Chapter 23
After taking a bath and changing clothes, Jiaojiao is now a sweet and soft child again. She is wearing a warm yellow three-quarter-sleeved shirt and dark blue overalls. Her dark and bright eyes are curved, and she raises her fair and tender little face to rush over and ask for a hug.
Afraid that his still wet clothes would get him wet, Yin Zheng grabbed the back of Jiaojiao's overalls with one hand and put the other hand under his belly to drag him out of the room.
After coming out, Yin Zheng put Jiaojiao down. Without bothering to tidy himself up, he took the bag on the ground into the kitchen to deal with it. Afraid that the blood inside would scare Jiaojiao, he deliberately assigned Jiaojiao a task, asking him to use a rag to wipe the water stains on the living room floor.
After receiving the task, Jiaojiao ran to the bathroom happily. After carefully identifying it, he successfully found the rag. After taking it out, he squatted on the floor of the living room, holding the rag in both hands, and started to wipe the water stains with his butt sticking out.
Yin Zheng was very quick and soon he had cleaned all the alien meat in the three bags.
He repacked the alien meat and walked out of the kitchen, and saw Jiaojiao wearing overalls, squatting on the ground with her butt sticking out, scrubbing the floor vigorously.
So cute!
Yin Zheng decided expressionlessly that he would buy Jiaojiao a few more sets of overalls in different colors and styles, so that she could wear two sets a day in alternation.
Thinking of this, he walked over and took the rag from Jiaojiao's hand, wiped the remaining water stains neatly, then stood up and walked into the bathroom to wash up.
Jiaojiao, whose task was snatched away, puffed up her cheeks. When she saw her father was going to take a bath, she seemed to remember something and ran to the room quickly, intending to find some clean clothes for her father.
Jiaojiao, who was holding onto the wardrobe in the room, stood on tiptoe with great effort. Her tender little hands opened and closed several times before she grabbed the corner of the clothes, and then she used all her strength to pull the clothes off the hanger.
After pulling out a gray short-sleeved shirt and a pair of black loose pants, Jiaojiao sat on the ground and folded the clothes and pants very carefully, then stood up happily and walked out holding them.
In the bathroom, Yin Zheng stood under the shower and let the hot water flow over his body. The water flowed along his vigorous and powerful muscles, and stopped at a wound on his back that was about five inches long. The wound was a little deep, and blood kept emerging and then being washed away by the water. After a while, the wound was washed white.
In addition to this rather conspicuous wound, Yin Zheng also had many other small wounds on his body. Most of these were caused by scratches from some special plants or sharp leaves in the Endless Sea when he was chasing alien species.
Yin Zheng didn't care about these injuries. After taking a quick shower, he realized that he had forgotten to bring in a change of clothes.
Just as she was about to go out wrapped in a bath towel, she heard Jiaojiao's soft voice coming from outside the door: "Dad, Jiaojiao brought you some clothes."
"Hurry up and open the door for Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao still needs to wash daddy's hair."
Yin Zheng opened the door and took the clothes from his hand: "No need, I've already washed them."
"Okay!" Jiaojiao sighed softly, "Dad takes a shower really quickly."
After taking a shower, Yin Zheng washed the clothes he and Jiaojiao had taken off, intending to wait for the rain to stop and then hang them in the yard to dry.
"dad."
Seeing Yin Zheng coming out of the bathroom, Jiaojiao, who was sitting on the sofa waiting for him, immediately slid down from the sofa, holding the bottle and ran over to him, "Daddy, ah."
Jiaojiao still has the habit of leaving half of his things to his father, and Yin Zheng, who has wanted to change his bad habit from the beginning, has not taken any practical action until now.
Yin Zheng bent down and took the bottle from Jiaojiao's hand, then pulled him into his arms: "Were you scared by the thunder today?"
Jiaojiao, sitting in her father's arms, nodded, then shyly stretched out her fingers and gestured: "I'm only a little scared."
Yin Zheng looked at him with dark eyes, reached out and rubbed his furry hair, and said in a low voice: "Do you want to go sell meat with me later?"
"Yes." Jiaojiao nodded without hesitation. He opened his big, dark, bright eyes, raised his little hand and patted his chest, saying fiercely, "As long as Jiaojiao is here, no one will bully Daddy."
Yin Zheng pressed him into his arms, sat on the sofa and gently rested his chin on Jiaojiao's furry head, feeling the obedient little ball in his arms. A feeling of fluffy comfort passed through his heart, making every limb stretch and let out a sigh.
The rain was drizzling outside. Yin Zheng was lying on the sofa in the room, listening to the baby voice of the little boy in his arms, and occasionally speaking a few words in agreement.
This was an experience Yin Zheng had never had before. It was also the first time that he had such a little person in his heart that he cared about. At the same time, this little person also cared about him. The bond between them made him vaguely understand the meaning of home a little bit.
Time passed slowly, and the rain stopped around 4:30.
Yin Zheng carried the largest package on his back, and the other two packages, one on his left shoulder and one hanging on his arm, using his free right hand to hold Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao waved her hands to refuse her father's hug and said seriously, "Chongchong, Jiaojiao can walk on your own."
He wanted to leave on his own, and Yin Zheng didn't force him to go and pick him up, but walked and stopped, waiting for him.
Jiaojiao's legs were too short, and it took her several steps to match Yin Zheng's one step, so Yin Zheng would stop and wait for him for a while every three steps.
The streets washed by rain have a fresh smell mixed with soil. People who like this smell like it very much, and people who hate it hate it very much. But this is the only smell in summer, representing the smell of vigorous vitality.
After walking for a while, Jiaojiao's new shoes were stained by the mud on the street. The mud spots he brought up while walking also stained his trouser legs. He stood there and looked at it for a long time. Then, when Yin Zheng asked, he wrinkled his nose and said with a look of heartache: "It's dirty."
Yin Zheng glanced at his muddy shoes and pants, then fixed his gaze on his distressed little face and said, "It's okay, just go back and wash it and it will be clean."
"Yeah." After hearing what her father said, Jiaojiao felt less distressed and just nodded her head vigorously: "Jiaojiao will wash it herself when we get home."
"I'll wash it." Yin Zheng said.
If Luo Andeli knew that Jiaojiao had to wash her own clothes, he would definitely take the opportunity to kidnap her.
Yin Zheng didn't show it on his face, but he had been feeling upset about Luo Andeli asking Jiaojiao to call him brother and uncle for half the morning.
Besides, he didn't want Jiaojiao to wash clothes by herself. What if the little girl's tender hands got rubbed by clothes and got their skin broken?
"No." Jiaojiao reached out and tugged at Yin Zheng's pants, looking up at him, her dark, bright eyes full of anticipation: "Jiaojiao wash it yourself, and wash it for Daddy."
Yin Zheng, who always compromised with Jiaojiao, finally took a step back after meeting his eager eyes, but with a restriction: "Just wash your own, only this once, or you'll catch a cold."
Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes and said, "I'll be careful and not catch a cold."
The market is actually not far from Yongxiang, about ten minutes away from the alley, but because Jiaojiao's legs are really short, it took her almost half an hour to walk this way.
Yin Zheng was not impatient at all, he was just a little worried that the little guy was tired.
Facing her father's question, Jiaojiao panted and waved her hands: "No, I'm not tired."
Not tired yet, her little face is red!
Yin Zheng put down the alien meat, sat on the stool and poked Jiaojiao's rosy little face, then took out the bottle of water he had specially filled with it before going out from his pocket and handed it to her.
Jiaojiao took it with both hands and started drinking it in small sips. When she saw someone coming to buy meat, she immediately pricked up her ears to listen to see if anyone was bullying her father.
After a few times, people who came to buy meat knew that Yin Zheng would not let them fool him like before. As a result, fewer people came to buy exotic meat. After all, not everyone can afford to eat exotic meat all the time.
Despite this, the three bags of exotic meat that Yin Zheng brought were sold out within two hours. This was because the Endless Sea was very turbulent during this period, and the danger level had increased by three degrees compared to before. As a result, the number of people going to the Endless Sea to hunt decreased significantly, and the shortage of exotic meat increased.
Those hunters who dared to hunt alien species during this period only dared to hunt some first-level alien species with little meat and poor quality at the edge of the Endless Sea. Few people would dare to go deep into the Endless Sea like Yin Zheng when the city attack month was approaching and hunt third-level alien species.
So anyone who met Yin Zheng selling exotic meat would buy some as long as they had extra money.
After all, it will take at least one and a half months for the normal exotic meat market to recover. If there is no exotic meat for one and a half months, we don’t know how much our children will lag behind other children in terms of physical fitness.
After accompanying her father to sell meat, Jiaojiao took the two crystal coins given by her father and put them in the small pocket in front of her belly. After putting them in, she reached out and patted the small pocket. There was a rustling sound in the pocket, which showed that there were quite a few crystal coins.
After playing hide-and-seek several times, Jiaojiao could already count from one to ten. He opened his pocket, lowered his head to count, then looked up at his father and smiled: "Eight, I can buy a lot of candy with that."
"Yeah." Yin Zheng responded and picked him up: "Do you want to go home, or go buy candy?"
"Go home." Jiaojiao waved her little hand and pointed in the direction of home, looking very rich. "There are still candies, don't buy them."
After returning home, Jiaojiao imitated her father's usual behavior, ran to the yard with a small basin, and put her changed pants in it.
Yin Zheng brought him a bucket of water, mixed with a lot of hot water.
After everything was ready, Jiaojiao squatted on the ground and rubbed his pants with his little hands. White foam filled the basin with his movements. Jiaojiao grabbed a handful and handed it to his father: "Bubbles."
Yin Zheng, who was squatting beside him watching him wash his pants, replied slowly after a long while: "Yeah, Bubble."
The pants need to be cleaned after washing. When Yin Zheng was scooping water for Jiaojiao, he was distracted for a moment and actually scooped the water directly onto the ground.
Jiaojiao blinked doubtfully and patted the basin with her little hands: "Daddy made a mistake."
Yin Zheng frowned when he finally reacted. He shook his head, scooped some water for Jiaojiao, and washed her pants twice. The pants were finally washed.
After washing her pants, Jiaojiao followed her father's instructions to brush her shoes.
It was already dark when everything was done. Yin Zheng carried Jiaojiao back to the living room, brought out Yu Sheng's private dishes that had been kept warm in the kitchen, and started to eat dinner.
After dinner, I washed the dishes and walked around the yard with Jiaojiao to help digest the food. After that, we played with toys for a while before washing up and going to bed.
While lying in bed, Yin Zheng inexplicably felt a little dizzy today. He rubbed his forehead and fell asleep before Jiaojiao fell asleep.
Jiaojiao, lying in her father's arms, blinked, feeling that her father was a little weird tonight.
When Jiaojiao said something, it took her father a long time to react. It looked a bit like a star.
After holding her little feet and tilting her head to think for a long time without figuring it out, Jiaojiao turned around, buried herself in her father's arms, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
In a blink of an eye, the sky was bright. When Yin Zheng woke up, Jiaojiao had already woken up and had been sitting on the bed looking at him for a long time.
Seeing him wake up, Jiaojiao patted the quilt with her eyes curved, raised her chin and said proudly, "Jiaojiao woke up first."
"Yeah." Yin Zheng woke up with a dazed look on his face. He responded in a hoarse voice and got up to help Jiaojiao put on her clothes.
After getting dressed and washing up, Yin Zheng made a bottle of milk for Jiaojiao to drink, then went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Because breakfast was simple, and he liked to see Jiaojiao eating his cooking with a satisfied look on her face, Yin Zheng didn't ask Yu Sheng Private Kitchen to deliver breakfast, but only asked him to deliver lunch around nine o'clock in the next few days.
Just before breakfast was ready, Jiaojiao ran in as usual, holding a half-full bottle of milk that she had reserved for him. Yin Zheng took the bottle as usual, drank it in just a few gulps, then washed it clean and put it aside.
"Awoo." Jiaojiao took the spoon that was fed to her at the dining table and ate the egg custard on it. She curved her eyebrows and said sweetly, "Daddy's cooking is delicious."
Yin Zheng rubbed his furry hair, and a faint sense of satisfaction and joy filled his heart, causing the corners of his mouth to curl up.
After breakfast, Yin Zheng placed the delivered food on the coffee table as usual, and covered it with a specially bought thermal cover so that Jiaojiao would still be warm when she ate it at noon.
After everything was done, Yin Zheng opened the door and left. Before leaving, he turned back as usual to look at Jiaojiao who was standing at the door staring at him eagerly.
"Dad, come back early. Jiaojiao is waiting for you." The small Jiaojiao held onto the door frame and waved reluctantly.
"Okay, be good." Yin Zheng responded in a low voice, his voice a little hoarse than usual.
The gate of the yard was closed. Jiaojiao stood there blankly for a while before she moved and ran back into the house, dragging out a whack-a-mole toy. She sat at the door, playing while waiting for her father to come back.
Jilo Pushan is Jilo Tasha's cousin, and is the person mainly responsible for picking up Fang Xingqiao this time. Of course, he also has another task, which is to help his cousin find out who made Fang Xingqiao's condition improve.
He started investigating when he first arrived at Jiluopu Mountain in Sala City, but as expected, he found nothing. It made sense. How could the Ji family leave such a loophole for him to exploit?
After a walk outside, Jiluo Pushan brought back a bunch of snacks for Fang Xingqiao when he returned. They were all famous snacks in Sala City.
But as expected, Fang Xingqiao didn't react at all. He just squatted motionless in the corner of the room.
Ji Luo Pushan then handed the snacks to the bodyguards sent by Ji Zang to protect Fang Xingqiao, who were standing in four directions in the room.
Kro and the others refused, staring at him meticulously, as if preventing him from doing anything to hurt the young master.
Jiluo Pushan smiled gently, raised his bloody palm to them, and said as if complaining, "My hands are all cut because of all this food."
Kro and his companions still ignored him and did not touch his food. Seeing this, Jilo Pushan returned to Fang Xingqiao, who was squatting in the corner, with the food in his arms, as if he wanted to continue persuading him to eat.
Ji Luo Pushan, who was squatting in the corner, glanced at the four people standing in the room, estimated their field of vision, and moved slightly to completely block their view of Fang Xingqiao below his arm.
He kept telling Fang Xingqiao how delicious these snacks were, and how their flavor was completely different from that in Central City.
The hand that was secretly covered pulled Fang Xingqiao's left hand and sprayed some colorless and odorless spray that could cover the smell of blood on it. Then he made a small cut along Fang Xingqiao's palm lines and took out a transparent memory chip the size of a fingernail from it.
From beginning to end, Fang Xingqiao didn't react at all, neither crying out in pain nor showing any sign of being scratched.
After removing the chip, Jiluo Bushan wiped off the blood drops for Fang Xingqiao, and finally put a band-aid on him that was extremely similar to the skin on his palm.
I deleted the previous post, but suddenly thought of leaving a little mystery for you to guess.
The author gave a very kind smile——
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