Lu Wanqing was speechless. She tapped the little guy’s head. “Learning is a process of accumulation, and quantitative change will eventually lead to qualitative change. Becoming smart isn't an overnight thing; it happens gradually as you learn, and before you know it, you’ve become smarter and more capable.”
Little Harvey: “Don’t understand.”
Lu Wanqing: “……”
“If you don’t understand, then study hard. Anyway, if your grades improve, you’ll get a spatial button. Otherwise, Mom won’t take you,” Lu Wanqing stated her attitude firmly.
Little Harvey frowned, looking at his mother as if he had no choice. “Okay.”
Xavier stood not far away, watching the interaction between Lu Wanqing and her child. His eyes held a touch of curiosity. Was it really different when a woman took care of a child?
Lu Wanqing looked up and saw Xavier. She merely glanced at him before curling her lip.
She wondered what scheme this guy was cooking up now.
“Do you want to disguise ourselves?” Lu Wanqing asked.
“Of course,” Xavier replied.
They had gone to great lengths to get here, and it was a risky endeavor. If they didn’t disguise themselves, Lu Wanqing’s face would be recognized the moment she stepped off the ship.
“Come out, let Ally do your makeup,” Xavier instructed.
Ally?
This was the first time Lu Wanqing had heard the name of another space pirate. But it seemed insignificant; the people of the Undying Pirate Group had never harmed her.
Of course, this thought was only for the moment. Half an hour later, Lu Wanqing was on the verge of a breakdown. She felt personally victimized, psychologically scarred by the Undying Pirate Group. They had painted her to look unbelievably hideous!
“Do I really have to look like this?” Lu Wanqing held her head, unable to bear looking at her reflection.
“Mu Yun Star is very dangerous,” Ally explained.
“Dangerous, yes, but that doesn’t mean you have to make me this ugly! I don’t care that much, but won’t this face scare Harvey?”
Lu Wanqing then turned to Xavier. “Xavier, what do you think? If you have to look at my face like this every day for the next year, will you be comfortable?”
Xavier, who had been watching with amusement, felt something was amiss upon hearing Lu Wanqing’s words.
Lu Wanqing sighed. “Actually, I don’t care that much. As long as I don’t look in the mirror, I won’t see my face. But it’s different for the people who are around me every day…”
“Ally, give her a different makeup look,” Xavier said sternly.
Lu Wanqing smiled. She knew it. This must have been Xavier’s doing, making her look so hideous out of some twisted sense of humor. But… if they dared to make her go out looking like this, she vowed to bother Xavier every single day until she disgusted him to death!
Ally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. “Okay.”
God knew how complicated his feelings were when the boss specifically instructed him to design an ugly makeup look for Lu Wanqing. They had been with the Undying Pirate Group for many years, and it was the first time they had seen their boss act so childishly, plotting against someone. Perhaps it was retaliation for Lu Wanqing’s prominent place in Harvey’s heart over the years?
The boss took care of young master Harvey every day, yet the young master constantly thought of his mommy.
Was this a way of competing for affection in front of the child?
It was quite childish.
However, Lu Wanqing’s reaction also surprised him. This woman from the Imperial Capital wasn’t afraid of their boss at all and dared to talk back. If nothing else, he could only say: Respect!
Even more respectable was that Lu Wanqing had the ability to control their boss and suppress all of his childish, twisted impulses, giving off an inexplicable feeling of… young lovers bickering?
Ally mused confusedly, then shook his head. No, he couldn’t think that way. How could he entertain such messy thoughts about his boss? His boss was destined to be alone; how could he ever be involved with young girls or romantic entanglements? His thoughts were too terrifying.
“Uncle Ally, you have to make Mommy beautiful, like Harvey, super, super beautiful!” little Harvey clamored from the side. He didn’t want an ugly mommy; he wanted a beautiful, gorgeous mommy, just like him.
Lu Wanqing’s eyelids twitched. She quickly said, “No need to be beautiful, just ordinary is fine.”
Xavier intended to train Harvey, but it was different for her. She was an adult, her bones were fully developed, and she hadn’t trained in martial arts when she was younger. If she became too beautiful now, it would attract a lot of trouble on Mu Yun Star, which she couldn’t handle without using her super 3S mecha.
Ally quickly agreed. “Okay.”
“Why?” Little Harvey didn’t understand, frowning. “Why doesn’t Mommy want to look prettier? Mommy is already very beautiful! Even without makeup, she’s super beautiful!”
Lu Wanqing: “…”
“Maybe Mom likes being a little ugly?” Lu Wanqing offered a tactful explanation.
Xavier intended to let the little guy grow through setbacks, and she thought it was fine too. She didn’t want to change Xavier’s way of training the child. So…
Being too beautiful could lead to trouble, she wouldn’t tell little Harvey this. He would have to figure it out himself. If he couldn’t, perhaps he could get stronger through fights, just as Xavier said. It could also train his fists and feet. It seemed quite good, at least… that was how the world of pirates was, right?
Little Harvey: “???”
“Harvey, after Mommy’s makeup is ugly, you can’t tell anyone Mommy was originally beautiful, understand?” Lu Wanqing reminded him.
It was fine for the child to get into trouble on his own, but he shouldn’t reveal her true appearance. She didn’t want to get hurt.
Harvey: “Why?”
“Hmm, just think of it as Mom’s dream? Perhaps Mom has a wish in her dream to be an ordinary person, an ugly person. Mom doesn’t want to be too beautiful,” Lu Wanqing lied with wide-open eyes.
“Mommy’s dream is really strange,” little Harvey mumbled, not understanding.
Lu Wanqing beamed. “Yes, everyone’s dreams are diverse. Harvey doesn’t need to understand everything; he just needs to learn to respect them.”
“Oh,” Harvey replied indifferently.
Ally soon finished Lu Wanqing’s new makeup. It was quite good; she looked much plainer than before, but not too ugly, at least not to the point of being an eyesore. She thought it was fine.
“Is this makeup waterproof?” Lu Wanqing asked.
“Of course, it’s waterproof. If Miss Lu wants to remove this makeup, she’ll need a professional makeup remover,” Ally added.
“Thank you,” Lu Wanqing said happily.