Her heart ached with complex emotions upon learning the truth. Lu Wanqing lowered her gaze to look at the child, only to meet Harvey’s sparkling eyes. She instantly let out a laugh.
“Mommy is going to fix the mecha,” Lu Wanqing said.
Fixing the mecha meant earning money, and with money, she could buy kitchen supplies, then start live streaming to make more.
“I’ll do the cooking,” Lu Wanqing said.
Xavier and Uncle Wu had returned with the groceries. Although they could simply hand the ingredients to the domestic robot, now that they had a house, she wanted to cook for the child herself.
It was fine to use her own cooking utensils since she wasn't live streaming. No big deal.
However, the original kitchen was unusable. Lu Wanqing consulted Xavier and Uncle Wu, then chose a new room on the first floor. She took out all her cooking tools and arranged them one by one.
Little Harvey followed her everywhere, his curiosity piqued by the items Lu Wanqing was taking out. He always reached out to touch them.
“Be careful, don’t break anything,” Lu Wanqing couldn’t help but remind him.
The previous cubs had never needed such reminders because they were all so well-behaved, diligent, and cautious. Only little Harvey, while lively, was also a bit careless. It wouldn't be strange if he accidentally broke something, so she had to remind him in advance.
As soon as she finished speaking, Harvey’s elbow bumped against the electric rice cooker on the stove. Seeing the rice cooker about to fall, Lu Wanqing rushed over and steadied it.
Little Harvey: “…Mommy, I didn’t mean to.”
Lu Wanqing put the rice cooker back in place and replied, “Mm.”
“Mommy, what are you going to cook?” Little Harvey was quickly curious again.
“We’ll see what Daddy… Uncle Wu bought later,” Lu Wanqing said.
Uncle Wu knew how to cook, not because he had formal training, but because as space pirates, they had spent so much time wandering. Even the nutrient solution that many people in the galaxy consumed was sometimes unavailable to them. They often found themselves in desolate places where, even if they didn’t know how to cook, they had to learn to find food for themselves. Over time, skills naturally developed.
“Grandpa, Grandpa, what vegetables did you buy?!” Harvey turned and ran, shouting loudly in the house.
Lu Wanqing’s head buzzed, but she soon smiled. This was just Harvey’s personality.
A moment later, Harvey returned, shouting, “Mommy, Grandpa bought baby bok choy, mutated rabbit, and carrots.”
Green vegetables, carrots, and rabbit?
Lu Wanqing mused, then smiled, “Then we’ll make carrot and rabbit cubes.”
*
“Master, master, we’ve searched everywhere. There are no traces of Lu Wanqing on the garbage planet,” Qingqing the robot said dejectedly to its master.
Lu Yang frowned slightly, lost in thought as he gazed at the sky.
According to the last available information, Lu Wanqing was last seen here, being taken away by that child in a spacecraft.
But where did Lu Wanqing go after leaving?
Xavier had made a detour…
Lu Yang felt a pang of regret. If he hadn’t given the order so quickly, they might have already entered the Empire. Once in the Empire, finding them would be easy. But now…
“They must still be in the Federation,” Lu Yang said.
“Of course,” Qingqing couldn’t help but reply.
Master was so fearsome. If someone was wanted by Master, who in the entire galaxy would dare to approach the Empire?
But just then, Qingqing suddenly detected something. Its electronic chip buzzed with urgency, and it quickly said, “Master, this is bad, Zhong Li Feiyu is coming!”
Lu Yang fell silent at the news, then asked, “Why should we fear him?”
Qingqing anxiously replied, “Master, Zhong Li Feiyu is a Federal Admiral. If he discovers us, the Empire and the Federation might go to war!”
“If they want to fight, then let them fight. It’s a good opportunity to bring Lu Wanqing to our Empire. Keeping her in the Federation is always troublesome,” Lu Yang said indifferently.
Qingqing: “…………”
As the one person and one AI were conversing, Zhong Li Feiyu had already entered. Not only Zhong Li Feiyu, but Mu Sijie and Yu Nong had also arrived, along with Wei Xingzhou, and their cubs.
The appearance of these individuals together was like a picturesque scene, immediately drawing the attention of many.
So beautiful!
At this moment, in the small hotel, almost everyone held their breath, watching them intently.
Master Mu, Admiral Zhong Li, Mr. Yu, and Movie Star Wei, ahhh, each one was incredibly handsome and possessed their own unique charm. Most importantly, the cubs accompanying each of them were also incredibly adorable!
Lu Yang was also watching them. However, his attention was different from the crowd’s. While others focused primarily on the adults, his gaze fell upon the children accompanying them. For some reason, seeing these cubs, his mind immediately analyzed the aspects of them that resembled Lu Wanqing.
If they were to go to war and snatch Lu Wanqing, it might also be feasible to snatch these cubs to the Empire. Lu Wanqing seemed quite fond of these cubs. Bringing them along for her to raise as a plaything might please her greatly.
Wei Xingzhou seemed to sense something and looked towards Lu Yang…
Lu Yang, however, lowered his gaze and looked at Cui Cui, who was beside Wei Xingzhou. Lu Wanqing had also accompanied Cui Cui when she was live streaming on Waterland Star. Lu Yang had seen this young girl in the broadcast. This girl…
Thinking, Lu Yang unconsciously reached into his pocket and pulled out a candy. He took it out and offered it to Cui Cui, saying, “Here’s a candy, don’t cry.”
Cui Cui instinctively took a step back, hiding behind her father.
Wei Xingzhou also became instantly alert, quickly shielding his precious daughter behind him and watching the man in front with caution.
Mu Sijie also subconsciously pulled his child behind him.
“My mommy also likes candy,” Mu Lan suddenly said.
When Mommy visited their home before, she would often stealthily take out a candy from her pocket and ask him if he wanted one.
Little Zhong Li Yi remembered and nodded, “Mm.”
Only Shushu remained silent. She looked at the strange uncle in front of her, somewhat wary.
These people were clearly afraid of him, and that little girl didn’t want his candy. Lu Yang fell silent for a moment, then quietly put the candy away.
He had intended to give the little girl candy because, while watching the live broadcast before, her presence beside Lu Wanqing had given him a sense of familiarity. He even had a strange feeling that this little girl was prone to crying.
Lu Wanqing was her mommy. With her mommy suddenly taken away, he felt she would surely cry, and cry very loudly. That’s why he couldn’t help but take out a candy to offer her, to comfort her, but… she refused.
Then so be it.
Lu Yang turned and left, returning to his room.