Chapter 447: Chapter 447: The Older Commander who Knows How to be Kind
Gu Jue came back this time, but he wouldn’t stay for long, he would have to leave again after a while.
Because once a war starts, it can’t be completely finished in one or two days.
Fortunately, the Insectoids were severely damaged, and most importantly, Doris herself was injured by Su Wan, so they were greatly weakened and kept retreating.
When their headquarters’ planet was attacked, how could they care about those other planets that had joined them?
Once the defeat began, it was like a dam breaking, unstoppable.
To prepare for Hua Yueran’s celebration, it was still held, as usual, in the Pandois’ backyard.
Sheng An felt a bit apologetic, but the Pandois and the Punei Family were quite happy about it.
Mainly because Su Wan and their group were members of the Agros Starship Fleet, and they were also friends with Pandora...
The Punei Family was extremely happy; they had always thought that with Pandora’s character, always ready to PK, it would be impossible to make friends.
But now she had so many friends!
Since it was a reception for Hua Yueran, and Lin Ranyue, Su Wan’s mother, came with her children, and so did Pandora’s mother, Mrs. Punei.
The three ladies sat there chatting, eating snacks, and watching the children making barbecue and various delicacies outdoors.
Mrs. Punei was very gentle and spoke less, but Lin Ranyue had a lively personality; she easily sparked conversations among the three, preventing any awkward silence.
Lin Ranyue said to Hua Yueran, "I heard from Xiaowan that you’re not in good health. I have a niece-in-law who works in a medical center. I’ll accompany you to see her sometime."
Hua Yueran: "It’s an old problem that I’ve had for a long time, and I haven’t been able to cure it, but thank you, Sister Lin."
Mrs. Punei: "You’re still very young and have always been single. Don’t you plan to marry again?"
Among the three of them, Hua Yueran was indeed the youngest.
Hua Yueran looked towards her daughter Xiao’an, who was barbecuing with her friends, and said softly, "Actually, when my husband passed away, I wanted to give up on life too. But because my child was lost, I kept thinking if I left too, my child would be so lonely."
Her child was the reason she kept living back then.
And even more so now.
Hua Yueran didn’t know if it was psychological, but ever since she recognized Xiao’an, her whole state seemed to have improved a lot.
Lin Ranyue smiled, "I understand. Actually, during the time I divorced my ex-husband, I was very down, but fortunately, Xiaowan was always with me. She said that no matter what decision I made, she would support me fully."
Hua Yueran nodded; she had thought before that Su Wan, being a Commander’s wife and a chain restaurant owner—a person of high status—would not be so easy to get along with.
But Xiao’an told her that Su Wan was her best friend.
Now seeing Su Wan’s mother, who was such a kind, cheerful, and gentle person, Hua Yueran instantly believed what her daughter said.
Mrs. Punei, watching the two of them, felt a strong sense of envy.
Look, other people’s daughters are their mothers’ intimate little cotton-padded jackets, so considerate and gentle!
But her own...
Could punch someone flying with a single fist; such a daughter definitely didn’t know how to write the word ’gentle’!
Lin Ranyue turned her head, "Mrs. Punei, what’s wrong?"
Mrs. Punei: "To be honest, I’m quite worried about Pandora’s marriage. She’s not getting any younger, look, Xiaowan is the same age as her and already has her second child!"
Hua Yueran looked over there, at the wolf-eared baby following Su Wan... today was a holiday, so Little Gu Chen didn’t have to go to the Imperial Palace to study and could go out to play with his mother and grandmother.
The little guy was especially cute, with a pair of very bright eyes, and his fluffy tail and little ears would twitch from time to time.
Most importantly, this child was also exceptionally smart and sensible.
Despite being only a few years old, he was already trying to grill kebabs for his mom!
Hua Yueran had a twinge of envy in her eyes, but she knew that her Xiao’an was very opinionated and they had been apart for so long.
As for her daughter’s marriage, she wouldn’t impose her will or interfere.
For instance, with Zhuo Yun, Hua Yueran had verbally arranged a child betrothal between the two children with Zhuo Yun’s mother back in the day.
But then Xiao’an got lost.
If Xiao’an didn’t like Zhuo Yun, then so be it.
Whether Xiao’an ended up marrying someone or not at all, as long as she was happy, that was all that mattered.
While Hua Yueran was quite open-minded about it, Mrs. Punei grew more and more worried.
Lin Ranyue said with a smile, "Pandora is excellent and beautiful, she shouldn’t have any trouble finding a boyfriend, right? Maybe she just hasn’t met the person she truly likes."
Mrs. Punei sighed, "She said that she has to find someone who can beat her in a fight! But now, in the whole Interstellar Federation, the number of men who can beat her and are still unmarried is already very few! And then, the ones of a suitable age are even fewer!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ranyue suddenly thought of someone, but that person, though potentially suitable, might not be interested in finding a girlfriend at this moment, so it was better not to mention him yet.
Over by the grill, Luo Jina nibbled on a chicken skewer and glanced over.
She whispered, "What are these moms talking about?"
Su Wan: "They started by talking about their daughters."
Sheng An: "Then they moved on to talking about their daughters finding partners."
Luo Jina: "Oh, all of you are Beastmen with good hearing. Hey, when it comes to finding a match for your daughter, who are you referring to?"
Su Wan and Sheng An both looked towards Pandora, who was silently grilling large chunks of beef.
It went without saying.
Pandora said somewhat gloomily, "What can I do? It’s not easy to find someone who can beat me, but I can’t stand those weakling men. There are a few unmarried Beastmen in the Interstellar Federation with okay strength, but they’re all too old."
Take those Starship Commanders, like Li Rui and Eric. Although they’re unmarried, they’re much older than Pandora and they have no plans to marry either.
Not to mention, someone like Commander Eric, who’s had no idea how many girlfriends, definitely wouldn’t suit Pandora.
The younger unmarried Commanders left were just two, one was Pandora’s brother Agros, and the other was the Commander of the Seventh Starship Fleet, Shang Zhuo, but he happened to be Agros’s archrival!
Su Wan: "Cough cough."
The group of young girls immediately realized, oh right, Commander Gu was also quite old, wasn’t he...
Su Wan cleared her throat, deciding to redeem the older Commanders a bit, "Being older has its advantages; he would know how to cherish someone."
After all, even though Gu Jue was older, he didn’t look much older than Su Wan.
Especially during his Manic-Depressive Period, when he would call her "sister" with such a whiny voice...
As Su Wan mulled over it, she began to miss Commander Gu.
