Lu Wanqing found it amusing yet a little heartbreaking. Compared to other children, Xiao Yi was too sensible; at only five years old, he already understood how to considerate of adults.
"Mhm, our Xiao Yi is great, but you still need to take care of your health. You can't just eat anything that isn't good for you," Lu Wanqing reminded him.
Little Zhong Li Yi looked at his mommy, blinked, then looked at his grandpa. He was a bit confused. Were Grandpa's cooking really that bad?
Although... Grandpa's cooking was indeed not very tasty, but shouldn't family members encourage and support each other?
Lu Wanqing ruffled the little fellow's hair and smiled, "Xiao Yi, haven't we been to our little home on the Star Net in a while?"
Little Zhong Li Yi's eyes lit up at the mention of it, and he immediately nodded, "Yes!"
Little Zhong Li Yi was excited and looked at his mommy expectantly, "Mommy, are we going now?"
Marshal Zhong Li watched from the side and was also a bit curious, "What is your little home on the Star Net like?"
During this time, Marshal Zhong Li had heard Xiao Yi talk about the little home he and his mommy had built on the Star Net many times. The child's eyes sparkled, and he was full of energy when mentioning that little home, which made him extremely curious. Unfortunately, he had been very busy with continuous military affairs and hadn't had the time to see it.
Since they were all home today, and Xiao Yi had brought it up with Lu Wanqing, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Lu Wanqing was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "It's just a simple little home, but it feels quite cozy. It should be very comfortable to live in."
Marshal Zhong Li's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly, "Xiao Yi told me that your little home was built in the style of ancient Earth times?"
Lu Wanqing was stunned. She thought for a moment, unsure whether to nod or shake her head.
"It's not exactly built in that era, it's just the kind of home I envisioned. Since the Star Net is convenient, I brought Xiao Yi along to make it," Lu Wanqing explained.
Marshal Zhong Li smiled, "Can I go up and take a look?"
Lu Wanqing was stunned again but quickly nodded once she recovered, "Yes, of course."
The Marshal wanted to see the little home she and Xiao Yi had built on the Star Net, and Lu Wanqing felt inexplicably nervous.
Little Zhong Li Yi was also excited at this. He quickly looked at his grandpa and said excitedly, "Grandpa, the little home mommy and I built on the Star Net is so great! There's a bamboo house, and little chickens, and little ducks, and Dindin. Dindin is the best! Every time I go in, Dindin will run around me. He's so happy and loves me and Mommy so much!"
When it came to their little home on the Star Net, Little Zhong Li Yi was like he had taken stimulants, with endless topics to discuss, radiating an aura of happiness and joy.
Marshal Zhong Li became even more curious about that little home. If it was truly that good and the child liked it, he thought it wouldn't be impossible to build such a home in the real world.
"Yes, let's go up and take a look," Marshal Zhong Li thought, then raised his hand and ruffled Xiao Yi's hair.
Marshal Zhong Li's gesture was a bit stiff. He had learned this by quietly observing Lu Wanqing and the child interacting over the past year. Initially, he didn't think it was useful, but in just one year, he had seen the child's transformation.
Every time he saw Xiao Yi interacting with Lu Wanqing, he couldn't help but wonder, if Qingqing hadn't had an accident, would their family have been like this?
Fei Yu wouldn't have grown up like a cold soldier in the army under his care, but could have basked in his mother's tenderness and grown up happily like Xiao Yi now.
However, some things he didn't understand in the past didn't mean he couldn't learn them now.
Lu Wanqing's identity was special, and it was destined that she couldn't stay by her child's side like a normal mother to watch him grow up. But they could. Everything Lu Wanqing could do, he and Fei Yu could learn. They would work hard to ensure Xiao Yi grew up happy and joyful, not like before.
This time, their whole family logged into the Star Net together to visit their little home.
Marshal Zhong Li hadn't logged into the Star Net to play for a long time. This was his first time since Qingqing left. His purpose for going online wasn't for official business, but simply to look around, to play!
Little Zhong Li Yi was overjoyed. As soon as they logged into the Star Net, he eagerly wanted to see their little home.
Lu Wanqing also wasted no time and quickly initiated the teleportation. The next second, the four of them appeared together at the entrance of their little home on the Star Net.
Everything in the interstellar era was very realistic. Standing at the entrance of the little home, one felt no sense of falseness. Of course, this was from Lu Wanqing's perspective. For Marshal Zhong Li and the others, it wasn't entirely realistic because the little home Lu Wanqing had designed was so different from any other home they had seen before.
The first time Marshal Zhong Li saw the courtyard, he suddenly had a feeling that if Qingqing were still alive, she might also have liked such a small home.
Little Zhong Li Yi impatiently pushed open the courtyard gate and ran inside happily.
But as soon as he ran in, a fluffy little dog happily circled his legs, whimpering. The little dog didn't just circle Xiao Yi; it would occasionally run back to Lu Wanqing for a moment. However, children might naturally attract the affection of small animals more. After a brief circle around Lu Wanqing, the little dog quickly returned to Xiao Yi and continued to excitedly circle him.
Xiao Yi was also overjoyed. He hadn't seen Dindin for a long time, and now they were finally reunited. He couldn't help but crouch down, extend his hands, and happily hug Dindin's furry body.
They hadn't been back for a long time, but the little home was managed by an intelligent system, so nothing was out of place. The flowers and plants in the yard were growing very well.
After hugging and petting the little dog for a while, Little Zhong Li Yi soon stood up and happily looked further inside.
Where were his little chickens?
And the little ducks!
The little fellow was extremely excited and wanted to find his chickens and ducks!
Lu Wanqing also walked inside with a smile. After a few steps, she suddenly noticed that Marshal Zhong Li and Zhong Li Fei Yu hadn't followed.
Lu Wanqing stopped and turned to look back at the Marshal and the others.
Marshal Zhong Li finally reacted. He looked at Lu Wanqing with admiration in his eyes, "Is this the little home you envisioned? It's beautiful!"
The back of Lu Wanqing's ears turned red, and she felt a little shy, "It's simple."
"Simplicity is happiness," Marshal Zhong Li said. Qingqing's greatest aspiration before was probably this kind of simple happiness from ancient Earth times, wasn't it?
For the next week, Lu Wanqing stayed at home with Xiao Yi. He attended school during the day and trained after school. On weekends, they would play in their little home on the Star Net, sometimes going to the barren planets to hunt with bows and arrows, or go fishing.
It's worth mentioning that after logging into their little home on the Star Net with them that day, the Marshal fell in love with such a home. Later, he spent money to buy a plot of land on the homestead system of a barren planet. Just like Lu Wanqing, he also began to use his spare time to build his own little home on the Star Net's barren planet system, bit by bit.
Occasionally, when he had free time, he would join Lu Wanqing and Zhong Li Fei Yu, bringing Little Zhong Li Yi along, and they would go to other places on the barren planet to play.
Sitting by the river fishing, hunting in the forest with a bow and arrow, these things that he had only seen before became addictive once he actually tried them. He discovered that these activities were truly interesting.
Marshal Zhong Li increasingly felt that the wisdom of ancient Earth people was great. No wonder Qingqing was so fascinated by the ancient Earth era, constantly studying and diligently researching its culture.
If Qingqing were still alive and experienced life now, knowing she had a grandson like Xiao Yi, who possessed genes from ancient Earth, and knew Wanqing, she would surely be very happy.