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

As the sea breeze blew past the hotel entrance, the program crew began calling all the families together.

"Teachers, next we're going to the seaside market to complete our first task this morning."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei immediately perked up.

"A seaside market? Does that mean I can eat seafood there?"

Bai Sisi glanced at him.

"Is there anything else on your mind besides eating?"

Zhao Lei thought about it seriously.

"have."

"What?"

"What do you want to eat?"

Bai Sisi: "..."

Laughter immediately filled the live stream room.

Several families emerged from the hotel one after another.

Zhou Chen led Zhou Xiaoyu by the hand, Su Wan carried a small bag, and Chen Hao and Lin Jia led Chen Doudou behind them.

Only Shen Ling'er didn't hold anyone's hand.

She held the large dolphin in one arm and put the other hand in her pocket, her head slightly raised as she walked, as if she were inspecting her territory.

Yang Mi, standing beside her, asked in a low voice, "Ling'er, should we put the dolphin in the car first?"

"don't want."

"Isn't it tiring to hold him?"

"Not tired."

"Would you like Mom to hold it for a bit?"

Shen Ling'er stopped and looked up at her.

"Need not."

Why?

"It's mine now."

Yang Mi smiled.

"You're quite responsible."

Shen Ling'er looked down at the doll in her arms, her tone calm.

"It's not a sense of responsibility."

"What is that?"

"Spoils of war".

Yang Mi: "..."

The comments section erupted in laughter once again.

"Ling'er is talking more and more like a little bandit!"

"When others take souvenirs, they collect them; when Ling'er takes souvenirs, they treat them as trophies!"

"This dolphin is no longer a toy; it represents the empire that Ling'er conquered!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei quickly came over.

"Teacher Ling'er, if I may be so bold as to ask, how did you shoot down that dolphin?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

"The turntable delivered itself."

"But you're the one who asked it to be delivered."

"If they won't deliver it, I'll just take it myself."

Zhao Lei paused in his steps.

"The show is still being broadcast live."

"I know."

"You can't just say you want to take it."

Shen Ling'er said seriously, "I didn't say it casually."

Zhao Lei didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Bai Sisi, who was standing next to her, smiled gently.

"Ling'er means that everything she says counts."

"right."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"Especially threats."

Zhao Lei: "..."

Yang Mi quickly reached out and touched her daughter's head.

"Ling'er, you are not allowed to bully Uncle Zhao Lei today."

"I didn't bully him."

"You just said 'threat'."

"That's a reminder."

"What reminder?"

Shen Ling'er looked at Zhao Lei, her tone very calm.

"Remind him not to get too close to me."

Zhao Lei looked down at the less than half-meter distance between himself and Shen Ling'er, and immediately took two steps back.

"OK."

"Maintaining this distance is safer."

The comments section was filled with laughter.

The convoy soon arrived at the seaside market.

This is a famous local seafood market. Fish and shrimp caught from the sea in the early morning are displayed in a row of drainage tanks. The seawater is mixed with ice, and when the sunlight shines down, the scales shimmer with tiny sparkles.

The production team gave each family a task card.

"The task this morning is very simple."

Standing at the market entrance, the director smiled and said, "Each family will use 100 yuan provided by the production team to buy the ingredients needed for one lunch. Finally, the experienced chefs in the market will judge which family buys the most affordable and freshest ingredients; that family will win."

Zhao Lei took the mission card, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"One hundred yuan for a meal?"

"right."

"Do you want to buy fresh ones?"

"right."

There are three people in our group.

"right."

Zhao Lei looked at the director.

"Director, do you seem to have some misunderstanding about 'a meal'?"

The director's smile was completely natural.

"Teacher Zhao can give it a try."

Zhao Lei turned to look at Bai Sisi.

"Honey, should we eat less today?"

Before Bai Sisi could speak, Zhao Mengmeng whispered, "Daddy, I want to eat shrimp."

Zhao Lei's expression changed.

"Want some shrimp?"

"Um."

"What else would you like to eat?"

Zhao Mengmeng thought for a moment.

"Crab."

Zhao Lei clutched his chest.

"Are you here for a TV show, or for my bankruptcy ceremony?"

Meanwhile, Lin Jia had already led Chen Doudou into the market.

Zhou Chen and Su Wan were carefully studying the task card.

Only Shen Ling'er stood at the entrance, not in a hurry to go in.

She looked around and her gaze fell on the innermost row of stalls.

There weren't many customers over there. The stall owner was an elderly man with gray hair. In front of him were only a few water tanks containing some unremarkable small fish and shellfish.

Yang Mi noticed his daughter had stopped and asked, "Ling'er, do you want to go there?"

"Um."

Why?

"The fish over there are calmer."

Yang Mi followed her gaze.

"Quiet?"

"Um."

Shen Ling'er carried the dolphin forward.

"If the fish is too active, it may not be fresh."

Zhao Lei was looking at a crab when he heard this and immediately turned around.

"Teacher Ling'er, doesn't a fish being active mean it's energetic?"

Shen Ling'er stopped next to the water tank.

"Look how fast they swim."

Zhao Lei glanced down.

"Pretty fast."

"Look at the water again."

"What happened to the water?"

"The water is too clear."

Zhao Lei asked doubtfully, "Isn't clear water a good thing?"

Shen Ling'er pointed to the bottom of the water tank.

"The water here was just changed."

"Isn't that better?"

"Better for sellers."

Zhao Lei blinked.

Shen Ling'er had already walked to the water tank next to her, squatted down, and stared at a blue-spotted fish inside for a few seconds.

The fish stayed close to the bottom of the box, occasionally swaying its tail, but its movements weren't very fast.

"I'm not buying this fish."

Zhao Lei leaned closer.

Why?

"There is white on the gills."

"Isn't white the color of fish gills?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

"You can't even tell what a fish is, and you dare to buy seafood?"

Zhao Lei was speechless when asked the question.

"I usually have others help me choose."

"So you usually buy things at higher prices."

"Really?"

Shen Ling'er did not answer, but raised her hand and pointed to another water tank.

"Those two are fine."

Yang Mi went over to take a look.

"They're all fish, what's the difference?"

Shen Ling'er pointed to one of them.

"Its eyes are bright, its gills are tightly closed, and it has no abrasions."

It then points to another path.

"Although this one isn't big, its belly is hard, which means it just ate recently."

She stood up and said to the stall owner, "Boss, how much are these two?"

The old man glanced at her, then at the large dolphin in her arms.

"Two hundred and twenty."

Zhao Lei gasped immediately after hearing this.

"Boss, the production team is only giving us 100."

The old man smiled and said, "Then I'll buy one."

Shen Ling'er extended one finger.

"eighty."

The old man was stunned.

"Girl, this fish is already very cheap."

"I know."

"You knew that, yet you still tried to bargain?"

"Because you want to sell."

The old man looked at her, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

Shen Ling'er pointed to the fish tank.

"This fish must be sold today, otherwise it will start to float belly-up this afternoon."

The stall owner's expression changed.

Zhao Lei was also stunned.

"How did you figure that out?"

Shen Ling'er ignored him and continued, "It's still alive because the water temperature is low."

"But its gills have started to turn white, and its abdomen is a little bloated."

"If you leave it until the afternoon, you can only sell it to people who make fish balls at most."

"Sell it to us now, and you can still get eighty yuan."

The old man was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"OK."

"Eighty it is."

Zhao Lei, who was listening nearby, was dumbfounded.

"This works?"

Shen Ling'er turned her head.

"Why not?"

"Were you just discussing business with your boss?"

"Um."

"You're only six years old."

"Can't we talk about something when you're six?"

Zhao Lei shook his head subconsciously.

"It's not that we can't talk, it's that you talk like a pro even more than I do."

Shen Ling'er shoved the dolphin into Yang Mi's arms.

"Mom, can you take this?"

Yang Mi took the doll.

"What's wrong?"

"Catching fish."

"You want to catch it yourself?"

"Um."

The production crew quickly handed over a small cheat sheet.

Shen Ling'er did not answer.

She tapped the edge of the tank twice, startling the blue-spotted fish, which swam sharply to the other side.

Shen Ling'er shifted her body to the side, her hand reaching along the water's surface to accurately press down on the fish's tail.

The next second, she tightened her fingers and pulled the fish out of the water.

The entire sequence of movements was so fast that there were almost no pauses.

The fish tail swung violently in her hand, splashing water droplets all over Zhao Lei's face.

Zhao Lei stood frozen in place.

Shen Ling'er looked at him.

"You're too close."

Zhao Lei wiped his face.

How do I know you don't use the internet?

Did I say I didn't need it?

"You didn't say it would be useful!"

"Then you're wrong."

Bai Sisi quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe Zhao Lei's face, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Stay away from Ling'er from now on."

Zhao Lei nodded.

"I've found it."

"Every time Teacher Ling'er says 'Look,' nothing good ever comes afterward."

Shen Ling'er carried the fish to the scale.

The old man took the fish and placed it on the electronic scale.

"Eight catties and two ounces."

Zhao Lei stared at the numbers on the scale, his eyes slowly widening.

"Eighty yuan for eight jin and two liang?"

The old man nodded.

"This fish wasn't expensive to begin with."

Zhao Lei immediately turned to look at the director.

"Director, does this mean we've won half the battle?"

The director shook his head.

"It also needs to be paired with other ingredients."

"Then let's go buy groceries."

Shen Ling'er looked into the depths of the market.

"Go buy shells."

Yang Mi asked, "What kind of shell do you want to buy?"

"Cheap."

"Didn't you say you wanted fresh?"

"Affordable and fresh don't have to be mutually exclusive."

Zhao Lei muttered to himself, "This kid is here today to do an audit of the market."

They arrived at a shellfish stall.

The pool contained various clams, scallops, and razor clams.

The stall owner greeted her warmly: "Young lady, buy some clams, they're freshly arrived, twenty yuan a pound."

Shen Ling'er glanced at it and shook her head.

"don't want."

"Why not?"

Too many people died.

The stall owner's expression changed slightly.

"Where are the dead?"

Shen Ling'er walked to the edge of the pool and reached out to stir the clams inside.

"This shell won't close."

She picked one up and touched it gently.

The clams did not react.

"This one is already dead."

Then he picked up another one.

"This is an empty shell."

Zhao Lei leaned closer to take a look and discovered that the clam really didn't have any meat.

"You can tell that?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at him.

"You can't tell because you haven't looked."

After saying that, she told the stall owner, "Fifteen yuan for two jin."

The stall owner quickly shook his head.

"No, no, the minimum is eighteen."

"sixteen."

"Seventeen."

"sixteen."

"Sixteen yuan and fifty cents."

Shen Ling'er turned and left.

The stall owner panicked.

"Fine, sixteen it is!"

Zhao Lei was completely convinced.

"Teacher Ling'er, are you never worried about sellers refusing to sell you things?"

Shen Ling'er stopped.

He will sell.

How did you know?

"Because he had been looking at the basket of shrimp next to him."

"What happened to that basket of shrimp?"

"They can't be sold."

The stall owner's face immediately turned somewhat embarrassed.

Shen Ling'er pointed to the basket of shrimp.

"The shrimp shells are reddish and the whiskers are soft; they must be leftovers from last night."

"If they can't be sold before noon today, they'll have to be cooked this afternoon."

"So he has to sell the clams first, and then figure out what to do with the basket of shrimp."

Zhao Lei looked at the stall owner.

"Boss, is she right?"

The stall owner glared at him irritably.

Are you going to buy it or not?

Shen Ling'er took out the 100 yuan that the production team had given her.

"Eighty fish, sixteen clams, and four pieces left."

She looked at the basket of shrimp.

"No shrimp."

The stall owner was stunned.

"Why are you looking at it if it's not a shrimp?"

"Let's see if you can lie."

Zhao Lei almost choked.

"Teacher Ling'er, we're here to buy groceries, not to inspect the stalls."

"By the way."

Shen Ling'er took the packed clams and turned to leave.

Yang Mi, carrying the large dolphin, followed behind and couldn't help but ask, "Ling'er, what are we going to do with the remaining four yuan?"

"Buy scallions."

"Just buying scallions?"

"Fish and clams are enough."

Looking at her small figure from behind, Zhao Lei suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"etc."

"What's wrong?" Bai Sisi asked.

Zhao Lei counted on his fingers.

"The production team was referring to a lunch."

"We bought a fish that weighed over eight pounds, two pounds of clams, and four yuan worth of scallions."

"It's not a question of whether it's enough or not."

"This is a problem that our family of three might not be able to finish at lunchtime."

Shen Ling'er turned to look at him.

"Leave what you can't finish."

"Whom should it be left to?"

"ocean."

Zhao Lei remained silent for a moment.

"Teacher Ling'er, isn't your lifestyle a bit too extravagant?"

Shen Ling'er thought for a moment.

"good."

"My dad said that before."

"Just have enough things; don't make yourself uncomfortable just to save a little money."

Yang Mi paused slightly upon hearing this.

She looked at her daughter, a hint of a smile appearing in her eyes.

Shen Ling'er had already walked to the scallion stall and looked up at the stall owner.

"Four yuan, scallions."

The stall owner looked down at her.

"Little girl, four yuan can only buy this much."

He casually picked a small handful of scallions and handed them over.

Shen Ling'er did not answer.

"Too little."

"How much more do you want?"

"This bundle."

"That won't do, it costs ten yuan for a bundle."

Shen Ling'er pointed to the vegetable basket next to her.

"Your scallion leaves are wilted, and the roots have been soaked in water."

The stall owner was taken aback.

"What's wrong with soaking it in water? Scallions are supposed to be soaked in water anyway."

"Soaking the roots in water is to increase their weight."

Shen Ling'er picked up a scallion and weighed it in her hand.

"30% of this bundle is inedible."

"I'll give you four dollars to help you sort this out."

Standing behind, Zhao Lei whispered to Bai Sisi, "Has she already seen through the entire market?"

Bai Sisi nodded.

"At least I've seen through the scallion."

Shen Ling'er put the scallion back and added another sentence.

"But you can give me some."

The stall owner asked, "Why?"

"Because I didn't mention that you put two rotten onions in there."

The stall owner's expression froze instantly.

Zhao Lei covered his face.

The chat in the live stream completely spiraled out of control.

Ling'er: I'm not exposing you because I still want the free gift.

"What kind of devilish negotiation is this?!"

"The boss has met his match!"

"Is she really only six years old?"

In the end, the stall owner not only gave them the bunch of scallions, but also gave them a few extra sprigs of cilantro.

Shen Ling'er took it and turned to hand it to Yang Mi.

"Mom, here you go."

Yang Mi glanced at the pile of ingredients in her hand, then looked at her daughter.

"Ling'er, did you plan this all along?"

"What's so special about it?"

"Let's say we can buy this much stuff with just one hundred dollars."

"no."

Shen Ling'er shook her head.

"I just know they want to sell."

Yang Mi asked with a smile, "Then do you know what Mom wants?"

Shen Ling'er raised her head.

"Know."

"What is it?"

"You want me to stay out of trouble."

Yang Mi was taken aback.

Shen Ling'er hugged her large dolphin back and continued walking forward.

"But they brought the opportunity to us themselves."

Looking at her daughter's serious expression, Yang Mi couldn't help but laugh.

Zhao Lei walked behind, looking at the task card in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Others participate in parent-child programs to cultivate their children's independent living skills."

"We participate in parent-child programs to see how Teacher Ling'er brings down market prices."

Bai Sisi said softly, "You can learn from her too."

Zhao Lei nodded.

"I learned."

"From now on, I'll observe things first before buying anything."

"Um."

"Look at the structure, look at the weight, look at the expressions, see who's in a hurry."

Bai Sisi nodded in satisfaction.

Zhao Lei continued, "Then let Teacher Ling'er take action."

Bai Sisi: "..."

Not far away, Shen Ling'er suddenly stopped.

"Uncle Zhao Lei."

Zhao Lei immediately stood up straight.

"exist."

"What did you just say?"

I said I would work hard on my own from now on.

"Yeah?"

"Yes."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"Then go and carry the fish."

Zhao Lei was stunned.

"I?"

"Um."

Why?

"Didn't you say you were going to work hard?"

Zhao Lei glanced at the fish that weighed over eight pounds, then at the large dolphin in Shen Ling'er's arms.

"Why doesn't the dolphin need me to hold it?"

Shen Ling'er hugged the doll tightly.

"It doesn't like you."

Zhao Lei: "..."

When the camera panned over, Zhao Lei was already carrying the fish and walking at the back of the line.

The fish's tail occasionally flicked out water, splashing water all over his trouser leg.

Shen Ling'er, holding a large dolphin, walked beside Yang Mi with a relaxed expression.

The sea breeze blew in from the end of the market, carrying the smells of fish, scallions, and Zhao Lei's low-pitched complaints.

"I understand now."

Bai Sisi asked, "Understand what?"

Zhao Lei wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Teacher Ling'er is not here to participate in a mission."

"She's here to assign tasks."

Shen Ling'er, who was walking ahead, didn't turn her head.

"you're right."

Zhao Lei slipped and almost threw the fish away.

When did you hear that?

"Your voice is too loud."

"Then I'll speak more quietly."

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "No need."

Why?

"Anyway, everyone knows it."

Zhao Lei looked down at the struggling fish in his hand and suddenly felt as if the fish was mocking him.

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was flooded with new comments.

"Zhao Lei has officially become Teacher Ling'er's porter!"

"This seaside trip has only just begun, and Zhao Lei has already been meticulously planned out."

"Yang Mi is in charge of being gentle, Ling'er is in charge of being reasonable, and Zhao Lei is in charge of carrying the fish."

"The division of labor in this family is becoming increasingly clear."

Ahead, the eaves of the hotel came into view.

Shen Ling'er lowered her head and stroked the dolphin in her arms, then suddenly spoke.

"Mother."

"What's wrong?"

"I'll cook the fish at noon."

Yang Mi paused in his steps.

"You do it?"

"Um."

"The production team will provide a chef."

"Need not."

Shen Ling'er looked in the direction of the hotel, a hint of interest appearing in her eyes for the first time.

"Their cooking is not good."