Recently, their relationship has been blossoming, even sweeter than when they first got married. But these are things they can't tell outsiders; it's best they keep it to themselves.

Especially since Mianmian is not yet of marriageable age, how could she possibly know about these adult matters?

So she quickly declined, saying, "No, please give this only two-person room to your parents. I'll stay here with your cousin."

Shen Xingmian knew her concerns and comforted her, "Father and Mother, I have other arrangements. Aunt, please rest assured and stay in that room."

After saying that, he pushed her into the room and began to introduce the various things in the room to her in a coquettish manner.

These objects, which she could use at a glance, were like alien artifacts to her family.

For example, the light switch on the wall and the bedside lamp can be turned on with a single press, but if you touch them without knowing it, they might suddenly turn on and startle you.

After explaining the uses of these ordinary items to everyone, Shen Xingmian finally felt a little relieved. She hoped that the RV could become their temporary home, rather than a confinement.

I don't want my family to live here in a very cautious manner.

Besides, there's really no need to be overly cautious; this RV has been modified and is quite sturdy.

However, Shen Xingmian later discovered that she had underestimated the strength of her family members; the upper bunk railing that her cousin had grabbed was already showing obvious signs of deformation.

He went up and down like that several times, and the railing probably broke.

She had to use her metal-based superpower to reinforce it before she could safely let her cousin continue climbing up like that.

As for Snowball, the car has heating, so it won't get cold even if it lies in the aisle.

After everything was arranged, there was one last tricky problem to solve: who should drive.

Shen Xingmian herself is not very capable. Not only does she not know the way, but her driving skills are also not very good. She might fall into a ditch if she encounters a narrow road.

This arduous task was best left to her father and uncle, who took turns doing it. So, for the next two hours, she repeatedly played driving instruction videos for them.

She had specifically searched for and downloaded this online because she was worried that she might not know how to use it in the future. She never expected that it would actually come in handy so far in the future.

Everyone in the family was excited about driving the RV, so Shen Xingmian specially set it to a large screen so that everyone could see it together.

To her surprise, her aunt learned very quickly, and her mother was not far behind. In the end, it turned out that she was the only one in the family who couldn't drive.

Even Xiao Yanyue fully understood the principle, but because she was not tall, she was unable to become one of the drivers.

Two hours later, the family finally set off again.

This time, I no longer have to face the biting north wind, shiver while hugging a hot water bottle for warmth, or even wear heavy clothes, and I won't feel cold at all.

"Mianmian, do you have this kind of heating where you live in winter?"

This wasn't the first time Grandpa Shen had been curious about the world Shen Xingmian lived in, but it was the first time he felt that it must be an excellent place.

Shen Xingmian must have felt very uncomfortable returning here, but she never showed it at all.

What a strong and sensible child.

What he didn't know was that Shen Xingmian's goodwill towards that overly developed world had long been ruined by various forms of pollution, especially nuclear pollution.

Before the nuclear contamination caused immense destruction, that world was already filthy beyond recognition.

Global warming, melting glaciers, and polar bears losing their habitats are all things that are relatively distant from humans and can only be seen in the news.

But closer to home, there's the ubiquitous plastic waste, the drinking water that produces a huge amount of limescale after boiling, and the vegetables that continue to grow in the refrigerator without rotting for months…

All of these factors make it difficult to maintain a favorable impression.

“In winter, they all have centralized heating. There’s a boiler in one place, and hot water is piped to each household through iron pipes. Of course, people live relatively close together, so this method is necessary.”

"The two neighboring houses here are quite far apart, and they both use heated brick beds for warmth and stoves for cooking. Grandpa, is it like this in our area?"

Shen Xingmian was quite curious whether there was a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) here, since most of the time-travel novels she had read before didn't have one.

Shen Zhiheng shook his head: "Heating here is done with charcoal braziers, and sometimes people get poisoned. It's quite difficult."

"Hiss, that's too unsafe. Let me find a video tutorial on how to build a heated kang bed. You can take a look and find some reliable people to promote it so that the people in the North won't have to suffer so much in the winter."

"This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people. With Mianmian here, it is truly a blessing for the Lin Yue Kingdom!" Shen Zhiheng clapped his hands excitedly.

Shen Xingmian quickly replied modestly, "Oh, Grandpa, it's not that exaggerated!"

"Yes, yes, keeping warm is extremely important for the people of the North!"

You have no idea how many people freeze to death there every year. Add to that the countless people who starve to death in years of poor harvests, and it's truly heartbreaking to think about.

Shen Xingmian never had the chance to see anyone starve to death. Even after the apocalypse, most humans died at the hands of mutated beasts or superhumans; very few people actually starved to death.

But she also knew that in ancient times when productivity was low, there would be people who starved to death whenever there was a famine.

The phrase "starving people everywhere" is a saying that originated from this.

The reason is that the grain yield here is too low, and the planting is entirely done by manpower, which is very inefficient.

"Does Grandpa know any craftsmen, whether they are carpenters or blacksmiths? We can make some simple farm tools so that farming will be less difficult for the people and their living conditions should improve a lot."

Since she has come into this world, she should do something to promote progress.

Of course, we must do our best to keep things in a positive direction.

“Even if you don’t know them, your grandfather will do his best to find them for you. He will never hold you back in this kind of thing.”

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled, surprisingly feeling a strong longing for life in this harsh and cold place.

Once the problem of keeping warm is solved, life in the North won't be too difficult.

Moreover, the emperor is far away and likely can't do much about it, so the pursuit should subside considerably in the future.

After all, no one would be willing to continue investing so much manpower and financial resources in something that yields no results in the long run.