Lan Yao nodded upon hearing this: "I understand. I'll go take a look first."
Lan Yao left after she finished speaking.
Officer Zhao whispered to Officer Zhang, "I didn't expect Yao Xin to be such a nice guy."
When Grandma Yu forcibly pulled him over, he not only wasn't angry, but also helped take care of Grandma Yu and even helped her store winter vegetables.
Officer Zhang watched Lan Yao's figure disappear before turning his gaze away: "I hope so."
He was still a little worried, but so far Lan Yao seemed like a good person.
"Alright, let's go. We still have a lot of things to do."
Lan Yao had no idea about the conversation between Officer Zhang and Officer Zhao after she left, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
Yu Suanpan asked, "Where are we going?"
Lan Yao: "Let's explore the capital one more time. We don't think we found the black market yesterday."
Jade Pixiu: "Master, you really want to help that old lady buy winter vegetables? Master, aren't you being a little too kind?"
Lan Yao: "I was indeed quite angry before. But Grandma Yu is really quite pitiful. And she cooks really well; I ate so much of her meat and rice yesterday."
The jade Pixiu pouted and said, "Master, you are so kind."
Jade Abacus: "Pipi, do you want to be locked in that dark room again?"
Lan Yao was too lazy to pay attention to the two little ones. She spent the morning wandering around the capital, buying whatever delicious food she saw.
Of course, I also encountered scrap metal collection stations a few times.
Lan Yao remembered finding a treasure at a scrap metal recycling station in Shanghai, so she naturally didn't want to miss out on this place either.
Then, Lan Yao thought to herself, "Wow, there are so many good things here, right here in the capital."
After buying some inconspicuous items, Lan Yao left the scrap metal recycling station and used her mental power to store the items she had previously marked in her mental energy into her spatial storage.
She continued to operate the same way at the other scrap metal collection stations, collecting many good items along the way, and also encountering some Red Committee members who came to vandalize the sites.
Lan Yao also took the opportunity to use her mental power to move things around.
Lan Yao's haul this morning was absolutely amazing, and her luck continued into the afternoon as she picked up some bargains.
Lan Yao worked until almost dark before finally finding a black market that was about to close up shop.
Lan Yao bought a few things and returned to the alley where Grandma Yu lived.
It was rush hour, but the alley was unusually quiet.
Lan Yao didn't pay any attention and carried the sack toward Grandma Yu's house. As soon as she got close, she saw Grandma Yu standing at the entrance of the alley waiting for her. She didn't know how long she had been waiting for her, but her face had turned a little pale.
Lan Yao quickly went over: "Grandma Yu, what are you doing here?"
Grandma Yu gripped Lan Yao's hand tightly, and the icy feeling made Lan Yao shiver.
"I'm just afraid you won't be able to find your way home."
Lan Yao: ...
Lan Yao was at a loss for words.
Are you moved?
No!
Lan Yao is now easily moved by things at a very young age.
Moreover, she had only known Grandma Yu for a very short time, making it even more difficult for her to have such feelings.
Jade Pixiu: "...Master, is this old lady trying to morally blackmail you without you even realizing it?"
Yu Suanpan: "Does she have depression?"
Lan Yao: "Her background is indeed quite tragic. However, it won't affect me much. We'll leave after Li Hao returns."
Jade Pixiu: "Of course. Master has important matters to attend to."
Jade Abacus: "That's right. Speaking of which, Master, have you found Lan Jiaojiao's best friend's house yet?"
Lan Yao: "Let's go check it out tonight."
Yesterday she thought it was around here, but since she had just arrived in the capital and wanted to rest, she didn't go.
Jade Pixiu: "...I thought Master had forgotten about this."
Jade Abacus: "Master is not that kind of person. Master is so greedy..."
Seemingly realizing she had misspoke, Yu Suanpan quickly apologized: "Master, you know, that's not what I meant."
Lan Yao rolled her eyes inwardly, ignored the two little ones, and instead held Grandma Yu's hand tightly.
"I just took a stroll around Beijing. Grandma Yu, don't worry about me anymore, I'll remember how to get back."
Grandma Yu didn't hear what she wanted to hear, and her eyes darkened: "...Okay. I understand."
The two walked together toward Grandma Yu's house. When they arrived, Grandma Yu quickly opened the door, and after Lan Yao walked in, she quickly closed the door again.
Seeing her action, Lan Yao raised an eyebrow and asked, "Grandma Yu, did something happen while I wasn't home during the day?"
Grandma Yu thought for a moment and nodded: "...Some things did happen. It's just that Wang Tianfu's wife's family heard that her daughter had died, so they came to Wang Tianfu's place to make trouble."
Lan Yao gave an "oh" and asked casually, "Didn't they say they didn't want that daughter? Why are they causing trouble here? Do they want money?"
Grandma Yu nodded to Lan Yao: "That's right."
Grandma Yu sighed: "Wang Tianfu is just a poor boy we found temporarily in the countryside. He's not a real member of the Wang family. What money could he possibly have?"
Lan Yao took the chicken, duck, fish, meat, cabbage, vermicelli, potatoes, and other food she bought from the black market to the kitchen.
He replied casually, "But outsiders don't care about that. They have their own set of behavioral logic. They think Wang Tianfu is rich, and even if he's a son raised in the countryside, he's still a son of the Wang family."
Since he is the son of the Wang family, how could Master Wang not give him some of the family's wealth?
As the old saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its cubs.
When Lan Yao said her last sentence, there was a hint of mockery in her eyes.
What nonsense! Even tigers don't eat their cubs.
That's because they haven't crossed their own bottom line. If they really cross their parents' bottom line, their parents will also become selfish.
Of course, it's mostly men who become selfish.
In her previous life, before the apocalypse began, Lan Yao saw on the news that many men would deliberately fight for custody of their wives during divorce proceedings in order to disgust them.
All he wanted was to seize his share of the family fortune; what did it matter to him whether his children lived or died?
As long as he is a man, he can remarry and have more children...
In this life, didn't Lan Yao also encounter unreliable parents? For the sake of Lan Jiaojiao, that fake heiress, they could ignore her completely and even look down on her for being a country bumpkin.
Well, to put it bluntly, Lan Jiaojiao can still bring them benefits.
Whether it's outward vanity or inward good fortune, it's all part of Lan Jiaojiao's life.
Of course, this is also due to the character of those parents.
If someone has bad character, nothing you say will make a difference.
Seemingly sensing Lan Yao's emotions, Grandma Yu patted Lan Yao's shoulder and changed the subject: "Didn't you really like the braised pork I made yesterday? I made it for you again."
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