"Spirit power? But spirit power is something only beast-kin possess,"
Lu Mingming had woken up in the sanatorium and had always lived as a simple, pure human. If she truly possessed spirit power, why hadn't it awakened in her "previous life," only to suddenly manifest her talent yesterday?
Molly, when she confirmed the signing of the nail clipper contract, had reviewed Lu Mingming's file and was equally unclear about this, unable to provide a detailed answer.
"How about this..."
Molly's little brain spun, and inspiration struck.
"Mingming, after the awards ceremony, come with me to the military district! We have proper testing equipment there. I heard the Star Commander mention that after the awards ceremony, streamers are supposed to go to the childcare specialists. Aren't you coming with me?"
That made sense.
Lu Mingming recalled her promise to the Star Commander and agreed.
The room was momentarily quiet, filled only with the sound of Lu Mingming drinking water. The warm liquid soothed her dry throat, relieving her thirst considerably.
Lu Mingming suddenly remembered something and asked,
"How's Gray Blue?"
"Gray Blue, huh—"
Molly felt a little uncomfortable that Lu Mingming was still concerned about that little brat, but she couldn't resist the clarity in her eyes and finally said.
"...He did send his own servants to kidnap the little Samoyed. Legally, he should be sentenced to three months in a juvenile detention center. Who knew that this morning, the housekeeper of the Goodfin family came, crying like she was at a funeral, demanding his release. They truly disregard the law; the whole family is detestable!"
Molly thought of the "lively" scene at the police station that morning and gritted her teeth in hatred.
The problem was that no official dared to openly oppose the Goodfins; they all acted like scared turtles.
Molly couldn't help but twist her hair with her fingers, trying to calm her anger slightly.
"At least the little Samoyed is back now. This cub has a genetic disease, so he can't say how he got back. We can only know from Gray Blue and his servants that the little one left in a small aircraft."
Lu Mingming didn't ask for many more details, planning to learn the rest later.
Upon hearing this, the two young cubs exchanged a look without anyone noticing, their minds communicating rapidly.
"I told you not to use such a large aircraft, and sure enough, someone discovered it."
"My apologies. As an heir to the alliance, that's my most discreet one."
Seeing the little tiger opposite her casually glance away, Morian controlled himself from putting his hand to his forehead in public.
Lu Mingming, having just woken up, had a churning stomach. She couldn't expect these people to make anything good to eat.
She laboriously pushed herself up to lean against the headboard, took out two milk candies and some biscuits from her bag, and stuffed them into her mouth to supplement her energy.
Due to the excessive expenditure of spirit power during her fight with "Gray Blue," Lu Mingming exuded a weakness from within. The food she ate was like it was being swallowed by a black hole, unable to fill her stomach.
Her head felt like it was being pricked by needles, her temples throbbing in unison with her heart. It felt like being on a sweltering summer day, trapped in a long-distance bus filled with the mingled scents of smoke and car perfume for four or five hours, wanting to vomit but unable to, and feeling very dizzy.
Lu Mingming sat for a while to regain her composure.
"I remembered something else."
Molly was always easily startled.
"In two days, we have to attend the awards ceremony for the third competition. It's said that Yi Fu will appear!"
Upon mentioning the name "Yi Fu," Molly's eyes turned into starry ones. Lu Mingming tilted her head and saw a burst of bright light emanating from her eyes.
"Still a fan, I wouldn't have guessed."
Lu Mingming smiled.
"Do you know Yi Fu?"
Molly asked excitedly.
She knew, of course she knew! She was almost ready to hand him over to his agent.
Lu Mingming grumbled in her heart but smiled and shook her head, eating her biscuits while listening to Molly talk about Yi Fu's debut, occasionally cheering him on.
For the remaining two days, Lu Mingming did not move around much, choosing to rest quietly in the hotel.
Visitors came and went incessantly, as if she had suffered a serious illness.
From the familiar Molly and her friend Cheng Shiqin to the Dean and Star Commander of the Royal Academy, one after another, they gave Lu Mingming no time to entertain them, yet she was afraid of offending their kindness. It was more tiring than the competition.
It was all about social graces!
It wasn't until the third day that Lu Mingming's appetite slightly recovered.
For the first two days, eating was like clinging to life; no matter how much she ate, she was still hungry, and she dared not eat anything too greasy for fear of irritating her stomach. She mostly relied on various kinds of porridge and soup to barely fill her stomach.
What was touching was that all these foods were prepared by her own cubs and Cheng Shiqin working together.
With one teacher guiding two young cubs who couldn't transform into human form, Lu Mingming was grateful that she hadn't managed to burn down the entire kitchen.
Although the taste wasn't amazing and it was a bit mushy, it was nevertheless the cubs' effort.
However, after cooking, the two white-haired little ones became dusty, like they had just been found, and needed Lu Mingming to wash them that night.
In response, Lu Mingming helplessly said: She didn't know if it was thoughtfulness or torture for her!
Today, Lu Mingming ordered some dishes online, including pork and eggs, planning to make something fresh to fill her stomach.
One of them was cold cucumber salad.
Perhaps after eating plain porridge for a long time, Lu Mingming wanted something sour and spicy.
Since overly strong flavors were bad for her stomach, cold cucumber salad was the best choice, and more importantly, it was quite simple to make.
Lu Mingming bought two tender cucumbers, washed them, cut them, and smashed them. She then added vinegar, soy sauce, bird's eye chili, and garlic. Eaten with a bowl of white rice, it could be half a bowl.
There was also scrambled egg flower with minced meat and diced vegetables. The eggs were nutritious ostrich eggs gifted by Cheng Shiqin.
An ostrich egg, about the size of her head, could last for several meals when cooked in one pot.
The shell could be used as a container for the scrambled egg flower, mixing with the egg liquid inside the shell for original flavor. It was smooth and moist, with no fishy smell at all.
The pork and vegetables mixed together were fragrant, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. A bite filled her mouth with flavor.
Lu Mingming picked up a chopstick of scrambled egg flower and placed it into the two little ones' bowls – it was made entirely with egg yolks, and not fully cooked, which was a rare meat dish for the little ones.
"When sister rests well, I'll make delicious food for you, babies."
The two cubs naturally did not refuse.
They had been self-sufficient during this time and had eaten enough of the plain white rice they made with their terrible skills. They knew that Lu Mingming's cooking was not easy.
The little white tiger had eaten a few meals in Cheng Shiqin's class and could barely stomach it.
The little Samoyed hadn't eaten anything good since the kidnapping, and he had to watch Lu Mingming eat plain vegetables.
Well, he had indeed made a mistake this time, and being punished with delicious food was not out of the question.
The next morning, Lu Mingming woke up naturally and began preparing for the afternoon awards ceremony.
Today marked the end of the childcare competition.
The awards ceremony was a solemn affair on Xingfu Planet, held at the Sal City Stadium.
Outside the stadium, colorful flags fluttered in the wind, flying cameras patrolled the sky, and a 50-meter queue stretched from the ticket check-in to the roadside.
Inside the stadium, the stage could accommodate roughly fifty thousand people. They sat densely packed like tiny ants. Fans in the front rows held hand-drawn banners of various colors, waving them back and forth as soon as they saw a streamer they liked.
Xingfu Planet was at this moment immersed in the anticipation of this grand event. It was the greatest reward for Xingfu Planet for any streamer to enter the main planet competition.
Lu Mingming, moved by the atmosphere, walked quickly into the stadium with the cubs.