The phone rang again.

[Cub No. 11's incubation target: Xie Yin. Current status: Incubating, 23 hours and 59 minutes remaining.]

Xie Yin looked over when he heard the sound, but Jiang Shu glanced at the message and subtly blocked his view: "Phone bill notification, lie down."

The system is timid.

She pressed his shoulders down onto the bed, and Xie Yin did not resist, letting her do as she pleased.

The enormous egg was placed in front of his lower abdomen, his bulging abdominal muscles pressed tightly against the shell. Jiang Shu held the egg in his hand, his gaze lingering on a certain spot for a slightly longer time.

Seeing this thing on a screen is a completely different experience from seeing it in person; once you see it in real life, you'll want to try it out.

Xie Yin: "Aren't you going to lie down?" She remained in her side-sitting position for a long time.

"immediately."

Her throat felt a little dry from looking at it, so she turned away, took a small sip of water, and then lay down.

As I lay back on the bed, the lights went out, the curtains blocked out all light from outside, and the room became quiet.

Xie Yin could still clearly see her tightly pursed lips and hear her erratic heartbeat.

This wasn't the first time they'd lain side-by-side, so why were they nervous?

His gaze almost burned through Jiang Shuyin.

She turned her back, annoyed: "Go to sleep, I have to go to work tomorrow."

Xie Yin: "Okay, I'll pick you up this afternoon."

After those words were spoken, it was as if some kind of agreement had been reached, and no one could say anything more.

But their sense of each other’s presence grew stronger, especially in this dark environment.

The night was long and endless.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Zheng Lanxiang got up to cook as usual, and Xie Yin suddenly opened his eyes.

He touched his abdomen, placed the egg inside, picked up the clothes from the ground and put them on, and finally fastened his belt.

Seeing that the person was unwilling to open their eyes, I propped myself up on the bed with one hand and one knee, and poked her cheek with a finger. It was soft.

"What are you doing?" Her voice was softer than usual.

Xie Yin smiled unconsciously: "Cute."

Jiang Shuyin blushed and pulled the blanket over her face: "Get out, I need to change my clothes."

Zheng Lanxiang placed the porridge on the gas stove and sat down. She turned around and saw Xie Yin coming out of the room. She smiled and said, "Little Xie, you're up. You had soy milk and steamed buns for breakfast. What else would you like to eat? Auntie will make it for you."

Xie Yin shook his head: "No need."

Zheng Lanxiang has noticed over the past few months that Xiao Xie doesn't like to eat, no wonder he's so thin: "Eat more with Xiao Yin later."

"OK."

The soy milk maker was very loud, and the soy milk it produced was steaming hot. A large spoonful of white sugar was added, and after stirring it a few times, it was served. The main dish was scallion and egg noodles.

Qingwu was the last to be served. He only wanted to drink soy milk, so Zheng Lanxiang refused to cook noodles for him.

After breakfast, some went to school and others went to work. Zheng Lanxiang dropped Qingwu off at school and then made an appointment with Lao Xiao to go for a walk.

Two people whose combined age is over a hundred, holding hands, still blush like seventeen or eighteen-year-old children.

Anshi is mostly hilly with many lakes. The largest lakes have been developed into parks, including Pinghu Lake, which we visited last time. This time, we went hiking for two days. One reason was to prove that I was in good physical condition, and the other was to let her know that someone could take care of her when she was tired. Xiao Youliang's backpack was full of food and water, as well as a scented handkerchief specially made for her to wipe her sweat.

"Today is my favorite weather, sunny and warm. I brought you an umbrella, so you can use it whether it's sunny or rainy."

Zheng Lanxiang was very pleased and nodded repeatedly, her steps light and quick.

The road ended halfway up the mountain, so we parked the car in the parking lot and got out to climb the steps.

The mottled bluestone bears the marks of time, the grass on both sides of the road is newly grown and lush, the birds in the woods chirp, and there are just the right number of people coming and going. Zheng Lanxiang saw a familiar face and quickly hid behind Lao Xiao.

Xiao Youliang shielded her completely, then turned his head and asked her, "Did you see a tiger? It scared you so much."

Zheng Lanxiang, with a tense expression, hurriedly pulled her sunglasses out of her bag and put them on.

The acquaintance kept following behind them, talking to his companions: "I'm the only one left at home, if I don't invite you out to play, I'll get moldy."

"Don't you have a few close friends in your neighborhood? You can even put together two tables for a card game. Why did you suddenly think of me, your old friend?"

"Don't even mention it. Those two families who moved in with Zheng Lanxiang's family are absolutely disgusting. My child broke my window and cut his hand. I didn't ask her for compensation, but instead she tried to extort money from me for medical expenses. I'm a retired worker, after all. I tried to reason with them, but they wouldn't listen and insisted on giving me money. When I refused, they blocked my door so my son couldn't go to work. I'm so angry I feel like I'm going to get nodules on my chest. That's why I invited you out for a hike to calm down."

"I'm truly astounded by people like this. Wouldn't calling the police do any good?"

"Even the police can only issue a warning, but shameless people..."

Zheng Lanxiang felt bad too, feeling that she also bore responsibility for making her good friend suffer.

Seeing that she was absent-minded, Xiao Youliang felt jealous and squeezed her palm to remind her to come back to her senses.

Zheng Lanxiang blinked, squatted down and pretended to tie her shoelaces. After the acquaintances who had been talking passed by, she slowly stood up and said to Lao Xiao, "Those two people were from my old neighborhood. They were shameless relatives of my ex-husband's mistress. I actually wanted to vent my anger too."

She didn't make a fuss before, partly because of her inferiority complex and pride, and partly because she didn't want to affect her daughter's work. She thought her daughter's job was arranged by Jiang Jianli, and she was really relieved when she found out that wasn't the case.

Xiao Youliang put his arm around her reassuringly, his broad hand on her shoulder: "If that family dares to come looking for you, I'll beat them to death."

Zheng Lanxiang glanced at his hands; they were wrinkled, and a piece of his little finger was missing, but they gave her a strong sense of security: "Old Xiao..."

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