Chapter 169 Reunion

In a small barbecue restaurant, in a private room.

Sanwei sat quietly in her chair, the pitch-black ink on her face, hands, and body completely gone.

In fact, Jiang Xiao had always been curious about this Star Technique. After learning about it, he also understood that Sanwei's Ink Blossom series of Star Techniques came from the Ink Marsh area in the Far East region of the Russian Federation.

Star Beast Star Techniques in the Ink Marsh were mainly based on control.

And Sanwei's Star Chart was infinitely compatible with this type of Star Technique, which allowed her to almost achieve the effect of doing whatever she wanted when using the Ink Blossom series of Star Techniques after her second Star Transformation into a martial artist. It almost felt like she was breaking away from the effects of the Star Techniques and creating her own school.

Just now, she was crying and covered in ink, but where was there any trace of dirt on her now?

She had returned to her normal state. After the excitement, she turned back into that aloof woman who did not concern herself with worldly affairs.

In the small private room, Jiang Xiao and Sanwei sat face to face, while a middle-aged woman stood beside them, looking uneasy.

A few minutes ago, when they had just met, the middle-aged woman had been excitedly overjoyed, but now, her expression was very complicated, and her emotions were even more complex.

The middle-aged woman seemed to want to say something to Sanwei, maybe it was an inquiry, maybe it was concern, but no matter what, the middle-aged woman couldn't say it. She just kept looking at Sanwei.

Jiang Xiao was shocked to find that, compared to reunion or blame, Aunt Yu's feelings for Sanwei were more likely to be guilt...

Guilt? Apology?

What exactly had happened that would make a mother in her fifties feel so deeply guilty towards her children?

Was it because Sanwei had been too obedient and well-behaved in the past, allowing her parents to repeatedly increase their demands and make their daughter live according to their will?

To be honest, this situation was not uncommon in Chinese society.

However, the difference was that Sanwei's outburst was too hysterical, and the consequences suffered by the family of three were too heavy.

"Here... Qiu... Jiang Xiao." Uncle Yu came in with a casserole, his uneasy appearance exactly the same as Aunt Yu's.

At this moment, Jiang Xiao realized the unusual nature of this reunion. It wasn't just a one-sided apology, but most likely a two-way forgiveness and being forgiven.

Jiang Xiao quickly straightened the induction cooker and took the casserole. He heard the voices of diners outside the door: "Boss! Boss! Your barbecue is slow, but bring the beer first..."

"Okay! Okay!" Uncle Yu responded and hurriedly turned around to go out.

Jiang Xiao knew that Uncle Yu wasn't being "dedicated," but that he couldn't stay here and was very uncomfortable.

"Auntie, sit down, I'll go help Uncle." Jiang Xiao said, and was about to get up.

But Sanwei, who was as motionless as a statue, suddenly reached out and pressed her hand on Jiang Xiao's palm.

She didn't speak, and she was expressionless. Her eyes, without pupils or whites, couldn't convey any emotion.

He could only understand the information she was conveying through her actions, which was... don't go.

As the diners outside shouted, Aunt Yu rubbed her hands on the apron in front of her and said, "You two, sit down first, I'll go... um."

"No need, Auntie, I'll do it." As he said that, Jiang Xiao's right hand was pressed on the table by Sanwei, but his left hand waved.

From the Space Gate, a tall and beautiful young woman walked out: Jiang Keli.

In the next second, Jiang Keli's appearance changed, becoming a little shorter. Some wrinkles appeared on her youthful and tender face, and her dark long hair turned into slightly gray short curls.

Jiang Keli adjusted again and again, gradually turning into Aunt Yu's appearance, slightly hunched over, opened the door, and walked out of the private room.

Aunt Yu watched another version of herself walk out, unable to recover for a long time.

Jiang Xiao was also a little uncomfortable. A dignified Starry Sky Stage War General actually had to disguise herself and serve wine and food...

It seemed that the matter of recruiting guards had to be put on the agenda. Did he have to do such small things himself?

Or... should he go to the Star Contingent Army and grab a few soldiers to grill skewers for people?

If the Star Force's Star River Peak and Star Sea Almighty Gods knew what their commander was thinking at this time, they would probably vomit blood...

Well, this approach was indeed a bit inappropriate, but... Jiang Xiao could really transfer a battalion to grill skewers...

Whether the business was good or not was another matter, but no one would dare to cause trouble here...

"Auntie? Auntie!"

"Ah!" Aunt Yu came back to her senses, still looking a little dazed.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly said, "This is a small trick of some Star Warriors. Don't worry, Yu Qiushi is real. If you don't trust me, you can trust Hongying. Sit down quickly..."

Aunt Yu sat blankly on the chair next to Jiang Xiao, carefully looking at Sanwei, afraid that this was just an empty joy.

Jiang Xiao saw that the mother and daughter hadn't made any progress for a long time. He didn't want to be a third wheel, but Sanwei wouldn't let him leave... which made Jiang Xiao a little uneasy.

Sanwei was holding his hand, which was considered "physical" prevention. If Jiang Xiao insisted on leaving, and she bloomed a few flowers, it would be a big joke.

Jiang Xiao turned his head, looked at Aunt Yu sitting next to him, and said with a smile, "By the way, Aunt Yu, do you know about our country forming the Star Contingent Army?"

Aunt Yu looked at Jiang Xiao with a blank expression and said, "Xinglin... Army?"

Jiang Xiao: "It's a newly formed unit. Yu Qiushi and I are both in this team and hold relatively important positions. Qiushi is no longer a small soldier. Her career is rising steadily. She is a senior general in the army."

"Good, good." Hearing this, Aunt Yu nodded repeatedly, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on her uneasy expression, but soon, the smile on her face disappeared.

She was afraid of causing her daughter's resentment.

Before, although her daughter had always followed their wishes to study, join the army, and get a job, she had also told them many times that she didn't want such a life, but every time, the couple would persuade her bitterly.

The army is good, how good is the army... Her parents didn't have much ability and couldn't take care of her for a lifetime. They originally wanted her to take a civil service exam after graduation and have a secure job.

But now, since the army had taken a fancy to her in college, she should seize the opportunity.

Her parents were getting older and couldn't take care of her forever, but the country could, and the army could. In this way, they could rest assured after they were gone.

This idea was very pure, so pure that it was a little hurtful.

After all, Star Warriors were a minority. If you randomly grabbed an ordinary person and asked them about their impression of the Star Warrior group, most of them would probably say one word: powerful.

There were many Star Warrior criminals, and there were countless children whose mentality was unbalanced after awakening. News often reported news of some awakened ones and Star Warriors causing trouble.

In the couple's idea, their daughter was a Star Warrior and was also very well-behaved and obedient. In a state organ or in the army, with someone to restrain and discipline her, she wouldn't go astray.

But they didn't expect that under "discipline," Yu Qiushi had gone a bit astray, directly running into the alien planet... and she had been gone for several years.

When Sanwei left the team, the Night Watch Army sent someone to notify the family. Although they didn't give the specific reason for Yu Qiushi's departure, they stated that everything was still under investigation.

But no one knew their child better than their parents. The couple also remembered their daughter discussing with them time and time again, saying that she didn't want to stay in the snowy plains or in the three northeastern provinces for the rest of her life.

Yu Qiushi always said that the outside world was very big.

The couple always said that being down-to-earth, eating properly, and being stable was the greatest happiness.

Now, there seemed to be no point in discussing who was right and who was wrong.

Jiang Xiao pondered for a while, leaned forward, and said cautiously, "That... Erwei has wanted to eat grilled cod for a long time. Can I go pick her up?

This Vice Commander had really done his job to the fullest, asking his own guard for instructions...

There was no other reason. Jiang Xiao had traveled north and south and spent his life in the military. His style of doing things highlighted two words: casual!

As he said that, Jiang Xiao tried to pull his hand away, but Sanwei was holding it tightly. The two people's hands pulled back and forth half an inch on the table, but Sanwei finally let go of her palm.

Aunt Yu hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll have the old man grill cod for her."

"Hey, don't! Auntie, please don't go out!" Jiang Xiao hurriedly grabbed Aunt Yu's arm, "As soon as you go out, there will be two of you outside! The customers will be dumbfounded when they see you! Besides, if Uncle Yu sees two of you, he'll burn the skewers!"

Aunt Yu: "..."

Across the table, a faint smile appeared on Sanwei's expressionless face.

Sanwei was probably a little embarrassed and angry. Feeling that Jiang Xiao had noticed her smile, she immediately glared at Jiang Xiao.

For a pure black ink eyeball, you could still tell when she was glaring, after all, her eyes widened a little...

"I'll be right back." Jiang Xiao casually picked up a meat skewer from the table and quickly teleported away.

Leaving the small shop, Jiang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He really didn't want to be a third wheel. He thought that after sending Sanwei to the place, there would be a scene of hugging and crying and a family reunion.

But he didn't expect that every family had its own problems. The Yu family's conflict was much more complicated than Jiang Xiao had imagined.

Jiang Xiao returned to the Imperial Capital City, the Star Contingent Military District, and returned to Erwei's two-story building.

The conference room was pitch black, and Erwei and Yi Zhizhong had already left.

Jiang Xiao stepped out of the conference room, looked around, and complained again about Erwei's "bad habit." She didn't like to turn on the lights!

Jiang Xiao opened the Space Gate again. Martha walked out, felt it with her eyes closed, and then turned around and returned to the Shadow World.

According to Martha's perception, Jiang Xiao came to the largest office in the middle of the second floor, pushed the door open, and walked in.

In the dark room, Erwei was sitting behind the desk in the same position as always, with her long legs recklessly propped up on the desk, silently looking out the window.

"Pa!"

Jiang Xiao turned on the light and said, "Waiting for a midnight snack?"

As he said that, he stepped forward, came to the table, followed Erwei's gaze and looked out the window, but saw a lush expanse of trees.

Erwei came back to her senses, glanced at Jiang Xiao's hand, seemingly disappointed that she didn't see what she wanted, and said, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Xiao sat on the desk with half of his butt and said, "I'll take you to eat a midnight snack, authentic North River flavor."

Who said you can't eat the taste of your hometown when you're in another place?

You don't need to look for North River restaurants in the Imperial Capital City. You and the food of your hometown are only separated by one Jiang Xiao...

Erwei leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes: "Not hungry."

Jiang Xiao opened the Teleportation Gate again. Jiang Shou's hand stretched out from the Space Gate, holding a lamb skewer in his hand.

"Sniff~"

Erwei's nose twitched, and she suddenly opened her eyes and turned to look at the Teleportation Gate.

Only to see Jiang Shou's face showing from behind the door, eating the lamb skewer clean in a few bites, almost setting the iron skewer on fire...