After making their way around the vegetable patch, everyone headed back to cook. Some parents were cooking for themselves, while others had nannies who handled their meals and daily lives.

Several groups began making dinner with the children, and they had to finish before dark. Otherwise, what would they even be able to see?

Lin Feng took a basket to wash the vegetables. After returning, he started to steam the Mi Fan. The rice cookers provided for the parents were all the very small kind... Lin Feng performed these tasks with the fluid grace of long practice.

"Honey, take the kids to wash their hands. I'll give them some cucumber to snack on."

"Okay."

Lin Feng cut a cucumber in half, peeled it, and gave the pieces to the kids to gnaw on. At home, they definitely wouldn't have enjoyed it. But perhaps because they were outdoors and had picked the cucumber themselves, it tasted different. Each one of them ate with great relish.

Zhang Yuxi also crunched on her piece delightedly and even fed a bite to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng tasted it. "Delicious!"

He planned to make minced meat with eggplant, cold-dressed cowpeas, and sliced tomatoes with sugar. Suddenly, he noticed some other parents had luffa gourds. After asking, he learned they were in another area. Lin Feng quickly went over, picked two luffa, and returned to make soup with them.

The school had provided a generous amount of meat, and Lin Feng still had a decent-sized piece of lean pork. He made sliced pork for the kids, turning the dish into a luffa and sliced pork soup.

The other parents glanced over at Lin Feng's station, pouting.

Sigh, a group of moms couldn't even beat one man!

"I'd heard before that the father of those quadruplets is a stay-at-home dad who does all the cooking. Now it seems it's true."

"What does his wife do?"

"She's a university lecturer!"

"Sheesh, I can't compete with that! Her husband is handsome, a family man, and knows how to cook…"

"Stop talking and hurry up. They're about to start eating…"

"How am I supposed to hurry? I don't even know what I'm doing!"

"…"

Lin Feng's family was the first to eat. Without any tables or chairs, they had to stand by the stove. The children huddled together in a line, while Lin Feng and Zhang Yuxi ate holding their bowls. The other kids were practically crying with hunger and envy. They each began to pester their parents.

"Mom, can you please hurry? I want to eat Fan Fan, too!"

"Just a minute, sweetie. I'm almost done…"

It's said that three heads are better than one, and that many hands make light work. Even if they had never cooked pork, they had seen a pig run. By imitating what they saw, they managed to whip up something edible. As for the taste, it was passable.

Then there was the last group, whose efforts were… indescribable. But there was no other choice; they couldn't just let the parents and children starve. Mr. Li ended up taking them to the cafeteria.

Although there was food, the children were not happy at all. They hadn't gotten to eat a meal personally cooked by their parents. They pouted the whole way, clearly upset.

After dinner, everyone rested for a while. Mr. Li came over to announce a later activity. He then handed each parent a flashlight. Mr. Li would lead the parents and children on a nighttime exploration of secrets.

By now, the sky had gradually darkened. As soon as the children heard about an exploration game, they became eager to start.

Mr. Li spoke into a megaphone, "Now, now, children, don't be impatient. Your teacher needs to announce the mission first! The families that cooked together today will be a team. During our exploration with the little ones, we need to collect ten kinds of flowers and ten kinds of leaves."

"Alright, we can head out now."

Worried about mosquito bites, Lin Feng sprayed his whole family with repellent. He also cast his Protective Barrier Skill on the children. The other parents saw this and quickly followed his example. Those who hadn't brought any repellent scrambled to borrow some for their kids.

Once everyone was ready, the night exploration began. Sanbao was a bit timid, so Lin Feng carried him for the first part of the walk. Erbao, meanwhile, clung tightly to Zhang Yuxi's hand, looking around with a mixture of curiosity and apprehension. The croaking of frogs was everywhere, occasionally punctuated by the chirping of cicadas.

With so many people around, Sanbao was no longer afraid and asked to be put down to walk by himself.

Collecting leaves was easy. Picking them up along the way, they easily collected ten different kinds. As for flowers, there were plenty of small blossoms on the ground. They only needed to pick a few of each to have enough.

Sibao pitter-pattered over and asked, "Daddy, is that the sound of frogs?"

"Yes, it is."

"Where are they? I keep looking, but I can't find them!"

Having undergone Purification and Marrow Cleansing, Lin Feng's hearing was extraordinary. "Come on, Daddy will take you to see the frogs! But you have to be quiet, or we'll startle them and won't be able to find them."

Lin Feng led his wife and children to a small pond. He listened intently for a moment and pinpointed the frogs' location. He shone his flashlight. Sure enough, a frog was squatting on a rock. For a brief second, Lin Feng even spotted the silhouette of a fish in the water.

"There, the frog is right there…"

Zhang Yuxi and the children leaned in for a closer look. The frog's skin blended in with the night, making it very difficult to spot without looking carefully.

Zhang Yuxi exclaimed, "Mommy sees it! It's squatting on the rock!"

Erbao chimed in, "I see it, too!"

Sibao said nothing, instead pitter-pattering away to call the other kids over. "There are frogs here! Come and see the frogs!"

This, of course, attracted a crowd of children. This particular frog must have seen the world; it remained completely unfazed by so many people watching it. Even with dozens of flashlights shining on it, it sat there, croaking merrily.

"Daddy, are there any tadpoles?" Dabao asked.

Lin Feng replied, "Probably not. By this time of year, the tadpoles have already turned into little frogs."

Not just Dabao, but the other children also looked a little disappointed to hear that.

After they had looked their fill, the group continued onward. As they passed a large tree, the quadruplets thought of the bird's nest they had seen in Modu while setting up their tent.

Sanbao asked Lin Feng, "Daddy, is there a bird's nest in this tree?"

"Probably. But it's too dark now, and the flashlight beam is too weak. We'll come back to look during the day."

"Okay!"

The group ambled along, enjoying the walk. They soon reached areas they hadn't explored earlier. Suddenly, someone up ahead exclaimed, "Hey, look here! Are those pears?"

Everyone rushed over to see what the commotion was about. A crowd of parents and children had gathered under several trees.

"They really are pears! And they look so big. I wonder if we can pick them."

"We'd have to ask Mr. Li about that. But even if we can, how would we get them? They're so high up."

"Does anyone here know how to climb a tree? We're all women here."

Erbao announced loudly, "My daddy can climb trees, and he's super good at it!"

Sibao added, "Daddy climbs trees so fast, it's like he's flying!"

Hearing that someone could climb trees, a spark of hope lit up the crowd. Someone was already calling Mr. Li to ask if the pears were fair game. After hanging up, the parent announced, "Mr. Li said we can, but he told us to be careful."

Lin Feng was left speechless. All the parents and children were staring at him with expectant eyes.

He had no choice but to say, "I'll give it a try!"

Zhang Yuxi asked worriedly, "Honey, be careful. Don't push yourself."

Lin Feng nodded and handed his things to her. "Does anyone have a bag? Let me borrow one."

"I do!"

Lin Feng took the bag, and then… liftoff!

To everyone's astonishment, they watched Lin Feng scramble up the tree with a WHOOSH.

What the hell, is he a flying man?

Damn, he's climbing faster than a monkey!

By the time they snapped out of their shock, Lin Feng was already high up in the branches.

Zhang Yuxi called from below, "Honey, be careful!"

The other parents and children echoed her concern, "Slow down! Don't fall!"

The quadruplets also shouted from below, "Daddy, go slow!"

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