"Honestly, you old man!" Hearing the village chief's compromised words, Aunt Liu shot him a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.
He was still the one who doted on his daughter the most.
Fu Wenwen took her empty bowl home, washed it, and then planned to check on her young vegetable sprouts in the backyard.
When she reached the originally empty plot, she was stunned to see that the small cabbages had already grown ten centimeters tall.
Although she knew that seeds nourished by her wood-element ability would grow well, she hadn't supplied them with any more energy afterward. Could they have grown ten centimeters overnight on just that bit of energy?
Looking at the greens that were already ready for harvest, Fu Wenwen suddenly felt the need to put up a fence around the empty space in the backyard.
If no one saw, it would be fine. But if the neighbors saw the unusually fast growth of her vegetables, it would surely arouse suspicion.
She might even be reported to the authorities as a monster!
For the sake of her own life, Fu Wenwen decided to build a fence to enclose this small empty plot.
Fu Wenwen went to the village chief's house, intending to ask where she could find scrap wood, when she happened to hear Zhu Xi's shriek.
Listening to Zhu Xi incessantly questioning her parents, Fu Wenwen fell silent.
After listening for a while, Fu Wenwen knocked on the door of the village chief's house.
"Who is it?" Aunt Liu opened the door and asked. Seeing Fu Wenwen on her doorstep, Aunt Liu was taken aback.
Hearing Zhu Xi's continuous scolding from behind, Aunt Liu glanced at Fu Wenwen apologetically. "Fu... Fu Zhiqing, the child is being unruly..."
"Aunt Liu, may I see Zhu Xi?" Fu Wenwen asked seriously.
"Of... of course." Aunt Liu led Fu Wenwen inside. Upon seeing Fu Wenwen, the village chief immediately put down his pipe and came forward. "Fu Zhiqing, why are you here? Is there something going on in the village?"
"I actually came to ask you if there were any places with scrap wood in the village. I want to fence off my backyard," Fu Wenwen said to the village chief.
"As a result, when I arrived at your doorstep, I heard Zhu Xi's words..." Fu Wenwen quietly looked towards Zhu Xi's room. Zhu Xi, unaware that the person she was cursing was just outside the door, was still venting her emotions.
"Fu Zhiqing, I'm truly sorry... I failed to teach my daughter well," the village chief sighed softly. Just as he was about to apologize to Fu Wenwen, she stopped him.
"I'd like to talk to Zhu Xi alone, is that okay?" Fu Wenwen asked the village chief.
"Yes... yes, you can." The village chief nodded and led Fu Wenwen to Zhu Xi's room.
Fu Wenwen pushed the door open. Zhu Xi was hysterically hitting the bed with a pillow. She thought it was her parents who had come in. When she turned around and suddenly saw Fu Wenwen, she was startled.
Fu Wenwen looked at Zhu Xi, slowly walked forward, took the pillow from her hand, sat down on the edge of the bed, and said to Zhu Xi, "Can I talk to you?"
"You... what are you doing here? You scared me by appearing so suddenly! Honestly!" Zhu Xi glanced at Fu Wenwen. Her calm demeanor was more frightening than anger.
She had heard her cursing her. Wasn't she angry?
"I heard what you said about me, and I think it's necessary to have a good talk," Fu Wenwen said seriously, looking at Zhu Xi.
Under pressure, Zhu Xi obediently sat down, but kept her distance from Fu Wenwen, watching her warily. "You... what do you want to talk about?"
"I want to tell you that you and I are the same," Fu Wenwen said with a slight smile.