Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 242 - 234: Afterheat

Chapter 242: Chapter 234: Afterheat

It was only after the four of them had consulted with Lu Aiguo’s second uncle and his wife that they nodded in agreement, also showing their approval.

Lu Aiguo’s second uncle suddenly said to Shitou, "After all, this matter is of great importance. In my opinion, there’s no need for a group of people to discuss it together. When the time comes, just find an opportunity to speak to your biological grandfather by yourself."

"Exactly, it’s not good to have too many people. As long as you know how to say it, just handle it with discretion," Lu Aiguo also agreed with the second uncle’s suggestion, and Shitou nodded.

When Lu Jinsheng came home from school, they split into two cars, with Lu Aiguo driving one and Shitou the other, heading to the Pei residence. The security guards at the front gate had already been notified, so they did a cursory check on the group before letting them through.

Upon arriving at the villa, Pei Qingyuan, Zhang Min, Pei Shaohua, Pei Kun, and Ding Luoluo all came out to the entrance to warmly welcome them inside.

Zhang Min, taking Lu Yun and Lu Jinsheng by the hand, said to Lu Aiguo’s second uncle’s wife and Xia Yuan, "In the future, you’re welcome to come and visit whenever you’re free. We are family now, so we must visit each other more."

Both parties responded with polite smiles.

For dinner, the Pei family prepared their highest standard of hospitality for guests, eight dishes and a soup, mostly Lu family’s favorites. Besides the meal, they also specially served Maotai, wine, and fruit juice.

During the meal, Pei Qingyuan and Zhang Min even made it a point to stand and offer a toast of gratitude to Lu Aiguo’s second uncle, his wife, and to Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan.

The Lu family members felt very touched by the Pei family’s thoughtfulness.

The dinner ended with host and guests in high spirits.

The discussion about the engagement banquet went smoothly as well, with the Lu family merely requesting that the size of the banquet shouldn’t be too large, and they did not put forth any other conditions. This left Pei Qingyuan and Zhang Min feeling even more obliged, and everyone preliminarily scheduled the engagement party for after the Spirit Casket of Shitou’s parents had been brought back from Yushu Village.

When the topic shifted to Shitou’s parents, the atmosphere once again grew somber, but this time Zhang Min managed to hold back her tears.

After learning that Lu Yun’s birthday was just a few days away, Zhang Min immediately expressed her intention to attend. With Zhang Min set to go, Ding Luoluo naturally wouldn’t want to miss out and also declared her intention to join in the fun.

In the evening, Shitou drove the car back to the Lu Family as usual, then Xu Liang took over driving duties to take him to the front gate of the compound.

By the time he returned to the Pei Family villa it was nearly ten o’clock. Pei Qingyuan and Zhang Min were still waiting for him in the living room. "I really can’t bear to let Shitou go," sighed Zhang Min upon seeing him return, "he just got back and now he has to leave again tomorrow."

"Isn’t this the norm when someone starts working and has a unit? Even students can’t just take leave and skip classes. We have plenty of time in the future. Go back to your room and sleep for now, I still have a few words to say to Shitou alone."

Pei Qingyuan had stayed behind because he wanted to have a good talk with Shitou, especially about some matters that might involve confidentiality not suitable for others to overhear, which is why he had deliberately waited until this time.

Having been married to Pei Qingyuan for a lifetime, Zhang Min naturally knew that not every subject was suitable for everyone to hear, so she nodded and stood up to go back to her room. Before leaving, she didn’t forget to remind them, "Don’t stay up too late. Shitou has to get up early tomorrow to leave."

"Don’t worry," Pei Qingyuan wasn’t planning to talk with Shitou until too late, so he readily agreed.

Once in the study with the door closed, Shitou released a Psychic Power Barrier before saying to Pei Qingyuan, "Grandpa, I also have something very important to talk to you about."

"Oh... why don’t you start then?" Pei Qingyuan was quite surprised to hear Shitou say this.

"Grandpa, were you not curious why Xiaoyun’s grandparents look so young?" Shitou asked with a smile.

"Indeed, the two of them don’t look like they’re seventy years old at all," Pei Qingyuan paused, "What about it, is there a reason behind this?"

"Exactly," Shitou didn’t try to hide anything and directly took out a photo album from a small storage, opened it to the first page, which was a Lu Family portrait, and pushed the photo in front of Pei Qingyuan, who had stood up in shock upon seeing him conjure the item out of thin air, "Grandpa, first take a look at the image of Grandpa and Grandma Lu in this photo."

Pei Qingyuan sat down, put on his reading glasses, and after searching for a moment, his gaze settled on the aged appearances of the Second Uncle Lu and his wife in the photo, completely different from what he had seen with his own eyes. He looked up, staring at Shitou with a trembling voice.

"What exactly is going on here, their appearance is completely... yes, it defies all logic, and where did you get this album from, how did you take it out?"

"This family portrait was taken during last year’s Spring Festival." Shitou, as if feeling that the impression wasn’t deep enough for Pei Qingyuan, with a thought, and without even touching the album, stored the item away.

"Is this some magic trick you’ve learned? Quite amusing," Pei Qingyuan said, nodding his head in approval as if he had suddenly understood something.

"Magic trick?" Shitou couldn’t help but sneer and simply gathered the entire desk in front of the elder man, "Grandpa, do you still think this can be called a magic trick?"

Pei Qingyuan stared at the now empty space, before eventually coming back to reality and cheerfully said to Shitou, "It looks like you’ve had quite an adventure, haven’t you?"

"Indeed, there has been an adventure, but it wasn’t me who had it, rather Xiaoyun. It can be said that the entire Lu Family, including myself, are all basking in Xiaoyun’s light; without her, none of us would have our current fortunes," Shitou said as he put the desk back in its original place.

"Don’t beat around the bush, hurry up and tell me," Pei Qingyuan urged Shitou, struggling to control his racing heartbeat, sensing that what he was about to hear tonight would completely overturn his understanding of the past few decades.

Shitou then began to recount the story he had "reconstructed" with Lu Yun in the afternoon, which was essentially unchanged, only more fleshed out.

He started from when Lu Yun was a child and stumbled upon her "mysterious mentor," saying it was Lu Yun’s "mentor" who told her where the ginseng was, and she told him in secret, then they indeed found the ginseng and took it to Haicheng. Then Lu Yun’s mentor appeared again, giving them the Space Stone and all kinds of machines inside it...

Shitou didn’t take long to explain since most of it had been covered before, only now adding the part about Lu Yun’s "mentor" to conceal Lu Yun’s space and the origin of all the things from it they couldn’t explain.

After discussing with Lu Yun, they decided to take this opportunity to openly bring out the firearms, weapons, solar panels, and other advanced things from the future for the researchers to study. These items were beyond what Shitou could research alone, and it was better to put them to use than to let them languish unused.

Furthermore, these things would appear in twenty years or so even if they didn’t bring them out now, so they might as well let them emerge earlier, allowing them to make an earlier contribution to their country.