After Magistrate Cao delivered his verdict, the group in the restaurant had no choice but to swallow their anger, glare at Zhang Xiu and her companions, and then slunk away.
Seeing that the troublemakers had left, Zhang Xiu smiled and patted Baili Wanwan's head, praising her, "The fact that this matter was resolved smoothly today is all thanks to our Wanwan. If she hadn't discovered the clues about the bait in the sea, we probably would have fallen into someone else's trap."
Baili Wanwan chuckled: "If Auntie really wants to thank me, she should buy Wanwan a plate of osmanthus cake."
"You little glutton, Auntie will go back and buy it for you right away."
Zhang Xiu affectionately pinched Baili Wanwan's nose, and was just about to take her little hand to go home when she saw Baili Wanwan run to He Yong beside her.
She suddenly pulled He Yong over and pushed him in front of Zhang Xiu.
"Auntie, we also need to thank Brother He Yong. If he hadn't rushed out to warn us today, we might have really been bullied by those people!"
He Yong was being led by Baili Wanwan's small hand, and a faint blush suddenly appeared on his face. When he heard Wanwan speak up for him, he became even more shy and started to stutter.
"This...this is all I should do, no reward is needed."
Hearing Baili Wanwan say this, Zhang Xiu nodded in agreement and immediately decided to hire him to catch ingredients for the seafood restaurant.
"You're quite the expert at catching fish in the village. If you ever catch anything good in the sea, just bring it to our seafood shop. We'll buy it at the highest price. What do you say?"
Zhang Xiu's offer was quite generous, and Baili Wanwan squeezed He Yong's hand, pleading in her childish voice, "Brother, please agree, Auntie."
Looking at Baili Wanwan's charming and adorable appearance, He Yong's heart softened. He also felt that this was a good opportunity to save money and earn some cash, so he nodded solemnly in agreement.
"Okay, then I'll thank you in advance, Aunt Zhang."
He turned to look at Baili Wanwan, who was smiling brightly beside him, and was even more moved.
Perhaps this is the opportunity for him to get closer to Baili Wanwan, and he will definitely seize this opportunity!
Seeing that everything had returned to calm, the magistrate ordered the officers and soldiers to bring all those who deserved punishment back to the yamen to receive their sentences.
"It's quite a coincidence. Whales usually live in the deep sea and rarely appear. Unexpectedly, they not only appeared in the waters around our village today, but also helped us catch all these wicked people. We should thank them properly."
Magistrate Cao glanced at the calm sea with his hands behind his back, quite satisfied with the current peaceful scene.
The subordinate beside him echoed, "That's right. It seems the whales are intelligent and knew that these people intended to harm the sea, so they came out to punish them."
Magistrate Cao thought for a moment and said, "The sighting of whales in our sea area for several days is a rare spectacle that happens only once in a century. Why don't we set up a special festival and hold celebrations every year to commemorate the appearance of whales and to express our gratitude for their protection of us?"
When this proposal was put forward, many villagers agreed, but some villagers raised their own concerns.
“But magistrate, whales are not something we can control. If whales never appear again, then there’s no point in continuing this festival, is there?”
After pondering for a moment, Magistrate Cao also felt that what this person said made sense.
Just as everyone was discussing whether or not to establish a festival, Baili Wanwan ran up to Magistrate Cao and raised her hand in a serious manner.
“Wanwan also has a suggestion, Uncle Magistrate, please listen to what Wanwan has to say.”
Seeing that this adorable little pink dumpling also had something to say, Magistrate Cao smiled, nodded, and said, "Then tell me, what are your thoughts?"
"In Wanwan's opinion, why don't we hold a celebration before establishing a festival? If the whale really appears, we can continue the festival. If the whale returns to the deep sea and never appears again, then we can just let it go."
Although she spoke in childlike words, her reasoning was simple and sincere. Everyone agreed that holding a celebration first would be a good idea and voiced their support for Baili Wanwan.
“Wanwan is right. We can hold a celebration first. If the whale appears, then we can set up a festival.”
Now everyone's opinions were unified, and Magistrate Cao decided to adopt Baili Wanwan's suggestion.
“Wanwan’s idea is good. Let’s do as Wanwan suggested and hold a celebration in advance.”
When Magistrate Cao saw everyone cheering, and remembering that Baili Wanwan had also contributed a lot to solving the case today, he said a few more words of praise for her.
"I never imagined that you, at such a young age, would have such comprehensive thinking as us adults. With such a clever little girl like you, the Wan family's business will surely flourish in the future."
Baili Wanwan was a little embarrassed by Magistrate Cao's praise. Her face turned red, and she waved her hand, saying, "Wanwan was just expressing her thoughts. If you keep praising me like that, Uncle Magistrate, I'll become arrogant!"
Seeing how clever and adorable the little girl was, Magistrate Cao was even more pleased. He bent down and earnestly said to Baili Wanwan, "Wanwan, would you like to visit your uncle's house? Your uncle has many fun things at home. Whatever you like, your uncle will give it to you, how about that?"
Before Baili Wanwan could answer, Lin Lan squeezed through the crowd and rushed to her side: "Me too, Wanwan, come visit me!"
He had just heard about the dispute between Wanwan's seafood restaurant and the restaurant, and wanted to come and lend a hand, but he was still a step too late.
He stood in front of Baili Wanwan and said to Magistrate Cao, "Uncle Magistrate, please let Wanwan visit my home first before you invite her to yours."
Lin Lan only wanted the little girl to go back to her home and buy her everything she wanted to eat, so her words were inevitably a bit harsh.
The magistrate, however, did not mind Lin Lan's rudeness. Instead, he smiled with interest and said, "Why can't Wanwan go to my place first? What's the reason behind that? Tell me."
"That's because Wanwan is my sister, and I have a lot of her favorite pastries at home, so I..."
Lin Lan was taken aback by the magistrate's question and was speechless for a moment before finally saying, "No means no. Wanwan has to go to my house first. Please don't argue with me, Magistrate."
He turned around expectantly, intending to tempt Baili Wanwan with pastries, but the little girl behind him had disappeared.
It turned out that while Lin Lan was arguing with Magistrate Cao, Zhang Xiu quietly beckoned to Baili Wanwan and pulled her aside.
"Come on, Auntie will buy you osmanthus cake."
Zhang Xiu winked at Baili Wanwan, who nodded vigorously, and the two quietly left.
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