At the end of May, Yang Yajing was strolling around the flower and bird market when she received a call from Xia Changlong.

"Girl, I've had some free time lately!" Xia Changlong started with this, "It's been a long time since I've had this much leisure!"

"Without pests causing trouble, of course it's peaceful," Yang Yajing commented.

"I haven't had a proper vacation in ages. Your sister Tao said we should go out to sea to relax," Xia Changlong continued, revealing his purpose. "Aren't you kids going to celebrate Children's Day?"

"You're already in your mid-twenties, celebrating Children's Day? Why are you like Yu Yue, always wanting to join in on every holiday?" Yang Yajing laughed.

"I don't care! Your sister Tao said that you won't be out of touch if you hang out with young people, and you shouldn't hang out with old ladies!" Xia Changlong started to act shamelessly. "I've already sent a group message! Call the Yang family elders along!"

"Huh? Didn't you come to ask for my opinion? Is this acting first and asking for my opinion later? Didn't you even ask if I was free?"

"You have to make time, even if you don't have any!"

"Okay!" Yang Yajing shook her head helplessly.

"Dress nicely, something that matches the cruise ship!" Xia Changlong said before hanging up the phone.

Yang Yajing opened her QQ app and saw a notification in the "Five-Star Rice Porridge Group," with quite a few responses.

Wow! Boss Xia is treating us to a cruise ship for Children's Day! I wholeheartedly support it!

I've never been on a luxury cruise ship before! I can't wait!

I haven't celebrated Children's Day for over ten years, it's so nostalgic!

[Yu Ning! Help! I need the largest size bikini!]

[What's with the bikini thing, Yu Ning? Don't listen to her nonsense. Getting her a little dress to cover up her "spare tire" is a real thing!]

[Monkey! Who are you calling a swimming ring? Looking for a fight?]

[Not a swimming ring? Could it be a Michelin tire?]

[You stinky monkey, you're dead meat!]

Please arrive early in the morning and let me know in advance what you'd like to eat.

[Boss Xia, what would you like to eat?]

We have all the normal Earth food available! Order whatever you like!

[Xia Laoda is awesome! I want to eat lobster!]

[Trying to rip me off? Lobster isn't enough, I want Wagyu beef!]

Who's really taking advantage of us? Wagyu beef is more expensive, isn't it?

...

A group of people were chattering away, and Yang Yajing felt like she was being bombarded with messages.

However, she has indeed been spinning like a top lately, with one messy and troublesome thing after another, damaging her lips and brain cells.

It seems it's time to take a break and relax before continuing her flight. She's not an albatross, landing only once every three years, is she?

After driving back to the Yang family home, Yang Yajing relayed the matter that Xia Changlong had mentioned to her parents.

Sylvia Chang laughed upon hearing this: "Oh my! This Brother Xia is really funny! At his age, he still wants to celebrate Children's Day?"

Yang Guohua chuckled, "We've never been on a cruise ship before! And a luxury one at that. Should we buy some decent clothes?"

“Yes! Yes!” Yang Yajing immediately chimed in, “Dad, you’ve saved so much money, it would be a shame not to spend it! Even if you don’t spend it, you have to get something decent for Mom, right?”

"Oh dear! It was my oversight!" Upon hearing Yang Yajing's words, Yang Guohua immediately smiled and looked at Zhang Aijia, "Old woman, shall we go shopping tomorrow?"

"Dad! What kind of shopping do you think you'll come up with? I'll have Sister Tao go shopping with Mom and bring back a few outfits for you." Yang Yajing shook her head. "Let you shop? You'll definitely be reluctant to spend the money!"

“He’s used to being frugal, that’s just how he is!” Zhang Aijia glanced at Yang Guohua, quite satisfied with the suggestion.

She kept urging Yang Guohua to buy some nice clothes and not be reluctant to throw away his old ones. But Yang Guohua kept saying not to waste money on an old man like him.

Now I have an excuse!

However, Sylvia Chang underestimated Mrs. Xia's spending power. She didn't spend a single penny during the entire shopping trip, but her bags and purses were filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sylvia Chang clutched her bag tightly, afraid it might be stolen or robbed—that's worth hundreds of thousands!

That was terrifying! I'll never dare to go shopping with Mrs. Xia again!

However, this shopping trip wasn't without its rewards; at least she learned why Xia Changlong wanted to spend Children's Day on a cruise ship.

At that moment, she was overjoyed! She couldn't wait to fly back and tell Yang Guohua the good news.

Of course, everyone who went on the cruise knew this, except for Yang Yajing.

Once on the cruise ship, Yang Yajing was immediately pulled away by Yu Ning: "Oh dear! There's a party tonight! Why are you dressed so casually? Come with me quickly! I knew you'd be like this, luckily I brought some clothes for you!"

After Yang Yajing was taken away by Yu Ning, everyone entered the preparation phase.

Xia Changlong's private cruise ship had many employees. With a wave of his hand, Xia Changlong had them magically bring out many large boxes and decorate the deck.

Because Zhou Pengfei and Yang Yajing came together, they went to change their clothes now.

The others were already dressed up and were now directing operations and arranging the formations!

Song Qi set up the camera, arranged the lighting, and adjusted the camera angles.

Wang Bingjing sat down at the piano and turned to the piece she had practiced for a long time. It was an insert song from the Japanese drama "Internet Lover," a short piece of only one and a half minutes long, but it was Yang Yajing's favorite, "Once in a Blue Moon."

This was Zhou Pengfei's idea; he said Yang Yajing downloaded that song and would often play it on repeat while driving!

Unfortunately, the sheet music couldn't be found. Wang Bingjing listened to it again and again and copied it down herself, which was a painstaking effort.

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