Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 220 - 212: Informing (Part 2)

Chapter 220: Chapter 212: Informing (Part 2)

Lu Aiguo quickly drove the car to a secluded area as directed. Even though there were no people around, given the gravity of the situation, he still erected a spiritual barrier for safety.

"Mom and Dad, we didn’t explain the medicinal bath to Jinsheng too clearly, so he only knows that soaking in it strengthens and invigorates the body."

They all had this bit of cunning, even though Lu Jinsheng had been more mature than the average child since he was young, he was still not an adult.

But he possessed Psychic Power Talent, and the younger one started using the medicinal baths and training in spiritual power, the better. It would have been a waste not to let him use the medicinal baths or train to keep the secret. After all, he was the biological child of Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan, and naturally, all four of them did not want him to miss the best opportunity.

However, they avoided anything that could lead him to deeper knowledge. They also constantly warned him from a young age, repeatedly telling him that these matters were tied to the family’s safety and were the utmost secrets that should never be shared with anyone at any time.

"You two, sigh."

Lu Erbo and his wife finally let out a sigh of relief, unable to bring themselves to reprimand the couple further because they would probably have done the same in their shoes.

"But as for Shitou..." Lu Erbo’s wife still couldn’t help showing her anxiety, her reproach evident.

"Don’t mention it, Shitou seems to be doing well for now. He is also no longer young, has he mentioned when he plans to consider his marriage?"

Shitou’s nature was good, a person who knew gratitude and had a righteous character. Lu Erbo was more worried about the future when Shitou would marry and have children—after all, everyone has their biases, even parents have their favorites among their children.

After Shitou establishes his own family, this bias could grow larger, and what form it might take by then is hard to predict. It was normal that Xia Yuan and Xiaoyun wouldn’t understand these things, but how could Aiguo make such a blunder? Alas, it all comes down to a lack of experience.

But now that things had already taken shape, what was the use of saying anything more? Speaking too much would only cause unnecessary rifts if overheard by Shitou.

"Mom and Dad, Shitou has submitted a love report to the military, it’s with Xiaoyun. In two years, once Xiaoyun is old enough, they will register their marriage." Lu Aiguo hurriedly shared the news with the two of them.

Lu Erbo and his wife were taken aback, but this time, Lu Erbo didn’t pause for long, nor did he ask many questions. Instead, his expression relaxed immediately, and he nodded with a smile, "That’s for the best."

With the two of them becoming family, there was no longer any need to worry about Shitou having his own issues later on due to family and children. Nor was there worry that Xiaoyun would encounter a man with a duplicitous nature and end up in trouble because of it...

Their being together was very good.

Lu Erbo didn’t even consider the issue of the age difference between the two. In his view, the pair had no blood relation at all, so what did generational differences matter? They were just a few years apart in age—what of it?

"Xiaoyun and Shitou? Yes, they are a well-matched couple with both talent and good looks." Lu Erbo’s wife also beamed with joy, sharing the same sentiment as Lu Erbo. Such a connection was not easy to come by without decades of companionship. However, even decades together might not lead some couples to such understanding.

Husband and wife are known to be the closest yet most indifferent of kin.

"Mom and Dad, aren’t you surprised at all how they got together?" Lu Aiguo, on the other hand, was the one unsettled.

"What’s so strange? It’s just a few years difference. Hmm, let me think, how many years apart are they exactly?" Second Uncle’s wife glanced at Lu Aiguo with a look of familiarity and was actually puzzled by his reaction.

"They’re eight years apart. Shitou is twenty-six this year, and Xiaoyun is eighteen." Xia Yuan also glanced at Lu Aiguo and answered Second Uncle’s wife with a smile.

"Only an eight-year gap doesn’t amount to much. There are men who are much older than the women they’re with." Second Uncle couldn’t help but look for his smoking pipe. After feeling around on himself and remembering that he wasn’t allowed to bring it on the plane in Haicheng and had checked it in his luggage, he naturally couldn’t find it at hand.

Seeing his actions, Lu Aiguo considerately took out a pack of "Zhonghua" cigarettes from the car and handed them over. He himself didn’t smoke, but he always kept them in the car.

"Don’t smoke now; the smoke will linger in such a small space in the car if you do," Second Uncle’s wife warned, obviously aware of Second Uncle’s craving for a cigarette.

"It’s fine, let Dad smoke," Xia Yuan quickly said, "just open the car window."

"No, I can hold back," Second Uncle took out a cigarette, sniffed it under his nose, and shook his head, declining Xia Yuan’s suggestion.

Xia Yuan did not continue to persuade him.

"Is there something particular about how to take this medicinal bath?" Second Uncle looked at Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan, thinking that was the only explanation, otherwise why wouldn’t his son and daughter-in-law secretly use it themselves instead of revealing such a big secret.

"It’s quite agonizing. The pain during the soak is unbearable for most people. What’s more difficult is that you have to keep soaking continuously for three months without a single day’s break. If you interrupt even for one day, the effect of extending life has to be started all over again."

Lu Aiguo looked at Second Uncle and his wife with concern, beginning to worry that at their age, they wouldn’t be able to bear the pain.

"Is that it?" Second Uncle raised his eyebrows, as if it didn’t bother him. He figured things like this weren’t easily obtained. Just a bit of pain he considered bearable.

The condition was indeed harsh, but it made sense—it explained why such a wonderful thing hadn’t been secretly used by their eldest son and his wife.

Second Uncle had such a reaction, and Second Uncle’s wife also just laughed it off, not taking it too seriously. Can pain be worse than childbirth?

"...You both haven’t tried it, so you don’t know how painful it can be," Lu Aiguo said with a wry smile, faced with his parents’ composure.

"How much longer can it extend life?" Second Uncle wasn’t interested in discussing the pain with his eldest son and asked another question that concerned him.

"In fact, it can extend life, but solely soaking in this elixir won’t have such a significant effect. If used alone, it’s at best a bit stronger than what you’ve been using before, just for strengthening and rejuvenating the body."

Lu Aiguo explained with a smile, "This is also why we hadn’t planned on suggesting you take this medicinal bath before. First, the effects aren’t too remarkable, and second, it’s quite torturous. But later, Xiaoyun’s mentor taught her two other elixir recipes, and told her that as long as all three are refined, barring any accidents, living to a hundred and twenty wouldn’t be a problem."

Facing his own parents, Lu Aiguo didn’t intend to leave any explanation unsaid. He wanted to ensure that his parents wouldn’t feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable, wondering why they hadn’t been offered this life-extending bath earlier.