Old Mrs. Zhu was worried that too much dust in the cabin would be bad for Xixi, so she told Liu to take Xixi to rest on the deck.

They waited until the cabin was cleaned before bringing people in. Old Mrs. Zhu felt a little embarrassed about her favoritism towards Mrs. Liu.

She wanted to go in with everyone, but at Grandma Zhu's insistence, she had no choice but to find a corner to sit down.

As for the others, they followed Old Lady Zhu into the cabin. Anqing was very puzzled by the situation before him.

As he followed the group into the cabin, he curiously approached Zhu Wen and asked him a question.

"Brother, why should our old lady listen to the prisoners? Shouldn't we be the ones making the arrangements?"

Anqing hadn't traveled with the group, so he naturally didn't know how formidable the Zhu family was. He patted Anqing on the shoulder with a smile and said...

You'll understand in time.

Anqing frowned, seemingly understanding but not quite, and turned to look at Liu Shi and Xixi sitting on the deck.

"Even so, we can't be made to work while she rests. That's just not proper."

Zhu Wen followed An Qing's gaze to the deck and, upon realizing that he was referring to Liu Shi, quickly covered his mouth.

"Keep your voice down. Did you see the child in Madam Liu's arms? That's no ordinary child."

"What's so special about her? She's just a little girl."

An Qing thought Zhu Wen's nervousness was an overreaction. Even if a baby girl a few months old was incredibly powerful, could she possibly defy the heavens?

Zhu Wen didn't know how to describe the feeling in his heart, but he just felt that this little girl was very unusual.

"In short, don't underestimate her. The person who underestimated this girl last time is still locked up in the ancient city!"

This reminder reminded Anqing of Lao Liu, which made him even more suspicious of the little girl.

Just as he was in a daze, everyone followed Old Lady Zhu into the center of the cabin and went directly to the kitchen.

Looking at the dust piled up around them and the environment covered with cobwebs, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

Old Lady Zhu, however, didn't take it seriously. She rolled up her sleeves and turned to Chen Xiang, asking, "Lord Chen, could you please arrange for a few people to go out and fetch some water?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiang showed no disgust. Instead, he obediently turned around and gave instructions to his subordinates.

"Zhu Wen, take two people out and fetch water."

Zhu Wen nodded while coughing, and led the two men out carrying buckets of water.

The rest of the people followed Old Lady Zhu to clean up the remaining garbage, with Chen Xiang leading An Qing close behind.

Anqing looked at the empty kitchen, feeling somewhat repulsed, and followed behind Chen Xiang, grumbling.

"Boss, even if we clean the kitchen thoroughly, we still don't have anything to cook!"

"Stop talking nonsense and do more work. Why is there nothing to cook? Can't we just cast a net to catch fish?"

Chen Xiang knew that An Qing didn't have any issues with Old Lady Zhu; he was just tired from running all the way and had some complaints.

"Boss, don't you know that all the fish in the nearby waters have been caught?"

An Qing really didn't want to argue with Chen Xiang, but he also didn't want to waste his remaining energy on something meaningless.

After Anqing reminded him, Chen Xiang recalled that he had indeed received a letter from Anqing some time ago that mentioned the situation of the waters near Hengyang Town.

This matter was classified, and Anqing obtained it through various means before sending a message to him via carrier pigeon.

He was still marveling at how fortunate he was to have Anqing, the spy sent by the capital, to gather intelligence for him, allowing him to stay informed about the current political situation even far from the capital.

“I remember now, you did mention this.”

"Boss, the brothers are also very tired. Why don't we let them go back and rest to save their energy?"

Anqing felt increasingly desperate as he thought about it, and leaned against the stove with a melancholy expression to remind Chen Xiang.

Just as he approached the stove, he accidentally bumped into the basket behind him, and then heard the sound of something rolling to the ground.

Curious, everyone looked over and saw all sorts of food rolling out of the basket one after another.

Chen Xiang stared at the food scattered all over the ground, both surprised and delighted, his mouth agape in disbelief.

"What's going on? Didn't Manager Wang say this ship has been abandoned for years? How come there's so much food?"

"Perhaps someone used the boat as a place to live and forgot to take their food with them when they left!"

Grandma Zhu calmly walked up from behind the crowd and picked up the food from the ground with a serene expression.

He filled all the food into baskets, then smiled and looked at everyone.

"Looks like I'll have to trouble you guys to help clean up."

After a moment of stunned silence, Chen Xiang turned to look at the deck, seemingly understanding something, and nodded quickly.

"Alright, brothers, let's get moving."

Upon hearing this, the previously despairing crowd instantly perked up and sprang into action to clean up the garbage in the kitchen.

Anqing stared blankly at the food in the basket, completely unable to believe what he was seeing; everything that had happened before had already left him in disbelief.

But there's always a plausible explanation for these phenomena, and this time it's at sea, which is really strange.

"Brother Anqing, what's wrong?"

Zhu Haotian was already used to what was happening, and he noticed that An Qing was standing there in a daze.

Curious, he stepped forward, patted the other person on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

An Qing swallowed hard, then turned to Zhu Haotian and asked curiously, "Don't you think this is strange?"

"It's not surprising! You haven't been in the team for very long, so you're not used to it yet. You'll get used to it eventually."

Zhu Haotian was worried that Anqing would suspect Xixi, so he quickly grinned and shook his head, showing his big white teeth.

To prevent Anqing from overthinking, he quickly put his arm around the other man's shoulder and pulled him toward a corner.

"Don't worry, as long as we have food, that's enough. Let's tidy up the firewood and start a fire to eat as soon as possible."

With everyone's efforts, the kitchen was quickly cleaned up and looked brand new.

Looking at the tidy kitchen in front of him, Chen Xiang stood obediently in front of Grandma Zhu and patiently asked her questions.

"Grandma Zhu, is there anything else you need?"

"That's all. You can go and rest now! We'll have a simple meal tonight, and we'll cook meat for you all tomorrow."

Grandma Zhu was washing the pot to prepare to steam rice, replying to Chen Xiang's words while she was busy.

Chen Xiang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and led everyone away from the kitchen toward the deck.

Before leaving, Anqing was still curious about the kitchen, looking back as he walked.

Chen Xiang noticed An Qing's strange behavior and put his arm around his shoulder as they went outside.

"Stop looking. Some things can't be explained in a few words. Right now, we're lucky to be alive and have a hot meal."

An Qing naturally understood what Chen Xiang meant, but he was too curious and followed Chen Xiang to the deck in a sullen mood.

On the deck, Xixi was happily lying down, tilting her head back to show her cute little face to everyone.

Chen Xiang was happy to see Xi Xi, clapped his hands, squatted down in front of her, and carefully picked her up.

"Girl, are you hungry? We'll have food ready soon."

An Qing was even more confused by Chen Xiang's fatherly smile, staring at him blankly with astonished eyes.

When did my eldest son become so fond of children?