19: You call this taking a small bite?

PD Zhao's voice was filled with resentment as he announced Lu Qingyu's income.

"Lu Qingyu, 600 yuan for the solo mission."

Everyone: ???

"What?"

As soon as Lu Qingyu's funds were revealed, everyone was in disbelief. 600! What did he do?

"PD, did you make a mistake? You mean 60, right?"

PD Zhao: "No, Lu Qingyu really did get 600."

Lü Qing, Su Jing, and He Chenguang all looked over at the same time. Holy crap, dude, what did you do?

Netizens who had been camping in Lu Qingyu's livestream all day:

"So, guess why Lu Qingyu changed into pajamas? It's because he got a luxury suite with a massive bathtub."

"Haha, just a little bit of shock for everyone."

"The younger brother earned money through his own skills; he really didn't cheat."

Bai Tingxin: "What did you do today?"

Lu Qingyu: "I went to make money."

Bai Tingxin rolled her eyes. No kidding. Of course she knew he went to make money, but the key was what activity was so lucrative? Was it herding sheep?

Herding sheep paid 200 yuan for four hours, but 600 yuan would require at least twelve hours. That was impossible.

Before everyone could discuss much further, PD Zhao began announcing new rules: "There are some new rules in the program. Starting tomorrow, please follow them voluntarily."

"The first rule is that activities outside of the missions provided by the Program Production Team are not allowed."

Everyone looked at each other with questioning faces. They had chosen activities provided by the Program Production Team.

What did this rule mean? Had someone done an activity outside of the provided missions? At that moment, Lu Qingyu said:

"I agree."

Everyone: !!! So it was you all along.

No wonder he made so much money. Did he go busking on the streets?

They were drawing boundaries specifically for Lu Qingyu.

PD Zhao continued: "Using the vehicles provided by the Program Production Team to go to mission locations costs a fare. guests must honestly pay to ride and cannot threaten the Program Production Team."

Everyone: "But they did take the car, and they paid too."

"And threatening the Program Production Team?"

Everyone looked at Lu Qingyu again.

Lu Qingyu: "I agree."

The female guests looked at Lu Qingyu with disbelief. Good heavens, what on earth did he do?

He Chenguang: "Holy crap, what did you do?"

Lu Qingyu looked innocent: "I just simply like a low-carbon lifestyle and green travel."

Lu Qingyu's 600 yuan immediately tempted Bai Tingxin. Today, she could only sleep in Room 3, a tiny five-square-meter single room that wasn't even as large as the bathroom in Room 1.

She also wanted to stay in a nice place, but when they first started the missions, she had said they would earn their own money, unlike the other guests who did duo missions and had to spend their money together.

However, Bai Tingxin didn't give up. She said very tactfully to Lu Qingyu, "Little brother, you were amazing today, earning so much money."

Lu Qingyu: "Ah, I just had good luck."

Bai Tingxin: "Little brother, is the environment in Room 1 really nice?"

Lu Qingyu tossed over the materials prepared by the Program Production Team: "There are photos on there. You can take a look; it's exactly the same. It's just that the mattress is a bit poor and not very smart."

"Pfft! 'Smart'? Is there even such a thing as a smart mattress?"

"Little brother, I'm not picking on you, but your standards are really too high. We're already staying in a presidential suite."

"What would the guests whose rooms aren't even as big as his bathroom think?"

Bai Tingxin looked at the materials Lu Qingyu threw over, a lump of frustration stuck in her throat.

This young man was so socially inept. Shouldn't Lu Qingyu show some grace at a time like this and offer to pay to upgrade her room?

Lü Qing was a shrewd man. He saw through Bai Tingxin's intentions at a glance and said very considerately:

"Qingyu, you and Tingxin are in the same group, so you should look out for her a bit. Your income today is so high; why not help Tingxin upgrade her accommodation? If Tingxin earns more later, she can help you back."

Bai Tingxin looked at Lü Qing gratefully. Lü Qing was indeed considerate; he had said everything she wanted to say.

"Brother Lü is so warm. Older men really know how to take care of people."

"Brother Lü must be interested in Sister Bai, right?"

"It was agreed beforehand that everyone spends what they earn. Sister Bai also didn't want to do missions with the younger brother and left on her own, so why should he be expected to spend money on her now?"

"I think so too. I feel like Lü Qing is using moral kidnapping."

The guests on-site couldn't see the netizens' comments; they only felt that what Lü Qing said was quite considerate.

Lü Qing felt good about himself as he saw the look Bai Tingxin gave him.

Everyone was waiting for Lu Qingyu's answer, as if he would be seen as petty if he didn't agree.

Lu Qingyu first nodded: "Yeah, Brother Lü is right."

Bai Tingxin was delighted. Lu Qingyu saying that meant he was going to pay to upgrade her room. However, Lu Qingyu's next sentence shattered her dream.

Lu Qingyu: "But I don't have enough money left."

Bai Tingxin: ??? Not enough money? Do you think people can't do math?

Bai Tingxin said in a strained voice, "Little brother, Room 1 is only 200 yuan a night. You should have 400 left. If you don't want to help me, just say so. I won't blame you."

Lu Qingyu glanced at Bai Tingxin. She said she wouldn't blame him, but her face said otherwise.

"My room was 200, but the Spicy Hot Pot was 350."

Bai Tingxin: "What the heck?"

Wen Minmin: "Spicy Hot Pot for 350?"

Everyone looked at the supermarket shopping list; they didn't recall Spicy Hot Pot being on it. PD Zhao spoke up at this time to verify for Lu Qingyu:

"The Spicy Hot Pot was a private custom order, 350 yuan."

Ten thousand crows flew through Bai Tingxin's mind. Damn, they were struggling just to get a meal, and Lu Qingyu was getting custom-made Spicy Hot Pot?

Wen Minmin said with some concern, "Little brother, you've spent all your money today. What will you do tomorrow?"

Lu Qingyu: "Ah, I'll just earn more tomorrow. After all, money is so easy to make."

Everyone fell silent. This guy's words were a bit infuriating.

Because they had spent the whole afternoon doing missions—some of which seemed romantic but were actually exhausting—and even so, they were still struggling to eat.

He Chenguang hesitated to speak: Was this kid intentionally trying to annoy them?

Lu Qingyu didn't care about any of that. It was about time to sleep. As he turned to go upstairs, Wen Minmin kindly called out to him.

"Qingyu, aren't you going to eat anything tonight? We plan to buy some groceries and cook something ourselves. Should we include you?"

Wen Minmin thought that since Lu Qingyu earned so much money, his work during the day must have been very tiring. If he didn't eat, he would probably be quite hungry.

Lu Qingyu turned back: "Thanks, Sister Minmin, but I've already eaten."

Wen Minmin: "You've eaten?"

Lu Qingyu nodded: "Yeah, I just had a little bite outside."

Lu Qingyu went to his room to sleep. The remaining people each took out ten yuan, planning to pick out some affordable items to cook for themselves. Even if they couldn't get full, they couldn't go to bed on an empty stomach.

At this time, Kaluo finally had a moment to pull out her phone and browse the hot search topics. She thought that among the guests, the hottest livestream topic would be herself or the shura field involving Yao Yiyi and the other two. But to her surprise, she didn't see herself on the hot search topics; instead, it was Lu Qingyu.

Kaluo frowned. No way, what's so interesting about Lu Qingyu alone?

Then she clicked in to watch the clips captured during the day. The other women took the opportunity to lean in and take a look. Then, the male guests saw several female guests sitting together, their mouths agape in bewilderment.

"This kid went to work at a funeral."

"Damn, 600 for three hours. So that's where the money came from."

"Damn it, no wonder Lu Qingyu isn't hungry. He ate three bowls of rice and twelve dishes outside, and he calls that 'eating a little bit'!"