Chapter 553: Chapter 553: Worried that the Daughter Has Married a Non-Human
But Su Wan didn’t want to discuss this matter with Gu Jue and the others just yet; Xiaoyan was already eighteen, so it was better for her, as a mother, to talk about it privately.
After all, a daughter fears marrying the wrong man.
If Xiaoyan really fell in love with a scumbag, that would be enough to give Su Wan and the others a headache and a reason for concern.
The birthday party was grand, featuring a buffet, specially catered from the Su Family restaurant. Over the years, the restaurant’s business had been doing very well. No help for it, because only the Su Family restaurant had a stable supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.
The other restaurants also wanted a supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, and so they began to inquire around. After a lot of digging, they discovered that the supplier was an agricultural base established by the owner herself, Su Wan.
Amazingly, outsiders simply couldn’t enter this fruit and vegetable base, not even to learn by stealth!
After all, this agricultural base was like a personal space for Su Wan, and now, if an outsider wished to enter, only she and Xiaoyan could bring people in.
However, Su Wan did sell fruits and vegetables to other restaurants. In Landis City, she opened an additional sales outlet, exclusively for handling this matter.
Su Wan also hoped that the residents of Landis Star would always have fruits and vegetables to eat.
As for the restaurant business, she didn’t need to worry too much about it now. The old Master of the Su Family had aged and completely retired, spending his days leisurely with Meira while Su Ni and Cecilia, having stepped back from the entertainment industry, now dedicated themselves to managing the Su Family restaurant business.
Mainly because Cecilia was a very astute and capable person. In the past two years, when the children were still young, she mostly directed Su Ni. As the kids got older, she became busy alongside him.
Fortunately, the Su Family restaurant was on the right track, and with Su Wan’s reputation, no other restaurant dared to entertain any ulterior motives.
As for Su Wan, with many children at home, their interests and talents were also quite diverse. Xiaochen, needless to say, was even more astute and resourceful than Gu Zilan, surpassing the master in his own game. Not to mention, his combat power was also very strong.
Over the years, the Universe Alliance had always been wary of this child, so they repeatedly sent people to create havoc and even attempts at assassination, but never once did they succeed.
And every time, it was their people who ended up being unlucky.
And Xiaoyu, this child had an extremely powerful Fire Element Superpower and also a natural charm that made others feel favorable towards him. But as it turned out, he liked cooking.
Well, he could be considered to carry on Su Wan’s legacy. If he doesn’t like politics or fighting, then he could take over the Su Family restaurant in the future.
The extremely handsome golden-haired Gu Yu’s biggest hobby was making delicious meals for the entire family, and this added several more points to his charm!
Finally, Xiaoyan.
No, she didn’t need any special talent. Happiness was all that mattered for this child.
The little princess cherished by the whole of Landis Star!
After the birthday party, Su Wan returned to the room with her daughter and closed the door. Seeing the serious expression on her mother’s face made Xiaoyan nervous as well.
"Mom, what’s wrong? Did something happen?"
Su Wan took her daughter’s hand and sat down on the sofa. "Yes, something did happen. My little Xiaoyan has grown up so quickly, all of a sudden. You’re eighteen now!"
Xiaoyan chuckled and wiped away her tears, "Mom, you really gave me a scare. I thought something had happened."
Su Wan smiled as she helped her daughter remove all the ornaments from her hair, for today was a big day and she was dressed to the nines.
Xiaoyan sat obediently without moving, letting her mom do her hair, just as they had done for over a decade.
Su Wan said, "Over the years, we’ve protected you well, but now that you’re eighteen, there are some things you should be aware of."
"Now in Landis Star, we’ve long abolished the rule that one must marry at a certain age."
Xiaoyan’s eyes lit up, "I know that! Mom, you were in a hurry to get married back then. If you didn’t find someone to marry before midnight, the Main System would assign you a husband! That’s how you met dad!"
That incident had happened over twenty years ago, but it wasn’t difficult for Xiaoyan to learn about it.
Su Wan sighed nostalgically, "Yes, back in our day, pure human girls on the main planet had to be assigned a husband by the Main System if they didn’t have a legal spouse by the age of twenty. My unreliable fiancé had stood me up, and that was when I happened to meet Ajue, who was going through his Manic-Depressive Period."
So many years had passed, but it still felt like yesterday when she brought it up.
Su Wan still remembered wearing her wedding dress, turning the corner of the long corridor, and seeing Ajue in his Beast Transformation, his furry ears trembling slightly, eyes moist with tears, calling her ’sister’...
Cough, cough, no need to share that detail with her daughter.
Su Wan continued, "On Landis Star, whether one is a Beastman, a Plantman, or a pure human, eighteen is the age of adulthood, and one is eligible to marry. Xiaoyan, do you have any thoughts on this?"
Xiaoyan was startled, "Marry? No, no, no, I don’t want to get married. I want to stay by mom and dad’s side forever."
Besides, with neither of her two brothers married yet, Xiaoyan found the concept of marriage very foreign.
Su Wan said tenderly, "Mommy would also love to have you stay by her side forever, but that’s not realistic. All mommy hopes is that, when you do meet someone you wish to marry, make sure you see clearly their character. Mom won’t force or interfere with your choice, but she also doesn’t want you to marry someone unworthy. When that time comes, you must let mom and dad meet him, okay?"
Gu Ruanruan had chosen a pure human as her husband, which had caused quite a stir in the Imperial Palace at the time, and Gu Zilan was strongly against it!
Although he disliked those aristocrats who buzzed around Ruanruan like flies, a pure human husband wouldn’t be much help in danger. Who would protect whom?
Gu Ruanruan had calmly said that spouses should stand by each other, that her husband had his strengths, and that her higher Combat Power complemented his, making them a well-matched pair.
Back then, Gu Zilan was so overwhelmed that he quickly went to his wife, Luo Manya, for backup. Luo Manya wasn’t as agitated as Gu Zilan; she only said that it didn’t matter if the man was a pure human, but his character and family background were critical.
Some people have good character, but if their family was a mess and they couldn’t stand up to their family, then there would still be problems later on.
Gu Ruanruan agreed with her mother’s words, and after a lengthy debate, she finally married Lin Rui smoothly.
Xiaoyan was well aware of Gu Ruanruan’s situation and understood her mother’s concerns.
The pretty young lady earnestly said, "Mom, I’m still young and haven’t met that person. If I do meet him in the future, before I really decide to be with him, I will ask for your opinion. I promise you, I’ll do it. Even if I don’t tell anyone else, I will definitely tell mom!"
