Chapter 84
Jiang Chen carried Xiao Zhuang back to the main house, and Ran Ye followed them all the way.
Jiang Chen was not prepared for the sudden appearance of this little robot. He had been busy in the afternoon and had no time to ask about its origins.
He gently placed the sleeping little zombie on the soft couch and covered him with a small blanket.
Ran Ye flew to the wooden table and sat down, Jiang Chen's eyes were fixed on him.
"Excuse me, sir, who are you?"
"Since you are the young master's father, I will not hide it from you."
Ranye told Jiang Chen his origins. He didn't say much, but his description was very clear.
Jiang Chen understood that he would not hurt Xiao Jiang, and his worries were put to rest.
"So what are your plans for the future?"
"Not yet. As long as I'm here, I can protect the little zombie at any time."
The collapse of the auditorium today was indeed thrilling. If Shu Jinye and Ranye hadn't been there, the consequences for Xiaojiang would be unimaginable.
"Since you have chosen to protect the little zombie, we cannot treat you unfairly."
Pink Rabbit took the contract.
Ranye read it carefully and was surprised by the salary column. The salary stipulated in the contract was twice that of bodyguards in the market.
Jiang Chen doesn't like to take advantage of others. Although Ranye saved Xiaojiang, he couldn't tolerate a robot of unknown origin around Xiaojiang. Signing the contract was also a guarantee for Xiaojiang's safety.
He had just asked the Pink Rabbit Butler to scan Ranye. Although Ranye was only the size of a palm, its combat capability was no worse than that of a military robot. This was also a point that made Jiang Chen feel at ease.
Ranye didn't say anything and signed the contract readily.
"I can't leave the range of the small zombie terminal, so don't worry."
"Well, please protect the little zombie."
"no problem."
After dealing with Ranye's issue, Jiang Chen carried Xiaojiang back to the bedroom.
Xiao Zhuang was already fast asleep. He brought a basin of water and placed it on the bedside shelf and gently wiped Xiao Zhuang's face and body.
Feeling relaxed all over, Xiao Zhuang subconsciously moved deeper into the quilt.
The little master had fallen asleep and Ranye also went back into Xiaojiang's terminal and disappeared.
Jiang Chen thought he was no longer surprised by interstellar things, but Ranye's sudden disappearance in the alien space still left him puzzled as to how he had done it.
*
The kindergarten practical class activities ended successfully.
On the last day, the children held an award ceremony in the newly built auditorium.
All the children who participated in the event received certificates.
Xiao Zhuang stood on the podium with his classmates, and the head teacher kindly gave him the title of the best-behaved child.
Parents kept taking photos of their children in the auditorium, and Jiang Chen was among them.
The pink rabbit housekeeper wiped the electronic tears on the screen with a handkerchief: "Wow, our little zombie master is so well-behaved~" After sighing, he raised the camera and kept taking pictures.
Xiao Zhuang came down from the stage happily and showed his certificate to his father.
"Dad, a certificate~"
"Well, my little zombie is really amazing. Let's hang it on the wall when we get back, okay?"
"Okay~"
When walking out of the auditorium, Xiao Zhuang looked around. He hadn't seen Ruisi for several days.
Xiao Zhuang wanted to know where his brother Ruisi had gone.
He gently pulled the pink rabbit butler's sleeve, "Rabbit..."
"What's wrong, Master?"
"Brother Ruisi..."
Xiao Zhuang didn't know what to say.
【Hmm… I want to contact Brother Ruisi.】
Pink Rabbit immediately understood, "Master Xiao Zhuang, do you want to call Rui Si?"
"Uh-huh."
In the small garden outside the auditorium, Jiang Chen and Xiao Zhuang sat together on a bench.
Xiao Zhuang doesn't know how to use his children's terminal very well. It's just a decoration when worn on his wrist. He fiddled with it for a long time but still couldn't figure out how to call Ruisi.
Pink Rabbit helped to make the call, and the video call was connected after several minutes.
The video pixels are a bit blurry, it seems the signal over there is not very good.
"Little zombie?"
"Brother Ruisi, are you okay?"
"Um."
After the video was connected, Xiao Zhuang didn't know what to say after just a few words.
"Are you worried about me?"
The little zombie nodded.
Looking at the cute little zombie, Rui Si's beautiful eyes curved and he chuckled, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."
The operation failed and he almost got into trouble. He thought he would never be able to return to the empire, but his biological parents came to take him back the next day. Perhaps they had come to terms with it. They only had this one child. The fertility rate of interstellar people was too low, and it was not easy to have children. The lifespan of interstellar people was too long, and the price was that it was difficult to have children. Many couples could not conceive for more than ten years. If something happened to Ruis, they would have no one to rely on in the messy royal relations of the empire. They could not sit idly by and watch their own flesh and blood.
This time, Ruisi turned a disaster into a blessing. Having left his family when he was young, he could finally go home.
Xiao Zhuang wanted to ask something, but didn't know how to say it.
Seeing that Xiao Zhuang was silent, Rui Si took the initiative to tell him about his situation.
"I transferred to another school. I'm studying in my hometown now. I'll send you a gift in a few days."
"Be good in school. I'll come visit you later."
"Um."
Finally, Rui Si was silent for a few seconds.
Life in the Federation was boring. At the age of five, Ruis understood that he had to be alert at all times and live a hypocritical and difficult life. Everyone thought he was polite and gentle, but that was not the case. Like ordinary children, he had a selfish, naughty and evil side.
His true face was only seen by Xiao Jiang, but Xiao Jiang did not hate or fear him because of this. Instead, he came to save him at all costs.
In the video, Rui Si took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Xiao Zhuang, thank you."
This smile was no longer fake like before, but came from the heart sincerely.
*
The next day, Xiao Jiang received a package in class.
"Xiao Zhuang, this is from Rui Si."
Xiao Zhuang ran to Teacher Xu and took the gift.
The other kids in the class quickly gathered around and shouted, "What is it? What is it?"
The little zombie was surrounded.
Xianxian volunteered, "Can I help you open it?"
"Um."
"No, what if you damage the package by being clumsy?" Yueyue stepped forward to stop him.
"My best friend has already agreed!" Xianxian didn't care about Yueyue's obstruction. He placed the gift box in front of Xiaozhuang, and with a few rustling movements, his little hands tore the box apart beyond recognition.
The gift was a pot of colorful and crystal clear flowers.
The moment it was opened, all the children exclaimed “Wow!”
"What beautiful flowers!" Qibao came forward. She was a descendant of the elves and had a natural affinity for plants.
Zhuangzhuang was puzzled. "This flower looks fake."
"It's not fake, it's real." Qi Bao was extremely sure. She had never seen such a flower before.
Xiao Zhuang also liked this pot of flowers very much. He held the flowers in his arms, fearing that they would be snatched away by other classmates.
He lowered his head and looked at the flowers in his arms.
[Little Jiang really likes the flowers that Brother Ruisi sent.]
The classmates all heard his thoughts and knew that this was something Xiao Zhuang cherished, so they also became cautious.
"We won't touch it. It would be a shame to damage such a beautiful flower."
"Hmmmm."
"Can I take a look? Just take a look." Qi Bao seldom communicates with Xiao Zhuang. This is the first time she has spoken so much.
"Okay~"
Xiao Zhuang placed the potted plant on his small table, and Qi Bao lay beside it, watching with a smile.
The way Xiao Zhuang was taking care of the potted plant just now made Long Qi Che, who was standing by, very jealous. He thought about it and realized that he had never given Xiao Zhuang a gift before.
[I also want to give something to Xiaojiang. Xiaojiang is mine.]
"Huh?" Xiao Zhuang, who was sitting obediently on the chair, was stunned for a moment after hearing Long Qi Che's voice. He looked at Long Qi Che, not understanding what this meant.
When meeting Xiao Zhuang's eyes, Long Qi Che inexplicably felt the possessiveness that children have since childhood.
He didn't care about anything before, but for the first time, he wanted to be with Xiao Zhuang forever, grow up and live together.
When this thought came to him, he was surprised himself.
Xiao Zhuang thought Long Qiche was in a bad mood, so he walked up to him and took his hand. "Xiao Che, are you unhappy?"
The little hand was icy cold and very soft. Long Qi Che blushed, "No, no... I also want to give you a gift." Long Qi Che said what was in his heart.
"Then I'll give Xiao Che a gift too."
"Really?"
"Um."
In the afternoon, Xiao Zhuang went home and he held the pot of flowers tightly and refused to let go all the way.
He wanted to put the flowers on the carved stand in the living room, but he was too small to reach it.
He brought a small stool, climbed up carefully, and then put the flowers in place.
Just then, a beam of evening sunlight streamed into the living room, shining on the crystal flowers, casting faint, colorful spots of light inside the room.
"This flower is so beautiful, but I don't know how to take care of it?" Jiang Chen is also a flower lover. This is the first time he has seen this kind of flower. It is crystal clear, like a gem.
"Master, here are the instructions." The pink rabbit housekeeper scanned the chip on the flowerpot, and the maintenance instructions for the crystal flower appeared before him.
Crystal flowers are expensive and are a rare species in the empire. One plant can be sold for tens of millions of yuan. Crystal flowers represent auspiciousness and can improve the aura in the house, purify the environment, and bloom for decades. But the price is that it is more troublesome to maintain on a daily basis. It needs to be watered with gem water. The more valuable the gem water, the better the flower blooms.
"What is gem water?" Jiang Chen wondered.
"It's water that's been soaked in gemstones. It means the more precious the gemstones used in the gemstone water, the better the flowers will bloom."
"So that's how it is." Jiang Chen thought of Emperor Chen's pile of colorful gems, which could come in handy.
Perhaps influenced by Jiang Chen, Xiao Jiang is also interested in growing flowers.
"Dad, water the flowers..."
"good."
Xiao Zhuang ran in front, and several people came to the warehouse.
"Little Zombie, can you choose the gem yourself?"
"good."
The little zombie rummaged through the big box, and finally picked out a big one that he liked best and put it in the small bucket.
Jiang Chen smiled after seeing Xiao Zhuang's spoils. This kid has a good eye and picked out the most precious gems.
Gem water needs to be soaked for more than eight hours before it can be used.
The next day was the weekend, and Xiao Zhuang got up early to water the flowers.
He took a small ladle and scooped up a spoonful of the gem water.
"Bunny, water the plants..."
Pink Rabbit smiled and was about to pick up the little zombie, when Jiaojiao rushed over and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it, Master."
"Um."
After getting permission, Jiaojiao was extremely happy. He especially liked being close to Xiaozhuang.
With his feet off the ground, the little zombie was held in Jiaojiao's arms and floated in the air. He used a small ladle to water the flowers little by little.
When the water seeped into the soil, the crystal flowers seemed to sense something and bloomed more beautifully, with a colorful halo appearing around them.
"It's so beautiful! This crystal flower must be of top quality, right?"
Last night, Pink Rabbit climbed over the wall to search for popular science on the Empire website. He looked at many pictures, but none of them were as beautiful as the flower in the pot of Little Zhuang Young Master.
Jiang Chen walked over slowly, and seeing the crystal flowers blooming so beautifully, his mood also became happy.
"Jiaojiao is so happy today!"
"Me too, I feel the air is fresher, but unfortunately I can't smell it, hahahaha~" the pink rabbit housekeeper joked.
The little zombie was also much more active than usual, clapping his hands and jumping under the flower stand.
At this time, Ranye also came out of the terminal to admire it together. He had been sleeping for hundreds of years. The once famous military's strongest combat AI was now trapped in a small template. He felt unwilling to accept it, but after seeing the crystal flower today, he felt inexplicably good. In fact, such a peaceful life is not bad?
The other robots working in the yard also felt that the weather today was better than ever before, and their mood was brighter.
The owner of the Jiang house is kind-hearted. All employees cherish their jobs and respect the owner here, and they are happy to go to work every day.
The crystal flowers are crystal clear, and under their influence the atmosphere is now more harmonious.
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