Without saying a word, Yu Fen picked up Wu's parents like chicks and threw them over to keep Xu Xiaoling and Lian Jiaojiao company.
Jiang Wan secretly observed Wu Xuan's reaction and saw that although he was sad, he was more determined and resolute. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
In the dormitory area, Cheng Zhen had already returned. He was sitting on the hood of the car, his hands supporting him behind his back, his long, straight legs crossed. He didn't say a word, but you could still feel the wild and unrestrained aura emanating from him.
"You're back?"
Upon seeing her arrive, the man with long legs immediately stepped out of the car and walked up to her in a few strides, asking with a smile, "What do you want to see me about?"
Yu Fen couldn't help but cover his eyes; he couldn't bear to look! In front of his sister-in-law, the team leader had never been normal!
Cheng Zhen didn't care. Jiang Wan rarely took the initiative to contact him, so why couldn't he be happy?
Jiang Wan gestured with her chin towards the inside, went in first, and indicated that they should talk inside.
When they arrived at his dormitory, Yu Fen waited outside before she handed Wu Xuan and his phone to him, saying, "You handle this yourself."
She left after saying that, wanting to check if the two little ones had woken up yet.
Suddenly, a pair of thin hands hugged her thighs, trembling slightly.
She lowered her head, meeting the nervous and frightened Wu Xuan's gaze, and offered a rare, gentle reassurance:
"Don't be afraid. As long as you tell the truth, he won't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Also, remember that your master said you are a talented person, so don't underestimate yourself. Study traditional Chinese medicine well, and you will be a useful person."
Wu Xuan felt a slight pang of sadness. Only he knew how much he envied Xin Xin and Xiao Shu. Jiang Wan seemed like such a cold and indifferent woman, yet she was so gentle and patient with her own child. That's why he didn't hesitate to ask Jiang Wan for help.
Now, she's being just as gentle and patient with herself...
His eyes welled up with tears, his heart pounded, and he made a silent vow that if he wasn't killed by his own parents this time, as long as he lived, he would do everything he could to be good to her, take good care of her when he grew up, and treat Xinxin and Xiaoshu like his own younger sister and brother!
Cheng Zhen couldn't help but facepalm; this woman was setting a trap for her!
Isn't this just an implication that Wu Xuan is a genius in traditional Chinese medicine, a reminder not to kill a talented person indiscriminately?
"Cough cough..."
He couldn't help but clear his throat, and Jiang Wan glanced at him. "What's wrong?"
Cheng Zhen immediately smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll look into this matter carefully."
He sent Wu Xuan, Huang Ying, and Li Siming to the wild, leaving them to be guarded by the Pingjiang team that was strangling the mutated plants.
The twins were very interested in the new plants their mother had brought home, especially Jiang Xiaoxin, who kept asking, "Mom, what is a 'Symplocos zebrina'?"
"Isn't it said that snakes don't have legs?"
"Mom, doesn't it look a lot like a snake?"
"Then why is it also called Stone Pine? Is it harder than stone?"
Jiang Wan was completely impressed by the little girl's three-year-old's boundless imagination. Seeing that it was still early before dinner, he decided to take them to the forest farm to see it for themselves.
After the two little ones had finished playing in the forest and Jiang Wan had finally answered all her questions, Cheng Zhen returned.
"The investigation is complete." He went into the house naturally and helped wash the vegetables and rinse the rice.
Outside the door, people were eating meager meals, while inside, they were quietly preparing a hearty dinner with a mix of meat and vegetables.
Jiang Wan nodded indifferently and casually asked, "Is he really an enemy spy?"
"Um."
"And you guys?"
Cheng Zhen put the rice into the rice cooker, put it on to cook, and then said, "Since they want to cause trouble, we'll play along to the end!"
Jiang Wan nodded casually, not paying any attention. But Jiang Xiaoxin, who was listening nearby, suddenly asked innocently, "Are you guys going to fight?"
Although he was a bit simple-minded, he hit the nail on the head.
Cheng Zhen patted her fluffy head and laughed, "It's acting."
However, the possibility of a fight cannot be ruled out.
He narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked into the void, a flash of murderous intent passing through his eyes.
Suddenly finding her hands empty, Jiang Xiaoxin turned her head away, covered her head with her small hands, and stroked it vigorously, muttering, "Don't use the hands that have touched other women to touch me!"
"puff!"
"Cough cough!"
Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen both burst out laughing. Has this girl been watching too many TV dramas lately?
Jiang Wan's expression was rather complicated; it seemed she couldn't let Huang Ying, who loved watching dramas, help take care of the child anymore.
The next day, Jiang Wan took them with her and they went to the wild to dig up trees and grass. This time they didn't go far, staying just outside the protective shield.
Fang Zhaodong's team had suffered heavy losses in the battles against mutated plants and zombies. The rest of them were incorporated into other squadrons. With the addition of the superhumans, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief and no longer have to live in fear of losing their lives at any moment.
There was a small orchard here, planted with orange and tangerine trees, and Jiang Wan hesitated.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Zhen immediately looked around alertly: "What's wrong? Is something going on?"
"No."
Jiang Wan pointed with her chin to the orchard in front of her and said, "If we dig up all of this orchard, it will take up most of the forest farm. But it feels like a waste not to dig it up."
Although oranges and tangerines are just fruits, they are still edible, and they come from green trees that can produce oxygen through photosynthesis.
"If the city's protective barrier were expanded a little more, it could enclose this orchard," Jiang Wan remarked after looking around.
Cheng Zhen's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this, but she remained silent.
Jiang Wan ultimately decided not to dig up the fruit trees. The maintenance of the orchard was very demanding, and planting fruit trees would inevitably reduce the effective utilization rate of the forest farm. Therefore, she turned her attention to other trees and weeds.
But this hillside used to be a carefully maintained orchard by fruit farmers, with no tall trees and very few weeds.
She dug up some herbaceous plants that the forest farm didn't have yet, and was secretly lamenting her bad luck and meager harvest when she suddenly heard Jiang Xiaoxin scream "Ouch!" She had fallen off a cliff.
Jiang Wan was shocked: "Xin Xin!"
Cheng Zhen immediately moved at top speed and pounced over.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm. The cliff was only a drop of a little over a meter. Because the rock face was covered with green plants, Jiang Xiaoxin thought it was flat ground. She stepped on it, missed her footing, and fell straight down.
"Waaah!" Despite the low height, the little girl was still frightened and burst into tears.
Cheng Zhen, who arrived first, clumsily picked her up, put the crooked oxygen mask on her, and checked her over, asking, "Xin Xin, did you hurt yourself anywhere?"
"Waaah!" Jiang Xiaoxin just cried until she saw Jiang Wan, then she tearfully complained, "Mommy, my feet hurt!"
Cheng Zhen: ...
So he's just air?
Despite his frustration, he skillfully examined her foot bones and confirmed, "It's nothing, just a sprained ankle."
Jiang Xiaoxin cried even louder: "It hurts so much!"
Wu Xuan suddenly squatted down, pulled something out of the crevice, and comforted her, "Xinxin, don't cry. This is Drynaria fortunei. Eat it and your pain will stop soon."
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