Facing his nephew’s questions, Qi Jinghe was naturally not unable to answer, but he thought this was a matter between the two children, why not let Lin Zimao tell Jiang Xuan himself?
Qi Jinghe still hopes that the two children can be together well, not willing to ruin Lin Zimao’s good impression in Jiang Xuan’s mind: “You can ask Zimao for the details, but I want to say, Zimao is also considered to grow up under my watch.”
Jiang Xuan: “Okay.”
Qi Jinghe added: “He was brought up by General Lin You.”
Jiang Xuan has always been curious about where Lin Zimao learned all his skills, it is definitely not possible to learn the skill of ‘stunning all the people present’ in a day or two, his knowledge is not the students of Feige University can compare to
It turns out that he grew up next to Lin You, Jiang Xuan is impatient to find Lin Zimao.
Qi Jinghe saw that he didn’t care about his own family’s affairs, on the contrary, he cared more about Lin Zimao, thinking that this was special treatment, an uncle is still an uncle.
He watched as Jiang Xuan headed out the door that Lin Zimao had just walked through, and sighed softly: A nephew married off is like water that has been splashed out1嫁出去的外甥如潑出去的水 (jià chūqù de wàishēng rú pō chūqù de shuǐ): A pun for 嫁出去的女兒,潑出去的水 (jià chūqù de nǚ’ér, pō chūqù de shuǐ), a daughter married off is like water that has been splashed out; This phrase is often used to express the idea that a daughter leaving home is a loss that can never be regained. The metaphor of water being poured out suggests that once it is gone, it cannot be recovered..
Jiang Xuan walked around before finding Lin Zimao, he thought it would be difficult to find him, but he found that this man was a shining point no matter where he went, he was the most dazzling one in the crowd.
Lin Zimao was surrounded by several people, it’s unknown what they are talking about, there are people taking notes next to them, and Lin Zimao seems to be talking in a clear and logical manner.
When he looked up at the screen, he saw Jiang Xuan on the other side, and then he stopped, not talking anymore.
Lin Zimao said eagerly: “Everyone, I’m going to accompany my boyfriend, you can continue to talk.”
Researcher: “Wait a minute, little genius, you can’t leave, you haven’t finished talking about the shortcomings of this mecha we designed, how can we improve it?”
Lin Zimao: “No need to change, you guys just change the algorithm, it may have better results.”
Researcher: “What algorithm?”
Lin Zimao said: “Lin You Algorithm.”
After dropping a thunderbolt on them, Lin Zimao ran out to pick up Jiang Xuan, not caring how surprised the researchers behind him were.
Lin You Algorithm?
Jiang Xuan put his hands in his pockets, Lin Zimao asked him: “Are you guys done talking?”2T/N: This sentence actually goes like this: 江煊雙手插在兜裡,問林子茂:“你們聊完了?”, Jiang Xuan put his hands in his pockets, and asked Lin Zimao: “Are you guys done talking?”; But because the one that answer the question next is also Jiang Xuan, I think the author may make a mistake here, the one that ask this should be Lin Zimao, so I change it.
This matter of finding someone has given them enough surprises.
Jiang Xian didn’t immediately ask about Lin Zimao and Lin You, he nodded: “Um, are you hungry? Uncle said the cafeteria here is not bad, there should be something you like to eat.”
Lin Zimao: “I’m not picky about food.”
Jiang Xuan: “Then let’s go.”
Lin Zimao observed Jiang Xuan and found that he was not angry, Qi Jinghe probably didn’t tell Jiang Xuan too much.
Is it possible that Jiang Xuan is secretly holding his breath and preparing to get angry at himself, but thinking about it, Jiang Xuan shouldn’t be this kind of person either.
Lin Zimao deliberately coaxed him: “Just now I wanted to stay here for a month, but then I gave up.”
Jiang Xuan: “Um?”
Lin Zimao: “I have to accompany you, how lonely it is for you to go back to school alone.”
Jiang Xuan: “I’m not lonely, it’s always been like this before.”
Lin Zimao: “How about I tell you a story?”
Jiang Xuan: “That depends on what story.”
To be honest, Jiang Xuan was still a little angry at Lin Zimao’s concealment, but everything was has extenuating circumstances3情有可原 (qíng yǒu kě yuán): excusable; understandable; pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc); there are extenuating/mitigating circumstances; There is reason to be forgiven., when he thought about it, he couldn’t get angry anymore.
Even someone as successful as his uncle respected Lin You, Lin You is such a legendary figure, he couldn’t take advantage of him and still act like a good boy, now he had Lin Zimao, who was raised by the legendary figure himself.
Lin Zimao leaned forward and asked Jiang Xuan: “Brother is not angry, right?”
Jiang Xuan looked at him: “Angry about what?”
Lin Zimao deliberately pursed his lips and said: “You don’t even want to hear my story.”
Jiang Xuan looked at his somewhat pitiable appearance and thought it was particularly funny: “I want to hear it.”
Lin Zimao looked at the place where they were currently at, it was not suitable for chatting, so he asked Jiang Xuan: “Why don’t we go outside to eat, and I’ll tell you a story in the afternoon, my story is quite long.”
Jiang Xuan pretended to be reluctant: “Okay.”
So the two of them take their leave without delay, Qi Jinghe didn’t let anyone stop them either.
Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan both needed time to digest the information they received from him today.
After the two of them left, Qi Jinghe dialed a communication number that he had been in frequent contact with lately.
After a while, the other party was connected.
Qi Jinghe immediately became respectful4畢恭畢敬 (bì gōng bì jìng): reverent and respectful; extremely deferential; Describe the attitude very respectful., he reported the arrival of Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan at the base to the other party.
After Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan left the base, they chose a restaurant with good reviews and privacy.
It doesn’t matter what they eat today, what matters is how Lin Zimao confesses to Jiang Xuan about himself.
A good opening statement is important.
Lin Zimao was silent for a long time before saying: “I also just learned about the relationship between your uncle and Lin You.”
Jiang Xuan: “Um, I also just found out, my mom never mentioned it, if I hadn’t come with you, I wouldn’t have known there were so many things going on between us, speaking of which, we two can still be considered relatives.”
Lin Zimao smiled: “It seems so, in terms of seniority, I am many generations older than you.”
The corner of Jiang Xuan’s mouth stiffened slightly: “Is the generational difference very far?”
Lin Zimao tried his best to explain to him: “That’s right, what did your uncle called Lin You, it should be great-grandfather5太爺爺 (tài yé ye): T/N: Yeah, no, according to Chapter 082 What is the Origin, Qi Jinghe is the grandson [孫子 (sūn zi)] of General Lin You’s half-brother from his mother’s remarriage. Qi Jinghe should call the half-brother of his grandfather, grandfather, not great-grandfather. Therefore, Lin Zimao is Qi Jinghe’s uncle., right? Then I am his…”
Jiang Xuan covered his mouth: “Stop, you are here to tell me a story, not to calculate seniority.” The more he calculated, the more unreliable he felt, there was actually a generation gap between the two of them, it was too unscientific!
Lin Zimao opened his hand and laughed so hard that he couldn’t even eat the food well.
Jiang Xuan had no choice but to put a piece of taro into his mouth: “Eat well!”
After lunch, Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan sat together on the sofa.
There was a soft sofa in their private room, and Lin Zimao sat on it and looked at the snow-capped6白雪皚皚 (bái xuě ái ái): snow gleaming white; snowy; snow-capped; snow-covered; brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks); vast expanse of white snow. high-rise buildings7高樓大廈 (gāo lóu dà shà): high-rise buildings; tall and towering buildings..
Only then did Lin Zimao start to hold his chin, wink at him, and ask Jiang Xuan: “What do you want to know?”
Jiang Xuan said: “Everything about you, your purpose of coming to planet Feige.”
Lin Zimao said: “My purpose for coming to planet Fiege is very simple, it’s for Lin You, I want to find him. However, before I talk about this purpose, I have to tell you about me and him.”
Jiang Xuan: “Um.” Thinking that Lin You could watch Lin Zimao grow up, his heart was vaguely jealous, “Since you were a child?”
Lin Zimao found a comfortable position on Jiang Xuan’s lap and asked him: “Do you know about Youlin Space Pirates Group?”
Jiang Xuan nodded: “Know, it was a legend.”
Lin Zimao: “Then, do you know which characters are in the name of the Youlin [幽林 (Yōulín)] Space Pirates Group?”
Jiang Xuan: “Youling (幽靈 (Yōulíng): ghost; spirit]?”
Lin Zimao shook his finger: “No, it was Lin You’s name written backwards, it was the news politicians on planet Feige who deliberately didn’t write the name of the Space Pirates Group correctly.”
Jiang Xuan had never associated Lin You with the Youling Space Pirates Group: “So, the Youling Space Pirates Group are actually Lin You…”
Lin Zimao tilted his head and asked him: “”Then, I’ll tell you now, I’m a little space pirate, are you afraid?”
Jiang Xuan kissed him on the forehead: “Is there such a cute little space pirate?”
Lin Zimao: “Just cute? I’m obviously very handsome.”
Jiang Xuan: “Just cute.”
Lin Zimao didn’t want to argue with him about this, it won’t do to be childish.
In fact, it’s just a little fun for the two of them.
Jiang Xuan said: “Then, how did the little space pirate become a little space pirate?”
Lin Zimao said: “By chance, you know what happened when my mom and dad divorced, they didn’t see eye to eye8三觀不合 (sān guān bù hé): lit. Three views didn’t match; 三觀 mean, one’s fundamental values; (neologism, slang) the three fundamental views or values of a person, i.e. one’s world view [世界觀 (shì jiè guān)], values of worth [價值觀 (jià zhí guān)] and philosophy on life [人生觀 (rén shēng guān)]; 不合 mean, unsuited; ill-fitting; disagreement; disaccord; to not conform to; to be illogical., so my mom took me back to my hometown, planet Alpha, when we were sitting in the starship back to planet Alpha, we encountered real space pirates, I was still young at the time, and these were all told to me by my mother when she was still alive.”
Back then, after the space pirates hijacked the civilian starship bound for planet Alpha, they first robbed the supplies on on board, and then they killed all the people on the starship who were unwilling to go with them, Lin Zimao’s mother was good-looking, and she was holding a child in her arms, they weren’t killed by the space pirates, the space pirates were going to take them away.
On the return trip to resupply, they were not allowed to disembark from the starship, but someone secretly used a communicator to send a distress signal, and it actually succeeded.
Before the space pirates could replenish their supplies, they were killed by Youling Space Pirates Group.
Just when they thought that the rest of the people would face a miserable life, they were saved.
After being held hostage for nearly a month, everyone was in a state of mental exhaustion, including Xu Qiujie, who deliberately made herself look ugly.
Later, many people were sent back to planet Alpha, including Xu Qiujie and Lin Zimao.
Alpha is a small backward planet, Xu Qiujie was not welcomed by her parents after she returned home as a divorced person, even Lin Zimao, who she take back with her, wasn’t liked much, especially after his mother fell ill and spent a lot of savings, his grandparents kicked them out of the house, also expressed that they need to make room for his uncle’s wife.
Lin Zimao was only four years old at the time.
After falling ill, Xu Qiujie was in a very bad mental state, unable to take care of Lin Zimao, the young Lin Zimao played outside by himself, not disturbing his mother’s rest.
One day, he was chased by a wild dog and ran into an area full of waste mechas, when he fell and his head broken and bleeding9頭破血流 (tóu pò xuè liú): lit. head broken open and blood flowing (bleeding); fig. badly bruised; bloodied and bruised; with one’s head broken and bleeding—be badly battered; be thoroughly beaten; be crushed., a mecha descended from the sky and rescued him, furthermore, this person happened to be Lin You who had landed on planet Alpha in search of supplies.
At that time, Lin Zimao was too tired from running, he also haven’t eaten anything, due to hypoglycemia, the skinny little child fainted.
When Lin You put Lin Zimao into the medical cabin for examination, the medical cabin directly gave Lin You a surprise, the genetic match between this child and him is over 50%, which means that the two are from the same ancestry, this is the child of the Lin family living outside.
Lin You took Lin Zimao to find his mother, a woman who is already in a bad mental state.
Lin Zimao had been clinging to Lin You since he woke up, and even boldly asked him if he could ride in his mecha.
Lin You stayed on planet Alpha for half a month specifically for him, the more time they spent together, the more fond and unable to separate10愛不釋手 (ài bù shì shǒu): to love something too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly; be so fond of sth that one will not let go of it; Loved too much to let go. with this child he became!
However, at that time, Lin You never thought about taking away someone’s child, no matter how reluctant he was to leave11依依不捨 (yī yī bù shě): reluctant to part (idiom); to feel broken-hearted at having to leave; cannot bear to part; to linger; Describes reluctant to leave., he still left planet Alpha, he also asked local friends to take care of Lin Zimao.
The next time they met, it was because Lin You was buying weapons, but not on planet Alpha, instead he met that friend on another planet and asked about Lin Zimao’s situation.
The man said, that child is in very bad condition, and might die at any moment.
Lin You immediately became worried, isn’t he doing well? He also asked why his friend didn’t help him.
His friend also told him helplessly, you’d better go there yourself.
Later, Lin you couldn’t help worrying, so he went there.
That day, he saw Lin Zimao covered in blood, the child almost lost his breath!
The first time Youlin Space Pirates Group mentioned, it use the right character. It may be a typo or perhaps the Author changed their minds later and forgot to change the earlier chapter.