Xia Chujian nodded repeatedly as she listened.
After Xia Yuanfang finished preparing dinner, Xia Chujian asked Liu Shun to invite Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan over to eat.
Xia Chujian first had Liu Shun deliver dinner to Aunt Chen, Zhu Yingying, and San Zong, then she prepared meals for A Wù, A Yuan, and Si Xi, and took them to her bedroom.
When there were no guests, it didn't matter if A Wù, A Yuan, and Si Xi ate at the table with them.
But with guests present, it would be a bit impolite.
By the time Xia Chujian came downstairs, Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan were already sitting at the dining table.
The Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun helped bring the dishes up one by one.
Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan both quietly swallowed their saliva.
Although neither of them were particularly gluttonous, with such delicious food in front of them, it would be self-deception to say they weren't tempted.
Wu Fu was also sitting in his child seat, but in a position opposite Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan.
Xia Chujian glanced at the dishes on the table. There was a bowl of meat and tofu soup made with Unicorn Cattle beef.
The last time Quan Yuxun ate at her house, he favored this dish the most.
There was also a plate of palm-sized golden Small Sesame Cakes. If she remembered correctly, the Small Sesame Cakes were filled with meat, a filling made from Red Lion Morel and Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat.
The last time Su Buyan ate at her house, this was his favorite.
There was also a plate of twenty-four-pleat Shaomai, made to look like flowers.
Just smelling the fragrance, she knew that the Shaomai wrappers were made from flour milled from Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat.
In addition, there were some home-style dishes, such as stir-fried Yuanbao Flower, garlic Ying Fish slices, and Iron Skin Dendrobium stewed with Yellow Ginseng Chicken.
The staple food was Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice from her family's new harvest.
Xia Chujian also swallowed her saliva and sat down next to Wu Fu.
She was hungry, really hungry.
Wu Fu was getting a little anxious and started repeating words: "Sister! Food, food!"
Xia Chujian: "..."
Xia Yuanfang came out of the kitchen, smiling as she sat down on the other side of Wu Fu, and said, "It's all home cooking, I hope you two won't be offended."
Quan Yuxun said politely, "Ms. Xia is too kind. You can't get this kind of home cooking even in the best five-star restaurants on Beichen Star."
Su Buyan also said, "Thank you, Ms. Xia, for remembering that I like those Small Sesame Cakes."
Xia Yuanfang said with a smile, "If you like them, eat more. There are still ingredients, I can make another batch."
Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan both said, "No need, no need, it's enough, more than enough!"
Unfortunately, they spoke too soon.
Halfway through the meal, the food on the table was swept away, but Su Buyan and Quan Yuxun were still unsatisfied, looking sheepishly at Xia Yuanfang.
So Xia Yuanfang made another plate of ten Small Sesame Cakes, and a bowl of freshly made meat and tofu soup with Unicorn Cattle beef.
Although Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan were very embarrassed, no one could resist Xia Yuanfang's cooking.
The two finished the new dishes made by Xia Yuanfang before they felt temporarily full.
After the dinner, Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan were full of praise, making Xia Yuanfang embarrassed.
She stood up and said, "If you still have something to discuss, you can continue in the small study over there. The guest rooms have also been arranged for you, Liu Shun will take you there."
"I have something to do, please excuse me."
Xia Yuanfang knew that Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan came to her house because of Xia Chujian, so she politely excused herself.
Xia Chujian was already an adult, and Xia Yuanfang was trying to give her space for free activities.
After the meal, the Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun silently glided over to clear the dishes and the table.
It would clean the kitchen, put the dishes in the dishwasher, and also tidy up the dining room and living room.
Xia Chujian picked up Wu Fu, who was too full, and also said, "Young Master Quan, Master Su, please make yourselves at home, don't stand on ceremony."
Quan Yuxun and Su Buyan nodded in acknowledgment, watching her leave with Wu Fu in her arms.
Su Buyan curiously asked Quan Yuxun, "I remember Chujian's family also has a small local dog, why didn't I see it?"
Quan Yuxun stood up and said, "You're here as a guest, not to check household registrations, no need for so much nonsense."
Su Buyan was displeased, grumbling as he got up, "How am I being nonsensical?! Is it wrong for me to care about my disciple's family members?!"
Quan Yuxun continued to smile, "You can, feel free to ask, see if Chujian will even acknowledge you."
Su Buyan: "..."
After a while, he whispered to Quan Yuxun, "Am I really being too nosy?"
Quan Yuxun ignored him, looking down at his Quantum Optical Brain Wristwatch Carrier.
Another message had been pushed to it.
[Imperial Royal First Military University]: Thank you to the public for your attention to our university. After an emergency meeting of the board of directors and university leaders, our university has decided to abolish Article 23 of Chapter 5 of the university regulations.
[Imperial Royal First Military University]: According to the new regulations, students who fire weapons in self-defense on campus will not be expelled. Specific matters will be handled according to the results of the investigation, in accordance with the new regulations, and within the framework of the law.
[Imperial Royal First Military University]: This regulation is effective immediately and applies retroactively.
When the official account of the Imperial Royal First Military University sent out these messages, it didn't include any hashtags, so it didn't trend on Hot Search.
Only those who specifically followed this account knew what was going on.
Quan Yuxun scoffed, "...They won't drink a toast, so they'll be forced to drink a forfeit."
Su Buyan turned his head and saw it, asking curiously, "What's up?"
Quan Yuxun said, "The Imperial Royal First Military University has abolished that school rule specifically targeting Commoner students."
Su Buyan clicked his tongue, "They should have abolished it long ago. This time, our Chujian is giving them face by even attending their school, otherwise, going to the Second Military University on our Kanli Star wouldn't be any worse than them!"
Quan Yuxun said, "Beichen University should be the school Chujian should attend. I don't understand why she chose a Military Academy."
Su Buyan's eyes flickered, but he refrained from speaking.
He knew why, but he wouldn't say it.
That Huo Yushen's favorite, who could compete with him?...
...
Xia Chujian took Wu Fu upstairs, not returning to her own bedroom, but turning to Xia Yuanfang's bedroom and studio.
Xia Yuanfang was sitting behind her large desk, looking at a set of data on a high-resolution physical display screen.
Seeing Xia Chujian enter, she looked up and said, "Sit."
Xia Chujian sat down in the seat opposite her, holding Wu Fu.
"Aunt, what exactly are you doing?"
Xia Yuanfang leaned back in her chair, rubbed the space between her eyebrows, and said softly, "Humanoid Gene Evolution."
"You know why Humanoids, whether Lowly People or Slaves, retain animalistic appearances? It's because their Gene chains, for some reason, are disorganized, leading to Gene chain instability, which is why their appearances often change."
"From a Gene engineering perspective, it's because of a mistake made during Gene Evolution in the past. Good Genes weren't stabilized, and instead, mismatched Genes were fixed."
"Then, through the hereditary characteristics of Genes, it was passed down generation after generation."
"If the Beichen Empire allowed research into Gene Evolution, then over the years, with the development of Gene technology, these people should have been able to return to normal long ago."
"I don't know why the Beichen Empire has this ban on Gene Evolution research, but the result is that they avoid treatment, and generation after generation of humans become Humanoids due to Gene chain problems, and are deprived of the rights of normal people, becoming Lowly People and Slaves."
"And what I'm doing is very simple, it's to help them correct the disorganized Genes in their Gene chains, to return them to the correct positions, so that human Genes can overwhelm animal Genes and stabilize."
Xia Chujian frowned, "Does that mean that once their Genes are stabilized, they can no longer exhibit those animal characteristics?"
Xia Yuanfang nodded, "Yes, for example, Humanoid Lowly People with bird-like characteristics will no longer be able to transform into wings, nor will they be able to fly."
Xia Chujian said, "Then do you think those Humanoids would be willing to become normal humans at that price?"
Xia Yuanfang didn't think so, "Chujian, you're judging others by yourself. As Humanoids, they are either Lowly People or Slaves. Do you think maintaining those animal characteristics is something to be proud of?"
"Ning Sa put in so much effort just to make her son a real human. She doesn't want her son to retain animal characteristics at all."
Xia Chujian was still worried, "But for example, Aunt Chen and Yingying, will stabilizing their human Genes cause Aunt Chen to lose her 'Stealth' Ability?"
Xia Yuanfang said, "Aunt Chen and Yingying are exceptions. Actually, San Zong and Ning Zheng are also exceptions."
Xia Chujian was curious, "Why?"
Xia Yuanfang said, "There is a type of Humanoids whose formation is not the result of ordinary Gene Evolution selection failures."
"But they themselves carry Divine Beast Genes."
"This Divine Beast Gene is not an ordinary beast gene, but like human genes, it has a complete gene chain."
"You know, the Beichen Empire's gene detectors can't detect Humanoid Genes with Divine Beast Gene chains at all."
"Why? Because the gene chain structure of Divine Beasts is not essentially different from the gene chain structure of humans."
"Therefore, the existing gene detectors of the Beichen Empire cannot detect the difference between Zhu Yingying and ordinary humans."
"You know, Zhu Yingying went to human schools from elementary school to high school, and was never detected to have Humanoid Genes."
"So, for situations like Zhu Yingying's, what I have to do is to let the two genes integrate with each other and form a dynamic balance."
"In this way, they don't have to worry about transforming when stimulated, nor do they have to worry about losing their Divine Beast characteristics..."
Xia Chujian was confused, "Aunt, what do you mean? Could it be that San Zong is also a Divine Beast?"
Xia Yuanfang nodded with a profound look, "Yes, San Zong is a Divine Beast."
"What Divine Beast?!" Xia Chujian was extremely surprised.
Xia Yuanfang said, "Dang Kang, Dang Kang is a Divine Beast. And one of the characteristics of the Dang Kang Divine Beast is the Ability of planting."
Xia Chujian had never heard of this name at all.
This is First Update, the Second Update will be at 2 pm, it's a big chapter!
Reminding all my dearies for Moon Tickets!
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