"Huh?" Cheng Zhen looked behind her to make sure the door was closed when she came in. "Don't worry, the door is closed. Get up and put on your clothes. You won't be cold."
Jiang Xiaoshu's face, which bore an eight or nine-tenths resemblance to his, darkened, and she reminded him with displeasure, "This is my sister's privacy. Get out."
These words were extremely impolite, and the tone, aura, and demeanor were exactly like Cheng Zhen's usual arrogant and domineering personality.
However, Xiao Shu possessed an even greater air of aloofness.
Cheng Zhen was dumbfounded. When did a three-year-old girl start talking about privacy?
And this is his own daughter!
But when he was met with two pairs of angry eyes, one big and one small, he inexplicably felt that refusing to leave was abnormal.
So he touched his nose, obediently opened the door, and went out.
When Jiang Wan finished dressing the two little ones, turned off the room's heating, and came out, she saw that the people outside were still there.
She raised an eyebrow in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Cheng Zhen wiped her wet hands on a rag, then smiled and said, "Cooking dinner, isn't Xiao Shu hungry?"
Jiang Wan glanced silently at the delicious-looking two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup that had been prepared long ago in the tree hole space, and said nothing.
He leaned closer to Jiang Xiaoxin, smiled, and winked at her: "Xinxin, are you hungry? Uncle will cook for you, okay?"
He increasingly felt that this girl was very lucky; otherwise, why would she be the only one with the ability to sense among so many people with superpowers?
Moreover, he had a feeling that as she grew older, her sensory abilities would become stronger.
For those with psychic abilities, anything is possible in the future!
Jiang Xiaoxin didn't appreciate his attempt to be friendly. She turned her head away and said bluntly, "You'd better stop laughing!"
Cheng Zhen was filled with questions. What was wrong with him laughing?
"ugly."
Jiang Xiaoxin pouted and uttered a single word.
Then she buried her face in Jiang Wan's lap, turned her head and whispered to her brother, "He's really ugly! Has no one ever told him that his smile isn't good-looking at all?"
Jiang Xiaoshu, who usually ignores her silly younger sister's rambling, actually answered very seriously this time: "I don't think anyone would dare to tell him."
Cheng Zhen's smile froze on her face; she was incredibly embarrassed.
This silly girl thought she was speaking softly, but actually, everyone in the room, whether they should or shouldn't have heard her, heard it all!
"Pfft"
Jiang Wan couldn't help but laugh. She reached out and ruffled the hair of the two children, saying, "Stop being naughty, go brush your teeth and wash your face. Dinner is coming soon."
Actually, he doesn't look ugly when he smiles; in fact, he has a unique masculine charm. It's just that he doesn't usually smile, and people are used to his fierce appearance, so seeing him smile is a bit unusual.
Who is Cheng Zhen?
With skin as thick as a city wall, he certainly wouldn't be discouraged by a three-year-old. He quickly recovered, tossed the empty pot, and said, "Where are the vegetables? I'll show you what I can do today!"
Isn't he just looking for an excuse to freeload?
Jiang Wan rolled her eyes speechlessly and took out the steaming hot food from the tree hole space.
Cheng Zhen was taken aback, realizing that his attentiveness was unnecessary, and finally felt a little embarrassed. He chuckled and went to unplug the rice cooker.
We cooked too much rice; we can't finish it all!
"Go ahead and cook it. Anyway, I can keep it fresh indefinitely."
Cheng Zhen withdrew her hand and instead helped get the bowls and chopsticks.
After the twins finished washing up, they couldn't help but exchange a glance: Why is he still here?
Why hasn't Mom kicked him out yet?
During the meal, the four people had different thoughts.
After the meal, Jiang Wan pulled him aside, wanting him to stop coming to freeload. She had already come up with a reason: in this oxygen-deficient apocalypse, she didn't have many supplies on her hands!
The other person immediately took her back to their dormitory, where she saw nothing but chicken, duck, fish, and meat, as well as some vegetables frozen solid.
Vegetables are not rare; Song Hui and his group collected a lot in the wild and stored them in the cellar that is currently being expanded and constructed. It will last them a very long time.
But chicken, duck, fish and meat are a bit rare.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but ask, "Where did you come from?"
"It's from the town down there. I went out today and happened to pass by a small supermarket there, so I bought it all."
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow, amused. "Indeed, they even brought the freezer!"
Without any hesitation, she put all five freezers, along with the goods in his hands, into the tree hole space.
This guy has quite an appetite; this little bit of food won't last him long.
Cheng Zhen's eyes were full of smiles. Seeing that she had finished packing her things, he said, "That place isn't far from here. Shall we go there?"
In fact, he was determined to go. After all, a small town has a lot of supplies, and bringing them all back would alleviate the supply pressure on Xiangcheng.
"Go ahead."
Why not go?
Jiang Wan glanced at the tree hole space; it was still half full!
She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the tree hole seemed to have become much larger horizontally.
Night fell, but because the ground was covered in white snow, the whole world was still very bright.
The twins were playing in the snow in the yard when Jiang Wan reminded them to wear masks and gloves and keep warm.
Suddenly, a series of "swish" sounds rang out, growing louder and louder, and everyone looked up at the sky.
"A helicopter!"
"Didn't they say they ran out of energy and stopped sending supplies?"
"Huh? Why didn't you go to the inner city center and instead stopped here?"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
Hearing the commotion, the city guards who were resting in the camp and not on duty all ran out of their houses, stood guard, and discussed among themselves.
Cheng Zhen's eyes were deep and narrowed slightly as he said confidently, "This is a solar-powered drone."
He gestured to the crowd, instructing them to find cover nearby and remain on alert.
He then shielded Jiang Wan and the two children, hiding behind the wall of the room, and whispered, "Don't be afraid. If the situation changes, I will send you back to the city immediately."
The drone hovered overhead until Old Chen came out in person, then dropped a white box and quickly left amidst everyone's heightened vigilance.
The white suitcase lay quietly on the ground, almost blending into the snow, attracting everyone's attention.
In the end, Cheng Zhen went and opened the box. It was empty except for a document.
"National Plant Protection Agency?"
Old Chen couldn't hide his surprise and read aloud, "What kind of organization is this?"
Jiang Wan's mind suddenly went blank for a moment, and her vision went black for a second, but she quickly recovered. She shook her head and said, "Never heard of it."
But as soon as she said it, she hesitated. Hadn't she heard of it before?
Why does it feel so familiar?
Cheng Zhen was more concerned about the contents of the document: "What does it say?"
Old Chen chuckled: "It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. The document from Longcheng says it will provide us with Omega, but we have to exchange it for healthy, growing plants. They say they want to create an ecological archive of green plants."
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