At first, Zi Xi didn't intend to look for her brother. She simply had the robots in the house sit in a row in the backyard and prepare a pot of condiments. Luo Ming watched with great interest from the side, and Zi Xi then set her sights on her seemingly idle brother.

Zi Xi squatted by the experimental field she had marked out in the backyard, with a pot of fertilizer emitting a suspicious burning gas in front of her. This was her specially made formula, a mixture of nutrients, interstellar soil, and fertilizer from her little home.

Next to a small box of six tubes of nutrient solution was interstellar soil dug up in the wild by someone I paid online. The detector next to it was flashing a warning: "Please note that the radiation level exceeds the standard by 30%. Prolonged exposure is not recommended."

Zi Xi completely ignored the alarm and patted the robot next to her with a smile: "Waiter, pour everything in and stir it vigorously! Stop stirring when it becomes a paste."

The robot emitted a beeping reception sound, and the robotic arm obediently began stirring, increasing the stirring speed in response to Zi Xi's voice.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of Luo Ming, who had been watching her for a long time. He was dressed casually today, holding a hot fruit tea in his hand, and looked very relaxed.

How can someone be even more free than her!

Perfect laborer, grab him!

"elder brother!"

"Can you do me a favor?"

Zi Xi instantly broke into a bright smile, ran over, and grabbed his sleeve.

"You already have an army of robots, what else do you need me to do?"

Luo Ming looked down at his sister's muddy fingers rubbing against his new clothes, hesitated, then glanced at the row of neat, hardworking robots in the backyard and raised an eyebrow.

Did you want him to try the things you grew?

Or should I become a supervisor?

"Brother, how can you bear to let a robot grow plant seeds? If we siblings work together, we can overcome anything. The plants we grow will definitely taste better than those grown by robots!"

Zi Xi pulled him toward the experimental field, showing him the planned plot of land, hoping to get her brother involved.

"...These things grown in the soil are really edible..."

Luo Ming's bracelet switched to scanner mode and started automatically. It scanned the stuff the robot was stirring and found that it didn't contain the fertilizer his sister had brought out. The analysis results showed that the radiation level was still 10% above the standard, which made his eyelids twitch.

"Of course!"

"Brother, aren't you drinking apple tea right now?"

"Don't you want to grow your own apple tree?"

Zi Xi confidently handed Luo Ming a shovel without further ado, and then directed the robot to bring over a pot of seeds and black soil mixed with fertilizer, which was tested and found to be radiation-free.

"The robot digs holes where the soil is to be filled, puts the seeds in, covers them with soil, and then the robot waters and fertilizes them!"

"Super easy, right?"

Zi Xi put her hands on her hips, like a little commander.

Luo Ming stared at the shovel in his hand, then looked at the row of domestic robots forced to work. Their mechanical eyes seemed to be flashing faint distress signals.

He was indeed worried about letting the robot sow the seeds; what if the robotic arm accidentally crushed them?

He rolled up his sleeves and, full of fighting spirit, dug a hole where his sister had indicated.

Ten minutes later,

Luo Ming knelt on one knee expressionlessly, carefully holding the seed in his hands. His movements were as precise as if he were assembling a precision instrument, and he placed it into the soil. Then he gently sprinkled soil around the seed, as if afraid that the soil stirred up by the robot, which was like slush, would crush the seed.

Finally, the seed was gently covered.

"Brother, you're too slow. At this rate, when will we ever get to eat the vegetables you grow?"

Zi Xi squatted down beside him, propping her chin up as she looked at the progress, and suddenly blurted out a complaint.

Luo Ming was so relieved that he almost couldn't stand up.

"Just kidding! But don't worry, bro, just throw the seeds in and cover them with soil. These seeds aren't that fragile!"

"Once this strawberry cherry tomato variety grows, you'll be the first one I give you!"

Zi Xi laughed loudly, jumped up and smeared mud on his face.

Looking at his sister's bright smile, Luo Ming looked down at his hands covered in mud, and finally shook his head helplessly before continuing to dig the hole.

*

He Lanyuan hovered his fingertip above the screen for a full three minutes before finally taking a deep breath and pressing the video call request.

He really wanted to see Zixi.

The video projector unfolded, and Zi Xi's figure suddenly appeared in the air. She seemed to be busy, and there were stains on her cheeks.