Chapter 72

After finishing the memory test, Shen Mingyou and her family quickly moved on to the next level.

In the fifth level, Shen Mingyou chose to explore the mudflats.

When they arrived at the destination, Shen Mingyou bumped into Gu Aifei’s family who had just arrived.

Gu Aifei looked surprised.

“How did you get here so quickly?!” Gu Aifei had rushed to the mudflat expecting it would take at least an hour for Jiang Chen to finish. She thought she had time to catch up with Fang Tang’s family and maybe even get first place.

But Shen Mingyou and her family had arrived before her. It was hard to believe Jiang Chen had finished so fast.

Gu Aifei was amazed. Shen Mingyou’s daughter finished the task in three minutes, but Jiang Chen was even faster!

Even Zhou Jingxing was surprised: “Boss Jiang, you are incredibly fast. It seems your family might win today.”

Jiang Chen said politely: “There are only two final levels left. Good luck to everyone.”

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone hurried to the next location. Shen Mingyou, holding Nian Nian’s hand, and Jiang Chen, carrying a basket, quickly entered the vast mudflat.

Their task was to fill the basket with clams as quickly as possible. Once done, they could move on to the last level.

The task didn’t seem hard at first. Everyone was transported by a tool cart to a clam-digging site. Shen Mingyou saw Jiang Xu’s family already working hard.

Jiang Xu, covered in mud, greeted them, “Nian Nian, Zi Yu, Zi Ai, you’re finally here.”

Jiang Xu, whose face was covered in mud, said, “Come down and play in the mud. It’s fun.”

Fang Tang, annoyed, said, “Jiang Xiaoxu, I told you to work, not to play.”

Jiang Xu, struggling to move, called out, “Dad, come pull me out. I’m stuck.”

Jiang Yuan had to help his son out of the mud, but then got stuck himself.

Shen Mingyou realized the task was harder than expected. The mud was softer than other mudflats she had been to, and she quickly got stuck.

Jiang Chen and Shen Mingyou hurried to help Nian Nian, who also got stuck in the mud.

Zhou Ziyu and Zhou Ziai faced the same problem.

Gu Aifei and Zhou Jingxing pulled their children out of the mud and put them back in the cart.

Zi Yu, nearly in tears, said, “I want to go back and wash my hands!”

Zi Ai agreed, “Me too.”

Gu Aifei reassured them, “We need to finish the task. We’ll wash up when we’re done.”

Zi Yu and Zi Ai, calmed down, stayed in the cart while their parents continued working.

Shen Mingyou put Nian Nian in the cart and joined Jiang Chen in the mudflat.

Jiang Yuan, who had helped his son many times, also put Jiang Xu in Nian Nian’s cart.

So, on the large mudflat, apart from the staff, there were only a few children in the cart and their parents working hard.

Nian Nian looked at Jiang Xu, covered in mud, and said, “You’ve turned black.”

Jiang Xu wiped his face, which made the mud smear and his face look even darker. He shrugged, saying, “It’s okay. Boys have to be tough.”

Jiang Xu has been watching some odd shows lately. He often says things like “Boys should be strong,” “Boys should be mighty,” and “Boys should protect girls.”

“Boys should…” has become Jiang Xu’s catchphrase. As Jiang Xu’s good friend and deskmate in kindergarten, Nian Nian is almost tired of hearing these words.

Nian Nian rolled her eyes and said, “You’ve become dirty.”

Jiang Xu waved his hand: “It doesn’t matter, boys are just going to be dirty.”

Nian Nian’s lips curled up. She covered her mouth and smiled until her eyes narrowed.

Jiang Xu puffed up his cheeks and said pitifully: “Nian Nian, you can’t bully brother!”

[Yes, how could Nian Nian bully our little brother Jiang Xu? Although he is a bit naughty, he is still very cute.]

[Jiang Xu, with his face covered in mud, makes this pitiful expression. How can he look so funny? Hahahaha, I am dying of laughter.]

[Oh, these two little ones are so cute, I want to take them home.]

[Hahaha, boys are supposed to be dirty. Are these two kids here to make people laugh? They are making me die of laughter!]

After teasing the little brother, Nian Nian saw that her parents were working hard and wanted to help. However, once she entered the mudflat, she might get stuck again, which would delay the progress. So, how could she help her parents?

Nian Nian thought about it and came up with a solution.

Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen were a few steps apart, with a basket between them to put the dug clams into.

As they were bending over and digging seriously, a rustling sound suddenly came from behind the basket.

Shen Mingyou and Jiang Chen turned around and saw a small black hand groping along their basket little by little. When the small hand grabbed the edge of the basket, a small black head popped up from behind it.

Seeing that her parents had discovered her, Nian Nian, who was lying in the mud, grinned. Her whole body was black and dirty, but her clean white teeth were the only thing visible.

Shen Mingyou & Jiang Chen: “…”

How did the little dumpling, who was so clean and pretty not long ago, become so dirty?

[Hahaha, I am dying of laughter. Why is Nian Nian so funny? I wondered what she was going to do at first, but she didn’t say anything and just got down on all fours in the mud. She then used her little hands and feet to crawl forward, digging for clams as she moved. She found quite a few. Hahaha, Nian Nian really tried her best to do the job!]

[Oh my god, Nian Nian is so cute. Because her feet would sink, she just lay down in the mud and didn’t sink. Hahaha, what a smart little cutie.]