This is Minghao's home turf. He is not good at reading or painting, but when it comes to having fun, he is the best at it in the family except for his younger sister.

"As for the process, I'll go out for a walk. When I come back, you can put your finished products on my desk. You don't need to write your names on them. I'll judge them. How about that?"

Mingyue and the others nodded, "Okay."

Lan Jinlin said sarcastically, "Since it's a competition, how can there not be a prize?"

Hearing this, Minghao generously took out a small gold ingot from his purse and said, "How about it? Just give it as a token of your appreciation."

No one had any objection, especially Mingyue, who was obsessed with money.

So Minghao turned around and left the yard, humming a song and running towards the beach.

Half an hour later, he returned. It was the first time he felt so many people staring at him, and he felt a little nervous.

"Brother, come here quickly. We have placed everything we have made on the table. Come and see who gets first place!" Mingyue pulled him expectantly and walked to the table.

Minghao raised his head, put his hands behind his back, and looked at everyone. He felt like he was looking down on everyone. "Well, not bad. Let me judge it now."

He picked up the first one, and at that moment a gust of wind blew past, making a crisp tinkling sound. "Well, this one is good, first-class."

Then he picked up the second string. Why do I say string? Because it was just a rope with shells strung on it... "Uh, this one doesn't have much aesthetic appeal. The craftsmanship isn't great, but the attitude is great. I'll give it a C."

He didn't notice the change in expression on someone's face among his friends.

"Well, this one's pretty good too." He curled his lips and looked at the wind chime with two feathers dangling from its tail. He knew it was Mingyue's at first glance and praised it profusely. "Wow, it's really good. The color combination is good, and the details are very exquisite. It's top-notch."

As he spoke, he did not forget to wink at Mingyue.

The last one was obvious. The whole yard was filled with Aunt Pearl's work, so it was hard for him not to guess. "This one is also beautiful, I'll give it an A."

After displaying all the "entries" one by one, he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I declare the winner of the first Shell Wind Chime Making Competition..."

“And the winner is…”

"Who is the winner?"

“She is!…”

The little kids who were peeking outside from the fence were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats!

But Minghao just touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I, I don't know either."

"Tsk~" A burst of booing.

Minghao explained, "I'm only responsible for judging, but I don't know who made this excellent one."

Grandma Zhang was present the entire time. For some reason, she became quite excited when Minghao said that. She raised her hands and said, "I know, I know, this was done by Master Lan!"

Mingyue and the others also nodded.

Minghao was dumbfounded. He thought Mingyue did it, so he chose it as the first one. How could it be Lan Jinlin who did it?

Lan Jinlin snatched the jade pendant from Minghao's hand and clasped his fists towards everyone, "Thank you, thank you."

Then he said to the little kids outside, "I'm honored to win the first place in the Wind Chime Competition. Thank you all for your support and concern. I will continue to work hard."

Minghao looked at his smug look, still in shock. This guy must have done it on purpose!

He whispered to Lan Jinlin, gritting his teeth, "You kid, you're cheating!"

Lan Jinlin raised his lips slightly, "All's fair in war!"

At this moment, Minghao suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder from behind. He turned his head sharply and saw his elder brother looking at him with a smile.

Something terrible is happening! With that expression, someone's going to get into trouble!

He turned around and looked around, wondering why he was the only one around.

He took several steps back. Could it be me? How did I offend him?!

Before he could think about anything, Ming Yang had already given him the answer, "Your craftsmanship isn't very good, huh?"

"Not very aesthetically pleasing, huh?"

Minghao immediately realized that the "string" was actually his elder brother's work...

"Brother, brother, listen to me!"

"Listen to me, I was blind just now. That is simply a unique work of art that is only found in the world."

"It's me who can't appreciate it! It's my poor taste, it's me who doesn't have eyes to see beauty! Big brother, please forgive me."

In the end, I still didn't ask for my elder brother's forgiveness.

Mingyang didn't make a move, but just said lightly, "I think I know where the little dagger that Daddy lost a few days ago is. Why don't we go back and tell him later?"

"Ahhhh! I knew it!" Minghao shouted, "You saw me stealing the dagger from Dad's study that day, didn't you? I was telling you, I always felt like someone was watching me. Turns out it was you!"

Ming Yang didn't even glance at him, and said, "If you have time, think about how to withstand Dad's anger."

Minghao looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, wondering whether to put the cotton pad on his butt or back.

After the results were announced, Mingyue was not disappointed. Instead, she continued to devote herself to the huge project. After all, there were four strings in the palace, four strings in the Wen family, and four strings in the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, not to mention the Lin family, Liu family, Yang family, and Zheng family.

She didn't have time to see Minghao's gloomy expression.

Lan Yu'er was also helping her, asking without stopping her hands, "Why do you have to do so much?"

Mingyue replied without even looking up, "Ah, the ways of the world!"

"Puchi." Lan Yu'er was amused by her, "You little girl, you still have to deal with the ways of the world."

"Yes, if Sister Yu'er was also in the capital, I would do it for her too." Mingyue said sincerely.

Lan Yuer was a little jealous at first, but after hearing her say that, all her unhappiness disappeared instantly.

"What about me? What about me? Will you do it for me?" Lan Jinlin came over and joined their conversation.

"No." Mingyue replied coldly.

"Why!"

"Because, you see."

Lan Jinlin was speechless, but he still firmly believed in his heart that Mingyue would definitely prepare a gift for him.

"Hey, why are you making wind chimes? You can make bracelets or something like that. Aren't you little girls' favorites the most?" Lan Jinlin said casually as he watched the two of them busying around.

Mingyue raised her head and stared at him. Lan Jinlin thought he had said something wrong and was about to make amends when he saw Mingyue patting her head.

"Sister Yu'er, why didn't I think of making bracelets? That's so convenient!"

Lan Yuer nodded, touched her head, and praised, "How clever! This is a great idea!"

"hey-hey."

Lan Jinlin: Who am I and where am I?

Wasn’t it me who came up with this idea?

Why don't you praise me? Why praise her?

Is it because she is cute?

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