After hanging up the phone, Lin Dashan went to the beach with his family. Upon arrival, they found it was particularly crowded and lively.
Zhou Cuilan and Lin Jie pushed the stroller while Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi lifted the babies out. Taking off their shoes and socks and stepping onto the sand brought an indescribable feeling of comfort.
The babies, with their bare little feet, looked on in amazement, appearing incredibly cute. They curled their toes, clutching at the sand and finding it wonderfully strange.
Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi were also barefoot as they played with the babies.
"Come on, little ones... come over here..."
Eldest Treasure was reluctant. He didn't like feelings that made him uncomfortable, like taking a bath or getting a haircut.
At his side, Second Treasure heard Zhang Yuxi's call and took off in a wild sprint. Lin Feng squatted down and scooped her up into his arms.
Seeing this, Fourth Treasure also toddled over. "Daddy, Daddy!"
Lin Feng hugged him. "Good boy!"
He took the small hands of Second Treasure and Fourth Treasure, bending over to walk with them. The babies were happy to walk like this, but he was getting tired. It was exhausting for a man of his height—over 1.8 meters—to bend over like that.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yuxi was walking backward, coaxing the little ones along. Third Treasure, as always, seemed uninterested in anything and trailed behind everyone else. Eldest Treasure walked cautiously on the sand, but by now, he had grown accustomed to the soft sensation under his feet.
"Ah, what's this?" Lin Feng exclaimed. "Babies, come and look! Daddy found a treasure!"
Zhang Yuxi quickly brought the children over to see. They saw Lin Feng squatting on the beach, flanked by Second Treasure and Fourth Treasure. The two toddlers couldn't squat steadily and plopped down on the sand. Lin Feng simply sat down as well, gesturing for the babies to come closer with a mysterious expression.
Zhang Yuxi played along perfectly with her husband.
"Wow, Daddy found a treasure!" she said. "Should we see what kind of treasure it is? Could it be a little fish, or maybe a little turtle?"
Their back-and-forth act successfully piqued the children's curiosity. The sand began to move. Lin Feng started to dig at it bit by bit, which was when Zhang Yuxi remembered that Lin Dashan had brought tools. She handed Lin Feng a small shovel.
Lin Feng dug carefully and, to their surprise, unearthed a small crab. The children's eyes grew as wide as saucers, as if they had discovered something truly extraordinary.
Fourth Treasure flinched, but being the brave one, he still wanted to try touching it. Lin Feng put the little crab into a bucket first, and the babies all circled around it to watch.
Nearby, Lin Feng noticed more movement. He dug again and found another small crab; he hadn't expected there to be so many. Zhang Yuxi gave each baby a little shovel, signaling for them to dig on their own. Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi started digging with them, and Lin Jie and his friends soon joined in.
"Wow, I found a turtle! Is it a sea turtle?"
"Let me see... The sea must have washed it ashore, so it should be a sea turtle..."
Whether they were turtles or sea turtles didn't matter. They all felt like treasure hunters, and it was a lot of fun. Lin Dashan and his wife sat to one side watching over their things, letting the young ones play. A gust of sea breeze blew past, feeling wonderfully comfortable.
Eldest Treasure dug with gusto, not caring whether there was anything moving in the sand or not. For him, it was simple: just dig. Second Treasure dug wherever she pleased, just enjoying herself. Third Treasure dug sporadically, then started covering her little feet with sand and giggling. Fourth Treasure was having a blast this time; wherever Lin Feng dug, he would follow. With grunts of effort, he kept flinging sand onto himself or Lin Feng.
Zhang Yuxi was playing with Third Treasure. The mother-daughter duo found a small crab and were beyond excited.
"Honey, look! We found a little crab over here!"
In the end, the group walked and dug their way along the beach. Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi then went to wade in the shallows, each holding a baby by the hand as they played in the water. Eldest Treasure was too scared to join and stayed far away. Fourth Treasure watched them with envy, and without waiting for Lin Feng, he dashed into the water himself.
Just as this gave everyone a scare, Fourth Treasure saw a wave rolling toward him and immediately turned around to run back. The sight sent everyone into fits of laughter.
Lin Jie and some of his classmates had unknowingly walked ahead. At that moment, a little boy about a year old joined their group. He was astonished to see the small crabs and turtles in the bucket.
The child's parents approached and asked politely, "Your babies are so beautiful, and they look so alike. Are they twins?"
Zhou Cuilan smiled and replied, "Not twins, they're quadruplets."
The young couple was astounded. Wow, that's amazing! The parents are both gorgeous. No wonder they were able to have such beautiful quadruplets with such great genes. We can only be envious. If we were the ones raising quadruplets, we'd be exhausted to death. Not to mention, the expenses would be a bottomless pit.
Their baby was quite brave and reached directly into the bucket to grab a crab. His parents gasped in fright. Even though the crabs were small, a pinch could still hurt.
After playing for a while, it was time for the families to part. Lin Feng gave the little boy a small crab and a turtle as a gift. The child happily said thank you; he was clearly well-taught and very polite.
Around nine o'clock, everyone started heading back. The babies were ecstatic, as they had made quite the haul. Now tired from all the walking, they rested in the stroller.
Back home, Lin Feng sorted the small crabs and turtles into separate containers to keep them. The babies sat in a circle around them. Fourth Treasure, ever the daring one, suddenly reached out and grabbed a little turtle. At his side, Second Treasure was so scared she cried out for Daddy.
Lin Feng comforted her, telling her not to be afraid. He even encouraged her to try touching the turtle. "Don't be scared, Second Treasure. The little turtle won't bite you."
They were tiny, only about the size of a coin.
"Alright, time for bed. We'll leave the little bucket right here!" Lin Feng turned off the main lights, leaving only a single dim lamp on. "Go to sleep now. We'll go play again tomorrow, okay?"
The children had only napped for half an hour that afternoon, so with a little coaxing, they fell asleep one after another.
Fourth Treasure, however, couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned, acting up in every way imaginable. As if Lin Feng didn't know what the little guy was thinking. He let him look at the bucket for a moment, then took it away.
"Alright, now it's really time to sleep!"
Only then did Fourth Treasure contentedly get off the bed. He crawled onto Da Bai, rolled around for a bit, and fell asleep. Da Bai really is good-natured!
Lin Feng picked up Fourth Treasure and put him back on the bed.
"Honey?"
From Lin Feng's tone, Zhang Yuxi knew exactly what he was thinking.
"What is it?"
Lin Feng lifted his chin. "See that tatami mat?"
"What are you trying to do?" Zhang Yuxi asked, her expression shy.
Lin Feng chuckled. "What else? We're going to sleep, of course!"
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