Chapter 325 Rest Time
Lan Ximeng and his group arrived at Tianquan Star in the early morning of May 12. Before everyone had completely disembarked from the ship, the captain grabbed Lan Yuncheng and started to complain to him, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"My family and I depend on this starship for our livelihood. Now, my starship is gone. How are my family and I going to survive in the future?" The captain said as he slapped his thigh exaggeratedly, and his crying sounded like the sky was falling. When he thought about the fact that his family would no longer be able to enjoy delicious food and fish every day without the income from the starship, he felt bitter in his heart and even his mouth seemed to have a bitter taste.
Lan Ximeng looked at this scene, trying hard to suppress her smile, and watched with interest to see how Lan Yuncheng would respond.
"Uncle, don't worry. The patrol department will give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter and will definitely not deal with it perfunctorily." Lan Yuncheng did not pull away the captain's hand that was holding his arm. Instead, he spoke softly and patiently to assure the captain that he did not need to worry.
"Really? Then I'll believe you for once." The captain knew that his persistence was really embarrassing for others. Although he was not clear about the identities of these young people, anyone who could call upon mechas must be of high status. Thinking of this, the captain followed the patrol team and left.
Just then, the flying car that came to pick up Lan Ximeng and her group arrived. The people who came were from a special department. Although there were no rioters on Tianquan Star on the surface, it was inevitable that someone would suddenly launch an attack after knowing Lan Yuncheng's identity. Therefore, the special department would send people to respond just in case.
"I'll take you home later. I have things to do later." Lan Yuncheng looked at the time. It was not yet time to go to work, so there was still plenty of time.
Not long after, the car stopped steadily in front of the Lan family's door. Lan Ximeng waved at the departing car, turned around and walked into the house.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back!" Lan Ximeng had just changed her shoes when the housekeeping robot No. 4 came forward and skillfully began to clean the shoes she had taken off. Lan Ximeng bent down and gently touched No. 4's "head", then walked into the living room, only to find it empty. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Strange, they usually don't go to work early at this time? And haven't they completed their assignments?"
Lan Ximeng then asked on the computer where her parents were, and the reply she got was that they were in a special department. Lan Ximeng knew that the "department" her parents referred to was the special department, and when they mentioned the research institute, they would simply say "the institute." "Oh, if I had known earlier, I would have gone with big brother. After all, I am a part of it." Lan Ximeng regretted not communicating the news with her parents in advance, but then she thought, with her status as a non-staff member, even if she went, she would probably just sit on the bench.
It was a rare opportunity to return home, so Lan Ximeng took a nice hot bath, then lay down on the bed and had a sound sleep. When she slowly woke up, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.
Lan Ximeng walked downstairs and saw that her living room was full of people. She raised her eyebrows slightly and found that these people were all familiar faces, including Wei Huaiyu, the two Bai Shu, Xiang Yang, Lu Lige, and Yan Wu who had fully recovered.
"Xiao Meng, you've had a good rest." As soon as Chen Chuntao saw Lan Ximeng coming downstairs, she told Liu Liu to bring out the cut fruits. Liuliu completed the repairs as early as the first month after returning to the Federation. Now he is using a cute panda skin, which looks extremely adorable.
Lan Ximeng greeted everyone in the living room one by one, and then sat in the seat that Lan Yuncheng had specially reserved for her. From everyone's conversation, Lan Ximeng learned that this gathering was proposed by Chen Chuntao. The mission was successfully completed, so of course we had to celebrate properly, and Lan Ximeng's home was undoubtedly the best place. There was also a small park here, which was perfect for an open-air barbecue.
However, Lan Ximeng was puzzled. She really didn't understand why both Bai Zhu were invited to the party? Could it be that the Federation has confirmed that they no longer pose a threat?
Although Lan Ximeng's gaze was not obvious, Bai Zhu and the others still noticed it keenly. The two looked at each other, and then gave Lan Ximeng what they thought was a friendly smile. In Lan Ximeng's view, it was inexplicably funny that these two people who looked the same but were of different ages had exactly the same smile. She almost couldn't help laughing out loud. She quickly lowered her head, picked up a piece of fruit, and slowly started eating it. She didn't participate in everyone's conversation the whole time.
Soon, night fell. The ingredients for the barbecue have already been prepared by household robots No. 3, 4 and 5. Now everyone just needs to grill them according to their own taste. Lan Ximeng picked up the tip of a chicken wing, skillfully smeared cooking oil on it, and then evenly sprinkled various spices such as cumin and chili powder on it.
Lan Ximeng had just finished grilling a chicken wing when a hand suddenly reached out from behind her and took away the food she had grilled. Looking at that familiar arm, Lan Ximeng's forehead veins bulged slightly, and she thought: My dear brother, there is only one.
She gritted her teeth slightly and continued to process the ingredients in her hands, carefully placing the baked food on the other side and keeping an eye on her surroundings.
Sure enough, a familiar arm appeared behind her again, and before she could react, it took away half of the food.
"Lan Yuncheng! Can't you just... roast it yourself!" Lan Ximeng turned around and saw the food that had been taken away appear in Lu Lige's hands. Lan Ximeng closed her mouth instantly. Facing Lu Lige's puzzled eyes, Lan Ximeng gritted her teeth and said, "It's okay, you eat it. If it's not enough, I have more here."
After saying that, he turned back and kept complaining silently, "It's better to use your sister's baked food to please girls. Wouldn't it be more sincere to make it yourself?"
Lan Ximeng's voice was not small, which made Lan Guoqiang and his wife also pay attention to Lan Yuncheng. Watching the interaction between Lan Yuncheng and Lu Lige, the gentleness in their eyes when they met, and the occasional unintentional physical touch, all revealed a different kind of intimacy. Lan Guoqiang touched Chen Chuntao beside him and gestured in the direction of the two people with his eyes.
Chen Chuntao also saw it, her face full of satisfaction, she knew Lu Lige's character very well. Naturally, she would not object to having such a daughter-in-law.
She smiled and said to Lan Guoqiang, "Let's not bother them. When they have developed to the point where they need to, they will naturally tell us about it."
Lan Guoqiang nodded. Seeing how close the two were to each other, he thought that it wouldn't be long before he would become a grandfather. Think about my former colleagues. When they were at his age, their grandchildren were all married and they even had great-grandchildren. And he has just seen some signs.
Lan Ximeng kept cursing Lan Yuncheng in her heart, but her hands did not stop and she started to bake a new pile of food.
At this time, a man approached from behind, and he said to Lan Ximeng in a low and magnetic voice: "I baked some more, you go and eat them, I'll take care of these." As he said that, Wei Huaiyu took the fork from Lan Ximeng's hand, and with his gentle eyes gestured to Lan Ximeng to go to the table to take the food he had baked.
"Oh." Lan Ximeng responded softly. For some reason, she suddenly felt her ears getting hot and her heartbeat inexplicably quickened. It’s not like I haven’t had such close contact with Wei Huaiyu before, so why do I feel so strange this time?
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