Chapter 222 Confession Space, Zhizhi Transforms into the Northwest Hammer King
"Watch your words in front of the children."
Bai Qi muttered a complaint about him in a low voice.
She could understand Chenxing's feelings for his sister, but she was the child's biological mother. Why bring up such painful things in front of a child?
If Zhizhi cries, let's see how her uncle will comfort her.
Zhizhi's eyes were red, and she raised her little head as if she was anxious to get a promise from the two of them.
"You really won't secretly kidnap me and give me to him, will you? I want to stay with my mom and dad. Although my uncle and aunt don't know my mom and dad that well yet, you can ask my grandpa and my little uncle. My mom and dad are the best mom and dad in the world. They are so good to me. I just want a home."
Her childish voice was filled with unspeakable grievances; Zhizhi almost wanted to raise her little hand and swear.
"Okay, okay, don't be sad."
Bai Qi held the child in her arms, and even the hardest heart couldn't help but soften completely in the face of such a soft and cute little baby.
"Your aunt promises you that she will never send you to Jiang Yan's side, so don't worry."
"Really? Let's pinky swear."
Zhizhi reached out her hand, afraid that she might change her mind.
Bai Qi held her in one arm and made a pinky promise with the cub. "Pinky promise, a hundred years from now, whoever breaks it is a bastard. Okay, we've already pinky promised."
Only then did Zhizhi finally show a smile.
She hugged her aunt's neck tightly and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Auntie is so nice, Zhizhi likes Auntie the most."
"My aunt also likes Zhizhi the most."
Ji Chenxing glanced at the two of them coolly from the side, his eyes full of resentment.
Wow, we've only known each other for a short time and you're already calling each other your 'favorites'.
So, it's not my business anymore.
Ji Chenxing coughed heavily and said abruptly, "Alright, your aunt and I have things to do. Go back and tell your parents to pack their things and send the other two children back to the Ji family first. Let your maternal grandfather take care of the children. We have to go on a long trip."
"Huh? Where are we heading?"
"Go to the capital. Your father's case involves enemy agents, and he needs to assist in the investigation."
The matter of Jiang Anchao impersonating someone else to join the army has been resolved, and no one will dare to make a big deal out of it again.
But Han Yubin's matter is something that can never be resolved.
The matter of enemy spies is far more serious.
Zhizhi pursed her lips tightly, not daring to say another word; she could only obediently nod.
Okay.
She had never been to Beijing. In her previous life, she lived in an orphanage where the director always told them about the spectacular scene of the flag-raising ceremony. She was young then and always dreamed of growing up to witness that bright red flag floating in the azure sky.
I never expected that I wouldn't have had the chance to witness this amazing sight back then.
Ji Chenxing waved his hand at her, "Go now, get ready as soon as possible, and we'll set off under cover of night."
It's thousands of kilometers from Beijing. Even if we keep changing drivers and taking turns driving, it still takes more than 20 hours to get here.
However, time is of the essence, lest things change if we delay.
It's better to let the cubs go back sooner rather than later.
After Zhizhi had walked away, Bai Qi gave him a mischievous look. "Using your position for personal gain? Zhizhi is just a child. Are you so afraid she'll take your place?"
Ji Chen walked forward and held her hand tightly.
His cold, mature face remained calm. "I'm doing this for business, not because I'm afraid she'll take you away."
"real?"
Bai Qi's eyes were clearly smiling; how could she not understand what Ji Chenxing meant?
He's always been like this; he looks like nothing special on the outside, but he's actually full of bad intentions.
Those with so many little thoughts could be used to make yarn.
Ji Chenxing sighed almost imperceptibly, "Once we return to the capital, you must be careful in everything you do. I'm afraid the capital will have changed drastically by then..."
When you find a cockroach, your floor is probably already infested with cockroaches.
There were countless cockroaches lurking in the corner, eyeing you menacingly.
They must be extremely careful in order to capture the enemy lurking in the shadows.
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The little baby ran home happily, ignoring her mother calling after her.
The first thing she did when she got home was kick off her shoes, climb into her bed, and tiptoe to pull her pink bundle out of the closet and spread it out on the bed.
"Bring one cotton-padded jacket, two skirts, one can of baby scented lotion, and what else?"
Zhizhi's eyes darted around as she carefully considered what items she needed to bring when she went out.
A moment later she called out, "Mommy, where are my wool gloves and bunny hat? It's so dusty in Beijing, I have to wear them!"
"In the closet next to your bed."
Deng Qiu was also packing her luggage in the next room. When Jiang An returned, she found that the house was much emptier.
He was completely dumbfounded when he saw the two people, one big and one small, carrying four pieces of luggage.
"Wife, daughter, I... I've just been released, and you two are already leaving me?"
Is she trying to divorce me during the Lunar New Year?
Jiang An's heart pounded wildly. He stepped forward in fear and pleaded frantically, "Even though I went in, I'm fine now, right? Don't leave me! Can't we talk things out? I'll do all the housework from now on—washing clothes, cooking, mopping, sweeping—I'll do it all! Please don't go!"
"Dad, your luggage is all packed. Your little brother will be picked up by your uncle and taken to Grandpa's house soon. The three of us will be going on a long trip. Didn't your eldest uncle explain this to you?"
Zhizhi tilted her head and looked at her father seriously.
What is Dad thinking about all day long?
They are a family, why would they run away from home?
"Oh, oh!" Jiang Anchao breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me to death. I thought your mother was going to divorce me."
Deng Qiu rolled her eyes at him, clearly exasperated by his idiocy.
"Stop thinking about these things all day long. How is Han Yubin?"
"He's been arrested and is locked up now, but he's not very well-behaved; he's always thinking about escaping."
Jiang Anchao gets angry just thinking about this person. He's not some pushover. When Han Yubin humiliated him before, he almost hated him to the core.
He's being generous by not letting him experience the feeling of stepping on a steamed bun.
Otherwise, they'll stop letting the soldiers bring him food every day and let that bastard starve to death!
"My uncle said we have to set off in the middle of the night so we can get there as quickly as possible."
As Zhizhi spoke, she went to close the door herself.
She turned to look at her father, her innocent little face serious. "Dad, there's something I want to tell you."
"What is it? Wait a moment, let Dad calm down."
Jiang Anchao sat down, clutching his heart. He took a deep breath, his expression as serious as could be. "Deng Qiu, you need to find some nitroglycerin. I'm afraid Zhizhi might reveal some earth-shattering secret and scare me to death."
"You've got guts!"
Deng Qiu ignored him and sat down next to the stove to put it out.
Zhenwei and Gansu are both with Commander Ji, so they probably won't have much of a chance to go home these next few days.
She has already given the key to Grandma Li next door, so that she can check on the house whenever she has time.
That way, we can at least have someone to look after us.
Zhizhi pursed her lips and whispered, "Um, you saw me suddenly disappear today, right? Actually, I..."
Jiang Anchao looked at her curiously, "Actually what? Actually, I was just seeing things, right?"
Zhizhi: "... ..."
Jiang An waved his hand, "It's no big deal. I'm getting old, it's normal for my eyesight to be a little blurry. Zhizhi, don't worry."
"No, you're not seeing things. I really did disappear. I actually have a mysterious space with a spring inside that can cure all diseases. Things were urgent at the time, so I had to go in to get the spring water. I didn't tell Dad before because I was worried you would be scared. You can't see or touch this space, only I can. I was afraid Dad would think I'm crazy, so..."
"Huh? Space?"
Jiang Anchao found it strange and was amused by him, "What space? How big is it? Our house doesn't have much space to begin with, where can you hide your space? Stop joking."
With five people and three rooms, even including the living room and kitchen, there's not much extra space.
Normally, we have to rush to take a shower at home, but when it gets cold, we have to go to a public bathhouse or the military dormitory to shower.
If Zhizhi really had a huge space, how could she not have noticed it at all?
Jiang Anchao's brilliant remark left Zhizhi speechless.
The little cub looked to its mother for help, but she didn't know how to explain.
Let's talk about it from the mother's perspective.
Deng Qiu sighed, "Didn't you notice that the family has been busy selling vegetables at a stall for a while now, hundreds of kilograms of vegetables? Did they just appear out of thin air?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Anchao became even more self-righteous, "Didn't you say you were from the back courtyard? So you can't even research high-yield vegetables? Who do you think you are?"
Deng Qiu was speechless. She asked again, "After winter came, our family ate hot pot with mutton every meal and sausages every day. Moreover, there were never any shortage of eggs in the kitchen. The children ate an egg every day, and you ate meat every day. How could we still save money? You really didn't suspect any of this? You and I didn't have that many ration coupons."
"Then can't we grow meat and eggs in the soil?"
Jiang Anchao blurted it out without thinking, and after he finished speaking, he was stunned.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air.
Jiang Anchao scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It seems unlikely... ...But it's possible that you secretly bought the meat from the black market. What if Zhizhi can capture the wild boar alive? Although she looks small, she has a big temper. Even the wild boar is afraid of a little tigress, right?"
"Dad! Stop grinning like that!"
Zhizhi, hands on her hips in anger, shouted at her father, "You just don't believe me, right? Fine! I'll show you with my own eyes where all that food you eat comes from!"
As she spoke, a faint light emanated from around Zhizhi.
She then disappeared into mid-air.
Jiang Anchao's eyes widened, and he scratched his head. "Holy crap! Where is she?!"
What about my own daughter, who's all grown up?
'Whoosh—!'
Zhizhi reappeared out of thin air, holding a large net bag containing about a dozen large crabs, some of which were still alive and blowing bubbles.
In his other hand, he held a large goose, its snow-white feathers fluttering, its tiny, beady eyes staring fearfully at its young master.
'Goose—! Goose, goose, goose!'
The goose, perhaps having been brutally beaten by Zhizhi before, now even its cries of resistance were strained sounds.
"Shut up! If you keep yelling, I'll stew you in an iron pot!"
After whispering her threat, Zhizhi looked at her father and pleaded, "Dad! Look! This goose! This crab! Don't you understand?"
"I see!"
Jiang Anchao stood up jokingly, pointing at the goose, "Did you secretly open a goose farm? This goose is so fat, stewing it on a snowy day would be incredibly delicious!"
"What I mean is that I have a space with food, vegetables, fruits, and even medicine. Dad, if you keep doing stupid things, I'll beat you up!"
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