Qi Xili chatted with Wen Chaohui for a while, then left. Feeling heartbroken and not wanting to go home, he went to Old Shen's place.
Shen Yanming wasn't surprised by his arrival. After asking a few simple questions, he went to prepare dinner.
After finishing the meal, she noticed that Qi Xili was still out of sorts, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, Qi Lin is a good kid, he'll come back."
Qi Xili paused for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head: "No, I spoke to Xiao Linzi on the phone today, and he sounded alright. Yes, yes..."
Qi Xili hesitated for a long time but still didn't say it.
What's the point of saying anything? Will it solve the problem? It's better not to say anything and cause panic.
"Hey, what's wrong? Tell me, what's going on?" Shen Yanming asked, frowning.
Qi Xili smiled wryly: "What's the point of saying anything? Saying it won't solve the problem."
“Just consider it sharing. Maybe it will make you feel better after you say it out loud,” Shen Yanming said, sitting down next to him.
Qi Xili shook his head, not wanting to talk. But faced with An An and Nuan Nuan's concerned gaze, he finally couldn't hold back.
"Old Shen, I'm afraid the base can't hold on any longer."
Shen Yanming's heart skipped a beat. He had Bi Qiaoan take the child to the bedroom and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
"We're out of food. We can only last another year at most. The capital said they would send aid, but our Qinghua Kingdom is so big. Even if they send food, how much can they give us? The days ahead are going to be tough."
"No news from the research institute? What caused the planet to become like this?"
"No, some say it's related to the sun's dormancy, some say it's related to atmospheric anomalies, and some say it's because the planet's rotation speed has slowed down. There are many different opinions, and there's no definitive answer."
Qi Xili sighed, "Old Shen, we'll have to tighten our belts. But don't worry, I'll save up some food rations to help you raise An'an and Nuannuan."
Shen Yanming rolled his eyes, but felt a warmth in his heart. He smiled and said, "Yes, I'm very relieved."
Qi Xili sat for a while longer before leaving.
Bi Qiaoan brought An'an and Nuan Nuan over and sat down next to Shen Yanming to ask what had happened.
Shen Yanming didn't hide anything and told everyone about the difficulties the base was facing.
The two children frowned after hearing this, and tugged at Shen Yanming's arm, asking, "Dad, can we help them?"
Shen Yanming rubbed the two children's heads, thinking to himself that if he didn't help with this, it would be a disaster.
But the two children have grown up and understand that the place is not a dream at all, but a space like Uncle Li Sikai's.
Moreover, this space is more advanced than Li Sikai's.
Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiaoan, wanting to know her thoughts.
Bi Qiaoan puffed out her cheeks and asked her two children, "Mom and Dad can do good deeds, but if we get caught, the four of us will either have to go to the capital and be watched, or we'll have to hide in this space for the rest of our lives. Can you accept that?"
She and Lao Shen don't care; they have loved ones and families, and they can live anywhere. But the child is still young. If he were detained or separated from others, that feeling would probably be devastating.
An'an and Nuannuan were a little scared, but when they thought of the skinny older brothers and sisters in their class, they felt that all the flesh on their bodies was sinful.
The two children looked at each other, then nodded firmly.
An'an whispered to Shen Yanming, "Dad, be careful when you help people, and try not to let anyone notice anything unusual. But don't be afraid, if we really get caught, we'll hide in our spatial dimension and not come out."
Nuannuan also said, "We are the two fattest kids in the class. If it weren't for the cold weather and the big cotton-padded clothes we wear, plus the ointment that Dad gave us to cover up, my brother and I would probably be envied and hated by others."
Mom and Dad, I feel so guilty seeing them studying so hard even when they're hungry every day. We're clearly capable, but we haven't done anything for them. I…”
Nuannuan choked up as she spoke.
Shen Yanming sighed and hugged the child. He thought to himself that his precious child was kind-hearted, but helping others wasn't so easy.
How many people have helped others only to be taken advantage of? How many people have helped others only to feel that the other person hasn't helped enough?
Their situation is more complicated because what the couple possesses isn't ability, but rather a spatial ability. With this incredible artifact, they could certainly live a life of comfort and security, but if it were discovered, there's no guarantee that the other party wouldn't covet it.
He and Joan were just ordinary people with no connections whatsoever. Even with the protection of the Alliance, they could never achieve the same high position and relative freedom as Li Sikai. That's reality.
Shen Yanming explained these principles clearly to An'an and Nuannuan, and the two children realized that they had been thinking too simply.
They felt somewhat guilty, but Shen Yanming said, "Dad is very happy. My darling is a person with a kind heart. As the old saying goes, 'When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven.' Your thoughts are not wrong, but the current social context does not allow people to be high-profile."
Dad will consider how to help others. You two siblings should pretend you don't know anything and don't tell anyone. Don't worry about it either; leave everything to your mother and me, understand?
An'an and Nuannuan nodded obediently and said sweetly, "Thank you, Daddy, and thank you, Mommy!"
Bi Qiaoan smiled and told the two children to quickly wash up and then go to bed. The two little ones were obedient and soon fell asleep in bed.
"Darling, we have to take action again. I wonder if it will go smoothly this time," Shen Yanming murmured with a sigh.
Bi Qiaoan reached out and hugged his waist: "Go for it! I believe we are blessed by God and will definitely succeed. But we can't rush it. We need to wait at least two weeks, or Qi Xili will expose us."
Shen Yanming chuckled softly: "I'm afraid that even if two months pass, it won't dispel his suspicions."
Shen Yanming had to admit that Qi Xili was perceptive; he just hadn't said it out loud.
"Then what can we do? We can't just admit it outright, can we?"
“That won’t do. We need to create some confusion so that he has suspicions but no evidence.”
Bi Qiaoan was clearly not worried about this. Her family had a special ability that allowed them to travel between the two places using spatial means. At worst, she could create a time difference right under everyone's noses and get things done without anyone noticing.
"Where do you plan to put the grain?" Bi Qiaoan asked.
Shen Yanming thought for a moment and said, "Yunling Mountain! The animals we released before have already given the place a mythical feel. We can use these rumors to add another layer of mystery to Yunling Mountain."
We need to figure out how to let the Wen Alliance official know that there is grain there.
Bi Qiaoan nodded without speaking. She used her senses to survey the space and discovered that much of the grain was ripe. She then took Shen Yanming's arm and asked, "Shall we go in tonight and process the grain?"
Shen Yanming wasn't sleepy, so he nodded in agreement.
Just because they were worried about leaving An'an and Nuan'nuan alone, they woke them up: "Babies, Mommy and Daddy are going into the space, do you want to come with us?"
An An Nuan Nuan nodded dazedly and was then taken into Bi Qiao An's spatial storage.
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