Chapter 71
Lu Huai and his youngest son stayed in the garage for most of the day. When he finally exhausted himself and came out, guests for the twins' birthday party had already arrived.
Everyone took the children's sixteenth birthday very seriously. Everyone prepared gifts carefully, and the gifts piled up so high that the living room could hardly hold them all.
The party was held in the garden in front of the villa.
In the evening, warm lights came on in the garden.
A long table was placed under the ginkgo tree. The tabletop was covered with a cloth tablecloth and was filled with delicious dishes made by five-star chefs. The most eye-catching ones were the two three-layer cakes in the middle.
Lu Huai had informed everyone in advance that this was a family party and that everyone should be casual. However, Gu Xingzhou showed up in his formal attire, a lieutenant colonel uniform. He looked handsome, but among his friends who were dressed casually, he stood out as a bit unintelligent.
Gu Xingzhou angrily found Fu Mingqian: "Dean Fu, didn't you say this is a formal party?!"
Fu Mingqian said calmly: "I said so, so what."
Cheng Chi enjoyed the food to his heart's content and did not forget to give some suggestions: "Everything today is delicious, except for the blueberry muffin, which is a little lacking. There's too much jam."
Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes: "I did that."
Cheng Chi almost couldn't catch his breath. After a violent coughing fit, he explained desperately and incoherently: "What I mean is, this blueberry muffin is definitely the highlight of the night! Without it, nothing else would taste so good..."
Yi Laizhe shook his head and sighed: "When will the Alpha of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be able to hold up the sky?"
Zhong Man chuckled for a long time, then reluctantly came to the rescue of her junior: "I didn't know the Foreign Minister could make desserts."
"I haven't done it for a long time." Jiang Yun calmly took a sip of coffee, "I tried it on a whim today."
"Xiao Yun!" Shen Zhiwei cast a condemning look at Jiang Yun, "Don't drink coffee at night. What if you can't sleep later?"
Foreign Minister Jiang, who always held a commanding presence in front of his subordinates, paused and put down his cup as if nothing had happened: "...Oh."
Shen Zhiwei shook her head helplessly and turned to look at her husband.
Jiang Cheng had just had a drink with Lu Huai. At this moment, his deep gaze fell on his only son, and his expression was slightly moved.
Shen Zhiwei asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Cheng whispered, "I'm thinking about what Xiaoyun looked like in the hospital sixteen years ago today."
Shen Zhiwei's mind flashed with the scene of Jiang Yun entering the operating room alone, and he sighed: "He was really brave at that time. From beginning to end, he never cried."
Suddenly, Lu Chao's shocked voice came from the other end of the long table: "Help! When did I ever say I wanted to apply to Ovett Military Academy?!"
Jiang Mu ate his blueberry muffin expressionlessly: "You said it, I remember."
Lu Huai said lazily: "I have video evidence here, don't try to cheat, baby."
Lin Zhen was amazed at the little Alpha's lofty ambitions: "Based on Lu Chao's current grades, if he wants to be admitted to Ovett Military Academy, he needs to improve his score by at least 300 points."
"Not necessarily," Lieutenant General Osvid said, blushing from the alcohol. "The military and the Ministry of Education plan to reform the admissions system for the Ovite Military Academy next year. If candidates can independently complete the S+ level tasks set by the military academy, the cultural score requirement can be reduced to two-thirds of the original."
Lu Huai sat up in shock: "Tell me in detail?"
Osvid said hurriedly, "Don't get excited, sir. This is just a plan, it may not be implemented."
"Why is there so much uncertainty?" Agatha said. "Now that everyone knows Colonel Lu's actual mental age, who would question the legitimacy of his promotion to Admiral? I think it won't be long before we all call him 'Admiral Lu'. By then, with Admiral Lu's order, the reform of Ovett Military Academy will be a done deal."
"You think too highly of me, sister. Although I'm worried that my youngest son will have to work in a factory to support himself in the future, I won't use my power for him. Besides," Lu Huai smiled slightly and raised his glass to several Alphas over forty years old, "as long as Foreign Minister Jiang likes me, I'm twenty-four now."
Agatha: "..."
After it was completely dark, Jiang Yun and Lu Huai placed sixteen candles on each of the two cakes for the twins.
The children made wishes, blew out the candles, and everyone shared the birthday cake, and the party was coming to an end.
The guests left one after another. Before leaving, Fu Mingqian told Jiang Yun and Lu Huai: "The Academy of Sciences has successfully read the information about George Calvin in the [Queen] dimension."
“It turns out that George Calvin had a direct conversation with President Joe Hurd before establishing a symbiotic relationship with [0837].”
"He told Joe Hurd that if the alien mind storage characteristics can be used on the human body, they will have the possibility of reading human thoughts."
"Although this technology violates human morality, it can be widely used in intelligence gathering, crime detection, and other related fields. It can even control, edit, and tamper with human thoughts, and implant specific thought instructions into the human brain."
"Joe Hurd's heart is moved."
"The Presidential Office secretly established a laboratory outside of the Academy of Sciences, specifically for conducting experiments on the symbiosis of aliens and humans."
“They called it: Operation Dreamweaver.”
"This is the secret that Joe Hurd is willing to hide from the public even if it means forming an alliance with Olin."
Lu Huai commented pointedly, "That's a pretty good code name."
Fu Mingqian asked Jiang Yun: "Do you need me to announce this to the public?"
After the scandal of collusion with the Austrian side was exposed, the Johde government faced an unprecedented public opinion crisis, and demonstrations in front of the presidential palace have not stopped for the past half month.
Joe Hurd's dream of re-election next year is destined to be shattered. He has already announced his withdrawal from the election, but he is reluctant to step down early.
Johde insisted that the attack by the Austrian army on Foreign Minister Jiang and his wife was an accident during a joint military exercise, and the Presidential Office deeply regretted it.
Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Not for now. You can just send a message to the Presidential Palace in my name. The message only needs five words: Operation Dream Weaver."
Fu Mingqian nodded: "I understand."
This was the last bit of kindness Jiang Yun gave to his former mentor.
Shen Zhiwei and his wife stayed until the end. Before sending them to the car, Lu Huai took out a camera and said with a smile: "Mom and Dad, let's take a family photo of the six of us?"
No one would refuse such a request that symbolizes a happy ending.
The family of six returned to the bright living room. Jiang Cheng and Shen Zhiwei sat on the sofa, Jiang Yun and Lu Huai stood behind them, and the twins stood next to their father.
Snap——
The camera automatically clicked the shutter, freezing this scene forever.
After seeing off their grandparents, the twins couldn't wait to open their gifts.
The garden, so bustling not long ago, had returned to its peaceful state. Jiang Yun and Lu Huai didn't immediately return indoors. Instead, they sat on a bench beneath the vines, chatting idly.
Lu Huai: "Are you going back to work tomorrow?"
Jiang Yun: "Yeah."
Lu Huai asked casually, "Are you going back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or to the Presidential Palace?"
Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows.
"The current president will temporarily step down, and Congress will elect an acting president until next year's presidential election." Lu Huai said with a smile, "When the time comes, baby, don't forget to put our family photo on your new desk."
As soon as Lu Huai finished speaking, the red light on their communicators flashed, which only appeared in major emergencies.
[Latest news from the Presidential Palace: Johde announced his resignation and will be subject to a joint investigation by Congress and the judicial system]
This bombshell news immediately caused an uproar throughout the galaxy, but it seemed to have no impact on this family of four.
Jiang Yun and Lu Huai just glanced at it casually and put away the communicator.
The garden was still quiet and peaceful at night, and the twins were still opening their presents in the living room.
Lu Chao would shout from time to time, "This is the best of the match... No, no, no, this is the best of the match... I was wrong, this is the real best of the match. Uncle Oswald understands me! It's such a great birthday! I must celebrate it again next year!"
Jiang Mu: "...Can you please stop saying stupid things? You can have another chance next year."
Lu Huai listened to the children's vague voices and suddenly said, "Jiang Yun."
Jiang Yun looked at her husband and asked, "Hmm?"
Lu Huai looked at his wife in the night sky, his eyes shining brightly. "How about we move back to No. 5 Qianshui Road in two years, when the children have all left for college?"
Jiang Yun lowered his eyes and smiled softly: "Okay."
Moonlight streamed over the bench, and a gentle evening breeze blew in. The vines in the garden, about to bloom, trembled gently, as if leading to a sweet dream.
Soon, spring will be here.
This will be the first spring for him and Lu Huai in seventeen years.
——End of text
The author has something to say:
Thank you all for reading this ABO story that still doesn’t know the top and bottom pheromones until the end (this may be the only one on the entire Internet haha) [rainbow fart][rainbow fart][rainbow fart]
This book is too challenging for me. After V, I actually considered unlocking V several times, but I finally finished it. Finished it. Finished it.
Here, I want to apologize to everyone for my frequent leave orz The next book will challenge the comfort zone again. I will definitely learn from my mistakes and save the full text before posting it [burst crying][burst crying][burst crying]
Then the extra chapters will be updated from time to time [hug][hug][hug]
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