Chapter 122 Li Zhengyang's Mission Encounters an Unexpected Twist

Huh? That's Space Sister's voice.

Did she sense Zhizhi's joy and come to see her?

"Sister Space, Zhizhi is really happy. Mom's encouragement has given Zhizhi the motivation to work hard and earn money. Thank you for giving Zhizhi so many vegetables. Sister Space, what can Zhizhi do for you?"

The little cub tumbled and jumped into the spiritual spring space.

She knelt beside the Lingquan Pool, looking at the reflection of her chubby little face in the water.

"I wish Sister Space could come out and see Zhizhi. I don't even know what you look like."

I unconditionally hope that my little master will be happy for the rest of his life; your happiness is the greatest gift to me.

[Little master, please begin exploring your new surprise, right next to the spirit spring~]

A glimmer of light flashed before Zhizhi's eyes, and the guiding shoulder led her to the other side of the spirit spring. The water there was shallow, and a small area was enclosed by pebbles. The spirit spring water was very clear, and you could even see a fine net at the bottom. On the net, there were cute eight-legged hairy crabs with tiny black bean eyes blowing bubbles in the water.

"What is this?"

Could this be... could it be a giant crab?!

The little cub, fingers outstretched, excitedly lay on the shore, gazing at the various domineering clawed animals online.

Yes, systematic farming of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs began in 1986. The crabs available here are the very same Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs that were so popular nationwide at the time. Raised in pure spring water, the crabs are plump and meaty. Little master, you can ask your new mom to prepare some for you to enjoy.

"Sister, you're so good to Zhizhi, Zhizhi likes you!"

The little cub cupped its face in surprise, its ears turning bright red.

Wow!

She had heard of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs before, but because they were too expensive, she had only seen them in textbooks.

She never expected that her space would prepare such a big surprise for her just because she went out to sell some vegetables!

The voice in the space was silent for two seconds, then gently rang out again.

[I hope Zhizhi can be happy every day! I hope Zhizhi can be this happy every day~]

After saying that, Zhizhi was sent out of the space with a bag of hairy crabs.

The little cub stared blankly at the lively hairy crabs in its hand. Thanks to the careful packaging in the space, each one was neatly tied with rope.

In short, the crabs were somewhat afraid when their round, big eyes met the greedy gaze of their baby crabs.

Zhizhi jumped out of bed and quietly slipped into the kitchen. She found a large enamel basin, poured in some water, and soaked the crabs in it. The room was quite warm.

She reached out and poked the crabs' shells, her voice soft and sweet, "Little crabs, stay alive, okay? Zhizhi will be eating you tomorrow at noon. Don't wash them, okay? I heard they taste best when steamed alive!"

The crab seemed to understand, and tried to protest angrily by waving its large pincers.

But since they were tightly bound, they had no choice but to give up.

Seeing this, the little cub smiled even more brightly, "The crabs are so good. Don't worry, Zhizhi will definitely eat you all well~"

This sounds more like the words of a living devil than a living Lei Feng.

Just as Zhizhi was about to tiptoe back to her bedroom to sleep, her parents' bedroom door was suddenly opened.

"Zhizhi? What are you doing in the kitchen instead of sleeping? Are you hungry?"

Deng Qiu was only wearing a coat and looked at her with some confusion.

Zhizhi shook her head, looking curiously at her father who was hurrying outside.

"Why is Dad in such a hurry to go somewhere?"

"Oh, someone is calling outside. I guess they need something. You go to sleep first, and I'll go out and take a look."

Deng Qiu didn't want her daughter to go outside with her; it was freezing cold outside, and she could easily catch a cold.

Zhizhi clung to the doorframe, watching her parents standing at the door. The person knocking was an unfamiliar uncle, but since he was wearing a military uniform and knocking late at night, something serious must have happened.

She leaned her little head out to listen carefully.

But the distance was too far, and she couldn't hear what was being said at all. She only vaguely heard words like Li Zhengyang, mission, and sacrifice.

These keywords really scared her.

She quickly ran back to her bedroom and put on her padded jacket. When she was about to go out and ask what was going on, she found that her parents had already gone back to their room and her mother was helping her father get dressed.

"Zhizhi, where are you going after you got dressed?" Jiang An called out to his daughter in his haste.

Zhizhi froze for a second as she was about to take a step. She turned her head, her big eyes filled with panic.

"Dad, did Uncle Zhengyang take a shower?! I'm going to tell Aunt Cuiping!"

"Hey! Don't go!"

Jiang Anchao frowned, then rushed forward and hugged his daughter. "Please don't go! Grandma Li is still here. She's old. Don't scare her!"

Zhizhi was so anxious that tears were about to fall. She tightly gripped her father's collar. "Uncle Zhengyang washed up, right? Before he left, he said he was going to marry Aunt Cuiping. Usually, people who say things like that don't end up marrying their wives! Aunt Cuiping was finally about to find her true happiness, what are we going to do!"

Jiang Anchao was completely bewildered. "What? Zhengyang and Cuiping?"

He was deeply shocked. He didn't even know when this had happened, and how could the two of them possibly have feelings for each other?

However, seeing how anxious his daughter was, he quickly patted her back to comfort her.

"No, no, don't worry. I have to go check on him. They've brought him back. Whether he lives or dies depends on the results of tonight's rescue. You stay home and be good. I have to go check on him."

He put his daughter down and gave Deng Qiu a look.

Deng Qiu nodded and waved to him, urging him to hurry over.

As soon as Jiang Anchao left, Zhizhi rushed out without hesitation.

"Zhizhi! If you tell Cuiping now, it would be too cruel for her to see Zhengyang's condition if he really couldn't be saved."

Deng Qiu hurriedly called her daughter back. After all, she was a university teacher and never liked to force her children to learn.

So she chose to be frank and let Zhizhi choose for herself.

Zhizhi turned to look at her mother, sniffed and suppressed the soreness in her eyes, "Mom, I don't know which one will hurt more, but Aunt Cuiping still owes him a response, at least he shouldn't have any regrets, right?"

Uncle Zhengyang has told Aunt Cuiping countless times that he loves her and wants to marry her.

Zhizhi knew that Aunt Cuiping must have responded in her heart, and although she didn't say it aloud, her response was probably three words.

"I do..."