"Ahhh! So many shells! Even more than yesterday..."
The children had barely reached the beach before they started shouting and squealing with excitement again.
"My mum said these are called scallops..."
"As if we need you to tell us!"
"They're all shells anyway... There are so many... Hahaha..."
"Hurry and pick them up! The tide hasn't gone out yet, so nobody else is here. There were loads of people yesterday afternoon..."
"Right, hurry! Otherwise, the kids next door will see us here and come running over again..."
"There's a crab! A crab! It's getting away! Catch it..."
It happened to be summer break, and the children had nothing to do at home but run wild everywhere. The girls were just as unruly as the boys. They weren't any more inclined to stay quietly at home, and followed the boys up the hills and down to the sea.
Every one of them was like a little wild child, calling their friends out every day and getting tanned dark. They didn't mind the heat even in this scorching weather, and came home every day drenched in sweat, their faces so red they looked hot enough to cook eggs.
"Be careful! Don't go any farther out. A wave could come in and sweep you away..."
Watching the boys whooping excitedly, practically wishing they could immerse themselves completely in the water, Lin Xiuqing hurried to warn them.
Before she had even finished, a wave surged in and struck the children head-on. They all burst out laughing as it hit them, and, already soaked through, scooped up seawater and splashed it over their faces.
Ye Chengyang was knocked over by the wave, then sat up on his own, looking utterly bewildered.
Afraid he would be swept away, Lin Xiuqing picked him straight up and set