Figure It Out

"The votes are now in," Kim San said after a couple of minutes, finally closing the voting period for the first duet of the first round. 

The audience started discussing their votes as soon as it was closed. 

"Who did you vote for?" Cindy asked her daughter. 

"Tongman," Jia answered without any hesitation. She could watch with her eyes closed and her ears covered, and she would still vote for Tongman without any doubt. 

"How about you?" Jia asked, expecting her mom to have voted for Tongman, too. 

"Pearl Boy," she answered, causing Jia to turn to her with furrowed eyebrows.

"What are you talking about? Is your hearing impaired? How can you vote for Pearl Boy when Tongman did so well?" 

"That's exactly the reason," Cindy cryptically said, making Jia frown in confusion. 

"You're speaking in riddles." 

Cindy sighed. "Look around the venue," she instructed.