Chapter 546: Chapter 546: Deeply in Love with Xiaowan
"Childbearing is hard for you, and so is raising them; moreover, having many children isn’t fair to the others," Gu Jue said softly, half-closing his eyes, "We won’t have any more in the future."
"Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you. Alright, we’re about to arrive at the military department, aren’t we supposed to meet with the Insectoids? You guys need to make some preparations, right? Go ahead, get busy."
"Mhm."
Su Wan didn’t take Gu Jue’s words seriously, but when Gu Jue arrived at the military department, he had a meeting in the afternoon and Gu Qingyu was also there. After the meeting, he called Gu Qingyu to his office.
Gu Qingyu: "Chief Commander, you wanted to see me about something?"
Gu Jue: "Is there a way to ensure that we don’t have children in the future, and I mean from the male side, not the female side."
Gu Qingyu’s eyes widened, "Chief Commander, everyone else is struggling to have a child, how come it’s the other way around with you..."
He stopped talking abruptly, then remembered that the Commander’s family already had three children, all of whom were outstanding.
Especially the youngest daughter, Xiaoyan, she was so adorable!
Gu Qingyu cleared his throat, "There definitely is a way, but it’s been banned now due to the falling birth rates. However, if you really want to go through with it, it’s not impossible."
"Alright, let’s wait until the meeting with the Insectoids is over; please arrange it for me as soon as possible."
"I can, but Chief Commander, could you consider it a bit more, actually... maybe you won’t have children in the future?"
Even though both Gu Jue and Su Wan had high Beast Transformation Levels, and Su Wan was a Mermaid Beastman, they already had three children. Perhaps they would not have any more?
Gu Jue half-closed his eyes again, "No, I don’t want her to get hurt in the slightest, whether it’s bearing or taking care of children; it’s all too hard."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Gu Qingyu finally nodded, "Alright then."
This matter was quite astonishing, and one would think someone of Gu Jue’s high status would want as many children as possible.
It seems that the men of the Gu Family are quite monogamous, unlike the leaders of other planets, who marry several wives in the hopes of having numerous children.
But then again, even if they had ten or eight children, it seems unlikely any would outshine those in Gu Jue’s family?
Gu Qingyu was truly curious about the matter, but since it involved Gu Jue’s privacy, he couldn’t discuss it with outsiders.
In the end, he couldn’t hold back and told his wife Ouyang Qing when he got home.
After listening, Ouyang Qing remarked, "Commander Gu truly loves Xiaowan to bits."
Gu Qingyu: "Is that the first thing you women think of?"
"What else?"
"I thought, being a medical student, you’d first consider from a genetics and reproductive perspective—like whether it’s a pity that an excellent gene like the Commander’s would be terminated if he did this?"
Ouyang Qing gave her husband a speechless look, "They already have three children, and each is outstanding. That’s enough. Commander Gu is doing this because he cherishes Xiaowan so much."
"Xiaoqing, I cherish you too."
"Huh, have you forgotten how hard it was for us to have a child? You don’t need to undergo that surgery."
"..."
However, this was a matter that the couple only muttered complaints about among themselves; Gu Qingyu absolutely didn’t speak to outsiders about it and also told his wife not to tell anyone, not even Su Wan.
But the surgery was an event for later. Finally, the day to meet the Insectoids had arrived.
The Insectoids’ spaceship docked at the starport on Landis Star at ten o’clock in the morning. After scanning and inspection, there were no signs of Insect Beast activity on board, and it was also confirmed that Doris, who possessed the superpower of spatial transference, was not part of this visiting group.
Li Rui was responsible for reception. He told Xi Le, "I’m sorry for the strict inspection, but it is related to incidents we’ve experienced before. Please don’t take it personally."
Although Xi Le did not participate in the incident when Doris hijacked many from the imperial prison of Landis Star, he was aware of it.
He could understand the reasons for such rigorous preparations.
Not to mention, the adults had sent them to understand the intentions of Landis Star; in a way, it was an alliance visit.
Therefore, Xi Le smiled and said, "It is necessary. This inspection gives both sides peace of mind and will contribute to the success of our negotiations."
"Thank you for your understanding."
The Insectoids looked significantly different from the Beastmen; they also had wings, but most of their wings were transparent, adorned with a variety of vibrant colors.
However, the more brightly colored the wings, the more it meant they were not to be provoked, as they could be poisonous insects!
The Insectoids, too, curiously observed the Beastmen; in some ways, they were all similar, both being evolved beings.
The Insect God transformed into an ordinary appearance and followed the delegation, glancing around before his gaze settled on the Commander’s residence not far away.
A silver light flickered through the pitch-black pupils of his transformed eyes.
The Insectoid delegation went straight to the Imperial Palace’s reception area for distinguished guests, where Gu Zilan and others were already waiting.
Xi Le, a man of many facets and deep strategies, immediately said upon seeing Gu Zilan and Gu Jue, "Greetings to the esteemed Majesty."
This man, who had previously been beaten by Gu Jue and forced to flee in disarray, even losing a leg, now seemed to have forgotten all past events, displaying high levels of courtesy and impeccable etiquette.
This immediately made a great impression on the senior officials of Landis Star.
But Gu Zilan was no simpleton himself; although he smiled on the surface, he said, "Let’s start the meeting then, shall we? I assume you are all on a tight schedule, right?"
"Not at all, not at all, we can follow your timing entirely."
This Insect’s attitude was too good. It made Gu Zilan smile, but it also raised his guard. After arranging accommodations for the Insectoids, he couldn’t help but complain to his uncle.
"Uncle, why do I feel like these Insects have come with ulterior motives?"
Gu Jue slightly looked up, "Was there any issue with the earlier inspection?"
Gu Zilan: "No issues at all. Their spaceship didn’t carry any insect eggs, nor were there any Insect Beasts. Other than their delegation of about a dozen people. Oh yes, we also confirmed that Doris did not come along. But I don’t know why, something feels off to me."
"Perhaps for now, they don’t wish to engage in warfare. So, they might not want us to cooperate with the Universe Alliance."
"Are they planning to conserve strength and reserve energy to fight us later?"
Gu Jue: "If that’s the case, it couldn’t be better."
Because Landis Star needed to conserve strength as well, for the future conflict with them!
