The young woman''s name was ra, a college sophomore who was still on winter break. ra had no parents and lived with her elderly grandmother, who supported her education by collecting and selling recybles.


    Since demolition had already begun in the vige, most of the residents had moved out, leaving only a few scattered households behind.


    With nowhere else to go, ra and her grandmother had to stay in their house, which had no running water or electricity, waiting to receive theirpensation money before they could leave.


    ra''s grandmother had a full head of white hair and a face etched with wrinkles, but her smile was incredibly kind.


    "Grandma, the power and water have been shut off here. It must be so inconvenient for you. Let me help you rent a ce in town to stay for a while," Shirley offered, her voice full of sympathy for the pair.


    “Oh, no, no,” the grandmother said, waving her hand with a smile. "We don''t watch TV anyway and go to bed early, so no electricity doesn''t bother us. And there''s still water in the hand pump well, so we''re managing just fine. But I appreciate the thought, dear. Thank you."


    Despite their poverty, ra and her grandmother were remarkably optimistic.


    "The vige chief came by yesterday and told us thepensation money will be distributed next month," ra exined. "Once we get it, Grandma and I can move to town. She''s been dreaming of living in a new house."


    "Is it me who wants a new house, or you?" her grandmother chuckled, affectionately poking ra''s head. "The chief said our family will get two new apartments and some cash. That means ra''s tuition and living expenses are finally covered. The extra apartment will be for her when she gets married. With that, she''ll be able to marry a fine young man."


    "Grandma!" ra interrupted, blushing.


    Her grandmother justughed, her wrinkles crinkling with love.


    ra and her grandmother were both incredibly warm, helping the show''s guests pick the freshest vegetables from their garden. After washing them, they ced them in arge wicker basket.


    It was a full basket of vegetables, and though ra and her grandmother had grown them, the crew couldn''t just take them for free.


    However, none of them had brought any cash; these days, everyone paid with their phones.


    Yvonne rummaged through her bag and found a brand-new, unopened lipstick, which she offered to ra.


    ra instinctively tried to refuse, but Yvonne pressed it into her hand.


    "This is for you. You''re a sophomore in college now; you should dress up a little."


    ra hesitated, wrestling with her thoughts for a long moment before finally saying, "Thank you."


    What girl her age didn''t want to feel pretty? ra said it was the first lipstick she''d ever owned.


    Feeling sorry for ra, Shirley took off the bracelet she was wearing and tried to give it to her.


    But Shirley''s bracelet was solid gold and quite valuable, and ra refused to ept it, no matter what.


    Soon after, the group left ra''s home.


    The six of them, along with the show''s crew and cameramen, walked along the vige''s dirt road.


    "ra and her grandmother are in such a tough situation," Shirley sighed.


    "Yeah," Yvonne agreed. Life had


    been cruel, yet it was incredible how ra and her grandmother could remain so optimistic and resilient through it all.


    "There are plenty of unfortunate people in this world. You can''t help them all Do you really think you''re some kind of saviofuna sal dismissively from behind them.


    Shirley stopped and shot her a re. “You really know how to kill the mood."


    "Who are you calling a mood killer?


    Do you want me to get you kicked off this show right now buna C retorted, cing her hands on her hips.