Lin Xue first went to the inn where Xie Huaiyuan had stayed, and sure enough, there were quite a few informants there.

Just by looking into their eyes, she knew what these people did!

The guest room where Xie Huaiyuan had stayed before was now the focus of countless eyes.

Lin Xue thought for a moment, then casually pushed open the door to the next room and went inside.

No one was living in the room at the moment, so she went in and closed the door immediately.

Then I went to the back window, put an invisibility talisman on myself, and climbed from this windowsill all the way to the other side.

He found the radio hidden under the bed and stuffed it into his space, then took away Xie Huaiyuan's luggage that he had left in the house.

They then returned the way they came in and exited from the place they had just entered.

Although many eyes fell on her, seeing that she was dressed lightly and didn't have much on her, people stopped paying attention to her.

After leaving the inn, Lin Xue strolled around the streets and bought some food, drinks, and other necessities.

He didn't call another rickshaw, but walked home by himself.

"Mom, where did you go?"

"Wow, why did you buy so much delicious food?"

When Xiaohua saw her mother return, she immediately went to greet her.

At first, I was worried about whether her mother would be in danger if she went out.

Seeing Lin Xue return with bags and packages, he immediately reached out to take them, feeling relieved.

"I bought you some snacks. You and your brother can share them and take them back to your room to eat!"

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, she divided the food into two portions.

One of the smaller portions was poured directly into the snack basket on the coffee table in the living room.

The other portion was given to Xiaohua so that she and Zhuzi could share it.

"Madam, is there anything you particularly want to eat tonight?"

The mother and daughter chatted in the living room for a while, and then the aunt who cooked came over to ask about the dinner arrangements.

Normally, this cook would handle things on her own, but she only came over to ask Lin Xue a question after seeing her in the living room.

"Steam me a few baskets of meat buns and a few baskets of steamed buns. Oh, and do you have enough flour at home?"

Thinking about tonight's operation, Lin Xue instructed Aunt He to make more steamed buns and dumplings so that she could take them to Xie Huaiyuan and the others as provisions.

"We still have half a bag of flour left. Madam steamed so many buns and mantou, we probably can't finish them all, right?"

Lin Xue's family uses a large steamer, the kind that can steam twenty or thirty people at a time.

Moreover, Lin Xue's steamer has three layers, and when she steams buns and mantou, she also steams chicken, duck, fish and meat.

If we only steam buns and mantou, my family simply can't finish them all.

"I plan to go to the old house tonight; these steamed buns and mantou are for my relatives!"

"Xiaohua, go upstairs and take some money from my wallet for Aunt He!"

"Aunt He, take this money and buy a few more bags of flour. You won't have to walk; just take a rickshaw. It'll save you some time going there and back!"

Lin Xue gave an instruction to the little girl next to her, and then gave instructions to Aunt He.

"Yes, madam!"

Just as the two finished their conversation, Xiao Hua came downstairs, slipped some money into Aunt He's hand, and then snuggled up next to Lin Xue.

"Mom, you're not really going back to the old house, are you?"

Even when she lived in the old house, Lin Xue didn't interact much with her neighbors.

They didn't have any close relatives. When Lin Xue said she was going to send steamed buns and mantou to the relatives at the old house, Xiao Hua didn't believe her.

"I have some errands to run tonight. You and your brother must behave well at home. Don't open the door for anyone. I have my own key and won't be knocking!"

Lin Xue patted Xiao Hua's head. Recently, the little girl has been eating well, her face has become a bit chubby, and her height is also increasing rapidly.

Judging from this trend, he should be able to grow taller than her.

Will Daddy go with you?

Little Flower lay in her mother's arms, unable to resist looking up at Lin Xue's chin.

"I'll talk to your dad when he gets back, but he'll most likely come out with me!"

"If any strangers come to the door, do not open it. Remember to call Uncle Liu!"

After chatting with her youngest daughter for a while, Aunt He returned with several bags of flour.

"I saw some cabbage for sale by the roadside, so I bought some. I can make a lot of cabbage and vermicelli buns later!"

"The cabbage here is great; it has a slightly sweet taste. It would definitely be delicious in buns!"

While asking the cart driver to help carry several bags of flour to the kitchen, Aunt He spoke to Lin Xue and her daughter.

"You can decide these little things. Since we're going to make steamed buns with cabbage and vermicelli filling, let's chop up the leftover oil and put it in the buns together!"

A while ago, Lin Xue bought a lot of pork fat, and Aunt He rendered it all into lard. There's still a lot of lard left!

"Okay, I'll go knead the dough right away!"

Lin Xue's family hired two helpers: Aunt He, the cook, and Aunt Fang, the cleaner.

Both of these aunties are hardworking and can help with chores like cleaning and cooking.

The two aunts' homes are a bit far from here, in the suburbs, but not in the area where Lin Xue used to live.

After Aunt He finished cooking dinner that evening, Lin Xue sent them home early to check on things.

Aunt Fang also told her to go home and visit, and gave them the day off tomorrow morning. The two of them can just come back at noon to cook.

The fact that two maids would stay at home would mean they knew the women weren't home at night, which also posed a risk for Lin Xue.

After thinking about it, she really didn't feel comfortable leaving the two children at home like that.

But it was impossible to take it with me, so I couldn't help but call Boss Liu in the end.

Ask them to send a bodyguard over tonight so he can stay at their house for the night, and then go back the next day after the two children go to school.

Mr. Liu readily agreed to Lin Xue's request, and soon after, the bodyguard knocked on Lin Xue's door himself.

Lin Xue recognized this man; she had seen him many times at Boss Liu's house. He was Boss Liu's personal bodyguard.

When Liu Hai returned, he heard from Lin Xue that she had something to do and was going out that night. Feeling worried, he decided to go with her.

Lin Xue didn't object, since she already had bangs in her plans anyway.

After telling her children at home that evening, Lin Xue got into Liu Hai's car and left the city center.

Liu Hai parked the car near their old house and carefully locked the gate to prevent anyone from coming in and damaging his car.

Then he followed Lin Xue and walked forward. If Liu Hai hadn't been very familiar with this place, he probably would have gotten dizzy from all the twists and turns.

Once they left the city and reached the outskirts, Lin Xue told Liu Hai to wait by the roadside while she disappeared into a patch of grass.