Chapter 10: If I Had Known You Were Coming, I Wouldn’t Have Come

Qian Man instructed six pairs of guests to take their seats.

The others were waiting for Fu Xijin to choose a seat first, but Yue Su didn’t care about any of that and directly dragged Yao Yao to sit down at the farthest edge.

To her left, the seat that had been occupied by Yixia was now empty.

Fu Xijin smiled gently at the oldest, Yixia. “Teacher Yi, please sit.”

Yixia, flattered, replied, “Mr. Fu, you sit first.”

“My grandmother really likes your work, Teacher Yi. Please take a seat.”

As expected, Yixia sat back in her original position, and Yue Su secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Yuan Jin, however, sat beside Yixia, while on her other side sat Jiang Wanti.

Shen Junzai sat at the farthest left, teasing, “I’ll just refrain from being the third wheel.”

The only remaining seat was next to Jiang Wanti, and Fu Xijin had no choice but to sit there.

Jiang Wanti lowered her head slightly, her smile shy.

“Ah Jin, sit. I haven’t seen you in a while.”

But instead, Nao Nao dragged her chair over, saying, “Uncle, you and Aunt Jiang sit together. I’ll sit with Yao Yao.”

Yue Su: “…”

She was filled with resistance. Don’t come near me!

Jiang Wanti smiled awkwardly, softly speaking, “Nao Nao, don’t you want to sit with Chen Bi? He also wants to play with you.”

Chen Bi stared eagerly at her, “Aunt, I also want to sit with Yao Yao.”

Jiang Wanti’s smile became even more strained. Is it illegal to hit a child?

Meanwhile, Yuan Jilin was already arguing with Nao Nao over the seat.

“I said it first! Get out of the way!”

Yuan Jilin: “First come, first served! I moved first!”

Nao Nao: “I’m Yao Yao’s sister! Who do you think you are?”

Yuan Jilin shouted proudly, “I’m her loyal dog!”

Nao Nao: “…”

What does “loyal dog” mean?

She turned to Yao Yao, “You choose. Who do you want to sit with? I watched the pink dolphin with you earlier!”

As soon as the pink dolphin was mentioned, everyone’s attention shifted to Nao Nao.

Yuan Jilin stood up, “You’re lying! There’s no such thing as a pink dolphin!”

Chen Bi: “I don’t believe it. I’ve never seen one.”

Jiang Xin directly rolled her eyes, “Shi Yin, you’re lying again!”

Nao Nao proudly raised her head, “My uncle even filmed a video for me. The dolphin kissed my hand! I’m not lying!”

To prove herself, Nao Nao dashed over to Fu Xijin’s side.

“Uncle, give me the phone!”

Fu Xijin: “… We’ll watch it later.”

Nao Nao refused, stomping her feet.

“They don’t believe me! I really saw the pink dolphin! Yao Yao, tell them! We watched it together!”

Yao Yao shook her little legs, her voice soft as honey, “Yes, it was pink!”

Everyone was captivated by the “pink dolphin,” staring enviously at Yao Yao.

This made Jiang Xin pout her small face and tug at Fu Xijin’s arm.

“Uncle Fu, I want to see the dolphins too!”

Nao Nao heard their conversation and lifted her head, her expression serious.

“Aunt Jiang, we didn’t know you were coming. I asked Mom when she told me, and she didn’t say anything about you coming.”

Jiang Wanti’s smile stiffened.

Nao Nao, unaware of the awkwardness, mumbled, “If I had known you were coming, I wouldn’t have come.”

Jiang Wanti: “…”

[Haha, Nao Nao is a professional at wrecking CPs.]

[Some fans are overthinking. Mr. Fu didn’t even know Jiang Wanti was coming.]

[Just ask Jiang Wanti if she feels awkward!]

Qian Man noticed the awkward atmosphere and quickly shifted the topic, starting the opening speech.

After a series of sponsor mentions, the real topic began.

“‘Wonderful Desert Island’ is a wilderness survival parent-child show, focusing on parent-child interaction with wilderness survival as a secondary element.”

Director Liang and the program’s planners had relaxed the requirements, not insisting that the guests compete to win. The main goal was to focus on fun.

The production team hadn’t allowed the guests to bring electronic devices, but they required that toys and snacks be turned in.

At the start of the show, each group would be given a watch, and the initial funds were 500 yuan.

Additionally, each group would have three chances to draw lottery tickets, randomly receiving three items to help them take the first steps in their survival journey.

Qian Man glanced at Director Liang before continuing, “The program will last for two weeks, until noon on August 1st. The group with the most assets will win the ownership of this island.”

[The production team is crazy? They’re giving away an island?]

[I heard this island belongs to an investor and the production team is renting it.]

[This is such a big move. I’m so envious!]

Qian Man smiled at everyone’s surprised expressions, adding, “One more thing: Mr. Fu will not be participating.”

This meant that only the five groups of guests would be competing, greatly increasing their chances of winning.

Jiang Xin looked up at Jiang Wanti with innocent eyes, asking, “Mom, which is bigger, this island or the one Uncle Fu gave me for my birthday?”

Jiang Wanti smiled gently, “I don’t really know. Why not ask Uncle?”

Jiang Xin turned to Fu Xijin, pouting and acting cute. “Uncle, if the island you gave me is smaller, I’ll be upset!”

Fu Xijin grinned, reaching out to pat her head.

“They’re about the same size.”

Jiang Xin feigned anger, “I’m still upset. Uncle has to make it up to me!”

Fu Xijin patiently asked, “Should I get you a bigger island?”

Jiang Xin tugged at his large hand and wrinkled her nose.

“Just make Uncle play claw machine with me and Mom a hundred times! You’re so good at it! You got me more than twenty last time, and I kept them all!”

[This is the privilege of a real daughter.]

[So pampered. I can’t even imagine how handsome Mr. Fu must be when he plays the claw machine!]

[Let’s be serious. Mr. Fu is definitely playing claw machine with us, not with Ti Ti.]

Yao Yao couldn’t help but glance over at Fu Xijin when she heard the words “claw machine,” and Jiang Xin’s provoking smile met her eyes.

She pursed her lips, averted her gaze, but after a moment, she couldn’t resist peeking again.

Until Yue Su gently rubbed her small head, Yao Yao crawled into her mother’s arms, snuggling like a little kitten.

Seeing that Jiang Xin wanted to continue speaking, Nao Nao blocked her mouth, saying, “Why are you always bringing up the island? Since you already have one, why don’t you just give up and not participate?”

Jiang Wanti: “…”

She really wanted to sew Nao Nao’s mouth shut.

[Haha, Nao Nao is ruthless!]

Yuan Jin raised his hand to ask a question, “Can we use the funds to buy things?”

Qian Man confirmed, “Great question! There will be a desert island supermarket where you can buy supplies, but the prices won’t be cheap. So, work hard to earn money!”

Yixia asked, “Do we have to act alone? Can we cooperate?”

Qian Man nodded, “Of course, you can team up or act alone. It’s up to you.”

After all, there’s only one prize, and it depends on who has the most funds.

Shen Junzai asked, “Besides the initial funds, how else can we earn money?”

Qian Man answered, “The production team has set boundaries. You can only move within the designated area, and the value of the items you collect will be determined by the production team. Also, completing assigned tasks will earn rewards.”

“Any other questions?”

When everyone shook their heads, Qian Man continued, “Now, please have the children come to the center of the stage. Each of them will have three chances to draw a lottery!”

Jiang Wanti hurriedly asked, “Are you sure the children should draw?”

Qian Man smiled, “Yes, all of them come over.”

Jiang Wanti looked at the two children beside her and asked, “Which one of you wants to draw?”

Jiang Xin eagerly raised her hand, “Let me do it! I’m sure I’ll have good luck!”

Nao Nao pulled Yao Yao and squeezed past Yuan Jilin.

“You boys go to one side, we girls go to the other. Boys and girls can’t sit together.”

Yuan Jilin looked at her with grievance, muttering as he moved away.

Qian Man had the seven children line up, with Yao Yao standing at the front as the youngest.

“Uncle is asking a question. You can all answer freely, okay?”

“Okay~”

Qian Man smiled, calling out, “Ready, set, draw!”