Meanwhile, Lu Wanqing spent two hours patiently with Xiao Yu Shu in her small home kitchen, finally finishing dinner.
Three dishes and one soup, achieved after several failures. The presentation was still not great, but the taste was good, at least much better than what Marshal Zhong Li had made.
Lu Wanqing had the housekeeping robot clean up the kitchen, then she and Xiao Yu Shu went out.
They washed their hands and sat down in the dining room.
In the small dining room, with only Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yu Shu, Lu Wanqing took out her optical computer and took many photos of the meal on the table. Then she looked up at Shu Shu and said, "Alright, let's eat."
Xiao Yu Shu looked at her mother curiously and couldn't help but ask, "Mommy, why are you taking pictures?"
Lu Wanqing looked at her cub and smiled. She said, "This is Shu Shu's first time cooking. Mommy definitely has to take pictures. That way, if I miss you later, I can always look at them. They are all memories."
"And on your father's side, Yu Nong has never seen food cooked by Shu Shu's own hands. So Mommy wants to take pictures and send them to your father later."
Xiao Yu Shu's cheeks suddenly turned red. She shyly said, "I, I didn't do it very well."
Lu Wanqing smiled and praised, "You did very well for your first time. Super amazing!"
At the end, Lu Wanqing raised her hand and gave her daughter a thumbs-up.
Xiao Yu Shu's eyes lit up instantly. She was happy, "Really?"
"Really!" Lu Wanqing nodded seriously.
Shu Shu was so happy! Mommy praised her! Mommy said her cooking was good!
"Alright, hurry up and eat, or it won't taste good if it gets cold," Lu Wanqing urged.
Xiao Yu Shu quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay."
Mother and daughter buried their heads in their food. This was not the best meal, but Lu Wanqing found it incredibly delicious. Her daughter's cooking, sweet in her heart!
After dinner, they felt comfortable. Lu Wanqing thought for a moment and took her daughter to the courtyard. They sat on the swing, swaying comfortably, and were very happy.
Xiao Yu Shu was even more obedient. Seeing her mother sitting on the swing to rest, she quietly walked to the side and began to push the swing for her mother.
Lu Wanqing didn't stop her. She truly yearned for her precious daughter's care. With her daughter pushing the swing for her, she felt her happiness on the swing double, double, and super double!
"Higher!" Lu Wanqing suddenly said.
Xiao Yu Shu happily agreed, "Okay."
Xiao Yu Shu increased her strength and pushed the swing with all her might. The swing flew up very high. Lu Wanqing held on and reminded her daughter, "Shu Shu, stand to the side, don't stand behind, be careful not to get hit."
"Mhm," Xiao Yu Shu replied.
Lu Wanqing came down, and Xiao Yu Shu pushed her up again. She came down again, and Xiao Yu Shu pushed her up again. Lu Wanqing enjoyed the joy of swinging for a while before letting Shu Shu stop.
Xiao Yu Shu was also exhausted. Pushing the swing wasn't tiring, but she was young and a girl, so her strength was small. After a few minutes, she was really tired.
Lu Wanqing turned her head to look at her daughter, finding her tired appearance amusing.
Lu Wanqing stood up and said to Shu Shu, "You come up and sit."
Xiao Yu Shu immediately became happy, ran over, and sat down.
Lu Wanqing pushed the little one, making her swing higher and higher. Xiao Yu Shu was overjoyed.
When both mother and daughter had had their fill of playing, Lu Wanqing took out lounge chairs and placed them in the courtyard. Two lounge chairs, one large and one small, were placed side by side.
Lu Wanqing lay down on the larger lounge chair.
Xiao Yu Shu followed suit and lay down on the smaller lounge chair next to her.
Time passed unknowingly, and night fell. In the dark night sky, tiny stars twinkled, becoming very bright.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but close her eyes, quietly enjoying the peaceful moment.
Seeing her mother asleep, Xiao Yu Shu couldn't help but imitate her mother and close her eyes on the lounge chair.
Xiao Yu Shu had never slept in the courtyard before. This was her first time, and she found it magical. The air outside was good, and there was a gentle breeze that felt cool and comfortable on her face. The sky above was beautiful.
Xiao Yu Shu closed her eyes and experienced it for a while. A moment later, she opened her eyes, which sparkled like the stars in the sky.
That night, Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yu Shu simply relaxed in the courtyard until it was very late. When it was time to sleep, they sat up. Lu Wanqing turned to Shu Shu and said, "Shu Shu, let's get up. It's time to go inside and sleep."
Xiao Yu Shu quickly got up upon hearing this.
Lu Wanqing put away the lounge chairs, and mother and daughter entered the house together.
After bathing and reading bedtime stories, Shu Shu slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep under Lu Wanqing's gentle storytelling.
Lu Wanqing watched her daughter fall asleep, then lightened her movements, carefully pulled the quilt over them, and turned off the lights to sleep.
While Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yu Shu slept, on the other side, in the Empire, Yu Nong and Madam Yu couldn't sleep.
According to Madam Yu and Yu Nong's usual habits, they should have been asleep long ago. However, for the past period, they stayed up very late every day, waiting for the video messages sent by the garbage robots assigned to the An family.
Lu Wanqing had said that they could watch these videos the next day, but they couldn't bear to wait. Every day, they wanted to see all the information as soon as possible.
They had been monitoring for several days with no significant findings, but Madam Yu was unwilling to give up. Every day, she watched them several times, even scrutinizing the inconspicuous corners of the An family's residence, trying to find something that could serve as evidence. Unfortunately, she found nothing.
This evening, as they had done for the past few days, they waited until very late. When the video was finally sent, they quickly opened it and began to watch.
They hadn't expected much, but as they watched further, their expressions changed!
Yu Nong watched the video, shocked. An Zhizhi claimed that the ancient Earth honeysuckle they cultivated was fake. How was that possible? It was impossible; he observed it every day, and it was real!
Madam Yu's anger overwhelmed her, and her face instantly turned ashen. She even found it difficult to breathe.
Seeing Madam Yu like this, Yu Nong's heart also became disturbed. He dared not think about the honeysuckle anymore and quickly took out his mother's medicine, carefully feeding it to her.
After taking the medicine, Madam Yu still took a long time to calm down. Once she had recovered, she stared fixedly at the video, tears flowing uncontrollably. She opened her mouth, her throat trembling, wanting to say something, to accuse, but the emotions suppressed for nearly ten years all crowded into her throat, yet she couldn't utter a single word.
There was indeed a problem!
There must be a problem!
No one in the An family was good!
After a long while, Madam Yu finally cried out. She hugged Yu Nong and wept like a child.
It had been ten years. She had searched for evidence but found none. She had even doubted if she was overthinking, if she had mental problems, that made her suspect the An family.
Now, everything was finally proven. Her feelings were not wrong; there was a problem with the An family!