Lu Wanqing was lost in thought for a moment, and a sense of amusement washed over her when she came to. She had previously worried that the Yu family was too naive and that Shushu, being with them, would be bullied. Now, it seemed that little Shushu could probably protect herself. She was too sharp, even more so than Lanlan and Xiaoyi, a true little clever ghost.
"Alright, then Mommy owes Shushu fifteen days. Mommy will write Shushu an IOU. When Mommy has time later, I will definitely come back to be with Shushu and make up for these fifteen days!" Lu Wanqing said with a smile, kissing Shushu and making a promise.
"Mm!" Little Yu Shushu nodded happily.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but pinch the little one's nose and playfully tease, "Our Shushu isn't as obedient as before. You seem to be getting more and more cunning."
Little Yu Shushu put on a serious face and said earnestly, "It's not good to be too obedient. You'll be bullied by bad people, just like Grandma and Daddy."
Little Yu Shushu thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Mommy, I will try my best to become smarter. In the future, I will protect Grandma and Daddy, and Mommy too. Um... if Mommy needs me to protect you."
As she said the last sentence, Little Yu Shushu hesitated slightly, just a tiny bit.
It wasn't that she didn't want to protect Mommy, but rather that she subconsciously felt Mommy was too smart, ten times, no, twenty times smarter than Shushu. Shushu might even need to be protected by Mommy in the future. She might not be able to protect Mommy.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing. She pinched her child's cheek and encouraged, "Yes, Shushu, keep it up! When you grow up, Mommy will wait for Shushu to protect me!"
This statement instantly made Shushu's eyes light up. The child was extremely happy.
"Mm!" Shushu replied with a crisp voice, filled with joy.
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The construction team in the interstellar era was fast. In just half a month, they had completed more than half of the blueprints Lu Wanqing had drawn, and the shape of the house was basically visible.
The surrounding gardens had also been planted with the roses Lu Wanqing had envisioned. Areas not used for planting were covered with green lawns. At first glance, it looked quite beautiful.
However, Lu Wanqing knew this was just the beginning. Once these flowers and lawns fully grew and covered the artificial traces, revealing their completely natural side, it would be even more stunning.
Well... perhaps not even in the future. The interstellar era had special plant growth agents. As long as the growth agent was sprayed, these plants would accelerate their growth. In another half a month, everything would grow to the appearance she desired.
In another half a month, her house should also be completed, right? Then, with just some interior decoration, it would be ready to live in. The thought alone was delightful.
The construction efficiency of the interstellar era was truly pleasing. To build and even furnish a house in such a short time was unimaginable in the ancient Earth era, at least in her time. A month might not even be enough to resolve disputes with the decoration company.
Her own house had no issues, so next were the houses of others. Lu Wanqing resumed her livestream, taking her livestream recording sphere to visit everyone's houses one by one.
And indeed, she found many surprises.
Some people had hired construction teams, and their designs were also unique, not the typical designs of the interstellar era, but rather elements of the ancient Earth era's style.
She even found a house among these that strongly resembled an ancient palace. It was... incredibly majestic!
A palace was one thing, but next, Lu Wanqing saw princely manors, taverns, and brothels. To be honest, when she saw the brothels, her mouth twitched. She admired these people. When they were building these houses, did they ever consider what those styles of houses were used for in ancient Earth times?
However, these weren't all. As Lu Wanqing continued her tour, she saw many thatched and wooden houses. These were somewhat imitations of the houses she had built with primitive materials when she was on the barren planet. Although the materials were simple, each house was built differently. Lu Wanqing saw a few well-done ones among these houses. If the courtyards were also decorated well later, they might not lose in the livestream competition.
But these were nothing. What shocked Lu Wanqing the most was that, closest to the forest, she saw a familiar house. It was familiar because the walls of that house were made of mud, exactly the adobe houses she remembered from her childhood.
Adobe houses were what Lu Wanqing had seen at her grandmother's house when she was very young. As she grew older and times changed, these adobe houses became dilapidated. Most villagers, in response to the government's call, actively participated in construction, demolishing old houses and building new ones, replacing the original adobe houses with beautiful red brick houses.
Of course, calling red brick houses beautiful wasn't entirely accurate. Lu Wanqing recalled the shortcomings of many red brick houses, such as being very hot in summer and very cold in winter, unlike adobe houses which were warm in winter and cool in summer.
Perhaps it was due to the vast time gap, over three thousand years, that when she occasionally thought of those things from the past, even if her memories had many flaws, she still subconsciously felt they were beautiful. Those were memories that belonged to the ancient Earth era.
Thinking of red brick houses, Lu Wanqing wished she could find one among these thousand houses to see if anyone had built one. Unfortunately... there wasn't.
Lu Wanqing pondered, and then suddenly thought that to build red brick houses, one would first need to fire red bricks. This process was not only complex but also involved technical difficulties. If ordinary people didn't understand how red bricks were fired in the ancient Earth era, it would indeed be unrealistic to build a red brick house.
"Miss Lu, is there anything you are dissatisfied with?" Just as Lu Wanqing was lost in thought, a voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Lu Wanqing was startled and quickly came back to her senses. She looked up and saw a middle-aged man standing in front of her, the engineer who had promised to build her house for free.
Lu Wanqing turned to look at the house, which was more than half completed, and shook her head, "No, you've done very well."
The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Wanqing's expression earlier had truly made him sweat, fearing that the house they built wouldn't satisfy her.
The company had dispatched him to build Lu Wanqing's house to perfection, which would serve as advertising for their company and attract more projects.
"How much longer until this house is finished?" Lu Wanqing asked, thinking about it.
The middle-aged man smiled upon hearing this, saying with a touch of pride, "Very soon. At most, it will be completed in a week. Then, it just needs some interior decoration and it will be ready to live in."
"A week?" Lu Wanqing was astonished. She had thought it would take another half a month.
"Yes, it's very fast. Our company's efficiency has always been high. When you hire our company to build a house, you never have to worry about the construction period," the middle-aged man said confidently, glancing at the livestream camera. He also wanted to seize the opportunity to promote his company.
Lu Wanqing, immersed in the shock of her house being completed so quickly, realized the middle-aged man's subtle gesture when she came back to her senses. She couldn't help but chuckle. However, considering he could help her build her house in such a short time, she felt immense admiration and gratitude.
This house hadn't cost her a penny, yet it achieved the effect she desired most. It was simply perfect!