Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng's idea was quickly put into action. Secretary Wu was extremely busy lately, sometimes not even having a hot meal, but he was very happy.

Xiao Wen's first squad set off for the alien battlefield again. This time they carried special orders. Last time, they only needed to collect dead branches and umbrellas from the aliens. As for the others, they only needed specimens from the new aliens. This time, they also had to hand-draw a map of the aliens' distribution.

Before setting off, Xiao Wen shamelessly approached Yu Meng and explained their somewhat unreasonable request. To his surprise, Yu Meng agreed without hesitation. After this incident, the entire First Squad's hearts were completely with Yu Meng. They had never seen such a generous leader before.

Yu Meng also mentioned her only soldier, Liu Wei, to them, asking them to take care of him if they encountered him. Xiao Wen readily agreed, saying that he could first join his squad to gain experience, and then leave later when other people joined.

Yu Meng prefers to deal with such intelligent people; you don't even need to explain things to them, they've already done their best.

By the time all these things were arranged, a month had passed.

Yu Meng's desire to go home was completely overwhelming. She strongly resisted joining the base's guard battalion; she didn't want everyone to know.

Qingyuan had no choice but to comply with Yu Meng's wishes. And so, one evening, Yu Meng returned to her small building.

When Yu Hai came out and saw Yu Meng standing outside, his eyes widened instantly. "Little sister, is that you? It's getting dark, am I seeing things?" As he spoke, he walked over and grabbed Yu Meng's arm. "Come inside quickly, it's cold outside."

Looking at his expression, Yu Meng felt like she was dreaming. She shook off Yu Hai's hand and said, "My legs are numb, carry me, brother." She then climbed onto Yu Hai's back.

The weight pressing down on his back brought Yu Hai back to his senses. "Little sister, it really is you back. I'm not dreaming."

Yu Hai smiled and bent down. "Get on, I'll carry you home!"

Yu Meng didn't stand on ceremony and snuggled up to Yu Hai's back. "Brother, did you miss me? I missed you guys so much!"

"Of course we miss her. We talk about you every day. Mom even scolded you for being heartless, saying you've forgotten her. You even made a phone call for nothing, not a single message."

As soon as he stepped inside, Yu Hai shouted with a smile, "I brought my little sister back on my back. She's hungry, quickly get her something to eat."

The noise startled everyone. Dali, who ran the fastest, cried out, "Where's my little sister? Why are you carrying her? Is she hurt?"

Yu Meng jumped off Yu Hai's back and threw herself into Da Li's arms. "Big sister, did you miss me?"

"Of course I thought of that! I was so worried! Where are you hurt? Should I have your brother carry you?"

"I'm not hurt. I just wanted him to carry me on his back so I could tease him a little." Yu Meng smiled brightly.

"Xiao Si, you naughty child, didn't you say you'd send us a message? Have you gone too far with your fun and forgotten all about your old mother?" Aunt Yu came downstairs with red eyes, scolding as she walked.

Yu Meng grinned, "Isn't that why I'm back? Aren't I amazing?"

All Yu's father could say was, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Xiu Jie and Niannian stood together, and Yu Meng looked at them, "Little Niannian, have you been behaving well?"

Niannian's eyes lit up, and she said loudly, "Fourth Sister, I'm such a good girl, even Mom praised me."

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to steal my mom from me?"

Niannian became anxious, "I didn't snatch it, and Mom was willing to let me. She said I was very good."

Dali then brought the food up. "Come and eat! Little sister, who are these two younger sisters? Aren't you going to introduce them?"

Yu Meng led the two sisters to their mother. "Mom, these are Liying and Bai Xiaohong. They'll stay with us for a few days."

"Welcome, welcome. Our home is simple, please don't mind," said Aunt Yu with a forced smile.

"Uncle, Aunt, sorry to bother you." The two seemed oblivious to Yu's attitude, responding naturally with smiles on their faces.

Yu's father pulled Yu's mother aside and said with a smile to the two of them, "Your aunt was upset by Haizi today. Don't take it to heart, it wasn't directed at you."

Liying said with a smile, "Uncle, we came so suddenly, we've put Auntie in a difficult position."

Yu Meng saw through her mother's thoughts, stepped forward and hugged her tightly, "Mom, I brought back a lot of good things, you choose first, and the rest can be given to them."

"You're such a smart person, go eat. You can't eat well in the car." Then he looked at Liying and the other girl, "You two go eat too. After you eat, go to sleep. Car rides are tiring. Last time we went to the city, it took me two days to recover."

Yu Hai and Sister Xiu had already moved all the things from the car inside. Looking at the tall stack, Sister Xiu's lips curled up slightly. It's good to be rich. She would buy things like this in the future.

Niannian tugged at Sister Xiu's sleeve, "Sister, is there any for me here?"

Sister Xiu patted her little head, "Of course, the whole family should have one."

After dinner, the family gathered together. "Xiao Si, are you still leaving?" Yu Ma's tears fell again.

Yu Meng leaned against her mother, "Mom, just think of me as someone who works in the city. I'll come back to see you whenever I have time."

"Is it really that easy? To be able to come back whenever you want?" Aunt Yu's tone was tinged with doubt.

"Of course, I'm amazing!" Yu Meng patted her chest, her little head held high.

Dali patted her on the shoulder, "Stop joking around. We've all been worried about you since we haven't heard from you at all."

Yu Meng sat down again. "There's something I need to tell you. I have a job that I think would be perfect for Sister Xiu, but I don't know if she'd be willing."

Sister Xiu pointed to herself, "Me?"

Yu Meng nodded.

Sister Xiu looked at Dali and asked, "Big sister, shall I go?"

Dali looked at Yu Meng, "Is this really suitable for Sister Xiu?"

Yu Meng nodded again, "Sister Xiu is very suitable."

"Then let's go," Dali suggested.

"But I don't know anything about this, can I do it?"

"With teachers to guide you, as long as you want to go, it won't be a problem," Yu Meng assured her.

"I want to go with my sister too." Niannian grabbed Xiujie's arm, her little face almost crying.

Yu Meng looked at her and said, "You're too young right now, and you're not as capable as Sister Xiu. There, only the capable are valued."

Niannian's little head drooped, but she didn't cry.

Yu Meng paused for a moment, then looked at Sister Xiu and said, "Sister Xiu, the art of mask-removing masters is about passing down the tradition. When you were in the city, did the Zhao family ask you to become an apprentice?"

Sister Xiu shook her head. "Grandma did mean that at the time, but I refused. I said," Sister Xiu said somewhat embarrassedly, "that I had accepted your lineage. She didn't mention it again."

Yu Meng then asked, "What about Niannian? Has she taken on a master? Her talent is quite remarkable."

Niannian looked up and said, "My mom taught me all of these, and later my older sister Xiu taught me."

Yu Meng asked curiously, "Your grandmother seems to be of a high rank, and you have such talent, yet she didn't teach you privately."

Niannian kept her head down and didn't speak. After a while, she whispered, "I didn't understand what she was saying, so I wasn't listening carefully."

Yu Meng looked at her and asked, "So everything you know now was taught to you by Sister Xiu?"

Niannian shook her head, "My older sister also taught me. She explained it well, and I could learn it right away."

Yu Meng gave Dali a thumbs up, "Sister, you have a natural talent for being a teacher."

Dali blushed and slapped Yu Meng's finger away. "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't know my own level, but you don't know it either."

Yu Meng patted Niannian's little head and said, "From now on, you will learn from your older sister. When you are good enough, I will take you to find Sister Xiu."

"Really?" Niannian was overjoyed. "I will definitely study hard."

Yu Meng then turned to Dali, "Big sister, you can teach Niannian everything. She's considered one of our people, and no one can take her away from us."

Niannian nodded repeatedly from the side, "I want to be in the same lineage as my eldest sister and become the most powerful person."