With Pang Dun'er's reminder, the Captain and Xu Jiacan stopped talking and then looked expectantly at Fu Xinci.
Fu Xinci didn't waste any words. With a wave of her fair little hand, she brought everyone into the space.
"Wow," Pang Dun'er exclaimed excitedly, "Fu Xinci's space is truly wonderful! With this space, no matter where we go, we can just lie flat."
"Yes, I've decided. From today onwards, I'm not doing anything. I'm going to lie flat."
"I want to lie flat too."
"Mmm, from today onwards, I'm going to be Fu Xinci's leg accessory."
The three pregnant women smiled gently, their faces radiating maternal glow, and were the first to express their most instinctive desire: holding onto this golden thigh, they would never have to worry about food or drink.
Pang Dun'er also wanted to say something, but as a man who stood tall and upright, if he spoke in such a sweet tone, he was afraid his wife would beat him.
He missed the past. Before Fu Xinci had her accident, she was only a tiny bit older than him. As a younger brother, he could still act a little spoiled.
Now, he looked down at his thick, broad waist and bulging belly. If he were to act spoiled with his sister now, let alone his wife beating him to death, he himself would be disgusted to death.
Alas, this was the price of growing up.
The Captain and Xu Jiacan didn't have so many burdens. Since their wives had already latched onto the golden thigh, they didn't need to repeat it; it would seem too insincere, and Fu Xinci's personality wouldn't like it.
Pang Dun'er had overthought things and was causing himself unnecessary trouble. When he saw the two people opposite him smiling at him, he knew he had been foolish again.
However, he was lucky he reacted quickly and cut his losses in time, otherwise he would have continued to act foolishly.
Fu Xinci, however, was accustomed to their unspoken communication. She merely glanced playfully at Xinjie and Xiao Ai before feigning obedience and asking the two handsome uncles,
"Uncle Xu, Uncle Sun, shall we go see Old Dragon City now?"
"Let's go now." The two handsome uncles had seen a lot of the world. Even after clearly seeing the scene in Fu Xinci's space, they had the expression of "I knew it would be like this."
"Okay," Fu Xinci replied, and then led the way to the notice board.
"Is this the place that connects to Old Dragon City?" Pang Dun'er was a little excited, his words rushed and rapid.
"Yes," Fu Xinci responded, and with her right hand, she pressed the switch.
A "ding dong" prompt instantly awakened the memories of everyone present.
"I'd forgotten how long it had been since I heard this sound. Back in Old Dragon City, every time I heard this mechanical sound, I felt it was the most beautiful sound in the world."
"Yes, it seems like yesterday, yet it's so distant that I almost forget."
"It's been several years, how many days and nights. We were once vigorous young men, and now we're about to become fathers."
Hearing Xu Jiacan's proud shout, Pang Dun'er joined in the teasing, "It's not like we're all about to become fathers. Look, there are wrinkles at the corners of my eyes. I'm old. A brave man doesn't boast of his past glories."
Hearing Pang Dun'er's words, Uncle Xu and Uncle Sun pointed at him, "You brat, you're old, so what are we?"
"You two are, are...". Pang Dun'er scrambled for a few words in his mind, such as "old and vigorous," "old and dignified," "old and cunning," "an old oyster spawns a pearl," "don't touch a tiger's backside"...
He immediately covered his mouth, very afraid that he would blurt out these words on impulse.
Good heavens, that would be disastrous. If he dared to use these words to describe these two handsome uncles, he would be beaten to death.
Flattened on the ground, unable to even pick up a shovel.
His life was precious, so he'd better not speak.
Seeing his scared expression, everyone understood that this guy hadn't thought of any good words again.
...
In the trading hall of Old Dragon City, even though the doors and windows were open during the day, the interior was dim.
A disheveled ability user, whose gender was indistinguishable, was leaning against a row of worn-out seats, dozing off.
In a daze, he seemed to hear a long-lost celestial sound, "Ding dong," and he suddenly stood up from his seat.
The people next to him were so hungry that they didn't even have the strength to speak.
Suddenly seeing him stand up as if he had come back from the dead, they were all surprised.
Some who knew him better half-closed their eyes and persuaded him, "We only get to gnaw on a bite of food a day, why are you bothering yourself? Aren't you afraid that bite of food will be digested too quickly? There's still half a day and a night to go, how will you get through it?"
After saying that, he regretted it. He had just said so much and consumed more of his stomach's contents. He didn't know if he could hold on until tomorrow morning.
"That, that..." The standing person pointed at the lit indicator light on the vending machine, speaking incoherently and letting out a shrill cry, "It's Fu Xiao Niu, haha, it's Fu Xiao Niu, *sob sob* we won't starve to death, *sob sob*~"
After saying that, the person didn't care about the astonished eyes of the people around him and ran desperately towards the vending machine.
However, he was so weak that he could only push himself forward with his last breath. He staggered to the vending machine and burst into tears looking at Fu Xiao Niu on the screen.
Fu Xinci had not expected that not only were there people in Old Dragon City, but they also recognized her.
However, these people were too pathetic!
Their appearance was like small potatoes dug out of a stove pit, so black and dirty that their gender was indistinguishable.
"Fu Xiao Niu, Fu Xiao Niu, can you give me a bite to eat first?" After saying that, the person kept bowing to Fu Xinci on the screen.
Fu Xinci really couldn't bear to watch this, and neither could the three pregnant women. They all looked at her with pleading eyes.
Fu Xinci stopped speaking, reached out, took a piece of egg pancake, and traded it over.
The person didn't care about their dirty hands. They picked up the egg pancake and sniffed it deeply under their nose. Their nostrils were filled with the enticing aroma of eggs, and saliva involuntarily dripped down.
The people sitting on the row of seats, seeing that this fellow had actually obtained food.
And it was a fragrant egg pancake, they could no longer remain calm and rushed over in a swarm.
However, they had not eaten their fill for a long time, and their limbs simply didn't obey.
Especially their legs, the more they hurried, the less they could move.
"*Sob sob*~" Someone cried out in distress.
Fu Xinci: Should she say something!
"Don't worry, everyone. We'll definitely be able to send you some food today."
"Fu, Xiao, Niu, you, are, a, good, person."
Seeing him crane his neck non-stop, Fu Xinci was afraid he would choke and said, "You should swallow what's in your mouth before you speak, otherwise I'm afraid you'll choke."
"Mmm, mmm." With Fu Xinci's urging, the person nodded quickly and buried their head in eating.
Seeing how he ate, Fu Xinci was frightened and turned to ask the two handsome uncles.
"Uncle Xu, Uncle Sun, is he going to be alright?"
"Fortunately, you only gave him a palm-sized piece. If it were a larger piece, it would be hard to say."