"His Majesty Father also knows how to cook."
"Brother Harvey said that His Majesty Father's cooking is especially delicious, just as delicious as Mommy's."
Little Mu Lan continued to send messages.
At Mu Group, Mu Sijie stared at the two messages sent by his son, feeling utterly numb.
"But Mommy and I have a son, and the Emperor doesn't," Mu Sijie sent, unable to hold back any longer.
Little Mu Lan: ".................."
Little Mu Lan was speechless for a long time, and finally couldn't help but send a message saying, "Anyway, Mommy is already with His Majesty Father, you have no chance."
Mu Sijie: "..."
"Where are you now?" Mu Sijie asked after a moment.
"On the Star Net, Tian Xing," Mu Lan replied.
"Are you with your Mommy now? And His Majesty the Emperor?" Mu Sijie asked again.
"Yes," Mu Lan replied.
"I'll be right there," Mu Sijie replied.
Little Mu Lan: "???"
"Lan Lan?" Lu Wanqing saw Lan Lan staring at his communicator with a strange expression and couldn't help but ask.
Little Mu Lan suddenly snapped out of it and looked up at his Mommy.
"Lan Lan, what's wrong?" Lu Wanqing asked.
Little Mu Lan shook his head vigorously and quickly said, "Nothing."
"That..." Little Mu Lan hesitated a little, then said, "My father just said he's coming over."
Lu Wanqing: "..."
Lu Yang chuckled, a hint of danger in his voice, "Alright, let him come up."
Little Mu Lan shivered and quickly shook his head, "I'll message him right away and tell him not to come."
As Little Mu Lan spoke, he opened his communicator and immediately messaged his father.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing. Was it that serious?
Mu Sijie ultimately did not come. The reason given was that something suddenly came up at the company, and he couldn't leave.
In the end, Lu Wanqing and Lu Yang took the children to Tian Xing together. To be precise, Yu Nong was also with them, but Yu Nong was too simple-minded, almost like another child, so during their time in Tian Xing, it was mostly Lu Wanqing and Lu Yang who looked after the children.
They played for several hours and had a great time. It was Lu Wanqing who eventually noticed that time was getting late and the children were still young. Spending too much time on the Star Net was not good for their mental energy, so she urged everyone to go offline and rest.
These children were all very obedient, unlike Harvey who was more mischievous. So, when Lu Wanqing told them to go offline and rest, the children didn't fuss. They all obediently said goodbye to their mother and went offline.
With the children gone, Lu Wanqing's mood was also very good. She took her third brother's hand and they went to buy groceries together.
Buying groceries on the Star Net was truly comfortable, like an outing. Lu Wanqing happily selected the vegetables and meat she needed, placed the order directly on the Star Net, and then took her third brother offline.
With the ingredients acquired, the next step was preparing the meal.
Lu Wanqing suddenly thought of food bloggers from the ancient Earth era. After pondering for a moment, she voiced her idea.
"I'll help you film," Lu Yang said dotingly.
"Thank you, Third Brother," Lu Wanqing said happily.
An hour later, the ingredients they had ordered arrived. Lu Yang held the recording sphere and began manual filming.
Although recording spheres were very intelligent, they sometimes couldn't achieve the most perfect camera angles. For instance, for operations that required close-ups of details, a recording sphere couldn't replicate human intention and shoot flexibly.
Having her third brother personally film was different. Whenever Lu Wanqing wanted a close-up shot, she could have him bring the camera closer and capture the scene from a close-up perspective.
In addition to these changes in camera angles, sometimes a beautiful wide shot with a scenic background was also important, something that intelligent cameras couldn't accomplish.
Working together, Lu Wanqing and her third brother captured the essence of ancient Earth era cinematography. In over an hour, they finished filming a video of the preparation of a delicious chicken stew with mushrooms.
Lu Wanqing watched the video several times, confirmed it was perfect, and with a great mood, posted it to her personal Star Net account.
The video immediately received numerous comments and likes.
"Let's eat first," Lu Yang said, looking at Lu Wanqing.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing agreed with a smile.
Little Harvey ate at school for lunch, and they didn't need to wait for him at home.
After a delightful lunch, Lu Wanqing felt very good.
While happy, she couldn't help but open her communicator to check the comments on the video she had just posted.
Many people praised her, but amidst the flood of compliments, a few critical comments were occasionally interspersed.
"Hmph, it's just cooking, who can't do it? Why show off so much?"
"The dish is indeed good, but is such a simple recipe really worth hyping up like this?"
Lu Wanqing just glanced at the fault-finding comments and didn't pay them any mind. The universe was so vast, and there were so many netizens. She wasn't universal currency, how could she possibly please everyone in the world?
Life continued beautifully like this. Lu Wanqing thought that she and her third brother would continue to live this way, but a month later, news of insectoid discoveries began to spread from various planets in the Federation and the Empire, shattering this tranquility.
The insectoids, which had been dormant for hundreds of years, suddenly became restless. They had quietly parasitized human bodies without anyone noticing. It was only a few days ago, when they suddenly revealed themselves, that humans realized how deeply the insectoids had infiltrated their midst.
Several planets were hit particularly hard. Humans who had been parasitized secretly opened the planet's entry points, allowing large numbers of insectoids to pour in, and countless humans became food for the insectoids.
On the Federation's side, Marshal Zhong Li urgently issued orders for the seven major legions to engage the insectoids and defend human planets.
The Empire also could not stand idly by. Lu Yang dispatched the Empire's army, ordering them to annihilate the insectoids.
However, even this could not quell the public's panic.
As the Emperor of the Empire and the war god in everyone's hearts, Lu Yang was expected to personally lead the charge and eliminate the insectoids.
Technology in the interstellar era was highly advanced, so footage from the front lines was constantly being transmitted back. Not only the people living on the planets invaded by insectoids, but even Lu Wanqing, in the Empire's capital, felt a tremor of fear watching the videos.
She had once thought that sawfish were the most terrifying insectoids, but watching these videos, she realized that the true insectoids were far more horrifying than she had imagined.
Spiders as tall as houses, with countless spider legs, rampaged through the cities, screeching at people, tearing them apart limb from limb, and devouring them whole.
Giant pythons, as terrifying and massive as skyscrapers, coiled around buildings, their constant constriction causing the sturdy structures to deform and twist.
Birds with faces resembling humans flew through the sky. Spotting humans on the ground, they would suddenly dive down, opening their monstrous mouths to snatch people off the ground.
Blood spilled across the screens.