Although Ji Xingmi didn't say she wanted to go back, Elder Hua still asked her to return for a couple of days. The weather had warmed up, and she needed to pack suitable clothes.
Ji Xingmi didn't refuse. After leaving the medicine for the old man, she left with Mantis. Yes, she brought Mantis with her, as arranged by Elder Hua, who tasked Mantis with ensuring her safety.
Ji Xingmi returned a bit early. Her mother and father hadn't left for work yet, and they were pleasantly surprised to see her. "Baby, why are you back?"
"Grandpa Hua asked me to stay home for two days and pack some clothes."
"Okay, okay. How many days can you stay? Mom bought you some new clothes when she was shopping the other day. Go take a look, and you can bring them all!"
"Okay! Mom, Dad, this is Uncle Mantis. Grandpa Hua said he'd stay with me at home for a few days!" Ji Xingmi introduced Mantis, standing behind her, to her parents. Ji Mingxue and Bi Qingchu warmly welcomed Mantis, which made him quite unaccustomed to it.
Everyone was in a rush to get to work, so Ji Xingmi was once again alone at home. She asked the housekeeper to tidy up the guest room and arrange for Mantis to stay there. She then went to her own room and smiled upon seeing many new clothes in her wardrobe. Turning around, she went to the pharmacy room and placed some commonly used medicines inside.
She had originally intended to put some medicinal herbs there as well, but considering the current situation, she didn't dare to store too much. She only placed a ginseng root as a precaution. As for the rest, it was safer to keep them in her personal space.
Suddenly, she felt like there wasn't much for her to do now that she was back. Back at Elder Hua's place, she could at least banter with him. Now, she was alone at home, and her second and youngest brothers didn't know where they were. She locked her room door and entered her personal space.
She went into her space to organize her warehouse and harvest the crops from her fields. During this recent period of inactivity, she had been farming in her space every night. Now her space was filled with even more grain. It seemed she needed to find a way to go out and check the black market here to sell some of the items in her space, otherwise, she felt it was taking up space, and she couldn't possibly eat that much. However, with Mantis accompanying her, it wasn't convenient to act. She'd think about it later!
At noon, everyone returned home. Her second and youngest brothers had also received the news and rushed back. Her eldest brother returned with Gu Jingyi.
Gu Jingyi felt like he hadn't seen Ji Xingmi in a long time. He hadn't seen her since he realized his feelings for her, and now, seeing her suddenly, he felt a little shy and didn't know what to say.
Ji Xingmi had been simmering soup before they returned, and it was ready to be served now that they were back.
"Ah~ It feels like it's been so long since I had Xing'er's soup!"
"Yes, Uncle Mantis, I envy you so much!" Ji Haoqi looked at Mantis with envy. Mantis didn't know what to say, so he just smiled. Xing'er's cooking was indeed excellent. Spider had been saying he felt like he was getting fat.
"Xing'er, how have you been lately? You seem to have grown a bit taller," Gu Jingyi said, trying to make conversation.
"Of course, I've been eating well!"
"Xing'er, how many days are you staying home this time? Shall we go out and have fun?" Ji Haoqi was unaware of Gu Jingyi's little sentiments. Seeing his sister back, his first thought was to take her out.
"About two days. Where do you want to go?" Ji Xingmi was also bored, so she went along with Ji Haoqi's suggestion.
"Ye Yu said he wants to climb the Great Wall, and we're planning it! We've also invited Feng Changze and the others!"
"Feng Changze?"
"They're the two people we met at Wo Ya Ju the last time we ate. We realized we were classmates after returning to school."
"Oh, then let's go!" Ji Xingmi said indifferently.
"Big Brother, are you guys going!?" Ji Haoqi, seeing his sister agree, started asking his elder brothers if they were going. He thought it would be more fun if everyone went together.
"When did you arrange it? Tomorrow?"
"Yes! Are you coming or not? Just give us a word! Brother Jingyi, are you coming too?"
"Sure, then let's all go together!" Gu Jingyi saw that Ji Xingmi had agreed and naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Then it's settled! We'll set off early tomorrow morning."
Ji Haocheng actually wanted to hit his younger brother. What was all this about? After finally getting a day off, weren't they going to let him sleep in properly? However, since his sister was also going, it was acceptable.
Ji Xingmi was indifferent. She had initially planned to visit the black market, but she gave up the idea due to Mantis's presence. Since they were going, she'd go. Wasn't it said that one isn't a true hero until one has climbed the Great Wall? Then she'd be a hero!