Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 602 Safely Arriving in the Capital, I Don’t Want Him to Die (2)

"I guess it’s true what they say: perfect timing beats early planning. The three of you really have a knack for showing up at the right moment," I said with a laugh, just as I picked up my chopsticks and saw them come in.

"Hehe, Mom, I came because I smelled the delicious food," Qiqi said with a rare flattering comment, running to take his seat next to Mom.

Yueyue looked at her brother who had taken the lead and pouted, "Brown-noser."

Qiqi glanced at her, pretending not to hear. Yueyue, worried that the only place left beside Mom would be taken by Dad, dashed over to sit on the other side of Mom. She quickly grabbed her chopsticks and picked up some pickles for Mom, placing them in the small dish in front of her, urging, "Mom, eat."

Dugu Chen raised an amused eyebrow and took the seat beside his daughter. He gently patted her head from behind and whispered, "Shouldn’t you let your Mom have some porridge or some shrimp dumplings before having her eat salty pickles? Aren’t you afraid she’ll find it too salty to eat pickles alone?"

Yueyue, realizing her oversight, picked up some crystal shrimp dumplings and placed them on Mom’s plate, smiling with her lips pursed. Feng Xuxu picked up one with her chopsticks and started eating, nodding her head from time to time, "Yeah, tasty."

Qiqi hopped off his stool, shuffled next to Dad, quietly served him a bowl of porridge, and put it in front of him. He looked up, squinting his eyes, flashing a little tiger tooth, "Dad, sister isn’t looking after you, but I am. Eat."

"Big brother, who said I’m not looking after Dad? I was just giving you a chance to show off. Don’t you realize the painstaking effort behind it?" Yueyue rolled her eyelids, unable to stand her big brother’s childishness. Standing right there, he tried to undermine her. Did he really think Dad would love her any less? Hmph, as if!

Qiqi shrugged his shoulders, quietly eating his porridge and intermittently serving Dad some dishes. Dugu Chen and Feng Xuxu quietly sipped their porridge. These incidents happened so many times at the dinner table, yet each time they would not tire of it, playfully bickering, only to be as good as before in the blink of an eye.

After the meal, Feng Xuxu followed Dugu Chen to the Imperial Study, where a huge blueprint was laid out on the blue stone bricks on the floor. Upon closer inspection, it consisted of various thick and thin lines, some wide, some narrow, with houses and fertile fields drawn beside them, all very clear.

Feng Xuxu squatted down, touched the blueprint on the floor, and turned to ask the person beside her, "Hubby, this is the map of the waterways of Xueyan Country, isn’t it?"

Dugu Chen laughed and shook his head, "This is the map of the whole Xueyan Country. The villages and fertile fields on it really exist. And even the small rivers are marked." He paused, then pointed to a broad area, "This is the dock of Zhangzhou Prefecture, this is Wangjiang, this is the Liuzhou River, and there are some smaller rivers too, like this one, a branch flowing out from Wangjiang. It’s not as big as Wangjiang, but it flows through two prefecture governments, several towns, and numerous villages." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Feng Xuxu got the general idea, "I need to look over it in detail. Give me some time to study it thoroughly."

"Of course, my dear, don’t rush. Moreover, tomorrow marks the beginning of winter. It’s going to get colder and colder. The construction of the reservoir can only start in spring," he replied.

"Winter is already upon us; the time flies. I understand, dear. Have someone send me the blueprint. Since it’s not very urgent, I’ll examine it closely." After the beginning of winter, the ground starts to freeze and the river ice also begins to solidify. It’s not at all a suitable time for clearing silt from the rivers, let alone constructing a reservoir. It seems that they will have to wait until next spring, when life revives. In the meantime, she could take this opportunity to develop some plans.