Chapter 103: Is It Amusing?

She happily picked up the crab and handed it to Huang Pu with a loving gaze. “Mr. Huang, I finally found one.”

“Mm, Ranran, you’re amazing.”

Shangguan Renran placed the crab into a small bucket and carried it over to the little boy to show off. “Look, I found one too, even bigger than yours.”

“Big sister, you’re so awesome, just like me!” The boy’s mother had returned and listened to his words with a mix of amusement and disbelief.

Encouraged by that, Shangguan Renran dashed back to digging and soon unearthed seven or eight crabs. She was overjoyed.

She put them all into the small bucket and added some water for them.

The little boy struggled over, carrying his own small bucket, his tone even more boastful than Renran’s. A sweet smile lit up his small face. “Sister, look! I also found shells and sea snails.”

“Ah, you’re amazing! I didn’t even see those.”

“Keep going, sister. My mom taught me how to find them, you can… um…” The boy looked around, pointing at Huang Pu. “Sister, you can have your dad help you dig.”

Huang Pu’s face darkened instantly, gritting his teeth. “Dad?”

Shangguan Renran burst out laughing.

The boy’s mother looked apologetic and soon carried the boy away.

The man’s expression was gloomy as he looked at the giggling girl, pinching her waist. “Funny, huh?”

“Not funny,” she said, though the smile at the corner of her lips betrayed her, and her eyes curved with joy.

Finally, Shangguan Renran stopped laughing and prepared to dig for shells and sea snails.

This troubled Huang Pu deeply. Taking advantage of her distraction, he signaled the butler.

“Yes, young master?”

“Go place some more shells and sea snails.”

“Yes.”

And so, an astonishing scene unfolded once again.

But this time, no towering piles appeared—just small delicate peaks.

Shangguan Renran kept digging and finally found some shells and sea snails.

She divided them into two small buckets and returned with her bounty.

After they left, others on the beach began digging frantically. Many unearthed crabs by dismantling the tall sand mounds.

Even some passersby inexplicably found many shells and sea snails.

Later, Shangguan Renran learned that crabs mostly live near reefs, while sea snails grow in soil or deep sea.

The boy’s mother had merely hidden them in the sand to make him happy.

And Mr. Huang had wanted the same for her.

Time returned to six o’clock in the evening. Shangguan Renran sat on a blanket, holding fruit from the small table, her eyes wide as she focused on the TV show “Music Partners.”

Huang Pu walked to the balcony, phone in hand, and called Mo Yi.

“Acquire the program Ranran is participating in. From now on, schedule this show in the mornings.”

“Yes, I’ll take care of it immediately.”

Mo Yi stared at the ended call, his expression bitter.

Mo Jiu asked, “What did the master say?”

Mo Yi sighed, “Brother, here we go again.”

Mo Shi asked, “What now?”

They were constantly caught up in troubles. Had they known earlier, staying abroad would have been far easier.

Around seven o’clock, their program finally aired.

Before it started, Shangguan Renran had opened the show on Mr. Huang’s computer, two phones, and her own phone to boost viewership and increase Wanqing’s popularity.

Watching the young girl so busy, Huang Pu could only smile helplessly. He called the butler in and whispered a few instructions.

The butler quietly left and instructed all the servants to turn on their phones and computers to cheer for the sixth episode of “Music Partners.”

Then Huang Pu went upstairs, found a new phone, logged into his account, and sent a message to the company group.

He also opened the show’s page on this phone.

“Dear directors...”

“Dear executives...”

“Dear secretaries...”

The scene was all too familiar.

The message was simple and commanding: “Watch tonight’s program.”

They quietly forwarded it to the various department and staff groups. But Miss Shangguan wasn’t even on the show tonight?

No one dared ask the president directly and could only privately message Mo Yi.

Mo Yi slapped his thigh. “No Miss Shangguan, but there’s Miss Xia!”

Since learning about Shangguan Renran, he had compiled all her connections.

So he sent them, “Everyone, watch ‘Music Partners’ and give the sixth episode your full support.”

“Got it.”

Thus, “Music Partners” became wildly popular, truly a sensation.

The powerful employee network of Lianran Group was no joke—with one person pulled in, countless friends followed.

Quietly calling out to someone brought the viewership into the hundreds of millions, so the show exploded.

Especially at seven o’clock, when Xia Wanqing’s dance performance began, backstage statistics showed over a hundred million viewers right from the start, and the numbers kept climbing until she finished.

Ouyang Mufeng, Zhen Mi, Shang Mingcheng, and others all boldly shared videos of Xia Wanqing’s dance.

“Big sister is stunning!”

“Xia Xia, keep it up! Supporting our little lady!”

“This woman is dangerously seductive. Admit it, the championship is hers.”

“Did anyone else see that graceful figure behind the screen?”

“I saw it too! She’s wearing something like a qipao! Please, show your face, big sister!”

“Take my Xia Xia away, she truly deserves first place. No wonder others are so jealous.”

“Ahhh, stunning! Her stage presence is rock solid!”

“From a professional point of view, both ladies must have over ten years of training to be this good and beautiful.”

“That guzheng piece was ‘Fisherman’s Evening Song’!!! Super difficult! A very traditional classical zither piece with descending layers, rising then falling in a cyclic pattern—my exam highlight!!!”

“Is that dance self-choreographed? Without over ten years of practice, you can’t perform such a beautiful dance. I admit, I’m jealous.”

“Please debut on the spot, miss!”

“I’ve been a fan of our Xia Xia for her acting, but turns out she’s a hidden talent girl!”

“I started liking her for acting, now I’m into her dancing too. Am I being fickle...?”

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Shangguan Renran also posted a Weibo to support tonight’s “Music Partners.”

“Ahhh! After waiting so long, finally Ranran’s first Weibo!”

“Everyone’s worked hard. Others gain followers posting Weibo; we just keep growing ours.”

“Big sister is so kind! She’s cheering for ‘Music Partners’—is it to support Xia Xia?”

“Among the people she follows is Xia Wanqing, tonight’s contestant.”

“Am I the only one who thinks the guzheng player’s figure looks like Ranran? @Shangguan Renran”

“Sis, is that you?”

“I noticed Ranran follows only four people, only Young Master Huang is the sole man, and he only follows her. Can I just assume...?”

“Not the only one thinking that, I do too.”

“Ranran, post more Weibo, fans are going crazy!”

“Please post pictures, grids, videos, anything... is it too hard?”

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