They'd been busy all afternoon. By the ti they finished, it was nearly five o'clock.
"Since we're so happy today, let's eat out!" Lin Feng asked with a smile. "What do you all want to eat?"
The quadruplets discussed it for a mont and ca up with a unanimous answer. "Hamburgers, fried chicken, french fries..."
These were things Lin Feng only let them have occasionally to satisfy a craving. It was probably the case that the less they were allowed to have sothing, the more they craved it.
The family went to McDonald's, ordered two family-sized als, and found a quiet spot upstairs to eat.
Lin Feng raised his juice. "Let's congratulate our Second Treasure for winning first place!"
Zhang Yuxi smiled. "Second Treasure, consider this your celebratory al. Congratulations!"
The quadruplets all raised their orange juice and toasted Second Treasure.
Second Treasure smiled sweetly. "Thank you!"
"Second Treasure, do you really want to be a jewelry designer when you grow up?" Zhang Yuxi asked.
Second Treasure nodded. "I really do!"
"When did you get this idea and make the decision?"
While nibbling on a chicken leg, Second Treasure replied, "I decided just now when I was on the awards stage."
Zhang Yuxi chuckled. It's nothing strange for children to have wild and wonderful ideas every day. Perhaps it's just a sudden whim of hers.
Lin Feng encouraged her, "I think that's wonderful. In the future, there will definitely be many people who like your designs—people from all over the world."
Second Treasure's little face suddenly lit up. "Really?"
Lin Feng said very seriously, "Of course! Look at Fourth Treasure; he's definitely going to be an all-around athlete in the future. And Third Treasure will beco a musician!"
"As long as we work hard, we will surely succeed! And if we don't succeed, there's nothing to be afraid of. We'll just try again and again."
"Mom and Dad will always support you, Second Treasure!"
"That's right!" Zhang Yuxi added with a smile.
Second Treasure nodded vigorously. "Okay, I'll work hard!"
...
「Back at ho.」
The family turned on the lifestyle channel, which was covering the arts and crafts competition.
Zhao Lizhen cradled Second Treasure's little face and said, "Our Second Treasure is so beautiful and so capable!"
"In the future, will you design jewelry for Grandma to wear?"
Second Treasure pouted, her little face squished into a chubby one. "I'll make so for Grandma to wear!"
Zhao Lizhen kissed the little one's forehead. "Then Grandma will be waiting."
Zhang Fuyong was also very proud. "It's great that the children all have their own ideas!"
"Jewelry design is very suitable for girls. An auntie your mom knows has a daughter who is a very impressive designer!"
Studying design was expensive, but luckily, the family was well-off. Since Zhao Lizhen was in the arts herself, she was very supportive of Second Treasure's ambition.
Originally, the news report was very brief, and neither Lin Feng nor Zhang Yuxi appeared on screen. But soone had already posted a video of it online. The internet has a long mory, and it had unexpectedly started trending.
Shortly after the news broadcast, their phones began buzzing with WeChat ssages and calls. The first person to call was An Lan.
"Holy smokes, Second Treasure is trending! Have you guys seen it?"
The couple was a bit bewildered. "We haven't seen anything!"
"You should take a look. The video of her winning the award is out, and it's blowing up! I sent you the link."
Zhang Yuxi opened the video. The title read: "This Little Girl's Dream Ca a Bit Suddenly."
The entire three-minute awards ceremony was included; even the teacher was on cara. It was the original video, and it already had a hundred thousand likes and over a million views. There were fifteen thousand comnts.
"Wow, this little girl has such an elegant air about her. She's so pretty!"
"I've used her reaction images before! She's such a cute darling!"
"A jewelry designer, that's impressive! Her family must be well-off; otherwise, she wouldn't have such an expensive ambition."
"At four, she wants to be a jewelry designer. My four-year-old son just wants to be Ultraman. It's making
go bald!"
"This dream really did co on suddenly! So cute!"
"I'm due next week. I hope I have a little princess as cute as her! Praying!"
"Her ability to express herself is pretty good, and her teacher looks even more nervous than she is!"
"With such talent at four, she really needs to be nurtured properly!"
"Just so you all know, this little girl is a rich kid. Her dad's a billionaire and her mom's a university professor who graduated from a famous overseas university. She also has three siblings. Don't ask how I know; it's because we go to the sa school, hahaha!"
Not much ti had passed, yet soone had already dug up most of the details about Second Treasure and her family.
Everything has two sides, even for the angelic Second Treasure. As her parents, they were infuriated by so of the comnts.
Zhang Yuxi frowned. "Honey..."
When the quadruplets had first appeared in ads for their family shop, people had approached them, wanting to sign the children as models. Talent scouts on the street had also tried to sign the quadruplets, but Lin Feng refused them all. He wanted his children to have a happy childhood. To outsiders, these opportunities for fa seed wonderful, but in the eyes of a father, they weren't suitable for his children. He hoped they would make their own decisions when they were old enough to judge right from wrong.
Lin Feng got up to make a call. Upon asking, he found out that it was indeed the owner of the handicrafts class who had recorded the video and posted it online. He had just wanted to build up so na recognition for his business. How could he have known it would go viral? The owner knew Lin Feng's family was low-key, so he quickly apologized.
Lin Feng didn't say much. "Next ti, you need to ask for my permission first."
"No problem, no problem!"
Lin Feng frowned.
anwhile, the quadruplets had already heard the news from their friends who had called them.
"Dad, Mom, am I trending?" Second Treasure asked, looking up with a smile.
Lin Feng grunted in acknowledgnt and opened the webpage for her to see. The comnts below captured the children's attention—so good, and so not so good. Sure enough, the quadruplets spotted a nasty comnt.
The smile on Second Treasure's face gradually froze.
The other three imdiately beca indignant.
"What do they an, 'she looks like she'd cry for a long ti if you punched her'?"
"Why would anyone punch her? Second Treasure is so cute!"
"Exactly! And soone said my sister can't escape the fate of growing up ugly! My sister has been beautiful since she was little, and she'll always be beautiful!"
"This one is even worse! They're saying Second Treasure is being fake. How is she being fake? She's just being herself!"
"They're even questioning if her project was made by the teacher! Just because they can't do it, they assu no one else can. What's wrong with them?!"
Lin Feng picked up Second Treasure, his tone sinking slightly. "That's enough!"
The quadruplets quickly rushed over to comfort their sister, trying to cheer her up. Zhang Yuxi's heart ached for Second Treasure. She had always been loved and pampered by her parents, adored by everyone. No one had ever disliked her.
Lin Feng gently consoled her. "Second Treasure, are you angry?"
She nodded. "Very angry!"
"Are you sad?"
"Mhm, I'm sad. I made that myself!"
"I see." Lin Feng beckoned for the other children to gather around.
"You're all still young. When you grow up, you'll understand. What other people say isn't important. What's important is what you do."
"It's like how First Treasure loves Transforrs. What if people who like Superman or Iron Man say that Transforrs are bad? Would First Treasure listen to them and stop liking Transforrs?"
First Treasure quickly piped up, "Never! I love Transforrs the most. I don't care what they say!"
Lin Feng smiled. "Exactly! Or for another example, Third Treasure plays the piano. If so people think the piano sounds bad, would he stop learning?"
Third Treasure said coolly, "That's impossible."
Lin Feng lifted Second Treasure's small face. "When you beco a designer, there will definitely be people who like your work and people who don't. Those who don't like it will co out and say the things you design are worthless. Will you give up because of them? Will you believe that what you made is worthless?"
Zhang Yuxi continued, "It's just like your father. So people say your dad only knows how to do chores and nothing else. Do you believe them?"
Second Treasure quickly shook her head. "No! Dad is the best. Second Treasure would never believe them."
"That's right," Zhang Yuxi went on. "So people even say your dad is incompetent, that he just hangs around the kitchen and can't earn any money!"
"That's nonsense!" Second Treasure said angrily.
Lin Feng glanced at Zhang Yuxi, then asked Second Treasure, "So, Second Treasure, will you get angry because of what those other people say?"
Pouting, Second Treasure replied, "No. I would only get angry if Dad, Mom, and my brothers said things like that!"
"A mont ago, I was just a little bit upset. But I'm not upset anymore!"
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