Rebirth Counterattack with Space -
Chapter 278 - 270: Reluctance
Chapter 278: Chapter 270: Reluctance
"It’s just a shame you two won’t get any sleep again tonight." Xia Yuan already knew they wouldn’t be home tonight, and even though they hadn’t specified where they were going, she could make an educated guess.
"Mom, don’t worry about it," Lu Yun said with a smile.
In fact, it didn’t take all night to watch over someone having their first medicinal bath, at most a few hours. For the rest of the time, she figured she could lie down and sleep a bit. But lying down on someone else’s turf made her uncomfortable, so she’d rather sit and cultivate her spiritual power, which felt much better.
"Alright, I won’t ask about your affairs. Have you set a time for when you’ll return to Yushu Village?" Xia Yuan directed the first part of the sentence to Lu Yun and the latter part to Shitou.
"We haven’t set a specific time yet, but I estimate it will be in a month. By then, Xiaoyun and I will be about ready to depart for the military," Shitou estimated the time and answered.
"Why is there only a month needed? That’s so quick," Xia Yuan was surprised, "And will Xiaoyun going along right from the start not be too impactful?"
"We won’t be using new barracks for the time being... Xiaoyun going won’t be an exception, and it won’t draw attention," Shitou smiled. A month was indeed very tight, but the higher-ups were rushing things. So, they would start with the basics and slowly supplement and construct later.
"It seems I need to start preparing right away."
Xia Yuan began to calculate what to prepare for the two of them, originally thinking there was more time, but now it seemed there wasn’t enough.
"What else do you need to prepare? My big warehouse has everything," Lu Yun leaned on Xia Yuan and cooed at her.
"Does mom even know what you have in there? But even brand-new sheets and quilt covers, they can’t be used right after just buying them from the store, they need to be cleaned first..."
Xia Yuan burst into laughter and patted Lu Yun’s head, her tone filled with indulgence and deep reluctance.
"Besides, since your warehouse is so handy, I want to prepare more ready-made food for you. Once you start making elixirs, you forget to sleep and eat, so how can I not prepare some ready-to-eat meals, pastries, fruits, and the like for you?"
As a child takes a thousand-mile journey, a mother’s worries follow.
Lu Yun suddenly remembered the "jokes" she heard in her previous life about kids going to college and bringing back dirty clothes for their mothers to wash on weekends—back then, she felt more envy than amusement, and couldn’t help getting angry at those who didn’t care for their mother’s wellbeing.
In this life, she had always been a commuting student, her daily life neatly arranged by her mother. Now, she was truly facing the prospect of leaving her mother and flying solo...
Even though she had plenty of experience from her past life and, in this life, Shitou was with her, which meant it wasn’t exactly "flying solo", she still felt reluctant to leave. Unlike other "peers" her age, she had no desire for a life free of parental constraints—if she could, she would happily rely on her mother forever, living under her wing.
She couldn’t help but wrap her arms around her mother’s waist and rest her head on her shoulder, "Mom, I’m already starting to miss you; what should I do? Why don’t we abandon Dad, and you come with me?"
Lu Yun knew it was impossible, but still gazed earnestly at Xia Yuan.
"Cough cough."
Shitou, who was ahead, couldn’t help coughing twice, his face turning a bit green. He knew Lu Yun was just dreaming, but it still made him uncomfortable.
"Hehehe, my little silly girl, be careful or your dad will go from not wanting to let you go to wanting to pack you up and throw you out the door immediately when he finds out," Xia Yuan said while hugging Lu Yun and laughing. While doing so, she glanced at Shitou, and the premature sorrow in her heart scattered.
"Dad won’t find out, unless someone goes and tattles. Besides, is Dad really that petty?" Lu Yun also glanced at Shitou and started giggling.
"Yes." Shitou responded in a very low voice and nodded.
His voice was soft but he wasn’t trying to hide it, so with Xia Yuan and Lu Yun’s keen senses, pretending not to hear was not an option, which made Xia Yuan laugh even more cheerfully.
"Hmph." Lu Yun glared at Shitou reproachfully, "You dare to say Dad is stingy, I’m going to tell on you. When the time comes, you can either admit it or deny it, but you’re not allowed to talk about anything else."
"..."
A helpless, bitter smile couldn’t help but show on Shitou’s face.
Xia Yuan smiled and turned her head away, deciding that she hadn’t heard anything.
The two of them acting this way only made Lu Yun feel even more triumphant, but with Xia Yuan present, she still held herself back a bit.
Shitou drove the car straight to the villa and then left on his own. Following Lu Yun back to the room, Xia Yuan hesitated to speak.
"Mom, if you want to say something, just say it." Seeing Xia Yuan opening her mouth several times without saying anything, and looking uncomfortable about speaking up, Lu Yun couldn’t help but ask.
"That..."
Xia Yuan hadn’t said anything yet and was already feeling a bit uneasy, "You’re still young, and when you go to the military unit, remember not to let Shitou cross the line..."
"..."
Lu Yun’s face turned red all at once, understanding the implication of Xia Yuan’s words. As someone who was actually not young anymore, even though she had no practical experience from her previous life, information was so readily available in modern society—she hadn’t eaten pork before, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t seen pigs run, right?
It was just that discussing such topics with her mother always felt awkward no matter how she thought about it.
Clearly, Xia Yuan felt the same, so as soon as she finished speaking, regardless of whether Lu Yun had taken it in or not, she quickly added, "You should take the opportunity to get some sleep." Then she took off as if someone was chasing her.
Watching her mother flee in a panic, it took a good while for Lu Yun to burst into laughter and flop onto the thickly padded bed that was soft, fluffy and still carried the scent of sunshine, pulling the blanket over her head and laughing until she was almost out of breath.
Busy times always pass quickly.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month went by without a trace.
During this time, Shitou was so busy that he was practically a dragon that could only be seen at the head but not the tail.
Lu Yun didn’t go to school during this period, she not only began to spend a lot of time crafting elixirs but also didn’t forget to take as much time as possible to be with her mother.
Apart from that, she also remembered the promise she made during the birthday banquet: she had not had the chance to talk with Feng Sijia and Wu Xiuyu privately until the end of the party. Plus, she remembered her promise to Feng Sijia to let her mother try the throat-soothing elixir for free.
Although she had given two bottles last time, the amount wasn’t sufficient.
Breaking a promise was not her style.
So in the end, Lu Yun simply found a time to meet both of them outside.
"We thought we’d never be able to contact you again," Feng Sijia and Wu Xiuyu complained with a hint of sorrow as soon as they saw Lu Yun, "Why did you suddenly decide to take a leave of absence from school out of the blue?"
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