Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng gave her a high five and promised, "Study hard, listen to your mother, and I'll come pick you up when the time comes."

Niannian looked at Sister Xiu happily, "My Niannian is such a good girl." Sister Xiu's eyes were a little moist.

"Sister, there's one more thing you haven't said?"

Sister Xiu smiled this time, "My Niannian is the best!"

This time, Niannian was satisfied. She looked at Yu Meng with a smug look in her eyes.

Yu Meng laughed too. "Then you'd better become more skilled quickly, I'm still waiting for you to come and help me."

Yu's parents watched the children chatting and laughing, their smiles never fading.

Time flew by, and Yu Meng was so sleepy that her eyelids were almost drooping. Only then did her parents let her go and return to their own room.

"Is Xiao Si staying for a few more days before leaving?" Aunt Yu asked.

"That was designated. Didn't you see that two more young girls came back this time? It's the Yang Huan and Yang Le sisters again." Yu's father sat on the bed. "I have to tell you, from now on, we have to be more polite to the people Xiao Si'er brings back. What if they suffer any grievances here, and then turn a blind eye to Xiao Si'er when there's danger?"

Aunt Yu stopped making the bed. "I really didn't think of that. Luckily you reminded me. The thought of them coming and Xiao Si having to leave makes me angry. Maybe I should cook them something nice tomorrow so they'll treat our Xiao Si better in the future."

"We can't say this directly. Xiao Si'er said her affairs have to be kept secret, so we'll pretend we don't know anything. Just be warm and friendly to them. Have Changjiu ask them what they like to eat, and we'll arrange it for them tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll have to talk to Haizi about it tomorrow. What do you think, should we invite the eldest son's family over for a meal?" Aunt Yu said as she picked up the blankets.

"Let's go to sleep first and talk about it tomorrow morning. Who knows if the boss will be free?"

Yu Meng lay on her familiar bed, but for a moment, she was no longer sleepy. She thought of Granny Hua again, never expecting that this woman she had met a few times would change the course of her life.

As she pondered, Yu Meng closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.

At Jingchuan Base, Qingyuan stared at the communication bell in her hand. The other end hadn't given her a chance to speak at all. "The parasite will be delivered to your base tomorrow at noon. Do everything you can to wake him up. We need to know what happened to him."

"But Grandma is no longer here, I'm afraid we won't be able to complete this task," Qingyuan finally said.

"Your base is among the top three, and that's your responsibility. No excuses will be accepted."

Qingyuan cautiously asked again, "Is it the only one?"

There was a long silence on the other end. "No, the entire pioneering team has been parasitized, and not a single one of them is conscious. Therefore, every single one of them is important."

Qingyuan turned off the intercom. Her heart was heavy.

After hesitating for a moment, he still opened Yu Meng's voice transmission ring.

In her dazed state, Yu Meng felt her hands trembling. "Aunt Qing, is something wrong?"

"Yu Meng, are you home yet? Have you seen your family?"

Yu Meng's sleepiness vanished instantly. "Aunt Qing, what happened?"

Without hesitation, Qingyuan recounted how the higher-ups had sent the person to their base and requested medical treatment.

"Yu Meng, you're the head of the base, so this matter can't be bypassed. That's why I can only send you this message in the middle of the night. And you have to go back to the base. I've already sent a plane to pick you up." Qingyuan said everything she needed to say in one breath. She stopped after speaking, without turning off the intercom, as she was getting angry at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng closed her eyes tightly for a moment, but still quickly tidied her things.

She arrived at her parents' bedroom door. She raised her hand, lowered it, then raised it again. Finally, she knocked.

"Xiao Si, what are you doing here instead of sleeping?" Aunt Yu asked groggily as she opened the door.

Yu Meng hugged her tightly. "Mom, something happened over there. I have to leave in a bit."

Yu Ma was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sobered up, "What did you say?"

Yu's father put on his coat and came out, saying, "Come in and talk."

Yu Meng rested her head on her mother's shoulder. "It's urgent. A plane will be coming to pick me up soon. I'd like to stay a few more days, but this is a matter of life and death, and I can't take it lightly."

Tears streamed down Yu Ma's face. "Will you always be like this? You're still so young, how did they even find you?"

"Mom, my phone number was very high back then, so they already noticed me. They just didn't notify us. Even Niannian couldn't escape it."

Father Yu sighed. He said, "The children are too ordinary, and that troubles them. But if the children are too outstanding, they also suffer."

"Xiao Si, this time, you really have to remember to message me. Otherwise, the ringtone you made for me will have been for nothing." Aunt Yu forced a smile and patted Yu Meng. "I also bought you a few clothes, take them with you this time."

"Okay, thank you, Mom. Don't worry, I'll come back when I have time." Yu Meng left her mother's embrace. "I'm going to call Sister Xiu; she's coming with me this time. I'll leave Niannian with Mom and Dad."

"Go on, go on, you're such a brat. You haven't even stayed one night and you're already leaving, and you've even stolen my other girl away with you."

Yu Ma followed Yu Meng to Xiu Jie's room. Before they could even knock, Da Li's door opened. "Little sister, are you leaving? Xiu Jie is staying with me. We haven't gone to sleep yet."

Yu Meng and her mother went straight into Dali's room. Sister Xiu sat on the bed and asked, "Little sister, are you leaving now?"

Yu Meng nodded, "Something came up, but someone's coming to pick us up soon. Sister Xiu, just pack your personal belongings."

Liying and Bai Xiaohong were already prepared. "The plane will arrive in five minutes," they said, looking at Yu Meng.

"Okay, you can go downstairs now." Yu Meng waved her hand.

Aunt Yu hugged Yu Meng tightly, "Remember to take good care of yourself. Come back and visit when you have time. Don't push yourself. It's too tiring for you to go through all this."

Yu's father followed behind, patting Yu Meng on the shoulder. "You're still so young. Take a rest if you're tired. There are always adults here to help. The sky isn't going to fall."

Yu Meng gave a thumbs up, "Dad is right, I'll listen to Dad."

Liying came up again. "Chief, the plane has arrived. It's on the edge of town. We need to take a car there."

"Go call Sister Xiu, let's go."

Yu Meng turned around and hugged her mother, then hugged her father. Then she went downstairs without looking back.

Dali followed behind, saying, "Remember to send me a message, even just a period will do."

"Okay, big sister, you can go back now. I'm leaving everything to you. Just text me if you need anything."

Xiujie ran down and got into the car with Yu Meng.

Dali turned her head, looked at her parents standing on the stairs, and forced a smile. "I just heard Liying call my little sister 'Commander.' My little sister is the most capable in our family, she's our pride."

"Sigh, I was even planning to cook something delicious tomorrow to please those two girls and get them to treat your sister better. I haven't even started yet, and they've already left." Aunt Yu sighed and turned around. "Next time, I'll start cooking as soon as we meet, so at least she'll get a taste."

Dali nodded. If you want to do something, you have to do it quickly. Who knows what will happen next?