Around noon, in the village of Jiang Family, several cameras were pointed at the entrance of the village head's house.

"The village head's granddaughter has been sent to a big city to record a TV show, it looks like the village head's family is going to prosper!"

"Isn't that right? The village head and his son can't stop grinning!"

"Have you heard? Apparently, a city-born young master is coming to our village for filming? What is it they say he's doing? Some kind of Laozi show?"

"Hey, you country bumpkin, that's called a live reality show!"

Seven-year-old Little Jiang Fish, carrying a basket on her back, stood outside the crowd; leading in her curiosity.

She looked and saw the village head's granddaughter standing confidently in front of the cameras, flashing a sweet smile at everyone before getting into the program crew's vehicle.

As the car drove away towards the big city, the village head happily set off firecrackers.

All the villagers couldn't hide their admiration, saying that the village head's family was about to soar from henceforth!

Little Jiang Fish, listening to the gossip, blinked her big curious eyes. Her small body carrying the big basket looked somehow comical.

Having seen enough of the spectacle, she sniffled, turned around, and tightly held onto her basket.

Upon close inspection, her hands were covered with many scars, seemingly from blisters that had repeatedly formed and broken, leaving marks behind.

However, she appeared to be oblivious to the pain, and continued on her way.

Today's luck wasn't so good. She only managed to pick some wild vegetables and had to go back into the mountains to see if she could forage some mushrooms.

A basket of mushrooms could be sold for three bucks!

Jiang Xiaoyu barely took two steps when she saw a luxury car rolling in at the village entrance.

At this point, the show's director began addressing the camera: "Dear viewers, the other protagonist of our reality show 'Life Exchange' - Ji Yanli, is about to arrive."

As he said that, the camera panned towards the car carrying Ji Yanli.

It was a blue Bugatti sports car, worth over forty million.

The online viewers in the live chatroom couldn't contain their excitement, flooding the chat with comments.

"Darn! Young Master Ji is here!"

"His car is so cool, can I cling onto his thigh?"

Ji Yanli, the heir of the Ji Group, was born with a silver spoon. He has an outstanding background and good looks. However, his notorious temper is probably his only flaw.

And so, his mother sent him to participate in this reality show, purportedly to 'experience the harshness of life.'

As the car gradually approached, its luxury and grandeur left the villagers, who had never seen such a spectacle, absolutely stunned.

The villagers flocked towards the luxury car, pushing and shoving through the crowd.

Jiang Xiaoyu just happened to be in the way, pushed from side to side in the chaos.

Accidentally, she was knocked over and ended up tumbling into a trash can filled with dirty water by the roadside.

She flapped her little arms in the waste bin.

Upon seeing this, the show staff worriedly said: "A kid fell into the waste bin, quickly, pull her up!"

The villagers glanced over, yet shrugged off the matter casually, remarking, "Don't worry about her, the sewage tank isn't going to drown anyone."

"That's Jiang Xiaoyu, the notorious liar in our village. She's just putting on a show!"

"Exactly, she is not only foolish and gluttonous, but also a thief, with a cunning mind. If you pull her up, she'll latch onto you all."

The faces of the production crew members changed.

Shooting a program in a village, they feared encountering the pestering individuals with quirky personalities, as stubborn as dog skin plasters.

At this moment, they didn't dare to proceed.

A barrage of comments flashed through the live chat room as well.

【The kid looks quite pretty, but I never expected her to be such a person.】

【You can't judge a book by its cover! Just don't let her disrupt the recording of young master Ji!】

Shortly, a luxury car arrived on the scene, parking not far from the crowd.

The car door opened, and the first thing to come into everyone's view was a pair of long legs.

Looking up, one could see a perfect body, a rather unique outfit, and a handsome face full of intimidating charm.

The presence of Ji Yanli stood out dramatically, luxurious yet sharp, like a honed blade. His aura was even brighter than his looked. His breath-takingly handsome face, with cold and arrogant eyebrows, was adorned in the middle with a white diamond bone stud, utterly unique.

He was seventeen years old, at the prime of his youth.

He got out of the car and strode toward the crowd.

The comments were going wild on screen.

The villagers were even more excited, especially the village head. All he could think about was pleasing this rich young master.

Seeing the young master walking towards him, the village head was so excited that his heart was almost pounding out of his chest.

He hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head, and extended his hand: "Master Ji, hello, I am..."

However, Ji Yanli ignored him, bypassed him, and went straight to the muck bucket nearby.

He reached out his hand and picked up Jiang Xiaoyu, who was floundering in the muck bucket, and threw him on the ground.

The water in the muck bucket wasn't filthy but was the accumulated rainwater from a few days ago.

Jiang Xiaoyu was completely soaked, getting Ji Yanli's hand wet too.

He looked distastefully at his dirty hand and rolled his eyes.

Someone from the crew hurriedly came over and handed him a disinfectant wet wipe: "Master Ji, this is for you."

Ji Yanli gave him a cold glance, didn't accept it, and snapped: "Are you blind? Can't you see the kid falling into the bucket?"

The crew member choked, left speechless.

Ji Yanli's gaze returned to the child on the ground.

As soon as he looked, he immediately burst out laughing.

The little one fell to the ground, her back burdened with an oversized backpack. Unable to roll over, she struggled once again.

Ji Yanli was amused, chuckling, "Are you playing the part of a flipped turtle like the one my mom raised?"

He stooped over once again, in a largely humble manner, helping the child to flip over.

The child was soaked to the skin, yet her first reaction was to check on her foraged vegetables in the cage.

They had all turned soggy in the polluted puddle, they were no good now.

Her lips pulled down in a mournful pout and she despondently said, "They're not edible now..."

Ji Yanli was taken aback, he glanced at those vegetables.

Aren't these pig feed?

She eats this?

Observing the child further, Ji Yanli realized that even though it was already autumn, the little girl was still clad in a thin, washed-out white dress; the sandals she wore were a size too large for her feet, one of the straps was broken, they looked picked up from someplace.

Looking at her exposed little arms and legs, they were so scrawny, it seemed they could break with a little squeeze. They were covered with scratches and mosquito bites.

Ji Yanli's heart felt like it had been hammered.

A thought sprang up in his mind.

Wasn't this child pitifully wretched?

At this moment, the child came back to her senses, looked up at him, her voice frail and feeble, "Thank you, big brother."

The word "Brother" hit Ji Yanli like a shot of electricity, making his entire body tingle delightfully.

Being the only child of the Ji family, he had no sisters, not even any cousins.

This was the first time someone addressed him as "Brother."

Especially in such a soft and sweet voice.

Ji Yanli's mood lifted considerably, a wide grin appearing on his face.

Just as he was about to speak, a chubby old man squeezed forward.

"Oh, young master Ji, you're so virtuous! Doing good deeds as soon as you arrive!" The village chief, his face full of fawning smiles, tried to interrupt Ji Yanli and Jiang Xiaoyu's conversation, then continued, "Your hands are dirty. Would you like to come to my house and wash? My home is nearby. It's just a few steps away."

Ji Yanli glanced at him sideways, impatiently saying, "Who the hell are you? Get the hell away from me."

The village chief's face stiffened, and he immediately fell quiet, embarrassed and afraid to utter a sound.

The program crew felt a chill.

The young master Ji, who deserves to be known as a devilish troublemaker, truly had a moody and unpredictable temperament.

He was smiling wide one second and exploding in the next.

Ji Yanli turned his attention back to the child in front of him, asking with genuine interest, "What’s your name?"

"How old are you?"

"Where do you live?"

"Where are your parents?"

The program crew: "..."

Young master Ji, this makes you seem like a creepy man trying to kidnap a child.