Chapter 1283: Worry

Liu Chuxue traded for ten eggs and a chicken, then followed them to another shop; seeing this one had hand-woven coarse cloth, she traded for a large piece as well, planning to make it into a curtain to hang on the door between the living room and the bedroom, thus ensuring some privacy.

Thanks to Ma Feng Guifang's explanations along the way, the group now understood Baifu Village well enough to know what to trade for and which households to visit.

Seeing it was nearly time to cook, the four hurried back.

As soon as they entered the family compound, they saw Wang Sangyu, the wife of Instructor Guo who had returned on the same vehicle yesterday, chatting with someone while holding her daughter.

Seeing the four of them arrive, someone asked, "Where did you go?"

Ma Feng Guifang smiled and pointed toward Baifu Village: "My youngest son is returning tomorrow, so we went to the village to trade for some ingredients; we might as well take them over to see."

Wang Sangyu led her daughter over to Liu Chuxue and the others: "Tiantian, call them Aunties."

The little girl loved to smile; hearing her mother's words, she sweetly greeted everyone: "Hello, Aunties."

Liu Chuxue loved children; the little girl, tidied up by her mother, had a clean, fair face with two small dimples when she smiled, looking very pretty.

On the day Instructor Guo hosted the meal, this child had made a brief appearance before being led away: "You're Tiantian, right? What a lovely name; later, have your mother bring you to my place to play."

Tang Xinrui also spoke up to praise her: "This little girl is truly beautiful."

Hearing everyone praise her, the little girl grew shy and lowered her head.

Instructor Guo and Battalion Commander Fu were partners, and Wang Sangyu was a straightforward person, so Liu Chuxue naturally wished to be on good terms: "Sister-in-law, bring Tiantian over to play later."

Since it was nearly time to cook, after just a few pleasantries, everyone dispersed.

Walking home with Mo Ruhua, as soon as she entered the courtyard, she thought of Fu Yan Cheng again, wondering where he was now and whether he was in danger.

Thinking of this, she lost all desire to cook.

She simply closed the main gate firmly, returned to her room, and slipped into the space behind the door; after all, she was pregnant now and couldn't afford to go hungry; if she didn't want to cook, the only option was to go into the space and eat what was already prepared.

Fu Yan Cheng, whom she was worrying about, had already met up with others and taken over the mission to monitor those people.

It didn't take long before he personally confirmed that the man was indeed the enemy agent who had previously caused the death of his comrade-in-arms; moreover, even at this moment, the man still dared to have people address him as Lord Xiao, which was truly extremely arrogant.

What he hadn't expected was that, through their tracking, they discovered this man was currently plotting an attack on a certain research institute.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, he immediately found an encrypted telephone and called Division Commander Guan directly to report their findings.

Division Commander Guan ordered them to keep a tight watch on that group; reinforcements from the military district were also dispatched quickly.

Xiao Family

The Xiao elder returned from the ancestral lands in very good spirits.

Hearing his son mention that the whole family would return to the village in a few days to host two tables of guests to thank those who had helped them, he immediately understood his son's intention: "You decide on this matter, but this time your Aunt Miao and I will not go along."

Xiao Fu was surprised that the elder had returned early: "Grand banquets are not in fashion now, but Shi Tou's full-month celebration is a happy occasion for the family; Aunt Miao has worked very hard lately, so we must show our gratitude; I was thinking of gathering the family the night before we return to the village."

Hearing his youngest son say this, the elder felt deeply gratified: "That is good; once we return to the ancestral lands, we likely won't come back to Beijing for some time, so you three siblings must look after one another."