Yao Yao's temper flared up: "Hmph, I won't lose."
At this moment, after going through countless hardships, Yao Yao finally climbed onto the arena!
That was really tough.
"Hmph, you can read first."
Yao Yao said to the man in front of her.
The man, who appeared to be around twenty years old, found the child, a toddler of about five, somewhat amused. "Little one, you want to challenge me? Don't cry if you lose."
"Hmph, you're the one who'll lose!" Yao Yao retorted rudely.
Qi Qi found it somewhat amusing, but he didn't go easy on Yao Yao just because she was a child, and recited his poem again.
Then Yao Yao also started shaking her head and preparing to recite the poem.
This action undoubtedly amused many viewers, who commented, "This little kid really does look quite good."
"Sigh, I wish my kid was that cute."
Xu Chi asked worriedly, "What if Yan'er loses later?"
Min Liang had a sudden inspiration: "Why don't we have someone make her a rabbit lantern?"
But what she didn't see was that the next second Yaoyao blurted out, "The bright moonlight shines before my bed, I think it's frost on the ground. I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon, I lower my head to think of my hometown."
Qi Qi was taken aback, carefully savoring the nuances, and then cupped his hands and said, "It is because my skills are inferior."
Then he jumped off the ring.
The surrounding area erupted in commotion, as no one expected that Yaoyao would actually succeed in composing a poem.
After that, a steady stream of challengers came up to challenge the reigning champion, but they were all instantly defeated by Yaoyao.
Gradually, no one came up anymore, and the people below the stage no longer looked down on Yaoyao as before, but regarded her as a child prodigy.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, no one came up to challenge him. The old man then struck the drum and announced that the champion was Yao Yao.
Yao Yao successfully brought the rabbit lantern off the stage, and Min Liang and Xu Chi surrounded her, praising her, "Yan'er is amazing!"
Yao Yao said shyly, "No, no, he's just a little better than Brother Min Liang."
Min Liang felt like he had been stabbed in the back.
Xu Chi couldn't help but chuckle. The guards, on the other hand, tried their best to keep a straight face, looking very serious.
Min Liang, enraged, said, "Xu Chi, if you laugh again, I'll kiss Yan'er."
He made a move to pick up Yaoyao.
Yao Yao: ...What does Xu Chixiao have to do with her?!
Ah! Don't come any closer!
Upon hearing this, Xu Chi immediately suppressed his laughter, pulled Min Liang away, and glared at him protectively.
Min Liang was so angry he almost laughed. Hey, so he can look at Yan'er but he can't!
In the darkness of the nearby attic...
"Ah, interesting."
"Master, I have failed in my duties." Qi Qi knelt on the ground.
The man didn't turn around, his voice indifferent, "What wrong have you done?"
Qi Qi broke out in a cold sweat. "Your subordinate... Your subordinate did not retrieve the lantern that Miss Qing requested."
"Alright, Qingqing isn't a child anymore. It's just a lantern anyway, we can find one that looks similar. Go down."
Qi Qi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when he suddenly heard, "Go and find out who that kid is. Even you have to accept the loss."
Qi Qi's heart skipped a beat. "Yes."
Then he quietly slipped away, closing the door behind him.
The group returned home with a full load from the lantern festival. Inside the room, Yao Yao vividly recounted to Meng Lan and Xu Zhan how she had defeated those who challenged her.
Meng Lan pinched Yao Yao's soft cheek and praised, "My Yan'er is so great! Mother will reward you with a kiss."
Without being polite, I gave him a loud kiss.
Yao Yao blushed deeply; the sound was truly embarrassing.
Xu Zhan looked at his son, who was grinning foolishly, with a smile in his eyes, feeling a mixture of disappointment and exasperation.
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