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Hearing his name called, he stood up from his chair and walked to the front of the class.

With her two short legs together and her hands raised in front of her chest, she accepted the certificate and badge handed to her by Teacher Su.

Then he bowed to Su Wan, and when he straightened up, his face was solemn:

"Thank you, Teacher Su. I've met a real expert this time, but I'm not bad either—"

He paused for a moment, then puffed out his chest. "I'll go back and work hard on my skills; I'm sure I'll win an award next time!"

Su Wan's eyes crinkled with amusement at his mature demeanor, a gentle smile spreading across them as she softly said, "Okay, little darling, keep it up!"

Li Xiaobao gave a heavy "hmm," then turned around with his head held high and walked back to his seat step by step.

Then came the awards ceremony for the top three winners.

Su Wan completely lifted the red velvet cloth from the tray, revealing three sets of more exquisitely packaged prizes and a crystal trophy underneath. They were placed side by side, taking up most of the tray.

In addition to certificates and badges, the top three winners will receive an extra grand prize, which is the "mystery gift package" that Su Wan mentioned before the competition.

The children's eyes lit up in unison.

Even those who received the participation prize and knew they had no chance of winning the big gift package couldn't help but lean forward to see what was in those gift boxes.

First, there's the third place.

The third place winner was the family that built the farmhouse courtyard – Wang Zixuan and his parents.

When Su Wannian called out the name, Wang Zixuan jumped up from his seat. He was so fast that his knee almost hit the table leg.

He strode excitedly onto the stage, swinging his arms high and taking long strides, as if he wanted to run.

His father clicked his tongue from his seat: "Slow down, the prize isn't going anywhere!" But the smile on his lips didn't fade.

His mother, standing nearby, patted his father with a smile and said, "Let him be."

But when Wang Zixuan walked to the front of the class and took the prize handed to him by Teacher Su, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the petting zoo on the big screen.

There was envy in those eyes, but also a secret competitive spirit of "I must surpass you next time".

He stared at the two little figures holding hands at the very front of the petting zoo for two seconds.

Then, she quickly looked away, hugged the prize to her chest, bowed to Teacher Su to express her gratitude, and turned to leave.

His prize was a Lego miniature set, with a silver-white spaceship printed on the box, its tail spewing orange flames.

Wang Zixuan looked down at the spaceship on the box, and the corners of his mouth still turned up. The envy and unwillingness he felt earlier had been overshadowed by a new excitement.

He walked off the stage carrying the box, and even after sitting down, he didn't let go of it.

His parents glanced at him with amusement but said nothing, and the family of three continued watching the rest of the awards ceremony.

The runner-up was the Mu Chenfeng family.

As soon as Su Wan uttered the three words "Mu Duoduo", Duoduo jumped off the chair.

Instead of going directly to receive the award, she turned around, grabbed Fu Ping's hand with one hand and Mu Chenfeng's hand with the other, and then pulled the two of them together toward the stage.

Three people stood side by side on the platform, with Duoduo standing in the very middle.

As she accepted the prize, she cleared her throat, then hugged it to her chest, looked up, and spoke in a crisp, clear voice:

Thank you everyone for liking our Ferris wheel! Let's all go ride the Ferris wheel together sometime!

Immediately, the entire audience burst into applause.

The applause was interspersed with occasional chuckles and loud "yes!" responses from some children.

Mu Chenfeng looked down at his daughter, his expression a mixture of pride and helplessness. Fu Ping smiled, reaching out to tuck a stray strand of hair from Duoduo's forehead behind her ear.

Little Douzi clapped and laughed.

She looked at Duoduo, who was waving to the entire audience from the podium, and smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared.

Duoduo is clearly an E person herself... and maybe even more E than Li Xiaobao!

Finally, it was time for the champion.

Su Wan stood on the podium, with the last prize on the tray in front of her.

Her gaze swept past all the upturned little faces and landed precisely on the little boy, a warm smile curving her lips:

"Please welcome our champion, Ye Ling'er, to the stage to receive her award!"

Xiao Douzi instantly stood up from the chair, but instead of leaving immediately, she glanced to the side and reached out to grab Lin Ye's hand.

Lin Ye stood up as she pulled him, letting her hold one hand while the other hung naturally at his side, swaying slightly with his walking movements.

The two of them walked to the front of the podium together.

Sunlight streamed in through the south-facing window, casting a thin golden border around their side-by-side figures.

Su Wan first handed over the prize, which was a set of high-end wax seals in an ultra-luxury gift box.

The gift box looked bigger than the small bag from below. Lin Ye took it from her and hugged it to his chest.

Then Su Wan picked up the crystal trophy from the tray.

The trophy is about the length of a small pocket's arm, and the base is a black crystal cube.

It is inlaid with a pink crystal carved into the shape of a round cartoon scissors, and the handle of the scissors is engraved with several gold-stamped words: "Little Hands Create the Future · Golden Sun".

"Come here, Ling'er." Su Wan squatted down and handed the trophy to Xiao Douzi with both hands.

Xiao Douzi rubbed his hands on his trouser leg a couple of times before reaching out, carefully taking the trophy base with both hands.

The trophy was a bit heavier than she had imagined. The cool black base rested against her palm, and the pink cartoon scissors reflected tiny glimmers of light under the lamp.

She held the trophy base with both hands, stretched her arms straight up, and raised the pink crystal scissors high above her head.

Duoduo led the cheers and applause from below.

Lin Ye had somehow moved to one side of the stage, holding the gift box of seals in one hand and taking out his phone in the other.

He unlocked the screen, opened the camera, and pointed the lens at the little figure on the stage holding a trophy aloft—

Xiao Douzi stood on the podium, with photos of the pet store projected onto a large screen behind her, covering an entire wall:

Fences, pastures, raisins, parrots... and two little figures holding hands, all quietly unfolded behind her.

Lin Ye's hand was very steady, and the image didn't shake at all. He pressed the shutter button several times, then looked down at the photo on the screen—not bad.

Only then did he put his phone back in his pocket.

The comments section was quiet for a moment, then surged forth again.

[Wang Fugui, a commoner: Sigh... What a fine child! If his father were still alive, he would be so proud.]

[Wang Xiu, a commoner: Don't say that!! I'm about to burst out laughing... If Lord Ye were watching from heaven, he would surely be smiling to see his daughter doing so well...]

[Commoner Zhao Danu: Immortal Lin truly cherishes the eldest princess dearly...]

[Commoner Sun Qiao'er: So, the eldest princess is truly blessed! Her biological father is gone, but she has a godfather. Although he's not her blood relative, he cares for her just as much as a biological father! Lord Ye can rest in peace in heaven now...]

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