"Child? When did you arrive? Did you come by yourself? Are you at home relieved?"

Uncle Lin misunderstood; he thought it was the same age as the child in Brother Gu Ye's family before.

“A bunch of young men, they came all by themselves. Bonnie was worried you didn’t prepare enough, what a worrywart.”

Bonnie's mother and the others chatted as they worked, finding it anything but boring. Bonnie's father, who couldn't cook, assisted them.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the dock. Liu Jiu and the others will be back soon."

Bonnie led a few people around for half a day, and saw that the people who went diving would be back soon.

"I've never been underwater before. What's down there? Is it beautiful? Can I open my eyes? How do I breathe...?"

Xu Yi bombarded Zheng Jun with questions, and Zheng Jun, the only one of the three who had ever been to the seaside, was almost stumped by them.

"Look, the boat is coming back."

Bonnie diverted Xu Yi's attention; this kid was too talkative.

"Gu Yun Chu, Gu Xuan Ming, I'm here."

Xu Yi shouted and rushed towards the beach; he wanted to see his friends.

Just as Bonnie and the others approached, Lin Bo brought the boat to shore.

"Sister, what brings you here? What's going on?"

"My God, Gu Yun Chu, did you fall into a coal pile? Why is it so black?"

Xu Yi's exclamation drowned out Lin Bo's voice. Sanqi covered his eyes, thinking that Xu Yi was an idiot and that his sister would beat him to death.

"Ah! Gu Liujiu, you're really going to hit me?"

Liu Jiu darted over in one stride and knocked Xu Yi down on the beach.

"Serves you right for being so cheeky."

Zheng Jun gloated on the sidelines. Gu Liujiu didn't care about black or white; it was Xu Yi's fault for making such a fuss!

"Great, a healthy skin tone!"

Mu Nanfang thought Liu Jiu was great, but he couldn't stand those girls who complained about their dark skin and desperately applied powder to their faces, making them feel like they had fallen into a flour sack.

"Why are you here?"

"My results came out, I checked them, and I got accepted. My dad is a little unhappy, so I'm avoiding him. I also want to come to the seaside to see the world and experience the charm of the ocean up close."

Mu Nanfang spoke frankly, saying that his father was already annoyed by him, and as a dutiful son, shouldn't he take the initiative to avoid him?

Liu Jiu smiled. What a filial son. I wonder if Commander Mu would think so.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked back, but then they got hungry...