Little Mu Lan watched her father eat, then picked up food with her chopsticks and happily began to eat. Mom's cooking was so delicious!
The others were hesitant to eat at first, but seeing Mu Sijie and Mu Lan eating, and the table full of delicious food, their stomachs couldn't help but rumble.
They hesitated, and finally, everyone couldn't resist picking up their chopsticks, taking the meat that Little Mu Lan had placed in their bowls, and putting it in their mouths.
The moment they took a bite, everyone's eyes lit up. It was delicious!
"Ah, Miss Lu, this food is truly delicious, much better than the dishes the housekeeping robots used to make!" Mu Si Rui, only a teenager, forgot about the zombie situation instantly after a bite. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Wan Qing and exclaimed excitedly.
It wasn't just Mu Si Rui; Mu Sijie's parents and grandparents, everyone's eyes lit up. Clearly, the taste was excellent!
Lu Wan Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled and said, "It's alright, these are just home-style dishes from my era. Everyone usually makes them at home."
"Do they all cook for themselves?" Mu Sijie's mother, Wen Lan, couldn't help but ask. Her eyes were shining with extreme curiosity.
Lu Wan Qing smiled and nodded, "Yes, every household cooks for themselves."
"Heavens, that's incredible!" Wen Lan exclaimed in shock, her eyes showing a hint of envy.
Lu Yuan Yuan, sitting beside them, felt extremely uncomfortable watching everyone eat Lu Wan Qing's cooking and praise it so highly.
"But you suddenly came back to life after being dead for so long, do you really think there's no problem?" Lu Yuan Yuan thought, and couldn't help but question it.
The remark was abrupt, and everyone, including Lu Wan Qing and Mu Sijie, was startled and turned to look at Lu Yuan Yuan in surprise.
Lu Yuan Yuan's face was cold, her gaze fixed on Lu Wan Qing, and she questioned, "Lu Wan Qing, if the information I found is correct, people like you who suddenly resurrect from ancient corpses in your era are called zombies, aren't they?"
Zombies… Lu Wan Qing mulled over the word, and it felt strangely true that her revival after death was similar to that of a zombie.
But she was no zombie. While zombies could move, they weren't truly alive; they were just moving corpses. She had flesh and blood, and even felt pain when pinched, a sign of a living person's nervous system, something zombies would never possess.
Lu Wan Qing thought this, but her gaze remained on Lu Yuan Yuan. Ever since their first meeting, she had sensed something off in the girl's eyes when she looked at her, giving her an uncomfortable feeling.
However, she wasn't the mistress of the Mu family and was only living there to take care of Mu Lan. Therefore, she had never commented on this guest of the Mu family.
But she hadn't expected that her desire to avoid trouble would be met with such aggressive confrontation. This was clearly targeted at her.
"You think I'm a zombie?" Lu Wan Qing pondered, her smile slowly fading. She stared intently at Lu Yuan Yuan and questioned, word by word, "Do you know what a zombie is, and what a living person is?"
Lu Yuan Yuan immediately replied, "Of course I do. Zombies are afraid of glutinous rice. Do you dare to touch glutinous rice?"
She had seen it in zombie movies; zombies would react as if burned by fire when encountering glutinous rice!
"Mommy isn't a zombie!" Little Mu Lan suddenly stood up. Though small, the child glared fiercely at Lu Yuan Yuan.
The next moment, Little Mu Lan jumped off his child seat, startling everyone, including Lu Wan Qing.
Lu Wan Qing anxiously stood up, but Little Mu Lan had already run to Lu Yuan Yuan. He looked up, his grape-like eyes glaring at Lu Yuan Yuan, and said furiously, "Mommy is very good! Mommy is very warm! Mommy is alive, she's not a zombie!!!"
By the end of his sentence, the little one was shouting, his small face flushed red with anger.
Lu Yuan Yuan was also taken aback. She hadn't expected Mu Lan to act like this, to stand up from his seat and run in front of her to refute her like this.
This was the Mu family's home, and Lu Yuan Yuan suddenly felt a bit panicked. But thinking of Lu Wan Qing, she still felt displeased and said coldly, "She died over three thousand years ago. Her inexplicable resurrection must mean she's a zombie!"
"No, no, no!!!" Little Mu Lan was almost furious. His mommy wasn't a zombie; his mommy was a living person, a very good person!
As he spoke, Little Mu Lan suddenly became angry. He reached out his small hand, grabbed Lu Yuan Yuan, and unhappily began to pull her away. He wanted to drag Lu Yuan Yuan out and make this woman leave the Mu family!
As he pulled, Little Mu Lan said, "You're saying bad things about Mommy, you're not a good person! I don't like you anymore, and our family doesn't welcome you! Get out! Don't come to my home!"
Lu Wan Qing was initially displeased, but seeing how fiercely the little one was protecting her, her heart suddenly warmed, and she felt happy.
"Lan Lan," Lu Wan Qing went over and held Mu Lan, "You shouldn't be so rude to a guest!"
"But she scolded you!" The little one immediately looked wronged. He turned back to Lu Wan Qing, tears welling up in his eyes, "I hate her, she bullied you! She's the zombie! She's the bad guy! She's not a good person!!!"
Lu Wan Qing's heart warmed even more at his words. She quickly took out a tissue, wiped his tears, and comforted him, "Don't cry, don't cry. Mommy isn't a zombie. We won't argue with people who lack manners."
"Wuwuwuwu…" Little Mu Lan cried, unable to control himself. He didn't like his aunt's friend. She bullied his mommy, and he wanted to drive her away. No one was allowed to bully his mommy!
Lu Wan Qing panicked and quickly hugged the little one. She placed her right hand on the back of his head, gently pressing his head into her embrace, and softly comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. Lan Lan, don't cry, don't be sad. Mommy isn't afraid of her. Mommy can talk back, and Mommy isn't a pushover who will be bullied by others!"
While comforting Little Mu Lan, Lu Wan Qing looked up, her cold eyes fixed on Lu Yuan Yuan. The next moment, she opened her datapad and directly contacted staff from the Federal Academy of Sciences.
"If you have doubts about my identity, I can have staff from the Federal Academy of Sciences come and help prove it."
"Of course, if it is ultimately proven that I am innocent, alive, and not a zombie, then Miss, I expect you to apologize to me in front of everyone!"
Lu Wan Qing used her datapad to dial the Federal Academy of Sciences, while staring at Lu Yuan Yuan and speaking coldly.
What?
She contacted the Federal Academy of Sciences?
Lu Yuan Yuan immediately became flustered upon hearing this. She instantly stood up, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at Lu Wan Qing, "You… how could you contact the Federal Academy of Sciences?"
Lu Wan Qing sneered, "You slandered my reputation, why can't I contact the Federal Academy of Sciences?"