Back in Houyi Hutong, Ouyang Meihua asked if she had finished her business.
Tian Jing nodded, "One thing is done, and I'm waiting for someone else. What about you? How are you getting along with your little nephew?"
Mentioning her nephew, Ouyang Meihua got angry, "He's completely spoiled by his mother. A five-year-old boy still can't be separated from his mom."
"Look, he's hiding in his room crying like a little girl because he can't find his mom."
Tian Jing knew the importance of the growth environment for children:
"Tell Ouyang Lei to take him out every day to see the world, and he'll change."
"I'm tired, I'll go rest first. Call me when it's time to eat."
Watching the closing door, Ouyang Meihua was a little worried.
Although Tian Jing appeared calm, something seemed off.
Tian Jing threw herself onto the bed, staring at the ceiling, organizing her thoughts.
According to Zeng Jingchu, her superpower came from the Han family, from this body, not from her soul.
Furthermore, based on Chen Yao's words, she suspected that the overseas-returned family that Chen Yao described as stronger than the Xiao family was the Zeng family.
After thinking for a long time, she was still a Chen family daughter. What was the difference? At most, she had been upgraded to be on par with Chen Yaoming.
She turned over and closed her eyes to sleep.
In her dreams, she saw Han Shuzhen's tear-filled eyes.
Woken by the knocking, she sighed, "I'm awake, stop knocking."
Outside the door, Ouyang Meihua replied, "Hurry up and eat."
At the dinner table, Ouyang Lei and his son were also seated.
Ouyang Renzhi's eyes were red and swollen, and Ouyang Lei looked annoyed and helpless.
Seeing Tian Jing come out, Ouyang Lei pleaded for help, "How can I handle this kid?"
"Bribe him with food, drinks, and toys. Once he gets used to you, he'll become close to you."
Ouyang Lei immediately picked up his chopsticks, "Let's eat, eat. After eating, we'll go out to play and buy some good food."
After the meal, Ouyang Meihua planned to accompany Ouyang Lei and his son out and asked Tian Jing if she wanted to join.
Tian Jing refused and went back to her room to sleep.
Ouyang Lei looked at his elder sister, "What's wrong?"
Ouyang Meihua punched her younger brother exasperatedly, "Are you stupid? It's definitely about her background."
Ouyang Lei dodged with his son in his arms, "She's decades old, why does she still care about her background?"
"If you think it's good, then interact more. If you don't like it, then ignore it. Isn't she just worrying herself sick?"
Tian Jing opened the door, "You're right, I'll go out with you."
At this time, there were no suitable places for children to play in Kyoto.
So, they could only go buy food.
They strolled to digest their food and then ate fried stuffed tofu skin on the roadside stalls.
Ouyang Renzhi was given a candied hawthorn. Nibbling on it, he finally was willing to give his dad a smile.
Ouyang Lei was so happy he couldn't stop beaming, and Ouyang Meihua couldn't bear to watch her younger brother's pathetic display.
After this stroll, Ouyang Renzhi was willing to stay by his dad's side.
The gloom in Tian Jing's heart also dispersed. As Ouyang Lei said, if she didn't like it, she wouldn't get close.
The next day, Zeng Jingrong arrived, accompanied by Zeng Jingchu.
Seeing Tian Jing greet him as usual, Zeng Jingchu breathed a sigh of relief.
He handed two photos to Tian Jing, "I'm sorry, I know this is an invasion of your privacy, but I want my mother to live. If mother is here, the family is here."
Tian Jing's hand paused, and she still took the photos.
"Captain Zeng, please say what you need to say. I want to go home."
In front of Zeng Jingchu, Zeng Jingrong directly asked how Tian Jing had leveled up.
Tian Jing retorted, "How was the array handled?"
"It's currently taken over by Wan Zhongshan."
"Apply for that array location as a training ground for your special operations team, and conclude Chen Yao's case. Then you can ask me. How is Ah Feng?"
Apply for it as a training ground for the special operations team?
Zeng Jingrong had some guesses, but Tian Jing clearly didn't want to talk anymore.
"Ah Feng has woken up and needs to fast for two more days. Jing Liang is with her."
"When she can be discharged, I will send her and Jing Liang back to Kushan."
Tian Jing understood. She might not get close, but others would try to get close to her. Zeng Jingliang had waited for Ah Feng for so long.
"Mm, tell Ah Feng I'll wait for her back home. Her cousin's medical skills are very good. Send her back soon."
After seeing off the Zeng cousins, Tian Jing asked Ouyang Meihua if she wanted to go back.
Ouyang Meihua was getting restless here, "Go back, go back. There's too much to do at home, I'll grow mold here from boredom."
The sisters-in-law returned to Kushan and happened to arrive during a heavy snowfall.
Even without villagers going in, the security team at the bridge was watching diligently.
Seeing the sisters-in-law return, they still registered the date and time of their entry into the village.
Ouyang Meihua couldn't hold back her words and directly asked the security team member, "Who is the mole?"
The security team member's face was not good, "It was one of us. He didn't do it intentionally, he just let it slip during casual conversation."
"Can you talk about work secrets during casual conversation? How did Village Chief Li handle it?"
When it came to Chief Li's handling, the security team member gritted his teeth with hatred for the informant,
"All our team members are undergoing military training during their rotations."
Tian Jing was surprised, "From what you're saying, is military training constant?"
"Yes. Chief Li invited soldiers from the county armed police to train all the villagers and villagers from other villages, saying this was the slack farming season."
Ouyang Meihua grabbed Tian Jing and ran into the village, "I heard the shouts, let's go see."
See?
As soon as the two women were spotted, the villagers, living in dire straits, immediately reported to the officers that these two were also villagers.
Well, without even entering their homes, they were put into training.
Military training was divided into four teams: elderly, middle-aged, youth, and children.
The youth and children were very supportive and enthusiastic about military training.
The middle-aged were okay too.
The elderly, however, complained bitterly.
Pity their old bones, why were they marching?
If they tried to get sick leave, Village Chief Li's face would turn black as the bottom of a pot. They had to march, even if it meant breaking their old legs.
As soon as Ouyang Meihua joined a team, she refused, "I'm not in the elderly team."
The drill instructor asked, "How old are you?"
"Fifty, uh, forty-nine."
"The officer just said you were fifty."
Ouyang Meihua stepped forward, "What's wrong with being fifty? I can still beat you black and blue at fifty."
The drill instructor for the elderly team, already feeling wronged, was now being provoked...
"They're fighting, they're fighting."
The other three teams could no longer train and were dismissed, allowing the villagers to gather and watch.
Ouyang Meihua had also been feeling stifled for a few days. She wanted to vent, so she suppressed her internal energy and only used her boxing skills to spar with the drill instructor.
When Li Zhengguo arrived, he saw the village road in chaos.
The only places in the village suitable for military training were the north and south village roads.
The villagers were watching the commotion when someone tugged at their sleeve, "Don't mess around... uh, Village Chief Li."
"What is going on here?"
The villager shook his head, "I'm not very clear. When Ouyang Meihua and Team Leader Tian returned... then they started fighting."
Li Zhengguo blew his whistle, and everyone immediately returned to their positions and lined up neatly.
"What is the purpose of me arranging this military training for you?"
The villagers replied in unison, "Collective honor."
"Good! Everyone who participated in the military training, go back and write two hundred words of reflection, specifically on this incident. Dismissed!"
The word "Dismissed" was the most anticipated by every villager, but at this moment, they would rather be trained in the winter wind than be dismissed.
"If you don't dismiss now, I'll add to the word count..."
Whoosh!
The villagers ran faster than rabbits.
Ouyang Meihua covered her mouth, trying to suppress her laughter.
"Ouyang Meihua!"
"Here!"
"Five hundred-word self-criticism to be read aloud in the broadcast room."
"Li Zhengguo! Do you believe I'll beat you to death? You told Ouyang Lei the flaws in the Ouyang family's cultivation methods, why didn't you tell me?"
"I don't believe it. Come and beat me to death then."
Ouyang Meihua said to Tian Jing, who was secretly smiling, "Great Hero Tian, take your mentally ill person home."
Tian Jing shook her head, "He's the village chief, I have to listen to him."