Ouyang Manqing smiled. "I’m resting these days anyway. Come, the car is outside. Let’s take you home to rest properly. Jingyun is waiting for you at home, getting quite impatient. Your Uncle Yijun plans to cook a big feast for you today."
Ouyang Manqing had driven herself here, but Luo Gang would drive them back. Wang Ye sat in the front passenger seat, while Ouyang Manqing, Zhu Yanyi, and Zhu Zhibin sat in the back.
Ouyang Manqing held Zhu Yanyi’s hand. "We’ve been waiting for you. Every year we invite you to Shanghai, but you always have something to do during your holidays. You never come. But this time, you’re finally here." Ouyang Manqing was genuinely happy and sincere about Zhu Yanyi’s visit, though Zhu Yanyi seemed to always be busy during her breaks.
"I can’t help it," Zhu Yanyi said plainly. "I got my medical license and registered with the Capital Hospital. So every summer, I have to intern there for a week or half a month. This year is no exception. After the summer camp, I’ll go to the Capital in August. I had to squeeze out time just to come to this camp." She wasn’t being difficult; she was truly very busy.
Ouyang Manqing looked helpless. "I really don’t know what to say. You’re just a little girl, not even an adult yet, and you’re so busy every day. I wonder what you’re trying to achieve."
"Life’s fun," Zhu Yanyi answered seriously. "Just like how Mom likes her career in the entertainment industry, I find this kind of life very happy."
"Life’s fun?" Ouyang Manqing pondered her words. After a moment, she said, "Maybe you’re right. It really is life’s fun."
Zhu Yanyi smiled gently. "Auntie Manqing, everyone has their own life. Just like you like your work in the entertainment industry. If you didn’t like it, you wouldn’t have chosen to be an actress. Since you like it, that job is your joy. With life’s fun, days won’t be boring." Zhu Yanyi’s eyes shone brightly. "I don’t like a boring life. I don’t know where I read it, but someone said life is a dry well, and without love, life is dull. I don’t think so."
"What do you think?" Ouyang Manqing asked curiously.
"I think everyone’s life is a blank sheet of paper. Whether you fill it with interesting colors or boring black and white depends on your own thoughts. There’s no such thing as a 'dry well' of life. I will try my best to live my life well and happily. That is my life’s goal," Zhu Yanyi answered seriously.
It was the first time Ouyang Manqing had heard such a view—that life is a blank sheet of paper, and the colors are filled in by oneself. However, she agreed with Zhu Yanyi. "You’re right. The life you create yourself is the most beautiful life."
"Yes, yes," Zhu Yanyi nodded, smiling happily. "By the way, Auntie Manqing, are there any requirements for this summer camp?"
Ouyang Manqing didn’t hide anything. "This summer camp is mainly a mix of military camp and entertainment activities. The organizers are actually the military’s cultural troupe, focusing on performances in rural areas. There are twenty children participating, including you and your brother. The troupe will arrange the programs, mainly featuring what you are good at. Of course, they will also arrange a group performance for you. Since the activity time is short, there won’t be this group performance during the rural tours. That performance is for the report show in the military, and it will happen on the last two days of the camp. There will be two performances in the military. So, during your free time in the countryside, you still need to rehearse."