Chapter 345: Chapter 345: To Be or Not to Be a Queen?
Gu Jue bent down and kissed Su Wan’s forehead.
"You should talk with your mother first. She has been very worried about you during this time. But don’t overdo it, okay?"
Su Wan nodded obediently, "Mm, I know."
Gu Jue said, "The people from the Mermaid Planet are still outside. I’m going to have a chat with them."
Su Wan: "Do they know about my golden fishtail?"
Gu Jue nodded.
Although Su Wan was a bit depressed, she let it go soon after.
After all, this was not something she could hide forever.
As for what the Mermaid Planet wanted to do, she’d deal with it when the time came.
She had no desire to become the Mermaid Queen anyway!
Her family, friends, classmates, and teachers were all here in the Federal Empire.
She had no intention of going to the Mermaid Planet!
Once Gu Jue left, Su Wan saw her mother who had just been crying, with red eyes.
Su Wan asked Little Gu Chen to take Xiaoluo to play nearby while she leaned on the bed.
"Mom, why are you crying? I’ve woken up, haven’t I?"
"You little stinker!" Lin Ranyue choked up, rubbing her eyes.
Su Wan tried to get out of bed but was stopped by her mother.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Lin Ranyue said slowly, "You really scared me to death! I was afraid you were going to fall into a long sleep again like when you were thirteen."
"Thank heavens you were only unconscious for a week."
Su Wan didn’t quite remember how much time had passed because, at that time, she was in the body of a goldfish.
If it was just for a week... oh no, she couldn’t do the live-streaming now!
Su Wan immediately said, "Mom, wait a moment for me. I need to make a call to Uncle Su Teng!"
Lin Ranyue nodded, "If it’s urgent, make the call quickly."
Su Wan had agreed with her Uncle Su Teng that the Food God would do a live-stream today, which was this weekend.
But who could have expected what happened after leaving the Imperial Palace?
She had been lying down for a week.
It took a good while before Uncle Su Teng answered the call.
Su Wan could only hear her uncle, trembling, "Xiaowan? Is that you? Have you finally woken up?"
Only people who came to the house today knew Su Wan had awakened.
Many others still didn’t know.
Listening to her uncle’s trembling voice, Su Wan said, "I’ve woken up and I’m fine now, but about the live-streaming for cooking..."
Su Teng said, "Your health is more important than anything! However, many people on the internet are asking the Food God why you missed the appointment. Xiaowan, what do you think we should do?"
Uncle Su Teng knew that the Food God was his niece Xiaowan.
After thinking for a moment, Su Wan said, "Mm, I’ll handle it. But can the ingredients last a few more days?"
Su Teng: "Three to five days, no problem."
"Good."
After hanging up, Su Wan had Vermilion Bird, who had just recovered, log into the Food God’s live-streaming account.
As expected, the private messages in the background were overwhelming.
Su Wan sent a message.
Food God: I’m very sorry everyone. I had a bit of an incident and can’t livestream today.
Food God: The live-stream will be postponed to three days from now, and the first hundred customers in Su Family restaurants across all ten regions will eat for free.
No sooner had this message been posted than all the previous grumbling voices were drowned out.
"Food God Missie is so generous! So many free meals at once, and they say you aren’t a shareholder of Su Family restaurants!"
"I guess Miss Food God must be very close to the Commander’s wife. She must not be live-streaming today because she was too worried about the Commander’s wife!"
"Miss Food God, have you encountered any trouble? Are you okay now?"
Most of the messages were very heartwarming.
Comments that were obviously from trolls, Su Wan instructed Vermilion Bird to directly delete and mute them.
After she had posted all of that, she looked up.
She was met with her mother, Lin Ranyue, gawking in shock.
Su Wan: "..."
Right, she seemed to have forgotten to tell her mother that she was the Food God.
Choosing her words carefully, Su Wan said, "Mom, listen to me, there’s a long story behind this..."
Lin Ranyue excitedly grasped her daughter’s small hand.
"So Xiaowan, were all those delicious dishes we had before, actually made by you, the very Food God’s hand?"
Su Wan nodded.
What followed was her mother listing over thirty dishes in one breath, expressing how much she loved each one...
Sometimes, Su Wan was really grateful.
Her mother, Lin Ranyue, was an extremely gentle and considerate person and didn’t blame her for keeping secrets.
Instead, she easily steered the conversation to a place everyone was happy about.
Su Wan affectionately hugged Lin Ranyue.
"Mom, you’re really the best! I finally get why Uncle Lei fell for you."
Lin Ranyue smoothed her daughter’s long hair.
With a sigh, she said, "You, no matter how old you are, still act like a child?"
"No matter how old I am, I’ll always be your precious daughter!"
The wolf-eared baby playing on the side looked over at his mommy and grandmother embracing.
He turned his head and hugged his little uncle, who was blowing bubbles, with all his might.
Little Lin Luo: ???
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The living room in Commander Gu Jue’s mansion was packed with people for the first time.
Upon seeing his young uncle come out, Gu Zilan eagerly asked, "Is little aunt feeling better now?"
Gu Jue nodded.
He sat down on the couch, and White Tiger poured him a cup of coffee. Then, Gu Jue looked towards Lan Ruochen and the others from Mermaid Planet.
"Lan Ruochen, I heard from Zilan that you guys want Xiaowan to be the next queen of Mermaid Planet?"
Because of the two Wishing Scales from Queen Gaia that Lan Ruochen brought, Su Wan had awakened.
Gu Jue’s attitude towards Lan Ruochen had somewhat improved.
Lan Ruochen quickly nodded.
He then turned to the elderly merperson seated beside him.
This elderly mermaid had snow-white hair, his finned ears had regressed, and his eyes were already clouding over.
"Commander Gu, hello, I am Ada, one of Mermaid Planet’s Elders, and I am two hundred and thirty years old this year."
In the entire Universe Alliance, living up to two hundred and thirty was definitely considered a long life!
Gu Jue gave a slight nod, "Elder Ada, what is it?"
"Years ago, my grandfather followed Queen Gaia. Queen Gaia once decreed that if in the future a mermaid with golden fins appears, she is definitely the chosen successor to the queen," stated Ada.
Gu Jue furrowed his brows.
Ada hastily explained, "Commander Gu, I know our Mermaid Planet cannot compare to the Federal Empire, and moreover, the honourable madam doesn’t want to suddenly become a queen. But we hope, once the honourable madam’s health improves, we could speak with her personally, is that okay?"
The eyes of the old mermaid carried a humble expression, along with a fanatical devotion.
Gu Jue knew that the people of Mermaid Planet greatly worshipped Queen Gaia.
Now, they were ready to transfer that intense devotion to Xiaowan.
Gu Jue wouldn’t let his wife go to the unfamiliar Mermaid Planet alone to become a queen.
But the rejection shouldn’t come from him.
Gu Jue said, "Meeting her is possible, but she needs a few days to rest. You know, she’s just awakened and is still very weak."
