Lu Wanqing couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Wei Xingzhou being thoroughly disciplined by their daughter. She raised her hand, affectionately ruffling Cui Cui's hair, and said, "Cui Cui, don't be so fierce with your daddy. He means no harm."
Little Cui Cui's small face stiffened slightly as she was lectured by her mother.
Wei Xingzhou, who had his back to the room, overheard this. His eyes lit up, and he immediately turned his head, only to see his daughter's crestfallen expression.
Wei Xingzhou was overjoyed, absolutely ecstatic. He finally knew the secret weapon to deal with his good daughter—Lu Wanqing!
If Lu Wanqing could speak up for him, his good daughter would surely stop bullying him like before!
"Exactly, exactly. Good daughter, you're too fierce with Daddy. Daddy is so hurt, so sad~" Wei Xingzhou said, raising his hand to his chest, feigning distress.
"You're lying!" Little Cui Cui was furious. It was one thing for her dad to put on an act in front of her, but to do it in front of Mom? What if Mom thought she was a fierce, bad child?
"You're not sad at all, you're just pretending!" Little Cui Cui said unhappily.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing. She ruffled the little one's hair and comforted her, "It's okay, Cui Cui. Don't be angry with Daddy."
It had to be said that with Wei Xingzhou and Little Cui Cui around, Lu Wanqing's mood improved significantly, even feeling quite happy.
Lu Wanqing was sent for another check-up. The final results were fine; she was just still a bit weak. She just needed to focus on nutrition and recuperation.
Lu Wanqing was about to be discharged from the hospital, and everyone was reluctant to see her go. It was then that Lu Wanqing learned that something had happened again at the border between humans and the insectoids. The insectoids had invaded, and Zhong Li Feiyu had received a message that day and rushed to the military headquarters to accept orders for another sortie.
Zhong Li Feiyu's Flying Eagle mecha was damaged during testing and hadn't been repaired yet. So, Mu Sijie took it upon himself to temporarily lend Zhong Li Feiyu the King, the super-3S mecha Lu Wanqing had made earlier. Now, Mu Sijie was relaying this information to Lu Wanqing.
"Yes, that's fine," Lu Wanqing nodded. If she had been awake at the time, she would have willingly lent the King to Zhong Li Feiyu. After all, going to the battlefield was no trifling matter, and she didn't want Zhong Li Feiyu to get hurt.
What would happen after that?
Lu Wanqing completed the discharge procedures. Everyone looked at her.
"Wanqing, why don't you come to my place? Zhong Li Feiyu isn't home right now, and it might be inconvenient for you to stay at his place," Mu Sijie spoke first.
"Why should she come to your place? She should come to mine! She's already been to your place to take care of Little Mu Lan, but she hasn't come to my place to take care of Little Cui Cui yet!" Wei Xingzhou protested immediately, jumping in.
Little Mu Lan looked nervous.
Little Cui Cui's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Little Zhong Li Yi stood by the side, his hands by his sides feeling somewhat out of place. Those who knew him would know he was feeling very anxious and uneasy. Daddy was not home, and Mom was going to someone else's place, what should he do?
Lu Wanqing looked at them arguing, but her gaze fell on Little Zhong Li Yi beside her. The child's anxiety and fear were so evident.
"I'm here to take care of Little Yi, not Admiral Feiyu. What does it matter to me if Admiral Feiyu is home or not?" Lu Wanqing ruffled Little Zhong Li Yi's hair and looked up at everyone, saying.
Upon hearing this, Little Zhong Li Yi's eyes lit up, and he looked at his mother excitedly.
Lu Wanqing looked down at the child, feeling a bit helpless, "Little Yi, don't you trust Mommy?" The child had actually worried earlier that she might go with someone else.
Little Zhong Li Yi quickly shook his head and said happily, "No, I trust Mommy! Mommy is the best to me!"
A flicker of faint disappointment crossed Little Mu Lan's eyes.
The light in Little Cui Cui's eyes dimmed.
Lu Wanqing smiled and took out a space button. She squatted down, looked into Cui Cui's eyes, and said with a smile as she gave it to the child, "Cui Cui, this is a gift from Mommy."
Beside them, Wei Xingzhou saw the space button and his eyes immediately lit up. "Is this Little Phoenix?"
Little Cui Cui's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she looked at the space button in disbelief. This was... Little Phoenix?
Lu Wanqing had previously shown Wei Xingzhou footage of Phoenix fighting Zhong Li Feiyu's Flying Eagle. Wei Xingzhou was an open book. Although Lu Wanqing's sudden car accident had caused some delay, after she woke up, he had taken advantage of his free time to call Little Cui Cui over and secretly shown her the video. Little Cui Cui absolutely adored this Little Phoenix!
Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Yes. Do you like it, Cui Cui?"
"I like it!" Little Cui Cui carefully held the space button, her eyes shining as she looked at Lu Wanqing, saying happily.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but kiss the child's forehead and said, "Phoenix is very powerful, but its defensive capabilities are very low. Cui Cui, when you use it in the future, be careful. You must have someone protecting you before you go out to fight!"
Wei Xingzhou quickly raised his hand, "I will protect Cui Cui!"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
Lu Wanqing was speechless, but Wei Xingzhou's cheerful and lively personality, coupled with his exceptional care for Cui Cui, meant that he was indeed the best choice to protect her.
"Okay," Little Cui Cui nodded.
Lu Wanqing ruffled the child's hair and hesitated for a moment before speaking. Could she add Cui Cui's comm to her friends list? That way, if anything happened to her, she could contact Cui Cui.
"Yes, yes!" Little Cui Cui quickly agreed.
Lu Wanqing opened her comm and added Cui Cui as a friend. A weight finally lifted from her heart.
Since Little Cui Cui now had her mecha, the next person was Little Shu Shu. Lu Wanqing already had some ideas in mind, but the specific mode still needed final confirmation.
Lu Wanqing stood up and looked at Yu Nong.
She thought for a moment and then mentioned her plan to make a small super-3S mecha for each child as a gift. Now that the other children had theirs, only Little Yu Shu was left. She wanted to ask Yu Nong about Little Yu Shu's personality, or if Yu Nong could share Little Yu Shu's StarNet ID with her. That way, she could add Yu Shu as a friend and communicate directly with her.
When Yu Nong heard that the other children had received their mechas, and having just witnessed Lu Wanqing giving Little Cui Cui a space button containing a mecha, he wasn't surprised by Lu Wanqing's intention to make a small super-3S mecha for Little Yu Shu as well. He directly explained Yu Shu's personality and gave Lu Wanqing Little Yu Shu's citizen ID number so she could add her as a friend.
Now that she had added all the children as friends, it was time to part ways. Lu Wanqing looked at Little Mu Lan and Little Cui Cui with a touch of reluctance.
"Why don't we go out and play for a day? It wasn't easy for Cui Cui to come from so far away. Let's have a fun day before we part," Lu Wanqing suggested.
As soon as Lu Wanqing finished speaking, the other adults exchanged glances.
Mu Sijie said, "Wanqing, if you want to take Cui Cui out to play, why don't you take her out for a day first? As for Lan Lan and me, we have plenty of time later to go out and play anytime."
Butler Xiao quickly added, "Yes, yes! Young Master hasn't trained in a long time either. He should go back and train properly."
Lu Wanqing: "???"