The sudden voice startled Lu Zhenzhen. It took her a moment to react before she asked in surprise, “You can still function without power?”
“This question cannot be answered by 006. Does the owner have any other needs?” The pleasant voice sounded again.
This was the voice Lu Zhenzhen had requested the technicians to adjust to sound like her idol’s. In the modern era, she couldn’t enter Kongjian, but by plugging in the power source, she could communicate with the robot.
She could also connect to a computer to see the layout inside Kongjian, though she had only ever directed the robot to organize the space.
Thinking this, Lu Zhenzhen blurted out, “What else can you do besides organizing Kongjian?”
“Owner, 006 knows a great deal. It has a built-in library of stories that can be read aloud at any time; it can identify unsafe or abnormal behavior;
it can also assist doctors in performing high-precision surgical operations; and it enables L4-level autonomous driving trucks for unmanned logistics transportation…”
Lu Zhenzhen understood. In simple terms, this robot’s built-in functions covered multiple dimensions, including companionship, education, health, security, and efficiency enhancement.
“OMG, with such an all-rounder like you, do I even need to work hard?” Lu Zhenzhen exclaimed.
Such an amazing robot—she wondered what would happen when it ran out of power, but at least it was usable now. “006, scan my body now.”
“Please come closer, owner.”
Lu Zhenzhen obediently took three steps forward. Having initially held little hope, she was stunned when the pleasant voice uttered shocking words.
“Detected that the owner is 57 days pregnant. There are three gestational sacs and fetal heartbeats in the uterus. The owner’s body shows deficiencies in both qi and blood, but no other diseases.”
“……” Lu Zhenzhen was dumbfounded. The original owner was pregnant? Oh no, now she was 57 days pregnant!
Triplets—they were definitely Gu Ye’s. But Grandpa Gu said Gu Ye had already filed for divorce!
In her previous life, she had lived to thirty without ever dating. Just because she saved someone, fate had thrown her here—not only married but also with children.
Unfortunately, she was about to be divorced. No husband but three children… Thinking about it, it didn’t seem like such a bad thing.
Starting tomorrow, she would focus on taking care of her health and the pregnancy. No, starting right now—she would rest peacefully while waiting for the divorce certificate, then return to Hushi.
Lu Zhenzhen glanced at the middle shelf of the storage rack, where there were fifteen cans of imported Australian milk powder.
There were also over three hundred catties of firewood-cured bacon and ninety-eight catties of Cantonese-style sausages. She regretted not buying more back then!
Lu Zhenzhen returned to bed and pondered the reason behind Li Xuemei’s arranged marriage swap. One thing was certain: Li Xuemei was a reincarnator.
She knew the scumbag would be more successful than Gu Ye. According to the original owner’s memories, the scumbag couldn’t possibly be more successful than Gu Ye.
That left only two possibilities: either Gu Ye died or he was disabled!
She had acted in at least two hundred TV dramas, if not a thousand, and most plot developments followed this pattern.
Suddenly, the excited Lu Zhenzhen remembered the three elderly cowherds in the village. Because Mother Xu was in poor health, the original owner had learned some medical basics from one of them.
Over the past three years, the original owner had secretly taken care of them. But in the last two months, caught up in her divorce dispute with her husband and conflicts with the scumbag, she had forgotten about them!
Lu Zhenzhen slipped out through the back door and took a shortcut straight toward the production team’s cattle pen. As she approached, she retrieved twenty catties of rice, three packs of firewood-cured bacon, and two catties of sausages from Kongjian.
“What are you doing here?” a pale-faced old man asked in a low voice.
Lu Zhenzhen looked at the old man whose clothes were worn but clean, and immediately blurted out an apology: “Master, I’m sorry, I’ve embarrassed you these past few days!”
She didn’t recognize the old man in front of her, but the middle-aged couple not far away was all too familiar to Lu Zhenzhen.
She had often seen them on television since she was ten—the man was the richest person in China, and the woman was a renowned artist.
Seeing such remarkable figures before her, Lu Zhenzhen’s mind instantly raced through countless possibilities.
For instance, the original host had starved to death in the Xujia household yesterday, and this wealthy couple, in gratitude for the original host’s care, had given all their resources to the scumbag…
The original host planted the tree, the scumbag enjoyed the shade, and from then on, the scumbag soared to the peak of life as if blessed by fate…
How could this be allowed!
“You finally realize how embarrassing you’ve been?” The old man’s sarcastic retort snapped Lu Zhenzhen out of her wild imaginings.
Though it was true she had been an embarrassment, Lu Zhenzhen couldn’t admit it.
“Master, it’s all Xu Yanqing’s fault, that scoundrel! He tricked me into helping Li Xuemei get through the wedding night… but he gave me medicine meant for breeding cattle…”
Although Lu Zhenzhen was just a minor actress, she had earned her place through sheer talent, and she could instantly channel her emotions.
With dramatic flair and passionate intensity, she recounted Xu Yanqing’s deceptions over the past three years, striking a chord with the wealthy couple.
The female artist softly cursed, “Youth Xu is truly despicable. Thankfully, Zhenzhen is no longer obsessed with him!”
The future richest man also muttered angrily under his breath, “This really opens my eyes. I never knew there could be such a shameless person in this world.”
Only the old man, frustrated and disappointed, lowered his voice and scolded, “You’ve studied under me for three years, yet you couldn’t even recognize medicine meant for breeding cattle.”
“Master, I trusted him too much. I didn’t even open it to check,” Lu Zhenzhen choked out.
She was telling the truth, but it was the original host who had trusted the scumbag, not her.
“Zhenzhen, even if you want to seek justice, you shouldn’t ruin your own reputation!” The old man’s voice softened, clearly believing her.
“Master, I bought rice and cured meat. Auntie, let me show you how to make cured meat rice.” Lu Zhenzhen took the artist’s rough hands and spoke warmly.
Such influential connections—she had to hold onto them tightly. She might not be able to learn anymore, but the child in her womb could become a disciple!
In her past life, without parents to pave the way for her, her path to growth had been fraught with countless twists and turns. She couldn’t let her child repeat the same mistakes.
“Zhenzhen, did you take things from the Gu family for us?” the artist asked worriedly.
“Don’t worry, Auntie. I bought them with money. I have plenty now. Tomorrow at the market, I’ll buy two sets of cotton clothes for you.”
“Zhenzhen, your money didn’t come easily either. Don’t spend it on us!” the artist’s voice carried a hint of sorrow.
“Auntie, trust me. It won’t be long before we’re all doing well.” Lu Zhenzhen lowered her voice as she spoke.
While talking, she deftly washed the rice and started cooking, adding three pieces of cured sausage to the pot.
“Auntie, cured meat tastes even better when stir-fried, but the aroma is too tempting. In the future, just slice the cured meat, blanch it in water, and mix it with chili sauce.”
“It’s getting late. I have to go home to cook. I’ll come again tomorrow evening.” After giving a few instructions, Lu Zhenzhen headed toward the Gu family.
She picked a handful of garlic, two heads of local cabbage, and some green onion leaves from the Gu family’s private plot. Passing by the river, she washed them clean before returning home.
When she went to the kitchen, she saw Mother Gu had already washed the rice and started cooking. Mother Gu didn’t know Lu Zhenzhen had gone out, and the two women divided the kitchen work between them.
At the Gu household, Zhenzhen no longer feared that cooking aromas would attract resentment. She prepared garlic stir-fried with cured pork, egg and scallion soup, and stir-fried cabbage.
Just then, a teenage boy’s raspy voice sounded from the kitchen doorway, “Mom, I earned four work points this afternoon.”