The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 269 - 268: Curious About Sai Pu’s Age

Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Curious About Sai Pu’s Age

The renewal went smoothly, and Xiang Bin sent a message to Qu Tong.

Qu Tong had deliberately given Xiang Bin a few days off, allowing him time to either play or meet with friends. With Liang Ge and Elder Yuan helping out on Luyi Star, there weren’t any major issues for the time being.

After thanking Qu Tong, Xiang Bin looked up at the sky for a good while.

What friends did he have?

He was a student from a remote star with a poor family background, assigned to share a dormitory with the wealthy Qin Yu and two others. Without the will to curry favor, one can imagine how he was targeted and isolated over the four years.

However, he still went back to his school to take a walk and sat by the lake where he had met Xu An.

Then, using the light-brain number Qu Tong had given him, he successfully entered Private Room No.2 on the third floor of Drunken Star River.

He ordered seven or eight signature dishes, tasting each one.

The flavors were great. Next time, he would bring his mother and sister here.

After that, he shopped at the mall, personally selecting gifts for his mother and sister.

Seeing a video of the boss piloting a mecha on the big screen, he thought about buying one for Xiang Tao too.

But he inquired with the staff, and it was expensive!

He needed to earn more money, but one day he would be able to afford it, even the cheapest mecha.

Xiang Bin spent a whole day doing what he wanted, then boarded the spaceship to return, sitting in a business-class seat.

Outside the window, the dazzling star river was dreamlike. Yes, the Milky Way was scorching, scorching enough to fill one’s eyes.

*

On Ke Jun’s side, he took Xiaoguang for a checkup. Since they weren’t far, Qu Tong also went along.

After about half an hour of various checks, the experienced doctor pushed up his reading glasses and said calmly in the midst of Ke Jun’s anxious expression:

"The genetic disease is slowly improving. As long as previous treatments are continued, there won’t be any problems."

Ke Jun stood dumbfounded on the spot, thinking he had heard wrong for a moment.

The doctor had already started to call the next patient’s number.

It wasn’t until they stepped out of the hospital that Ke Jun’s mind somewhat cleared.

Xiaoguang cheerfully shook Ke Jun’s hand. "Dad, I told you my feelings weren’t wrong, I’m much better now."

"Right! Right! It’s dad’s fault for not believing you." The nearly fifty-year-old man embraced Xiaoguang on the street, sobbing tears and snot.

Xiaoguang considerately patted his back, while trying to offer words of comfort.

The scene was a bit comical yet very warm.

Qu Tong crossed her arms and watched, in no hurry to rush anyone.

After Ke Jun had composed himself, he bowed deeply to Qu Tong, "Miss Qu, thank you."

Ke Jun said his thanks with exceptional gravity.

Although he didn’t understand why, he attributed it to the fact that they had been eating well and staying cheerful every day on Qu Tong’s farm.

"All right, it’s a happy occasion. Take Xiaoguang to have some good fun for a couple of days with these days off."

Qu Tong felt fortunate this was the Interstellar era; if it were her own era, such a laissez-faire boss like her would end up so poor, she wouldn’t have anything left.

When Ke Jun left with Xiaoguang, Xiaoguang still looked back a few times, as if wanting to say something.

Qu Tong smiled lightly and waved her hand. Xiaoguang obediently turned his head back.

After dealing with the employee’s matter, Qu Tong directly had Gu Xiu and others come to pick her up, incidentally dealing with a group of people lurking in the shadows.

As to whose people they were, she no longer wanted to investigate.

Some thug Star Thieves didn’t even know who their sponsor was.

Taking money to do jobs they were incapable of, it wasn’t unreasonable for them to pay a price for that.

*

Dawn broke.

Qu Tong was nestled entirely in Si Yuting’s deluxe computer chair, listlessly looking at the quarterly financial report of the Drunken Star River.

Propping her chin with a hand, it took her forever to flip to the next page.

Being a boss was truly exhausting, and being a conscientious and responsible boss was even more draining—she was beginning to miss the times when Xu An was around.

To make sense of these reports, she had even gone out of her way to buy some books on finance to learn the basics.

When Rong Yueqing came to see her, she decisively folded the corner of a report and stepped out.

Rong Yueqing was there to help Rong Chengjue get some elixirs, and the two of them took the opportunity to stroll around the streets together.

"Where are you planning to spend the New Year?" Qu Tong asked Rong Yueqing curiously.

"It should probably be here. To make things convenient, my brother and I rented a place on Capital Star," replied Rong Yueqing, though she wasn’t entirely certain; she usually just followed Rong Chengjue’s arrangements.

Rong Yueqing opened her light computer to contact Rong Chengjue, but unfortunately, Rong Chengjue didn’t reply immediately, something that seemed to be the norm for Rong Yueqing.

Qu Tong looked at the image in the background of the chat and felt oddly familiar with it.

Rong Yueqing noticed Qu Tong’s gaze and explained with a smile, "This picture is from the Prince Consort Sister’s live stream album. I thought it was pretty, so I saved it."

What Rong Yueqing had wasn’t the original picture, but a photo Qu Tong took of the vineyard, which incidentally captured a rose in the bottom left corner, somewhat blurred, which is why Qu Tong didn’t recognize it.

Qu Tong: "If you like it, I’ll bring you one next time."

"Great," Rong Yueqing beamed with happiness.

Qu Tong thought, bringing a whole bunch would be fine, too.

When Rong Yueqing smiled, her peach blossom-like eyes sparkled with gentle ripples. She was gentle and adorable; with a straightforward and kind personality, being with her was comforting. If Qu Tong were a man, she thought she might have taken a liking to such a person.

Unfortunately, this was an era that valued strength and fertility. A great beauty like Rong Yueqing, born in such a country, could easily become a victim of power struggles.

No wonder she liked the Canaan Empire so much.

When they parted ways after their outing, Qu Tong warned Rong Yueqing:

"Things haven’t been very peaceful recently. If possible, try to go out less."

Rong Yueqing gently acknowledged and even said thank you.

The case of the missing alchemists remained unsolved; another senior alchemist had disappeared, causing the senior alchemists to hide out in the Alchemist Association, fearing to venture out.

The Military Science Institute’s technical department had already identified the next planet and time where the wormhole would appear, still at the southern border planets, but the exact planet wasn’t ascertained, though the time was narrowed down to about a month after the New Year.

This was just the official public announcement, but Qu Tong had a feeling that the military might be planning a major operation.

Wen You and Cheng Feng had been recalled to Capital Star a few days earlier, while Xiong Lie had taken his shift back at Abel Star for guard duty.

She hadn’t disturbed Si Yuting and hadn’t been in contact for quite some time.

Yet, the Empress Dowager told her Si Yuting was at Capital Star’s Military Science Institute.

In the end, it was Si Yuting himself who told her about it nearing the year-end.

The first two offensives of the Insect Clan had been very unusual, so they couldn’t guarantee that this attack wouldn’t be an exception; therefore, they needed to make thorough preparations.

This was top-secret information, not yet disclosed to the public.

Because the military started to suspect that the Insect Clan might be hiding among the populace, and they didn’t rule out the possibility that they had learned to use light computers.

After all, Sai Pu was a living example.

After comparing Sai Pu’s blood samples to those of the High-Level Bug Tribe, a similarity of eighty percent was found, almost certainly confirming Sai Pu as a member of the Insect Clan.

This was also the first case the Empire had discovered of an Insect Clan member that could completely transform or disguise itself.

According to the records about the Insect Clan, even the Bug Emperor, they all retained the characteristics of the Insect Clan, with only the upper body able to maintain a human form.

Qu Tong suddenly understood; she had thought that the little brat didn’t look like a normal kid at all.

"What about Sai Pu’s age then? Are you able to deduce it?" Qu Tong inquired with curiosity.