Chapter 137 - Camping

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"Great-grandfather!" Hazel called out endearingly when the old man came out of the house. 

Mike turned to the sweet, milky voice and smiled. "Oh, it's our little princess."

The little girl laughed happily. After spending a few hours with her teacher's grandfather, Hazel has grown close to him. The old man would often spoil her and Hazel especially loved the way this great-grandfather called her a little princess.

Which girl did not like to be spoiled and be called a little princess?

"Little princess, you are going camping today?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "Great-grandfather, are you coming with us?"

"Great-grandfather is too old to go camping. You go and have fun," Mike said. "I have already prepared some snacks for you. Later, you go and ask them from your teacher, alright?"

"Thank you. Great-grandfather, you are so nice to me."

Mike laughed happily. "Isn't it because our little princess is too adorable?"

Hazel smiled happily when the old man called her adorable. She did not have to act adorably and the elderly would always call her adorable. It was her greatest charm and weapon. 

Realizing that she really could not rely on her uncle, Hazel was already planning to go all out and win her teacher's heart during this camping trip!

"Little princess, when you arrived at the beach, you must listen to your teacher, alright?" Mike reminded. "Teacher Qian has been going camping on the site many times, she should know which part you should go or should not go. Most important thing is to stay close to her and don't get too far."

"Great-grandfather, I will listen to you."

As the old and young were chatting outside, Edith finally walked out from the house carrying a small bag and an icebox cooler. Seeing her approaching, Neil, who was in the middle of arranging some stuff on the bonnet, walked over and helped Edith with her stuff.

Edith stared at the uncle and niece alternately and heaved a sigh. They were going to the beach and camp, but the two of them were dressed fashionably. 

"Grandpa, I'm off," Edith said as she turned to the old man.

"I know. Pay attention to safety. Look after that child and don't let her off your eyes for a second," Mike reminded. "If you run into trouble, just let Uncle James or Aaron know."

Edith was about to nod when she noticed something about her grandfather's words. 

"What about you?" Edith asked. "Grandpa, where are you going?"

Mike paused when he realized that he almost shot himself in the foot. He coughed and said, "I'm going to Old Bei's place. He invited me and a few others for a drink and we're going to play mahjong."

"Teacher Qian, can we go now?"

Seeing the little girl beside her, Edith was distracted and no longer think about what her grandfather was up to. Holding on to Hazel's hand, Edith pulled her over to the SUV and the three of them left to the camping site.

The smile on Mike's face disappeared as the SUV was out of his sight. He took out his phone and began to dial a number.

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The three of them arrived at the camping site and quickly unloaded their stuff. 

Neil looked around the area and marveled at the beautiful scenery. The last time, Edith had taken him and Hazel to another beach. This time, because they were planning camp, Edith had taken them to another spot. 

Z Town was located by the sea and there were a lot of beautiful beaches. The first time Neil arrived at the west part of the town, he had thought that the beach at the side was very pretty. He did not think that there would be another place that would have an amazing scene. 

The sand was white, the water was blue and transparent. On the left side was a rocky area. 

Though this place was breathtaking, there were only two groups of campers around the area.

It seemed to him that this beautiful place was mostly known to the locals as the tourist or visitors would frequently visit the beach in the west part of the town.

"How was it, very pretty, right?"

Neil turned to the voice and saw Edith's gloating smile. "Un. It's very pretty. There isn't a lot of people over here."

"Of course, we don't usually let outsiders know about this place," Edith said. "Have you seen the beach in the west part? It was mostly dirty. Tourist, when they come over to the beach, they would litter everywhere, dirtying the beach. Though there were trash cans provided along the beach, they would still throw away their waste everywhere."

Neil smiled. He was reminded of the last time Edith had taken him to the beach and she had given him a short lecture on how developing the area would destroy the scenery and ecosystem. 

"Uncle, Teacher Qian, can I go and play in the water later?" Hazel spoke. Her eyes were watching the view in front of her with dazzling eyes.

"Of course you can." Edith nodded. "We will go together. First, let's set up our tent."

"Oh!" Hazel looked at the set of equipment and thought of something. "Teacher Qian, tonight you are going to sleep with me, right?"

"Un. I'll accompany you tonight." Edith grabbed a set of a tent and passed it over to Neil. "President Mo, you set up a tent, and Hazel and I will set up another. Can you do it?"

Suddenly, Edith was worrying that this man would not be able to sleep soundly at night. As someone with high status, Neil should be someone who was used to a comfortable place to sleep. Sleeping in a tent with only a sleeping bag would not be comfortable for him. 

Neil felt his lips twitched as he looked at the girl's doubtful gaze. "Of course I can." 

He was someone who had been on a few camping trips when he was in his teenage age. Her question made him feel the need to prove himself.

A few minutes have passed and Hazel stood at a side while cheering for them both to set up the tent. Suddenly, this activity had turned into a competition.

When she was done, Edith looked at her tent proudly and glanced at Neil with a smug smile on her face. "President Mo, I won."

Neil inspected his tent and stepped back once he was convinced that he will be able to live in it for a night. "This isn't a competition." 

"You agreed when Hazel suggested turning this into a competition," Edith pointed out. "Since you have lost, of course... you will be in charge of our dinner."

"I don't know how to cook."

"How hard it is to grill some fish and other ingredients? You don't need to bother with preparation. Everything has been cleaned and seasoned." Edith smiled. "President Mo, work hard. As long as the food is not burnt, it will still be edible."

Just as Neil wanted to say something, the little girl stared at him with her eyes wide and mouthed, "Uncle, don't forget to act adorable."

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