Liu Bao'er cooperated with everyone, laughing when she was supposed to and greeting people when she was supposed to; she had a very sweet tongue.
The baby charmed a group of fans who praised the child for being well-behaved and adorable, and asked Wang Feng for advice on how to raise such a good child.
Wang Feng gave an awkward laugh, unsure how to respond.
Liu Bao'er glanced impatiently at Liu Guojun, who shuddered, forcibly pulled Liu Bao'er into his arms, and said with a forced smile:
"Thank you everyone. My child is tired and needs to sleep. I'm so sorry."
The group was very understanding:
"Oh dear, that's right. Such a young child must be tired after traveling such a long distance with you. Everyone, let's go home and rest. Don't tire the child out."
"Go back quickly, go back quickly. Take the kids to my house to play another day. My house is in Building 2, Zone 1."
"..."
Liu Bao'er buried her face in front of Liu Guojun and rubbed it against him vigorously. Damn it, he's filthy!
Seeing him like this, everyone assumed it was the child fussing and spoke with concern:
"Look how tired and pitiful the child is. He's so young, yet he's suffering because of the adults."
"Oh dear, the child came at the wrong time, caught in the apocalypse, how could he not suffer?"
“I think the child came at just the right time. That damned God doesn’t want us to live, so we’d better live well to show Him and make Him angry. Now that we have the next generation, we have hope for the future.”
"Yes, you're really good at talking."
"Haha, that's right."
"..."
The house that Liu Guojun and his group rented was in the most populous and worst-condition civilian residential community.
As Liu Bao'er passed by the public restroom, the smell emanating from it made her frown.
After finally finding the building number where she was renting, Liu Bao'er's expression darkened even more when she saw the long iron staircases on both sides.
Several middle-aged women wearing red armbands were checking for safety hazards, and Ding, who had been betrothed to Pei Nansheng, was also there.
Seeing that Liu Bao'er and her family were unfamiliar faces, he asked:
Are you new residents?
"Ah, yes, yes."
Liu Guojun showed the rental agreement to Ding.
Ding glanced at her briefly, her eyes drifting straight to Liu Bao'er:
"The child is so young, it's inconvenient for them to live on a higher floor. There are a few vacant rooms on the first and second floors that we can switch to."
My mind kept racing with thoughts. Oh dear, if only my daughter had listened to me, she would be pregnant by now, and I would have such a cute little grandson to play with. I would be so envious of those old fogies who gossip about my family.
Holding Liu Bao'er's hand, reluctant to let go, he said, "Call her Your Majesty."
The others also touched this one and pinched that one, showing how much they loved it.
Liu Bao'er had reached her limit, whimpering and turning her head away from them.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, my child is fussy and doesn't want to sleep, could you please...?"
Ms. Ding reluctantly let go of his hand:
"Poor thing, look how tired the child is. Go back quickly. I'm in charge of District 1. You can come to me if you need anything."
"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you."
Upon reaching the 6th floor and entering their rented room, Liu Guojun and the others found their vests soaked with sweat.
The house was very simple, with nothing much inside except a single bed.
Liu Shulin and Wang Feng quickly spread out the thin mattress they had brought with them and then put Liu Bao'er on the bed.
The moment the door closed, the atmosphere changed instantly, and Liu Guojun and the others knelt respectfully before Liu Bao'er.
"Elder... Elder, we failed to protect you properly. Please punish us."
Liu Bao'er... The reclusive elder of the Ding family had a livid face, his anger unable to be vented. When did he become a plaything that everyone could touch and squeeze?
Despicable! Despicable!! Despicable!!
Damn it! They all deserve to die!!
Liu Guojun and the others waited anxiously for the elder's judgment; their names were, of course, fake.
Elder... For the sake of convenience, let's call him Liu Bao'er for now.
It took Liu Bao'er a while to calm down.
He reached out to Wang Feng, who paused for a moment, then quickly reacted, pulling a snow-white towel from her backpack, wetting it, and handing it to Liu Bao'er.
Liu Bao'er vigorously wiped her face, then threw the towel at Wang Feng and continued reaching out.
Wang Feng took out another white cloth, wet it, and handed it to him again.
After wiping her face and hands, Liu Bao'er felt a little better.
He said in a deep voice:
"Wang Feng stays behind. You few go out and gather information. I need to know everything about Pei Nansheng and his sister, down to the smallest detail. Be careful when you're gathering information, and don't let anyone find out."
"yes."
Liu Bao'er squinted her eyes and said again:
“We’ll be staying here for a while, to see what kind of work we can do. Someone in the family has to earn some income.”
"yes."
After giving the important instructions, he patted his stomach and said, "I'm hungry, get me something to eat."
"yes."
This time, it was Wang Feng who responded.
"Get lost."
"yes."
The group walked backward out of the room and gently closed the door behind them.
For the first time ever, the elders didn't punish them, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and forced a wry smile.
Liu Bao'er collapsed onto the bed; her small body was simply too weak.
Thinking of her enemy so close at hand, Liu Bao'er's beautiful eyes welled up with bloodshot veins, and she squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth:
"Pei Nansheng, Zuo Ling, you just wait."
Soon, the news of a child arriving at the base reached the ears of the senior management.
Chief Mei immediately gave instructions that the flowers of the motherland must grow up healthily, and that no one should suffer, but the children should not suffer.
Policies will provide certain preferential treatment in areas such as housing, food supply, and parents' employment.
Not only did they receive preferential treatment in terms of policy, but Chief Mei and other senior leaders also personally visited the district to show their care and concern for Liu Bao'er's family.
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