"Dad, when have I ever slept in late! I'm sleeping less than four hours a day now! Is there anyone more diligent than me?!"
Lu's mother stepped in to smooth things over: "Your dad's point is not to delay the rocket launch. I also think we should go out after we finish eating! It's been a long time since we've gone out to see anything!"
Grandma and Grandpa nodded in agreement: "Yes! Let's go out! The dimensional space is great, but seeing the land of China feels even more familiar! We even got a glimpse of it when we were abroad last time, how can we miss it this time! Let's go outside for a while! Didn't Xiaoyuan say that the environment outside has been restored to what it was like thousands of years ago? I want to see what it was like thousands of years ago!"
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Lu Yuan finally nodded: "Alright! Since you're worried about delaying things, let's go back after we finish eating! We can also get a sneak peek at the satellite launch site beforehand!"
At this moment, Mr. Lu spoke up, "By the way! How far is Changnan City from our Qingshui City?"
Lu Yuan thought for a moment: "The branch line is about a thousand kilometers away! What's wrong?"
"Oh! I was just asking if we could go home for a visit after this rocket launch! I'm already missing our villa!"
At this point, Lu Yuan immediately recalled the sturdy fortress villa he had built for survival.
"Hmm! Let's see! After this rocket launch, if we have time, we'll go to Qingshui City to see if our house is still there! I'm starting to feel like going back to check on it too! I wonder if the house I built, which was supposedly incredibly sturdy, is still there."
After chatting for a while and finishing dinner, Lu Yuan led everyone out of the dimensional space.
Once again setting foot on Chinese soil, everyone wore an expression of excitement.
Lu Yuan and his family looked around the area near the satellite base and briefly explained the site of the previous satellite launch base.
Everyone was filled with emotion, and even Qiqi couldn't help but want to go down and walk around.
However, Qiqi was only one month old and had difficulty even standing up. So, after Lu Yuan carried her around the neighborhood, the little girl finally fell asleep contentedly.
Nothing was said that night; as if it had all been planned, no one slept.
They stared wide-eyed at the wall clock.
"Why is time passing so slowly!"
"Yeah! It's only midnight! There are still ten hours left! Shall we do something?"
Grandma suddenly spoke up: "Let's make some dumplings! The scientists have been working hard for days! Let them have a good meal too!"
Grandma's suggestion was immediately agreed upon by the whole family. Everyone said that this was the most boring waiting time, and instead of waiting here idly, they might as well do something meaningful.
However, they couldn't help with the satellite launch in any way. Lu Yuan had already prepared all the necessary tools, materials, and personnel, and now they could only wait here silently.
Making dumplings is undoubtedly a very fun and time-consuming activity.
Without further ado, Lu Yuan quickly retrieved various ingredients and flour from his dimensional space. The family chatted happily as they made dumplings, with a clear division of labor.
Since Lu Yuan wasn't very skilled in cooking, he was only responsible for making dumplings. He didn't need to help with other things, such as kneading and rolling out the dough and preparing the dumpling filling.
However, Lu Yuan overestimated his dumpling-making skills. The dumplings he made were all oddly shaped and placed on the cutting board, which made everyone burst into laughter.
As middle-aged men who have become grandfathers and maternal grandfathers, Lu's father and Xiaoshan's father are quite skilled at making dumplings. Whenever there is a festival, they would help out when the family makes dumplings, and over time their dumpling-making skills have become quite good.
So everyone chatted and made dumplings at the same time, and soon the table, the floor, and the kitchen were all covered with dumplings.
Grandma was in charge of cooking dumplings, serving them steaming hot, and arranging them one by one in a large bowl.
Because Lu Yuan possessed a spatial ability, transporting these dumplings was not a problem. So everyone chatted while making dumplings, enjoying a happy and harmonious family time.
Time flies, and it was around four in the morning. Although there is no sunrise in this era, and people generally do not have the habit of working at sunrise and resting at sunset, for them, as long as they are awake, it is working time, and they will go back to rest when they are tired.
Seeing that the dumplings were almost ready, Lu Yuan nodded to everyone: "The dumplings are almost ready. There are only a few thousand people in the entire camp now. We've probably made tens of thousands of dumplings in the last few hours. If we divide them up like this, half a plate of dumplings per person should be enough!"
Grandma wiped the sweat from her forehead, but still felt it wasn't enough: "These scientists are so tired, let them have a good meal. Give them some more, it's only a little past four o'clock. Let's make some more dumplings and then we'll prepare to take them over!"
"Let's forget about it, everyone's pretty tired!"
However, as soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, the whole family shook their heads.
"Tired? Not at all! I feel much better now, especially with the satellite launch on my mind. I'm full of energy. I could easily make dumplings for another four or five hours!"
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