Jiang Xuan’s great-grandfather didn’t live in the city center Ning City of planet Feige, but relatively far away, a certain distance from Feige University, the two of them sat in the car for an hour before arriving at Jiang residence.
Lin Zimao thought to himself, if Lin You had not gone to suppress the space pirates back then, would he still have such a stable and comfortable place to live today?
Jiang Xuan, who is familiar1熟門熟路 (shú mén shú lù): familiar door and familiar road—things that one knows well; to know something very well; to be very familiar with something. with it, leads Lin Zimao into the house to find great-grandfather Jiang.
The guards at the gate already knew great-grandfather Jiang’s itinerary in advance, and didn’t stop them from entering, but asked Lin Zimao if he had any sharp objects on him when he entered.
In fact, the machine had already scanned it when he entered, if he had a weapon or something dangerous on him, it would’ve alerted the police.
Jiang Xuan said displeasedly: “He didn’t.”
The guards scanned Lin Zimao repeatedly before letting them in.
Lin Zimao found it novel: “The security measures here are really good, three layers inside and outside2裡三層外三層 (lǐ sān céng wài sān céng): T/N: May or may not be a typo, if it is, then it should be, 裏三層外三層 (lǐ sān céng wài sān céng), three inside and three outside; it means that there are a lot of people gathered together; it describes many layers, one layer covering the other..”
Jiang Xuan told Lin Zimao: “In fact, all the children of the Jiang family are protected by the Alliance, as long as we don’t mention our relationship with our great-grandfather, no one else will be able to find out, people outside only know that my family is a mecha manufacturing company.”
Lin Zimao said: “But anyone in your mom and dad’s circle would know something.”
Jiang Xuan: “Um, there’s nothing we can do about it, as long as the school doesn’t spread it, it’ll be fine.”
In fact, Lin Zimao still doesn’t understand why the Jiang family wants to marry the Lin family until now, because of the former Lin You? It’s unlikely, he’s afraid Lin Bei doesn’t even know who Lin You was, he lives a somewhat confused life.
But now that they was about to meet great-grandfather Jiang, Lin Zimao put his doubts back in his stomach first, he’ll ask Jiang Xuan again on the way back.
After entering the door, there was only one nanny who pour tea for great-grandfather Jiang, and no one else.
The average life expectancy of people on the Alliance planet is about 150 years old, great-grandfather Jiang is almost 130 years old now, with today’s advanced medical and aesthetic technology, even a 150-year-old can make themselves look like a middle-aged person.
Great-grandfather Jiang may need to face the camera from time to time, now he has the appearance of a middle-aged man, but he can feel the air of an old man in him.
“Arrived?” Great-grandfather Jiang was a military man, although he tried hard to be gentle in front of the younger generation, there was always a hint of a superior in his tone, “Sit.”
When Lin Zimao approached, great-grandfather Jiang, Jiang Qi, was slightly stunned.
Jiang Xuan introduced him to Lin Zimao at the right time: “Great-grandfather, this is Lin Zimao, my partner.”
Great-grandfather Jiang nodded and asked Lin Zimao: “Lin Family’s children?”
Lin Zimao said yes, and then sat down with Jiang Xuan on the mahogany chair opposite him, both of them with their backs as straight as a ramrod.
Few people like to use mahogany chairs nowadays, Lin Zimao finds it very novel.
Great-grandfather Jiang asked directly, there was no need to beat around the bush3拐彎抹角 (guǎi wān mò jiǎo): lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there; (figuratively) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate; proceed along a zigzag road; talk in a roundabout/crab-wise way. with the younger generation, he himself also went online to view the two videos of Lin Zimao, and knew that he had a really straightforward temper.
Jiang Qi: “Lin You is from the Lin family, and you are the younger generation of the Lin family, he is also considered your great-grandfather, did you know this?”
Lin Zimao hesitated and said: “Know.”
Jiang Qi said: “People of your father’s generation may not know, Lin You left the Alliance before they were born and disappeared.”
Lin Zimao responded: “Is that so?”
Jiang Qi said: “Yes, who told you about him?”
Lin Zimao smiled and didn’t say anything right away.
Jiang Qi guessed: “He told you, didn’t he, where is he now?”
Lin Zimao shook his head and said: “I don’t know, he disappeared, and may never come back again.”
Jiang Qi no longer asked him about Lin You’s whereabouts, he knew a long time ago that as long as Lin You wanted to hide, no one could find him.
Jiang Qi continued to ask: “Why do you want to make what he has done public?”
Lin Zimao answered very quickly: “Because I don’t want everyone to forget him.”
Jiang Qi asked again: “Did it ever occur to you that he might not want to appear in front of others? Maybe he just wants to live a low-profile life?”
Lin Zimao looked directly at Jiang Qi and asked him in return: “Great-grandfather Jiang, you know Lin You when he was eighteen years old, do you think he was a low-profile person?”
Jiang Qi suddenly burst out laughing: “You’ve hit the nail on the head.” He likes Lin Zimao’s momentum, just like Lin You back then, “You are very similar to Lin You, if I hadn’t known about the generation gap between you, I’d think you were more like his son.”
Lin Zimao didn’t argue with Jiang Qi on this, Jiang Xuan interjected at the right time: “Great-grandfather, then, wouldn’t it mean Zimao seniority4輩分 (bèi fèn): seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy. is higher than me?”
Jiang Qi laughed and said: “If he’s his son, his seniority is indeed higher than you, it’s unknown who’s at a disadvantage.”
Lin Zimao nodded sincerely: “Um, um, not at a disadvantage.”
So the three of them had dinner happily in such an atmosphere, perhaps it was because he hadn’t mentioned old things for a long time, during the meal, Jiang Qi kept chatting and told them stories about Lin You and his youth.
“At that time, we had just enlisted in the army, and were sent to a remote small planet to perform a mission, the winter on that planet lasts for half a year, we were all new recruits, and the veterans bullied a few of us and sent us to that planet, I forget what it was called.”
“It’s called Big Ice Planet.” Lin Zimao added for Jiang Qi.
“Yes, it’s called Big Ice Planet, the name was changed by Lin You, it was very cold there, we stayed there in the middle of the night for fear the enemy would attack. It was still snowing in the middle of the night, and the snow on the ground was seventy or eighty centimeters, even waling a few steps is tiring, at that time, we also caught a giant snow rabbit, the five of us worked together to roast it and eat it, the food tasted great that night, and after a few sips of wine, the whole body was warmed up. Lin You was a little younger than us, and he was a good singer, he led us to sing the most popular songs of that time.”
“Hey, it was really simple at that time, and no one had any thoughts, but later on, when everyone gained different grades of meritorious service and were promoted to different officials, people’s hearts began to change. Some people want to stick to their ideals, while others wants high post and generous salary5高官厚祿 (gāo guān hòu lù): high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position; high position and handsome salary; high posts with salaries to match; Refers to a high-ranking position and good pay., glory, splendor, wealth, and rank6榮華富貴 (róng huá fù guì): glory, splendor, wealth, and rank—high position and great wealth (idiom); high social position and great financial wealth; Plants and trees blooming, metaphor for prosperity or manifestation; Describe rich and powerful..”
Lin Zimao asked: “Great-grandfather Jiang, what did you want most at that time?”
“Me? There’s an old saying, what is it, right, what I wanted most at that time was wife, children, and a warm bed7老婆孩子熱炕頭 (lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou): lit. wife, children, and warm kang; wife, children, and a warm bed; the simple and good life; a common saying, which means to describe a warm family with a lively scene of a group of relatives., I just want to live a stable and peaceful life in the alliance, but Lin You is different from me, he wanted to venture outside, he said he wanted to see all the planets in the universe.”
Jiang Qi and Lin Zimao got along pretty well, because they have a common topic——Lin You.
Jiang Xuan listened to them chatting the whole time, feeling quite comfortable, he also learned about Lin You from the side, he is indeed more charming than imagined, no wonder Lin Zimao would regard this elder as the object of his admiration.
Both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves with this dinner.
The return trip wasn’t too far, Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan were sent off after dinner, Jiang Qi asked the nanny to fill up their trunk, it’s all food, nothing else.
It is something that elders will do when they care about their younger generation, attending to each and every aspect of a matter8面面俱到 (miàn miàn jù dào): (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything; attending to each and every aspect of a matter; thorough; All aspects can be taken care of without omissions; It also refers to all aspects but generalization..
After Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan left, Jiang Qi spent half an hour in his study talking to his old friend on the communicator.
Everyone has their own time that they miss, there are also things they will remember at night.
Lin Zimao looked at the pile of things and asked Jiang Xuan: “Your great-grandfather used to like to let you take a bunch of food back with you when you left?”
Jiang Xuan said: “He does this during the Chinese New Year, but rarely at ordinary times, he was very happy to chat with you tonight, and also talked a lot more, usually, when playing chess with me, we can spend an hour without talking.”
Lin Zimao kissed Jiang Xuan at the corner of his mouth: “How come I never thought you talked so little? Quite normal.”
Jiang Xuan held his head and kissed him back twice: “It’s because of you.”
Lin Zimao felt warm when he heard it, in Jiang Xuan’s case, he is a special case and can exclusively enjoy the privileges given by Jiang Xuan, he decided to kiss him, kiss him again and again, it was like a primary school student.
The sticky two people kissed each other in the car until their mouths were swollen before they got home, they still felt that the trip was a bit short.
Jiang Xuan found that Lin Zimao was unusually clingy tonight, even sticking to his back when he went to pour water.
Jiang Xuan said helplessly: “Are you trying to be a conjoined twins with me? Or do you want to be my pendant?”
Lin Zimao said softly: “How about being your pendant? I’ll follow you wherever you go.”
Jiang Xuan felt soft in his heart after hearing this: “Okay, you can do whatever you want to me.”
Lin Zimao: “How wonderful it would be if I could spend time with you every day.”
Jiang Xuan: “Isn’t it now?”
Lin Zimao: “Although it is, I still feel it’s not enough, the time we spent together is too short, we should be together on our wedding day.”
Jiang Xuan was hugged by his waist, but Lin Zimao’s hand was still restless: “Wedding day?”
Lin Zimao took a step back: “Um?”
Jiang Xuan shook his head, thinking that it wasn’t the right time yet, how long had they been together officially, not yet.
A phone call interrupted the charming atmosphere between two people, and also interrupted what the two of them thought of at the same time9不約而同 (bù yuē ér tóng): to agree by chance (idiom); to take the same view or action without prior consultation; to happen to coincide; act in concert without prior arrangement; (neologism, slang, humorous) to become gay or lesbian after a long period without dating..
Jiang Xuan picked up the communicator, it was Ji Chen calling.
He should tell him about the progress about the blackening of Lin Zimao on the Internet, and forcing him to drop out of school.
Lin Zimao didn’t bother him either, he went to the refrigerator and got a can of yogurt, eating almost all of it, got the rest out of the carton and gave it to Jiaoyan to lick, Jiaoyan still licked it with pleasure, it wasn’t until all the yogurt on the carton was gone that it licked its mouth and lay back on the sofa to continue being an overlord.
Jiang Xuan conversation on the communicator took a bit long, so Lin Zimao went back to his room to take a shower first.
The steaming hot water made people sleepy, after he finished washing, he collapsed on the bed and fell asleep soon after, he also didn’t know when Jiang Xuan went back to his room to sleep.
The next morning, he got up early, he decided to fulfill his promise yesterday and prepare a loving lunch for Jiang Xuan.
However, Jiang Xuan, who got up earlier than him, had already prepared two lunches.
Lin Zimao asked him: “Then what do I do?”
Jiang Xuan looked at the food that had been arranged, and handed him chopsticks: “Then you can put the sausage in the lunch box.”
Lin Zimao follow good advice as naturally as a river follows its course, he put the remaining two sausages into the box: “I’m so embarrassed, Senior.”
Jiang Xuan glanced at him: “Where are you embarrassed?”
Lin Zimao took advantage of him not paying attention and peck him on the lips, he tasted the faint taste of mouthwash, matcha flavor.
Jiang Xuan was successfully coaxed into being happy by him, it’s okay to make love lunches for another week.
Over the weekend, the internet was abuzz for two days because of the ‘General Lin You’ incident, Lin Zimao not only stole the show in school, but now he is also considered an Internet celebrity.
At noon, he brought two ‘love lunch boxes’ and ‘blocked’ Jiang Xuan in the cafeteria.
With an evil tyrant expression, he ‘forced’ Jiang Xuan to eat his love box lunch.
“This is my carefully prepared bento, you must eat it! Otherwise, it’s a waste of food and you’ll go to hell.”
Jiang Xuan: There’s also a hell warning.
But he still have to cooperate when it’s time to cooperate, Jiang Xuan said with a sense of alienation: “I don’t like people threatening me.”
Lin Zimao slapped the lunch box in front of him: “If you don’t eat, no one can leave the cafeteria today.”
Jiang Xuan: “…” He’s addicted to it.
But he still have to eat it, he got up at six in the morning to prepare lunch.
Jiang Xuan reminded Lin Zimao: “Enough.”
Lin Zimao whispered: “There’s one more thing I haven’t said yet.”
Jiang Xuan: “Do you still want to eat tomorrow?”
Lin Zimao had no choice but to sit down and eat obediently, it’s a vacuum box lunch, still retained the aroma and heat of the morning’s meal.
Students who pretend to eat seriously around are actually eating melons and replying to the forum while eating.
Damn, it turns out that you can have lunch with the School Grass by relying on delicious food and domineering attitude!
Lin Zimao, who just had lunch with Jiang Xuan, was going to take a break in the classroom.
But as soon as he stepped out of the cafeteria, he was taken to a flying car by two men in military uniform.
There was an imposing man sitting inside.
Lin Zimao didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear, instead, he looked at the other person.
The man’s legs were bent naturally, there were two glasses of juice on the open small table, the man pushed one of the juices in front of Lin Zimao.
He opened his mouth and said: “At first glance, I thought you were Lin You.”
Lin Zimao knows, he is the marshal of the First Army Corps of the Alliance, Yang Ming.
Guess what seniority LZM position for JX is. 🤭
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