Chapter 468: Chapter 468: Let’s Take the Egg and Go Find Dad Together
Federal Empire, military headquarters.
Just as Su Wan was about to leave the military headquarters, she received a communication. It was Luo Manya calling.
"Aunt Su Wan, do you have time right now? I want to visit the little mermaid."
"Of course, I am at the military headquarters now."
"That’s great, I’ll set off now to pick you up. It’s a good opportunity to take Xiaochen over."
"Alright."
Luo Manya usually did not leave the palace, and Su Wan could somewhat guess the purpose of her special trip to the Commander’s residence. She let out a light sigh.
Recently, there had been so many people comforting her.
Even someone like Su Yun would come to comfort her.
The content of the comfort was very consistent, they were all telling Su Wan not to lose heart, that Commander Gu Chen would surely return safely.
However, when they arrived at Commander Gu Chen’s residence, Luo Manya did not immediately start comforting Su Wan. Instead, she looked seriously at the mermaid egg.
She said gently, "I heard that mermaids have a very short gestation period. It seems to be much easier compared to carrying other beastmen."
Su Wan: "Not necessarily, I was actually feeling worse many more times when I had this than when I was carrying Xiaochen. Of course, it’s also my fault for being so busy with missions and not resting properly. I’m sorry to this child."
Luo Manya: "The child will understand you."
Su Wan also smiled faintly, recalling how the baby, not yet born, would roll around affectionately in her arms.
She said, "Yes, they are all sensible children."
After chatting about children for a while, they sat down together for dinner. Since Luo Manya had come, Su Wan personally cooked two dishes, and the rest were prepared by the domestic robots.
Luo Manya was gentle and smart. Talking to her was very comfortable, and Su Wan felt relaxed. Little Gu Chen sat there, swinging his legs while eating his meal.
Just as they were about to finish eating, Luo Manya suddenly asked, "Aunt Su Wan, where are you planning to go?"
Su Wan was holding a cup of water, drinking, when she paused slightly, then said, "I won’t be taking on missions for the time being. I’ll mostly be dealing with some official duties at the military headquarters or checking on other regional branches."
"Are you going to look for Uncle?"
Su Wan: "..."
She had been careless.
She had thought that Luo Manya’s way of comforting people was different from others, the kind that was imperceptible, but who would have thought that this was a straight-shooting Empress!
Su Wan hadn’t yet admitted or denied it, but next to her, the wolf ears on top of Little Gu Chen’s head immediately perked up!
"Mom, are you going to find Dad? Can you take me with you? I’m very strong! If Dad is in trouble, I can help you fight off those jerks who bully Dad!" he said, while extending his little fist with purple sparks crackling on it.
Su Wan: "Don’t discharge electricity inside the house."
Little Gu Chen: "Oh."
He immediately obediently retracted it.
Then Su Wan turned to Luo Manya and said, "I do want to find Ajue, but right now, I don’t know where he is. Wherever he is, it must be far away or problematic; otherwise, he would not have taken this long to come back."
Luo Manya: "Do you believe that Uncle... is still..."
"Right, Ajue must still be alive. He is so powerful that no one can harm him."
Su Wan lowered her eyes and placed another piece of meat into Xiaochen’s bowl, saying softly, "If my superpower were as strong as Queen Gaia’s, then I could go back to the past and remind Ajue not to chase after Doris."
Soon, it was time for Luo Manya to return to the palace.
Su Wan smiled as she sent her off on the flying vehicle.
Turning around, she saw Little Gu Chen standing by her side, with the wolf-eared baby looking at his mother with eager eyes.
"Mommy, I know you haven’t found Daddy yet, but if you do find him, can you take me with you when the time comes? I’m really strong now; I can even defeat Insectoid beasts!"
Su Wan ruffled his soft hair on top of his head, "If we both leave, what about your sister and brother? What if someone bullies them?"
Little Gu Chen was taken aback, his expression twisted in conflict. Finally, he steeled himself and said, "Then we’ll take them with us when the time comes!"
Su Wan, "But what if that place is very dangerous? Would you want your sister and brothers to be in danger?"
Little Gu Chen was stumped.
His handsome little face scrunched up from the dilemma, and the wolf-eared baby bit his lip, "Or, or I’ll go save Daddy myself, and you can stay home with the brothers and sister!"
Su Wan, "But to find your dad, you need a spatial superpower, which I have but you don’t."
At that, Little Gu Chen was truly on the verge of tears!
Su Wan didn’t continue to trouble her son. She hugged him and whispered, "Xiaochen, you don’t have to worry about this. Mommy will definitely find Daddy."
"Oh."
The wolf-eared baby was still quite despondent, upset that he couldn’t help Mommy and Daddy.
Su Wan took her son’s plump little hand and led him back to the nursery, helping him wash his face and hands.
As she was at it, Su Wan also washed Little Octopus, Xiaochen’s favorite, in the water.
Little Octopus: ...
Forget it, this Su Wan is terrifying. She knows how to prepare octopus in all kinds of dishes. If she gets angry, it could end up sliced into pieces, fried or stewed!
After drying her son’s damp hair and pinching his fuzzy little ears - much to the wolf-eared baby’s dismay as he squirmed around due to the tickling - Su Wan said,
"Mommy, it’s so tickly, haha."
"Xiaochen, Mommy will tell you a story tonight."
"Okay!" Xiaochen was just about to hop onto his soft little bed, then he paused and said, "Mommy, tell Sister a story too. I’ve already told her all the stories you told me. Tell us a new one!"
Su Wan: "..."
There were so many flaws, she didn’t even know where to begin complaining.
All the stories she had told had been wildly modified by Xiaochen.
Moreover, no matter how many times Su Wan explained, Xiaochen stubbornly believed that there would definitely be a little sister inside the egg.
Although Su Wan often mentioned brothers and sisters, she really wasn’t sure about it.
After a while, Little Gu Chen, dressed in a sky-blue pajama, snuggled into Su Wan’s embrace. On the other side of Su Wan’s body, a soft blanket was spread out, and the round mermaid egg was placed on top. Then the mermaid egg rolled over and leaned against Su Wan.
With her children nestled against her, Su Wan gently began to tell a story.
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who, upon waking up from sleep, found herself on Ancient Earth. At first, she was very frightened; but after finally adapting to the life on Ancient Earth, she began to miss her family. She never gave up looking for a way back home and learned many things on Ancient Earth. Fortunately, her beautiful and majestic Alaskan dog was always by her side."
Curious, Little Gu Chen wiggled the ears atop his head, "Mommy, do Alaska dogs have ears like these?"
