On South Island, an SUV was driving down the road.
“The weather is too good,” He Lin said, stretching lazily as he drove.
“It’s just a bit too hot.” There were still traces of sweat on Huang Xiaochu’s forehead, who was in the passenger seat.
“Teacher Huang, you should lose some weight,” He Lin said with a laugh, glancing at Huang Xiaochu’s potbelly.
“I have indeed gained some weight recently,” Huang Xiaochu said, touching the fat on his belly, which squeezed out a ‘swim ring.’ “But coming to Mushroom House this time, I’m sure I’ll lose a lot.”
He Lin seemed to think of something and suddenly laughed, “What do you think? How are the four of them getting along now? Those three little guys plus a new little cub, I wonder what they’re doing now?”
At this moment, inside Mushroom House, the four people, led by Mu Li, were gathered around Director Xi Xi.
“Director Xi Xi, where’s your money?” Mu Li pointed at the luggage that had just appeared, demanding aggressively.
“Yeah, Director Xi Xi, how could you trick us out of our money?” Zhang Xiaofeng also looked wronged.
“This…” Director Xi Xi tried to find some support from the staff, but Wang Xiang wasn’t there at the moment, so no one could stand up for him.
“When you’re away from home, the most important thing is credit, Director Xi Xi.”
Finally, under pressure from everyone, Director Xi Xi reluctantly pulled 50 yuan from his pocket.
“We agreed that you can’t restrict us from using this 50 yuan, okay?” Mu Li emphasized again.
“We keep our word. You can use this 50 yuan however you want.” After paying, Director Xi Xi immediately hid among the staff.
After getting the money, the four relaxed. Each took a lounge chair, lined them up, and lay directly in the yard. Behind them was a row of Pokémon.
“The sun is a bit strong, but I don’t want to move at all,” Mu Li groaned comfortably.
“Speaking of which, shouldn’t we go do something?” Zhang Xiaofeng was a little worried that things weren’t finished yet.
“What do we need to do?” Peng Xiaochang mumbled with his eyes closed.
“There’s not much for us to do. We haven’t even assigned rooms yet,” Zhang Xiaoyang said, also with his eyes closed.
Zhang Xiaofeng sat up, looked at the cardboard boxes piled at the room entrance, and said, “The boxes should contain blankets and stuff, right? Should we help make the beds?”
Mu Li waved his hand, “It’s fine. Gardevoir, please help organize it.”
“Gardevoir!” Gardevoir reluctantly called out. Without even getting up, the cardboard boxes behind them floated directly into the air. Blankets, sheets, and other items flew out of the boxes one by one, automatically assembling themselves in mid-air, and then flew into the various rooms.
“All done. We can continue lying down,” Mu Li comfortably rolled over and began sunbathing his back.
“Huh? It’s already done?” Zhang Xiaofeng was stunned. She had watched the entire scene from beginning to end. “This… this… this is not scientific at all. Why can’t my Kirlia do that?”
Forget about putting on duvet covers; her Kirlia couldn’t even take a blanket out of a cardboard box. Even when she was in her best condition, Kirlia could at most only make the cardboard box float along with the blanket.
However, the two foolish brothers were still closing their eyes, enjoying the sunbath, completely unaware of what had just happened.
“By the way, brothers, do we have anything to eat?” Mu Li’s stomach suddenly rumbled. “It seems we haven’t even eaten lunch.”
Zhang Xiaoyang lazily replied, “I did bring some vegetables, but they still need to be cooked. A Li, can you cook?”
“I only know how to eat,” Mu Li said helplessly. “I have a bit of a conflict with the kitchen. Basically, none of my Pokémon can cook. The only one who can, Indeedee, can’t even get the seasonings right. The dishes she cooks are simply indescribable. I usually order takeout at home.”
“Ah? That bad?” Zhang Zifeng couldn’t help but ask, “Do you live alone? Where are your parents?”
“My parents went on a round-the-world trip and haven’t been back for several years. I usually live alone,” Mu Li said helplessly. “Before, I used to live alone in the countryside, so I could only survive on my Indeedee’s crude cooking skills.”
“Hahaha, I feel a bit sad for some reason, but it’s so funny,” Peng Xiaochang couldn’t help but let out a demonic laugh.
Hearing Mu Li’s predicament, Zhang Xiaoyang, on the other hand, adopted a big brotherly demeanor: “A Li, don’t worry. As long as I’m here, you won’t go hungry. Big Brother will go cook for you now.”
With that, Zhang Xiaoyang leaped up and rushed to the kitchen, leaving the three useless younger siblings to continue lying in the sun.
“By the way, is it really okay for the three of us to just lie here and not help?” Mu Li suddenly asked.
“It does seem a bit off,” Peng Xiaochang also stood up and shouted, “Brother Zhang, I’ll help you.”
Zhang Xiaofeng and Mu Li exchanged a helpless glance, then also got up from their lounge chairs.
When the three entered the kitchen, they found Zhang Xiaoyang organizing a large piece of meat, preparing to blanch it.
Seeing the three come in to help, Zhang Xiaoyang didn’t stand on ceremony and directly said, “I need some green onions, ginger, and garlic. Please peel them for me.”
“Alright,” Mu Li picked up two large garlic cloves, a large piece of ginger, and a bunch of green onions and went outside. “Gardevoir, a little help.”
The garlic and ginger floated directly into the air. A blue light flashed, and the garlic skin around the garlic was shattered. With a second blue light, the skin of the ginger also peeled off.
Just then, the Golden Magikarp floating in the water ball suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed a stream of water. The water stream floated directly in mid-air, enveloping the garlic, ginger, and green onions, directly washing away the dirt on their skins.
After being cleaned, the garlic, ginger, and green onions returned to the plate in Mu Li’s hand.
“Brother, it’s all cleaned up. What else needs to be done?” Mu Li returned to the kitchen.
“That fast?” Zhang Xiaoyang was stunned, turning his head to look at the cleaned ingredients in Mu Li’s hand.
It took less than a minute to finish all that?
“Is there anything else to do?” Mu Li asked.
“Uh, light the fire,” Zhang Xiaoyang pointed at the wood under the pot.
“I’ll do this one.”
Peng Xiaochang was about to grab a lighter when Mu Li stopped him directly, “No need for the trouble, Brother.”
With that, he shouted outside, “Mystical Fire, please.”
As a blue light flashed, the wood under the iron pot began to burn automatically.
“Anything else?” Mu Li asked again.
“Anything else… anything else…” Zhang Xiaoyang talked for a long time without saying anything, so he just put the meat in his hand into cold water, added a few slices of ginger and a handful of green onions, closed the lid, and said, “That’s it. Let’s go back to lying down.”
An hour later, Mu Li’s stomach rumbled again.
“Brother, I feel like I’m going to die,” Mu Li groaned. “When are Teacher He and Teacher Huang going to arrive?”
The staff replied, “They’re still strolling around the village.”
“I feel hungry too,” Peng Xiaochang’s stomach also began to rumble.
Mu Li’s eyes lit up. He carefully glanced at the staff’s location, then quietly leaned into Peng Xiaochang’s ear and asked, “Brother, do you want to eat durian mille-feuille?”
“You brought it? It wasn’t confiscated?” Peng Xiaochang’s eyes gleamed, and his mouth curved into a grin. “Quick, give me a piece.”
The two secretly scanned the camera’s position, blocking its view with their bodies. Mu Li reached into his shadow and pulled out two plates of durian mille-feuille from within.
“Oh? Magic!” Peng Xiaochang’s eyes went wide.
Mu Li shoved a piece of durian mille-feuille into Peng Xiaochang’s hand, then began to devour his own furiously.
Peng Xiaochang didn’t hesitate either, imitating Mu Li and starting to eat.
From the staff’s perspective, they saw the two secretly huddling their heads together, seemingly whispering something.
But whether the staff didn’t notice or deliberately didn’t say anything, there was no reaction from them at all.
The two were initially cautious, but after only a couple of bites, they became more uninhibited, and their voices grew louder.
“What are you two doing?” Zhang Xiaofeng’s voice suddenly rang out, startling the two who were secretly eating. They quickly stuffed the remaining mille-feuille into their mouths in two bites.
“What? We’re not doing anything,” Peng Xiaochang mumbled with his cheeks puffed out.
Zhang Xiaofeng sighed helplessly, “No, Brother, could you at least swallow what’s in your mouth before speaking?”
“Also, A Li, can your eating posture be better? You have cream stuck to your forehead.”
Mu Li was startled and quickly rushed to the faucet to wash his face.
Peng Xiaochang didn’t even bother with water, simply wiping his face with his hand and asking Zhang Xiaofeng, “How about it? Clean now?”
Mu Li also walked back at this point, frowning as he stared at the unresponsive staff: “I think they have a problem.”
“What problem?” Peng Xiaochang couldn’t help but ask.
“We’re already so obvious, yet they’re not coming to confiscate our food,” Mu Li shook his head. “This isn’t like 《Wonderful Life》 at all.”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyang also frowned: “Indeed, something’s not right. When I brought ingredients today, they didn’t stop me. I just feel like the production team has some kind of conspiracy waiting for us.”
“Director Xi Xi, come out!” Mu Li shouted towards the group of staff.
Director Xi Xi, dressed in beachwear, strolled out swaying, “What do you guys want?”
“No, it should be us asking, what do you guys want?” Mu Li glanced at the three siblings behind him, then immediately lifted his head, aggressively questioning the production team.
“What’s wrong? We’re not restricting your money, we didn’t stop you from eating, we didn’t even confiscate the ingredients you brought. Are we still not good to you?” Director Xi Xi retorted stubbornly.
“Stop with all this nonsense. Hurry up and tell us your conspiracy,” Mu Li urged.
Director Xi Xi sneered, looking at everyone with a mischievous grin: “What conspiracy could we have? Aren’t we just letting you live a good life?”
Seeing Director Xi Xi’s annoying demeanor, the four felt an even greater conspiracy approaching.
But no matter how the four questioned him, Director Xi Xi just wouldn’t say.
Mu Li gave the three a look, and they nodded in understanding. Then, they quietly surrounded Director Xi Xi. Each grabbed a hand or a leg, directly lifted Director Xi Xi, and rushed towards the beach.
Director Xi Xi looked terrified and couldn’t help but shout “Help!”, but the other staff members acted as if they didn’t see anything, continuing to film on their own.
“I’m giving you one last chance. If you don’t tell us, we’ll just sink you in the sea,” Mu Li sneered, exchanging glances with the other three, pretending to make a move.
“Wait, wait!” Director Xi Xi cried out in terror, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, okay?”
“Actually…”