The turquoise blue sky is clear, cloudless, and the sun is shining, which is enough to bring people a pleasant mood for the day. The blue of the sea is deeper and purer than the sky, and it seems as if it is wider than the sky. Looking at the horizon of the endless sea, I deeply felt the shock and freedom that nature has given to human beings. Golden points of light float on the surface of the sea, dancing with the waves that flicker, shimmering with dazzling light. My heart was beating with excitement and urged me to stop and record the magnificent scenery in front of me one by one on my mobile phone. Maybe this beautiful and happy memory can become a source of strength for me to regain in every sad and sad day to come. There was time to take pictures, I silently comforted myself, and then continued to let Menghan take my hand and walk through the crowd on the soft sand. It wasn't until a childish scream suddenly sounded that we stopped hurrying.

"I want it! I'm going to! "A little girl with pigtails sat in front of a pile of sand and was about to cry.

"Something else? How can your father build castles......" The man who crouched beside her, claiming to be her father, scratched his head in annoyance.

"No! I want the castle! Princess's Castle! After saying that, the little girl cried "wow".

Seeing her crying with her little face flushed, tears and snot flowing, very pitiful, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I don't mean to show solidarity with her willfulness, but I understand her feelings from the bottom of my heart—every girl wants to get a princess's castle, or at least believes she can. Looking back on my childhood, I'm sure I'm a sensible kid, but I'm not going to be proud. If I had a choice, I would rather keep that innocent and fearless heart than grow into a worldly and introverted little adult. Back in my memory, my parents made it clear to me that making an unreasonable request would not only result in a bad look, but also be punished. As a child, I naturally have no way to distinguish what is unreasonable and what is reasonable. From fear to discouragement, over time, I learned not to ask for anything, and only then would my heart not be hurt. Of course, it is not useless to understand the reality and cruelty of the world too early, for example, I have learned to carefully understand the minds of others. While I didn't become good at pleasing others, it did help me weed out a lot of offending choices. At the same time, it also caused me to unconsciously keep a certain distance from the people around me. As long as I'm not emotionally engaged, as long as I'm not in a relationship, as long as I'm not close, I don't have to face ignorance and rejection, and that's how I've always protected myself. In my opinion, perhaps all the little girl really wants is her father's love and attention. Unfortunately, her father didn't even want to do it, and told her that it would never happen, and didn't think the little girl could hear that he was doing something perfunctory? Then again, why not satisfy your child's harmless willfulness once in a while?

"Dad! Do you build castles? Xu Mingyao asked in a loud voice in the direction of the crowd.

"How could it not!" I looked for the sound and saw two red beach chairs under a colorful beach umbrella, Xu Mingyao's mother was half-lying on one of them smiling at us, and Xu Mingyao's father was sitting on the other and waving vigorously to us.

"I want the princess's castle!" Xu Mingyao shouted with a smile.

"No problem!" After speaking, Xu Mingyao's father strode towards us with a slightly bulging belly.

probably didn't expect that two people who had never met would work so hard for their daughter's joke, measuring the size and calculating the proportion, the little girl's father showed shame in his eyes. He smiled awkwardly and asked to join the sand-building castle.

Watching Xu Mingyao concentrate on his father's instructions, completely ignoring the sand on his body, I felt a sour heart, and the tears in my eyes blurred my vision. I'm not sure if Xu Mingyao can be a competent father, but I can assert that he is willing to give his children a lot of love and care......

Xu Mingyao's father and son are tall, and even if they are squatting, they are a head taller than the little girl who stands up straight. Against the backdrop of a small castle that is gradually taking shape, the two of them look like giants in fairy tales, which is very funny. Xu Mingyao's father was not as "no problem" as he boasted, and thanks to the clumsy help of Xu Mingyao and the little girl's father, the castle became more and more crooked, and it looked very strange, and unexpectedly the little girl was very satisfied with this castle that was not good-looking. Finally, the little girl burst into tears and laughed, and then kissed Xu Mingyao heavily on the face.

Seeing this, Xingyuan not only did not feel jealous, but laughed happily, and praised the frightened Xu Mingyao. "I didn't expect you to be so good at coaxing children."

After receiving Xingyuan's praise, the embarrassment and distress on Xu Mingyao's face were immediately replaced by a triumphant smile. "It's okay, hehe!" He replied in a fluttering tone.

Bidding farewell to Xu Mingyao's father and the little girl's father and daughter, we continued to walk along the coast, looking for traces of colorful umbrellas in the beach umbrellas one after another.

As we walked, we looked around, and the sharp-eyed Yu Menghan first spotted two familiar figures, she immediately shook off my hand and ran towards them cheering: "Xin Tian! ”

"Why did you come, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Xin Tian, who was standing under the umbrella, pouted and said coquettishly. Yes, even if she is unhappy in her heart, she will not blame Xingyuan, this is the tacit understanding between us.

"I'm sorry!" Xingyuan pulled me and Xu Mingyao and trotted over.

"Get up, they're here!" Xin Tian kicked Yang Fan, who was lying on the towel in a big shape, and urged angrily.

"Right now!" Yang Fan hurriedly opened his eyes and grinned.

"Go first, we're going to have sunscreen!" Yu Menghan took off his clothes and stuffed them into the canvas bag he was carrying, and then took out the sunscreen spray from the bag and sprayed it on his body.

"What kind of sunscreen to wear, dark skin is masculine!" Yang Fan sneered.

Although Yang Fan's skin is not black, Xu Mingyao is whiter than him, so even if Xu Mingyao is unwilling, he has no way to refute it, so he has to sulk silently.

When they talk about skincare, they always have endless topics to talk about, so they don't have time to deal with boring competitions between boys.

"You need to spray more to be effective!"

"You know what? People with fair skin are more likely to get sunburned! Hearing this, I couldn't help but look at Xingyuan. I saw that she was wearing a white dress-style swimsuit, with light pink folds on the cuffs and skirt, which set off her skin white and red. I've always been envious of Xingyuan's skin so good, so good that it doesn't seem to have any blemishes.

"Yin Ran, can you also apply some sunscreen?" After saying that, Xingyuan handed me her sunscreen spray. She knew I didn't have sunscreen.

......I didn't want to waste her expensive bottle of sunscreen spray, after all, I never knew what skin care was.

"Take it!" Xingyuan occasionally seems stubborn when it comes to sticking to what she thinks is right. I don't hate her stubbornness, but I appreciate her care for me.

"Thank you!" I closed my eyes and raised the spray to my face, and in an instant, my nose was filled with the chemical smell of the spray, causing me to sneeze several times.

"I'm sorry...... I forgot to remind you that you can't breathe when you spray......" Xingyuan whispered an apology as she brought me a tissue.

Relying on Xingyuan's good temper, Li Jiamin took the initiative to borrow sunscreen spray from Xingyuan. Not only did she learn my lesson, but she also unceremoniously sprayed her neck and limbs a few times, which made me feel distressed.

"Let's go!" Yang Fan raised his right hand and made a forward gesture.

"Yin Ran?" Xingyuan saw that I was still sitting still, so she called softly.

"I'm waiting for you here...... I can't swim......" I said.

"Neither will I." Xingyuan sneered. "The two of them swim well, take this opportunity to let them teach us."

"To be honest, I'm not very good at ......," Xin Tian stuck out his tongue and confessed.

"Me ......too," Yu Menghan echoed with a wry smile.

"I ...... too" Li Jiamin glanced at us quietly and did not finish the sentence.

"Huh? You don't know how to swim? Yang Fan frowned and looked at us with disgust.

"Yes and what!" Xin Tian glared back angrily.

"It's not good...... Yang Fan immediately relented and replied: "I'll teach you......"

"Wait for me here." After speaking, Xu Mingyao ran away at the speed of a 100-meter sprint. After about ten minutes, he walked back briskly with five inflated swimming rings.

"I'll leave them to you." Yang Fan pretended to be chic and nodded to Xu Mingyao, and then walked towards the sea with Xin Tian.

"No problem!" Xu Mingyao smiled and winked at us. His smile is always so warm and reassuring.

Xu Mingyao led us to the shallow sea area and told us that we could not cross the buoy circle, otherwise we would not be able to step on the ground with our height. I saw a swing frame in the sea not far away, and I sighed to myself how beautiful it would be if I could enjoy the sea view while swinging. So, when Xu Mingyao was teaching, I listened very carefully, so that I could swim to the swing earlier so that I would not be the first to get there. Xu Mingyao patiently demonstrated the movements to us over and over again, explained very carefully, and corrected our movements from time to time, of course, it was through words to us, so that we gradually grasped the essentials. As always, Xingyuan is a fast learner and can swim to a distance of 50 meters on her own, while we can barely swim in a straight line with the help of swimming rings. Xu Mingyao encouraged us to practice more, float on the water with our backs facing the sky, and occasionally paddle a few times with our hands to avoid drifting too far away from Xingyuan. Before I knew it, it was almost dusk, and I held my swimming ring and let the water carry me around, but I felt tired. I wanted to go ashore to rest, but when I saw that they were having a good time, I swallowed them back. At this moment, I swept over the swing and found that it was empty, so I hurriedly picked up my spirits and swam over there.

"Don't swim too far!" Xu Mingyao's voice came from behind him.

"I'll go sit on the swing!" I replied loudly.

I didn't expect it to be more strenuous to sit on the swing than to swim through. By the time I managed to climb onto the swing with my hands and feet, the sun was already starting to set. I enjoyed the sea breeze blowing on me, the waves lapping on my feet, and the breath of freedom. Inadvertently, I let go of my grip on the rope. Unlike the golden and vibrant sea in the afternoon, the sea at dusk is quiet and desolate, and the birds have flown away, as if everything has come to an end. The sun, which is sinking below the sea level, uses its afterglow to dye the surrounding waters orange. As the sea floats, the orange-red color spreads out, diluted little by little by the deep blue of the sea, until it completely blends into it and disappears...... An inexplicable sadness welled up from the bottom of my heart, and before I knew it, I was in tears. I never believed that anyone would be moved to tears by a painting, a poem, or anything else, because I would only cry for injustice, for crying for grief...... However, the vast and beautiful but extremely lonely scenery that reflected in my eyes made me feel the touch of my heart. I didn't delve into why it moved me, I just quietly felt the joy of unbridled tears.

"Yin Ran, I'm going back!"

"It's coming!" I threw myself into the sea and washed away the tears from my face with the water. Even though everything has come to an end, the sea is still the sea......