Shen Xingmian didn't get out of the car. She didn't know what her mother had said to them, but she could see through the glass that even the guard's frosty eyelashes were curved with laughter.
They're quite cute.
He bowed to Shen Yunting, and then bowed again towards Shen Xingmian in the car.
Although the others didn't know what was happening, they followed his lead and started moving. Shen Xingmian suddenly felt a lot of pressure, since she hadn't even done anything yet.
If these people were in modern times, wouldn't they be border guards? They are great, but their work is also very hard.
I used to watch TV programs that interviewed them, and the harsh conditions they described made even someone like me, who had never experienced it, feel how difficult it was. Yet they persevered day after day.
He is truly worthy of respect.
She has always had a good impression of soldiers like this, and when she has the ability, she is willing to help them improve their conditions so that they don't have to work so hard.
For example, a heated room could be built on top of the city gate tower, allowing people to monitor distant locations from up there without having to stand outside in the cold.
She hadn't thought about these things before, since she hadn't seen the situation at the city gate. Now that she had, she couldn't ignore them anymore.
When she can enjoy life, she doesn't want to see anyone suffering, especially a great group of people, in the places she can see.
Shen Yunting quickly returned to the car, and she couldn't help but complain, "This awful weather! It got so cold after just a short time outside. They must have had a hard time."
This was also what Shen Xingmian was thinking, so she blurted out, "Mother, I want to renovate the city tower and build a greenhouse on it so that they can monitor the situation outside from inside."
I know there are guards on the city wall, and they're all freezing outside. I genuinely want to make things easier for everyone.
"Sigh, I know they work hard, but it's always been like this. There's a saying that the cold can keep you alert and prevent you from being careless and not even realizing that the enemy is attacking."
Shen Xingmian, however, felt that was not the case.
"A cool breeze can be refreshing in summer, but in this cold weather, people will only use all their willpower to resist the cold, and may not be able to defend themselves more effectively."
She continued, "Now that so few people are leaving the city, the city gates can be closed most of the time, so there's no need to keep watching from below."
Even if the Northern Barbarians are resistant to the cold, they're unlikely to come here to burn, kill, and plunder in this weather. They'd have a hard time even starting a fire if they wanted to burn something.
Shen Yunting nodded: "That's true, in this awful weather, even starting a fire is a struggle."
"After we get back, we'll find someone to research it and see if we can make a simple telescope so they can see further. That would save us a lot of trouble."
However, if anyone, out of consideration for them and to save them the trouble, is unwilling to even get up and look into the distance, or if they are too lazy to go down and open the gate for someone to enter or leave the city, then they must be severely punished.
Shen Xingmian is not the kind of person who comes up with a bunch of ideas on a whim without considering the consequences.
She considered the worst-case scenario: these people would become increasingly lazy and think that even if they didn't work hard, their superiors would still take care of them.
No, she only wants to take care of hardworking and ambitious people.
Although she often thought about being a lazy bum, it was all just a thought; in reality, she never did it even a little bit.
Otherwise, her superpowers wouldn't have progressed so quickly.
She's already so powerful, yet she's still running a business. If others were to set up shop, especially under her protection, she'd be furious.
“They need to know that creating better conditions for them is so that they have time to learn something else, instead of just sitting by the stove doing nothing.”
Shen Xingmian's tone was very serious, as if she had already foreseen that someone would do this.
"Okay, I will definitely make sure to pass on the instructions and let them realize the seriousness of the problem. We will make sure that no one is letting down Mianmian's good intentions."
So, my darling daughter, can you relax a little now? That tense look on your face is kind of scary.
"Pfft—"
Shen Xingmian was finally amused by her mother and quickly forgot about those unpleasant thoughts.
Looking at the increasingly familiar streets, my mind was filled with the excitement of "family reunion".
They hadn't been away for more than a few days, but they missed home and their families terribly. They couldn't feel this longing before they had a home, but now they finally understood.
The electric scooter quietly drove to the gate of the General's Mansion. Shen Xingmian did not knock on the door, but instead put the scooter and her mother back into her spatial storage. After slipping inside the gate, she released her and her father together.
Shen Yunting sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Fortunately, there was no discomfort when entering and leaving the space, otherwise she and her husband, these two old bones, would have been worn out by their daughter.
The three of them walked inside together, but as they walked, they realized that something was wrong.
There aren't usually many people at home, but today it's unusually quiet, without a sound. It shouldn't be like this, especially since it's lunchtime.
Shen Xingmian was a little worried and ran inside, with Shen Yunting and Luo Qi'an following closely behind. They also realized that something was wrong.
First, I went to the dining room and found no one there. Then I quickly ran to the backyard, but still no one was there.
Fearing that his wife and daughter would get anxious, Luo Qi'an quickly comforted them, "Don't panic. Look around. If there are no signs of a fight, it means that everyone left on their own. Maybe they went to the military camp and plan to spend the New Year with the soldiers."
Hearing her father say that, Shen Xingmian finally calmed down.
Having just walked that short distance, a whole host of bad thoughts had already crossed her mind, such as someone coming to assassinate them, drugging them, and causing everyone to be unconscious and taken away.
Or perhaps someone came to capture her, but failed, and then restored the place to its original state, using it as a trap, just waiting for them to return.
After calming down, she carefully observed her surroundings and found that there were no signs of a struggle, so it was unlikely that she had been captured.
The possibility her father mentioned was the most likely, so she immediately said, "Let's go to the military camp, right now."
The couple nodded immediately; they were also very anxious and wanted to find their family members as soon as possible.
They were the ones who left home, but when they came back, they found the house empty. Who could stand that?
"Everything will be alright. Your maternal grandfather and eldest uncle are very cautious. Even Yan Yue wouldn't easily fall for it. They are definitely safe."
"They probably thought it was boring to celebrate the New Year at home while we were away, so they went to the military camp to join in the fun."
Shen Yunting originally intended to comfort the other two, but the more she talked, the more she felt it made sense.
This is clearly the choice a father would make.
However, concern clouded her judgment, and she didn't even think of this at first.
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