Zhao Zhenzhu, who was giving Zhou Yunyun a bath, was completely stunned.

It wasn't that Zhao Zhenzhu wanted to eavesdrop, but rather that her hearing was somewhat abnormal.

Although Zhao Qingshan lowered his voice when he spoke to Wu Meiyun, Zhao Zhenzhu still heard everything clearly.

The more Zhao Zhenzhu listened, the more curious she became.

Her mother was actually a lady from a prominent family?

Did her father retire from the military because he wanted to marry her mother?

My mother has been depressed a lot these past few years. Is it because she feels that she is hindering my father's future?

Oh no! What on earth is going on?!

"Mom, I'm done washing, hurry up and take me out!" Zhou Yunyun protested.

Zhou Yunyun felt that her mother was acting strangely today.

I was so distracted that I didn't even notice when I applied soap to her twice during her bath. Now I'm preparing to apply it a third time.

"I'm sorry, baby, Mommy's mind was wandering just now," Zhao Zhenzhu said with a smile after snapping out of her reverie.

"Mom, be careful next time you do chores! Soap is expensive!" Zhou Yunyun said with a pained expression.

Zhou Yunyun liked the smell of soap, and once when she was taking a bath, she asked Zhao Zhenzhu to apply soap to her again.

Zhao Zhenzhu told Zhou Yunyun that the soap was very expensive, and Zhou Yunyun remembered that!

"Okay, little housekeeper." Zhao Zhenzhu quickly scooped her daughter out of the bathtub, dried her off, dressed her, and tucked her into bed.

"Mom, I don't want to sleep. Can I play with my brother a little longer?" Zhou Yunyun asked, blinking her eyes as she lay in bed.

"No way! I need to go to bed early tonight. My brother has school tomorrow!" Zhao Zhenzhu refused.

“Okay!” Zhou Yunyun obediently closed her eyes.

A dozen minutes later, Zhou Yunyun began to breathe evenly.

Zhao Zhenzhu hurriedly entered the space.

Zhao Zhenzhu's space is as big as three basketball courts.

Zhao Zhenzhu's goods were packed in containers, layer upon layer, densely packed, making for a particularly spectacular sight.

A thought appeared in the northeast corner of the space.

Here, there is a patch of black soil about one square meter in size, surrounded by a white jade railing about half a person's height. In the very center of the black soil, there is a withered tree branch about half a person's height and as thick as a finger. Its exterior is grayish-brown and looks completely lifeless.

When she first got the space, Zhao Zhenzhu would come and water the "withered tree branch" every day.

As a result, a year passed, and the withered branches remained withered branches, without any change.

Zhao Zhenzhu once thought of pulling out this "dead branch".

The beautiful white jade railing is surrounded by a "dead tree branch," which looks quite out of place. It would be much better to plant some flowers and plants!

As a result, Zhao Zhenzhu ran into a brick wall. No matter what method she used, she couldn't budge this "withered branch".

Dig with a shovel?

With one shovelful, the black soil was so hard that it sent sparks flying from the shovel.

Cut with scissors? Burn with fire?

Despite the fact that the withered tree branch is completely dry and looks like it could die at any moment, it is surprisingly impervious to swords, spears, water, and fire.

After trying a few times, Zhao Zhenzhu gave up.

It's just a dead tree branch; it doesn't take up much space. There's plenty of room anyway, and Zhao Zhenzhu can't use it all, so a square meter or two won't make a difference.

As for whether it's aesthetically pleasing or not?

Forget it!

Nothing is more important than the word "habit".

Once you get used to it, it becomes pleasing to the eye.

But today, just half a minute ago, Zhao Zhenzhu discovered that the "withered tree branch" in the space had slowly sprouted a new green bud.

A withered branch sprouting new buds? Zhao Zhenzhu was overjoyed.

In her past life, after Zhao Zhenzhu donated half of her wealth, Master Yiye told her that when withered branches sprout new buds, that would be the beginning of a new chapter in her family's destiny.

Zhao Zhenzhu originally thought that Master Yiye's words about "when withered branches sprout new buds" meant next spring.

Unexpectedly, this phrase was echoed on the "withered branches" in the space.

After Zhou Yunyun fell asleep, Zhao Zhenzhu quickly entered the space to see what was going on.

As a result, Zhao Zhenzhu circled the railing several times, looking at the "dead tree" again and again.

The results showed that, apart from the appearance of a new bud, the "dead tree" seemed no different from before.

Why did it suddenly sprout? Did she do something unusual today?

Zhao Zhenzhu silently sorted it out in her mind.

Zhao Zhenzhu had a fight with Ding Ermei today, and Ding Ermei should still be detained in the police station.

He broke off relations with Liang Xiaohe again and slapped her across the face.

Then, he sold a watch to Granny Flower.

Then, she told her father to go find Aunt Tao.

What exactly happened that affected their family's fate?

After thinking it over, Zhao Zhenzhu finally decided to go out and take a look.

Zhao Zhenzhu's space can not only be used as a storage warehouse, but also allows her to become invisible and teleport under her control.

Of course, this teleportation ability has a major drawback: it consumes a lot of Zhao Zhenzhu's mental energy.

With Zhao Zhenzhu's current strength, she can barely control space to teleport twice within a one-kilometer radius in a single day.

After using it twice, Zhao Zhenzhu needs to rest for half a month before she can activate spatial teleportation again.

The police station where Ding Ermei works is about 700 meters away from the Zhao family's house as the crow flies. Grandma Hua's house is less than 100 meters away from the Zhao family's house. Aunt Tao's house is about 500 meters away from the Zhao family's house, and Liang Xiaohe's family's house is about 800 meters away from the Zhao family's house.

Zhao Zhenzhu was undecided for a moment about which side to go and take a look at.

Taohua Town Police Station, Detention Room.

Let's rewind to 3:30 PM.

A young man with a square face walked over and kicked Ding Ermei's foot, saying, "Old woman, move over."

Ding Ermei didn't say anything and tried to shrink further inside.

"Move in a little further." The young man kicked Ding Ermei again.

"There are no seats left inside," Ding Ermei said timidly.

Ding Ermei knew the young man was deliberately causing trouble. However, Ding Ermei didn't dare to call for help.

So far today, five people have been detained in the detention room.

A middle-aged woman in her forties was there when Ding Ermei came in. Her hair was disheveled, and she kept muttering to herself in front of the wall, as if she were mentally unstable.

Ding Ermei tried to talk to the middle-aged woman, but the woman ignored her.

The young man's surname was Fang, and he was in a group with two other young men. One of the other two men's surnames was Wu, and the other was Yuan.

These three young men were local thugs who arrived about half an hour after Ding Ermei.

Once inside, the three young men didn't stop talking. Xiao Wu boasted about his "strong connections" and said he'd only have to stay one night before being released. Xiao Yuan boasted about his "capable" older brother and said he'd definitely be released by tomorrow afternoon. Xiao Fang said he hadn't done anything wrong and that the police had arrested the wrong person.

Ding Ermei was completely confused and couldn't help but interject, "How could you be arrested if you didn't do anything wrong?"

Xiao Fang's face darkened, and he slapped Ding Ermei hard across the face, cursing, "What do you know?"

Xiao Fang was one of Cao Laoliu's men. He was arrested for stealing a wallet at a state-run restaurant.