But before they could enjoy two days of peace, another piece of news arrived: Gu Luobing was pregnant!

This means that Professor He and Lu Yulan's ideas were actually useful and could improve the fertility rate of women in the empire.

Although it's unknown which one it is, this is undoubtedly good news. Even the Empress, who hadn't shown her face since the incident, came looking for her.

Gu Luobing is now being treated like a national treasure.

The war reduced the empire's already small population by a third, and now is the time to replenish it with fresh blood, taking advantage of Gu Luobing's pregnancy.

The Empress introduced a series of preferential policies for marriage, such as tax exemption and various medical services. Professor He took care of Gu Luobing every day, and the task of organizing the data was handed over to Lu Yulan.

Lu Yulan sighed softly, "If I had known, I wouldn't have gotten married so early?"

Lu Yuanhong, who was setting up the program nearby, glanced over, but Lu Yulan didn't notice and continued to complain to Gu Luobing.

"Thinking back to when I got married, I didn't get any discounts, and suddenly I feel like I lost out."

Gu Luobing was lying on the other side of the bed. Professor He's child wasn't exactly a late-life birth, but it was still an unexpected one, so they were extremely cautious.

Gu Luobing felt like a mummy. She had initially been looking forward to the birth of her child, but now…

Hearing Lu Yulan's words, he rolled his eyes at her and said, "You should be content. Do you think you don't have enough money? If you feel you're losing out, tell General Lu that you two should get a divorce now and then get married again. See if General Lu will beat you up."

Lu Yulan shrugged. "I was just saying. Look at you, how nice you are, with people waiting on you around. I have to be here painstakingly organizing experimental data to send to the Empress, so it can be used as promotional material."

Gu Luobing: "If you want it, I'll give it to you."

"No, I was just saying that. I'm still young, I'm still a baby."

If Lu Yulan were to get pregnant now, she would be in a real bind.

"Keep talking nonsense. Sooner or later, General Lu will deal with you."

Lu Yulan smiled smugly, "No way, my idol would never punish me."

"I'm done talking. I need to give these documents to the Empress the day after tomorrow. I need to check for any oversights. If I don't hang up soon, Professor He might come over through the StarNet and eat me alive."

Professor He stood to the side, giving an awkward smile; he didn't.

...

At night, Lu Yulan stretched and yawned, her whole body creaking – she was exhausted.

Back in the room, Lu Yuanhong was not there. Just as she was about to look for him, the lights in the room went out, leaving only two bedside lamps.

What kind of trick are they trying to pull?

"Lanlan said getting married is a bad deal?"

Lu Yuanhong suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his tone resentful. Lu Yulan took a step back and said, "I was just kidding. How could I possibly lose out? All the male gods in the entire empire are mine."

"But I also feel that Lanlan is at a disadvantage because she didn't get to enjoy any services."

Lu Yulan's scalp tingled with unease; what was going on?

The next day.

Lu Yulan stretched out her fingers, exhausted. She was going to give this service a bad review.

"Awake? Have some porridge."

"No, I want fried chicken."

Lu Yulan burrowed herself under the covers, becoming as round as a ball, with occasional soft gasps.

"Sweetie, next time we'll have fried chicken. Today, let's have porridge first; it's good for your health."

...

There was no movement from under the covers. Lu Yuanhong had figured out Lu Yulan's temperament, which was becoming increasingly childish.

"If you don't come out, I'm going to pull off the covers."

"Come out, and give me your pajamas, the full-length one."