Wei Xingzhou boarded the spaceship with his daughter, then hastily scooped her up, placed her in the child seat, pulled the safety belt, and fastened it.
Although Xiao Cuicui was only four years old, her delicate face inherited her father's striking features, with a slightly pointed chin. Her expression was cool as she kicked her feet and glared at her fumbling father, complaining, "It's too tight, it's choking me!"
Hearing this, Wei Xingzhou hurriedly loosened the safety belt a bit, ensuring it was just right, and then re-fastened it.
After securing the belt, Wei Xingzhou couldn't help but smile, looking at his daughter with joy. "Cuicui, Daddy is taking you to see Mommy right away, aren't you happy?"
Xiao Cuicui looked at her father with disdain. "Who's happy!"
"I don't care about her anymore," Xiao Cuicui said coldly, appearing indifferent.
Xiao Cuicui looked at her father and said coldly, "It was you who insisted I see her, so I agreed to go with you!"
"Alright, alright," Wei Xingzhou listened to his daughter's cold words but still grinned. He cupped his precious daughter's small head and leaned down to plant a kiss on her cheek.
Xiao Cuicui immediately frowned and raised her hand to wipe away his spit, her brow furrowed in displeasure. "I told you, don't smear your saliva on my face!"
Wei Xingzhou quickly grabbed his precious daughter's hand and reminded her with a smile, "Cuicui, don't wipe it off, or you'll smudge your makeup. When we get to the capital and see Mommy, you won't be the prettiest anymore~"
Xiao Cuicui's hand, which was about to wipe away the spit, froze. After a moment, she uncomfortably lowered her hand and looked towards the cabin, urging, "Aren't we going to the capital? Why aren't we leaving yet!"
Wei Xingzhou saw through his daughter's act with a glance and kissed his precious daughter again with a smile, quickly agreeing, "We'll start up immediately. We'll depart at once and rush to the capital as quickly as possible, then go see Mommy!"
"That's *my* Mommy, not *your* Mommy!" Xiao Cuicui pulled a face and couldn't help but remind him again.
"Yes, yes, yes," Wei Xingzhou looked at his daughter proudly correcting his grammatical error and was incredibly happy, nodding continuously. "It's Cuicui's Mommy, not Daddy's Mommy."
After saying this, Wei Xingzhou left his precious daughter and turned to the cockpit.
Wei Xingzhou sat in the pilot's seat, fastened his safety belt, and quickly started the spaceship. Off to the capital!
*
Lu Wanqing did not yet know that Wei Xingzhou had brought their daughter to see her. At this moment, Lu Wanqing was still engrossed in designing the internal schematics for the Bai Ze mecha.
As it was an animal form different from before, Lu Wanqing encountered some design challenges. However, she had no intention of giving up.
The thought of her children made her want to design a unique gift for them, one that incorporated elements from ancient Earth, something completely different from the rest of the interstellar era. She wanted her children to know clearly that this was a gift from their Mommy, a gift from their Mommy from the ancient Earth.
She adjusted repeatedly, sketching tirelessly. If she made a mistake, she deleted the draft and started over.
Even so, Lu Wanqing's progress was swift. By the end of the morning, she had essentially designed the internal structural framework of the mecha, with only the finer details remaining.
"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a sudden knock on the door.
Lu Wanqing looked up, a hint of bewilderment in her eyes, and turned towards the door.
Mu Sijie stood at the studio entrance, backlit by the light from outside. The sunlight illuminated him, complementing his aura and making him appear even more gentle and reliable.
"Wanqing, Wei Xingzhou just contacted me. He said they've arrived in the capital," Mu Sijie said.
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Mu Sijie explained, "When you had your accident earlier, Wei Xingzhou and Yu Nong both came to find you. It was only after they confirmed you were safe that they returned to their work."
Lu Wanqing realized and nodded quickly. "Yes, I know."
When she was on the barren planet, Wei Xingzhou had explained through the bullet screen, and those children. They had all watched her broadcast in the live room and even sent her rewards.
Lu Wanqing's heart softened, thinking that even though they hadn't appeared in person, they had always cared about her. The interstellar era was good.
"Why did he come?"
Lu Wanqing thought about it and stood up, smiling. "Wasn't he supposed to be working?"
Mu Sijie entered and glanced at what she had conceived that morning. Seeing the drawings that had essentially completed the internal framework of the mecha, he was astonished.
Was her talent truly this amazing?
She had drawn design drafts so quickly last time, and now again?
"Let's go have a meal together," Mu Sijie suggested.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing agreed.
Wei Xingzhou had traveled such a long distance to see her, so she definitely had to go and have a meal with him. Otherwise, it wouldn't seem right.
Lu Wanqing quickly tidied her desk, throwing the discarded draft papers from the morning into the trash bin and putting away the finished drawings. Then she looked up at Mu Sijie and asked, "Are we going to eat now?"
"Yes," Mu Sijie nodded.
"I've already booked a restaurant," Mu Sijie explained.
Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded. "Good."
"Thank you, Sijie. I'm sorry to trouble you," Lu Wanqing added.
Wei Xingzhou had actually come to see her. By rights, she should have been the one to arrange everything and host Wei Xingzhou, who had traveled so far. But Mu Sijie had already arranged everything for her, so she should express her gratitude.
Mu Sijie paused slightly, then said, "You don't need to be so formal."
"And this is what I should do," Mu Sijie added.
Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment and said nothing further.
"Let's go," Mu Sijie quickly became gentle again, smiling.
Lu Wanqing also smiled and nodded. "Okay."
They left Mu's Group together. A hovercar was already waiting at the entrance. As she stepped inside, Lu Wanqing froze. Wei Xingzhou? And Cuicui?
Wei Xingzhou had brought Cuicui too?
Lu Wanqing's attention was unconsciously drawn to Cuicui. This was her child. Although they hadn't spent time together yet, looking at the child, knowing she was her own, Lu Wanqing's heart softened.
"Cuicui is here too?" Lu Wanqing asked, smiling tentatively, greeting Cuicui. "Cuicui, hello. I'm Mommy. Do you know me?"
Little Cuicui's face was stern, and she looked coldly at the gentle Lu Wanqing.
Wei Xingzhou quickly nudged Xiao Cuicui and urged with a smile, "Cuicui, this is your Mommy. Quickly say Mommy."
Xiao Cuicui's expression remained cold as she stared at Lu Wanqing, not speaking.
Lu Wanqing waited for a moment, feeling inexplicably frozen. The child... didn't like her?
No.
That's not right.
Lu Wanqing noticed the child's hands by her side. Her small hands were tightly gripping the strap of her little bag.
This child appeared aloof, but her inner feelings were not like that, were they?
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing recalled something Mu Sijie and Lanlan had mentioned before. They had said that among the children, Cuicui wanted a mother the most. In her childhood, Cuicui would cry and demand her mother every day. Wei Xingzhou had even collected materials from ancient Earth and filmed the movie "Little Tadpoles Looking for Their Mother" because of this.