Reborn As Lucky Star
Chapter 696: Palpitations

Chapter 696: Chapter 696: Palpitations

The crisp ringing echoed in the basement, yet to Li Ruyun it sounded like the music of the heavens.

The object striking the bell was the silent resentment.

Evil cultivators manipulate such resentment as easily as if it were an extension of their body, often more adeptly than when manipulating Spiritual Energy.

Moreover, Spiritual Energy is faint and hard to sense, entirely dependent on one’s Cultivation Base stored within the body.

Resentment is different; evil cultivators have their own methods of generating it.

Li Ruyun had made thorough preparations, only waiting to connect to Yue Qingqing through their bloodline and seize her Qi Fortune.

At this moment, Yue Qingqing was in Daye Village, sitting lively in the living room with her family.

Yue Jiandong and his siblings were discussing the market trends of the year.

The younger generation sat beside their grandmother, waiting to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Yue Xingxing had recently fallen for a pop singer, becoming a dedicated fan.

Hearing that he would appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala this year, she watched the television like a searchlight.

Yue Xiaohu was discussing life’s major decisions with Yue Qingqing.

"Sister Qingqing, once this New Year is over, I’ll be almost seventeen, and I’ve heard that’s about the right age to enlist," he said.

Yue Xiaohu still remembered the words of the camp commander behind the mountains of Daye Village, his heart burning with patriotism, eager to shine in the barracks.

Yue Qingqing asked him, "What do your uncle and aunt think?"

Yue Xiaohu smiled naively, "They think it’s fine. Anyway, my grades aren’t as good as yours and Sister Xingxing’s, so joining the military is also a way out."

Yue Xingxing turned her head, "What are you talking about? Nowadays, even to be a soldier, you need education. Why don’t you think about taking the college entrance exam and going directly to a military academy?"

Starting from a higher point would make the path ahead smoother.

Otherwise, with the current situation tending towards stability and the absence of wars, the state would definitely reduce the military size later.

If Yue Xiaohu entered just to be a common soldier, he might be demobilized after a few years, unable to stay there for long.

Whenever studying came up, Yue Xiaohu felt a headache, "Military academies aren’t easy to get into, either."

Lin Chunju, half-reclining on the sofa, smiled at her grandson, "Should everyone walk the easy path, wouldn’t it be too crowded? If you don’t give it a go while you’re young, you might have regrets when you reach my age."

If his sisters had said that, Yue Xiaohu might have let it go in one ear and out the other.

But coming from his grandmother, the words carried a different weight.

Yue Xiaohu looked conflicted, his brows tightly knit together, as if faced with a difficult math problem.

Yue Qingqing patted him on the shoulder, "Listen to grandmother’s words, think it over carefully."

Yue Jianxi and Wang Xiaoni glanced at their son and quietly shared a smile.

The children had grown up, and it was time for them to think about their future.

For Lin Yushan, it was her first year spending New Year with the Yue Family, but she didn’t feel out of place at all.

The family included her in everything they did or said, careful not to make her feel neglected.

Yue Jiannan, always talkative, chattered away like a machine gun and simply couldn’t stop.

Especially when talking to his elder brother about the chili sauce business, he was all excitement and animation.

"Our chili sauce has gained some reputation now, we’ve got lots of regular customers. Nowadays, many locals from Lingguang give it as gifts, and sales before the New Year increased several-fold," he said.

"Zhang sister and I both made a good sum, and Yushan even suggested buying a house closer to ours, so we can look out for each other."

Seeing his glee, Yue Jiandong also smiled, "The flavor is really good, we even use it for cooking at home, and it makes fried rice taste absolutely amazing."

Pride unmistakably gleamed in Yue Jiannan’s eyes until Lin Chunju abruptly inquired, "With you diving full-time into side businesses recently, how’s your main job doing?"

Yue Jiannan immediately answered with a serious tone, "It’s going well too. Big brother assigned Chai Pengfu to help me. He handles most of the sales channel work, while Zhang sister oversees the factory quality. I’m in the lab on working days. Actually, I have it quite easy without my job being affected."

Yue Qingqing knew that although her younger uncle seemed at ease, many of the brilliant ideas and sales strategies were his doing, so he took his share of the profits without hesitation.

With her younger son’s assurance, Lin Chunju smiled, "Then it’s settled. Isn’t there a saying now, ’never forget why you started’? Jiannan, you can’t forget that."

Yue Jiannan’s drifting thoughts instantly focused, and Yue Jiandong caught his wife’s eye and gestured to her.

They had been worried that their brother’s change in thought due to earning more money might require their mother’s reminder.

"The Spring Festival Gala has started! Look!" Yue Xingxing exclaimed, and everyone turned their eyes to the TV.

Just then, Yue Qingqing suddenly felt waves of palpitations, causing her to involuntarily clutch her chest.