After a long while, Shen Yanming finally raised his head and recounted what had happened that day.
"Honey, thank goodness you were careful, otherwise we would have been in trouble today."
Bi Qiaoan didn't expect Li Zhaozhao to do that; she had only thought of it on a whim and put the things in the refrigerator to chill them.
“Perhaps he just wants to know the truth and doesn’t have any bad intentions,” Bi Qiaoan said, making an excuse.
"Maybe so, but I'm a little sad."
"That's how adults are. As they get married, have children, and start working, they gradually drift apart from their former friends. That's normal."
To distract Shen Yanming, Bi Qiaoan pulled him into the kitchen: "Quickly, quickly, these are all freshly made by me, hurry up and take them to the storage area."
Shen Yanming nodded and put the items into the storage area one by one.
Bi Qiaoan served a bowl of mutton soup: "Drink some quickly to warm yourself up."
Shen Yanming smiled and drank the soup spoonful by spoonful. He didn't change his clothes, and after finishing the soup, he was covered in sweat.
I put the bowl down and tugged at my clothes; it was a bit hot.
"Go wash up and change your clothes, you haven't showered in a week." Bi Qiaoan pushed Shen Yanming into the bathroom, and before he knew it, he was pulled in by someone else.
"What are you doing? I've already washed." Bi Qiaoan's voice carried a hint of coquettishness.
Shen Yanming feigned sadness: "I'm sad, can't you keep me company?"
Bi Qiaoan blinked, somewhat reluctant, then relented, turned around and locked the door...
An'an and Nuannuan returned carrying a small basket, calling out, "Mommy, Mommy?"
Seeing no response, she put the basket down by the door and ran inside to look for her mother. After searching around, all she could hear was the sound of water running from the bathroom.
The two children were a little confused. They thought that after their mother bathed them, she also bathed herself, so why were they going back inside now?
Nuannuan didn't think too much about it and tugged at An'an's hand: "Brother, let's go eat strawberries!"
An'an nodded and led her younger sister into the kitchen. Looking at the sink, which was significantly taller than her, she fell silent.
"Little sister, let's wait for Mom to come out before we eat, okay? I... I can't reach it." An'an was a little embarrassed, her face turning red.
Just as Nuannuan was about to nod, the strawberry basket by the door flew up and landed directly in the sink. Then the tap was turned on, water gushed out, and soon a bowl of bright red strawberries was in the hands of the two children.
Nuannuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom!"
An'an nodded, "Thank you, Mom!"
In the bathroom, Bi Qiaoan glared at Shen Yanming, wondering what was going on. Shen Yanming didn't care at all, smiling as he stroked his wife's smooth back, then slowly lowered his head and kissed her. Some things can't be stopped halfway.
Half an hour later, Bi Qiaoan came out, her face flushed. She warned Shen Yanming, "You stay here until I get An'an and Nuan Nuan away, then you can come out." It would be too embarrassing if her darling knew that the two of them had just been together.
Shen Yanming smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I won't hold you back." Actually, he wanted to do it again, but his wife wouldn't allow it. Sigh, that's what it's like having a child; you have to consider everything.
After Bi Qiaoan went out, she first chatted with the two children for a while, and then took them to the orchard.
Besides strawberries, there were many other fruits in the orchard that the two children could reach. Bi Qiaoan invited them to help, and the two children happily went.
Shen Yanming appeared at that moment. Watching the retreating figures of the adult and the two children, he wondered if it was necessary to go that far. Couldn't they just appear by turning around?
He shook his head and went into the kitchen. He took some chicken cutlets, chicken strips, popcorn chicken, spring rolls, and sesame balls from the storage area and started frying them.
Bi Qiaoan noticed the commotion and a smile played on her lips. She sent the two children to pick blueberries, while she used her consciousness to gather the rest of the fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Looking at the barren land and fruit trees, he wondered if Li Sikai's spatial ability had been upgraded. If it had, would he be able to use his consciousness to harvest and sow?
Seeing that their mother had picked all the fruit from the tree in no time, An'an and Nuannuan were both a little anxious. In their haste, they accidentally crushed some of the small berries, smearing them all over their faces and clothes. Feeling guilty, they looked at Bi Qiao'an, afraid she would be angry.
Bi Qiaoan gently tapped the two little ones' noses, telling them to be careful. Then she helped them pick all the blueberries from the tree before taking small, quick steps back to the mobile villa.
As soon as they entered, they smelled the aroma of fried chicken. The two little ones ran excitedly into the kitchen, each hugging Shen Yanming's legs and acting spoiled.
"Dad, when did you come in? What are you making? It smells so good!"
"Is it fried chicken? Dad wants some!"
Shen Yanming freed one hand to pat the two children's heads: "It's popcorn chicken. You two go to the living room and wait. Dad will bring it to you after it's fried. There's a fryer here, it's dangerous."
The two children nodded obediently, let go of Shen Yanming's legs, and returned to the living room. Bi Qiaoan helped them wash their hands and then waited quietly.
A few minutes later, Shen Yanming came out with a bowl of popcorn chicken and a packet of ketchup.
"It's fresh out of the pot and still piping hot. Let it cool down before eating."
Bi Qiaoan nodded, "Come out when yours is almost done frying, let's eat together."
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "Okay."
The family of four finished their fried chicken and were about to leave the space. Just then, Nuannuan said, "Dad, can we stay here tonight? It's too cold outside."
Shen Yanming said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, baby, you can't."
Nuannuan was a little disappointed. Bi Qiaoan hugged her and explained, "Mom and Dad know it's cold outside, but the human body needs time to adapt to the temperature. If you stay here all the time, you won't be able to adapt to life outside in the future. Baby, won't you regret it when you grow up?"
Nuannuan didn't know, but seeing how seriously her parents were taking it, she knew that she had no choice but to sleep outside.
Shen Yanming helped An'an and Nuannuan put on their thermal underwear, and then the family of four slipped out.
The cold air in the bedroom made the four of them shiver. Shen Yanming quickly stuffed the one adult and two children into the quilt, and then took out four hot water bottles from the storage area, one for each of them.
"Look at you, you couldn't stand it after just a few hours in the 'dream.' If you were allowed to stay in there the whole time, you'd freeze to death when you came out!"
While Shen Yanming's words were somewhat exaggerated, they weren't entirely without merit. Humans, after all, gradually adapt to their environment. In a way, this is a form of evolution.
At this point, Bi Qiaoan shared her experience: "Shanshan is a girl from the north. When she first arrived at the dormitory, she wore very thin clothes every day. In the sub-zero temperatures of winter, she was fine with just a layer of thermal underwear."
I asked her, 'Aren't you cold?'
People are saying, 'If you're wearing sweaters, down jackets, and cotton-padded coats in this temperature, what should you wear when it's minus thirty degrees Celsius at home?'
I fell silent at that moment.
Thinking about it now, it really makes sense. The temperature is getting lower and lower; if you wear thick clothes early, you won't have anything to wear when it gets even colder. Isn't that how people get through the cold?
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