Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show-Chapter 86: You All Broke the Rules

Director Sun couldn’t work through Li Sulan’s psychological barriers for the time being, so he had no choice but to continue announcing the next rule: "Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve prepared two sets of luxurious mountain-view suites, two sets of stilted wooden houses, and two sets of camping tents. They’re on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once you’re ready, you can head out."

Upon hearing the show would provide accommodations, the guests hesitated to rush up the mountain. Song Shiye asked, "Director Sun, we’re not expected to pay for the lodging ourselves, right?"

"What else? You think pies fall from the sky for free?" Director Sun replied with a slight upward pitch in his voice and added, "But we’ve negotiated great discounts for the guests. The luxurious mountain-view suites are only 50 bucks a night, the stilted wooden houses are 100 bucks a night, and the tents are 150 bucks a night."

Song Shiye looked absolutely incredulous: "Director Sun, is this seriously how you do business? How are the tents pricier than the mountain-view suites?"

Director Sun’s lips curled into a cryptic smirk as he replied faintly, "The unlucky ones have to pay extra, right? They’ve got to pay for their misfortune, don’t they?"

Guests: "..."

[I get it now. The show’s rules can always get worse—they never hit rock bottom.]

[In that case, everyone’s bound to give it their all to compete for first or second place. Who wouldn’t want to stay in the luxurious mountain-view room?]

"Also, I need to remind everyone," Director Sun continued, "there’s been an adjustment to the remaining living expenses for all of you. During the five days and four nights in Anazhen, each family group will have only 500 yuan as disposable funds. Please use your living expenses wisely."

"Wait, hold on." Song Shiye started counting on his fingers. "If we stay in the tents, 500 yuan wouldn’t even cover the lodging costs."

"Don’t worry, lodging fees will be settled daily. Staying one or two nights shouldn’t be a problem, but you’ll need to figure out a way to earn enough to cover the rest yourself," Director Sun explained.

After he finished, the guests let out another chorus of wails.

Amid the wailing, Sang Ning’s calm voice suddenly cut through the noise, saying rather abruptly, "What are we waiting for? Hurry up and tie us up!"

Without even checking if Li Sulan was willing, Sang Ning had already walked behind her, grabbed hold of her arms, and signaled the staff to step forward and tie them together.

"No, no, no! You’re not allowed to touch me!"

Li Sulan screamed desperately but couldn’t escape Sang Ning’s grip.

The staff seized the moment and quickly tied the two of them up.

"Sis, what’s the meaning of this? Are you seriously planning to compete with Mom, Dad, and me for the top two spots?"

Sang Ning shot Sang Chuan a glance with a perfectly reasonable expression: "What else?"

Sang Chuan’s jaw dropped: "Sis, we’re your family! Could you really bear to harm us?"

"There’s no family in games, let’s be clear on that."

With that, Sang Ning dragged a still-struggling and shouting Li Sulan and set off up the mountain first.

Most of the time, Sang Ning isn’t one to slack off. As long as there’s a predetermined goal that she can achieve with effort, she’ll go all out.

[Sang Ning is so serious she’s even abandoned family ties. Is that really okay? If she claims the luxurious mountain-view room, where will her parents stay?]

[Holy Mother, don’t make me laugh. This is a variety show. In these game challenges, no one cares about who’s who. Everyone going all out makes it fun to watch!]

Inspired by Sang Ning’s words, the guests immediately unleashed their competitive instincts. Hu Zhi leapt onto Shen Yi’s back, pointed toward the top of the mountain, and shouted, "Xiao Shen, charge! We must get the best room today!"

Sang Youming grabbed Qin Kai and stumbled forward, shouting, "Let’s hurry and catch up! We can’t fall behind!"

"Hero Sang is here!"

Sang Chuan cupped his hands to his mouth and hollered, then grabbed Chuyun and Chu Wei by the arms and raced up the mountain.

Song Shiye and Qin Jiaxiang quickly helped Grandma Song into the bamboo sedan chair and rushed forward with it.

Director Sun wiped the sweat from his brow, finally getting this group of "ancestors" into motion.

However, when he turned his head, Chu Xi and Mr. Shen were still standing there unmoving. Confused, he asked, "How come you two haven’t set off yet?"

Mr. Shen glanced up the mountain, his expression calm and composed: "Taking the cable car up the mountain only takes a moment. Going up now feels too solitary. Better to wait for the others. As long as we arrive one minute earlier than them, that’s all we need."

[Mr. Shen is too cunning! That one-minute earlier arrival is meant to infuriate someone for sure.]

[This is exactly the kind of smugness that defines Mr. Shen.] frёewebηovel.cѳm

On the mountain.

"Sang Ning, can’t I walk in front instead? I feel like I’m going to throw up from walking backward this whole time!"

Li Sulan was dizzy and out of sorts, her legs barely cooperating as she was practically dragged along by Sang Ning.

"No way. If you walk in front, we’d end up dead last." Sang Ning paused for just a second to give Li Sulan a brief respite before bowing her head and pressing onward with determination.

[I can’t help it—watching Li Sulan gagging helplessly while unable to resist just cracks me up.]

[No puking allowed. Sang Sister is set on claiming second place. If you absolutely must puke, wait till you’re inside the mountain-view room.]

[Why second? With someone as driven as Sang Sister, shouldn’t she be aiming for first?]

[What, are you stupid? Chu Xi and Mr. Shen are taking the cable car. No matter how fast Sang Sister is, she can’t outrun a cable car!]

Sang Ning and Li Sulan were leading the charge, with Shen Yi following closely behind.

Hu Zhi hadn’t expected Shen Yi’s physical endurance to be so impressive; he carried her on his back, climbing dozens of flights of stairs without even so much as a heavy breath.

"Alright, alright, Xiao Shen, you can let me down now." Hu Zhi clapped Shen Yi on the back and slid off gracefully.

Shen Yi turned to her, his expression puzzled: "Aunt Hu, what’s wrong? Was I walking too fast and making you uncomfortable?"

"Oh, please." Hu Zhi raised an eyebrow and shot him a look meant for him to figure out himself.

Shen Yi pursed his lips, his slightly furrowed brows indicating he couldn’t figure it out.

Hu Zhi decided to spell it out: "Kid, do you think carrying me is faster than me walking on my own?"

"But the rules said I had to carry you up the mountain," Shen Yi replied, serious as ever.

Hu Zhi grabbed Shen Yi and started hustling a few steps ahead. "Listen, boy, it’ll take over an hour to climb this mountain. You’d drop dead if you carried me the whole time. Rules are static, but people are dynamic—be clever about this!"

[Alright, I’m taking back my earlier complaints about Hu Zhi. At least she has some sense; she didn’t shamelessly insist on forcing Shen Yi to carry her the entire way.]

[You fans should thank Hu Zhi. With your Shen Yi’s inflexible thinking, if Hu Zhi really had insisted, he probably would’ve carried her all the way.]

[What do you mean by inflexible thinking? If you don’t know how to speak nicely, don’t speak! My baby is upright and noble, of course he wouldn’t stoop to tricks!]

Sang Chuan caught sight of Hu Zhi dragging Shen Yi at a rapid pace up the mountain and was utterly floored.

Darn it, that’s cheating! Is there really no one here to enforce the rules?

His toes, bound tightly by the straps of these wooden clogs, were practically rubbed raw. And here those two were, clutching hands and running!

Sang Chuan tore off his wooden clogs to give his toes some breathing room, but as he turned his head, he was stunned once more: "Darn it! You guys are cheating too!"