Zhan Chunlan pretended to press the buttons a few times, and a few minutes later, she made an excuse to go out and cook dinner for her family.

Let whoever wants to stay in this house stay as they please; she certainly doesn't want to spend all day in that dimly lit little room as a maid.

As soon as she left the house, she headed straight up the mountain, deliberately choosing a secluded path to avoid the people working in the fields, preferring to take a longer route.

However, it wasn't exactly a detour. Anyway, her goal was the distant mountains. She didn't have a specific destination, and her space was still empty, which she felt a bit bad about.

The nearby mountains had all been cultivated into land and terraced fields, so she could only continue walking deeper into the mountains.

Thanks to Li Xiuxiu and Fan Hongying's continued "feeding" last month, Zhan Chunlan not only grew three centimeters taller, but her physical fitness also improved significantly—of course, the secret help from that space was probably also indispensable.

After all... the space that being sent out was so tiny that it couldn't even accommodate a single person, which was far too unbecoming of Him.

After crossing two mountain peaks, Zhan Chunlan finally saw the lush, towering trees in front of her.

No wonder I heard that in the past, people had to prepare the timber for their dowries several years in advance. In this day and age, decent timber is not as readily available and inexhaustible as she originally thought.

Once Zhan Chunlan entered the mountains, her eyes seemed to be glued to the ground, wanting to examine every inch of soil carefully. This time, she was determined not to return empty-handed—even some flowers, grasses, or ordinary small animals could add some life to her spatial storage, and serve as decorations, wouldn't that be nice?

As she was pondering this, a faint, delicate fragrance suddenly brushed past her nose. Was it… the scent of orchids?

She straightened up and looked around, then clicked her tongue in disapproval. The barrenness was no good, and the overgrown vegetation was also no good. She couldn't see the orchids at all, and could only occasionally smell their ethereal fragrance, but she couldn't pinpoint their location. If she moved, she would lose the scent. So she had to stay where she was and carefully try to catch every trace of fragrance in the air.

Zhan Chunlan closed her eyes, first calming her racing heart from the climb, and then slowly moved step by step toward the direction where the fragrance of flowers was stronger.

The entire forest seemed to quiet down, with only the rustling sound of her feet crushing the dead branches and leaves underfoot.

Slowly, she stopped and opened her eyes—she found it!

The orchid in front of me is very large, and in the center of the orchid, many orchids are blooming densely, it is extremely beautiful.

She placed her hand directly on the roots of the orchid, and with a thought, the orchid entered her spatial dimension and was planted peacefully in that soil. It probably didn't even realize it had been moved to a different place.

Later, Zhan Chunlan found a few more orchids. Further on, she had to cross mountains and valleys again. She was a little tired, but she had already made a harvest today, so she would come back next time.

Zhan Chunlan went home briskly.

Second Aunt Xu Fenglian was busy at the stove, sweating profusely, when she heard the wooden door creak open. She frowned and turned around to see Zhan Chunlan strolling in. The anger that had been building up for so long suddenly flared up.

"Zhan Chunlan, we're all busy working in the fields, and you're all alone at home, don't you know how to help cook a meal?"

Zhan Chunlan looked completely innocent: "Grandma kept holding my hand and asking me to massage her. How could I have time to cook?"

"Sister Chunlan, I just got back and didn't see you." My third uncle's cousin, Zhan Chunzhi, was sitting in front of the stove helping to tend the fire. She was only two months younger than Zhan Chunlan, just as thin as Zhan Chunlan, but a head taller.

When she was exposed, she wasn't embarrassed at all and remained nonchalant: "I was just staying in the room for too long and my hands were getting sore from pressing the buttons, so I went outside for a walk to relax."

Anyway, she didn't care; she wasn't afraid of not having food. When she left, Ms. Fang Yun gave her 200 yuan and various receipts, and also bought her a lot of biscuits, malted milk powder, fried dough twists, milk candy, rice candy... She didn't lack any food; it was all stored in her space.

Even without Zhan Chunlan, this family would still have to eat dinner.

Today's meal is steamed sweet potato rice, a plate of shredded radish, and a pot of sauerkraut soup. That's all.

Xiao Cheng was probably hungry, so he picked up his rice bowl and started eating. Zhan Chunlan was a little surprised. She had been through a lot of hardship and had no appetite. He was treated much better than her at home, yet he was eating with great relish.

Zhan Chunlan swallowed the sweet potato in her mouth with difficulty. She understood why her modern grandmother always shook her head whenever she saw her spending a lot of money to buy roasted sweet potatoes, saying, "I've already eaten all the sweet potatoes in my life over the past few decades. Now I don't even want to see them anymore, and the same goes for potatoes."

At that time, she was very puzzled. How could anyone get sick of such sweet and fragrant sweet potatoes? And potatoes, whether fried, stir-fried, stewed, deep-fried, or roasted... they taste good no matter how they are cooked. How could anyone resist eating them?

Now... people can't even empathize with their past selves!

After dinner, the whole family had to go back to work, and Xiao Cheng followed along with heavy steps.

Watching his departing figure, Zhan Chunlan was a little uncertain. He didn't seem to have said a single word just now? He's already so listless after only one day?

Forget about whether he's listless or not, I need to write a letter to Ms. Fang Yun right away. Judging from today's situation, Xiao Cheng is a tough nut to crack. It's not easy to break his love-struck mind just by physically exhausting him. I still need to see what's going on with Comrade Luo Shan.

There was no need to rush, but at this time, letters were really slow. By the time a reply arrived, they would probably have already returned to Jiangcheng.

It's always good to be prepared, just in case!

Most importantly, I have plans for tomorrow, which feels great!

That evening, Third Aunt Lin Hongcui stopped Zhan Chunlan, who was about to go back to her room, and said, "Chunlan, we were considerate of you because you were tired all day yesterday, but you can't run around again today."

"Third Aunt, I wasn't planning to run away. I was just going back to my room to sleep." Zhan Chunlan was a little confused. Where could she go so late at night?

“Before, we took turns keeping watch over your grandma at night. Now that you’re back, you don’t need to go back to your room at night. You can share a room with your grandma. If she needs to get water or get up at night, you can lend a hand.” Lin Hongcui pulled her directly from the door into the old lady’s room, pressed her down on a stool, and left only after seeing that she wasn’t going to leave.

Zhan Chunlan: No, do they really think I'm a maid? I even have to keep watch over the old lady at night?

The Zhan family: That's because you haven't seen enough. After tonight, you'll understand why we should oppose imperialism and feudalism!

"Chunlan, go get a basin of hot water and help me wipe myself down. I'm covered in sweat and feel uncomfortable." The old lady was very rude in ordering people around, and she did it one thing after another.

After Zhan Chunlan finished wiping the old lady's body, she hadn't even sat down when she received another order.

"Chunlan, bring me the chamber pot, I need to use the toilet."

Zhan Chunlan went straight to the old lady and helped her up: "Grandma, let me help you to the toilet. You still need to sleep in this room."

"It's alright, I'm done. You can take it out and empty it; it won't smell." The old lady waved her hand and refused. Zhan Chunlan was thin and small, so it was impossible to forcibly help her up. She could only go to get the chamber pot.

She thought that she had already overcome this hurdle and that nothing could possibly defeat her now.

In the end, she was the one who was shallow!