Lan Qingyue led Chu Chu slowly downstairs. Lu Yan's mother had just finished cooking the porridge and ladled out several large spoonfuls into the porridge bowl to cool. She also cooked a dish of stir-fried lettuce with meat.

Lu Yan's mother invited Lan Qingyue and Chu Chu to have breakfast at her home. Before Lan Qingyue could even politely decline, Chu Chu had already let go of Lan Qingyue's hand, wobbled and jumped into Lu Yan's mother's arms, grabbing her arms and climbing up. Her nimble little appearance was truly adorable and endearing.

Lu Yan's mother had already brought Chu Chu to the table and was personally feeding her porridge. Lan Qingyue was a little embarrassed, "Big sister, let me feed Chu Chu. You eat first."

She got up so early to make breakfast and even fed Chuchu. It's so easy for her to be a "mom" who just washes her hands of everything. She's so relaxed that she's embarrassed.

Lan Qingyue reached out to Chu Chu, but the little dumpling dodged her hand. She hid her hand behind her back, tilted her head and nestled in Lu Yan's mother's arms, pouting as she looked at Lan Qingyue. Her chubby little legs stretched out and pressed against Lan Qingyue's knee, preventing her from getting closer.

Lan Qingyue: "???"

This...this...I'm your "mom," I don't eat people, why are you so wary?!

After finishing breakfast, Lan Qingyue waited for Xiaoyun, but she was still worried. So she took Chuchu to the base camp to check on her. When they reached the street corner, Xiaoyun arrived late. Today she had her hair tied in pigtails, and her bangs were a little wispy, giving her a very playful look.

"Sister Lanlan, Chuchu, good morning!" Xiaoyun picked up Chuchu with sparkling eyes and lifted her high, making the little one giggle.

Xiao Yun freed one hand and handed the task card to Lan Qingyue, beaming, "Sister Lan, great news!"

"Hmm?" Lan Qingyue opened the task card while looking at Xiaoyun with a questioning gaze.

Today's task card is a bit...peculiar. Why? The task cards from the past few days were made of stiff cardstock folded in half, so you could see them as soon as you flipped them open. Today's task card is made of softer kraft paper, folded into the shape of a paper crane. To see the tasks inside, you have to unfold it along the creases. You can't just tear it off in a fit of temper, otherwise you'll only see incomplete tasks.

"Hehe, today's mission is going to be a surprise!" Xiaoyun teased.

Lan Qingyue frowned and carefully unwrapped the origami crane. She used to fold origami cranes and lucky stars, but now she had completely forgotten how. She hadn't been watching carefully and had accidentally torn a small corner of the origami crane.

Lan Qingyue joked, "Director Cai, what brings you to fold origami cranes today? Did he stumble upon a windfall this morning?"

"How could that be!" Xiaoyun shook her chubby little Chuchu, and while she was giggling, she kissed her soft, jelly-like cheek. She raised her little chin and said very proudly, "Sister Lanlan, I folded all six origami cranes this morning by hand. How about that? Aren't I amazing?"

Xiaoyun blinked her bright, clear eyes and stared expectantly at Lan Qingyue, her face clearly saying, "Praise me! Praise me!"

Lan Qingyue: "..."

Okay, I'll praise you!

"Wow, you folded these origami cranes? Xiaoyun, you're amazing! I used to fold them when I was little, but I forgot how. Can you teach me sometime?"

Xiaoyun readily agreed, "Okay, okay, Sister Lanlan, it's a deal!"

Lan Qingyue unfolded the origami cranes; a corner of the card was missing, but it didn't affect reading.