With the help of her former leader, Zhu Fanfan donated all the grain she had harvested in the past six months. In the six months since her mental strength increased, she was able to control dozens of acres of land at the same time, greatly improving the yield.

This time, she donated five million catties, including a lot of coarse grains, such as sweet potatoes, which have high yields and can be life-saving in critical moments. This is because she has enough mental strength, and she can harvest as long as she is distracted. She calculated that she can recover her energy in a short time by resting in the space, so she planted all the land, staggered the planting time, and concentrated the harvest at night. She hardly rested at night and kept harvesting. Although she was a little tired, the grain was abundant every day.

It's just that the time interval between land ripening seems to be longer. It's not her imagination. Before, it could be harvested in a day, but now it takes a day and a half. She's afraid that if the spatial flow speed gradually approaches that of real life, the grain yield will be lower, and if the yield is reduced, there won't be enough.

The grain has been donated, and if people eat it sparingly, they can last until she donates more. That's all she can do. Perhaps because the grain supply is no longer insufficient and the New Year is just around the corner, everyone's faces are starting to light up with joy.

Ming Yunshu specially bought Moutai and came to the Zhu family, insisting on having a few drinks with Zhu Jiabao. Liu Yumin stopped him, as Zhu Jiabao still had to go to work. Elder Dan accepted the invitation, and the two got completely drunk. One kept saying he was grateful for the Zhu family's support and even offered to be adopted by the Zhu family so that the whole family could protect Zhu Fanfan. The other cried and said that he had found a successor and had no regrets even if he died. The two hugged each other and wept bitterly.

Zhu Fanfan looked at her distraught godfather, then at her grandfather, and asked, "Are you going to take this grown-up son in as well?"

Zhu Jiabao rolled her eyes: "Do you want your godfather to hunt me down forever?"

Zhu Fanfan asked again, "What about them?"

Zhu Jiabao said irritably, "So be it. Knock them out. Take the old one to his own room, and the young one to your dad's room. Call your godmother and tell her her husband isn't coming home."

Celebrate your promotion if you want! But going to his house for drinks? Doesn't he know they only drink his wife's medicinal wine? Why bring your own wine? It's just a promotion, like everyone gets promoted before. He's never celebrated one. No way, he has to tell his wife to celebrate all the promotions he didn't get before. He has to have everything that others have.

Xi Yan, who had already finished eating, spoke up: "I'll take Elder Dan to his room."

He's old and couldn't withstand being knocked unconscious. While Elder Dan was drinking, he secretly ate all the food; he was a little full, *burp*

Zhu Fanfan: ...Give me back the cold and taciturn Brother Xi Yan from back then.

Zhu Jiabao also had a headache looking at Xi Yan. When he first came, he stood up straight, his face was as sharp as if it had been carved by a knife and axe, he was taciturn but also resolute and profound, and he was no less capable than the most powerful soldiers under his command.

And now? Fanfan has raised her to be plump and fair-skinned, though not exactly chubby. She still has a tall and straight figure, and her face is noticeably fuller, making her look somewhat refined and scholarly. I wonder who she picked up bad habits from; she likes to burp after eating, what a waste of such a pretty face.

Zhu Fanfan: ...Grandpa's gaze was somewhat dangerous; be careful she doesn't call for reinforcements.

Zhu Jiabao: ...Alright, this little devil is even more untouchable.

Ming Yunshu's promotion party ended hastily. The next day, with a terrible headache, Liu Yumin made him a bowl of hangover soup. He drank some porridge and still went to work. He couldn't take leave right after his promotion and let others think he was getting arrogant.

With the grain donation project concluded, everyone was finally able to have a good New Year. Everyone started buying New Year's goods, but the supply and marketing cooperatives simply didn't have enough stock, and the goods were quickly sold out.

As the Lunar New Year approached, the children became happier. Elder Dan didn't force Zhu Fanfan to study hard and instead urged her to go out and play every day, treating it as a break from studying every day for the past six months.

Xi Yan didn't go out with them. There was no danger in the military compound, so he stayed with Elder Dan. Ever since Elder Dan stopped eating meat every day without restraint, although he also made some health-preserving pills, he was getting old and had some bad symptoms, such as dizziness and blurred vision. Vice President Liu said that his blood pressure was a bit high and he should pay more attention.

Elder Dan looked at Xi Yan impatiently: "Go out and have some fun! Get along well with people your own age, why are you doing this to an old man like me?"

Xi Yan didn't take it to heart: "My mission is to protect you, and my secondary mission is to assist Fanfan in refining pills."

Elder Dan was speechless again: "Don't you even look at where you are? This is a military compound, a compound exclusively for high-ranking officials. What are you protecting me for? Do you think I'll get attacked by mosquitoes in the toilet, or scratched by branches from the big tree by the gate?"

Xi Yan said seriously, "There are no mosquitoes in winter, and the big trees aren't sentient, so they can't get here."

Elder Dan: "I want to rest for a while, can't you stop watching me?"

This child doesn't even have a social circle. What will happen to him when he's gone? I'm so worried. He has no sense of social interaction. Asking him to make friends is like holding a knife to his throat. Doesn't he realize that these days, even a hero needs three helpers? If he's always alone, he won't have anyone to help him when he needs something.

Although Zhu Fanfan spends 15 out of 24 hours studying (excluding the 8 hours she sleeps), she has a group of followers who are also the leader of the kids. If she needs help, she can call out and a bunch of people will come to her aid. Xi Yan, on the other hand, doesn't really know anyone except Fanfan. He's sure that if he needs help, Fanfan will only help if she has the time and resources. If she doesn't have the time or resources, she won't bother with him. What will Xi Yan do then?

Xi Yan, unaware of Elder Dan's thoughts, saw his worried expression and asked, "Are you worried about what to eat tonight? How about we have roast duck again?"

He knew that Fanfan had roasted several ducks, which tasted even better than those in roast duck restaurants. The Zhu family had an ice cellar where roast ducks were kept, and they would take one out to eat whenever they wanted.

Elder Dan nodded: "That works too!"

Elder Dan stopped worrying about it, waved his hand, and went back to catch up on his sleep. His energy was waning day by day, and he needed to rest for a while.

Xi Yan concealed his worries. Elder Dan himself hadn't noticed that he was becoming increasingly sensitive to the cold. A few years ago, he could get through the winter wearing only one cotton coat, but today he was wearing two layers and still complained about the cold winter, saying that he was getting old and couldn't stand walking for long periods of time.

After Zhu Fanfan returned, she began to lament to Xi Yan: "What's wrong? Did you get your period again?"

Xi Yan's face immediately turned bright red. What was Fanfan saying? He's a man, how could he have "those days"? He didn't know these things before, but he overheard Grandma Da Mei chatting and learned that women bleed every month, and sometimes, to avoid embarrassment, they use "those days" to refer to it.