Zhang Jianguo looked at his nephew with amusement. How exactly did his older brother and his family teach their children? They were treating the People's Liberation Army soldiers like bandits to scare the kids.

He strode forward, lifted his nephew up, and looked him straight in the eye, saying earnestly, "Xiaoming, don't you remember me? I'm your second uncle."

Zhang Zhiming paused in his struggle, and when he heard the PLA soldier say that he was his second uncle, he tilted his head and looked at him carefully, and immediately cheered happily: "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, you're finally home! Grandma missed you so much!"

Zhang Xiaoyu and Zhang Xiaoxue, who were standing nearby, watched this scene in a daze. When they saw their brother being arrested, they immediately burst into tears, crying, "Waaah, let go of my brother, let go of my brother!"

When Zhang Zhiming heard his sisters crying, he immediately patted his second uncle's arm and said, "Second Uncle, put me down."

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoxue, don't cry. This is our second uncle, he's not a bad person."

Zhang Xiaoyu was only 3 years old. When she saw her brother being released, she immediately stopped crying and started laughing, randomly calling out, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle."

Suddenly, Zhang Zhiming remembered something and ran towards the door. Zhang Jianguo guessed that he was going to inform his parents, so he didn't stop him. Instead, he squatted down and patiently played with his two adorable nieces.

The last time he went home to visit his family, Zhang Xiaoyu was only a few months old and Zhang Xiaoxue hadn't been born yet. The two little ones didn't recognize their second uncle and looked at him timidly.

Zhang Zhiming ran all the way to the field and started shouting to the crowd from afar, "Grandma, Grandma, my second uncle is back!"

Hearing the voice, a woman with keen hearing said to the person next to her, "Oh, isn't this the brigade leader's eldest grandson? What did he say? His second uncle is back?"

“His second uncle is that Jianguo kid, oh my god, Meili, Meili, your Jianguo is back.”

Lan Meili was weeding in the field when she vaguely heard someone call out to her, "What's wrong?"

"Your son Jianguo is back! You should go back and see him!" The woman who delivered the message was beaming with joy, happy for Lan Meili.

Lan Meili dropped the weeds in her hand to the ground, and the next second she darted off towards home. She hadn't gone far when she saw her eldest grandson, and quickly grabbed him and ran with him.

While being pulled along by his grandmother, Zhang Zhiming called out, "Grandma, my second uncle is back! Aren't you happy?"

"Happy, Grandma is happy."

Zhang Jianguo had put in a lot of effort to finally get his little niece to stop being afraid of him. He was holding one of her nieces in each arm and trying to soothe her when he heard his mother's voice.

"Jianguo, my son~".

Zhang Jianguo turned around and saw his mother enter the gate. He looked at her with tears in his eyes and said, "Mom, Jianguo, you've finally decided to come back to see your mother."

Zhang Jianguo carefully placed his two nieces on the ground, quickly went to greet his mother, and hugged her tightly: "Mom, it's all my fault for being unfilial, not coming home for so long."

When Lan Meili heard her son say that about her, she immediately became unhappy: "How can you say that? You are contributing to the country. You send your allowance back every month without fail. Your father and I are just enjoying your good fortune at home."

Zhang Jianguo, a tall man over 1.8 meters, couldn't help but tear up when he heard his mother's words.

Before he could say anything, he heard his father shouting, "Jianguo, Jianguo!"

When Zhang Yougen rushed home, he saw his son hugging his wife. He slightly suppressed his anxious expression and said awkwardly, "Hey, you're such a grown man, don't hug and cuddle like that, it's inappropriate."

Zhang Jianguo let go of his mother, took a few quick steps, and hugged Zhang Yougen tightly: "Dad, I'm back."

Zhang Yougen's body was a little stiff. He patted his son's back and said, "It's good that you're back. Your mother missed you so much that she couldn't sleep at night."

Hearing her husband's words, Lan Meili laughed and lightly spat, "Don't you miss our son? I wonder who got the letter from Jianguo saying he was coming home to visit his family and is now all smiles."

Zhang Yougen glared at her: This woman really doesn't give me any face at all.

——

After Xia Qingqing returned home, she finished the lunch her mother had left for her, and then coaxed Gou Dan to go out and play by himself.

When she was all alone at home, she immediately video-called Gu Yunshu.

Gu Yunshu, who was in the post-apocalyptic world, happened to be off doing missions today, so the video call connected immediately.

Xia Qingqing mainly wanted to thank Gu Yunshu for the weapon she had prepared for her. Although she didn't use it today, it gave her a lot of confidence.

In the end, even without Zhang Jianguo, it would only be those two robbers who would get into trouble.

After hearing Xia Qingqing recount how she almost got robbed that day, Gu Yunshu's face was filled with worry: "You weren't hurt, were you?"

"It's okay, thankfully someone saved me."

Gu Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Qingqing, you're still too kind. You should just take care of these bad guys with one shot."

Xia Qingqing quickly explained, "I was afraid of exposing myself at first, so I didn't dare to use it. What if someone finds out I have a gun and arrests me as a spy?"

She dared not underestimate others; there were many people in this world smarter than her, and what she did would eventually leave a trace.

Gu Yunshu nodded in understanding, realizing that the two lived in different worlds.

Xia Qingqing stuck out her tongue shyly: "Actually, I'm a little scared if I really have to kill someone."

She was raised under the five-star red flag, and the education she received from a young age prevented her from taking lives lightly, except in situations that threatened her own life.

Gu Yunshu earnestly advised, "When you encounter danger, you must seize the opportunity. When it's time to act, you must not back down. If you lose the initiative, even if you have weapons, you may still capsize in the ditch."

Xia Qingqing nodded repeatedly, "I'll listen to Sister Yunshu. Next time I encounter danger, I'll definitely learn to strike first."

Gu Yunshu was immediately satisfied: "Not bad, this child is teachable!"

Looking at Xia Qingqing's soft and vulnerable appearance, Gu Yunshu felt that she was particularly easy to bully, and an inappropriate thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Xia Qingqing looked at Gu Yunshu, who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked, "Sister Yunshu, is there something you want to tell me?"

Looking into Xia Qingqing's clear eyes, Gu Yunshu hesitated and said, "Qingqing, I've told you before, some of us humans in this post-apocalyptic world developed superpowers when the apocalypse came, but most of us are still ordinary humans without superpowers."

Xia Qingqing nodded: "Yes, you told me before, what happened?"

"Recently, the base research institute announced a new research result: a potion that can stimulate supernatural abilities."

A potion to activate superpowers? Xia Qingqing thought to herself, then her eyes widened suddenly.

"Sister Yunshu, do you mean what I was thinking?" Xia Qingqing looked at Gu Yunshu in disbelief.

Gu Yunshu regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking. The potion of superpowers was not guaranteed to be 100% safe, not to mention that Xia Qingqing was in another dimension, which made the uncertainties even greater.

"Forget it, Qingqing, just pretend I didn't say anything."