Ning Shi understood what Shi Jing meant, but she didn't intend to move aside.
"Go squat on the other side." She nudged Shi Jing aside with her elbow, her tone full of disdain. "I want to talk to Chaochao, don't come over and take up my spot."
"Me?! Me taking up a spot?!" Shi Jing stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her face filled with terror. "Ning Shi, get your head straight before you speak! How could me taking up a spot while squatting next to Chao Chao?!"
“Tsk…” Ning Shi frowned, looked up at Shi Jing who looked like a fool, and winked at him as she spoke.
"I'm Chaochao's best friend, this spot should be mine! If I let you take it, wouldn't that be taking up space?"
After saying that, fearing that Shi Jing still didn't understand, he blinked at him frantically.
"..." Shi Jing was stunned for a few seconds before he understood what Ning Shi meant.
"Oh..." He raised an eyebrow, immediately stopped arguing, and obediently squatted down on the other side with the bucket.
"You two are good friends, so you can chat all you want. I can dig up a lot of razor clams by myself."
“…I’m speechless.” Ning Shi rolled her eyes.
"What's wrong with Shi Jing?" Zhu Jinzhao didn't understand what they were saying, so he was a little curious.
"Hmph..." Ning Shi squinted and chuckled strangely, then said to Zhu Jinzhao, "It's nothing, Shi Jing is just having a mental breakdown."
[Hmm? Only Shi Jing has had a mental breakdown? Shi Bao, yours hasn't?]
[Hahahaha! What do you mean by that? How could our Shi Bao possibly have a mental illness? At most, Shi Bao has epilepsy and has occasional bouts of madness.]
[Get out of here, you bunch of fake fans! Shi Bao doesn't have a mental illness or epilepsy, she just sometimes doesn't act like a normal person.]
[Girl, you're not planning to let Shi Bao off the hook either. (heart emoji)]
Something's not right, something's extremely wrong... Shi Jing and Shi Bao seem to be having a secret. Are they together behind our backs?
Little Ginger, the guardian of Chaochao: [Wake up after drinking some pee!]
I am Jingjin's Dog Hair: [If Shi Jing had feelings for Ning Shi, they'd probably have kids by now... It's impossible, fans, don't ship them randomly, Shi Jing can only belong to Jinzhao.]
Other netizens commented: [Remove your fan affiliation before you speak!]
"Oh." Zhu Jinzhao believed it.
Then he turned to Li Weiwan and said, "Brother Li, please teach me how to catch razor clams."
Li Weiwan readily agreed: "Okay."
He generously gave half of his salt to Zhu Jinzhao, and then patiently taught her how to use it.
"To catch razor clams, you first need to learn where they hide. Razor clams like to hide in the sand, and they will leave a small hole wherever they burrow, like this."
As Li Weiwan spoke, she pointed to a small hole in the sand near Zhu Jinzhao's feet: "These small holes are the marks left by razor clams. Once you find them, you can sprinkle salt on their openings."
As Li Weiwan spoke, she demonstrated by evenly sprinkling a pinch of salt onto the sand holes.
"Salt will stimulate razor clams. When razor clams come into contact with salt or brine, they will rise uncontrollably."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a plump razor clam wriggled out of the sand hole.
"Really!" Zhu Jinzhao exclaimed with delight.
Li Weiwan: "Quickly catch it, don't let it get away."
Zhu Jinzhao bit her lip nervously and, imitating Li Weiwan's decisive action, pulled the razor clam out in one swift motion.
"Amazing." Li Weiwan gave her a thumbs up, not holding back her praise.
Zhu Jinzhao happily shook the razor clams in his hand, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.
Li Weiwan: "How about we catch one more?"
Zhu Jinzhao responded loudly, "Good!"
The two people, heads close together, chatted and laughed as they dug for razor clams, creating a harmonious and beautiful scene.
But the next second the camera panned to a scene of Shi Jing gritting his teeth and looking ferocious.
[Hahahaha! What is Shi Jing doing? Why is he acting like he's not very bright?!]
[I'm so frustrated with this password. Next door, Jinzhao and Lizi are adorably digging for seafood, while Shijing is quietly mutating. What's he doing? Trying to secretly turn evil and scare everyone to death?]
[Shi Jing, be normal! Chao Chao is just temporarily working with Li Zi to dig for seafood; she's not running off with Li Zi! Can you stop acting like a resentful husband?]
[Hahahaha, you're still laughing? The mirror of time is about to shatter!]
[Serves him right! Who told Shi Jing to always go for abstract art? Now look what happened, he's so heartbroken he's contemplating suicide, but his fans think he's swinging on a swing.]
I am Jingjin's Dog Hair on His Way to the Imperial Examination: [Yo yo yo, Shi Jing, your wife doesn't want you anymore~~]
"Ning Shi!" Shi Jing gritted his teeth and poked Ning Shi with the clip.
"What?" Ning Shi replied irritably.
He glared at Li Weiwan across from him, his eyes narrowed, and said in a voice only he and Ning Shi could hear, "Have you forgotten your promise? Do you even remember what you were supposed to do for me?"
Ning Shi replied in the same volume: "Of course I remember!"
Shi Jing: "If you remember, why haven't you done it yet? Didn't you see Li Weiwan poaching your boyfriend?"
Ning Shi: "I saw it! I'll go get him for you right now!"
Shi Jing was so anxious he was practically tearing his hair out: "Hurry! Go now!"
"Ahem..." Ning Shi cleared her throat and, taking advantage of the fact that Zhu Jinzhao wasn't talking to Li Weiwan, quickly started a conversation to bring the topic to her side.
"Chaochao, I want to ask you a question."
"What?" Zhu Jinzhao looked up at her.
She shifted her feet, snuggling close to Zhu Jinzhao, and then whispered, "What do you think of Shi Jing?"
“I think Shi Jing is a great person.” Zhu Jinzhao’s answer was natural and sincere. “He has a great personality, a good temper, a humorous way of speaking, and is reliable in his work. He is an exceptionally good person.”
"Ah..." Ning Shi's eyes brightened slightly, "You have a pretty high opinion of him."
“Yes,” Zhu Jinchao readily admitted, “because Shi Jing is indeed very good, so he deserves such high praise.”
"Hmm." Ning Shi nodded, then asked, "So, what do you think would be a good boyfriend if someone as good as Shi Jing?"
"……ah?"
The word "boyfriend" was too sensitive, and Zhu Jinzhao immediately sensed something was wrong.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, staring warily at Ning Shi, and instead of answering, asked, "Sister Ning Shi, why are you suddenly asking this?"
"...No reason at all." Ning Shi blinked quickly a few times, her face full of guilt. "I just asked casually, it didn't mean anything special."
"Really?" Zhu Jinzhao clearly didn't believe it.
Ning Shi slightly turned her face away, her eyes darting around: "Yes, yes."
“…Hmph,” Zhu Jinzhao suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.
"Sister Ning Shi." She leaned forward, whispering in Ning Shi's ear, "You want to pursue Shi Jing, don't you?"
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