Lu Wanqing returned to her room with the little Zhong Li Yi, and they each entered their own Star Net pods to log into the Star Net.
On the Star Net, little Zhong Li Yi entered first. When he couldn't see his Mommy, he suddenly felt uneasy, anxious, and scared. He was afraid something might happen to his Mommy.
Lu Wanqing went online and immediately went to find Xiao Yi. When she saw the child, she also saw the unease in his eyes. Her heart ached slightly, and then she quickly went over and gently hugged the little guy.
Xiao Yi seemed strong, but deep down he appeared more fragile than Lan Lan. After experiencing danger once, the child became very scared.
Or perhaps... this was related to the child's family background?
His family members all served in the military. At any moment, they could receive orders to go into battle, especially Zhong Li Fei Yu. He had been on campaigns frequently over the years, and losing his life on the battlefield was a normal occurrence. This, in turn, led to the child's insecurity about life; he was constantly afraid of losing his loved ones.
"Let's go to the barren planet homestead," Lu Wanqing said gently after hugging him for a while, releasing the child.
Little Zhong Li Yi looked into her eyes and nodded, "Okay!"
Lu Wanqing held the child's hand and together they activated the teleportation button. The next moment, they appeared on the barren planet.
The barren planet was still the same as before, with no significant differences. However, this time upon returning, Lu Wanqing's state of mind was different.
She held Xiao Yi's hand and they walked inward together. Entering the homestead area, they walked for a while before finding their small home.
The house was still the same as before. As soon as they opened the door, the little puppy immediately ran over, circling around Xiao Yi's feet, rubbing against him enthusiastically and wagging its tail.
Lu Wanqing squatted down, ruffled the little puppy's head, and couldn't help but smile.
Little Zhong Li Yi also squatted down and watched Lu Wanqing interact with the little puppy.
"Xiao Yi, you pet him too. We haven't been online for a long time, Dun Dun must miss you very much," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
"Woof woof!" The fluffy little puppy seemed to understand Lu Wanqing's words and immediately barked happily twice.
Little Zhong Li Yi hesitated for a moment, then, under his mother's gaze, he carefully raised his hand and gently stroked Dun Dun's fluffy head.
Throughout history, cute little dogs have been the most loyal companions to humans. Especially puppies, their adorable appearance can stir the softest spot in most people's hearts, thus healing the emotional wounds humans have suffered.
Little puppies and children are the most attractive to each other. The moment little Zhong Li Yi's hand touched the little puppy, the puppy's happiness seemed to soar at a visible speed. Its tail wagged furiously, and its fluffy little head nuzzled against Xiao Yi's palm.
Little Zhong Li Yi felt the softness in his palm, felt the puppy's affection and enthusiasm, and much of his fear and anxiety disappeared. He looked at the dog, and a smile couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
Seeing the smile in her child's eyes, Lu Wanqing knew this method was effective. She smiled, stood up, and walked towards the yard.
Little Zhong Li Yi also quickly stood up and followed her.
The little puppy, Dun Dun, trotted along beside Xiao Yi, being very clingy.
Lu Wanqing saw the little chicks in the yard and the little ducks in the pond. Her mouth twitched slightly. Neither the chicks nor the ducklings still had their formerly adorable fluffy yellow appearance; they had all grown bigger and were not as cute.
"Mommy, it's the chicks and ducklings, they've grown!" Xiao Yi, however, was very happy. He looked at the chicks running all over the yard, searching for bugs among the flowers, and the ducklings swimming in the pond. He turned his head and said happily to Lu Wanqing, "They've all grown up."
Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Yes, they've all grown up."
Little Zhong Li Yi was very happy, and it seemed he remembered that he hadn't fed them for a long time. He quickly ran back into the house to get some millet for the chicks and duck feed for the ducklings.
Finally, it was for the little puppy, Dun Dun. Dun Dun hadn't been fed by his little master in a long time either. Little Zhong Li Yi personally filled the puppy's food bowl with dog food. Dun Dun immediately ran over happily, wagging its tail, and began to eat the dog food excitedly!
Zhong Li Yi was very happy, his eyes full of smiles. He petted Dun Dun's fluffy head, then turned to refill the water bucket for the chicks and change the water in Dun Dun's drinking bucket!
After finishing all this, little Zhong Li Yi came out of the house.
Lu Wanqing was also watering the flowers. Although all of this was virtual, looking at the flowers and plants in the yard made her mood inexplicably good. This was the image of the home she had always desired in her heart, very beautiful.
Little Zhong Li Yi also became much more lively. He followed Lu Wanqing happily like a little tail. Wherever Lu Wanqing dragged the watering hose, the little guy followed, and wherever she dragged it to another side, he followed to that side as well.
By the time Lu Wanqing finished watering all the flowers and plants in the yard and stopped to pack up, little Zhong Li Yi also quickly squatted down, his short little hands busy helping his Mommy pack up.
After all the chores at home were done, Lu Wanqing took the child to rest on the swing chair. However, as she was dozing, she accidentally fell asleep.
Lu Wanqing was unaware, but little Zhong Li Yi noticed. The child cautiously came over, glanced at Mommy, then returned to his own little swing and lay down, falling asleep with his Mommy.
Sleeping on the Star Net is a peculiar experience because the Star Net primarily captures a person's mental energy. When humans fall asleep, their mental energy fluctuations drop very low, which can lead to a situation akin to... a poor network signal, frequent disconnections?
Lu Wanqing's figure disappeared from the swing chair several times, but she would reappear soon after. Then, while sleeping, she would disappear again, only to reappear after a while.
Little Zhong Li Yi couldn't fall asleep, so he lay beside her, watching Mommy's projection flicker on and off several times.
When Lu Wanqing woke up, she was still a little disoriented. She turned to look at little Zhong Li Yi on the swing chair next to her and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Yi, what time is it?"
Hearing this, little Zhong Li Yi raised his hand and opened his light communicator to check the time. "It's two in the afternoon."
"Afternoon?" Lu Wanqing was shocked.
They hadn't even had lunch yet, especially Xiao Yi; the child couldn't go hungry.
Lu Wanqing also glanced at the time on her own light communicator and confirmed it was afternoon. She quickly got off the swing chair and then took the little guy offline.
Little Zhong Li Yi did not object; he obediently followed his Mommy. If Mommy said to go offline, then they would go offline.
Back at home, Lu Wanqing climbed out of the Star Net pod and immediately went to the adjacent room to check on Xiao Yi.
Little Zhong Li Yi also happened to open his Star Net pod and emerge from it.
"Let's go downstairs, Mommy will make you something delicious!" Lu Wanqing said quickly.
Lu Wanqing felt a little guilty at this moment. She hadn't expected to fall asleep on the Star Net, and even overslept. Most importantly, Xiao Yi hadn't woken her up, and they hadn't even had lunch downstairs.
Downstairs, Steward Xiao was stunned when he saw them come down.
Lu Wanqing quickly asked, "Uncle Xiao, do we have any ingredients left at home?"
Steward Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, we do."
Steward Xiao asked, "Miss Lu, do you and Young Master want lunch? I can have the domestic robots make it immediately."
He had actually had the domestic robots prepare it earlier, but when he went upstairs to find the Young Master, the Young Master was guarding Miss Lu and had instructed him to be quiet and not disturb Mommy sleeping.
Steward Xiao also knew that Lu Wanqing had just woken up after a car accident and was still weak, so he did not refuse.