Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 239 - 231 Utilizing Value

Chapter 239: Chapter 231 Utilizing Value

After dinner, Lu Aiguo first found Xu Liang and asked him to make a trip to the school to request a day off for Lu Yun, then he made a phone call to his secretary, instructing her to postpone his important schedules for today and to outright cancel the less important ones.

Meanwhile, Lu Yun found an opportunity to talk to Shitou alone and explained to him the whole process of how they had decided to let Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu use the medicinal baths.

Finally, Shitou understood. Right when he returned, he had already noticed the changes in Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu’s appearances and knew, without a doubt, it was because of the medicinal baths. The only question before was how much they really knew. Now that Xiaoyun had explained it, he felt reassured.

Once Lu Aiguo finished with his instructions, everyone went to the study together.

"Grandfather has asked for my opinion, and there was a mention of possibly reassigning me to the research institute in Capital City," Shitou said, glancing at everyone before finally resting his gaze on Lu Yun, "but I was hoping to wait another two years, to delay this a bit, if possible. What do you think?"

"I don’t understand the matters of your workplace, but I support any decision you make. Follow your own feelings; don’t worry too much about me, really," Lu Yun said, looking at Shitou. These were her true feelings.

Having chosen him, she naturally understood that their future might involve being apart more than being together. After getting married, it would be challenging to spend every morning and evening together like ordinary couples do.

Even if he were in Capital City, he would probably still have to work overtime frequently and be hard to see. And now, while she was still studying and had free time, she needed to research alchemy. Once she began making elixirs, it was common to be undisturbed for days and nights on end, so in reality, she might end up being even less free than him.

"Xiaoyun is right. Just follow your own thoughts," Xia Yuan said, looking at Lu Yun approvingly, and then advised Shitou, "No matter where you are, after you two get married, Xiaoyun can still follow you to your place of work, right?"

"Exactly, Xiaoyun’s elixir research is different from others; she can work on it at home. Whether you’re in Capital City or somewhere else doesn’t make much of a difference. As for the rest of us, we’ll be content knowing you’re safe," Lu Aiguo followed up, nodding. "The focus now is to start your grandparents on the medicinal baths as soon as possible. They’re old and can’t wait much longer. But once they start the baths, the changes will be hard to hide.

I fear that the entrepreneurial venture we started in Haicheng will also gradually come to light, and some of those details may not withstand close scrutiny. This could place the Lu Family directly in a difficult situation."

When they first started their enterprise in Haicheng, although they were confident they had concealed the origins of the machinery quite well, nothing withstands deep investigation. Once those details become something that certain people believe can be used to control them, pushing the issue further up could become very passive.

Everyone knew what Lu Aiguo was talking about, and they all reached a unanimous agreement.

"Right, rather than being passive in the future, we might as well take the initiative now and be honest with your grandparents," said Xia Yuan, who had discussed this topic privately with Lu Aiguo the day before. So now, she continued naturally, "On the bright side, we should be grateful that grandfather knows people in high positions. Even working in the institute for a hundred years might not get you to their level. He will have his considerations on how to push the matter up the chain, but, sigh, I’m still worried for Xiaoyun, only hoping that her freedom won’t be too restricted."

"Good or bad fortune is fated, and troubles can’t be avoided when it’s time to face them. Maybe people have already started paying attention to our Lu Family," Uncle Lu sighed, touching his pipe without the intention to light it.

The mood of the group suddenly grew somber; there was truth in his words.

"Don’t worry, then let’s just go up the chain, reveal everything that can be revealed. Let’s even include the Gene Elixir and the Psychic Power Cultivation. The heavier the bargaining chips, the more attention we’ll get from the higher-ups. It’s better than wasting energy dealing with people who don’t understand the situation and having to fend off their suspicions and investigations. You see, it’s not the exploitation by others that one should fear, but the lack of value to be of use in the first place."

"..."

There was a moment of silence among everyone.

"I’ll explain everything clearly to grandfather, to negotiate as much freedom for you as possible," Shitou said with a bitter tone in his voice, wishing he could delay.

"Yeah, we have to fight for as much as we can. Although I prefer peaceful environments and don’t like traveling around the world much, being unable to even leave the house definitely won’t work for me," Lu Yun said with a laugh.

In her past life, she had tried almost everything worth enjoying, and as for material comforts and traveling around the world, she truly didn’t have much desire for them anymore.

As long as she could be with Shitou, with her dad and mom, what else could she not be content with? It was just that her previous plan to find time to go abroad and buy up those undetected various mineral veins, that she knew of from her past life and then covertly mine and bring them back...

Lu Yun slipped into contemplation, contemplating whether she should also reveal the Space Stone. She had quite a few Space Stones in her own space. When her spiritual power broke through level ten, along with the emergence of a new Psychic Power Cultivation method, Space Stones and devices for testing spiritual power appeared once again as a form of "reward." Moreover, another device that could detect Space Stones had appeared.

She had tried it out, and the device could easily detect the presence of Space Stones, but it could not detect the existence of her space.

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice reached Lu Yun’s mind—it was Shitou.

Once one reached level fourteen in Psychic Power Cultivation, they could communicate with others through the mindscape, much like the ancient art of telepathy. However, it was more confidential than that.

There was a limit on the distance, though, no more than fifty meters, and the consumption of spiritual power was enormous, so aside from their initial practice, they didn’t normally use it—to communicate, they would usually just create a Psychic Power Barrier.

This time, Shitou had noticed Lu Yun drifting off in her thoughts and used this technique as they couldn’t conveniently employ a Psychic Power Barrier in front of the others.

"Actually, I’m considering whether to reveal the Space Stone," Lu Yun immediately snapped back to reality and saw Shitou raising an eyebrow at her inquisitively. So, she paused briefly and then directly replied in his mindscape.