Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 194 - 186: The Dream of a Powerful Country

Chapter 194: Chapter 186: The Dream of a Powerful Country

Shitou smiled self-deprecatingly. Even Su Shi from the Song Dynasty once lamented in "A Request for Government Relief and Repairs to the Office": "I have pleaded thrice, but to no avail; such is the fate of the insignificant, their words carry little weight."

"Insignificant people have little say," this phrase is applicable at all times.

He couldn’t help but fear, if he were careless now and revealed Xiaoyun’s ability to concoct those miraculous elixirs, he might never see his foolish girl again for the rest of his life, and the best outcome for her would probably be a life devoid of freedom.

Give me liberty, or give me death.

How could he bear to let his foolish girl enter a "dangerous situation" without full preparation and certainty?

"Even a fat man doesn’t get fat with just one bite."

Lu Yun took Shitou’s hand in hers. She had always understood him; he wanted to become stronger, to rise higher, not just to better protect those he wanted to protect, but also because deep in his heart, he always harbored a dream for a strong nation.

And this dream of a strong nation was not just his or theirs; in fact, countless people across the country harbored it in their hearts.

"Yes, even a fat man doesn’t get fat with just one bite." The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands as they continued to walk forward.

Lu Yun had an apartment near the campus, but she usually did not stay there overnight; it was just for afternoon naps.

Long before Lu Yun had the intention to apply to B University in the Capital City, Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan had discussed and decided to follow her there for a companion study.

To this, Lu Yun actually disagreed. She thought that going to the Capital City for studies was at most a matter of four years. Four years could pass by so easily, in the blink of an eye, and during that time she could still return to Haicheng for the winter and summer holidays. It really wasn’t necessary for her whole family to move to the Capital City for her.

But Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan were insistent, even mentioning that "a daughter is unlikely to stay by her parents’ side once grown." They said she wouldn’t be at her parents’ home much longer, and after four years away at university, she would be at an age to marry. Once married, she’d have to live with her husband’s family and wouldn’t be able to stay by her parents’ side anymore.

Therefore, these four years were also extremely precious to their family, and being apart was simply intolerable.

Ignoring Lu Yun’s objections, they arranged for a place in the Capital City, got it furnished and decorated. As soon as she received the admission letter from B University, the whole family packed up and moved together.

Living in the Capital City, of course, they couldn’t pass up the chance to buy a courtyard house. Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan knew all too well that aside from cultivating spiritual power and concocting elixirs, their daughter’s greatest passion was buying houses.

Because of Lu Yun’s fondness for this, Lu Aiguo too had become addicted to buying houses over the years. Anyway, he felt the easiest thing to please his daughter was to add a few more properties to her name.

Having bought so many houses, Lu Aiguo eventually had Lu Group start dabbling in real estate as well—their initial thought being that self-building surely had to be more cost-effective than buying.

Lu Yun was simply overjoyed with the outcome. Wasn’t this an instance of unintentionally planting willows that eventually provided shade?

It was comforting to know that even if Lu Group were to suffer from poor management in the future, as long as these properties were there, her family wouldn’t have to worry about living an ordinary wealthy life.

Their home in Capital City was far from school, and Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan definitely couldn’t bear the thought of letting Lu Yun take the bus and subway to school on her own, so they arranged a car and a dedicated driver for her. The driver, a veteran introduced by Shitou, had served under Shitou and was very reliable.

Being driven to and from school was too conspicuous, and Lu Yun didn’t want to draw that kind of attention. So she usually had the driver park the car near the apartment building. After all, the apartment building was not far from the school, and she didn’t get enough exercise every day, so it was nice to have a walk.

Today, the person who came to pick her up was Shitou. He didn’t drive to the school gate either; instead, he parked the car under the apartment building as usual and waited for her at the campus entrance.

"Mom, uncle and my sister are back."

Seeing Lu Yun and Shitou’s car, the eleven-year-old Lu Jinsheng, who had been eagerly waiting at the door, turned around and shouted inside. Then he ran straight to them, "Uncle, sister, you are so much later today. Uncle, let’s have a quick spar first."

"Okay, let’s go to the courtyard." Shitou agreed as he parked the car, and they found an open space to start sparring.

Ever since Shitou had demonstrated his martial arts in front of Lu Jinsheng, Lu Jinsheng greatly admired him and liked to stick with him for a quick spar every time Shitou returned.

Lu Jinsheng naturally couldn’t beat Shitou, but he was still tireless, and Shitou was always willing to indulge him without showing any impatience. In fact, seeing that Lu Jinsheng had some talent, he even convinced Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan to let him learn martial arts.

A boy should be robust, and learning some kung fu was beneficial, so Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan didn’t stop him from learning. Interestingly, Lu Jinsheng’s martial arts teacher was none other than Xu Liang, who drove Lu Yun to school every day.

Xu Liang came from a reclusive family that had practiced martial arts for generations. Unfortunately, despite his strong skills, he had difficulty finding satisfying work and even fell into hardship. It wasn’t until he bravely subdued a criminal with his bare hands that he caught the attention of Lu Aiguo, who then introduced him to the Lu Family to drive for Lu Yun, which stabilized his life and earned him a good salary.

Now, he and his spouse were living in a house not far from the Lu Family’s, also owned by the Lu Family. During the day, his spouse would come over to help Xia Yuan with housework and cooking. Their child had also been brought to study in Capital City and was attending the same school as Lu Jinsheng, albeit in a different grade.

"Why are you so late today?" Xia Yuan, who couldn’t help coming out to see what was taking so long because Shitou and Lu Yun had yet to return, couldn’t resist asking Lu Yun as soon as she saw them.

She then looked at Shitou and Lu Jinsheng, who had already started sparring on their own, and shook her head with a smile, "Jinsheng was so excited when he heard Shitou was back. I don’t know what he’s so excited about? He’s never managed to beat Shitou, yet he keeps on trying relentlessly."

"Wasn’t it ’Muhong’ who stopped you again, talking some nonsense?" Lu Yun pursed her lips, then changed the subject back to Lu Jinsheng, "But it would be quite a feat if Jinsheng could one day match Shitou." The sparring they watched was nothing more than Shitou completely overpowering Lu Jinsheng.

"I doubt it. Jinsheng’s Psychic Power Talent is only A-grade, which is far behind Shitou’s 3S-grade. He won’t have a hope of surpassing him in this lifetime."

Xia Yuan was not optimistic about her own son, not to belittle him, but years of cultivating spiritual power had taught her about the nature of the gaps between them.

She and Lu Aiguo had spent more than a decade to reach the fifth level, while Lu Yun and Shitou were now at the fourteenth and fifteenth levels, respectively. Even Lu Jinsheng, with his A-grade talent, had started cultivating spiritual power from the age of six and was now close to advancing beyond the third level. It was only a matter of time before he outpaced them. However, catching up to Shitou would be a bit of a challenge for Lu Jinsheng.

"Muhong stopped you again?" After talking about her son, Xia Yuan brought the conversation back to caring about her daughter.