"Okay. You can redeem more food with points." The girl said, then turned and left.

Wenren Lei was still clutching the half-eaten pancake that Grandma Li had given him earlier. He suddenly felt it was a little hot to the touch. He had originally planned to secretly throw it away when the old woman wasn't looking.

"Grandma will chop some pickled vegetables for you to eat with the pancakes later," Grandma Li's voice came from behind.

Wenren Lei snapped out of her daze: "Oh, okay."

Grandma Li led them to the door of a small bedroom, took Wenren Lei's hand, and said, "The bed inside is small, so please make do for now. Once Grandma has accumulated enough points, she will get you a bigger bed."

This was the first time Wenren Lei had experienced the feeling of being cared for by an elderly person. It was a strange feeling. He said, "It's okay, Grandma, I'm not upset."

He reached behind his back, took out a backpack full of food from his ring, and handed it to Grandma Li: "These are the supplies that Xiao Shen and I found outside. We're giving them to you."

Grandma Li took the supplies and her face immediately changed. She hurriedly grabbed the supplies and tried to run out, exclaiming, "This won't do! You can't keep this! We have to hand it over to the base, or we'll be arrested and punished!"

Wenren Lei leaned forward and said mysteriously, "Grandma, this is what Xiao Shen searched for with all his might. It would be such a waste to hand it over. Let's keep it for ourselves quietly. No one else will know, so don't worry."

Fu Yan immediately punched the wall with one hand, lowered his head and said, "I'm starving and so worried."

They started acting again. Wenren Lei was so painful to hold back her laughter that she simply buried her face in Fu Yan's arms and laughed so hard she was shaking.

Grandma Li hesitated for a moment, then finally softened and nodded: "Okay, okay, we won't give away what the children have earned through hardship outside!" She pushed the two of them towards the small bedroom, "You two should rest now, Grandma will call you when she has finished cooking."

The two were pushed into the small bedroom, which was simply furnished with a single bed, a clothes rack, and a cotton coat hanging on the rack, which looked about the same size as Fu Yan.

Wenren Lei rolled around on the bed, saying, "This bed is so hard."

Fu Yan squatted down in front of the bed and touched his head through his hat: "Want your husband to be your mattress?"

"Get out." Wenren Lei habitually reached under her pillow, her fingertips touching something slippery. She pulled it out and saw it was a group photo.

The photo shows Grandma Li and a handsome young man, who should be Lu Shen.

Wenren Lei handed the photo to Fu Yan, put her hands behind her head, and said sullenly, "This is so annoying. Wenren Yu is really hard to find. When I see him, I'm going to give him a beating with a belt."

Fu Yan looked at the photo and stuffed it back under his pillow: "I'll wait and see."

Wenren Lei rolled over and complained, "It's hard."

Fu Yan picked him up with one hand, took out a mattress from his spatial storage and laid it on the bed, then changed the bedding to a new set before putting Wenren Lei back on the bed: "Are you feeling better?"

Wenren Lei yawned and said, "It's alright." Then she fell asleep.

Fu Yan smiled helplessly. Wanzi whimpered softly on the ground, rubbing against Fu Yan's trouser leg incessantly, making frantic hints.

"I haven't forgotten you." Fu Yan took out the doghouse and placed it on the ground. Wanzi immediately wagged its tail and crawled inside.

Before leaving for work in the morning, Wenrenlei carefully styled her hair in front of the mirror.

He took Fu Yan's arm and left the house, turning back to Wanzi and saying, "You unemployed bum, just stay home and keep Grandma company."

After saying that, he ignored Wanzi's angry barking and coldly left the house.

The water supply area and the planting area were not in the same place. The two parted ways at the fork in the road. Wenren Lei patted Fu Yan's shoulder and said in a drawn-out tone, "Husband, do a good job farming. The family is counting on you."

Fu Yan looked at him and whispered, "I know, husband."

Wenren Lei was slightly taken aback, then secretly felt a surge of pleasure. So this is what it feels like to be called husband!

He grabbed Fu Yan's collar: "Say it again."

"Honey." Fu Yan lowered his head to kiss his lips, and as they parted, he whispered, "Where's your hat?"

Wenren Lei calmly stroked his handsome white fur: "I didn't bring it, it's all tattered and ugly." He waved, "See you at noon."

After walking a few steps, he reached up and touched his lips, his heart pounding wildly: "Damn, dating Fu Yan is so awesome."

Wenrenlei arrived at Room 102, Building 7, where the residents of the base lined up to get water.

The staff member sat down at the table with Wenren Lei on his back. There were also two water elemental ability users sitting in the room.

Because Wenren Lei had a "those who come near me will die" expression, the two of them didn't dare to talk to him and instead chatted with each other to pass the time.

Wenren Lei listened intently for a long time, but it was all nonsense. He didn't get a single useful clue and slumped onto the table in disappointment.

A moment later, Huang Yijie rushed in, looked around the room, and sat down next to Wenren Lei, whispering, "Brother, leave me some water."

"What?" Wenren Lei looked at him while lying down.

Huang Yijie shook his almost-completely styled bowl cut: "Wash your hair."

Wenren Lei turned his head to the other side: "Okay." He thought this kid was finally going to take a bath.

When it was time to collect water, a long line of residents from the base poured in through the entrance, holding containers and queuing up.

Bored, Wenrenlei became a human water tap, continuously releasing her supernatural power to supply water. Huang Yijie sat quietly to the side, no longer speaking or disturbing her.

As more people gathered, the room became noisy. Wenrenlei listened attentively to the residents' conversations, which were mostly about everyday matters.

At this moment, some people started whispering.

"Two more members of the field team have gone missing."

"I really don't believe in any disappearances. Nine times out of ten, he was kidnapped by Huang Yiyun and is hiding somewhere doing something shady!"

Two voices joined the discussion.

"Exactly! I think so too. Little Sun, who reported missing today, I saw him at the base last night. He disappeared right there!"

"I suspected Huang Yiyun was acting strangely a long time ago; he's probably using someone else to get ahead of him!"

The table in front of Wenren Lei was suddenly kicked over, and Huang Yijie jumped up, yelling, "Damn it! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

The residents stubbornly refused to back down: "Then you should give us an explanation! People disappear without a trace; there has to be some kind of explanation!"

Huang Yijie was so angry that his veins bulged: "I said they went missing while searching for supplies outside! Can't you understand human language?!"

"Then how do you explain Xiao Sun! He clearly came back!"

Huang Yijie paused for a second, then stubbornly retorted, "My brother isn't that kind of person!"

"People just disappear without a trace, can't the base leadership at least offer an explanation?"

"I'll tell you right now." Huang Yijie rushed forward and started fighting with the group.

Wenren Lei sat in her chair with her arms crossed, observing coldly. It seemed that Lu Shen's disappearance was not normal after all.

The others quickly stepped forward to separate the fighting group, and Wenren Lei and Huang Yijie walked out of Room 102 together.

Huang Yijie was beaten black and blue, and he limped forward, gasping for breath in pain.

Wenren Lei spoke calmly: "You, a C-rank wood elementalist, can't even defeat a few ordinary people?"

Huang Yijie covered his face and laughed cheerfully, "They're all residents of the base, I wouldn't really get serious with them. But Yunyi, believe me, my brother would never do anything to harm anyone."

"Aren't you curious about where those who disappeared went?" Wenren Lei asked.

"Well, it's so dangerous outside, he probably went missing. It definitely has nothing to do with my brother."

"Huang Yijie, tell me, what exactly is the base collecting crystal cores for?"

Huang Yijie stopped, rubbed his bruised face, and finally said, "Never mind, come with me."

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