Chapter 341, Fofana
On the Feiyi Star, a prosperous hotel has now stopped operating to the public.
Gu and Fufana have completely booked this place for their engagement ceremony which will be held soon.
Many people who came from far away specifically to attend this ceremony have already stayed in the hotel.
Among them are many descendants of the Fofana family.
A group of young people wearing navy uniforms or naval academy uniforms gathered together to chat:
"What do you mean by a representative of the younger generation of Fofana? Still she has to get married?"
"From now on, it's up to you brothers!"
"I think Jota is great. You have to shoulder everyone's hopes."
"Still far, still far..."
"At least you won't 'marry' someone else, right? Hahaha..."
The young people were very enthusiastic, their chests puffed out, and they talked about the recent stories of their families. It was not clear if there was much malice, but the jealousy they had originally felt had a way to be vented.
This is normal.
Among the group, not to mention those who are still studying hard in the Naval Academy, those who have already started working, the highest rank they have is only a major.
A major of this age was already quite impressive in the navy. He was still young, and with the support of his family, if he could gain more experience and make some military achievements, he could expect to be promoted to general in the future.
But this kind of thing also depends on who you are comparing with.
There is a woman in the family who is about the same age and is already a general.
It's hard not to be jealous.
They didn't think much about anything else, just complained that the Yu family was too partial and gave Ye Licia too many preferential treatments.
After graduating from the Naval Academy, why did everyone have to work their way up from the junior officers, but Ye Lishia was able to get the position of acting captain? Why was there a special stage set up for her, an exercise was held, and she was able to jump another level just based on her performance in the naval exercise, becoming the captain of a large cruiser like the Quintet and earning the rank of brigadier general?
Now, he used his family’s connections in the upper echelons to brag wildly, and directly promoted Ye Lixia to be a star general sent from heaven, a genius fleet commander who is rare in the world...
Come on!
Such an opportunity, any pig can fly up, if given to me, I can definitely do better than Ye Licia!
How many of the younger generations of the Fofana family would have such thoughts?
I don’t know, but at least there must be some people gathered here.
However, it was not easy to say these jealous words. Ye Lixia was indeed a representative of the younger generation. Her status was not the same as theirs. Saying those words would only make people laugh.
But now, Ye Licia is getting married, and some words can be said in another way under this pretext.
During the chat, someone suddenly pulled his companion next to him and made an eye contact.
The others followed his gaze and saw a young woman in the uniform of an Imperial Navy rear admiral walking not far away.
Everyone immediately fell silent.
Even if it was under the pretext of Ye Lishiya getting married, some things could be said in private, not in person - I didn't have the courage.
But Ye Lisia walked straight towards them.
She held her head high, her neck extending from the tight neckline of her dress was white and slender, and she looked down at everyone with arrogance and contempt, and the general star on her epaulettes shone brightly.
Feeling uncomfortable and guilty when being looked at by her, someone said awkwardly: "Sister..."
As soon as the name came out, Ye Lixia waved her hand.
"Major, you need to address me as General."
"Yes." The major with the highest military rank among the young men instinctively stood at attention, saluted, and said, "Hello, General!"
Ye Lixia's gaze immediately turned to other people.
Everyone she saw could only stand at attention and salute.
To others, this scene did not seem out of place at all.
A group of junior naval officers, facing a general, stood in line at attention and waited for the general's instructions. Is there anything wrong with that?
Looking at these cousins and junior officers in front of her, Ye Licia originally wanted to say some sarcastic words, such as mocking them, saying that each of them did not perform well in the military academy, and did not perform well in the army. Even if the family wanted to support them, they were all a bunch of useless people.
She is qualified to say that.
They all came from the same family, so were their starting points different? The power of the family helped a lot. For example, the Naval Academy, which was extremely difficult for ordinary people to enter, was entered by the children of Fofana, and they were all in the top class.
But within the family, aren’t we all the same?
And I, Ye Lixia, was outstanding in all aspects of my studies at the Naval Academy, and I was the first in many of my classes, and I maintained this for many years, throughout my entire academic career. In this way, I was able to qualify as an outstanding graduate of the Naval Academy, and I was able to strive to wear the rank of colonel and become an acting captain after graduation.
Her cousins all ranked behind in school performance. How could they compare with her?
It is also said that the military exercise that made Ye Lixia jump from acting captain to brigadier general was not specially prepared for her. It was just such an opportunity. She entered, the family built the stage, and she had singing skills, so she could become the protagonist. It is the foundation of one's own ability that the family's efforts afterwards can be effective.
She wasn't the only one from the Fofana family who participated in that exercise. Why didn't you little brothers perform any tricks?
Ye Lishia never denied that the Fofana family had given her everything. Without the family, she would not even be able to enter the Naval Academy; even if she did, even if she got all A's, without the family, even if she was awarded the title of Outstanding Graduate, she would not be able to become a captain directly. At best, she could only get the title of a school officer and start to gain experience from a certain position on a starship.
However, others can say so, but the young people in the family like her are not worthy of saying so.
You have the same conditions, but you can't even do one tenth of what I can do. How dare you act so sarcastic here?
But in the end, Ye Lishia said nothing.
When she was about to say these words, she looked at the young men standing in front of her who seemed a little uneasy, and suddenly felt that it was meaningless.
It is meaningless to bully those who are far inferior to you.
These useless younger generations in the family are also meaningless in themselves;
The words they said about 'getting married' made her feel even more bored.
All the words I wanted to say disappeared in a sigh.
She waved her hand and shouted to disperse.
The young people bowed and saluted as if they had been pardoned, and then ran away.
And Ye Lisia no longer cared about the little guys who would use this incident to make up stories about her showing off.
She was quite bored and walked from the hotel lobby to a temporary office.
She knocked on the door, got permission, and walked in.
There was an old man sitting in the office.
The family's mainstay and cornerstone, he is known to outsiders as Old Fofana, a war hero who retired from the Imperial Navy with the rank of Admiral.
He has been retired for many years, but his influence still exists in the Pegasus Fleet and the Imperial Navy throughout the star field.
Ye Licia also admires this great-grandfather very much.
Although, now old Fofana looks like an ordinary kind old man.
She sat down in front of her great-grandfather.
Old Fofana looked up and said, "Feeling bad?"
Ye Lixia hesitated for a moment, but nodded.
There's nothing to hide.
"Because of the engagement?"
"...Yes." Ye Lixia said, "I understand that a family like ours needs to establish and expand our influence through marriage. However, I thought that I no longer needed to be a candidate for marriage to demonstrate my value."
"Of course." Old Fofana said, "Of course not. You are the brightest pearl in Fofana. You don't need to prove your worth. You are valuable in yourself. The family will do its best to help you become a general. We will also help you get a higher position in the future. We hope that you can lead the entire family to go further in the future. If you don't want this marriage, you certainly have a choice. I can tell Ms. Wang Qi now to end it all."
Having said that, Ye Lixia hesitated:
"...No, that's not necessary. I just..."
Having said that, she rubbed her hair in annoyance.
Old Fofana sighed and said, "Look, little Yelisia, this is our fate. We carry the responsibility on our shoulders. Even if no one really forces us, we will still carry it all involuntarily."
"Little Yelicia, you must remember that our Fofana family has never been good at fighting for power. We have always established our prestige by dedicating our family to the empire and placing ourselves in the sea of stars. The foundation of our existence is our ability and our merits."
"But for a long time, I could only watch with disappointment as the younger generations lost more and more of the demeanor of their elders. The family was supposed to be a support for you, but now it seems to have become a constraint for many people. They were raised too well in the family and cannot withstand the wind and rain of the outside world at all."
"I am very pleased with your appearance, little Ye Lisia. You have inherited the style of your predecessors. You are the best Fofana among the younger generation, and Gu Hang seems to be the best one in their Gu family. There is no saying that you will marry into the Gu family, or that he will become a Fofana. What Wang Qi and I mean is very simple. In the future, we need to 'combine', a deeper combination."
"The situation in the Pegasus Star Region will become increasingly chaotic, and the war between the Dragon Eagle Star Region and the Iron-toothed Green-skinned Aliens will become increasingly fierce. Everything in the future will undergo tremendous changes. But, my child, I may not be able to see that day. The Gu family and we have natural conditions for combination."
"Let's bring the best people from both sides together and we need to weather the storm together."
Great-grandfather’s words made Ye Lixia dazed for a while.
Old Fofana didn't say anything else, he just pushed a document on the table forward.
Ye Lixia asked: "What is this?"
Old Fofana smiled and said, "Marriage will never be a shackle for you. Take a look at this first."
She picked up the document, glanced at it, and looked at old Fofana in surprise.
"Great-grandfather...this...you...do you suggest that I accept it?"
"I don't make any suggestions. To be honest, I don't know whether this is good or bad. It's up to you to decide."
Ye Lixia was in great entanglement.
"Don't worry about giving me an answer right now. Perhaps you should discuss this with your fiancé."
“Fiancé…” Ye Lixia was still quite embarrassed when she heard this title.
…
"I don't make any suggestions. To be honest, I don't know whether this is good or bad. It's up to you to decide."
Gu Hang said this to Ye Lisia.
He just arrived at Feiyi Star today and checked into the hotel.
There is no custom that the two parties cannot meet before the engagement ceremony. After Gu Hang came here and settled down, the first person he met was his mother Wang Qi, and the second person he met was his future daughter-in-law, Ye Licia Fofana.
When the two first met, the atmosphere between them was a little unfamiliar and even awkward.
But Gu Hang was pretty good at this. He used the topic of their previous battles side by side to bring the atmosphere between them back to normal.
Then, Ye Lixia mentioned one thing:
She now has an "opportunity", or a "challenge". The Navy Headquarters of the Dragon Eagle Star Region is going to transfer half of the Pegasus Fleet, leaving the defense zones of Pegasus and several surrounding star regions, to the star regions occupied by the Iron-toothed Greenskin Aliens to participate in the Greenskin War.
This matter is not small.
In the past, the Pegasus Fleet had received several orders to participate in the Greenskin War. Almost every time, when the war reached the point where the Pegasus Fleet had to be deployed, it meant that the intensity of the war had risen to a certain level.
That means the risk becomes very high.
The Iron-Tooth Greenskins are not those primitive Greenskins. They have dozens of plundering fleets and large warships.
After Ye Licia led the team to the occupied star zone, she was not only doing safe work such as ground support. She might have to engage in a head-on battle with the greenskin fleet.
In a naval battle, if you lose, there is no way to survive. If your ship explodes, you will definitely die.
This is a real war where people will die, and it is no joke.
Ye Licia doesn't have to go. She is a star general who is being trained by the Fofana family. She is the hope of the next generation and cannot be given away casually.
But at the same time, this is also an opportunity to earn merit.
She told Gu Hang about her confusion about the matter.
Gu Hang said the same thing as old Fofana, leaving the choice entirely to Ye Lisia herself.
Then he added, "Although I'm not sure, I think if you want to go, I fully support you. Because this is you, this is the Ye Lixia that I know and admire."
Ye Licia smiled like a flower.
(End of this chapter)
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