Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 418 - 402 Happiness

Chapter 418: Chapter 402 Happiness

Shitou cautiously created a Psychic Power Barrier before speaking to Lu Yun, "Only after a widespread test can we realize how rare it is to find people with spiritual power levels."

"The proportion of those tested with Psychic Power Talent is very low, and the vast majority have C-grade or lower talent. There aren’t that many with B-grade talent, not to mention those with A-grade, S-grade, SS-grade, and even SSS-grade."

"Within the entire nation, there are no more than a hundred with S-grade, and each one is practically a National Treasure-grade. As for SS-grade and SSS-grade, aside from us, we haven’t yet discovered anyone else. In the face of national needs, personal feelings must step back, no matter what. Of course, this doesn’t mean that force is the only method we’ll use."

"The benefits the country provides vary with different levels of talent, whether for the children or their parents. With such tempting offers in the face of duty to the nation, there are too few parents with a shred of passion in their bones who can resist being persuaded."

"That is true. I reckon that if even the most eloquent and persuasive ones fail to convince the parents, they’ll have no choice but to bash their heads against the wall in shame and frustration."

Lu Yun had not really heard Shitou talk about these matters before, and finding amusement in his words upon reflection, she nevertheless didn’t think there was anything wrong with the country’s approach. It was like the saying, "When poor, one should manage one’s own affairs well; when rich, one should help manage the affairs of the world." There was no reason not to contribute to one’s country that provides protection for both oneself and loved ones, assuming one has the ability and talent to do so.

She added, "I know that talents of S-grade and above are extremely rare in interstellar space, and SSS-grade ones even more so. Some star systems may not even produce one. But I hadn’t expected them to be so scarce."

"Our selection range has not been broad enough. This might also be related to the fact that so far, secret selections have only been conducted among young city-dwelling school children. Older children and adults haven’t had the chance to be selected yet. There are still many remote places that we haven’t reached."

Shitou spoke with a hint of regret, "But no matter how anxious we are, we need to proceed step by step, and eat our meals one bite at a time. It’s impossible to get fat in one gulp."

Indeed, it was a pity.

As Lu Yun lamented a few times and let it go, her brain felt insufficient to carry on the conversation further. Besides, that wasn’t her area of expertise, nor was it a topic she was familiar with. She was better suited to focusing her energy on research and concocting elixirs.

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"Xiaokai, help me peel a garlic clove. I forgot to do it earlier, and I’ll need it soon," said He Damei as soon as she saw Su Kai come home and, as usual, head into the kitchen. She smiled at him genuinely, without an ounce of politeness, and promptly put him to work. The smile, emanating from her heart, seemed to cast a glow on her otherwise plain face, suddenly making her appear exceptionally beautiful.

"Okay, coming right up," replied Su Kai. He saw his wife, drenched in sweat, busily stir-frying, and quickly agreed while reaching for the garlic, feeling a sense of contentment well up in his heart as his previous unpleasant emotions caused by that distant glance instantly dissipated.

His wife was not beautiful, and strictly speaking, others might even consider her somewhat ugly. But stemming from his own deep-seated insecurities from childhood, her plainness, which might be seen as a flaw by others, brought him a particular sense of relief and security.

Isn’t there a saying, an ugly wife is a treasure at home?

"Why didn’t you call me to peel the garlic? Xiaokai just got off work, and you’re already telling him to do chores?"

He Damei followed her son into the kitchen, and seeing her daughter-in-law instructing her son again, she was not pleased, although she indeed said in the past that she would pamper her daughter-in-law in the future, but how could she help it if her own daughter-in-law was so capable, she actually ended up taking care of them, the older ones, instead.

She nudged her son, "You go watch TV in the living room, I’ll help your wife out."

"Mom, I’m not tired. You go out. Peeling garlic and passing dishes, how could that be tiring? I’ve been out all day; I just want to spend more time talking with my wife when I come back." Su Kai nudged He Damei.

"What’s so urgent that you have to snatch these few minutes? You don’t seem particularly spirited since you got back today. Why don’t you go lie down in your room for a bit first?" He Damei looked worried.

"Xiaokai, you should go rest for a bit then. Mom’s right, we have plenty of time to talk during dinner or while resting. Mom, you go out as well, I’m used to working alone and I can manage."

Deng Ximei wasn’t angry at all upon hearing her mother-in-law’s words, nor did she think it was wrong for her not to want her son to help her and spend more time with her. In her hometown, didn’t most mothers-in-law also feel that it was inappropriate for men to enter the kitchen?

She closely observed Su Kai’s complexion and indeed noticed that his spirit wasn’t as vigorous as usual; she was even more concerned than He Damei.

In fact, this was exactly why He Damei, the Su family’s third son, and the sixth son were exceptionally pleased with Deng Ximei and truly accepted her as part of their family, as they felt she put their own men first.

But for Deng Ximei herself, facing a handsome "city man" with a decent family background, who owns his own house in S City, who respected her greatly, took her on a special trip to her extremely poor and remote home, giving her parents a generous gift of money, not demanding a dowry, and even held an impressive wedding to give her face and marry her. Su Kai, who doted on her and was extremely considerate, how could she not put him first?

Back in her hometown, simply because she was ugly, no men of her age were willing to marry her, and her parents intended to marry her off to a sixty-year-old widower. She defied fate, unwilling in her heart, and that’s why she ran away.

Eventually, in S City, she met Su Kai, and she could never have imagined that the handsome Su Kai would actually fancy her. Thus, since marrying Su Kai, she devoted herself to living life with him, and truly, as the girls from the factory used to say, "Drinking water, one knows oneself whether it is cold or warm."

She could feel that Su Kai truly cared for her, giving her all the money he earned, and whenever he was free at home, he liked to hover around her. In fact, most of the time he couldn’t help much, and sometimes he even added to the chaos due to the small space at home. Take the kitchen for example, where it’s just right for one person to turn around, but with an extra person, it becomes a bit cramped and adds to the mess.

But even if Su Kai made a mess, her heart was still sweetened by it.

Even if her mother-in-law often found their excessive sweetness hard to watch and would make some sour comments, if she went too far, the other men in the family would say she was full and messing around, wondering how such a good daughter-in-law could be complained about.