Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âThe winning team will pack their belongings and travel to the sea with our staff for a seafood feast. At eight oâclock, weâll return to the village. The parents of the losing team will be responsible for taking care of all the children and will eat dinner at home.â The Director smiled.
âDirector, what would that mean? Will I, Old Xiao, Xiao Yi, Li Yanchen, and Lin Wan go to the sea but Jiejie and Xuanxuan will remain here?â Xia MO asked.
âWell, to be exact, Xiao Tianlin, you, Li Yanchen, and Lin Wan will go on the trip to enjoy the fruits of victory. Xiao Yi will remain here because he is your child, after all. We have found that when parents go on a trip with their children, they canât relax because they always focus on their children more. Hence, the children will remain here, and the parents can enjoy yourselves for half a day without having to worry about your children.â
Li Zexuan put his arm around Xiao Yiâs shoulder. âYouâve worked hard. However, the end result is the same as mine.â
âAre you gloating? Whatâs there at the sea anyway? I donât even want to go.â Xiao Yi wasnât interested in a seafood feast. His university was located in a coastal city, and he always used to go with his roommates to have seafood.
In his opinion, this wasnât a reward at all.
[What reward? Driving by the sea? I, who live by the sea, think this is a punishment.]
[The main point isnât the seafaring. The Festival Group intends to free the parents for half a day so that they can relax while the losing team looks after the children.]
[May I ask why the Wind God is being deprived of the reward? He is an adult studying at a university. He doesnât need his parents to take care of him. Xiaxia and Magician Xiao spend their time together every day.]
[Mr. Li and Lin Wan donât need it either. The little ones are all in hostels.]
[The Festival Group isnât trying to create a diversion again, right?]
[Things canât be that simple.]
[Who cares? As long as they broadcast it, thatâs all that matters. We still want to watch the live broadcast, even if they are on a trip.]
[Agreed.]
Yun city didnât have a sea, and his father had never taken him to the beach to play. But, during the summer break, Assistant Qin had taken him on a trip, so Li Zekai didnât look forward to the sea that much, but he hoped that his father could accompany him to see the sea.
The boy laughed for two minutes before becoming sad again.
Jian Jia, who had cried because his father had lost, was relieved. âDaddy.â He turned to Luo Xi. âI donât have to be separated from you. Itâs a good thing you
lost.â
âJiejie, come to my house.â Offered Jian Jia. âMy father will take you in.â âDaddy.â He turned to Luo Xi again. âCan you take care of Jiejie?â
Luo Xi looked at Li Yanchen questioningly. He looked indifferent as always, so Luo Xi assumed he had no problem with it. He smiled and nodded. âSure. Jiejie can come over. Xuanxuan and Xiao Yi can come too. I will make you a good meal tonight.â
Li Zekai first went to inform Li Yanchen about it and pulled his brother along with him. âBig brother, Letâs go to Jian Jiaâs house. There are so many things at Jian Jiaâs house to play with.â
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes. âActually, Xiao Yi can cook. We already decided to cook and eat at his house.â
âBig brother, Pleaseâ¦â Li Zekai shook his brotherâs hand.
âXiao Yi, letâs go,â said Li Zexuan. âMr. Li. Ms. Lin. Please have a good time.â After that, Li Zexuan followed Xiao Yi to his house, their arms around each otherâs shoulders.
âJian Jia, donât mind him. My brother is all grown up now. We are only little kids. He doesnât enjoy playing with kids anymore,â said Li Zekai. âBut I will come to your house. Letâs go.â Li Zekai was unaware that Li Zexuan had a problem with Luo Xi.
And, just like that, the five families dispersed.
Seeing that Li Zexuan and Xiao Yi were getting closer, Li Zexinâs fans got anxious.
[Xuanxuan belongs to everyone. But Xiao Yi is only for Xinxin.] [Wind God, have you forgotten so fast about our Xinxin?]
[This is theft.] n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Isnât this too much?]
[Donât spout nonsense. Heâs just a good friend. Even after Xinxin returns, he will be Xiao Yiâs favorite once again.]
At Yun city, in the Lin familyâs old mansion, Auntie Han opened the app that Lin Wan had downloaded for her and started watching the live stream.
Ever since Lin Wan visited, she had been seeing strange images in her mind these past few days. She didnât have any children of her own, but she always felt like many children called her âmotherâ. She wondered if it was because Lin Wan always called her âDirectorâs motherâ.
After watching the live stream for an entire day, she felt that Lin Wan had completely changed.
There was also Jian Jia, the child from the orphanage. When she heard the staff mention the little childâs background, her eyes teared up. When she saw the child, her heart ached for him for no reason.
At the basketball game in the afternoon, Auntie had cried when she saw little Jian Jia cry. The little boyâs cry was so pitiful. He wasnât like the other children.
Auntie Han was scared and confused. She wanted to visit Elder Linâs grave.
At Lan Village, Lin Wan and his wife, as well as Xia MO and her husband, went home to change their clothes. They boarded the festival bus and drove to the nearest beach.
The two staff members first expressed their admiration for the Sweet Little Circle channel before explaining the specific arrangements.
The Festival Group had arranged other surprises on the beach for them. The four people had many questions to ask.
âAre you sure itâs not a trick?â Xiao Tianlin had fought in two competitions in a single day, and his legs were already weak. The Festival Group had said that the winner would go on a trip for a seafood feast. He had wanted to reject the offer, but when he saw that the others had no objection, he gave in. After the game, he just wanted to go home and rest.
Xia MO agreed with her husband. The mission rewards were getting weirder and weirder. Previously, the families had shot the advertisement and then watched the sunrise at the Lanshan Sungazing Homestay. They were all quite normal. But, recently, everything was getting stranger.
âThis is definitely a surprise. You will all like it.â The staff wanted to reassure them. If the Director hadnât told them not to reveal any information on the way, they would have told the couples directly.
âWhy donât you tell us what the surprise is? That way we can decide if we still want to go. I am afraid my heart canât take any more surprises,â said Xia MO in suspicion.
âTeacher Xia, youâll know when we get there. Do you like to eat seafood?â the staff member asked with a troubled expression. âThe seafood is super delicious, you can also pack it up and bring it back to the village if you want.â
âReally? I was told it was just a trip to the beach with a seafood feast, but we can pack takeaways?â Xia MO asked.
âI suspect itâs to take care of us, knowing that we donât know how to cook,â Lin Wan said calmly.
âTeachers, stop guessing too much. Weâre almost there.â The staff rolled up the window. The four of them thought that things werenât as simple as they seemed.
In the parking lot not far from Wei Hai, the chauffeur stopped the car. The staff told Li Yanchen and others to wait in the car for a while.
The staff got out of the car and checked the beach to see if the area was cleared.
The four of them waited in the car patiently until, ten minutes later, the staff appeared again.
âYou can all come out now,â said the staff, holding the car door open for them.
âWeâll take you to a good place.â
There were two tents next to each other at the beach. The staff led them there.
âTeacher Xia, Magician Xiao, please come with me.â
âMr. Li, Teacher Lin, please come with me.â
The two families were separated. The four of them looked at each other.
âPlease donât tell me there is another competition, and they are dividing us into two groups! Please spare us.â Xiao Tianlin refused to move from the spot..