Chapter 542: Chapter 542: How to Coax Commander Gu? Waiting Online!
Indeed, when Su Wan lifted her head to look over, Gu Jue was quietly watching her.
His eyes held deep grievances.
But because the children were there, he hid the grievances well and silently ate his meal.
Su Wan thought to herself that she definitely needed to properly coax him later, but when she turned her head, she saw her eldest son, Xiaochen, holding his chopsticks and biting his lip, looking enviously at his younger brother and sister.
Su Wan: "..."
Great, here was another little one that needed coaxing.
Suddenly, Su Wan felt that once the door was closed at home, it was like having four children!
Xiaoyu was still innocently smiling and proudly showing off her new necklace, while Xiaoyan looked at her brothers and then at her dad, finally setting her gaze on her mommy Su Wan.
She suddenly said, "Brother, if you like this necklace too, I’ll give you mine."
Xiaochen snapped back to reality and immediately said, "No, no, no, this is what mom gave you to protect you. You keep it! When I grow up and have shed wolf claws, I’ll make them into jewelry and give it to you!"
Xiaoyu curiously said, "Bro, isn’t it just like our cut-off fingernails when you shed your wolf claws? You actually want to give Xiaoyan something you don’t need?"
Xiaochen: "...shut up!"
Sometimes listening to the children’s conversations was really amusing, but fortunately, this diversion diluted the slightly tense atmosphere from before.
The meal finally came to an end.
After dinner, Gu Jue got up to go upstairs to the study to attend to official business.
Su Wan decided to take advantage of Gu Jue’s busyness to comfort her eldest son first.
So, she took Xiaochen by the hand and said, "Xiaochen, about the Blessing Scale..."
Little Gu Chen, still in his formal attire and tie, said earnestly, "Mom, you don’t have to say anything, I understand. Whether it’s my sister or my brother, they are both younger than me, so I should give way to them!"
Su Wan’s eyes crinkled, "You are so understanding, Xiaochen. Thank you for being so considerate."
"So, Mom, when the third Mermaid Scale becomes available, you have to give it to me, okay?"
"..."
Su Wan looked into her son’s hopeful eyes, thinking about how he was really just a child of a few years old, yet he was already mature, learning at the Imperial Palace to protect his family in the future.
And he also knew to be considerate of his younger siblings.
She just... couldn’t refuse.
Su Wan could only nod and said with a smile, "Of course, go ahead. You’ve had a long day too, hurry up and take a bath and rest."
Little Gu Chen was still a child at heart, and though he had been a bit upset earlier, Mommy had already promised to give him the third scale when it came.
He cheerfully said, "I’m going to tell Xiaoyan a story!"
Watching her eldest son run off in high spirits, Su Wan sighed softly. Although she didn’t need to coax this one, she had now promised away the third Mermaid Scale.
It was a pity her own shed scales were of no use; if they were, she would immediately pluck one off and give it to her son!
Xiaochen was manageable, but the real challenge was upstairs in the study, with the busy Commander Himself...
While Gu Jue was still occupied, Su Wan hurried back to her room, pacing back and forth in anxiety.
Vermilion Bird: "Master, you are anxious; your heartbeat is a bit fast. Although the physiological data are still normal, they indicate your mind is not at ease."
Su Wan scratched her head, "When the first Mermaid Blessing Scale fell, Ajue really wanted it, but at that time, I was too worried about Xiaoyan, and besides, the Blessing Fish Scale actually had its uses, plus both Xiaoyan and I have spatial superpowers."
Gu Jue also cared about his daughter, so although he really wanted that Blessing Scale, in the end, he compromised and agreed to give it to her.
But now, the second one went to Xiaoyu, and the third one was promised to Xiaochen...
Su Wan sighed, "What do I do, how can I appease Commander Gu?"
Vermilion Bird could only perform rational analysis; it was the least skilled at emotional analysis, not knowing how to comfort its master, nor to devise strategies for her.
Su Wan knew it even less than her, so she just waved her hand and said, "Never mind, I won’t trouble you, go rest."
Super Artificial Intelligence didn’t need rest, but Vermilion Bird felt ashamed it couldn’t share its master’s worries.
So, Vermilion Bird immediately went online, pulled in Bai Ze and White Tiger, and relayed the situation to them.
As for everyone else, there was no need to tell them, after all, this was a secret between the masters.
Vermilion Bird: So, do you guys have a way to help the master appease her husband?
White Tiger: The master must be upset, he is currently in a meeting, but his face is expressionless the whole time, and everyone else is scared to death.
Bai Ze: Just because of a mermaid scale? Impossible.
White Tiger: How is it impossible? That’s the mistress’s Blessing Mermaid Scale.
White Tiger: What’s worse, I’ve checked the records, the quantity of Mermaid Blessing Scales is uncertain, and now that the third one has also been promised, if there’s no fourth...
All three Artificial Intelligences fell silent, unsure whether to sympathize with Commander Gu or Commander Su.
Vermilion Bird: White Tiger, how much longer will the master’s meeting be?
White Tiger: Depends on his mood, the meeting is supposed to last another half hour, but if he’s in a bad mood, he might drag the others on for longer.
Vermilion Bird: What should we do?
Bai Ze: Since Commander Gu cares so much about Commander Su’s scale, then let’s have Commander Su reveal her mermaid tail and fall asleep in the bathroom.
Vermilion Bird: ???
Bai Ze: This method is guaranteed to work! I’ve analyzed the results from 1000 G of data!
Being the smartest among them, Bai Ze’s word was law. Vermilion Bird went offline right away to report to Su Wan.
After hearing this, Su Wan was silent for a long time.
Just when Vermilion Bird thought she disagreed or had another plan, Su Wan said softly, "Then, shall we give it a try? When Ajue finishes the meeting and is about to come back, let White Tiger tell me."
"Yes, master."
Su Wan couldn’t soak in the pool for too long; if Gu Jue’s meeting went on till midnight, wouldn’t she lose her scales?
And White Tiger also wished for its masters to get back their initial affection, so it cooperated very actively.
So when Gu Jue at last ’finished’ all his work and emerged from the study, White Tiger immediately sent a message to Vermilion Bird.
However, Gu Jue didn’t go straight to the bedroom after leaving the study. Instead, he went to check on the children first.
It was late now, and the children were all asleep. Gu Jue’s gaze slid over his youngest son’s neck, pausing for a few seconds. Just as White Tiger began to nervously wonder if its master would go and fight the child over something, Gu Jue finally turned and slowly walked away.
White Tiger breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, although the master was unhappy, he had not lost his reason.
