Lu Wanqing was genuinely shocked. "Three thousand levels?"
Xiao Yi looked at the admiration in his mother's eyes, his little heart pounding with excitement.
"Mhm," Xiao Yi nodded, his tone somewhat formal, but the slightly fidgeting fingers by his side betrayed his happiness.
It took Lu Wanqing a good while to process it, and then she smiled. She raised her hand, trying to pat Xiao Yi's head, but Xiao Yi had grown taller, and she couldn't reach.
Lu Wanqing felt a twinge of regret as she went to pull her hand back. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi suddenly bent down slightly, lowering his head to make it easier for her to pat him.
Lu Wanqing's heart softened considerably. Happiness.
She gently stroked Xiao Yi's head.
"You've traveled such a long way, you should rest for a bit," Yu Nong, usually a man of few words, suddenly spoke, offering words of concern.
Lu Wanqing smiled again. She looked at Yu Nong and explained, "It's fine."
The journey from the Empire to the Federation was indeed long, and she was tired from the spaceship. However, upon arriving in the Federation and seeing all the children, seeing how sensible and intelligent they all were, happiness had banished her fatigue. She wasn't tired anymore.
Yet, Lu Wanqing quickly remembered. She wasn't tired, but what about the children?
Lu Wanqing turned to look at Harvey, Cui Cui, and Wei Wei. As she watched, she noticed that despite following everyone, Cui Cui's fatigue was still quite evident.
"Cui Cui, are you tired? Do you want to go back to your room and rest?" Lu Wanqing asked.
"There are rooms on the second floor," Lu Wanqing added.
"Harvey, Wei Wei, you should rest too," Lu Wanqing said to Harvey and Wei Wei.
"I'm not tired!" Harvey immediately declared.
"Still, go lie down for a while. You'll get sleepy once you're in bed," Lu Wanqing said.
Harvey was indeed more energetic than the others, but after such a long journey, his body would still be fatigued. He was at a growing age, and timely sleep was beneficial for his health.
Lu Wanqing led them all to the second floor, arranged their rooms, and told the three children to go to sleep.
Harvey, being a boy, had his own room, while Wei Wei and Cui Cui, being girls, could share another room.
"You should rest too. When you wake up, whatever you want to eat, have Yu Nong contact the research institute to get some ingredients," Zhong Li Feiyu said to Lu Wanqing. His tone was serious, but his words were affectionate.
"It doesn't matter what we eat, don't go to too much trouble," Lu Wanqing said quickly.
"It's no trouble," Shushu immediately chimed in.
Shushu happily said, "Mom, we're all so happy you could come to the Federation for the New Year. Being able to do something for you makes us even happier."
So thoughtful!
Lu Wanqing held Shushu's hand, feeling that having such an obedient daughter in this lifetime was worth it, even living in the interstellar era.
"Alright, then Mom wants to eat wontons. Shushu, can you make wontons for Mom?" Lu Wanqing asked with a smile.
Shushu's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded, "Mhm!"
Lu Wanqing looked at Shushu, who was taller than her, and felt a surge of pride.
Lu Wanqing was soon persuaded by the children to rest as well, along with Lu Yang, her eldest brother, and second brother. Everyone who had returned from the Empire was assigned a room and told to sleep and rest.
It had been a long time since she had been back. Lu Wanqing and her third brother lay on the bed and quickly fell asleep, sleeping soundly. When they woke up, it was already dark outside.
Lu Yang held her and lowered his head to kiss her.
Lu Wanqing groggily opened her eyes and looked at her third brother.
"Awake?" Lu Yang asked in a doting voice.
"Mhm," Lu Wanqing nodded.
Lu Yang looked at the obedient girl in his arms and could no longer resist. He lowered his head and kissed her.
The temperature in the room gradually rose. The two, who hadn't been intimate for a while, entwined themselves, filled with sweetness.
After a long time, they stopped, then each went to wash up, and finally, they tidied the bedsheets, duvet covers, and pillows.
Lu Wanqing handed all the laundry to the housekeeping robot, which took it away for cleaning. Only then did she go to the dressing table.
She hadn't put on makeup in a long time. Looking at her bare face in the mirror, she inexplicably wanted to put on some makeup, even though it was night. She just wanted to look beautiful.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yang asked as he walked over.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "I want to put on some makeup."
"Makeup?" Lu Yang sounded surprised.
Lu Wanqing nodded. "Yes."
Lu Wanqing looked at her third brother and suddenly wished he would do her makeup himself. It would be so sweet, wouldn't it?
"Third Brother, can you do makeup?" Lu Wanqing thought, and then she spoke.
Lu Yang was stunned by her words, looking at Lu Wanqing with bewilderment.
Lu Wanqing suddenly wanted to try. She handed the eyebrow pencil to Lu Yang and said expectantly, "Third Brother, could you try? Didn't people used to say that on the second day of their marriage, the husband would draw his wife's eyebrows? Will you draw them for me too?"
Lu Yang became nervous. "But... I... I don't know how."
"I'll teach you," Lu Wanqing suddenly smiled, happy.
Lu Wanqing took Lu Yang's hand and slowly taught him how to draw her eyebrows.
At first, Lu Yang's movements were a little stiff and awkward, but he soon began to learn earnestly, focusing on how to apply the pencil, how to stroke it, and how to make each hair distinct to draw well-defined eyebrows.
Lu Wanqing taught him patiently, but since it was Lu Yang's first time learning, his eyebrows were drawn a bit stiffly and didn't look as good as usual.
Lu Wanqing wiped her eyebrows off and had Lu Yang draw them again.
Lu Yang was very serious, his expression as if he were handling matters of state. Lu Wanqing felt nervous just being looked at like that.
It was Lu Yang's first time drawing eyebrows for a woman. Lu Wanqing had already prepared herself mentally for the possibility that her eyebrows might turn out a bit ugly. However, when Lu Yang finished, she looked in the mirror and was stunned.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but wipe the mirror a few times, then leaned closer to the mirror to examine it carefully.
It was just...
"Third Brother, do you have another woman outside?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yang: "???"
Lu Wanqing was shocked. "Third Brother, this eyebrow-drawing skill isn't something you just learned today, is it? You drew them too well!"
They were even better than how she usually drew them!
"This is my first time learning!" Lu Yang said earnestly.
"I don't have any other women outside, only you," Lu Yang explained seriously and sternly. He didn't want Qingqing to misunderstand.
Lu Wanqing knew Lu Yang would never betray her. She was just too surprised. For him to draw eyebrows so beautifully on his first try, what a treasure she had found.
Excited, Lu Wanqing turned and hugged Lu Yang tightly, saying enthusiastically, "Third Brother, from now on, my eyebrows will be your responsibility, okay? You'll draw my eyebrows every day. Your eyebrows are so beautiful, I love them!"