Several people were fooling around on the beach.
Finally, the fisherman uncle announced that Ye Nan had won first place in this segment.
Wu Yueyuan took Ye Nan's hand and said enviously, "Wow, Nannan, you're really amazing. How do you know all those seafood?"
"I, I'm not as amazing as you say."
"You really are amazing. Even though I listened to the fisherman uncle's explanation, I couldn't remember anything afterwards. You're truly incredible." Wu Yueyuan turned to the fisherman uncle, "Uncle, am I right?"
"The little friend is absolutely right. Nannan is truly amazing," the fisherman nodded with a smile, praising her without reservation. "Our own son is already ten years old, and he doesn't even remember as many types of seafood as you do."
"Yes, I just like eating seafood, and I can't remember their names either," Cui Mantong also chimed in. "Look at my son; he seems quite smart usually, but he still lost to you. You're truly amazing, Nannan."
"Really?" A glimmer of light appeared in little Ye Nan's eyes, then she thought of something and cautiously glanced at her stepmother, Chen Huan.
Chen Huan, receiving everyone's gaze, finally noticed the little imp cautiously looking at her. "Tsk, how can this child be so timid? She can't even accept a little praise. No wonder she gets bullied by those people at home."
"When people praise you, you accept it and say thank you. Do you need to be taught everything? Can't you think for yourself?" Chen Huan saw Ye Nan lower her head and paused before saying, "However, you did well. Keep it up."
As her words fell, Ye Nan suddenly looked up at Chen Huan.
Those intense, unignorable eyes made Chen Huan unconsciously touch her nose. "Why are you looking at me? I already said, as long as you do well, people will naturally praise you and like you. It's just that you never believed it before."
With that, Chen Huan picked up Ye Nan's almost full little bucket and walked towards the village path.
"Is she angry?" Ye Nan stood there, flustered, looking anxiously at the figure ahead, which appeared slender but was as tall as a mountain to her.
At home, besides her father, everyone else bullied her. Although her father loved her dearly, he was away six days out of seven. She dared not tell her father that her grandmother's grandson always took the gifts he gave her. Her grandmother disliked her simply because she was a girl.
Her grandmother said her existence only served to make her father give them money. They threatened her, saying that if she told her father about their mistreatment, she would have to bear the consequences.
She was afraid, so she didn't dare to say much. Until one day, her father returned with a woman and gently told her she had a mother.
Her mother spoke very little, but she would protect Ye Nan, and she could make the vicious queen-like grandmother jump with anger.
But she also didn't like talking to Ye Nan, saying she was too timid and indecisive, which she disliked. She said that to solve this problem, she was going to take her to participate in a show.
So, she came.
"Silly child, how can a mother be angry with her child?" Zhou Jiaxin gently stroked Ye Nan's head. "If she were angry, she wouldn't be helping you carry the bucket. She still cares a lot about you."
They could all see that Chen Huan was the type of person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
"But I'm timid."
"It's okay, don't rush. We can slowly work on building your courage. I believe Nannan will become very brave if she tries hard."
"Yes, and it's okay even if you're not brave," Wu Yueyuan said with a smile. "Girls also need to seek help appropriately; you don't have to be so strong all the time."
"Right," Cui Yongsi raised his hand. "Boys can do that too."
And they could do many things. Since he was young, his father had always told him that his mother was a girl and girls should be cherished. As a little man, he had to cherish his mother well.
"Alright, go find your mother quickly," Cui Mantong also gently pinched Ye Nan's cheek. "She'll be very happy."
Ye Nan looked at everyone's encouraging eyes and clenched her fists. "Okay."
With that, she set off running towards Chen Huan, whose figure was almost disappearing ahead.
[Suddenly felt a bit touching, what's going on? When I first started watching, I thought Chen Huan didn't like Ye Nan. Now looking back, damn it, it's not like that at all. Chen Huan is too good to Ye Nan.]
[I feel the same way. And I think everyone is so loving. Nannan lacks confidence, so they keep praising her and giving her the spotlight. Especially An An, he knows many answers but doesn't rush to respond.]
[Yes, remember when Wen Yan'an single-handedly won the parent-child competition? I don't believe he wouldn't know anything here. It's obvious he's letting Nannan win. My An An is too cute! Ahhhh, asking again, did Fang Miaomiao save the Milky Way in her past life?]
[Hmph, what if Wen Yan'an really doesn't know? He's only five or six years old; if you praise him so highly, aren't you afraid he'll fall and get hurt?]
[What the hell is the comment above? Someone spewing venom from a dog's mouth. If you don't know how to speak, shut up. Don't flaunt your ignorance everywhere.]
By the time they returned to the courtyard, the sky was gradually darkening.
The adults were preparing for a barbecue in the yard. The vegetables were already prepared by the staff, and the seafood was the result of their afternoon's labor.
"Stars, I see stars," Wu Yueyuan pointed to the starry sky in the night. "So many stars! Mom, quick, look, it's so beautiful."
"Wow," Ye Nan also tilted her head back, her eyes wide open, staring intently at the stars in the sky. "It's really beautiful."
"Don't tilt your heads back too far, be careful you don't fall," Chen Huan, who was washing vegetables, saw this and looked around, finding a few small chairs with backs. "Sit down and watch."
"Thank you, Aunt Huanhuan."
"Thank you, Mom."
Chen Huan blinked, then quickly responded, "Just be careful."
After Chen Huan went back to work, Wu Yueyuan scurried over to Ye Nan. "See, Aunt Huanhuan still cares about you, doesn't she?"
Ye Nan nodded softly and sat on the chair, looking up at the sky.
Her father said her mother had turned into the most dazzling star in the sky when she was little. But at her grandmother's house, she had never seen the stars.
So, she thought it was because she was disobedient and not well-behaved that her mother didn't want to come out and see her.
But today, she saw it.
She saw that brightest, most dazzling star.
"Mom," Ye Nan's eyes welled up with tears.
I am very well-behaved, and Mom, I'll tell you a secret. I'm starting to like Mom Chen Huan a little, but Mom, don't be angry. Nannan still likes you the most. Please be well up in the sky.