IBO -Chapter 168 Tent Competition

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Today was Saturday, the day Song Yiran’s family went camping.

Song Yiran had been busy all morning at home, gathering plenty of good things from Xiao Zhong’er.

First on the list: camping essentials—a tent!

He got cute-shaped tents and colorful sleeping bags from Xiao Zhong’er.

There were also some miscellaneous items, like picnic mats and outdoor cooking pots.

And of course, camping wouldn’t be complete without a barbecue! How could camping go without a barbecue? And how could a barbecue exist without a grill?

This time, the grill was generously sponsored by Xiao Zhong’er, who also contributed the charcoal for the barbecue.

Song Yiran was busy in the kitchen preparing the ingredients, so that during the camping trip, they could just take the ingredients out and cook.

Xiao Zhong’er stood curiously by his side, watching Song Yiran handle the ingredients.

Song Yiran had prepared a lot of ingredients suitable for grilling: chicken wings, chicken legs, chicken fillets, chives, enoki mushrooms, sausages, corn, dried tofu sheets, pork ribs, shiitake mushrooms, bacon, and more.

Just by looking at these ingredients before they were processed, Xiao Zhong’er could already imagine them transformed into delicious barbecue.

He sucked in a little saliva, unable to hide his excitement: “Hehe~ Camping with barbecue! Camping is the best!”

After finishing breakfast, the family officially began their camping adventure.

C Star had designated mountainous areas, filled with lush forests and all sorts of insects, and occasionally small animals could be seen.

The innermost parts of the mountains were off-limits for development and entry, but the outer areas were freely accessible.

Outside the mountains, there were many guesthouses and hotels, as well as dedicated camping grounds, which attracted many campers every year.

Song Yiran had already reserved a spot in a campsite within the mountains. The family was about to spend the day there.

Just thinking about the scene filled Song Yiran with delight.

In the beautiful nature, enjoying the fresh air and gathering together as a family for a barbecue—it was incredibly heartwarming!

C Star, on the outskirts of the mountains, at a campsite.

Song Yiran and Xiao Zhong’er were figuring out how to set up the tent, while the children watched eagerly.

Song Yiran squatted on the ground, picking up one part of the tent and gesturing: “Should this go here?”

Xiao Zhong’er shook his head: “No, this part should go here.”

Song Yiran insisted: “No, it should go there, right?”

Xiao Zhong’er stubbornly countered: “No, it’s clearly supposed to go here!”

Xiao Zhong’er said, unwilling to give in: “Since you won’t believe me, let’s each set up a tent and see who can actually build one properly!”

Song Yiran confidently accepted the challenge: “Alright, let’s compete.”

Xiao Zhong’er dragged Song Butu and the other kids, who were just watching, into being judges.

“You’ll be the judges. After we finish setting up the tents, you can decide who did it better.”

A silent competition broke out at the campsite. Both Song Yiran and Xiao Zhong’er were confident in their tent-assembling skills and neither wanted to give way.

Without hesitation, Song Yiran began setting up a tent, and Xiao Zhong’er quickly followed suit, unwilling to be outdone.

After a “fierce” contest, both of them successfully set up a tent.

Xiao Zhong’er confidently invited everyone over to judge: “Come, come, check out my tent! Quality’s top-notch!”

The kids curiously approached Xiao Zhong’er’s tent. It looked pretty good, with no obvious flaws.

Song Buli suddenly reached out a paw and lightly touched the outside of the tent, and with a “crack,” the whole tent collapsed into a heap of ruins.

Song Buli immediately retracted his paw: “I didn’t mean to. I really didn’t use much force; I just touched it lightly…”

He wasn’t trying to destroy it on purpose. He didn’t know why it happened; he merely tapped it, and the tent collapsed.

Xiao Zhong’er didn’t blame Song Buli. He knew the collapse wasn’t caused by that paw.

Most likely, he had been careless while setting it up, which resulted in a poorly constructed tent.

But even knowing that, Xiao Zhong’er couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed.

“How could this happen… my tent is a complete disaster…” Xiao Zhong’er squatted in front of the wreckage, dejected, “Why did this happen…”

He pouted and poked at the dirt: “Song Yiran, I lost…”

Seeing Xiao Zhong’er so downcast, Song Yiran let go of the idea of winning and crouched to pat his shoulder gently.

“It’s okay. For your first time setting up a tent, doing this well is already great!”

The children also gathered around, each offering words of comfort.

“Fifth Brother, I think you’re amazing! At least you know how to set up a tent—I wouldn’t even know how to do it!”

“Yeah, yeah, none of us can set up a tent!”

“And this is your first time! Being able to set it up like this is fantastic!”

“Our teacher said that before success, there are usually countless failures. So failing is normal. Don’t be discouraged; you’re already great!”

With everyone comforting him, Xiao Zhong’er soon returned to his usual cheerful self.

“Alright, alright, Song Yiran, let’s see your tent!”

Xiao Zhong’er said, hurrying over to inspect Song Yiran’s tent.

Song Yiran’s tent looked like a regular tent, nothing special, and there were no flaws to point out.

Xiao Zhong’er poked the outside, and it didn’t move at all. It seemed sturdy, completely unlike the disaster he had built.

“Song Yiran, you really have a talent for setting up tents. First time, and it’s already like this.”

He exclaimed, then eagerly crawled inside the tent.

The interior was also well set up and looked proper. Xiao Zhong’er could find no fault: “Song Yiran, your tent is really great!”

Just as Xiao Zhong’er was about to exit and declare Song Yiran the winner, he accidentally slipped. His hand landed on the zipper at the tent’s entrance, hooking the zipper pull.

He lost control and fell, pulling the zipper along with him and effectively zipping the tent door shut.

Song Yiran, standing at the entrance, was dumbfounded. It all happened too fast to react.

“Xiao Zhong’er, are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

“Ouch!” Xiao Zhong’er clumsily got up. Luckily, he wasn’t hurt. “I’m fine. It didn’t hurt. I’ll get out now.”

Xiao Zhong’er fumbled at the zipper inside but couldn’t find the pull.

“Strange… I can’t find the zipper pull.”

Hearing this, Song Yiran’s brows shot up. Oh no—could he have installed the zipper backwards?

“Xiao Zhong’er, wait a moment. Let me check if I installed it backwards. I’ll see if I can find the zipper from the outside.”

Song Yiran immediately crouched at the entrance to check, but couldn’t find it outside either.

“Xiao Zhong’er, I still can’t find it from the outside.”

Cold sweat broke out on Song Yiran. Where had the zipper pull gone?

Xiao Zhong’er didn’t idle inside either. He searched around and finally found a broken zipper pull in an inconspicuous corner.

Apparently, when he fell, he had pulled too hard, snapping the zipper pull, which couldn’t be reattached.

“Song Yiran, I have good news and bad news.”

“The good news is, I found the zipper pull inside the tent.”

“The bad news is, it’s broken and can’t be fixed.”

There was only one option left: a brute-force escape.

He could buy a knife from the system shop and cut open the tent from the inside to get out, but it would destroy the tent.

Xiao Zhong’er hesitated: “Song Yiran, I can get out from here, but it might ruin the tent you worked so hard to set up…”

Before he finished, there was a “shhh” sound. Following it, a small paw tore through the tent fabric, making a large hole.

The paw belonged to Song Buli, who was now in Song Yiran’s hand.

Upon realizing the zipper pull was broken, Song Yiran immediately thought of the brute-force plan.

Without a tool at hand, he borrowed Song Buli’s paw.

“Li Li, can I borrow your paw for a moment? I want to use it to tear the tent and get Xiao Zhong’er out.”

Song Buli quickly nodded: “No problem! Brother, go ahead!”

With Song Buli’s paw, Song Yiran decisively cut a large hole in the tent.

Seeing Xiao Zhong’er standing there in shock, Song Yiran returned the paw and rolled up his sleeves, tearing the hole even bigger.

Now the tent had a huge tear, and Song Yiran reached in to pull Xiao Zhong’er out.

“Xiao Zhong’er, are you okay? Were you scared just now?”

“Why?” Xiao Zhong’er frowned, staring at Song Yiran. “This was your hard-worked tent. How could you destroy it without hesitation?”

“Ah? Why? It’s just a tent. I can set it up again. A tent can’t compare to you.”

“Xiao Zhong’er, did you get scared silly? Why would you ask something like that? Want to eat something first to calm down?”

Song Yiran worriedly touched Xiao Zhong’er’s forehead, then, without waiting for a response, shoved a handful of jerky into his hand.

He handed out more jerky to the others, and even gave Song Yuan and Song Yuetao two baby bottles each.

“Everyone, eat a little to calm down. I’ll go clean up the mess.”

Song Yutu chewed his jerky proudly and said, “Brother, no need to clean. I’ve already taken care of everything.”

“Then I’ll set up our tent.”

A smile that wouldn’t leave his face, Song Yutu added, “Brother, I’ve already set up the tent too. Everyone has one.”