Liu Nanfeng and Su Huamei returned home. Su Huamei first cleaned up the withered flowers in the vase and then inserted the paintings they brought back into the vase.
Song Haitang knew that Su Jinxiu had a habit of tidying up flower branches to cultivate them, unlike other people who, upon receiving them, would either discard them directly or leave them to completely wither before throwing them away.
Therefore, when packing, she wouldn't seal them as tightly as takeout, making them difficult to open.
While Su Huamei was arranging the flowers, Liu Nanfeng entered "Guanshanhai."
The moment he entered "Guanshanhai," he suddenly felt a sense of harboring a treasure.
"Gugu... Gugu..."
As soon as he entered Guanshanhai, he heard continuous "gugu" sounds.
She was flapping her wings, flitting about in the flower bushes, trampling them into disarray, while Su Jinxiu stood by, smiling and clapping her hands in encouragement.
Liu Nanfeng waved his hand, and the flowers that had been flattened stood upright again, becoming vibrant.
Sensing the anomaly, the two immediately noticed Liu Nanfeng's arrival.
"Husband," Su Jinxiu waved to him.
Gugu flapped her wings and landed wobblingly in front of Liu Nanfeng, then tilted her small face up, looking at him expectantly.
Liu Nanfeng was not stingy with his praise. He patted her little head and said, "Great job, keep it up, fly higher, fly farther."
"Gugu."
A smile appeared on Gugu's face, so pure and clean, an emotion emanating from the bottom of her heart, which even those around her could easily feel.
It was far from the numb, mask-like smile she displayed when begging on the streets and receiving charity in the "illusion."
"Gugu."
Gugu chirped again, this time with a different tone than before. Liu Nanfeng looked into her expressive, speaking eyes and instantly understood her meaning.
"The little carp has gone home," Liu Nanfeng explained.
Gugu then nodded and turned to run away.
The little one was very smart. Knowing that Liu Nanfeng was looking for Su Jinxiu, she didn't disturb them and instead ran to the big tree to play on the swing.
"What happened today?" Su Jinxiu asked directly as soon as they met.
"Huh?" Liu Nanfeng was a little surprised by her question.
"I felt my strength being borrowed," Su Jinxiu explained.
Liu Nanfeng suddenly understood.
"I didn't expect you to still be able to feel it even though your strength was locked by the Pregnancy Mother Grass."
"It's just locked, not gone. And haven't you noticed, this is a loophole? I can't use it, but you can borrow it," Su Jinxiu said.
Liu Nanfeng was enlightened. He really hadn't thought of that.
"You still haven't answered me, what happened?" Su Jinxiu pressed.
Liu Nanfeng pondered for a moment, then chose to tell the truth. Since Su Jinxiu trusted him and let him see Zhu Yin'e, he shouldn't hide anything from her.
So he recounted everything that had happened that day, even mentioning how Chen Wenhui had expressed indignation on his behalf in the evening.
Su Jinxiu listened with an unchanged expression, and Liu Nanfeng couldn't help but feel relieved.
But just then, Su Jinxiu suddenly asked, "You tell me, who is prettier, you or the little carp's mother?"
"Uh..."
As expected, she was still jealous and not as nonchalant as she appeared.
"Of course, you are beautiful."
Liu Nanfeng blurted out without thinking. At this moment, any hesitation would have been a sign of a troubled mind.
"You big liar, you're just trying to make me happy."
Su Jinxiu gave him a charming, sidelong glance. She appeared dismissive, but her face was full of smiles.
"How are you? Are you used to it here? Do you need anything else?" Liu Nanfeng asked, taking her hand.
"It's quite good, and Gugu is here with me. It's just that the supplies are being consumed too quickly. Get some more in."
"How much is left? Can it be tomorrow?" Liu Nanfeng quickly asked.
The "tomorrow" he referred to was the tomorrow in the real world. It was already past eleven o'clock in the real world. After a night, it would be about five or six days in the world of Guanshanhai by tomorrow daytime.
"Yes, I prepared a month's worth of food, I didn't expect it to be consumed so quickly."
If she hadn't taken the Pregnancy Mother Grass, she could have survived without eating or drinking in this world full of spiritual energy.
But after taking the Pregnancy Mother Grass, she was now an ordinary person. Even if she was stronger, she wasn't significantly so.
"You're not alone now, you need to eat more. Mom will be here tomorrow too, I'll prepare more," Liu Nanfeng said.
After they had some heart-to-heart talks, Su Jinxiu "chased" Liu Nanfeng out.
Emerging from "Guanshanhai," he saw the meticulously arranged roses on the table, glistening with dew, looking captivating under the lamplight.
The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Liu Nanfeng sat down on a chair, took out his phone, and started browsing.
Tomorrow, he needed to pick up his mother, Yu Huilan, so the procurement task would have to be handed over to Su Huamei.
Liu Nanfeng browsed through the shopping apps, estimating which items would be useful and jotting them down, checking if they could be bought at the supermarket tomorrow.
Just then, the bathroom door opened, and Su Huamei walked out wrapped in a towel, her hair still wet.
"Why aren't you wearing clothes? And you haven't even blow-dried your hair?"
"Hehe, I want you to blow-dry my hair," Su Huamei said playfully.
"Alright."
Liu Nanfeng did not refuse. He put down his phone and walked over, placed his hands on her shoulders, and gently pushed her back into the bathroom.
Soon, the sound of a hairdryer echoed from the bathroom...
...
The next day, Liu Nanfeng woke up early.
Yu Huilan had called last night, urging him to pick her up early today, so Liu Nanfeng dared not delay.
However, Su Huamei was up even earlier than him and had already prepared breakfast.
Today, she was wearing a light blue long dress, her hair elegantly tied up, revealing her slender neck, exuding an air of intellectual beauty.
Liu Nanfeng noticed that whenever Su Jinxiu was not at home, she would become mature and intellectual. But when Su Jinxiu was around, she would become vibrant and unrestrained, acting according to her whims.
"You're up? Are you going back after breakfast?" Su Huamei came up and hugged Liu Nanfeng's neck.
"Yes, you have a mission today too: to procure a batch of daily necessities and daily use items, enough for at least three to four people to live for one to two months," Liu Nanfeng said.
"You're so long-winded. Didn't you already tell me last night?" Su Huamei said teasingly.
Then she reached out and smoothed down a stray hair on top of Liu Nanfeng's head.
But the hair was too mischievous, and no matter how she pressed it, it wouldn't stay down. Su Huamei, however, was persistent, determined to flatten it.
Seeing her cute demeanor, Liu Nanfeng found it amusing. He reached out, held her hand, and said, "Alright, have you eaten breakfast yet?"
"No, I was waiting to eat with you."
"In that case, let's not delay. I'll go wash up," Liu Nanfeng pulled her arm down, turned, and went into the washroom.
After breakfast, Liu Nanfeng did not dare to delay and drove directly to the countryside.