Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 962 Small Joys

"It smells so good!" Li Yuelan smelled a fresh fragrance as soon as she opened the door; it was the scent of strawberries. "Feifei, did you buy strawberries?"

"Mom, you're back!" Mo Feiyu ran happily to her mother. "Let me tell you, I was the first one to buy strawberries and lettuce again today."

"Feifei, you're such a good girl." Li Yuelan pinched her daughter's cheek and took the half-pound of purified meat she had been allocated into the kitchen.

Mo Fengsheng was cooking: a porridge made from soaked nutritional blocks, boiled lettuce, and oh, and one last small piece of potato.

"Xiao Lan is back? And she even has purified meat? We can make a big meal today." Mo Fengsheng said happily. "Go wash up first, and we'll be eating in a bit."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Li Yuelan nodded.

"Mom, did you go to Fuyuan Supermarket when you came back?" Mo Feiyu looked around but didn't see her mother bring back any vegetables, so she asked persistently.

"I went, but the supermarket was already closed, and I guess they'd already bought all the groceries." Li Yuelan said helplessly. During this time, the burden of supporting her family had been on her shoulders. She had to go to work at the recycling station before dawn every day. Even on her days off, she didn't dare to rest but instead went hunting with the hunting team.

The endless work left her physically and mentally exhausted, but she never complained, because in the apocalypse, being able to live and be with her family was such a blessing.

Now, Li Yuelan glanced towards the kitchen; her husband's bipolar disorder had subsided, and she no longer worried about him dying or mutating...

Li Yuelan looked at her daughter apologetically, "Feifei, I'm sorry, Mom came back too late."

Mo Feiyu quickly shook her head, "Mom, you don't need to apologize. Mom works very hard, earning money every day to support Dad and me. Mom, wait for me, I'll grow up soon, and then I'll earn money to support you."

Li Yuelan chuckled, tears streaming down her face.

"Feifei is such a good girl!" Mo Fengsheng walked up behind the two of them, reached out and hugged the mother and daughter. "Xiaolan, thank you. I'll go hunting tomorrow, so you won't have to work so hard."

Feeling her lover's slightly uncomfortable embrace, Li Yuelan felt a warmth in her heart. She shook her head and said, "You should take care of yourself first."

The family quietly embraced each other.

Mo Feiyu twitched her nose. "Dad, did you forget to turn off the stove?"

"Ah, my meat—" Mo Fengsheng rushed into the kitchen.

Mo Feiyu rushed in nervously, and when she saw the blackened chunks of meat, her eyes widened in anger. "Dad! You burned the meat!"

"I'm sorry, Feifei, I'll clean up the burnt part," Mo Fengsheng said, annoyed.

Li Yuelan went to the bathroom after hearing the father and daughter arguing.

Half an hour later, at the Mo family's dining table, the family of three enjoyed their dinner to the fullest.

"Wow, this is so delicious! I wish Fuyuan Supermarket sold vegetables every day." Mo Feiyu puffed out her cheeks, eating with great satisfaction.

"It's unlikely. Right now, only the original planter is working outside the base," Li Yuelan said.

"If more growers went to grow vegetables outside the base, would we be able to eat vegetables every day?"

"Um..." How could Li Yuelan explain that this was impossible? "You're right."

"Sigh, why don't the planters go outside the base to plant?" Mo Feiyu said regretfully.

The couple looked at each other in bewilderment. The base's control strategy on wood-type abilities was indeed unacceptable, but with food resources being depleted, this was the only way to effectively concentrate resources and feed the majority of the base's inhabitants.

However, these principles are simply too complicated to explain.

Fortunately, Mo Feiyu didn't need to explain. "I've decided that if I awaken wood-type abilities in the future, I will definitely not join the breeding base, because I will go back to the area outside the base to cultivate vegetables." The couple continued to look at each other, both seeing speechlessness and amusement in each other's eyes.

"...Grow lots of vegetables, and then sell them to the people at the base at the same cheap price as the original grower." Mo Feiyu said, munching on a sweet and sour strawberry.

"Pfft~ Haha"

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Bao Bao's mother sat under the eaves, her eyes fixed on the dimly lit alleyway. Suddenly, a thin figure appeared in the alleyway, and she immediately stood up and hurried towards the figure.

"Baobao, you're back. Are you hungry? Mom made mashed potatoes and is waiting for you to eat them."

Wang Baobao shook her head, feeling exhausted and her supernatural abilities depleted. "Mom, why don't you eat first?"

"Mommy isn't hungry." Bao Bao's mother hugged her daughter's thin body tenderly, her heart aching almost overwhelmed by tears. Her daughter was already weak, and after going to the breeding center, she became even thinner, just skin and bones.

Wang Baobao sighed. She was too tired to argue with her mother, so she quickened her pace to get home.

When they got home, Bao Bao's mother told her daughter to sit still and quickly brought out a bowl of mashed potatoes, a bowl of cabbage, and a bowl of nutritious porridge.

"Eat quickly, you must be starving after a long day." Bao Bao's mother looked at her daughter with concern.

Wang Baobao didn't try to persuade her much. She picked up the mashed potatoes, took the spoon, and ate half a bowl in no time. Then she pushed the bowl in front of her mother, picked up the bowl of cabbage, slurped up half a bowl, and pushed the rest of the cabbage in front of her mother.

"Mom, eat quickly." Wang Baobao let out a long breath. After eating the mashed potatoes and cabbage, she finally felt her strength return, and her depleted wood-type ability recovered somewhat. The exploding pain in her forehead also disappeared.

She knew this was due to the benefits of pure vegetables!
Seeing that her daughter's face had regained some color, Bao Bao's mother breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the two half bowls of vegetables in front of her daughter, saying, "Bao Bao, eat. Mom will just drink the nutritious porridge."

Wang Baobao looked disapproving and snatched the porridge, gulping down half a bowl. She frowned, finding the bitter and sour taste unpalatable.

"Mom, I'm full." Wang Baobao said, leaning back in his chair, looking like he was stuffed.

Bao Bao's mother felt helpless upon seeing this; that's how her daughter always felt sorry for her.

She stopped urging her to eat and picked up a spoon to eat the mashed potatoes. Although it wasn't her first time eating mashed potatoes, she was still amazed by the taste. "Delicious, I'm full, but I'll have another bite."

Wang Baobao shook her head, "Mom, you eat. Eating more vegetables is good for your health." It's really funny, she's a plant grower and she can't even afford to have her own vegetables.

Seeing that her daughter was in low spirits, Bao Bao's mother didn't say much and quickly finished her dinner.

"Baobao, is the training base very busy lately?" Baobao's mother was very worried because her daughter was coming home later and later every day.

"Yeah, ever since that incident, the base has assigned me twice the number of spawning tasks," Wang Baobao said angrily.

"How can that be? You only recently awakened." Bao Bao's mother was very angry. "Bao Bao, go and report this to the leaders of the breeding base."

"It's useless." Wang Baobao shook her head; it was just a task assigned to her by her superiors.

"Then let's go report this to the base authorities." Bao Bao's mother clenched her fist. "Your body is already weak; if this continues, it will be overtaxed, and then..."

She dared not continue; she was terrified that such a thing would happen!
As Bao Bao's mother thought about it, her body trembled uncontrollably, and tears streamed down her face.

Wang Baobao was startled and quickly hugged her mother, "Mom, no, really."

“How could you not? Haven’t you noticed? You’re so thin you’re practically skin and bones now,” Bao Bao’s mom said excitedly.

Seeing this, Wang Baobao hugged her mother, "Mom, don't get excited. Your health has finally improved a little."

"Mom, really, haven't you noticed? I feel much better after dinner these past two nights, and so do you."