“Yes, it’s very pretty! If I were a male guest, I’d definitely choose you!”
Xia Tiantian nodded with a smile, speaking with great certainty.
Upon hearing this, Bai Baozhu pouted dismissively.
“I look good to please myself, not to get chosen by those male guests.”
Those men weren’t even as strong as her! They didn’t look the least bit reliable!
Just as Bai Baozhu was internally criticizing the male guests of Love Cottage, she was unaware that two female guests of Love Cottage were on the verge of coming to blows over one male guest.
……
“Su Han, Bo Shenyu doesn’t like eating this kind of junk food.”
“Jingyu, just because you don’t like eating it doesn’t mean you can call lollipops junk food, right? And… how do you know Brother Shen doesn’t like it?”
In the park, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, the warm spring breeze was very comfortable. Today was indeed a perfect day for an outing and picnic.
However, the two female guests in the park were ruining the pleasant, relaxed atmosphere.
And all because of a single lollipop.
“Su Han, no matter what you say, eating these gaudy, colorful lollipops isn’t good for your health.”
“Alright, Jingyu, I’m really at a loss with you. It’s just a lollipop, is it worth getting so worked up over? Sweets can bring people happiness, you know.
And don’t you think it’s cute when boys eat sweets?”
“I don’t think so at all.”
“Oh? Really? I think boys who like sweets are super cute! And in the future, I want to find a boyfriend who likes sweets. That way, I can make different desserts for him every day and fatten him up~”
“You really are… childish.”
“Childish? I don’t think it’s childish at all! I love sweets, and I especially love making desserts. If I get the chance in the future, I’d really like to open a dessert shop~”
Seeing that the conversational atmosphere between the two girls had finally lightened and was no longer so tense and subtly awkward, Jiang Boyan, the expert at breaking the ice, finally found an opportunity to speak.
“Hahaha~ Xiao Han, look at me, I love eating desserts!”
Hearing Jiang Boyan’s words of flattery, Su Han revealed a polite yet distant smile on the surface.
But inwardly, she was extremely pleased.
It had only been half a month, and she had already easily won over Male Guest No. 1 and Male Guest No. 4.
Now, the only one left was Bo Shenyu, the main character among main characters. He hadn’t been won over yet.
But she thought, given her understanding of Bo Shenyu, winning him over was just a matter of time.
Thinking this, Su Han’s gaze turned towards Bo Shenyu.
Under the sunlight, Bo Shenyu’s face, with its deep, exquisitely carved contours and tight lines, was extraordinarily handsome.
His deep gray-blue eyes, slightly prominent brow bones, thick and long eyelashes, were full of a mysterious, clear coldness and sharpness.
When he noticed Su Han’s gaze on him, the corner of his mouth seemed to curl into a faint, ambiguous smile, even more dazzling than the sunlight.
Looking at Bo Shenyu like this, Su Han felt her heart thumping wildly, ‘Thump! Thump! Thump!’
She kept screaming inwardly, Ahhhh! He’s so dreamy!! Such a top-tier handsome guy! She absolutely had to win him over! Win him over!
But still…
This guy clearly liked sweets, yet he acted as if he didn’t care for them at all. What a contradictory, secretly passionate man!
Thinking of this, Su Han’s dark, shiny eyes darted around quickly. She gave a sly glance at the two third wheels—Ye Jingyu and Jiang Boyan.
A mischievous smile played on her lips. Taking advantage of their inattention, she quickly grabbed Bo Shenyu’s hand and started running forward with big strides.
Caught off guard by this sudden move, Bo Shenyu instinctively ran along with Su Han.
“Hahaha~ Jingyu, Xiao Jiang, bye-bye! You two have your own date. After all, this is the Sun Date for just me and Brother Shen!”
Su Han shouted back at them while running hand-in-hand with Bo Shenyu, even sticking out her tongue playfully.
Ye Jingyu and Jiang Boyan never expected Su Han to pull such a stunt. They were both stunned. By the time they reacted, Su Han had already ‘abducted’ Bo Shenyu and run far away, completely out of reach…
……
——Back at the Love Cottage Villa——
“Zhu Zhu, let’s go watch a movie in the audio-visual room on the basement level.”
After eating and drinking her fill and waking up from a rather late afternoon nap, Xia Tiantian suggested to Bai Baozhu that they go watch a movie together.
Since arriving in this world, Bai Baozhu had only ever watched TV in the living room or cooking videos in the bedroom.
She hadn’t yet been to the audio-visual room, which was said to have excellent sound and viewing effects.
So, following Xia Tiantian’s suggestion, Bai Baozhu happily went with her to the audio-visual room on the basement level.
“Is there any movie you’d like to watch?”
“No, you pick.”
Although she had inherited the original host’s memories, Bai Baozhu was still somewhat unfamiliar with this era. She wasn’t that knowledgeable about movies either.
Thus, the low-key Bai Baozhu simply sat down on the comfortable massage chair, acting like a lord, and let Xia Tiantian pick the movie.
Originally, Xia Tiantian thought, since there were many movies in this villa, she’d pick one she hadn’t seen before.
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to choose a highly-rated comedy she hadn’t watched, she was interrupted by the production team.
And they very proactively picked a movie for her and Bai Baozhu.
Although this movie was also a comedy, and a high-quality film made by a certain ultra-popular idol transitioning into acting.
Its ratings were indeed very high, the film quality was indeed very good, and all the roles in the movie were played by good-looking, skilled actors.
But! She had seen this movie before!
“I’ve watched this movie three times already…”
“Then watch it a fourth time!”
“But I don’t want to watch it a fourth time. Why do we have to watch this movie? Does it have something to do with the show? Is one of the stars in the movie a celebrity observer on our show??”
“Ahem! What nonsense. We just thought maybe Bai Baozhu hasn’t seen it!”
“How is that possible… This movie is so famous… It broke five billion at the box office… How could she not have seen it…”
Xia Tiantian muttered powerlessly to the production team.
However, what she didn’t expect was that Bai Baozhu really hadn’t seen this movie!
“Bai Baozhu, have you seen the movie Extreme Escape?”
“Huh? I… I don’t think I have?”
Faced with the production team’s sudden question, Bai Baozhu shook her head somewhat confusedly.
The original host had watched so many TV shows and movies, who knew if she’d seen it or not…
“Huh? Zhu Zhu, you haven’t even seen such a famous movie? It seems you don’t follow celebrities.”
Since Bai Baozhu had never seen this movie, Xia Tiantian had no choice but to let the production team get their way, accompanying Bai Baozhu to watch Extreme Escape for the fourth time.
“Is this movie good?”
“It’s super good! Everyone who’s seen it says it’s good!”
With Xia Tiantian’s assurance, Bai Baozhu was also filled with anticipation for this movie called Extreme Escape.
After all, this was the first movie she was going to watch since transmigrating to this world!
However, Bai Baozhu’s full and happy anticipation was quickly shattered after the male lead and his wife made their appearance…
Because—
“Ah! It hurts! It hurts so much! Ah—”
“Doctor, how is my wife doing now?”
“I’m sorry, your wife’s condition isn’t very good. There’s a problem with the fetus’s position. We need you to sign a consent form now…”
……
“S-Sister Tian Tian, wh-what is this woman d-doing?”
In the darkness, no one could see that Bai Baozhu’s face was deathly pale, devoid of all color, her eyes fixed on the big screen filled with terror.
“Huh? She’s giving birth.”
“W-Women g-give birth…?”
“Of course. It’s not like men can give birth, right?”
Hearing Xia Tiantian’s matter-of-fact words, Bai Baozhu’s face grew even paler, the fear in her eyes intensifying. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably, shaking like a sieve.
‘Wah—! So in this world, it’s women who give birth! Women give birth! Women give birth! QAQ’
Bai Baozhu was utterly stunned, her heart weeping and roaring incessantly.
In their Female-Dominant Kingdom, it was always the men who gave birth. Women only needed to be responsible for earning money and supporting the family.
‘Wah wah wah—! This world seems a bit scary. Women giving birth or something is just too terrifying! QAQ’
This feeling became even stronger when Bai Baozhu saw that the woman giving birth in the movie, after suffering for a long time, ultimately died from a difficult labor!
‘Ah, wah wah wah—! I suddenly want to go home! How is this paradise?! It’s clearly hell! QAQ’