Jiang Shuyin shook her head: "I've been busy lately, sorry."
Without giving Gong Xiaojun a chance to speak further, he opened the door and went straight inside.
As soon as I entered, I smelled the delicious aroma of food, which made my mouth water and my stomach rumble.
After leading the children to wash their hands, Jiang Shu said, "You all go watch TV on the sofa. I'm going to see what delicious food your grandma has made."
When I went into the kitchen, I saw my mother stirring the food with a spatula, mixing the sauce and vegetables thoroughly, and using high heat to make the ingredients absorb the flavors.
Cucumber and ham are a perfect match; although this is a dish without broth, it's still very appetizing.
Zheng Lanxiang caught a glimpse of someone standing at the door out of the corner of her eye. She was startled at first, but then she laughed when she saw who it was: "The range hood was making a lot of noise. I didn't hear you when you came back. This is the last dish. Could you serve me the rice first?"
“Okay.” Jiang Shuyin opened the rice cooker, and the steaming heat, carrying the aroma of rice, wafted onto her face, making her feel her pores open up.
She also served a small piece of rice to the three children.
Once the last dish in the pot was cooked and plated, the whole family gathered around the table.
Zheng Lanxiang cooked three meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a soup. The dishes were all quite firm. Jiang Shuyin picked up a piece of meat and said, "We even have beef now. It seems that things have really improved here."
Zheng Lanxiang nodded with a smile: "It's a breeding farm jointly established by experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and wood-type ability users, with Mayor Shangguan involved. It has chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, sheep, etc., so you don't have to fight over eggs anymore."
Who doesn't long for their hometown to be better? With her child by her side, Zheng Lanxiang's only concern is her sister. She has been asking her to come back for a long time, but she always makes excuses and doesn't know where she is now. They haven't been in touch for a long time.
Jiang Shuyin kept her head down and ate her food, not noticing her mother's brief moment of distraction.
The children ate everything cleanly; not a single grain of rice was left in their bowls.
After the family finished eating, Jiang Shuyin helped wash the dishes, then sat on the sofa to watch TV. The TV in the house only broadcast live news, which the children watched with great interest.
Zheng Lanxiang listened to the news and chatted with her daughter: "Should we stay home and rest tomorrow or go play with Tian He?"
Jiang Shuyin thought for a moment and said, "I'll go talk to Tian He."
After returning to her room at nine o'clock, she texted Jiang Jianli: "I'll come to your house for dinner tomorrow afternoon."
I was able to go to Tian He's house in the morning without my mother knowing.
That night, she lay in bed for a long time without falling asleep. After the children fell asleep, she got out of bed, lifted the curtains, and looked at the sky.
There was no moonlight or lamplight, yet everything around me was still clearly visible.
The sky is exceptionally bright tonight.
She stood by the window in a daze for a while, and only when sleepiness came over her did she lift her foot and go back to bed.
After a while, a pair of invisible hands gently draped a blanket over her.
The system detected the energy fluctuations in the room, but promptly deleted the record.
I woke up naturally the next day, and when I looked at my wrist, it was already nine o'clock.
Jiang Shuyin went out to wash up and found cooked dishes on the dining table, covered with mosquito nets. After brushing her teeth, she couldn't find her mother. She went to the kitchen to get rice, opened the novel she hadn't finished reading on her phone to eat with her meal, and lingered at home until ten o'clock before going out.
ICE didn't want to go out, so Jiang Shuyin left all three of them at home. She was going out to cause trouble today anyway, and having the children see her might affect her performance.
After leaving the house, Jiang Shu encountered her mother returning from carrying groceries at the stairwell. She asked, puzzled, "Didn't you buy groceries yesterday?"
Zheng Lanxiang picked up the bag to show her: "Knowing you love beef, and there was some available today, I quickly grabbed three catties of beef brisket for you. You're in luck!"
Jiang Shuyin pondered for a moment: "Hmm... but I might be back late this afternoon."
Zheng Lanxiang chuckled, "This beef brisket tastes better if it's stewed a little longer. Just come back before eight o'clock."
"Okay, okay." Then she'll eat less at Jiang Jianli's place. "I'm going to go play with Tian He now."
When Jiang Shu was getting into the car and fastening her seatbelt, she realized that she had forgotten to buy a gift for Tian He. She got out of the car and rummaged through the trunk for a long time, only to find some guns and controlled tools. How could she possibly present that?
A sudden inspiration struck her, and she remembered that Tian He's husband was in the search team. Jiang Shuyin felt that there was no better way to send him than this.
Pick out two guns of different models, one hundred rounds of ammunition for each, and pack them in a cardboard box used for express delivery.
Passing by a fruit shop, she parked her car in front of it. The owner, seeing that she was there to buy fruit, didn't say anything more and greeted her, "What kind of fruit do you want, beautiful lady? They're all fresh from this morning. There are only these two watermelons left; we won't be able to get any more next time."
Jiang Shuyin pursed her lips: "My friend is pregnant, isn't it too cold for her to eat watermelon at this time?"
Upon hearing this, the shop owner said, "Then you'll buy grapes? Eating grapes during pregnancy will make your baby have big eyes."
Jiang Shuyin didn't believe that eating fruit could change genes.
She looked around the fruit shop and ordered two pomelos, a bunch of bananas, and a few pomegranates.
The proprietress quickly packed it up for her, weighed it, checked the amount on the calculator, and announced the price: "387 task points."
Jiang Shuyin raised an eyebrow: "This fruit is quite expensive."
The proprietress laughed: "This fruit isn't a necessity. Only the wealthy can afford it. I, who run a fruit shop, only dare to pick out the rotten fruit."
After Jiang Shu completed the payment, she glanced at her balance.
Looking away, she noticed the proprietress was also peeking up, and she chuckled, asking, "Can you see clearly?"
The proprietress chuckled, "I only saw five-digit numbers starting with 3. You must be really rich. What do you do for a living? You must be a superhuman, right?"
"He's a superhuman, out there fighting mutants." Jiang Shuyin glossed over it casually.
The landlady was no longer envious. She had a relative who worked in the search team. That kind of life was not something a normal person could live. They were out running around all day long, with only four days off a month. If it weren't for the high salary, they wouldn't be able to find a wife.
The proprietress glanced at Jiang Shuyin again. Women who neglect their families are harder to find partners than men who neglect their families. She tentatively asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Jiang Shuyin was about to leave, not wanting to talk to her anymore, so she said, "Yes, we're pregnant, we even have a child."
The proprietress frowned as she watched the car drive away: How can a woman with a family and children work?
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