"Uncle, Ah!" Bi Qiaoan did it on purpose, stringing the four words together. The two boys stuttered, which didn't show how smart they were.
Adults, of course, wouldn't point out these minor flaws; they would just smile and praise, "So good, so great, so amazing!"
An'an and Nuannuan were also very happy. After playing in their parents' arms for a while, they wanted to go outside to see the world.
Shen Yanming greeted the two of them and then carried the two children out. However, he still covered their heads, afraid that they might accidentally catch bacteria or viruses.
They went to Zhang Heping's office; he hadn't gone home for lunch and was there.
Zhang Heping had just dozed off at the table when he heard a knock on the door. Although he was a bit grumpy from being woken up, he restrained himself: "Just a moment!"
Then I straightened my clothes, got up and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Old Shen, what brings you here? And Qiao An and my nephew and niece too?"
"A colleague was hospitalized, so I came to visit," Shen Yanming explained briefly, then asked, "How have you been lately?"
"It's alright. A lot of people were injured and frostbitten by ice blocks a couple of days ago, but they've been discharged from the hospital one after another these past few days, so things have calmed down."
Shen Yanming noticed that the boils on Zhang Heping's hand had healed and asked with some surprise, "You... you're immune now?"
Zhang Heping happily raised his left hand: "Yes, yes, it started from the day the ice packs were applied. The pustules on my hand gradually deflated, and finally the skin peeled off, and it was all healed. Isn't that a pleasant surprise?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "Indeed, it was unexpected!"
"Hehe, I can finally hold my little nephew and niece. Oh, baby, let Uncle hold you!" Zhang Heping said, reaching out his wolfish paws to hug Nuannuan.
But Nuannuan twisted her little body and buried her head in her mother's arms, pretending to be scared.
Bi Qiaoan smiled awkwardly: "The child is still young and a little shy around strangers."
"I understand, I understand." Then he turned to An'an, "This is Xu Bai, right? Come here, let Uncle give you a hug!"
Seeing that her parents were smiling, An'an stretched out her little arms and clung to Zhang Heping.
Holding the sweet and soft little cutie, Zhang Heping felt extremely satisfied. "This feeling is a bit intoxicating, Lao Shen."
Shen Yanming burst into laughter at his words, "Why don't you just have one yourself?"
"No, I can't afford it." Zhang Heping said this deliberately, without mentioning his situation with Xiaoqian.
"Oh, right, I brought you some food. Keep it and enjoy it slowly," Shen Yanming said, taking a bag out of his bag.
"What is it?" Zhang Heping didn't take it, but said with a grin, "I knew you were good to me. You never come to see me empty-handed."
"It just so happens that we have it; otherwise, we'd be completely lost."
"You still haven't told me what delicious food you're bringing me."
"Dried fruit!" Shen Yanming opened the bag and saw that it contained a mixture of pine nuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, and other nuts, weighing about three pounds.
"So many, that's great. Old Shen, which poor bastard did you rob this time?" Zhang Heping joked, grabbing an almond and stuffing it into his mouth. "Crunchy, like barbecue."
“Last year’s inventory,” Shen Yanming said.
Zhang Heping paused, "Last year's? Won't it get damp if you keep it until this year?"
Shen Yan rolled his eyes. "Do you think I bought those machines just for show?"
"Hehe, I didn't expect this. I thought you bought it because you had nothing better to do. I never thought it would be so useful."
"Yes, it'll always come in handy."
Shen Yanming remembered something and asked, "By the way, your abscess is cured, but no one is studying it?"
"Yes, of course I did. They drew two vials of blood from me. But they gave me half a pound of brown sugar as compensation."
Are there any other autoimmune diseases in the hospital?
"There are a few, all with very mild symptoms, who will get better gradually. There is also one patient who had blood drawn."
Shen Yanming breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, as long as I wasn't used as a guinea pig."
This time it was Zhang Heping's turn to roll his eyes. "What are you thinking? We've never gone that far. Our alliance isn't without sunscreens; we're not so heartless as to conduct human experiments."
Shen Yanming nodded. "Perhaps I'm overthinking it!"
The two were chatting idly when they realized that, outside of Qinghua Kingdom, there were indeed many other countries conducting inhumane human experiments.
Those countries are willing to exchange huge amounts of resources for sunlight desensitizers not only because their leaders need them, but also because they want to use the samples to study and replicate them.
But they hadn't expected that while piles of supplies were being sent out, domestic researchers were powerless to develop the drug. One of its components was completely unheard of; they couldn't find anything identical, or even anything similar.
Their wishful thinking failed, so they naturally couldn't give up. They established a secret experimental group, capturing a group of homeless people to test the drugs, thus ushering in an era of moral decay.
Shen Yanming chatted with Zhang Heping for a while, then left with Bi Qiaoan and the two babies.
They planned to visit Grandpa Lin, since the old man still cared about the two children.
Knocking on the office door elicited another gasp. Grandpa Lin, like a child who had just received a toy, held An'an tightly, refusing to let go.
"Little cutie, call me grandpa!"
An'an respectfully called him "Grandpa," and Nuannuan followed suit.
Bi Qiaoan laughed after hearing this, and said to Shen Yanming with a smile, "Do you think Zhang Heping would be furious if he found out?"
Shen Yanming also suppressed a laugh, "Who told him to be so improper? He scared my little princess."
"Yes, yes, from now on, come to my place. Don't go to that kid's place. He's so jumpy and startling. Don't scare my precious baby." As he spoke, Grandpa Lin put his hand on An'an's wrist.
"Yes, very good. The child is well-raised and has no problems at all."
Bi Qiaoan picked up Nuannuan and asked, "Could you take a look?"
After taking the child's pulse for a while, Old Master Lin nodded: "It's clear that the child has never been neglected. This child is even better raised than the children before the apocalypse."
Bi Qiaoan smiled, "Of course! We started preparing before I even got pregnant, because we were worried that the conditions wouldn't be good enough for the baby. Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease."
"Children shouldn't be deprived, and neither should mothers. Let me show you my hand."
Bi Qiaoan obediently extended her hand. After a long while, Grandpa Lin said with a smile, "Indeed, those who have the secret formula will live long and healthy lives."
Bi Qiaoan gave an awkward laugh, unsure of what to say.
Shen Yanming extended his hand directly as well, "Didn't we already give you the secret formula? Even if we had it, we wouldn't know how to use it. Could you give me a massage and teach me how to treat it?"
Old Master Lin glared at Shen Yanming, but still placed his hand on his pulse.
"Steady and powerful, stronger than a calf, no need for supplements!" After saying that, he slapped away Shen Yanming's arm.
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