Chapter 598: You will leave, won't you

For the sake of An Yinan's safety, the state specifically bought the units on the floors above and below; whether someone walked from above or from below, they could not escape the eyes of the Huaxia Army.

"That's right, didn't expect it?" An Yinan was wearing casual home clothes today, and her expression lacked its usual seriousness, appearing much softer.

This was a side of her that Li Zai had never seen before.

"Didn't expect it..." How could Li Zai have expected that someone who could stir up storms in the stock market would actually have to wash her hands and make soup upon returning home.

And those he considered bodyguards and servants were currently acting just like masters, eating fruit on the sofa while watching the workers install things.

Everything, absolutely everything, seemed to contradict his understanding of things.

"Following the Madam, you won't lose out." Yun Mo walked into the room and handed Li Zai an orange; having just heard their conversation, he responded casually and then burst into laughter.

"Hmm..." Li Zai was somewhat silent.

"What's wrong? With a face like a funeral, were you bullied? Tell your brother, and I'll go get revenge for you." Yun Mo stretched out his arm and pulled Li Zai in front of him, looking at his thin arms and legs with a bit of disdain, "You need to exercise."

Li Zai nodded, "Brother Mo, I understand."

"Tell me, what's going on." After nearly a year of contact, Yun Mo had come to see Li Zai as a younger brother and had always taken good care of him.

"You will leave, won't you."

Li Zai said in a low voice, his face showing a sense of loss.

After hearing his words, the smile on Yun Mo's face slowly tightened; leaving...

Yes, they would eventually leave.

He was Huaxia Army; wherever his mission was, that was where he had to be.

Appearing in the City now was only because his mission was to protect the Leader.

When the Leader's mission was complete and it was time to return to the Mainland, that would be the time for them to return as well.

Then Li Zai...

"There will be a road when the car reaches the mountain, and a boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge; why are you two thinking so much?"

"Is it that I made too little meat, or that I assigned you too little work?"

"Yun Mo, let me tell you, you eat as much as you wrap; just try eating one extra!"

No need to say, with this tone and these words, it was either Yun Shu or the Leader.

Women, why couldn't they be a little more gentle? They were making him develop a fear of women.

The women around him, one and all, were big tigers.

"I'll wrap, I'll wrap right now." No one knew what he was thinking inside.

But his mouth and hands were very obedient; he immediately washed his hands and started wrapping dumplings.

The Leader meant what she said; if he didn't wrap them himself, he wouldn't even think about eating a single bite of today's meal...

"Madam, I didn't get to eat last time, could this time..."

"No!"

While Yun Mo was still trying to argue his case, Yun Shu directly sealed off his path.

He didn't get to eat last time, and he didn't even know who to blame; how could he have the nerve to bring it up?

"Oh!" Yun Mo sighed, then stopped being glib and his hand movements became nimble, though the dumplings he wrapped were not as good as those of Li Zai, who was just learning.

That's right, Li Zai said he had never eaten dumplings before.

When his parents were alive, life at home wasn't good; being half-full every day was something to be thankful for.

Later, after his parents passed away, he still had to take care of his brother who wasn't right in the head; every day he could only lock his brother in the room while he went out to collect scrap and do odd jobs.

His small body bore the expenses of the whole family.

Later, he accidentally learned about the Exchange; he watched for a very, very long time before he saved up enough money to get a Trading Card.

Even now, he could still remember the look of contempt from the person who issued the card.

Let alone dumplings, he hadn't even dared to think about them before.

"It will be better in the future; isn't it getting better and better now?" Zhang Cheng gently patted his shoulder.

This finally brought Li Zai back to his senses, and he nodded with a smile, his hands nimbly starting to wrap dumplings.

"Is it done outside?" Seeing Chen Xun enter the kitchen, An Yinan asked.

It had only been half an hour; this was quite fast.

Chen Xun nodded, "Everything is installed, those workers have already left, and the outside has been cleaned up; is there anything you need my help with?"

An Yinan turned around and gave up the spot for wrapping dumplings; in this room, besides herself, Chen Xun was the fastest at wrapping dumplings.

"You wrap the dumplings, I'll go stew the soup and stir-fry the dishes."

An Yinan arranged it with a smile, and Chen Xun immediately took her place.

All the dishes An Yinan made were Mainland dishes, and there were even Northeast-style stews; smelling the fragrance made the eyes of Yun Shu and Yun Mo light up.

This was a taste they hadn't had in many years.

"Wipe away your drool, don't let it fall into the dumplings later." While turning around, An Yinan saw the two gluttons and really couldn't help but tease them.

Yun Shu hurriedly turned her head, "I didn't."

If her tone had been firmer, it probably would have been more convincing.

Yun Mo wasn't that reserved, "This is my admiration for the Madam, and also my noble love for gourmet food."

An Yinan looked at him with amusement but didn't say anything; the longer she was in contact with him, the more she knew what kind of temperament Yun Mo had—to put it colloquially, he was the type who would try to open a dye shop the moment you gave him three pounds of dye.

She had Xiao Guo carry the chicken soup she had been simmering since yesterday, along with the clay pot, straight up.

"This is ready too." An Yinan brandished her spatula, and once she started the fire, she used two woks at the same time.

"Carry it."

She liked cooking; when she went to the countryside in the past, she often cooked, and she could even cook for her friends. When eating alone, no matter how delicious the food was, it felt like it had no flavor.

But when a group of people ate together, everyone would scramble for it, and they would unconsciously eat until they were stuffed.

Sometimes, others only see that those companions are taking advantage of her, but in reality, when she is not lacking in food or vegetables, the emotional value those companions provide to her often exceeds the value of the food itself.

Furthermore, they all brought things for her, so how could there be any distinction of who is taking advantage of whom?

"Ding-dong... ding-dong." The doorbell rang.

An Yinan looked at Xiao Guo, "I expect they've arrived; go open the door and see."

The room full of people, who had just been grinning and joking, instantly turned serious.

The one with the greatest contrast was Yun Mo, which left Li Zai completely unable to react.

"This..." Li Zai was just about to speak.

Zhang Cheng immediately shook his head, "Speak less, listen more, watch more, and learn more."

Li Zai hurriedly nodded, then silently went about his own business; his level is very low, he has no education, he didn't even graduate from elementary school.

He can write a few characters, some of which he still writes incorrectly, but in these recent days, he has already made great progress.

Previously, the Madam asked them to write reports, and he had seen the reports of Xiao Liu and Zhang Cheng; what he wrote himself was nothing at all, but the Madam had read it anyway.

In the end, she explained to him what a report is, how a report should be written, and what kind of arguments need to be presented when writing a report, and so on.