After an unknown amount of time, the high-hanging sun gradually sank in the west.

After planting rice seedlings, the fathers, holding their children's hands and supporting their backs, walked barefoot to the roadside.

Wearing rain boots in the paddy fields was really inconvenient, so later Teng Yi and the others chose to take off their shoes and work barefoot.

All the guests who had come ashore were anxiously waiting for the local villagers to come down to the fields and inspect the results, as this would determine whether they would be punished.

The final result is in.

A smile spread across the farmer's dark face, revealing his prominent white teeth. He pointed at Jiang Chi and Chaochao and said, "This group of rice seedlings is planted perfectly, with just the right spacing, and they stand firmly without falling over. Very good."

"The children all planted them very well... among them..."

The villager smiled and pointed to Chaochao, who was carrying a small basket: "This little boy is great. I've been watching him. Although he's slow at planting, he's very careful. He's even better than his older brother..."

Suddenly being called upon, Chaochao blinked blankly, realizing that her uncle was praising her. She immediately raised her head and puffed out her chest, trying to be modest but unable to hide her pride, and said in a childish voice, "I'm very good at it!"

She said she's really good at it! Hehe!

Even the system couldn't help but feel proud of its own little one.

Look at whose child this is!

At three and a half years old, she already has a year of experience digging and planting.

If you put that on your resume, which company wouldn't be eager to hire you?

"And this little kid too~"

The farmer turned to look at Changchang, who was being helped by her father to wipe her face. "She started a little slow, but she's doing very well even if she's steady and methodical."

Changchang's little face flushed red with embarrassment, and with the mud still smudged, it looked dusty and dirty. "Thank you, Uncle..." she said.

But then the villagers' gaze shifted upwards, settling on Wu Shang. Looking troubled, they pointed at him and tactfully said to the production crew:

"This is the boy's father. He didn't plant them very well... too shallow, and several plants drowned..."

Therefore, the final punishment still fell on Wu Shangzu.

Wu Shang: "..."

This is awful.

Changchang was still basking in the joy of being praised by the rice planting expert uncle and did not show much disappointment because of the punishment.

After all, it was his father who got criticized for not fitting the knots well, not him; he was the one being praised.

Director Zou picked up the megaphone: "Then the next punishment is—to correctly plant these ten stacks of rice seedlings in the paddy field."

Ten stacks...

It took me almost two hours to insert all fifteen stacks.

"It's impossible for Changchang to plant the rice by herself," Director Zou said. As soon as he finished speaking, the children eagerly raised their hands, wanting to help Changchang plant the rice.

Of course, the other fathers and Jiang Chi were no exception.

Teng Yi rolled up his trousers and smiled broadly: "Let's go, let's get back to work. Luckily, I'm not in a hurry to wash my feet."

Jiang Chi tugged at the small basket on Chaochao's back, "This time you just need to focus on planting rice seedlings, understand?"

"Mmm, I know, I know," the little dumpling replied without turning her head. As she walked into the paddy field, she looked down at the dark shadows swimming on the water's surface, her little hands itching to reach for the water.

No, no, I already promised my brother.

My brother also said that if we finish late, we won't make it to dinner! That's absolutely unacceptable!

Finally, Chaochao steeled herself and pressed down on that little hand.

Changchang looked at everyone busy for him with deep emotion, wiped away his tears with his little hands, leaving a muddy mark on his face, and said, "Thank you all, boohoo..."

Lei Bao: "Don't mention it, we're friends!"

The other kids chimed in, "Yes, yes!"

Changchang: "Waaah..." She was even more moved.

Everyone worked together, and the stock of rice seedlings was quickly depleted. Moreover, they were no longer inexperienced novices. From the perspective of the aerial drone, the guests who rolled up their trousers and bent over to plant rice seedlings were no different from other hardworking farmers rooted in the land.

As the sun sets in the west and the sky gradually darkens, the radiant glow of the sunset spreads across the rice paddies, creating shimmering, sparkling waves.

When Changchang stepped into the paddy field again, there was no longer the disgust and resistance on his face as when he first came. On the contrary, after the punishment was over, when Wu Shang pulled him ashore, he unconsciously looked back at the paddy field.

Netizens have all noticed Changchang's progress.

That's the power of friendship!

[Same as above, children need proper guidance, and this doesn't necessarily have to be done by parents, but also by their friends.]

[Waaaaah, I'm so crying, these five wonderful little babies are amazing!]

The rice planting task was successfully completed in the afternoon. To commend the children for their spirit of mutual help, friendship and unity, the program team rewarded each of them with a rainbow lollipop.

This thrilled Chaochao so much that she immediately dropped the loach she had just caught and ran towards Director Zou. Her big eyes were glued to the colorful round board, and she kept swallowing her saliva.

Director Zou held a lollipop and moved it up, down, left, and right, while the little dumpling with its head tilted back followed him and did a set of eye exercises.

The kind where only the pupils of the eyes move.

Director Zou finally suppressed a laugh, bent down and handed her the candy, saying, "Chaochao, you'd better hold onto it carefully."

Just as the little girl was about to reach out and catch it, a familiar force pulled her up from the ground.

Chaochao, who missed out on Tangtang: "!!!"

How did the lollipop I was about to eat fly away?!

Jiang Chi's helpless voice came from above: "Wash your hands first."

...

The evening glow cast long shadows behind everyone as they began their journey home.

Chaochao squatted by the edge of the field, pulled the small basket on his back, inside which were loaches thrashing about.

The little girl, with a lollipop in her mouth and chubby cheeks, looked down at them one last time with reluctance. Finally, the basket tipped over, and the loaches slid into the paddy field one after another.

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