Jiang Nuo knew his wife could be pretty "short-sighted" sometimes, so he quickly explained the situation.
"Oh!" She half-understandingly nodded her head, "As the Buddha said: All beings are equal, every blade of grass and tree has a soul. Nuo, you must not discriminate against anyone, not even any form of life, got it?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Nuo's explanation earned himself a lecture from his wife. She forbade him from any "species discrimination." Every form of life deserves respect, and this respect includes honoring the way life manifests itself and the choices of any living being.
Only respect can be met with respect.
Jiang Nuo wanted to cry out for justice. He really wasn't practicing "species discrimination," wife!
Feeling a bit wronged, he looked gloomily at the French girl. The show's production team was messing with him, and now even his own fans wanted to mess with him.
The French girl looked confused: What were the male idol and his wife talking about? Why did it seem like he was being lectured by his wife?
Later, when this episode aired, a few French girls managed to bypass restrictions to watch this scene. Seeing the subtitles below the dialogue, they finally realized: Turns out the male idol really was being lectured! Why did it feel like they had somehow "trapped" their idol?
A hallucination, it must be a hallucination!
But honestly, the male idol's wife was just too adorable. She clearly has a youthful baby face but insists on putting on a serious act. The way she lectured her husband like a stern school principal—it was hilarious!
[Pfft——]
[This is too funny!]
[Hahahahahaha… Poor idol!]
[May the Lord bless him.(#▽#)]
[Well, he almost let his wife take the blame. Serves him right! (─.─|||]
...
It was from that moment that Jiang Nuo's "Glutinous Rice Fans" suddenly discovered something surprising: Actually, the male idol's wife is quite adorable? Although she's older than him, she's well-maintained and looks youthful—no one can tell her age.
That's right, absolutely right. Didn't you see how, when the male idol went to France to film the show, even the French girls thought he was "abducting" some underage girl?
Maybe… the two of them actually make quite a good match?
The fans' opinions were evolving for the better, but Jiang Nuo wasn't aware of this yet. Meanwhile, his own thoughts ran along similar lines: My wife is so amazing, isn't it perfectly normal for my fans to like her? Not liking her would be what's really abnormal.
After taking group photos with the French girls, Jiang Nuo suddenly remembered—damn! What about his task?!
Standing in front of the ice cream shop, Jiang Nuo's mind sparked: Since I'm a big star and my fame effect should be pretty powerful, why don't I just help sell the ice cream?
So Jiang Nuo discussed with the shop owner, proposing that he could help sell the ice cream and earn a commission for each piece sold.
The shop owner was baffled: Why wouldn't the male idol just properly film the show? Why was he suddenly offering to sell ice cream?
Jiang Nuo explained, "This is part of the show. Our task is to see who can make the most money through part-time jobs (in English)."
The French girls nearby chimed in, "Owner, you should help the male idol out (in English)."
"Yeah, yeah, help the male idol out! I'll take a picture and post it on social media right away to get my friends to come over and buy ice cream (in English)."
"Me too (in English)."
...
The shop owner wanted to say: His store is so small, there's only so much ice cream in stock, even if more people come, it wouldn't make a difference.
However, French fans truly were beyond enthusiastic. Someone even stated that their uncle owned an ice cream factory and was willing to supply stock to the shop (hehe, and coincidentally help advertise the uncle's factory—a win-win!).
Before long, Jiang Nuo had put on the shop's work uniform and started selling ice cream behind the counter.
Outside the store, fans queued up one after another. In just a few minutes, it became a long line.
The fans in line weren't forgetting to post on social media: Come quick, International Jiang is selling ice cream! Location: XXX Plaza.
What?! The male idol is selling ice cream?!
Where?!
Which plaza?! Wait up, I'm coming too…
Is it true?!
If it's fake, I'm a fool!
It doesn't matter if it's real or not, I'm going to check it out for myself.
...
Jiang Nuo was busy as a bee while Mu Qiuniang had been given a chair to sit by the ice cream shop, enjoying the sun leisurely. Yep, there she was under a parasol, soaking up the sun and sketching in her illustrated book. Immersed in her drawings, she completely ignored the "bustling" activity around her.
When fans requested group photos, Jiang Nuo always made sure to stand next to Mu Qiuniang for the shot.
That's right, absolutely necessary! He had to stand next to his wife for the photo—even if she didn't notice, engrossed in her sketches.
The French fans felt: They were being overtly "dog-fooded" (forced to see lovey-dovey displays)!
The cameramen remarked: They'd long since gotten used to being "dog-fooded" by this couple!
By the end of a tiring day, Jiang Nuo was sore all over while Mu Qiuniang had spent half the day drawing and half the day napping, enjoying her day to the fullest. The stark contrast left people simultaneously exasperated with her "inaction" and envious of how much Jiang Nuo doted on her.
The cameramen added: Even though they were now used to the lovey-dovey displays, being subjected to such dog-food all day long as singletons made them feel like life had lost all meaning!
Especially after filming wrapped for the day and everyone returned to the hotel. Upon hearing how the couples had spent their day "working," Jiang He, Tao Xingni, Zhao He, Liu Yujiao, Zhuo Yihang, and Liu Qingqing were collectively dumbfounded.
Jiang He: This level of showmanship is a bit much, isn't it? No wonder International Jiang would go to any length for fame.
Zhao He, Zhuo Yihang: Idol, please show mercy! If you keep up this lovey-dovey act, how are us other guys supposed to live?
Tao Xingni: If I were the idol's wife, I definitely wouldn't let him work so hard by himself! Idol, you're blind for marrying such a "lazy woman."
Liu Yujiao, Liu Qingqing: We want to switch husbands, what do we do?
After a long day of labor, the director announced the earnings of the four celebrity couples.
"Zhao He and Liu Yujiao earned the most, making 25 Euros; next were Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing, earning 21.5 Euros; then Jiang Nuo and Mu Qiuniang, earning 15 Euros; and finally, Jiang He and Tao Xingni, earning 10 Euros…" the director announced after looking at the final numbers. "Alright, our dinner preparations are complete. Now, Zhao He and Liu Yujiao, as the top earners, may select the dinner ingredients first."
Zhao He and Liu Yujiao wailed: "What?! Ingredients? After working so hard all day, not only do we not get dinner cooked for us, but we have to cook for ourselves? What if we don't know how to cook? Can we get some leeway?"
The director firmly refused: "Sorry, the backdoor is already cemented shut."
Zhao He and Liu Yujiao exchanged a grieving look: "But neither of us can cook! If we can't handle the ingredients, won't we end up starving?"
Liu Yujiao said, "Fine, hubby, at least we get to choose first. Let's not seek gourmet dishes; let's just pick ingredients we can manage."