Lu Wanqing and Cuicui didn't continue working this time. They sat down together to rest. Lu Wanqing even used the weeds by the cave to weave little animals for Cuicui.
Little rabbits, little grasshoppers, little dragonflies, little butterflies.
One by one, the little animals were woven to life. Cuicui was overjoyed. "Mom, are these for me?"
"Mm-hmm." Lu Wanqing nodded with a smile.
"Thank you, Mom, I love them!" Cuicui said happily at once.
Sister Shushu had shown off to her before, telling her how Mom had gifted her many handmade woven animals, which were super beautiful. She had been so envious then. But so many things had happened later that she had forgotten. Who would have thought that now, she too would receive animals woven by her mother? She loved Mom!
"If Cuicui likes them, you can learn to weave too," Lu Wanqing said.
Cuicui's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly, "Really?"
"I'll teach you," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
The midday sun was bright, but as it wasn't too hot this season, the temperature was just right, the most comfortable time.
Mother and daughter sat together, one teaching, the other learning. The scene was warm and loving.
The Yu Residence.
Shushu watched her mother teach her sister Cuicui to weave little animals and felt envious. However, thinking that Mom and Sister Cuicui were in a very dangerous place now, she couldn't help but worry about them.
Cuicui had already woven many koi fish with red thread. She put her woven koi fish into transparent balloons and hung them on the swing tree in the yard.
This swing tree was planted by Mommy. When they were first driven out of their small home at the research institute and moved here to live, Mommy would take her to play on the swing in the yard every day. Shushu had always loved that feeling.
She had researched a lot of ancient Earth history. Some records said that in the ancient Earth era, people would hang red fabric on trees to pray for their families' safety.
Shushu hoped that Mom and Sister Cuicui would be safe. So, during the days when Mom and Sister Cuicui were trapped on Earth, she would weave a small koi fish and hang it up every day. For each day Mom and Sister Cuicui were trapped, she would hang one more small koi fish.
Now, many red koi fish were hanging on the tree. She had to count them every day to know how long Mom and Sister Cuicui had been trapped on Earth.
And...
She also envied Sister Cuicui's awakened special ability.
She loved plants so much. If only she had Sister Cuicui's special ability.
Little Shushu thought to herself. Her heart started to plan. When Sister Cuicui and Mom returned, she would become good friends with Sister Cuicui and invite her to work together. That way, Sister Cuicui could help her catalyze many seeds. Perhaps even very difficult-to-grow plants could thrive with Sister Cuicui's help.
The more Little Shushu thought about it, the happier she became. She couldn't wait to see Sister Cuicui immediately.
When Yu Nong came out, he saw Shushu looking happy. Yu Nong didn't speak, but the corners of his eyebrows curved upwards.
Yu Nong walked over and asked with a faint smile, "What are you thinking about, Shushu?"
"I'm thinking about Sister Cuicui's special ability," Little Shushu turned her head and said to her father with a smile.
"Sister Cuicui's special ability is amazing. I think we can invite Sister Cuicui to our home in the future. If Sister Cuicui uses her ability to catalyze some seeds, there might be many surprises!" Shushu said expectantly.
Yu Nong's eyes also brightened. However, he quickly thought of Lu Wanqing and added, "Lu Wanqing's ability to create water is also very potent!"
The mutated plants on Earth, after being watered by her, returned to their normal appearance.
Yu Nong couldn't go to Earth, but through the live stream, he watched the plants on Earth regain their greenness. He felt that those plants were very similar to the plants from the ancient Earth era, as if they had never mutated.
Cultivating ancient Earth plants had always been the biggest challenge for the Ancient Earth Department of their research institute. If Lu Wanqing's water could truly purify plant mutations, and if they could get a little of that water for research when Lu Wanqing returned, the entire research institute would be ecstatically mad.
"Yes, yes!" Little Shushu nodded immediately.
Meanwhile, at the Mu Residence, Little Mu Lan was also in his room, diligently watching his mother teach Sister Cuicui to weave little animals.
After Mom and Sister Cuicui were trapped on Earth, he was very worried. Then he remembered the experience from four years ago when Mom took him to survive on a barren planet.
Years had passed in the blink of an eye. Every little detail from that time felt like it had just happened. That was truly the happiest time of his life.
He still remembered the feeling then. He had been scared and worried. He was truly afraid Mom would die. But later, living and surviving on the barren planet with Mom was truly happy. He had never experienced such days in his many years at the Mu Residence.
In the following years, Mom, little brother Yi, sister Shushu, and even brother Harvey had similar experiences. But the one that most resembled his survival experience was this one with Sister Cuicui.
And...
Mom and Sister Cuicui's struggle for survival on Earth, trapped by the Zerg Queen, was even more difficult than his own at the time.
During this period, whenever he had free time, he would turn on his neural computer and project the live stream, watching Mom and Sister Cuicui's life on Earth.
Mom and Sister Cuicui's initial situation was truly perilous. He worried every day, even fearing that Mom and Sister Cuicui might meet with an accident.
But fortunately, Mom was indeed the most formidable mother in the world. In just a few days, Mom had already turned the situation around.
Now, Mom and Sister Cuicui's lives on Earth were getting better and better. Mom was even building a house.
He could imagine their future life in this house might be the life they longed for most.
If...
If the Zerg Queen wasn't lurking outside, he would also love to go to Earth and survive in the wilderness with Mom and Sister Cuicui.
"They are doing well now." Mu Sijie came upstairs. Seeing his son watching Lu Wanqing and Cuicui's live stream as usual, he explained in a gentle voice.
"Mm-hmm." Lan Lan nodded. He had been following the live stream and knew that Mom and Sister Cuicui's lives were better than before.
"Your mother is very capable, and Cuicui is also excellent. They will return safely," Mu Sijie said.
"Dad, Uncle Zhongli and the others will find a way to rescue Mom and Sister Cuicui, right?" Little Mu Lan looked at his father and asked seriously.
"Yes." Mu Sijie smiled and said.
Mu Sijie ruffled Little Mu Lan's hair and said, "During this time, our family has produced many mechs and sent them to the army. The federal army is more powerful than before. If the Zerg really try to trouble Lu Wanqing and the others, the army will do its best to protect the mother and daughter!"