Moments later, the roasted meat exuded a salivating aroma .

With his skillful techniques, every detail was not missed out .

In terms of the food's flavor, the boy was even strict in putting the seasoning .

The excellent-quality meat, coupled with the special seasoning, exuded an aroma that had a deadly appeal .

Mu Yazhe was dumbstruck as he looked at his skillful movements .

Little Yichen was drooling as he spectated from the side .

He thought in contentment that, with such a younger brother, he would not have to worry about starving in the future .

He felt that his younger brother was really a piece of treasure – basically omnipotent .

What a genius!

Just as these three were clamoring around the barbecue grill, they heard Yun s.h.i.+s.h.i.+'s voice come from somewhere not far away . “Youyou, come here quickly!”

Upon hearing his mother's call, the little boy astutely withdrew his hands and left his station to run toward her . “Mommy, here I come!”

“I'm going, too!” Yichen chased after him .

The man watched the two children's receding backs and filled the plate with the meat Youyou had grilled .

Yun s.h.i.+s.h.i.+, who had changed into a bohemian dress with a sun hat on her head, walked on the beach, barefoot .

In the evening, when the tide had ebbed, it felt especially cool and refres.h.i.+ng with the cold sea breeze .

It was incredibly satisfying to stroll along the beach with the soft fine sands caressing her toes .

In the basket that she was carrying were plentiful of sea crabs, conchs, and some beautiful seash.e.l.ls .

At the ebbing of the sea tide, she became enthusiastic to stroll along the sh.o.r.e and picked up a few seash.e.l.ls . To her surprise, besides the beautiful seash.e.l.ls, she could also pick up plenty of starfishes .

She could not help but find it novel .

Youyou followed closely behind her, and when he found beautiful seash.e.l.ls buried in the sand, he would bend down to pick them up .

Little Yichen, meanwhile, was out of luck . He did not see even one crab, and the seash.e.l.ls he picked up were broken . He felt a little dejected for a moment .

“Mommy, I can't find the sea crabs; where did you pick yours from?” He chased after her and posed his question .

“Mm, I picked them by the seaside . Don't go there, though . ”

She bowed her head and warned, “When the tide is low, a wave will hit over . It's very easy to be dragged into the sea . ”

“Hmm . ” Little Yichen nodded . “All right!”

Her sharp eyes spotted another crab stranded on the sh.o.r.e . “Ah! That's another dish . ”

“I shall pick it up!” The boy eagerly volunteered, bending his waist to pick it .

She got a little worried . “Yichen, be careful; don't hurt your hand . ”

“Huh?”

“The pincers of these crabs are quite formidable . It's really painful if you get pinched . It's better if I do it, instead!”

She recalled going to a restaurant for a meal once, and as she pa.s.sed by the kitchen, she saw a chef's b.l.o.o.d.y hand . His finger was caught between a crab's pincers, and the sea creature nearly broke it off .

The lad, however, was unafraid .

“Mommy, it's nothing; don't worry . This crab is so tiny . Besides, I'll be very careful!”

With that, he bent forward, carefully pinched both ends of the sea crab's hard sh.e.l.l and lifted it off the sand before he placed it into the basket . A smug smile appeared on his face .

“Ain't I awesome?”

“Really awesome . ” She smilingly praised him .

Taking in her beautiful and ethereal smile, the boy was quite fascinated . He did not regain his senses for a while .

When she saw his blank expression, she touched her face in confusion . She thought of what could be on it .

“What's wrong?” she asked .