"Okay," Ouyang Yunduo feigned agreement.
Ouyang Jian breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and dotingly ruffled his sister's hair. In fact, when she was little, Duo'er had been a very sensible girl.
"It's good that you can think it through. The universe is vast, and there aren't only good men like A Yang. Why insist on hanging yourself on just one tree?" Ouyang Jian said with a smile.
"Do you want to eat crayfish? Brother specifically caught some from Dragon Star for you. You should like them," Ouyang Jian said with a smile.
Earlier, when Lu Yang had sent people to catch crayfish, he had specifically gone along. He was also very curious about what kind of crayfish Lu Yang had secretly raised for Lu Wanqing on an entire planet over the years. The result was indeed spectacular.
He truly admired Lu Yang more and more, and he understood even clearer that Lu Yang's feelings for Lu Wanqing were something no one else could interfere with, even if Lu Wanqing wasn't around. And now that Lu Wanqing had been found, it was even more so.
"Crayfish? Did A Yang raise them?" Ouyang Yunduo's eyes lit up at the mention of it, a flicker of excitement in her voice.
Ouyang Jian nodded. "Mm."
"Then if there's nothing else, Brother will leave first. Play by yourself," Ouyang Jian said.
"I know," Ouyang Yunduo agreed.
In the following days, Ouyang Yunduo behaved quite obediently, showing no intention of trying to escape.
The person Ouyang Jian had introduced to Ouyang Yunduo was also actively communicating with her. They would invite Ouyang Yunduo to play on the star net. Ouyang Yunduo no longer refused, although she didn't seem very enthusiastic. However, she would always go out and cooperate.
Ouyang Jian was initially uneasy. He feared his sister was just pretending and would deceive him, then escape and cause trouble for Lu Wanqing and Lu Yang. Therefore, although he outwardly withdrew the guards who had been watching Ouyang Yunduo, he secretly increased their numbers and kept a closer eye on her, just in case.
However, what Ouyang Jian had never expected was that his sister had actually become well-behaved this time. So many days had passed, and she hadn't proactively left Tian Xing or shown any desire to escape. So... had his sister truly moved on and no longer thought about Lu Yang?
Ouyang Jian felt a little happy. He believed that if his sister stayed away from Lu Yang and Lu Wanqing, and stopped thinking about what she shouldn't, her life would become better and better.
*
The Empire.
In Lu Wanqing and Lu Yang's room, Xiao Bao lay alone in her crib, trying with all her might to flip over. Flip over... she couldn't!
Xiao Bao was so angry. Why did she have to be reborn into an eggshell? A newborn baby was too weak. She couldn't even move. If this continued, she would go mad!
It was all because of Ying Huo Huo. So clumsy! Couldn't she have set the rebirth timing a little later? Being a baby was too painful!
Lu Wanqing watched from the side, seeing Xiao Bao lift her little hands and wiggle her little legs again and again, looking very cute.
Xiao Bao was so adorable. Lu Wanqing couldn't help but take out her recording sphere and start recording. She wanted to document Xiao Bao's cute childhood.
Upon seeing the recording sphere, Xiao Bao froze. Mommy... what was Mommy doing?
Xiao Bao's dark eyes darted between Mommy, the recording sphere, and then her own little hands and feet. She was scared, and quickly tucked away her little hands and feet. She didn't want her mommy to record her embarrassing history!
Lu Wanqing noticed that Xiao Bao suddenly stopped moving, tucking away her little hands and feet. She was slightly surprised.
However, for such a young child, perhaps she was just tired?
Lu Wanqing felt a bit regretful that the baby's earlier pose, like a little turtle, was quite cute and hadn't been captured. What a pity.
After resting for a while, Lu Wanqing picked up Xiao Bao.
A newborn's bones were still very fragile. If she lay down for too long, her head might flatten. The thought of her baby's head getting misshapen made her worry. Therefore, it was better to hold the baby when she was awake.
However, Lu Wanqing couldn't hold the baby all the time. Caring for a baby was also a tiring task.
Fortunately, the nanny robots in the interstellar era were already very advanced. When the family's masters were tired, these robots could take over caring for the baby, which was perfectly suitable.
After Lu Wanqing held the baby for a while, the nanny robot arrived. The nanny robot in the palace was different from ordinary ones outside. Its chip was controlled by Ying Huo. With Ying Huo present, Lu Wanqing felt even more at ease entrusting the baby to the nanny robot.
Xiao Bao was very familiar with Ying Huo. After all, in her previous life, when her daddy and mommy were busy and her elder siblings had school, it was the familiar Ying Huo Huo who spent the most time with her. She liked Ying Huo Huo!
As soon as Xiao Bao was in the nanny robot's arms, the corners of her mouth curved upwards. She was happy.
Lu Wanqing watched as the baby didn't reject Ying Huo's care and felt relieved. She picked up a book and read.
Time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Bao could already flip over and crawl. On the Federation side, Lan Lan, Xiao Yi, and Shu Shu were on holiday. On the Empire side, Harvey and Cui Cui were also on holiday.
Lan Lan, Xiao Yi, and the others had originally planned to visit their sister in the Empire. However, after Lu Wanqing discussed it with her third brother, they decided to return to the Federation. They hadn't been back to Shui Lu Star in a long time.
Xiao Bao had also been born for some time and hadn't been to their home on Shui Lu Star yet.
So, Lu Wanqing informed Lan Lan, Xiao Yi, Shu Shu, and the others about their return to the Federation via communication. The children were all overjoyed. Finally, everyone unanimously decided to meet on Shui Lu Star!
Xavier's arena was growing larger and larger. He had been busy lately and couldn't leave the Empire. However, thankfully, Harvey was already a big boy and didn't need constant adult supervision like when he was younger. Even without Xavier accompanying him, it was safe to let Harvey go to Shui Lu Star with Lu Wanqing.
Xiao Bao, being so small, also became excited upon hearing the adults discussing their return to Shui Lu Star.
She liked Shui Lu Star. Mommy's house on Shui Lu Star was also super beautiful. Most importantly, you could fish on Shui Lu Star, and she loved fishing!
"Does Weiwei like it too?" Lu Wanqing asked, smiling and pinching the little one's cheek as she looked at Xiao Bao's happy expression.
Xiao Bao's full name was Song Weiwei. Song was her third brother's original surname. More than three thousand years ago, her third brother had changed his surname to Lu to escape pursuers. He had rarely mentioned this matter. However, when naming Xiao Bao, Lu Wanqing inexplicably wanted her daughter to revert to her third brother's original surname.
Lu Yang had initially disagreed, but unable to resist Lu Wanqing's insistence, he finally allowed Xiao Bao to take the surname Song, the original surname of her third brother's family.
Xiao Bao, being so small, nodded heavily when she heard her mommy's question. "Mm!"
Xiao Bao couldn't speak very well yet, but she could occasionally make sounds like "ya ya" and "mm."
Lu Wanqing smiled upon hearing Xiao Bao's affirmative answer. She couldn't help but pick up Xiao Bao and kiss her. She just loved her so much.
Children in the interstellar era were truly different from ordinary children over three thousand years ago. Xiao Bao was so intelligent that sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if Xiao Bao was a child prodigy!