Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 222 - 214: Change

Chapter 222: Chapter 214: Change

Seeing Lu Aiguo disappear suddenly and then reappear, Lu Erbo and his wife were startled, "Is this spiritual power?"

"This is called a Psychic Power Barrier, which can only be used after cultivating to level three and above, and the higher the level, the longer the duration of support." Xia Yuan explained from one side, and then she made a pillow on the back seat of the car float into the air with a wave of her hand.

"Both Aiguo and I have D-grade Psychic Power Talents, and after more than ten years of cultivation, we’ve only reached level five. Jinsheng has an A-grade talent, started cultivating at the age of six, and now he’s almost ready to advance to level four."

"What about Shitou and Xiaoyun?" Lu Erbo’s wife was very curious.

"Their talents are much higher. Shitou with an SSS Talent is now at level fifteen; Xiaoyun with an SS Talent is now at level fourteen," Lu Aiguo interjected. "The higher the talent, the faster the speed of Psychic Power Cultivation."

"So that’s how it is. Does that mean your dad can also cultivate this spiritual power and I can’t?" Lu Erbo’s wife suddenly realized.

"Yes, who would have thought that Dad also has a C-grade talent, which is said to be quite a good talent too," Lu Aiguo nodded. "It’s getting late; let’s talk while we walk. Actually, Xia Yuan and I have been taking turns to maintain the Psychic Power Barrier, so people outside couldn’t hear our conversation."

"Then let’s go," Lu Erbo nodded in agreement.

While driving the car back onto the road, Lu Aiguo casually said, "There’s another thing, Xiaoyun’s eighteenth birthday is coming up soon, and Xia Yuan and I have decided to celebrate in a big way."

"Eighteen is considered adulthood; it’s appropriate to celebrate big," Lu Erbo and his wife had no objections to this.

"The development of Lu Group owes everything to Xiaoyun’s master’s guidance and support from behind the scenes, those machines were provided by him, followed by the formula for ’Flower Face’... So we want to take this opportunity of Xiaoyun’s birthday to announce that she will inherit Lu Group in the future."

Lu Aiguo finished speaking with some trepidation, then carefully observed Lu Erbo and his wife’s reactions.

Lu Erbo and his wife became silent all at once; the shocks they were receiving today were really overwhelming, they needed some time to digest it all.

As the couple remained silent, Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan didn’t feel it was appropriate to say much.

Only after about ten minutes did Lu Erbo finally broach the subject, "What about Jinsheng in the future?"

"I’ve asked him, and Jinsheng doesn’t like doing business. I thought to let him do whatever he wants. In fact, even Xiaoyun won’t join the Lu Group; she says she doesn’t have enough time for Alchemy, let alone to be distracted by other things."

Lu Aiguo sighed deeply, then relayed the rumors from Lu Yun’s school to them, "The reason I want to announce her as Lu’s heir is because I don’t want anyone to look down on her because she’s not my biological child. In my heart, there’s no difference between her and Jinsheng. Our shares will certainly be divided between the siblings in the future."

Seeing Lu Erbo and his wife fall silent again, Lu Aiguo didn’t join them in silence this time and added another comment, "Xiaoyun and Shitou already own half of Lu Group’s shares together."

"If Xiaoyun can successfully create her Elixirs, we will have many years to discuss inheritance. Is it too early to be discussing it now?"

Lu Erbo sighed and looked at Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan, "Don’t blame me for feeling unhappy when I hear you talking like this. Historically, family businesses have been passed down to sons and not daughters; everyone has their biases, and naturally, I hope Jinsheng can inherit the family business."

Seeing Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan open their mouths as if wanting to speak, Lu Erbo waved a hand, "I understand your intentions. If it weren’t for Xiaoyun’s master, there wouldn’t be a Lu Family, right? So I’ve been thinking, you should just make the decision yourselves, and we two old folks won’t interfere."

"I’ll talk to Aibing, Aimei, and Aijiao. When the time comes, you can just tell them to come to the Capital City ahead of time."

After Auntie Lu nodded, Uncle Lu added with a headache. He thought if they didn’t tell the others in advance, they might not be able to help but reveal their surprise at the banquet, causing people to become suspicious in private.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan couldn’t help but feel moved. It was best that Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu could understand.

By the time everyone returned to the courtyard house, it had already grown dark, and Lu Jinsheng and Lu Yun were still waiting for their dinner. Lu Jinsheng, who was especially close to his grandparents, started to act spoiled as soon as he saw them.

The incessant calls of "Grandpa, Grandma" were not enough; he was also stickily fawning over them, making everyone unable to suppress their laughter.

"How old are you to still be like a baby, unable to leave grandpa and grandma alone?" Lu Aiguo couldn’t help but knock on Lu Jinsheng’s head and laughingly scolded him.

"Grandpa, Grandma, wuwuwu, you see? When you’re not around, my dad just bullies me because I’m small, getting more and more arrogant. Look, he’s even developed to the point of daring to do this in front of you."

Having his head knocked, Lu Jinsheng no longer just endured like usual and directly buried his head in Auntie Lu’s arms, wailing loudly.

"Alright, alright, Grandma will teach him a lesson for you." Auntie Lu said, slapping Lu Aiguo’s arm, "I told you to stop bullying my good grandson--"

Lu Aiguo didn’t dare to dodge and stood obediently, taking the scolding. He only used his eyes to stare threateningly at Lu Jinsheng, who was not afraid of him at all. Instead, he wore a proud and unruly expression, and looking at his face, where was there a trace of having cried?

Lu Aiguo was grinding his teeth in frustration.

Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu completely ignored this scene.

Though they loved their grandson to the bone, when it came to educating him, they would not indulge him, only behaving this way during jokes.

They also didn’t forget their granddaughter, Lu Yun, showing the same affectionate and concerned inquiries.

...

That night, under the insistence of Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu, the two of them took a medicinal bath straight away.

The first time, they bathed separately, with Lu Aiguo accompanying Uncle Lu and Xia Yuan accompanying Auntie Lu. They had thought that the two elders would find the pain unbearable due to their advanced ages, but to their surprise, both handled it quite well, at least much better than Lu Jinsheng during his first time.

After that, Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu refused the company of Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan, choosing to take the medicinal baths alone in their room. As the baths went on, their transformations became very noticeable.

First, their hair completely regained its black color, and the wrinkles on their skin started diminishing day by day, with their skin slowly regaining luster and elasticity. They also seemed to look several years younger...

Such transformations brought joy to Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu, but also started to worry them that they might draw suspicions from outsiders due to the drastic changes.

Their worries gradually calmed down after ten days when their physical appearance no longer changed so noticeably, maintaining a state of being just over fifty years old, which could still be passable with a bit of disguise.

Soon, they discovered that the power of the elixir hadn’t disappeared; it began to focus on the internal transformation of their bodies.