“Okay, Auntie, I’ll take it. Tian Tian doesn’t need to take medicine now, just give her more water.”

The room is warm, so you don't need to wear too many clothes. When you go to sleep at night, it's best to sleep at the end of the kang (heated brick bed).

Children can't handle too much anger.

"Okay, I understand, Xiao Ning, thank you so much for today."

"If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have even noticed that the child was sick. I've been so careless." Aunt Wang felt extremely guilty.

Her eldest son is her only precious child. If anything were to happen to him, she wouldn't be able to live!

Jian Ning carried two chickens and a large bag of pork to Jian Anping's house.

Aunt Li opened the door and quickly took the things from Jian Ning's hands as soon as she saw her coming.

"We have chickens at home, where did you get this from?"

"Aunt Wang insisted on giving it to me. If you don't want to eat it, you can keep it. How is my sister-in-law doing these days? Is her morning sickness still severe?"

Jian Ning also brought the pork into the kitchen. The house was much warmer than Aunt Wang's house, and the living room was cozy.

"Your sister-in-law can eat and sleep well now, and the baby in her belly is a sensible child who hasn't caused his mother much trouble."

"I think this baby is definitely a boy." Aunt Li followed Jian Ning and put the chicken into the kitchen as well.

"You've come all this way, so I'll make you spicy chicken today. I'll have the old man kill the chicken in a bit."

"Auntie, don't bother me too much, I'm fine with anything." Jian Ning had barely finished speaking when Jian Anping came out of the bedroom.

"Oh my, this is a rare guest! You've come out of seclusion?"

Jian Ning rolled her eyes at him. He couldn't even speak properly; he always had a roguish air about him.

"Hey girl, come look at me! Have I leveled up? I feel like I've gotten a lot stronger lately. I can smash a dent in an ice block with my fist. And my hand doesn't even hurt!"

Jian Anping pulled Jian Ning to sit down in the living room and whispered something to her.

"Yes, you've reached the second level of Qi Refining. You've worked very hard these past few days!" Jian Ning patted him on the shoulder in praise.

"Of course! I don't sleep at night, I practice all night long. Now I feel that energy is like a little mouse that has grown up and is running around everywhere."

I also feel my cold resistance has improved a lot. I've been going out during the day and playing ping-pong against the wall for an hour every day. Look at these muscles, they're so strong!

Jian Anping bent his arm to show Jian Ning his exercise results.

"Not bad, quite impressive. Brother, have you heard anything from outside these days? Why hasn't Xiao Lingfeng come back yet? I just went over there, and both Aunt Wang and Tian Tian are sick."

"Really? Did you take your medicine? We have some cold medicine at home; this weather is so cold it's scary."

"You can't delay getting sick, it could lead to something serious." Jian Anping panicked as soon as he heard this and wanted to go inside to get some medicine. But Jian Ning pulled him back down onto the sofa.

"The fever has subsided, you're fine now."

"That's good. I haven't seen Brother Xiao either, but I went to those two rescue points a few days ago to inquire about the situation."

I heard that a high-ranking official came from above a while ago, and was delivered by helicopter.

They were all military aircraft, including fighter jets. The roaring of the engines was quite a sight.

I don't know exactly what they're doing, but they brought a lot of people and supplies. It seems they're going to set up some kind of research base on that mountain. Do you think Brother Xiao went up the mountain?

After hearing Jian Anping's words, Jian Ning felt it was very likely.

Even if he went up the mountain, he should have come back to visit. What urgent matter could have made Xiao Lingfeng neglect his own mother? He's been gone for over a month.

No, I have to go check tonight. I won't feel at ease otherwise. It's broad daylight, so it's hard to hide anything. I'd better stay home.

So when Li Mengyao woke up and came out of the room, she went back and brought over a lot of fruit and snacks. The two of them sat on the sofa, watching the tablet, eating snacks, and chatting happily.

“These fruits are really fresh. Your brother said you grew them in the attic yourself. I never expected you to have this skill. You can grow so many fruits from these fruit trees upstairs.”

Li Mengyao was also oblivious to the hardships of life; she believed Jian Anping's lies.

Just think about it, how can a fruit tree bear fruit in just a few months? Besides, they have all kinds of varieties, and they're the best-tasting ones.

Jian Ning didn't dare to say much, and chuckled twice as a tacit agreement.

“Sister-in-law, you’re just staying at home doing nothing. Don’t just lie on the kang all day. You need to move around more. Otherwise, the baby will be too big and it will be difficult to give birth later. If you can’t have a natural birth, it will be hard to find an obstetrician.”

"Really? I don't understand either. Your brother said I don't need to work in the fields, and if I get too tired, I'll just listen to him."

You're studying medicine, you definitely know more than him. I'll listen to you from now on, and I'll move around more after meals."

Li Yanran was startled. She had no idea what the future held, and if the environment worsened and she had to have a C-section, that would be a real problem.

There are no hospitals outside right now.

There might be a doctor at the shelter, but I don't know which department they're in or whether they'll perform the surgery. I guess I really need to find out beforehand, just in case.

Aunt Li asked Uncle Li to kill both chickens. One was made into spicy chicken, and the other was made into chicken soup, which was prepared separately for Li Mengyao.

She only likes to eat sour food now and can't eat anything spicy.

Jian Ning ate with relish, devouring two large jujube-shaped steamed buns with the chicken in one go.

I only eat two meals a day now. I finally get home, and by the time I get there it's dark. I change into a black down jacket, a tight-fitting, short style. It looks neat and tidy.

She passed directly through the wall and out of the house, channeling her spiritual energy into the sword, and flew away on it. Although the sword had little spiritual energy, it didn't stop her from flying.

It's really cold outside at night. People who haven't experienced it can't understand it. Even though I've activated my spiritual energy shield, I can still feel the cold wind howling outside.

When Jian Ning reached the foot of the mountain, she noticed a significant difference. The road had been widened considerably, and the clear tire tracks had flattened the snow on the mountain path. She wondered what large object had been transported up there.

After thinking about it, the only place in these mountains that is habitable and not very dangerous is the air-raid shelter.

It would be virtually impossible for other places to build a large research institute in such a short time, given the freezing weather. Digging up the ground would be nearly impossible. So, without hesitation, he sheathed the sword.

She hiked up the mountain. Although the moon in the sky was only a crescent, it didn't affect Jian Ning's pace at all. In a few flashes, she disappeared into the night.