I put you in charge of the child, and you raised a monster!

Chapter 197

Zhao Mengmeng tugged at Bai Sisi's hand.

"Mommy, does that little seahorse glow?"

Bai Sisi smiled and said, "It probably won't glow, but it looks very nice."

Chen Doudou was already standing in front of a row of candy jars, observing them carefully.

"Can I take this?"

Lin Jia pulled him back a little.

"Ask about the price first."

Chen Doudou thought for a moment and nodded.

"I'll ask first and then take it."

Shen Ling'er slowly walked into the hall, but her gaze did not linger on the toys. Instead, it swept over the front desk, the luggage cart, the automatic doors, and a commemorative badge spinning machine in the corner that was making a soft clicking sound.

She stared for a few seconds, then suddenly stopped.

Yang Mi looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Ling'er didn't answer immediately, but looked towards the side of the front desk.

There was a foreign mother squatting on the ground, anxiously rummaging through her small bag. The little boy next to her was holding a blue dolphin plush toy, his eyes red-rimmed.

The translator listened for a couple of sentences and then turned around quietly.

"It seems their locker key is missing."

"Inside are sun hats for today's boat trip and the child's medicine."

"They tried to exchange their tickets, but found the locker wouldn't open."

The hotel staff were also getting impatient and had already squatted in front of the lockers to try them out several times.

"The combination lock is stuck."

"The key is also inside as a spare."

"The only thing we can do now is try to open it."

After hearing this, Zhao Lei immediately came over.

"Seriously? This is going to be the first thing we do today?"

Bai Sisi glanced at him.

"How come you always seem so energetic whenever you hear there's a problem?"

Zhao Lei was perfectly justified.

"Because Teacher Ling'er is here, I already have confidence in the word 'problem'."

Shen Ling'er took two steps closer and looked at the small storage cabinet.

The cabinet wasn't big; it was the kind of metal combination lock box commonly seen in hotel lobbies, with a knob and a small lock on the outside.

The staff were trying the password one by one, but every time they turned to the last one, the button would pop slightly, but it just wouldn't open.

Shen Ling'er stood by and watched for a while before suddenly speaking.

"Don't keep trying in the same direction."

The staff member was taken aback and turned to look at her.

The translator quickly went over to explain.

Shen Ling'er raised her small hand and pointed to the turntable.

"The lock isn't completely broken; it's just that the spring inside is slightly stuck."

"If you keep twisting it forward, it will become tighter."

"First, take it back half a circle, then slow down and stop in the middle."

"When you turned it just now, the last rebound was very light, which means that the combination wheel was already aligned, and only the locking bolt was not fully engaged."

The hotel staff were stunned.

Zhao Lei's mouth slowly opened.

"no……"

"Teacher Ling'er, you can even recognize the combination lock?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

"Combination locks aren't magic."

"When it spins, the sound is different for each frame."

"You can tell if it's lacking something just by listening to whether it's smooth, whether it's choppy, and whether the last beat is too light."

The staff member did as she instructed and turned it around again.

This time, it first moved back a little, and then slowly stopped in the middle.

Click.

The latch loosened slightly.

opened.

The foreign mother at the front desk was stunned at first, and then almost burst into tears, thanking her repeatedly.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

The little boy also hugged the dolphin doll, his eyes immediately lighting up.

Bai Sisi couldn't help but laugh and whisper, "Ling'er, you're so accurate."

Zhao Lei even turned his head directly to look at the camera, lowering his voice.

"Dear viewers..."

"The first important thing for the production team today is not to see the sea, nor to have a meal."

"Teacher Ling'er opened the combination lock for someone in three seconds."

The live chat was already flooded with comments.

"Holy crap, it's really open?"

"What is this called 'listening to the lock's sound live'?"

"She can even tell from the click of a combination lock?"

"Teacher Ling'er: Don't ask, the lock itself told me."

"I've already been shocked once before even leaving the house today."

The hotel staff thanked her repeatedly, and the foreign mother even squatted down to speak a few words to Shen Ling'er.

The translation is as follows.

"She said you look small, but you're incredibly reliable."

Zhao Lei immediately straightened his chest.

"Of course!"

Shen Ling'er turned to look at him.

"What are you so proud of?"

Zhao Lei immediately composed himself.

I'm happy for you.

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"That's fine."

Zhao Lei's eyes lit up on the spot.

"I've been verified!"

Bai Sisi immediately reminded her.

"Keep your voice down."

Zhao Lei quickly lowered his voice.

"Okay, be happy quietly."

But the story isn't over yet.

Just as the foreign mother finished packing her things and was about to take her child to exchange for tickets, the commemorative badge spinning machine next to her suddenly made a "ding" sound.

It turned out that the hotel had set up a small lucky wheel for the Harbour Festival event, where spinning it would give you a souvenir ocean-themed plush toy. Zhao Mengmeng and Zhou Xiaoyu had been eyeing it for quite some time.

Chen Doudou stood beside her, studying it intently for a long time.

"Does spinning this mean I can get a gift?"

Lin Jia said helplessly, "Yes, but it's not for you to eat."

Chen Doudou nodded.

"It doesn't have to be food."

Zhao Lei's eyes lit up when he saw the spinning wheel.

"Since we're already here, why not give it a try?"

The staff member smiled and said that this was a free trial, and each child could take a turn once.

Zhao Mengmeng went first and turned to a small seashell pendant.

Zhou Xiaoyu spun a blue dolphin sticker.

Before turning the wheel, Chen Doudou solemnly said:

"I want dolphins."

The wheel spun and landed on a small shark plush toy.

Chen Doudou was silent for two seconds.

"That's also acceptable."

Zhao Lei was laughing so hard he couldn't stop.

"DouDou's request has always been very useful."

When it was Shen Ling'er's turn, everyone subconsciously quieted down a bit.

She stood in front of the turntable, but instead of reaching out, she glanced at the metal shaft on the edge of the turntable.

I glanced at the base again.

He even looked down to see the direction in which the rotating sign swayed as the wind blew in from the doorway.

Zhao Lei lowered his voice: "Teacher Ling'er, what are you doing?"

Shen Ling'er spoke very naturally.

"See if it's flat."

Zhao Lei was stunned.

"Does the roulette wheel also need to be checked for flatness?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"certainly."

"If the base is slightly off-center, heavier prizes will be easier to stop."

"Also, the weights of the colored blocks on the edge of this turntable are different."

"You see it spinning, but it's not actually spinning at exactly the same speed."

"I'll first see which way it leans, and then decide which way to turn."

The staff were stunned.

"How...how do you know the color blocks have different weights?"

Shen Ling'er looked at the blue area that read "Dolphin Grand Prize".

"Because this sticker is a little thicker than the ones next to it."

"Also, the center axis of this turntable is slightly higher on the right than on the left."

"So when it stops, the dolphin's section will be easier to be carried over."

"It's not always like this, but it's like this today with this wheel."

After she finished speaking, she simply reached out and gently flicked it.

The turntable started spinning rapidly.

All the children were staring, and even Chen Doudou forgot to ask about food.

Finally, the wheel slowed down, turned to the blue dolphin grand prize section, trembled, and stopped.

The entire room fell silent for half a second.

Then, Zhao Mengmeng screamed first.

"dolphin!"

Zhou Xiaoyu also opened her eyes wide.

"I actually won!"

Chen Doudou stared in shock at the prize area.

"No way."

Zhao Lei stood rooted to the spot, as if he had been struck on the head by something.

"You..."

"You managed to transfer to the middle?"

Shen Ling'er withdrew her hand, her expression calm.

"I didn't transfer here."

"It's just that it's easier for it to stay there anyway."

"I just turned around where it would stop."

The staff were stunned for a while before they reacted and quickly took out the grand prize dolphin plush toy.

It was a large dolphin, about half the height of a person, fluffy and looking very energetic.

Zhao Mengmeng's eyes widened in disbelief.

"This is huge."

Bai Sisi couldn't help but laugh: "Ling'er, who are you trying to win for?"

Shen Ling'er looked at the dolphin, then at Zhao Mengmeng.

"For Mengmeng."

Zhao Mengmeng immediately opened her eyes wide.

"Give me?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"You were looking at it intently."

"Take it if you like it."

"If you can only watch from the sidelines every time, you'll end up very unhappy."

Zhao Mengmeng immediately burst into laughter, hugging the dolphin tightly and refusing to let go.

"Thank you, Sister Ling'er!"

The live chat was completely exploding at this point.

"??? She can even tell which way the roulette wheel is tilted?"

"This isn't luck; it's about understanding the underlying structure!"

"Teacher Ling'er has turned the souvenir shop into a physics problem."

"She actually gave the grand prize to Mengmeng! She's so clever!"

"Today, they started with a double whammy of lockpicking and roulette wheel attacks; who can withstand that?"

Zhao Lei stood to the side, still completely bewildered.

He looked down at the large dolphin, then looked up at Shen Ling'er.

"Teacher Ling'er."

"Just how many more tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

Shen Ling'er thought for a moment, then said very seriously:

"a lot of."

"You don't see it often, so you think it's a lot."

"I just practiced a little more before."

Zhao Lei was taken aback.

"Who taught you that?"

Shen Ling'er blinked.

"My father."

"He once said that if something is faulty, don't rush to blame it on luck."

"First, observe how it spins, how it makes a sound, and how it stops."

"Once you understand it, you'll know where to start."

"It's pretty much the same as other things."

After listening, Zhao Lei slowly nodded.

"OK."

"I understand."

Bai Sisi looked at him and added with a smile.

"What do you know?"

Zhao Lei said seriously:

"I understand, Teacher Ling'er isn't participating in a variety show."

"She's here to give everyone a lesson in observation."

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

"This sentence is alright."

Zhao Lei immediately straightened his back.

"I've been verified for the second time today!"

Yang Mi couldn't help but smile and gently rub her daughter's head.

"Alright, stop scaring Uncle Zhao Lei."

Shen Ling'er looked up at her, her tone serious.

"I didn't scare him."

"I'm letting him know that things aren't just for show."

"Some things are crooked, some things are stuck, and some things are resentful."

"If you just look, it will tell you."

Yang Mi looked at her daughter, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Yes, Ling'er is right."

After listening to this, Zhao Lei suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Dear viewers..."

"I finally understand."

"Others come to the beach to see the scenery."

"When Teacher Ling'er comes to the beach, she looks at the structure, weight, shrapnel, deviation, center of gravity, and who will cry."

Bai Sisi laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

"Your summary is getting more and more convincing."

Shen Ling'er looked at Zhao Lei.

You are indeed a bit quieter than usual today.

Zhao Lei immediately answered seriously:

"Absolutely."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"Then keep it up."

"There's still a long way to go today."

Zhao Lei: "..."

The screen was flooded with comments again.

"Hahaha, Zhao Lei is starting to accept Ling'er's management!"

"Today was really relaxing, but Ling'er is still being outrageous."

"Lock picking, turntable operation, structural analysis—she's got the production team figured out today."

"The daughter that Shen Fei raised is truly terrifying."

Just then, a sea breeze blew in from the hotel entrance, carrying a hint of salt and the warmth of the sun.

Shen Ling'er stood at the door, holding the large dolphin plush toy, her expression still that cool little look.

But what she said made everyone feel that today's trip to see the sea had only just begun.