"You should also be careful. Although your planet is barren, the Mil people's army might still go there. Perhaps not the main forces, but they might send some robots. It's said that the Mil fleet has deployed a large number of Frog Mothers, and I'm worried some might fly to your location."
"My mother visited yesterday and chatted with me for a long time, mostly about you. She was very worried when she heard you were a General. She thinks men of your high status might have many women, perhaps even several hidden away at home, sharing your bed."
"I told my mother that it's definitely not the case, that Jiang Ye is very traditional. But afterward, I also wondered if you, Jiang Ye, might secretly consort with many beautiful women. You wouldn't, would you? You mustn't do such things! I would be heartbroken."
"I hope you stay safe and come to see me soon."
"Your Cen Yemeng"
As he reached his doorstep, Jiang Ye finished reading the entire letter.
He looked up and entered the house, freezing at the entrance, his expression as if he had been punched in the face.
A mahjong table was set up in the living room. Four beautiful women, dressed in thin pajamas, were sitting with their legs crossed neatly, playing cards. They were all bare-faced, their hair messy, looking like shut-ins who hadn't left the house in a month. On the nearby sofa were fruit platters, with raisins, seeds, and chips scattered everywhere.
Jiang Ye stared, dumbfounded. "When did you guys get here?"
"We... we never left," Xu Yan said sheepishly.
"You've been staying here for a week?" Jiang Ye was stunned.
"Uh-huh," Isabella blinked. "Your bed is quite soft, more comfortable than the beds at any of our homes."
"We've played so much mahjong, my skills have improved rapidly!" Tian Rao exclaimed, raising her fist excitedly. "I'm a mahjong table overlord now!"
"It's too cold, we didn't want to leave. We'd freeze to death on the way in this weather," Ju Lanlan also seemed a bit embarrassed, her eyes darting away as she made an excuse. "You haven't been back, so we've been looking after the house for you."
Jiang Ye's mind was filled with a thousand exclamations of disbelief.
He had thought that after they sobered up and cleaned up that day, they would all leave. They were adults, they should have had that sense of propriety. The military had been busy these past few days, so Jiang Ye hadn't returned home.
He never expected them to move in without a word!
However, he didn't have time to deal with them now. Jiang Ye hurried upstairs, rushed into his study, grabbed paper and a pen, and began to write a letter.
"My dearest darling:"
"Reading your letter, my heart felt like dough for dumplings, being kneaded and tossed around. I was close to needing a fast-acting heart medication."
"Since the Mil people have already deployed their war machines to the nodal star, it means the defenses of the nodal star are already very weak. I hope you can find a way to avoid danger, for example, by finding a bomb shelter, or buying a sturdy house in the suburbs. Don't you have a super rich dad? Use him decisively to have your father find a way to protect his precious daughter's safety."
"There are no Mil war machines appearing here yet, but I will strengthen our military construction. We are already building warships recently."
"You are, of course, my one and only! I would never do anything like keeping mistresses hidden away. But I must be honest with you, I have a few female friends with whom I have good relations, purely friends. They sometimes come to my place to play mahjong. But you can rest assured, there is nothing between me and them."
"Allowing them to come to my place to play mahjong is actually a last resort. These friends control a significant amount of resources and trade, and I rely on their help to maintain the colony's operations. Can you understand me?"
"The development index is already over five thousand points. I'm working hard to reach ten thousand points. I'll build a space station and come find you."
"Your Jiang Ye"
After finishing the letter, he quickly went downstairs and handed it to the delivery person.
"What plants will you be buying next week?" the delivery person asked.
Jiang Ye slapped his forehead. "Oh, I forgot to choose. How about another thirty thousand grains of sand-fixing grass?"
The delivery person magically produced a large book, which was a catalog of various plants, and handed it to Jiang Ye. "It's still early, you can pick one now."
Jiang Ye thanked him repeatedly, took the catalog, and began to flip through it.
He first looked at the table of contents, which clearly categorized different types. He directly turned to the page for "Cold-resistant Plants," which described plants capable of withstanding temperatures of minus sixty or seventy degrees Celsius, and could survive in both polar and arctic regions.
After flipping through a few pages, Jiang Ye's hand stopped.
[Variety: Sea Water Lily (Latest Improved Version 6.0)]
[Variety Function: A water lily that floats and grows in seawater, producing a large amount of sea lotus root, a precious medicinal ingredient.]
[Variety Description: Primarily absorbs nutrients from the air, sunlight, and seawater. It grows extremely fast and can be sown on ice in winter. The seeds can take root in the ice and grow, making it a frost-resistant plant that disregards extreme cold.]
[Seed Price: 4000 yuan/grain]
"This one," Jiang Ye said. "Buy thirty thousand grains."
The delivery person took out his phone, recorded the order, took back the catalog, and returned to his spaceship.
Jiang Ye watched him leave, his expression suddenly changing.
He bent down to examine the spaceship in the distance and gasped.
The bottom of the spaceship was suspended, about half a meter off the ground, with no visible support.
Such a massive object, floating silently on the ground, its technology so advanced that Jiang Ye felt as if a Song Dynasty person witnessing a rocket.
All the delivery personnel entered the spaceship. With a rumbling sound, strong winds howled around, and countless snow particles rose like mist. The spaceship slowly ascended and unhurriedly departed.
Jiang Ye took out his phone and typed a message.
Less than five minutes later, a squadron of spider-like armored vehicles roared in. Soldiers in white camouflage uniforms jumped out of the armored vehicles and nimbly loaded all the seed boxes from the open ground onto the vehicles before driving away.
Tomorrow, these seeds would be transported to the desert for sowing, to reduce the desert's area.
Jiang Ye had been standing in the snow for too long and was shivering from the cold. He turned to go back home.
The girls were still enthusiastically playing mahjong, their fair hands shuffling cards, making a rustling sound.
Jiang Ye sat down on the nearby sofa, remaining silent, and stared at them.
The four beauties continued playing cards, completely ignoring him.
Jiang Ye finally couldn't help himself. "I say, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
The four beauties turned their heads in unison, looking at him questioningly.
"How can you guys be staying at my place?" Jiang Ye asked weakly. "Don't you have your own houses?"
"You also have a bedroom, the top-floor bedroom is left for you. We've also moved your personal belongings there," Isabella said righteously. "You can sleep in the top-floor bedroom! We'll sleep in the second-floor bedrooms."
The other three nodded in agreement, clearly siding with Isabella.
Jiang Ye asked in disbelief, "You guys sleep in the master bedroom and kick me, the owner, out to the small top-floor bedroom! Isn't that too shameless?"
"Yes, it's very shameless," Isabella nodded. "But we're not ashamed! We're just bad!"
The beauties burst into laughter, shaking with mirth.
Jiang Ye was furious. How could he tolerate such a situation of usurpation!
Even though it was a large house, and there were many bedrooms, this was not their territory!