Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

When Qiao Manman returned to the ward, He Nian had already woken up. Knowing that Qiao Runming's leg could be saved, her mental state was quite stable.

She even found some chicken porridge and finished it all. However, her mind remained blank regarding the past.

Qiao Manman greeted her, but He Nian grabbed her hand in horror: "Manman, I had a nightmare. I dreamt that you were... by that beast Zhao Dahu..."

Qiao Manman panicked for a moment, then laughed: "Mom, that was just a dream. Look at me, I'm doing just fine now!"

But Chuncao, that little sister, was dragged back by the Zhao family to become Zhao Dahu's wife!

Qiao Runming and He Nian were puzzled, so Qiao Manman sat down and calmly and with a smile told them about how Li Chuncao had framed her.

However, the beginning and end were omitted, and it was not mentioned that she had fallen into the water.

He Nian was shocked: "Thank goodness you're alright, otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do."

Qiao Manman hummed in agreement, thinking that she was alright, but the original owner of this body was gone. This grudge couldn't be easily forgotten.

Upon opening the insulated container, a fragrant aroma wafted out. Even though she had just drunk porridge, He Nian's mouth was still watering.

Qiao Manman divided the rice into two portions using an enamel mug and handed them to her parents. After they finished eating, she cleaned up the dishes and went for a stroll in the city.

***

As soon as Lu Yuan returned to the production team, he was surrounded by people.

"Little Lu, what's the situation with Qiao Laosan? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Before Lu Yuan left, Qiao Manman told her about her plans.

His expression gradually turned serious: "It's not good. He had surgery and is still in the hospital. I'm afraid his leg..."

"Oh, surgery, how much will that cost! My God!"

"Could Qiao Laosan's leg have been cut off? My old Sun said that Qiao Laosan's leg was crushed into a meat patty, how could it possibly be saved!"

Lu Yuan only said one sentence before he was pushed aside.

Seeing that everyone was chatting happily, he shook his head and went to the brigade headquarters.

He reported Qiao Runming's condition to Wang Defa: "Uncle Qiao's leg has been saved, but he will not be able to do heavy work in the future."

Aunt Qiao's condition isn't very good either; the doctor advised her to rest well and avoid strenuous activity.

Wang Defa took puffs of his pipe, feeling that this matter was somewhat difficult to handle.

Not to mention that the third branch of the Qiao family has little labor force, with Old Mrs. Qiao's biased attitude, how will this family of three survive in the future?

"Captain, Uncle Qiao's hospitalization cost more than a hundred yuan this time. Logically, the quarry should pay for it."

Wang Defa exclaimed in shock, "No way, how can there be so much money!"

"The surgeon who performed the operation on Uncle Qiao was an expert from Kyoto, and his fees were quite high."

"Luckily, they were just here on official business; otherwise, if Uncle San's leg had been amputated, our brigade would have been responsible for supporting the Qiao family for the rest of their lives."

Wang Defa shuddered, realizing the logic was quite sound. He took a puff of his pipe: "I'll think about how to talk to them about this!"

Lu Yuan hummed in agreement and prepared to return to his dormitory. Just then, Wang De asked, "Little Lu, what's going on between you and Man?"

Lu Yuan paused for a moment: "It's nothing, I just felt sorry for her and wanted to lend a hand."

Wang Defa didn't believe it, but he didn't press the matter further.

He said meaningfully, "If you're going to date, do it seriously. Don't let down the good girls in our team!"

Lu Yuan: "......"

There's absolutely no way to defend myself!

***

At 7:30 p.m., Qiao Manman carried five jin of flour to find the head chef.

"Uncle Hu, could you please help me steam some buns?"

The head chef nodded happily: "Sure, Man'er, when do you need it?"

"Let's do it early tomorrow morning! Dr. Li is leaving, so I'll prepare some dry food for him."

The head chef lowered his voice: "That's not all. He can't possibly finish all this flour by himself."

Qiao Manman chuckled and gave a thumbs up: "You have such keen insight!"

"Well, that's how I've gotten on your good side. Someone asked me to help them turn these refined grains into steamed buns so they can improve their meals."

Qiao Manman didn't need to say it explicitly; the head chef understood what she meant.

With a serious expression, he reminded her, "I'll say a few more words because I find you pleasing to the eye, but don't get too involved with those people."

Qiao Manman immediately nodded: "I know, Uncle. My parents are both in the hospital, so I had no choice. Don't worry, it'll only be this once. I'll be good from now on!"

He then pulled a piece of ham from his pocket: "This is a thank-you gift they gave me. Please take it back and let your little nephew have a taste!"

The chef paused for a moment, then put the ham in his pocket, thus siding with Qiao Manman.

"Uh, well, come pick it up around 4 a.m. tomorrow morning, so no one sees you and it's hard to explain!"

Qiao Manman smiled: "Okay, thank you Uncle Hu!"

Qiao Manman returned to the ward and took out two mooncakes from the enamel mug for Qiao Runming and He Nian.

"Father, Mother, have something to eat to fill your stomachs!"

The couple looked at the crumbly mooncakes and didn't know where to begin.

"Manman, where did you get all this from?"

Qiao Manman didn't say anything, but kept gesturing for them to eat.

After they finished eating, they patted the crumbs off their blankets and went to sleep against the corner of the wall.

He Nian looked at the dark circles under her eyes and couldn't say anything, only feeling heartache.

Qiao Runming held her hand: "Niannian, our daughter has grown up!"

***

Qiao Manman did not sleep soundly.

Even though I had already reminded the system to wake her up at 3:30 in the morning, I was still worried that I was sleeping too soundly and would miss the time.

Of course, the stool was also too small and the corner was too hard. She was really tired to be able to fall asleep.

"Host, wake up!"

Qiao Manman woke up with a start. When she opened her eyes, the room was dark except for a sliver of moonlight shining in through the window.

Qiao Manman stretched and mentally shouted, "Everyone sign in!"

"Okay, host. Congratulations on obtaining one cubic meter of supplies and one fertility pill."

Qiao Manman remained unfazed upon hearing the term "fertility pill."

The family has confirmed it: her system is a "child-giving system" disguised as a dimensional sign-in system!

Qiao Manman sighed and carefully checked the system resources. She found that she was lucky this time, having signed in a three-in-one fragment.

One-third of the space inside is filled with various frozen products, including frozen fish and shrimp, various fried foods, as well as pork, beef, and mutton.

The remaining third of the space is filled with various cooked foods, including milk bread, candy and biscuits, dried fruit and beverages, spicy strips and films, instant hot pot, and bagged instant noodles.

The last third of the space was filled with vegetables and fruits. There were mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, beans, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a basket of eggs.

There were also cherries, Akizuki pears, fragrant lemons, and chocolate persimmons packaged in small boxes.

It's all food that Qiao Manman likes to eat, but it feels like I can't really bring it out.

Well, it's out of season. It's only May for her, but everyone else is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. The time difference is quite significant.

Qiao Manman noticed several canvas bags at the top of the space, quickly took them out and glanced at them. Making sure there were no markings on them, she picked them up and headed towards the cafeteria.