Dozens of kites flew in the sky, mostly small, diamond-shaped ones, soaring three or four meters high. Those reaching five or six meters were considered the best.
But one large black kite stood out conspicuously, soaring nearly ten meters.
"Ya Ya, be careful! Daddy will fly the kite higher!" Daniel had a proud smile on his face. Feeling the envious gazes around him, he felt his steps become light. He ran a few steps, let go of the long line in his hand, and the black kite, which was more than a meter long, flew several meters higher in the sky, leaving the other kites far behind and standing out from the crowd!
"This time, I must rebuild the great image I've lost in Ya Ya's heart!" Daniel thought to himself. A while ago, he took Ya Ya out to play, and unexpectedly, they met a little girl with delicate braids. The little one insisted on having one too, and it took him a whole day to calm her down.
This kite took him many days to make. He even went out to find string used for fishing nets. Sure enough, the kite flew high and steadily, stealing the show and basking in his daughter's admiring gaze.
"Wow, that black kite is flying so high! Dad, run! I want my kite to fly that high too, higher than his!"
"Daddy, why are our kites so small? Look at that kite, it's so big and flies so high! I want a kite that big too!"
"Waaah, I want one! I want a kite that big! I want it! I want it!"
The children were all envious of the kite that flew the highest, and many of them had already started to make a fuss.
"This... okay, okay, I'll run now, and Daddy will take you to buy one later. Don't cry, don't cry..." The parents looked at the lone black kite and felt helpless. They also had a nameless fire burning in their hearts. If everyone flew small kites, there wouldn't be so many problems. Now, how to appease their little darlings has become a big problem.
Hearing those sounds, Daniel's smile grew even brighter. Yes, yes, that's the feeling! He was now the parent everyone admired, let them experience what he felt back then.
"Wow, Daddy, look! That black kite is amazing! It flies so high, higher than any other kite!" Amy ran to the square, looked up at the kite flying in the sky, then turned to Mai Ge, asking excitedly and expectantly, "Can our kite fly even higher than that?"
Daniel instinctively turned around upon hearing the sound, and his eyes widened in shock when he saw Amy. Wasn't this the little girl with the pretty braids from last time?!!!
An ominous premonition rose in his heart, and then his gaze fell on the purple kite, which was taller than a person, in Mai Ge's hand, who was following behind Amy. He stopped in his tracks.
"I 屮艸芔茻 (Holy crap)!!! Why can the kite be made so beautifully! And so big! And... why him again?! Why this father and daughter again!!!" Daniel looked at Mai Ge, suddenly questioning his existence. Was he going to be ambushed again?
"Daddy, our kite is going to fall! Why aren't you running?" Ya Ya looked at the kite in the sky with some concern, then asked Daniel with some confusion.
"Oh, I'm running!" Daniel looked up and saw that the kite, which had lost power, was indeed about to fall. He quickly sped up and ran. The kite regained power and rose a little higher.
"Hmph, it's probably just something that looks good but is useless. What's the use of making it look good if it can't fly? It'll just be embarrassing." Daniel thought to himself. How could one person be good at everything? He didn't believe that such a person really existed.
"Wow, Mommy, look at that uncle's kite! It's so pretty, bigger than the black kite!"
"Yes, it's such a pretty purple kite! That little kid's kite is purple! Daddy, I want one too! I want one too!"
"A kite that big must fly really high, higher than that black kite! I'm so envious!"
The children quickly noticed the kite in Mai Ge's hand, looking at Amy with envy and starting to put pressure on their parents.
The parents, seeing Mai Ge's kite, looked even more dejected. If Daniel's kite had won in terms of height, at least it was ugly. That way, they could use its good looks to appease their children.
But now, with such a large kite that completely outshone all the others in terms of appearance, and their own small kites looking like mud compared to it, it was like night and day.
"I hope it can't even fly a meter!"
The parents were all praying in their hearts that if the kite was good-looking and could fly high, it would be so unfair that they probably wouldn't be able to go home properly today.
"Of course, and it will fly higher and better." Mai Ge looked up at the large black kite in the sky, which was more than ten meters high. In his previous life, he could easily fly it with an ordinary kite, let alone with the custom-made kite provided by the system. If he couldn't even surpass that crudely made kite, then he would have wasted the good equipment that the system had given him.
He also sensed the unfriendly looks from the other parents, to which he could only say that he couldn't help them. Of course, Amy's happiness was more important than whether the other children were happy. As for how the other parents would comfort their own children later, that was not something he needed to consider.
"Okay, okay, let's quickly fly the big kite up! It has to be higher than all the other kids' kites!" Amy clapped her little hands happily, feeling the envious looks from the other children. She was just as happy, her Daddy was the best, and all the other kids envied her.
"Little Amy, help hold the kite, okay? We're taking off!" Mai Ge handed Amy a corner of the large kite to hold gently. He let out a few meters of line, checked the wind direction, and turned to Amy with a smile, saying, "1, 2, 3... Take off!" He ran forward a couple of steps, and the kite rose against the wind, instantly soaring into the sky.
"Take off!" Amy shouted joyfully, running after Mai Ge. Looking up at the rising purple phoenix kite, her eyes grew brighter and brighter, and a happy smile spread across her face.
"The big kite is flying!"
"So beautiful!"
The children in the square were all staring at the big kite that was rising higher and higher, their mouths agape and their eyes filled with envy.
The big kite soared into the wind, its purple feathers appearing incredibly vibrant. Its three brightly colored tails swayed and twirled, making it look like a real purple phoenix spreading its wings and taking flight. It flew higher and higher, surpassing one, two, and countless other kites, and continued to rise, chasing after the highest-flying kite...