Chapter 381: Long Time No See, Ye Zhi Zhi

That day, the old men and women invited by Zhu Zhen Guo all went crazy.

And the five people who had taken the Jade Marrow Pill, in front of everyone, seemed to return to youth, instantly becoming much younger.

They never expected that a tiny pill could have such miraculous efficacy.

Now, those old friends who had secretly doubted regretted it deeply.

As a divine doctor, Huang Ziming was so angry after taking the pulse that he quit on the spot.

"Surname Zhu, if you still consider me a friend, tell me where I can buy Jade Marrow Pill; I'd spend my entire fortune to get one!"

Others also pestered Zhu Zhen Guo for contact information, but he refused them all.

Zhu Zhen Guo isn't stupid either; he couldn't possibly use Lin Meng as a favor.

He could see that Lin Meng disliked noise; once the news spread, her villa would surely be swamped with visitors, and nobody would be happy about that.

Zhu Zhen Guo would never do such a stupid thing as to personally ruin the little bit of friendship between him and Lin Meng.

Ye Lao Yezi watched, gloating over their misfortune.

Who asked this old coot to love showing off, insisting everyone come witness, making so many people jealous.

Leave this mess for him to clean up himself.

Ye Lao Yezi waited for the right moment and then slipped away.

Lin Meng, unaware that Zhu Zhen Guo had set up a trap, received a hundred million in owed payment from the other party and immediately had her aunt and uncle-in-law help run errands to purchase large quantities of supplies.

She also hadn't checked on Ye Heng's situation for a while.

Although Ye Heng would come by every few days to say hello and ask about Lin Meng's recent situation.

But after hearing that Lin Meng was all right, Ye Heng would disappear again, obviously also busy as could be.

I heard the refuge's renovation was nearly complete, its area expanded greatly, almost occupying the entire valley.

On the surrounding cliffs, I heard they had also dug some artificial caves for storing precious items.

As for population growth, it hasn't been so smooth; so far not many strong combat teams have joined, but talents from all professions have gradually gathered.

In medical terms, a few more medical staff have appeared, barely enough to form a medical team.

As for infrastructure maintenance, the personnel have also been scraped together; once the refuge's renovation is fully finished, these people will barely be able to support its basic operation and maintenance.

Of course, what Ye Heng cares about most is still the refuge's ecosystem; a simulated ecology could let the refuge regain self-sufficiency in planting and raising.

Ye Heng has already consulted the 13th Special Zone about ecological planting and breeding; so far, whether planting vegetables or raising poultry and livestock, yields and survival rates are low, and the output quality is not good.

For example, the vegetables Lin Meng gave were fresh and tasty, either crisply sweet or with a distinctive fragrance.

But even the most advanced planting techniques now can only reduce harmful residue by over ninety percent, and cannot guarantee taste or texture.

Again, for breeding, the chicken meat in the special zone is tough and smelly, with small size; in contrast, the chicken Lin Meng supplies completely outperforms the wasteland world's chicken in every aspect.

After learning this, Lin Meng told Ye Heng to go all out.

Planting might be related to seed and soil quality; she could try sending her own seeds and soil.

As for breeding, the space currently cannot accommodate any living creatures other than her.

Perhaps after the space evolves a few more times, it's not impossible.

This time Lin Meng gave her aunt a large sum of money, along with a shopping list for her to follow.

At first Lin Cuihua was a bit confused; Lin Meng had her buy only the most basic living supplies, like pots, pans, bowls, cotton clothes and quilts.

Also there were lots of rice, wheat, soybeans, brown rice and such grains to buy, requiring several big trucks.

Lin Meng could only say it was for charity, so her aunt didn't ask further.

Now that her aunt and uncle-in-law are helping at home, Lin Meng doesn't need to look for outside help either, which is clearly more convenient.

Another idle day passed, and no one came to buy pills anymore.

The military side also had no news yet; researching the Aperture-Opening Pill would still take some time, which Lin Meng could wait for.

By night, Lin Meng couldn't sit still, packed up, and went to the Strange World.

This landing point was a bit unfamiliar, but soon Lin Meng found out she was near the villa assigned to her by the Canaan City Administration Bureau.

It looks like Ye Heng came here today, so Ye Zhi Zhi should be here too.

Lin Meng also happened to not have seen Ye Zhi Zhi in a long time; today she could finally meet her.

Lin Meng, using the Night Watch magnetic card, was respectfully let into the villa complex.

Unlike modern-world villas, the villas here are more luxurious and extravagant, especially with night lights decorating them, making one feel as if entering a fairyland.

Lin Meng followed the villa location Ye Heng gave her and indeed saw on a grand villa's gateplate her Lin surname engraved.

She rang the doorbell, and the one who opened the door was little Ye Zhi Zhi.

Ye Zhi Zhi didn't expect to see Lin Meng so late; upon seeing her, she couldn't hold back and rushed into Lin Meng's arms with red eyes.

"Sister, Ye Zhi Zhi misses you!"

Ye Zhi Zhi hugged Lin Meng tightly, the little one afraid Lin Meng would vanish from her sight, clutching Lin Meng's clothes with both hands.

Lin Meng lowered her head, rubbed Ye Zhi Zhi's head, and whispered:

"Sister, I'm sorry it took so long to come see Ye Zhi Zhi."

Lin Meng looked at Ye Zhi Zhi; the little girl hadn't grown much taller, still shorter than peers, but at least she had filled out, no longer as frail as when first seen.

Ye Zhi Zhi heard that, smiled, wiped her tears, and showed Lin Meng her tiny teeth.

"Brother said sister is very busy, Ye Zhi Zhi understands; Ye Zhi Zhi now has school, eats well, dresses well, and lives in sister's big house; Ye Zhi Zhi is very satisfied!"

Hearing that, Lin Meng couldn't help but laugh; the little one had become more cheerful and loved to laugh, and it seemed no one bullied her anymore, so her days would only get better.

Ye Zhi Zhi pulled Lin Meng into the villa, bustling about to fetch slippers and pour milk.

"Sister, this villa is yours; I and Brother are taking good care of it, your room is upstairs, and we live on the first floor to look after the house for you!"

Lin Meng felt touched; this house was of little use to her, couldn't be moved, and couldn't be lived in—it was only accepted for the sake of Ye Heng and Ye Zhi Zhi, the two siblings.

But the two children are well-behaved; they didn't think of taking over the place because she doesn't live there, instead they properly occupy only the two small guest rooms downstairs.

The living room on the first floor showed hardly any signs of use, as if it were brand new.

Lin Meng saw this, lightly furrowed her brows, and pulling Zhizhi's small hand, she said:

Lin Meng said: "Zhizhi, you and your brother don't need to be so formal; the house being empty is just empty, I have another place to stay, this house was originally meant for you two siblings to live in, from now on don't treat yourselves as outsiders, at home you should relax—do whatever feels comfortable."

Ye Zhizhi's eyes widened wide, as if there were stars twinkling inside.

Older sister meant, should we treat this place as home?