ARIWATM Chapter 099

Lin You’s return has occupied the headlines of major news for a week.

The place where he stayed was arranged by the Alliance government, different seniors come to visit every day, all of them are highly respected seniors, they are all generals with meritorious deeds, some of them were still in their positions, and some of them had already retired.

The most diligent people who run to him were Yang, Jiang, and Peng, Arquez also wants to go, but he is the president after all, he has a different schedule every day.

The Alliance had given Lin You many honors before he came back, and now that he’s back, these honors are accompanying him.

The public are full of curiosity about Lin You, day after day they hoped he would start a live broadcast to talk about his life over the years, or an interview would be nice, but unfortunately, Lin You’s schedule hasn’t been arranged, he is too busy.

However, while he was busy, his planned return banquet began.

There were reporters, but they had nothing to do with entertainment reporters, they were all serious reporters.

Two days before the banquet, Lin Zimao was picked up by Lin You.

He already said, he wants to introduce Lin Zimao’s existence to everyone at the banquet, and he would inherit Lin You’s mantle¹衣缽 (yī bō): (Buddhism) a Buddhist monk’s mantle and alms bowl (handed down to his favorite disciple); (figurative) legacy; mantle (of a master or teacher). in the future.

He has been busy all this time in order to legalize planet Youlin, give it more protection, and make it an invulnerable place while these people are still there.

Lin You put a bow tie on Lin Zimao: “Our boy is getting more and more handsome as he grows older, look at the mirror.”

The clothes were prepared by Jiang Xuan, in fact, Lin You also prepared several sets for him, but in the end, he still let Lin Zimao choose by himself, he didn’t mention it either, after all, the child will definitely leave him in the future, he has his own way to go.

Lin Zimao said: “Not as handsome as my dad, I saw you come down from the starship two days ago, it was so cool.”

Lin You chuckled: “You will be more handsome than me in the future.”

Lin Zimao is wearing a white evening dress today, Lin You is wearing a white military uniform, which was made by the Alliance overnight according to his measurements after he returned to the Alliance, it fit him perfectly.

He thought, Lin You in military uniform back then should be as handsome as he is now, oh, no, he might have something else that Lin Zimao can’t see now.

After many days of watching Lin You being visited by the big shots from the Alliance, Lin Zimao was calmer than anyone else, probably because he had never lived on planet Feige, so he didn’t feel it as deeply.

As the time for the banquet was getting closer and closer, Lin Zimao felt nervous for no reason, the nervousness was not about facing unknown strangers, but because he always felt that Lin You was paving the way for him.

The moment he walked towards the banquet hall, Lin Zimao suddenly pulled him back: “Can I not go?”

Lin You patted the back of his head and said: “No, after you accompany me to meet these people today, you will be free from now on, and you can do whatever you want.”

Lin Zimao flattened his mouth: “Then can we go back to planet Youlin? I miss home.”

Lin You’s eyes were full of pampering: “Okay.”

The adjutant came to urge them, it was almost time, time to go downstairs.

Lin Zimao took a deep breath, in fact, he had met several big shots, and he didn’t feel nervous at all, he was only worried about Lin You, they, father and son needed to have a good talk, but he knew that Lin You deliberately didn’t mention the matter of planet Feige to him, there are too few things to say, but there are many things to do, you have to make up for everything you have lost over the years.

The light fell on Lin You, and Lin Zimao stood behind him.

The people standing at the bottom of the steps are all the people with status and position in the Alliance, as well as various aristocratic families, they all come here for Lin You’s fame.

Lin You spoke: “Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend this dinner…”

After saying a few words, Lin You pulled Lin Zimao to his side: “Let me introduce to you, this is my son Zimao…”

He is Lin You’s son.

Lin You said so.

The reporters who arrived today kept taking pictures, trying to record the scene of Lin You introducing his son.

Everyone understood that Lin You was paving the way for his son.

Then, Lin You led Lin Zimao to the crowd, and everyone he knew or didn’t know came to propose a toast.

Jiang Qi also came here with Jiang Xuan, and Ji Chen was also brought here by his grandfather.

Today was also an amazing banquet, with grandparents and grandchildren attending together, a banquet for a group of elderly people and a group of young people.

It’s like a handover ceremony between the old and the young.

Everyone found it very fresh.

Miao Miao’s parents are also here, they are all Lin You’s subordinates, and now several little ones are flying around the place.

Jiang Xuan helped Jiang Qi to walk over.

This seniority is really hard to calculate.

Jiang Qi smiled, after all, he was the one who took advantage: “I didn’t expect that many years later, we would become in-laws.”

Lin You laughed: “As long as they like it.”

Lin Zimao winked at Jiang Xuan, he had just turned around, he remembered all the people Lin You introduced to him, but his brain was also tired, even more tiring than memorizing a thick book, interpersonal relationships are the most annoying things in the world, Lin Zimao didn’t like this mode, the whole process gave off an air of hypocrisy, which was completely different from the way they lived on planet Youlin.

In this incompatible atmosphere, Lin You also knew that he was not comfortable with it, so he asked him to rest with Jiang Xuan, he and Jiang Qi found a place to sit down and chat, the two of them haven’t met much recently, and they have endless topics to talk about.

Lin Zimao breathed a sigh of relief, he loved to stick to Lin You, but this was not the occasion, he was really a little resistant, he just want to be a free person, this feeling is too restrictive.

Jiang Xuan brought him some snacks and fed him a bite of cake: “Is it sweet?”

Lin Zimao ate the cake with his hand: “Not bad, don’t you want to eat it?”

Jiang Xuan said: “I came here after eating something, I’m not too hungry.”

The two of them have almost never been separated, this time, they were suddenly separated for two days, although there were video chat, they didn’t see each other, Jiaoyan was not with Lin Zimao either.

Lin Zimao sat next to him, feeling exhausted all over, his heart is tired.

Sensing that Lin Zimao was not in high spirits, Jiang Xuan pressed on his waist: “What’s wrong?”

Lin Zimao said lazily: “I don’t like this atmosphere, I’m incompatible.”He knew, this is an adult world.

Jiang Xuan nodded: “I don’t like it either, my parents often took me there when I was a kid, later, when I said I didn’t like it, they stopped taking me out, I was happy and free.”

Lin Zimao pouted and said: “But Lin You introduced me to those people, I feel like he’s paving the way for me.”

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see Lin You’s intention: “I can see it.”

“I think he has long wanted to let go of his burden, let me take over everything for him, so that he can go off on his own.” Lin Zimao said with a sour heart.

Jiang Xuan followed his words and said: “It’s possible, after all, he have shouldered responsibilities for so many years, he also want to relax a little, my great-grandfather also wanted to retire a long time ago, but the superiors refused to let him, his prestige was there.” At this time, Lin Zimao could not be allowed to continue to be depressed, he lowered his voice and said in his ear, “I heard my great-grandfather say, the matter has almost come to a conclusion, and now it’s just waiting for people to jump out.”

Lin Zimao is still quite concerned about this matter, and Lin You also mentioned it to him.

It’s a pity he couldn’t catch the person himself.

Who could it be?

Since Jiang Qi had told Jiang Xuan, in other words, it has nothing to do with the Jiang family, is it Arquez or the other two?

During the banquet, many people wanted to talk to Lin You, even if they didn’t get to talk, they could still look at him.

Lin Zimao glanced at Lin You several times, he noticed that Lin You seemed to have lost a lot of weight recently.

The banquet time was limited, although Lin Zimao was introduced by Lin You, the matter between him and Jiang Xuan were not made public, on the one hand, it was because of Jiang Qi, and on the other hand, Lin You didn’t want the media to bother the two little ones.

Lin You also communicated with the media, he had disclosed Lin Zimao’s appearance to the public, it was only mentioned that he and his son were present, and no photos of them were released.

He was really considerate.

However, the people invited to the banquet basically don’t talk nonsense, and they are even less willing to be pestered by the media, today’s reporters are also very sensible, they will do whatever they are told, and will never make the big shots unhappy.

The banquet ended smoothly, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Qi left together.

Ji Chen reluctantly separated from Miao Miao.

When Lin Zimao returned to the rest area, he found Lin You sitting in the rest area with a very pale face, and the adjutant was giving him water and medicine.

He ran over, put his hand on Lin You’s arm, and asked with a tight face, “What’s wrong with you?”

He rarely saw Lin You taking medicine, he often checked his body, and found nothing was wrong, but now at a glance, Lin You was in a sick state.

Lin You smiled weakly, and he seemed to find it difficult to raise his eyes: “I’m fine, don’t worry about it.”

Lin Zimao was furious: “You call yourself fine? Tell me, did you live in a sanatorium before!”

He had never wanted to uncover this answer, but Lin You’s current physical condition really made him nervous, to be more precise, he was at a complete loss as to what to do²手足無措 (shǒu zú wú cuò): lit. to have no way to move the hands or feet; at a loss to know what to do (idiom); not know where to put one’s hands and feet—be all in a fluster; bewildered; From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》): 名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。, If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot..

The adjutant was anxious at the side: “Young Master, General, he…”

Lin You raised his hand: “Okay, don’t cover up for me, he already knew, he just didn’t say anything.”

Lin Zimao clenched his hands in anger, but he was afraid of hurting Lin You, Lin You must be fragile now.

His eyes were red: “What’s wrong with you?”

Lin You raised his hand to rub his hair, when he was a child, his favorite thing was to rub the top of his child’s hair, which was soft, later, when he grew up, the child didn’t like to have long hair, so he cut his hair short, it pricked his hands when he touched it, but there were calluses on Lin You’s hands, so he didn’t feel too prickly and it were still good to touch.

Probably because he was a child raised by himself.

Lin You said: “Let’s go back and talk.”

He is now living in a house arranged by the Alliance, but doesn’t want to live there.

He has his own place.

The adjutant took Lin You and Lin Zimao away from here, quietly escorted them to the other side.

During the twenty-minute drive, Lin Zimao and Lin You didn’t say a word, Lin You was a little tired, while Lin Zimao didn’t dare to ask.

After arriving at Lin You’s destination, several doctors came forward to examine him, and he was given another injection.

Lin Zimao smelled the medicine and felt uncomfortable.

Seeing Lin You’s face turn pale just now, and now that he is slowly recovering a little, Lin Zimao’s face is finally not so tense anymore.

The adjutant brought two bowls of carefully cooked nutritious congee to Lin You and Lin Zimao, Lin Zimao had no appetite, but he still finished the congee because Lin You said that watching him eat would make him have an appetite, so he slowly finished the congee.

Lin Zimao helped him sit down on the sofa.

Lin You comforted him: “I’m not that delicate.”

Lin Zimao didn’t listen to him: “What’s going on, weren’t you fine before?”

Lin You told him to sit down: “It’s time to tell you, it’s not a big deal either, it’s just that I’ve been running around a lot in the early years, my body is a little bit worse than my peers, and all of a sudden, everything that was wrong with me before has come back to me.”

Lin Zimao frowned and said: “Tell me the truth.” Lin You said it too lightly.

Lin You winked at him: “It’s true, it’s just that I age faster than others. Son, don’t worry, I’m actively treating it.”

The adjutant really couldn’t take it anymore and interjected: “Young master, the general is suffering from space sequelae.”

Space sequelae is actually poisoning, unknown substances are corroding Lin You’s body.

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  衣缽 (yī bō): (Buddhism) a Buddhist monk’s mantle and alms bowl (handed down to his favorite disciple); (figurative) legacy; mantle (of a master or teacher).
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  手足無措 (shǒu zú wú cuò): lit. to have no way to move the hands or feet; at a loss to know what to do (idiom); not know where to put one’s hands and feet—be all in a fluster; bewildered; From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》): 名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。, If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.