Chapter 40: Beaten to a pulp
When Huo Zheng returned the car, he saw Lu Mingyue slumped in a chair, drinking water continuously.
Hearing the noise, she slightly lifted her eyelids to look at him and said, "You're back."
Huo Zheng frowned slightly. He was still lively and energetic when he left, so why is he slumped here listlessly now?
Could it be that I've caught another cold?
Lu Mingyue was so tired that she didn't want to say a word, so she kept her mouth shut and communicated silently with the system in her mind.
How did it go? Did I complete my task?
System: [Done! As expected of the host, you were able to chat non-stop for two hours.]
Lu Mingyue touched her dry, chapped lips; she had truly sacrificed so much.
[If the task the system hadn't previously issued required two hours of gossip to complete, I wouldn't be in this situation!]
Huo Zheng thought to himself, "So that's why."
Two hours straight is something most people would find difficult to do.
His gaze lingered on Lu Mingyue's lips, where a thin layer of skin had indeed formed.
Would you like some water?
A question mark popped into Lu Mingyue's head: How did she know she wanted to drink water?
She had already finished the cold water on the table, but she was too lazy to touch it, planning to wait for her two little followers to come back before drinking it.
Since Huo Zheng was so perceptive, she quickly nodded.
"I'll go make you some honey water."
There's some honey he collected in the mountains at home; making some honey water will make it more comfortable to drink.
Lu Mingyue sipped the sweet honey water, feeling incredibly relaxed.
Huo Zheng saw the sunflower seed shells on the ground but didn't say anything. He picked up a broom and dustpan and took the initiative to sweep the floor.
Lu Mingyue felt guilty; she could forgive herself for eating the melon seeds, but she also made him clean up.
"I'll do it, you put it there."
Huo Zheng dodged her hand. "Your cold isn't better yet. Sit down and rest. I can handle this little thing."
Since he was willing to do it, Lu Mingyue didn't argue. It was almost lunchtime, so she went to the kitchen to heat up the food.
"I'm back."
Yao Yao came in from outside carrying a small bucket. She skipped and hopped to her mother and held the bucket up.
"Mom, look."
Lu Mingyue looked inside and saw two crabs, both of them quite large.
Where did this come from?
Leilei just said he was going to take his sister to dig in the sand. They had only been gone a short while when Huo Zheng came back. Logically, they shouldn't have been able to catch him so quickly, right?
"It was given to me by Aunt Zheng."
Leilei followed behind, carrying some vegetables in his hand.
"This was given to us by Aunt Zheng."
There are no secrets in the family compound. The news that Commander Huo's wife and daughter had been abducted spread throughout the compound in less than a morning.
Zheng Xiuhua thought she would come and see, but she got a stomachache on the way. She happened to run into the brother and sister and gave them the basket.
"The crab was given to me by my brother Niu Niu."
Niu Niu is Zheng Xiuhua's son.
He wanted to come and play with the two siblings, but Zheng Xiuhua dragged him back.
This kid is too resilient. If no one is watching him, he'll be jumping around and might break someone's things.
Zheng Xiuhua was worried about him going to other people's houses.
Two crabs weren't enough to eat, so Lu Mingyue found a small box for her to keep them in.
"Let's go beachcombing in a couple of days when we have time, and find a few more companions for the little crabs."
"Okay, okay!"
Leilei loves going beachcombing, but his dad isn't home, so he can only sneak off with his friends. Sometimes, if the adults find out, he has to run laps.
The most common way to punish children in the family compound is to make them run laps.
I won't hit you or scold you.
Simply running laps is enough for children to realize they were wrong.
After lunch, the family members each took their own medicine.
"Dad, why do we have to drink too?"
Leilei's nose and eyebrows were furrowed from the bitterness, and he kept sticking out his tongue.
Even Huo Zheng, whose face was usually calm and collected, frowned. The medicine prescribed by the doctor was so bitter that it was unbearable.
He sighed inwardly, but pretended to be nonchalant and finished the drink in one gulp.
"This is the doctor's way of showing concern for us. After drinking this medicine, we won't have to worry about catching a cold."
The bitter taste instantly traveled from the tip of my tongue to my heart.
At this moment, Huo Zheng was extremely grateful that he had refused the doctor's suggestion to prescribe two more doses of medicine.
Before the brother and sister could even react after drinking their medicine, a piece of candy was stuffed into their mouths.
The sweet taste instantly diluted the bitterness of the medicine.
Lu Mingyue stuffed one into her own bowl and didn't forget to toss a piece of candy to Huo Zheng.
Don't think she didn't notice; Huo Zheng frowned the whole time he was taking his medicine.
Surprisingly, Comrade Huo, who is fearless, is also afraid of taking medicine.
After lunch, the family started packing up. They had spent the night in the hospital, and their clothes were covered in germs.
Lu Mingyue told the children to take a bath and change their clothes.
After packing her things, the fatigue from her cold swept over her again. She collapsed onto the bed, covered her head, and fell into a deep sleep, not waking up until the afternoon.
I've been away from home for two days, and the vegetables in the garden have already sprouted. I took off the straw covering them.
The weather is no longer hot and humid at this time, making it a good time to water the vegetables.
Wearing a hat, Lu Mingyue carried a bucket in one hand and a ladle in the other, evenly pouring water onto the side dishes.
It seems she has quite a talent for growing vegetables.
Previously, living in the city meant only being able to grow plants in pots, not in the ground. Now, with a large yard, I can finally realize my dream of returning to a rural life.
The two children followed behind, also carrying the same small water ladles to help water the vegetables.
Since waking up, Huo Zheng has not been seen. According to the two children, their father went to the military camp on business.
There are many things that are kept secret in the military camp. Before coming to the island, Huo Zheng had told her about some precautions.
Although Lu Mingyue is a gossip, she keeps her mouth shut when it comes to secrets.
Huo Zheng didn't say anything, and she didn't ask.
Anyway, he's on the island, so if he goes out, someone will notify him.
After watering all the vegetables, Lu Mingyue was slightly sweaty.
Although I'm a little tired, I feel much more comfortable.
"Leilei, do you know where Grandma Sun's house is?"
Leilei: "I know, my sister and I went there before."
"Have you been there?"
According to Huo Zheng, this person was found in a nearby village.
In modern terms, if they hired a nanny to help at home, why would they go to the nanny's house?
"Grandma Sun's older brother is so naughty, Yao Yao doesn't like him."
Yao Yao touched her little sheep horns with a touch of heartache, the feeling of her scalp being pulled was still faintly visible.
The little girl told her mother in a few words about how she had been bullied.
Grandma Sun's older brother is mean; he always says she's a child without a mother, and that even if she's bullied, no one will stand up for her.
Now that she has a mother, her mother will definitely beat up her brother for Yao Yao.
"That person is wicked. He not only pulled my sister's hair, but also tried to push her secretly."
Lei Lei's heart pounded as he thought about how his younger sister had almost been pushed into the sea.
If he hadn't discovered it in time, the bad guys would have succeeded.
Unfortunately, he was too young to beat the bad guys.
"When I grow up, I'll definitely beat him to a pulp."
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