What? Endure hardships and sufferings?
After hearing these words, Yu Luqing immediately gave up her idea of urging Yuan Meng to go home. She slightly raised her head, and her gaze landed on the place where the antique vase had been placed. Just thinking about that vase made her heart ache.
It was an antique, her beloved item. That Yuan Meng just broke it without a second thought. What was worse, a piece was missing when they tried to repair it. They didn't know where it had fallen, and they couldn't find it no matter how hard they searched.
She had already asked the butler to search eight times. They were almost digging up the whole house.
Just thinking about her precious vase made her itch with hatred. This Yuan Meng. She had been too nice to her, so she was so bold as to break her vase.
She was, after all, Yuan Meng's mother-in-law, and she couldn't be too harsh on her. Otherwise, word would get out, and she would be labeled a bad mother-in-law.
So, when she heard Yuan Meng say how harsh the conditions of the program group were, Yu Luqing's first thought wasn't about how much hardship Yuan Meng would have to endure, but how much hardship she could make Yuan Meng endure.
After thinking for a while, she cleared her throat, her voice filled with a hint of glee. "Yuan Meng, since this was Qian Chen's arrangement, I won't urge you anymore. The conditions of the program group may be a bit harsh, but to be the daughter-in-law of the Ling family, the first requirement is to be able to endure hardships. Qian Chen did this for your own good. Just focus on filming the program with peace of mind."
Yuan Meng scoffed inwardly. For my own good? In fact, it was just that old hag who wanted to make me suffer. How nicely she put it. If she really cared about me, she'd send a plane to pick me up right now.
Bah. Do as you would be done by. Would you like this kind of "goodness"?
Of course, on the surface, Yuan Meng looked extremely grateful, with tears in her eyes. "Woohoo, I knew it, Mom. I knew Qian Chen still cared about me. But Mom, can't I go back early? I really miss home."
Yu Luqing spat in her heart. Go back? You're daydreaming. She advised, "Yuan Meng, don't be ungrateful. My son paved the way for you and thought everything through for you. If you back out at this critical moment, not only will I, your mother-in-law, look down on you, but others will too. You're Qian Chen's wife. If others look down on you, they're looking down on Qian Chen. Do you want others to point fingers at Qian Chen?"
"Woohoo, is it really that serious? I understand, Mom. I'll do well. Don't worry. I won't let you down."
Point, point hard, point with all your might.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Luqing still wasn't at ease. She found the phone number of the program director and dialed it.
"Hello, is this Director Li? I'm Yuan Meng's mother-in-law. Yes, how is Yuan Meng performing in the program? Well, my daughter-in-law has been pampered since childhood. You know, our family is wealthy and powerful. A daughter-in-law who can't handle things won't do. So, could you please take good care of Yuan Meng and let her experience more? Don't let her act like a princess who can't do anything." After Yu Luqing finished speaking, seeing that the director was smart enough to understand her meaning, she hung up the phone satisfactorily.
On the director's side, looking at the call log on his phone, he clicked his tongue twice. "Sure enough, there are endless troubles in a wealthy family."
As the sky grew darker, everyone who had been out looking for supplies all day returned to the manor.
"Ah, I'm so tired. I've been walking all day. My feet don't even feel like my own anymore." After Yuan Meng came back, she didn't even tie up the husky and just collapsed on the sofa.
Zhao Lei was a fitness coach, so this amount of exercise was nothing to him. Hearing this, he just smiled and didn't say anything.
Yang Liu's partner sacrificed on the first day, and no one volunteered to form a team with her, so she went out alone to look for supplies today.
She had also been walking all day and didn't find much today. She only ate a little at noon.
Finally back, no one talked to her. Her face looked a bit ugly. She sat in a corner by herself and silently rubbed her ankle. She glanced at Yuan Meng and disdainfully curled her lips. A wealthy lady? Look at that posture. They're still live-streaming. Aren't you ashamed?
When it was time for dinner, Yang Liu looked around but didn't see the person she wanted to see. She then asked, "Has anyone seen Yuan Xingcheng?"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. "Wasn't he with you? We haven't seen him all day except in the morning."
Yuan Meng felt something was wrong. Her gaze turned to the program group. "Director, why hasn't Yuan Xingcheng come back yet? Should we contact his cameraman and see what's going on?"
Only then did the director realize and dial the phone. As soon as the call was connected, the anxious voice on the other end came through. "It's bad, Director. Young Master Yuan is missing."
"Missing? What do you mean? What exactly happened?" The director felt the hair on his body stand on end.
The person on the phone stammered an explanation. "Well, when we set off this morning, Young Master Yuan seemed to be in a bad mood. But he was okay all morning. In the afternoon, he started to try to get rid of the camera on purpose. Then he just disappeared. We immediately started looking for him, but we still haven't found him."
Since the phone was on speaker mode, everyone could clearly hear what was said on the other end. Yuan Meng's smiling face immediately disappeared. "So, he's missing?"
Hearing this, the director became even more anxious. Oh, God. This is like smashing their rice bowls. If he's really missing, this program will probably be over.
"Don't worry. This place isn't that big, and there aren't any really ferocious wild animals. He won't be in danger." The director was afraid there would be a commotion in the live-streaming room, so he tried to calm everyone down.
Yuan Meng felt a bit uneasy. After all, this was her nephew. If something really happened to him, what could she do?
Thinking of this, she said to the director, "Director, he's already missing. It's no use just waiting here. How about we all go out and look for him? Maybe we can find him."
"No. It's already serious enough that one person is missing. What if someone else disappears while we're out looking for him? No, I can't let you take risks." The director flatly refused.
Seeing this, the others also tried to persuade her.
Yang Liu was even more outspoken. Looking at Yuan Meng, she mocked, "Come on. If you want to show off, you should at least look at the situation. The situation is already very urgent. What we should do is wait for the rescue to arrive, not show your individual heroism."