Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 245 - 237 Arrival

Chapter 245: Chapter 237 Arrival

"Xiaoyun’s on the phone, it’s Shitou calling." Hearing the ring, Xia Yuan who was nearby answered and then shouted towards Lu Yun’s room.

"Coming."

Lu Yun quickly came out. Xia Yuan, with a smile on her face, happily handed her the handset, and Lu Yun took it and asked Shitou on the other end curiously, "It’s already this hour and you haven’t left the Capital City yet?"

"Grandpa has canceled my mission this time, and he wants to move the engagement banquet to the day before your birthday. I’m going to meet with the commander with grandpa shortly. The grandparents here have already arranged to formally visit your family tomorrow morning," Shitou said with joy in his voice.

"Oh, might the timing be too rushed?" Lu Yun wondered aloud, as it was already the 29th, and Sunday today. There were only three days left until the 2nd, which felt quite hasty.

"Grandpa said, ’It’s not thieves that you fear, but their constant scheming.’" Shitou’s side burst into laughter, leaving Lu Yun completely confused. What did that have to do with anything? Before she could ask in detail, Shitou dropped a sentence, "Grandpa’s already downstairs, be good and hang up the phone."

"Okay then." Lu Yun reluctantly hung up, staring at the handset speechlessly. Too bad, without any explanation, so confusing. Why did he suddenly talk about not fearing thieves but fearing their scheming?

"Did Shitou tell you that the engagement date has been moved up?" Xia Yuan asked with a smile.

"Mhm." Lu Yun nodded, feeling a bit unhappy.

"What’s wrong, aren’t you happy the date has been moved up?" Xia Yuan was puzzled to see that instead of being happy, her daughter seemed upset.

"No, it’s not because of that." Lu Yun shook her head.

"That’s good then. Shitou’s grandma personally called earlier to speak with us, and your dad and I have already agreed," said Xia Yuan hurriedly as she pulled Lu Yun toward her room, not bothering to ask why her daughter suddenly seemed sullen.

"With the timing so tight, there’s no chance to have a dress made now. I think we should just pick one from your ’great warehouse’ to modify. The dresses outside are not as beautiful as those in your great warehouse.

Right now, we need to choose suitable clothing and matching jewelry. You can’t wear the same dress for your engagement banquet and your birthday. We only have this morning free.

This afternoon, around one to two o’clock, your dad and I have to leave to pick up your eldest aunt, second aunt, their husbands, your younger uncle, younger aunt, as well as a few of your cousins. Their plane lands at around two forty-five in the afternoon. And your aunt’s family is also arriving this afternoon, though they are coming later, around four ten. This is perfect for them to attend both your engagement banquet and birthday party."

"How did it end up that everyone is arriving this afternoon? How will you manage to pick them up?" Lu Yun wondered.

"There are other cars and drivers. Your dad and I will go pick up your aunts and your younger uncle’s family first, have the driver take them to the villa to freshen up, and then leave one driver and one car behind to wait for your aunt’s family," Xia Yuan said with a laugh. "They intentionally scheduled to arrive in one afternoon to avoid running back and forth multiple times."

"I see."

Lu Yun realized, "So, Shitou’s grandparents are also trying to avoid everyone making an extra trip?"

"Not at all, it’s because Shitou’s grandpa, after hearing what Shitou said yesterday, is afraid of losing his future granddaughter-in-law, so he intentionally moved it forward to assert ownership," Xia Yuan laughed when she recalled what Shitou had told her over the phone.

Ah?

"It’s not thieves that you fear, but their constant scheming"—was that what he meant?

Lu Yun’s face suddenly flushed.

...

Pei Family, living room.

Listening to the beeping of the phone through the handset, Shitou smiled and placed the handset down, standing up. He then withdrew the Psychic Power Barrier that he had specially made transparent, blocking only the sound.

"Finished with the call? Then we should hurry and leave; we’ve already fixed a time," Pei Qingyuan walked down the stairs and looked at his watch again. "Twenty-eight minutes left." Shitou nodded and briskly followed his grandfather’s steps towards the door--

Pei Qingyuan was still thinking, even while sitting in the car, about the surprised tone of the person on the other end of the secure phone call in the study when he insisted on bringing his grandson for a private meeting.

A full smile formed on his face.

Even though he hadn’t given the reason over the phone, with his insistence, the other party finally agreed to a forty-minute meeting in half an hour.

It was because he had never made such a disordered request before, and considering that he must have something very important to discuss—otherwise he wouldn’t have made such an unreasonable demand—the other party agreed.

Forty minutes couldn’t possibly be enough, but Pei Qingyuan was not bothered. He was confident that even if they were only granted ten minutes, with a good start, the person who would be asking to extend the meeting certainly wouldn’t be himself--

...

Xiangjiang.

Jiang Residence.

Still unconvinced, Jiang Lei instructed his eldest son, Jiang Haowen, with a few more words, then looked at his well-behaved youngest son, Jiang Haocheng, and daughter, Jiang Jinghui, standing beside them, as well as Xue Fengfeng, their third mother, with teary eyes.

He couldn’t ignore the aggrieved look in Xue Fengfeng’s eyes, and his heart softened. Even though he had already consoled her all night and promised her many things, seeing her like this now, he felt extremely pitying and couldn’t help but coax her, "I’m just going for two or three days, and I’ll be back. You stay home and be good, and next month when I have some free time, I’ll take you to F Country for a good time."

"You must remember to come back early; I’m already starting to miss you," Xue Fengfeng said while her eyes reddened, making a reluctant expression and not forgetting to cast a few coquettish glances. Over the years, because she consistently used the premium version of ’Blossoming Beauty’ and led a satisfying life with inward and outward care, her skin looked soft and tender like a twenty-something girl’s. She had also acquired more charm as a mature woman, increasingly enchanting Jiang Lei.

"Don’t worry. I’m short on time, I really must go," Jiang Lei said, squeezing Xue Fengfeng’s tender, boneless hand, and then turned to his second daughter Jiang Jinghui, instructing her, "Take good care of your brother and your mom at home, I’ll bring gifts when I return."

Finally, Jiang Lei bent down to hug his five-year-old son and with heavy reluctance, bid them farewell before heading to the car that was already parked nearby.