Teng Yi held the pearl in his hand, looking surprised and uncertain. "Director, is it okay to take this?"
Through the walkie-talkie in the cameraman's hand came Director Zou's pale, weak voice: "Since it's from... uh, from the whale, just accept it. The production team won't interfere..."
The mother orca has been successfully rescued, and the crew's boat should now return to shore.
As they parted, Chaochao hugged the little orca's smooth head and rubbed against it, her soft, sweet voice reminding her, "Whale, you must take good care of yourself in the sea. Don't get tangled in the nets... And don't eat anything that might upset your stomach. Grandpa Turtle, please don't eat it; it's too hard and will rot your teeth. Besides, we should respect the elderly and care for the young..."
The baby orca seemed to understand and kissed the child's cheek.
A hint of melancholy flickered in Chaochao's round, almond-shaped eyes: "Jingjing, please don't forget me, I'll miss you terribly..."
After all, whales were the first friends she made in the ocean.
Chaochao squatted down, picked up two pearls, and stuffed them into the orca's mouth: "Take these two back with you and buy some candy..."
The little dumpling spoke fluently, blurting out exactly what her grandfather would say when he slipped her money.
"Uh, about the sea..." Chaochao couldn't think of anything to sell in the sea for the time being. "You, you can just buy something you like to eat."
As the fishing boat set off, Chaochao hugged the baby killer whale's head and gave it a big kiss, saying, "Goodbye, I'll come to see you often!"
The fishing boat turned back, and the little killer whale followed closely behind, as if reluctant to part, or perhaps escorting them. Just as the fishing boat was about to enter shallow waters, the little killer whale, which had been swimming alongside the boat, finally slowly stopped.
Chaochao leaned against the railing, gazing at the black, pointed head on the sea that was getting further and further away. She sighed softly, then slowly turned around.
Filming shows with my brother allows me to make many new friends, but the time we have to part always comes too quickly.
The little dumpling nestled in Jiang Chi's arms sighed wistfully.
If only there were a net in the sea, she could make video calls with Whale.
"Oh no! I forgot to give Whale my phone number!"
The little dumpling clenched its fists in frustration.
"..."
Jiang Chi glanced down at her and said, "If you want to come back anytime, I can bring you back to visit."
While watching the live stream, Old Master Huo took a leisurely sip of tea upon hearing Jiang Chi's words and asked Xu Sheng beside him, "Are the formalities being processed?"
Xu Sheng immediately replied, "The purchase contract for the island has been sent out, and we are just waiting for them to sign and stamp it."
The old man nodded calmly, "I understand."
He calmly blew on his tea, a knowing smile on his face.
Just going back to take a look is nothing; just buy a private island in that sea area and play there as long as you want.
Xiao Qing and Chang Chang had already arrived at the pier. They originally planned to wait for Chao Chao and the others to return before acting together, but after waiting for more than ten minutes, the director informed them that the other three groups wouldn't be back for a while, so they had no choice but to return to their accommodation first.
As Jiang Chi and his crew's fishing boat sailed back to the dock, the sun was gradually sinking below the western horizon, and the tide that had risen at noon was slowly receding in the evening, leaving the calm sea surface shimmering with golden light.
Upon arrival, the program team assigned them the task of going to a villager's home for dinner.
After waving goodbye to her two friends, Chaochao held her brother's hand and walked on the pebble path bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. The two of them carried three buckets: one for seafood, one for conch, and one for pearls and gems.
No one would have guessed that inside such plain plastic was a treasure worth millions.
Director Zou couldn't stand it any longer.
This is a live broadcast!!! Millions of people are watching!
Fearing that the recording site would turn into a crime scene, Director Zou quickly gifted them a safe so that the production team could temporarily store their belongings inside.
At this moment, Jiang Chi was carrying two buckets of water in one hand and holding Chaochao's hand, who was humming a nursery rhyme, in the other. He was thinking about how to ask the villagers for a meal without feeling awkward, and what to say as his first words, such as "Have you eaten?"
Sudden.
"Every morning!"
The little dumpling, whose name was called, looked around and saw a little boy running towards them eagerly.
The little boy was none other than Ahao, the new friend Chaochao had met at the beach that morning.
Ah Hao ran over quickly, panting, perhaps because he had run too fast. He said, "I...I heard you...were looking for a family to eat at..."
Ah Hao finally calmed down: "We just happened to cook some extra dishes today, Chaochao, you and your brother can come over to our house for a meal."
How could it be such a coincidence that they cooked extra? It was only because Ah Hao accidentally discovered that the other two families on the same show were asking their fellow villagers if they had any food at home that he rushed home to ask his grandmother to cook more dishes.
Finally, he got to wait for his little sister Chaochao to return.
The boy waited expectantly for the little dumpling's reaction.
The tall, handsome young man next to him was completely relegated to the background.
As soon as Ahao finished speaking, Chaochao's eyes lit up with surprise, and she nodded repeatedly: "Great! My brother and I are just out of food."
The little dumpling immediately revealed the awkward situation the two were in.
Don't think she's just humming a little tune; she actually knows everything!
Jiang Chi looked up at the sky: "..."
"That's great!" Ah Hao was overjoyed, but then realized he was smiling too obviously, so he scratched his head shyly. "Then Chaochao, come with me, my grandma's almost done cooking."
"Oh right, and Brother Chaochao too."
After walking several steps, Ah Hao suddenly remembered that there was someone behind him.
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