Night.
The bright moonlight shone on the sand dunes, in the village.
"Fortunately, the director reminded us, otherwise I would have frozen to death tonight," Cui Mantong wrapped herself in her thick coat, sitting by the campfire. "The temperature difference between day and night here is too great."
"I expected the temperature difference between day and night in inland areas to be large, but I didn't expect it to be this large," Chen Huan said, holding a cup of hot water.
"Mom, are you cold?"
Fang Miaomiao looked at Wen Yanan, who was asking her, and beckoned him over.
Wen Yanan obediently moved his small stool closer to Fang Miaomiao. "Mom, I'll warm your hands."
Fang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow and directly stuffed her hand behind Wen Yanan's neck.
Wen Yanan shivered.
"Fang Miaomiao, do you know that your actions are being watched by the entire country?" Chen Tianming was furious when he saw Fang Miaomiao misbehaving.
Was this Fang Miaomiao an idiot? She had finally cleared her name of abusing her stepson, and now she was sticking her cold hands into An'an's neck right in front of the entire nation.
If the anti-fans saw this, who knew how Fang Miaomiao would be attacked again.
"Don't be angry, Director, don't be angry. I'm just teasing An'an, just a joke, just a joke."
As she spoke, Fang Miaomiao quickly took her hand out. "Director, come, sit. Let's all have a chat. It's too cold today, and games aren't fun."
Chen Tianming looked at Fang Miaomiao beckoning him with some helplessness. How thick-skinned could this person be? One moment she could do something reckless without regard, and the next she could act as if nothing had happened, smiling and waving at him.
This person.
Chen Tianming also sat down beside them. "Then let's start with our first question today. Each family, please share your first impression of being here."
Ye Nan raised her hand.
"Wow, Nan Nan is the first to raise her hand. Nan Nan is so good," Chen Tianming praised Ye Nan with a smile. "As a reward for our brave Nan Nan, you can choose your mission first tomorrow."
"Really?" Ye Nan exclaimed excitedly, then realized she had spoken too loudly and shyly burrowed back into Chen Huan's arms.
"Yes, our Nan Nan is the bravest child," Chen Tianming asked with a smile. "Our bravest Nan Nan, can you answer the question Uncle Tianming asked just now?"
"Mhm," Ye Nan returned to her seat and said, "It's so far away here."
They had to take a private car to the airport, fly, then take a long bus ride, and then a jeep to get here.
She felt like her bones were falling apart.
"Nan Nan is amazing. Then I'll ask the second question. Is there any gap between here and your imagination?"
Wu Yueyuan nodded. "The gap between here and my imagination is huge, at least..."
"At least, we haven't seen a place like this before, right?" Chen Tianming chimed in.
"Mhm," Wu Yueyuan nodded obediently. She wasn't as active as in the previous episodes. When they arrived, she saw children her age who were very thin. She had heard her mother say that being so thin was called malnutrition.
"Third question, do you think it's hard here?"
"Hard."
"Very hard."
Wen Yanan nodded and then shook his head.
"Why is An'an nodding and shaking his head?"
"It's hard, and it's not hard," Wen Yanan said. "Their living environment is very bad. There are no classrooms, no computers, but it doesn't seem hard. The children's eyes have light, and their parents dote on their children."
As he spoke, Wen Yanan looked at Fang Miaomiao. "Just like my mom loves and cares for me, I'm not suffering."
[Sob sob sob, how much I loved the scenery on the road at the beginning of this episode, I feel just as heartbroken now. I never imagined that there were still such poor places in our country.]
[Alas, the internet world is too developed, and people see too much wealth, so they think that everyone in reality is rich. My hometown is no different from this Starlight Village, so when I was a child, the most common thing my family told me was to study hard and definitely get out of the mountains to see the prosperous and lively world outside.]
[When did Chen Tianming's perspective become so broad? In this episode, seeing those children's sparkling eyes made my own eyes feel so dry. Life is truly hard, yet they never give up hope.]
[I will never scold Chen Tianming again. Chen Tianming will be yyds in my heart from now on. I apologize for my rudeness in the past.]
In an instant, a hashtag named #Ich schulde Chen Tianming eine Entschuldigung# (I owe Chen Tianming an apology) climbed to the top of Weibo's trending list.
And the protagonist was looking regretfully at the last child, Cui Yongsi.
"Uncle Tianming, just say what you have to say," Cui Yongsi said, seeing Chen Tianming looking at him, unsure whether to cry or laugh. "Or, what is the last question?"
"Oh my, Si Si is so smart. Since Si Si wants to challenge our last question, I'll tell you,"
Chen Tianming had an expression of "it's not me who wants to say it, but you who asked me to say it." "Now, little Si Si, please listen to the question. What have you learned in these four episodes? Hmm... just answer one or two."
Cui Yongsi thought for a while before saying, "The first episode was to let us know the preciousness of grain. Everything requires a certain amount of time for precipitation and development. We need to cherish it. The second episode was to feel the charm of the ocean. The ocean is beautiful and mysterious, so we need to protect the ocean. The third episode, children need innocence and need to play and have fun with their parents. This episode, Si Si doesn't know what Uncle Tianming wants us to know yet."
"Si Si is such a smart child," Chen Tianming gave a thumbs-up and praised her generously. "Uncle Tianming gives you a like."
"But why was the second episode about protecting the ocean?" Wu Yueyuan didn't quite understand. "Little brother Si Si, can you tell me?"
"Because there was a lot of trash on the beach. The night before we finished recording and were about to leave, Uncle Tianming took the staff to pick up a lot of trash on the beach. The ocean is beautiful, and it shouldn't be polluted by trash."
"Great."
Warm applause erupted in the courtyard.
"Si Si observed very carefully."
"Little brother Si Si is amazing."
"Si Si is really amazing," Fang Miaomiao couldn't help but exclaim.
"Don't flatter me. Your An'an is also very amazing," Cui Mantong rolled her eyes.
"Are we giving each other fake praise?"
"Get lost," Cui Mantong pretended to be impatient and interrupted Fang Miaomiao. "Who would engage in fake praise with you? An'an is so cute, like a little sticky rice ball. How about you let me take care of An'an for a few days after the show ends?"
"An'an thanks Aunt Mantong for her love, and I also like Aunt Mantong very much, but Mom is afraid of the dark at night, so An'an cannot leave Mom."