We'll leave the mother and daughter on the train for now. As for Xiao Furen, he didn't use the Genetic Potion immediately after receiving it. Instead, once Yuan Si had left, he also went out, making a trip to the county seat.
The little lass had said that after the injection, his body would need an indeterminate amount of time to adapt. Therefore, he had to arrange his business affairs in town ahead of time.
After taking care of everything that afternoon, Xiao Furen went to the supply and marketing co-op and used up all his saved snack coupons, buying a pile of dry provisions to take home.
Once home, he deliberately locked the courtyard gate from the outside, then painstakingly scrambled back over the wall. This was all to create the illusion for anyone outside that he wasn't home.
With these preparations made, he ate and drank his fill that evening. Only then did he pick up the Genetic Potion and, with grim determination, jab the needle into his arm.
