Lu Wanqing hesitated, "But I'm not sure how long it will take to return."
If it dragged on, would it delay the child's schooling?
Mu Sijie suddenly paused, then asked, "Are you going for a long time?"
Lu Wanqing: "...I don't know."
Only then did Lu Wanqing realize that she had been too happy last night and had forgotten to ask Wei Xingzhou how long she would be gone.
"I'll send a message to ask," Lu Wanqing said immediately, then raised her wrist and opened her light brain terminal.
Light brain terminals in the interstellar era could be set to privacy mode. Once set, even if the screen was projected to a large display, only she could see the content on the screen, and others could not.
Lu Wanqing wasn't worried about Mu Sijie finding out. She quickly sent a message to Wei Xingzhou: "Mr. Wei, are you far from the imperial capital? And the child, how is she doing now? How long will I likely be there?"
Mu Sijie had been watching Lu Wanqing. When he saw the maternal love that unconsciously appeared on her face as she stared at the light screen sending messages, his heart sank, and he had a bad premonition.
"Did they ask you to go out?" Mu Sijie's voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Lu Wanqing paused, then looked at him in surprise. She had to admit, when her gaze met Mu Sijie's, she felt a little flustered.
However...
It was only a two-second increase in her heart rate. She wasn't guilty. Those were her cubs too. If the child was not well, it was natural for her to be concerned. Even if Mu Sijie found out, he couldn't stop her, could he?
Lu Wanqing wanted to explain, but then she remembered Wei Xingzhou's repeated instructions not to let Mu Sijie know. The words that reached her throat were swallowed back.
She remained silent, but Mu Sijie understood. He looked at her, his mood complex for a moment.
"Wei Xingzhou asked you to go?" Mu Sijie spoke again the next moment.
Lu Wanqing suddenly looked up, her eyes wide with shock as she looked at Mu Sijie. How did he know?
Seeing her reaction, Mu Sijie knew he had guessed correctly. He felt a little sulky yet amused. Why was she so shocked? Wasn't it easy to guess?
Among the four of them, only Wei Xingzhou couldn't stay in the imperial capital year-round due to filming. The child, following him, was also forced to travel with him.
At this moment, Mu Sijie suddenly thought of Wei Xingzhou's child. That little girl was indeed the most delicate among the children and the one who missed her mother the most.
"You can go, but you have to take Mu Lan with you, and... don't stay there too long," Mu Sijie said after thinking for a moment.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, then delighted. "Really? You agree?"
Mu Sijie was reluctant, but Wei Xingzhou's child was also Lu Wanqing's child. If that child was really in trouble, he couldn't stop Lu Wanqing from taking care of her. It was Lu Wanqing's responsibility and duty as that child's mother.
However, Wei Xingzhou's temper was too unstable. He worried that if Lu Wanqing went, that guy wouldn't let her return. So it was best to have Lu Wanqing take Mu Lan with her.
Only if Lu Wanqing took Mu Lan with her would Mu Sijie be sure that Lu Wanqing would eventually return. After all, she couldn't possibly abduct a child of the Mu family by herself, could she?
"When do you leave?" Mu Sijie asked.
Lu Wanqing's heart raced. She couldn't help but lean closer, staring intently into Mu Sijie's eyes. Was he serious? Was he not joking with her?
Mu Sijie's expression was calm, as if he hadn't just agreed.
Lu Wanqing suddenly felt happy. Mu Sijie agreed to let her take Little Mu Lan out, and even to see Wei Xingzhou and another child. Did this mean that letting the children grow up together wasn't entirely impossible?
"Today," Lu Wanqing said, thinking.
So soon? Mu Sijie frowned slightly. However, considering the upcoming launch of the 3S mecha and the hypers 3S mecha, the Mu family would be very busy. Also, the recent discovery that the Liang family had repeatedly infringed on the Mu family's patents, he calmed down. It was good for Lu Wanqing to take the child out to play at this time when he was unavailable. When the company was less busy and Lu Wanqing returned, he would have time to spend with them.
"Mm," Mu Sijie nodded slightly.
Mu Sijie lowered his gaze to Little Mu Lan and said, "Mu Lan, after breakfast, pack your things. When you're outside, you must stay with your mommy and listen to her. Don't run around."
"Mm!" Little Mu Lan was happy to be able to go out with Mommy, his eyes sparkling with joy as he nodded.
Mu Sijie looked at the light in the child's eyes and couldn't help but chuckle. "Mm."
Knowing that she could go out with Mommy and go to another planet to play, Little Mu Lan was especially excited. He ate more breakfast than usual and finished faster.
Lu Wanqing was also in a good mood. Although she was an adult, like Little Mu Lan, she had never been to another planet.
It seemed that apart from that time she looked at the starry sky, she hadn't been out alone? She inexplicably yearned for other planets. Would they be beautiful?
Lu Wanqing thought it was cool that any trip she took now might be like astronauts from the 21st century on Old Earth, traveling to other planets like those national heroes back then!
Mu Lan was just a child, and Lu Wanqing was worried about him. After breakfast, she went to pack with him. She wracked her brain to think of everything a child might need when going out, bringing as much as possible, as the Mu family had space toggles, making everything convenient.
Lu Wanqing also packed a lot of things herself. It wasn't that she didn't mind the trouble, but the space toggles in the interstellar era were too convenient. A small button, like a button, could hold a lot of things and had no weight. It was truly a divine artifact!
"Do you want to buy some more snacks?" Lu Wanqing asked, after packing all the essential items neatly.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she shook her head. "Never mind, there should be food everywhere in the interstellar era. We'll buy it when we get there."
The specialties of different planets should be different, right? Since they were going out to play, it wouldn't be excessive to try the local delicacies, would it?
Bringing a pile of things from here would be redundant. Otherwise, if they used things bought in the imperial capital every day and ate snacks from the imperial capital, what would be the point?
"Mm!" Little Mu Lan listened to Mommy's self-talk and felt it made sense, nodding heavily.
Lu Wanqing smiled, put away her and Mu Lan's space toggles, and then reached out to pat the little guy's head.
"When did you buy your spaceship tickets?" Mu Sijie didn't go to work immediately today but waited for them at the door. Seeing that they had finally finished packing, Mu Sijie came over to ask.
Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan were both going on a long trip for the first time. He felt he had to stay to see them off.