Chapter 210: Chapter 210: In the Eyes of the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger is Just a Big Cat

Su Wan was completely unaware that many people were already preparing gifts for their little baby.

Recently, her growing belly limited her mobility.

It wasn’t exactly that Su Wan herself was hindered in movement.

Rather, wherever she went, everyone assumed she had difficulty moving around.

Although Su Wan felt she could still move sprightly, and she could even control a mecha to cook.

However, she wasn’t allowed to cook anymore.

As soon as she picked up the spatula and pan, Vermilion Bird would chime in, "Master, the male master doesn’t want you to cook, he’s worried it will tire you out."

Su Wan, "Are you my AI or Ajue’s? Or is it that you’re still being threatened by White Tiger?"

Vermilion Bird, "Master, based on various data analyses, I believe that the male master’s words are for your best interest, which is why I am dissuading you."

Vermilion Bird, "As for White Tiger, he is just a big cat."

Su Wan, "Wow."

She still remembered that before Xiaobai’s upgrade, it was often bullied, threatened by White Tiger, with possible virus implantation if not compliant.

Now it seemed that Vermilion Bird was not afraid of White Tiger at all.

Su Wan sighed.

Alright then, if she couldn’t cook, she just wouldn’t cook.

Currently, Su Wan was so idle at home that she might as well be growing fur.

Other than being able to visit her mother from time to time, she would check on Luo Jina who was preparing for the wedding.

It’s worth mentioning that the Luo Family finally acknowledged Luo Jina and Alex’s marriage.

Nonetheless, the Luo family had a condition: if Luo Jina and Alex should have daughters later, at least one of the girls must carry the Luo surname.

Alex agreed readily.

No matter the surname, they were all his little treasures.

Bearing the Luo surname simply meant receiving more affection from more people.

On this matter, Alex and his family were very open-minded.

Su Wan quite admired this attitude, knowing that if this happened in the Mu Family, the scenario would certainly be entirely different.

Speaking of the Mu Family, it must be said that they had finally learned of Lin Ranyue’s pregnancy.

It was said that on the night they received this news, a group of old men from the Mu Family sat in the council hall for a long time, looking quite dejected.

In the end, someone could not hold back and suggested, "Why don’t we go talk to Xiaolei and propose changing the surname back?"

Previously, they had looked down on Lin Ranyue for being older, previously married, and possibly unable to bear children.

But who would have thought that the couple would become pregnant in less than half a year of marriage?!

If they had known this would happen, they certainly would not have been so obstinate about asserting dominance over Lin Ranyue at the start!

The elder Mr. Mu lifted his head, "Considering Xiaolei’s character, do you think he would agree to change it back?"

Besides, that’s the Imperial Family surname.

Can it be changed back just because we say so?

Someone sighed and said, "After Xiaolei changed his surname, Gu Qingyu and Su Xiaoge followed suit, and recently I heard that some of the younger generation in the family are itching to change their surnames too."

Everyone, "..."

At this rate, wouldn’t the number of Mu Family members diminish?!

In the end, someone proposed, "Well then, although Xiaolei can’t change his surname back, we can tell him that the family doesn’t want to be estranged from him and hope that he and Lin Ranyue come back. If they have a son in the future, just have one of the boys carry the Mu surname, so we can act as if nothing happened, and we’re still one family."

"Right, right, that’s a good idea! Moreover, we need to show our sincerity, after all, Lin Ranyue is carrying the Mu Family’s child, so we should bring more nutritional supplements to her doorstep."

"What if Lin Ranyue’s first child is a girl?"

"That’s not a problem either, the girl can take the Gu surname. First, we’ll mend relations with their family. And if Lin Ranyue gets pregnant again and happens to have a boy then."

"Yes, yes, yes, I heard that Lin Ranyue bore her ex-husband a pair of twin sons!"

These people, at this time, were remembering all this.

When they originally planned to ostracize Lin Ranyue and intimidate her, they had not considered this.

However, even if they had considered it, from beginning to end, they were only interested in the child.

They did not care about Lin Ranyue herself at all.

After everyone had spoken for a while, the old master of the Mu Family finally decided.

"Let’s do it this way, find someone to talk to Xiaolei first, and try to smooth things over. Bring some gifts and pay a visit to Lin Ranyue. As for the matter of the children changing their surname, we can talk about it later."

If they mended the relationship first and then made their request, both sides would have a way to step down gracefully.

The Mu Family thought this was a perfect solution, as they were still very attached to the outstanding Xiaolei.

After choosing a good date and preparing gifts, they went to pay a visit.

It so happened that Gu Lei was busy at school that day.

With the start of the school year and new student admissions, he was quite busy.

During this time, Su Xiaoge also reported for duty at his work unit, the Security Bureau.

His dream was naturally to join the First Starship Fleet.

But since the First Starship Fleet was not recruiting in recent years, he planned to first work at the Security Bureau for two years to gain experience.

Su Yun had also been eligible to work at the Security Bureau based on his grades.

But he considered the work at the Security Bureau to be too trivial.

Moreover, the daily tasks were much the same, with no prospects for advancement, and he seldom had contact with any important personnel.

In such a position, waiting two years.

By the time the First Starship Fleet resumed recruitment, if he was not selected, he would have to be content with being a minor security officer for life.

Therefore, Su Yun finally chose to work at the Mecha Research Center.

Su Wan felt that this choice was very much in character for Su Yun.

Because working in mecha research could lead to future advancements.

However, such a position, being more clerical, also drifted further away from being an active-duty Interstellar Warrior.

Of course, this was Su Yun’s own choice, and Su Wan didn’t care at all about what would happen to him later.

At that moment, she was busy teaching her mother how to knit a sweater.

Lin Ranyue looked surprised, "Xiaowan, you actually know how to knit sweaters! This skill has long been lost!"

Su Wan, without changing her expression, bluffed, "I read about it in some ancient documents and studied it a bit. I can’t do anything complicated, but the simple stuff isn’t that hard."

"I want to learn too! I want to knit a scarf for Xiaolei!"

Su Wan looked at her mother, her eyes sparkling as if she had returned to her girlhood, her eyes and brows brimming with happiness.

Her mouth curved into a smile, "Alright, I was just about to knit a scarf for Ajue as well."

Mother and daughter basked in the sun, with tea and fruits laid out on the small table beside them, looking very leisurely and content.

It was at this very moment that Mu Qing arrived with his wife.

Mu Qing was Gu Lei’s cousin and the father of Gu Qingyu and Su Xiaoge; he had always been on good terms with Gu Lei.

Lin Ranyue thought she couldn’t refuse to see them.

But the Mu Family’s visit was certainly not with good intentions.

She sent a message to Gu Lei about the situation, and then took Su Wan with her to welcome the guests.

When Mu Qing and his wife saw Su Wan, they were also startled and hurriedly greeted her.

Su Wan nodded slightly and then stood by Lin Ranyue’s side.

With her daughter by her side, Lin Ranyue felt particularly calm.

She asked, "Are you here to see Director Gu? He’s busy today and not at home. If you have business, you should go to the school to find him."