Grandma Lu and Grandma Lan were stunned for a moment, then laughed at the two children's actions.

Is it because they're afraid of not letting them go?

Grandma helped them carry the boxes out of the main room and said with a smile, "Play nicely with Mom and Dad, don't throw a tantrum, okay?"

Mengmeng and Doudou nodded vigorously, their eyes crinkling.

The sunlight shone on their rosy faces, as if they were surrounded by a halo.

Lu Yunshen carried them onto the suitcases and pushed them away.

Lin Ziyan waited for the three of them at the door.

This was their first time going out as a family of four, and their main purpose was to have fun.

Grandma stood at the door, her eyes smiling, watching them walk away.

Grandma Lu and Grandma Lan felt a pang of sadness, and their eyes reddened again.

"I didn't notice it before, but now that the two kids are suddenly not home, the house feels eerily quiet." Grandma sighed and turned to go back to the yard.

My two granddaughters have started school, but they haven't finished yet.

Grandma Lu: "I felt empty inside as soon as they left."

Grandma Lan: "That's right, these two little ones are very clever. They even cried to us before they went to play."

At that moment, the two children sat in the back seat, looking out with bright eyes.

Lu Yun Shen looked at them through the rearview mirror, a smile playing on his lips, his eyes shimmering with tenderness.

Lin Ziyan opened her bag to check her documents, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that nothing was missing.

"It's almost seven o'clock when we get off the plane. Will we still have time to get to Nago?" Lin Ziyan asked doubtfully, glancing at the time. It was noon now, and it would take three hours to fly to Monle.

After arriving there, it's another two-hour drive to Nago.

Professor Shen and the others are all there.

It is said that the scenery there is beautiful, with crystal-clear lake water and snow-capped mountains.

Horses graze on the grasslands, the vast Gobi Desert stretches out, and snow-capped mountains rise straight into the clouds.

Currently, there is only one air route between Fuzhou and Monle, with one trip per day.

At this time last year, I had to transfer in Tengshi.

"It doesn't get dark until 9 p.m. there, and it's bright at 5 a.m., so there's enough time."

"Instead of sleeping in Monle, we might as well go straight to Nago. It's more developed there than Monle, and there are chain hotels." When Lu Yun Shen looked in the rearview mirror again, the two children were already asleep.

It's their nap time now, and they simply won't be able to stay awake until then.

It took two hours to get to the airport. After completing the formalities and boarding the plane, they'll probably be asleep by then.

Lin Ziyan nodded; she had almost forgotten that the area was vast and had long hours of sunshine.

She had previously bought fruit from there online, and it was especially sweet and fresh, with no sourness at all.

Just as Lu Yunshen had predicted, the two children fell asleep immediately after drinking their milk on the plane, and they fell asleep instantly again as soon as they got into the car after getting off the plane.

Lin Ziyan also slept for several hours, leaving everything for the journey to Lu Yunshen.

As the orange-red sunset slowly descended, Lin Ziyan woke up and looked out the window. The beautiful scenery that greeted her eyes made her feel refreshed and instantly healed.

The two children woke up and pressed their faces against the window, watching the sunset paint the sky with golden light and the flocks of sheep chasing the sun home.

"Mommy, so beautiful!" Mengmeng turned her head and saw that her mother was awake, her eyes instantly lit up.

Lin Ziyan nodded, placed a kiss on her forehead, and smiled, "Yes, very beautiful."

DouDou smiled shyly, her eyes sparkling like a galaxy.

Looking at the three of them in the rearview mirror, Lu Yunshen was enveloped by a spring-like sense of happiness. At this moment, he even wished that the road ahead could be longer.

Lin Ziyan took out her camera to record the moment.

Two children face the camera, with the golden sunset behind them. A ray of light shines on their radiant faces, and the moment is captured.

Lin Ziyan secretly took a picture of Lu Yunshen's profile and also took a group photo of the four of them.

The car slowly drove into the hotel parking lot, where Professor Shen and his group were waiting at the entrance.

The car door opened, and Mengmeng and Doudou got out first, rushing straight into Professor Chen and Professor Su's arms.

The two of them often went to the mudflat aquaculture base with them to play in the mud.

Professor Shen held Mengmeng in his arms, his smile impossible to hide.

DouDou was also picked up by Professor Su.

The boundless night pressed down, and the moonlight fell on the group of people.

"They look very energetic; kids are just full of energy." Professor Shen was reluctant to let go, but Mengmeng only cuddled with him for a short while before turning around and letting her father hug her.

Lu Yunshen's eyes shone brightly as he easily held his daughter and smiled, "They slept all the way here, how could they not be energetic?"

Lin Ziyan greeted the other professors and was about to push her luggage when Lu Yunshen stopped her hand.

Mengmeng exchanged a glance with her father, quickly got down from his arms, and obediently took her mother's hand.

"Being able to sleep is a blessing. When I received the call, I was worried that they wouldn't be able to adapt. It seems that we old folks were overthinking it; the kids adapt much better than we are." Professor Su smiled, his wrinkles deepening, but his eyes were bright.

They've been here for a while now, mostly with a few professors, so they were quite excited to have two kids come over.

The cool evening breeze seeped in through the corners of my clothes.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group headed into the hotel.

When the four of them returned to their room after dinner, the stars were twinkling outside.

After washing up, Mengmeng and Doudou leaned against the windowsill, counting the stars.

Lu Yunshen held Lin Ziyan close as they leaned against each other, gazing at the vast expanse of stars.

You can see a sky full of stars like this in Fukushima, but the feeling is different.

The sky here seems very low, and the stars look like they might fall down at any moment, within reach.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star..." Mengmeng murmured, hugging Doudou and smiling so hard her eyes narrowed into slits.

Lu Yunshen raised an eyebrow: "They slept so much today, they probably won't go to bed until very late."

Lin Ziyan: "That's not necessarily true."

From the hotel balcony, the area partially surrounded by lights is the salt lake.

Tomorrow she's going to that place for an inspection with Professor Shen and the others.

The lake is no longer suitable for aquaculture, which is why Professor Shen and his colleagues come here so often.

The salt industry group is right next door; otherwise, the chain hotel wouldn't have been built here.

Transportation is no longer a problem; however, if researchers want to stay here permanently, a significant investment of human and material resources is needed.

It's not worthwhile to stay here permanently in the short term.

Lin Ziyan's idea is to send experts to take turns staying on-site when the project is halfway through.

Professor Shen and Professor Su are now very eager to get started.

Lu Yunshen: "The breeding company's funds are not enough to support conducting research here, are they?"

“Seaside aquaculture is still in its infancy, so it’s a bit unrealistic to suddenly focus on it now.”

Lin Ziyan nodded, indicating that the investigation should precede any action, and this action could be intermittent.

The same principle applies to economic development, which progresses from coastal areas to inland regions.

“Professor Shen and his team are a bit impatient. The conditions aren’t quite right yet, but we can keep researching this direction and make breakthroughs step by step,” Lin Ziyan said frankly.

You can't get fat overnight, and the same applies to them now.

“Let’s go to the salt lake together tomorrow. I’ll take the two kids, you can do your thing.” Lu Yunshen looked at the lake thoughtfully.