Chapter 19: Bit Her Gland p2
At 10:50 am, the four of them left Hui Fu Garden by car.
Twenty minutes later, the hovercar arrived at the suburbs in the opposite direction of the main urban area. Ming Fei had thought the new residence was in the center of the main urban area. Only when they entered the outskirts of the villa area did she realize that this was an area she had never been to before.
Moreover, the location on the map was completely different from the actual scene.
She didn’t ask any questions, but Ming Zaozao next to her voiced her confusion.
“Auntie Lulu, where is this?”
Lan Lubai pinched her cheek: “This is President Zhu’s mysterious new development zone. This area has signed a confidentiality agreement with the government, so you don’t have to worry about security issues.”
Ming Fei understood.
Ming Zaozao blinked: “Like Baby’s home over there, are there other people here?”
Lan Lubai shook her head: “Baby, there are very few people. Right now, it’s probably just you.”
“Mm-hmm!”
While they were chatting, the hovercar arrived at its destination. Ming Fei got out of the car with Ming Zaozao. Seeing the actual villa, she felt that Zhu Yiqiao’s financial resources might be far greater than she had imagined.
According to the internal system’s description, the entire villa covered an area of 1500 square meters, a quarter smaller than the other 2000 square meter villa, but the overall decoration was much warmer.
Walking down from the garage, the first thing that came into view was the front yard garden, filled with blooming flowers. Before Ming Fei could identify all the flower varieties, she saw a smart home robot very similar to 008.
Ming Zaozao exclaimed in awe.
0619 was light gray, with a plant printed on the upper right corner of its square display screen. Its self-introduction was even more exaggerated than 008’s, and Lan Lubai had set its voice to Ming Zaozao’s favorite cartoon character.
“Esteemed guests, hello. I am 0619, and I serve the outstanding and excellent Chief Judge Zhu of the Independent State of Yi Meng.”
“Next, let me introduce this beautiful villa to you. The new development zone was completed in 165 New Calendar…”
Ming Fei thought to herself, it was a good thing 008 hadn’t arrived with the luggage yet, otherwise they would definitely have a competition to see who was the real social expert.
After a while, 0619 had a new name given by Ming Zaozao.
“Greenie!”
0619 responded happily: “Baby, would you like a glass of milk? Two-year-olds need to drink more milk to grow taller~”
“No, thank you. Baby just drank some this morning.”
Lan Lubai teased her deliberately: “Drink, drink, drink more so you can grow taller.”
So, Ming Zaozao, who was only 75 centimeters tall, looked at her 183-centimeter-tall mother, then at the 178-centimeter-tall Pretty Auntie, and finally at Auntie Lulu, who was also 178 centimeters tall, and frowned in hesitation.
While she was still hesitating, 0619 quickly brought her a glass of milk.
The child, adult, and robot chatted non-stop, while Zhu Yiqiao and Ming Fei were exceptionally quiet. It was because of this silence that Ming Fei wondered why 008 hadn’t arrived yet, so she could find an excuse to unpack her luggage alone.
“Let’s go.”
Ming Fei asked uncertainly, “Just the two of us?”
“Mm.”
Ming Fei was puzzled, but followed Zhu Yiqiao. She always stayed a step behind Zhu Yiqiao, until they walked along the entrance corridor and through the tiered flower beds into the house, finally walking side by side.
But as soon as they entered the hallway, she encountered a problem that needed to be solved.
“Jiejie,” she asked, looking at the shoe rack, “Which slippers should I wear?”
Zhu Yiqiao didn’t specify but took a new pair of slippers from the hallway cabinet for her. After watching her change her shoes, she asked slowly,
“Why did you ask that?”
Ming Fei didn’t quite understand: “What?”
“The previous question.”
Ming Fei’s almond eyes were bright and gentle: “Jiejie is very busy, I… thought you hadn’t had time to prepare these yet.”
This statement was somewhat embellished. In fact, she thought Zhu Yiqiao would prepare daily necessities for Ming Zaozao, but most likely not for her. She had even bought two new pairs of slippers to bring along, but they were still in the luggage.
Zhu Yiqiao looked at her calmly, but didn’t say anything in the end.
The interior decoration style was the currently popular Gexi Xueva style, very similar to the style of Hui Fu Garden. Although the overall area was more than ten times larger, the similar decoration style diluted the unfamiliarity.
Entering the living room, Zhu Yiqiao turned and walked towards the terrace.
At the same time, 008, after traveling all the way, arrived at the villa with the luggage and entered through the main door. Ming Fei, seeing her own robot on the terrace, her eyes lit up as if she had seen a savior.
“Jiejie, I’m going to get the luggage.” She asked, “Which room will Zaozao and I be staying in?”
“The entire second floor.”
“The entire floor?”
“You’ll understand when you see it.”
Ming Fei nodded: “Okay, I’ll go then.”
She quickly took the villa’s elevator to the second floor with 008. She had thought the second floor’s decoration style would be the same as the first floor, but instead of similar, Ming Fei would rather use the word “replica” to describe the second floor’s decor.
It was simply… a replica of the decoration in Hui Fu Garden.
She was a little surprised, but didn’t think too much about it, assuming it was to help Ming Zaozao adapt.
All the rooms on the second floor were unlocked. Ming Fei put down the luggage for the moment and pushed open the first door on the left. The familiar decor that came into view allowed her to recognize at a glance that this was Ming Zaozao’s toy room, just a scaled-up version. In addition to the original photo albums and handicrafts, there were many popular toys on the market.
The second room on the left was still a replica of Ming Zaozao’s bedroom. The third room was Ming Zaozao’s separate dressing room, which had everything from hair accessories, headwear, clothes, to shoes and hats, far more comprehensive than the custom wardrobe in Hui Fu Garden, even the meticulous Ming Fei couldn’t find anything missing.
When they arrived at the fourth room, a children’s study, 008, who was following her, couldn’t help but exclaim,
“Wow~ Chief Judge Zhu is so thoughtful.”
Ming Fei agreed: “Mm.”
Leaving the children’s study, Ming Fei turned to the right side. She pushed open the first door without any expectations, because she knew that Ming Zaozao and Zhu Yiqiao were blood relatives, and she was just a stranger cooperating with Zhu Yiqiao.
However, seeing the dazzling array of crafting tools in the room, Ming Fei froze for a few seconds.
008 said, “Teacher Xiao Fei, I predict this will definitely become your favorite room in the future.”
Ming Fei didn’t speak, carefully examining all the tools in the room. When she pushed open the second door, her eyes flickered as she looked at the walls full of books and writings. After seeing the third spacious dressing room and the bedroom at the end, the confusion in Ming Fei’s heart reached its peak.
…Why did Zhu Yiqiao prepare all this?
Ming Fei shook her head, suppressing the question marks constantly popping up in her mind, and opened the suitcase to start tidying up the new room.
There wasn’t actually much to tidy up, as the rooms were clean and tidy, and everything was provided. Many of the things she had brought weren’t needed.
Half an hour later, Ming Zaozao, guided by 0619, arrived on the second floor.
She had been playing happily, her cheeks flushed, and she threw herself into Ming Fei’s arms as soon as she saw her.
“Mommy!”
“Mm.” Ming Fei caught her. “Are you hungry, Zaozao?”
“Not yet.”
Ming Zaozao started to tell her mother what she had been playing in the garden. When she was tired of talking, she started to feel sleepy. Ming Fei pinched her cheek and told her to sleep after lunch.
Ming Zaozao was obedient: “Okay!”
“What does Zaozao want to eat? Mommy will make something delicious for you.”
Ming Zaozao named two of her favorite dishes. 0619, who was following them, said, “Teacher Ming, professional chefs come every day to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner, carefully selecting the freshest and highest quality ingredients. You don’t have to worry about this.”
Ming Fei wasn’t surprised: “Mm.”
She asked, “If Chief Judge Zhu isn’t at the villa, can I use the kitchen myself?”
She was quite interested in cooking, especially enjoying the smile on Ming Zaozao’s face when she ate the food she made.
0619 replied without hesitation: “Of course.”
“Teacher Ming, please check the messages the Chief Judge left for you.”
After saying that, 0619’s display suddenly changed from cute emojis to two message notifications.
[Back mid-next month.]
[You can use anything in the villa as you please.]
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