The next morning.
Sunshine Welfare Institute.
The courtyard of the Sunshine Welfare Institute was bright with sunshine. A gentle breeze blew, and a faint floral fragrance drifted through the air.
Luo Yan pushed a handcart into the courtyard. It was piled with quilts, and he hung them on the racks one after another.
Just then, Bai? arrived with a rattan beater. She went over to the quilts that had already been hung up and began beating them at an unhurried pace.
Soon, a rhythmic sound rang out from the backyard.
Under the blows of the beater, the quilts swayed gently, and the cotton inside gradually became soft and fluffy, allowing it to absorb more sunlight.
When they were used that night, they would not only be warm but also carry the scent of sunshine.
After returning to Jinge City yesterday, Bai Shaotang had given them an extended vacation.
So early that morning, the two of them had come to the welfare institute as volunteers to air out the children's quilts.
As she beat the quilts, Bai? said, "So, we're going to clean up the Dilong Stone Plains next?"
Luo Yan hung a small quilt patched with a sheet onto the rack. At her words, he nodded. "That's what Commander Bai said."
Bai? gazed at the dust motes drifting beneath the sunlight, her expression turning dazed. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would've almost forgotten there was such a Forbidden Land. Ever since we competed there back then, we haven't gone back."
"In the blink of an eye, all these years have passed."
"Time really flies."
After finishing with the quilts, Luo Yan walked over, raised his hand, and ruffled Bai?'s hair. "Stop sighing. You sound like a little old lady."
Bai? snorted and turned away. "If I'm a little old