Adjusting the dragon boat's direction was a strenuous task. Wei Xingzhou seized this opportunity to shout "one, two, three" with Lu Wanqing, and with Cui Cui, they quickly rowed their boat past the others.
They reached the finish line first, much to Cui Cui's delight!
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but feel happy and flashed a smile at the camera.
They disembarked and quickly went to change clothes. Their clothes had inevitably gotten wet while rowing the dragon boat, and they needed to change them as soon as possible after coming ashore to avoid catching a cold.
Closely following them, Song Ranran and her husband's dragon boat finally docked. Song Ranran gritted her teeth and rushed to grab the second-place red flag.
After they claimed the top two spots, the remaining families arrived much later.
When the final rankings were announced, Wei Xingzhou and Lu Wanqing, with their daughter Cui Cui, secured first place. Song Ranran and An Yuan, with their son Song Yuanyuan, came in second. Cui Lili and Meng Zishi, with their daughter Meng Duo, were third. Nan Xia and Feng Wei, with their son Feng Doudou, ranked fourth. Su Xiaoxiao and Zhuo Yongping, with their son Zhuo Yu, came in fifth. Finally, the intern mother Wu Siyu and intern father Zhou Shen, with their intern child Lu Yuemin, were in sixth place, second to last.
The dragon boat race concluded, and then it was time to choose houses based on the rankings.
Lu Wanqing chose to stay at the farm without hesitation. Wei Xingzhou and Cui Cui also supported her decision.
Song Ranran's family opted for a villa.
Cui Lili's family chose a red brick house from the ancient Earth era.
Nan Xia and Feng Wei had a tougher time, assigned to a house rumored to have been uninhabited for a very long time. The house was dusty, and they couldn't use or even operate a housekeeper robot. To live there, they would have to clean it themselves, just like people in the ancient Earth era.
Two options remained: first, a haunted house rumored to have had a death, and second, pitching tents and camping outdoors.
Su Xiaoxiao's family hesitated for a long time before choosing the tents, as they were afraid of the haunted house.
Wu Siyu's family had no choice but to enter the haunted house. Hearing this, Wu Siyu's expression turned visibly grim, and she looked very scared.
"Director, I don't think this is appropriate. We have children with us, living in a haunted house isn't good," Wu Siyu couldn't help but raise her hand and protest loudly.
At this moment, a voice boomed from the program's loudspeaker: "To protect the children's physical and mental well-being, for the family staying in the haunted house, the child can temporarily leave and stay with the program staff."
"What?" Wu Siyu was stunned, bewildered.
Lu Wanqing hadn't expected the program to be this ruthless, setting up a haunted house.
However, it was good that despite the frightening punishment, the program had fully considered the children and allowed them to not stay in the haunted house. This was a protection for the children.
"I disagree. The haunted house is too terrifying. Even for a show, it shouldn't be like this. What if something happens to us?" Wu Siyu said with a pale face.
"I also think it's not very suitable. Can we have a tent? We can camp outside," Zhou Shen added.
Although the program's punishment was a bit scary, Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen's protests surprised Lu Wanqing, especially since they were still filming.
Not only Lu Wanqing, but Wei Xingzhou, Cui Cui, Song Ranran, Song Yuanyuan, and the other families were all watching this argument.
"Rules cannot be broken. If you truly cannot accept the punishment, you can withdraw from the program early. The program will not stop you." At this moment, the program's loudspeaker sounded again, its tone official, serious, and cold.
Wu Siyu's face turned pale.
Zhou Shen's expression was also not good.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but secretly open her smart device and check the livestream comments, seeing the audience's reactions.
"Withdraw then. If you can't handle it, don't come!"
"Exactly, it's just a haunted house, what's there to be afraid of."
"Although I'm also very scared of haunted houses, they lost fair and square, so they have to live there. I think they should follow the rules, otherwise, what's the point of watching this show?"
Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen also couldn't help but turn away from the camera and secretly open their smart devices to check the livestream comments.
The livestream had many fans, and the barrage of comments was dense. Currently, the screen was filled with accusations that Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen couldn't handle it.
Wu Siyu's face became even more unpleasant.
Zhou Shen's expression was also bad.
"Alright, we'll give you ten minutes to consider. If after ten minutes, you decide to stay and continue filming the rest of the show, then obediently follow the rules and live in the haunted house. If you truly don't want to follow the rules, then withdraw from the program now." The program's loudspeaker sounded again.
"The program is so fierce~"
"But I like it, hahaha. I've been annoyed with Wu Siyu for a long time. I used to see her constantly try to get close to Zhouzhou and even wanted to create a CP with my Zhouzhou. I was so angry. Seeing her embarrassed this time makes me a million times happy!"
"The upstairs person is right, Wu Siyu doesn't deserve any sympathy. Don't forget how she used rules to bully other guests on other shows. Her current situation is entirely karma. I just want to laugh, laugh so hard hahaha!"
"Speaking of which... is Zhou Shen a little pitiful?"
"Zhou Shen? Pitiful for what? That guy isn't a good person either, right? His ex-girlfriend stayed with him for over a decade, helping him go from a poor kid to a big star. And what did he do? Once he became famous, he dumped his ex-girlfriend. Scum!"
"Hearing you guys say this, I'm starting to feel like the program deliberately paired them up to mess with these two?"
"Hey, don't say that. What do you mean 'program deliberately'? The dragon boat race was fair from beginning to end, live broadcast the whole time, everyone was watching. If you want to blame someone, blame Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen for not performing well. If they had ranked even one spot higher, they wouldn't have had to live in a haunted house."
Lu Wanqing initially felt some sympathy, but after reading the comments, she suddenly stopped feeling sympathetic.
It was her fault for not understanding people in the entertainment industry before, not knowing about Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen's past.
Lu Wanqing thought about it and couldn't help but look at Wei Xingzhou. Did this Wu Siyu often try to create a CP with Wei Xingzhou?
Wei Xingzhou seemed to sense something and suddenly looked over at Lu Wanqing.
Seeing Lu Wanqing looking at him, Wei Xingzhou quickly said, "Don't look at me, I won't swap with them!"
Lu Wanqing suddenly smiled and said, "I'm not swapping."
The farm was almost identical to Grandma's house. If possible, she hoped to stay at this farm for a longer time. She wouldn't sacrifice herself for others, and she wasn't that kind of person.