Shen Yan rolled his eyes and didn't even look at him: "What, it's not okay? In this awful weather, it takes forever to dry a wash."
Qi Xili smiled and said, "Then take your time wiping. I'll head back now."
"Aren't you staying for dinner?"
"What's there to eat? You'll eat me out of house and home! I'll just make myself something when I get back!"
"Okay, drive carefully."
Qi Xili waved his hand and left.
An'an and Nuannuan took out their homework and started writing. After wiping the dust off his clothes, Shen Yanming washed his hands and prepared to cook.
Bi Qiaoan asked in a low voice, "How was today? Did you get anything?"
“There are no large caves over there, only a few scattered ones, all natural. I’ve been thinking of digging one myself, but with all these frequent earthquakes, I’m afraid it will collapse before I can finish digging.”
"Let's not dig anymore, otherwise we can tell from the marks that it was recently dug up."
Shen Yanming shared this concern, so he nodded and said, "Let's go check the deep mountains again in the next couple of days. If all else fails, we can just put some here and some there."
Bi Qiaoan smirked: "I really don't know how many of our identities will be safe after this operation."
Shen Yanming's hand froze for a moment, then he shook his head: "Don't think too much about it. In any case, we're all doing good deeds."
An'an and Nuannuan listened intently to their parents, but didn't add a single word to their homework for a long time.
The two lowered their heads, feeling that their previous request had put their parents in a difficult position, but now it seemed too late to stop them.
Bi Qiaoan caught a glimpse of the two boys' expressions out of the corner of her eye, smiled, walked over, patted their heads, and comforted them, saying it was alright.
An An smiled warmly, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.
For a period of time afterward, Shen Yanming would go to Yunling Mountain every day after An'an and Nuan Nuan went to school, using his spatial ability to explore the area.
To clear himself of suspicion, he would visit the two children every two days and make an appearance with the guards.
However, there hasn't been much progress at Yunling Mountain; they haven't found any particularly large caves there. After discussing it with Bi Qiaoan, they decided to just distribute the treasures separately, giving the team a sense of searching for treasure.
The couple had dried a considerable amount of wheat, rice, and soybeans during this period, totaling at least 100,000 jin (50,000 kg). They didn't even know if they could fit them all into those holes.
Shen Yanming found a sheltered cave and hid inside. He rubbed his hands vigorously, but his fingers still felt a little stiff.
Since there weren't many people around, Comrade Shen took out a hot water bottle from his backpack, warmed his hands, and then took out paper and a pen.
He drew a rough route based on his memory, then drew a five-pointed star over the target cave. To avoid mistakes, Shen Yanming even retraced his planned route. After revisions, he finally created a treasure map.
As darkness fell, Old Shen, exhausted and hungry, found a corner to enter his spatial dimension. After returning home for dinner, he returned to Yunling Mountain under the cover of night.
This time, they were really releasing food out, and Bi Qiaoan came out with them. An'an and Nuannuan stayed in the space, wanting to come out, but were refused.
As soon as the couple stepped out, a mountain breeze blew by. Bi Qiaoan couldn't help but sneeze, which sounded particularly loud in the quiet night.
Shen Yanming quickly took out a blanket and wrapped it around her. The two of them followed the route, going through one cave after another. At each cave, Shen Yanming would wave his hand and release a pile of grain.
The two of them didn't have any extra food sacks, so they had no choice but to leave the grain out there. Inevitably, the grain at the bottom would get covered in dust, but that was all they could do.
The two weren't very fast, and by the time they finished, it was almost dawn. They quickly found a corner to go into the space, changed their equipment, and especially took off the shoe covers, before finally letting out a sigh of relief and warming themselves in the space's warmth.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan rode their electric scooter back to the mobile villa, made a simple breakfast, and then woke up An'an and Nuannuan to eat together.
After finishing their meal, they took the two children out again. They were both exhausted, so they didn't go any further. An'an and Nuannuan didn't mind, since the school wasn't far from home anyway.
The couple slept soundly at home, completely unaware that Qi Xili, whom An'an and Nuan'nuan had met on the way, had been nagging them the entire time. The two children knew their parents were out doing good deeds, but they couldn't tell them. They could only listen to their godfather scolding their biological parents.
An'an thought to herself, "Mom and Dad, thank you for your hard work."
Nuannuan thought to herself, "It's true that being a good person isn't so easy."
The morning passed quickly. The couple rubbed their slightly throbbing foreheads, got up, changed clothes, and left their spatial dimension. Just as they finished cooking, Qi Xili returned with their two children. Another round of nagging ensued, almost making Shen Yanming angry.
He nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll deliver them myself from now on, alright?"
Qi Xili smiled with satisfaction: "It's good that you remember!"
Shen Yanming felt a wave of helplessness and invited him, "Want to eat at home?"
Qi Xili thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's do it tonight, I'll bring the food over."
Shen Yanming didn't insist and saw them off. After the family of four finished eating and rested for a while, the couple took An'an and Nuannuan to school.
The couple even went into the restroom while passing by the office building. It took them a little longer, but they didn't miss their deadline.
Once home, the couple quickly accessed their virtual space. Shen Yanming turned on his computer and, after a few quick operations, created a rather artistic treasure map.
He put on rubber gloves, took a brand new pack of printing paper from the storage area, unpacked it, selected the middle few sheets, put them into the printer, printed three copies, and then put the printed copies back into the storage area. He came out after that.
After school that evening, Qi Xili brought An'an and Nuannuan home. He was carrying a bag containing rice and potatoes.
The couple smiled, didn't refuse, and took it into the kitchen. They made potato dumplings for dinner that evening, with minced meat mixed in; they were quite delicious.
Bi Qiaoan deliberately slowed down her movements, dawdling, and it was already 9:30 when she finished eating.
It was dark outside, and the wind was howling. Qi Xili was getting ready to go home when Nuannuan hugged his arm and asked, "Godfather, how about you stay here to sleep tonight?"
"Huh?" Qi Xili was a little confused. This was the first time Nuan Nuan had asked him to stay.
An'an came over and said, "Shall we play a game?"
Qi Xili found it somewhat amusing and asked the two of them, "What do you want to play?"
Nuannuan took out a deck of cards from the bedroom: "Werewolf?"
Qi Xili: "...Who did you learn from?"
"My dad! But there are only four people at home, so we can't play together. Godfather, would you like to stay and play with us?"
Qi Xili was in a dilemma. Staying overnight and being offered a meal were two different things. As an outsider, it was very awkward for him to be here!
But she couldn't bear to refuse An'an and Nuannuan.
Just as she was swaying back and forth, she heard Shen Yanming say, "Anyway, you have the day off tomorrow, so you can play with them. It's just that you'll have to sleep on the sofa."
Qi Xili didn't care where they slept, but asked, "Is this appropriate? Don't you guys feel awkward?"
"Well, it's alright. Anyway, once the bedroom door is closed, it's like two different worlds." Shen Yanming's eyes flickered slightly.
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