Chapter 245: You're asking me something like this?! You are

In the corridor outside the delivery room, the relatives and friends from the family filled it.

Besides the Su clan's relatives, Su's father also came from the countryside a few days earlier when Su Liyan went to the hospital to await delivery.

Apart from those, there were also Gu Qingwan and her brother Gu Lie.

And there were also Yulan and Kou Yang, outsiders close to the family.

The corridor was packed full with people.

Lu Yuan watched the nurse holding the baby walk toward him, feeling nervous and at a loss.

He wiped the sweat from his palms on his clothes, wondering what posture would be safest to take the baby from the nurse's arms.

Speaking of which, this time a year ago.

Lu Yuan was still a student who had just moved from freshman to sophomore year.

At that time, Lu Yuan's mind was filled only with games, eating, drinking, and having fun, and his monthly living expenses still had to come from his family.

But who could have imagined.

One year later, I actually became a father in another world.

Recalling these events a little, Lu Yuan felt nothing but incredulous.

After finally taking the baby from the nurse's arms, Lu Yuan finally saw what his child looked like.

Hmm~~

To be honest… looking at it now, the baby is a bit ugly; just born, all wrinkled, really not much to look at.

But this feeling is truly different.

Everyone immediately gathered around, looking at the baby while laughing and saying things like 'the eyes look like the mother's, the nose like the father's'.

Lu Yuan couldn't really see it, but anyway everyone was happily enjoying themselves.

Soon, Su Liyan was also pushed out.

Although my wife is not a mortal, giving birth still consumes a lot of vital energy.

Su Liyan's hair was soaked with sweat, her face pale, yet her face beamed with a happy and proud smile.

At least she didn't embarrass her husband, giving birth to a son.

After handing the baby to his mother-in-law, Lu Yuan leaned in and kissed his wife's beautiful face, saying:

"You've worked hard, wife~"

Su Liyan looked at her husband with a full-face smile and spoke softly:

"Not at all hard~"

"I want to give birth to many more for big brother~"

Hearing his wife's words, Lu Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing!

Afterward, Lu Yuan pushed his wife's bed toward the delivery room, and along the way the surrounding people laughed and spoke auspicious words, commenting on how the baby was, etc.

As everyone chatted, Yulan suddenly looked at Lu Yuan and said:

"Brother, what should the baby's name be?"

When it comes to naming a newborn, basically everyone prepares names in advance, one for a boy and one for a girl.

That way it's easy to register the household later.

But Lu Yuan had been holding it in and hadn't said anything.

Now that the baby is born, we have to say it, right?

Everyone looked at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan also froze for a moment; he had thought of several names for the child before but never settled on any, so he had postponed it until now.

And now the baby has been born… After thinking it over, Lu Yuan blinked and said:

"How about we call him Lu Zhangsheng?"

"Zhangsheng,' meaning longevity, is Lu Yuan's hope for his child, wishing that his son's path in cultivation will be smooth."

Besides, Lu Yuan also felt that this name is somewhat like a protagonist's name.

Moreover, it also fits the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If you used some flashy, fancy name, it really wouldn't fit here.

So, Lu Zhangsheng feels okay.

As for the name Lu Yuan said, everyone just looked at each other.

Gu Lie raised an eyebrow at the side and said:

"Isn't it a bit old-fashioned, Zhangsheng..."

After Gu Lie spoke, Gu Qingwan beside him immediately glared at him and said:

"What old? I think it's fine!"

Gu Lie, glared at by his sister, immediately shrank back, tucked his neck, and said nothing.

Meanwhile, Kou Yang beside him raised an eyebrow and said:

"I think this name is pretty good, but… it's maybe too good; won't it be too much for him to live up to?"

"As the saying goes, a humble name is easy to raise."

"Even if it's not as low as 'Dogdan' or 'Iroman,' which are too humble, people usually just pick a common name."

"Otherwise, everyone would feel the child can't live up to such a name."

As soon as Kou Yang finished speaking, without anyone else needing to say anything, Lu Yuan immediately raised an eyebrow and said:

"My child's mother will be a big shot in the cultivation world someday, so what's there to be overwhelmed by?"

Everyone present knew that Su Liyan would later go to a cultivation sect, so Lu Yuan didn't need to hide it.

Actually, not only these family members know.

Even if it's the Siheyuan, or even the whole East Bright Community, everyone knows that.

Although no one tells these people, when they have free time, they guess, ah, they ponder, ah.

Now there are already several versions out.

「Su Sis, when the time comes, what cultivation are you really going to pursue, ah? 」

Kou Yang suddenly looked at Su Liyan on the pushcart and said curiously.

Su Liyan looked at Kou Yang and smiled, saying:

「Yes, more or less, I'll leave in about a month. 」

Kou Yang nodded slightly, then didn't say anything; cultivating immortals is a good thing, a great good thing.

Kou Yang simply felt that he wouldn't be able to see Su Sis anymore, feeling a bit regretful.

And Su Liyan looked at Kou Yang and laughed, saying:

「I just don't know if I'll be able to see your wedding with Yulan Meizi before I leave; back when your sister-in-law got married, you helped her, and now she'll help you by making some food and such. 」

Su Liyan said this, and Kou Yang immediately turned his head to look at Yulan Meizi beside him, instantly blushing and scratching the back of his head with a hehe laugh.

「This… this depends on Yulan Meizi. 」..

Yulan Meizi, who was helping push the cart from the side, shyly looked at Su Liyan and said in a sweet voice:

「Sis~」

During these two months, Kou Yang and Yulan Meizi's relationship has also been developing rapidly.

Before this, the two were already mutually fond, the man affectionate, the woman interested.

However, Kou Yang was previously shy and didn't dare to say it; he couldn't possibly let Yulan Meizi make the first move, could he?

After all, Yulan Meizi is a remarried woman; it's not proper for the female side to take the initiative, and for a remarried woman to do so would easily lead to gossip among the people in the courtyard, which is why it's been delayed.

Since the last time Kou Yang started, the progress between the two has been very fast.

As for whether Kou Yang's father agrees or not, well… at first there was a bit of awkwardness.

But now, awkwardness won't do.

Apart from not being a first marriage, what about Yulan Meizi isn't top-notch?

Aside from some sour people bringing this up, everything else is fine.

Nobody in the courtyard has said anything about how these two are.

What everyone is now concerned about is whether Yulan Meizi will hold a banquet for her first marriage, and if so, how much gift money to give.

Lu Yuan stood to the side, grinning, and said:

「I think we shouldn't delay this; everyone already has it in mind—pick a good day, we'll get it done, lively and bustling, how about that? 」

Kou Yang and Yulan Meizi glanced at each other.

Yulan Meizi's face turned slightly red, but she didn't speak; meanwhile, Kou Yang, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched the back of his head and gave a hehe laugh.

「Okay. 」

Alright, this matter is settled; later Lu Yuan will find someone to pick a good day and take care of this.

Everyone had just pushed Su Liyan back to her room when they saw a familiar figure.

Ji Lingxiao.

Ji Lingxiao stood with his hands behind his back in the room; after seeing Lu Yuan and his group enter, he also looked at Su Liyan and, with a faint smile, looked at her and said:

「Boy, girl? 」

With Ji Lingxiao's strength, as a being with spiritual awareness, he had long known the child's gender.

Now it's just making conversation out of nothing.

Upon seeing Ji Lingxiao, everyone was stunned; Su Liyan looked at Ji Lingxiao, blinked, and then softly said:

「Boy. 」

This matter is already settled; Su Liyan has also decided to follow Ji Lingxiao to study cultivation properly, so that in the future she can bring her husband and family onto the path of immortality.

So she won't give Ji Lingxiao the cold shoulder or anything like that.

It's unnecessary; Su Liyan isn't a child, and she won't do such immature things.

And when Ji Lingxiao saw Su Liyan willing to talk with him, his gentle smile grew even warmer; after glancing at the child in Su's mother's arms, he gently and curiously said:

「By the way, Liyan, you're not of the fox clan, are you? This child should have little fox ears, so why doesn't he? 」

Su Liyan then smiled and said:

「That's an atavistic phenomenon; it will only appear when the child grows a bit older, around seven or eight years old. 」

Actually, Ji Lingxiao knows this as well; after all, he has lived over thirty thousand years, so what doesn't he know?

Now it's just making conversation to chat with this disciple of mine.

After all, Ji Lingxiao and this disciple previously knew nothing about each other, so naturally we need to find a topic to talk about.

Listening to Su Liyan's words, Ji Lingxiao gently smiled and nodded; just as he was about to say something, Su Liyan blinked and looked at Ji Lingxiao and said:

「Didn't you say it would be three months later? It's only been two months. 」

Ji Lingxiao was taken aback, then gently smiled and said:

「Don't worry, Master just finished his business and is coming back to see you on the way; he's not here to take you away, and as we previously agreed, three months means three months. 」

Ji Lingxiao is still very gentle toward Su Liyan.

Or rather, Ji Lingxiao's outward demeanor is gentle in speech to everyone, but it's only superficial; in reality, he keeps people at arm's length.

But Ji Lingxiao's gentleness toward Su Liyan comes from the heart.

Now Ji Lingxiao already regards Su Liyan as his true disciple.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan felt relieved.

Lu Yuan smiled as he brought a chair for Ji Lingxiao, then grinned and said:

Master, sit down.

Lu Yuan's attitude was very good.

Of course it has to be good!

Lu Yuan needs to get something!!

Even if this is his wife's teacher, he still needs to say something pleasant to make people feel comfortable.

This can't be like asking money from his parents, with one hand on his hip and the other reaching out, directly saying:

Give money!

Definitely can't be like that, so his attitude needs to be better in order to get what he wants next.

Ji Lingxiao glanced at Lu Yuan, who had brought over a chair, and nodded with a smile.

Currently, Ji Lingxiao's opinion of Lu Yuan is still fairly good.

After all, back then it was Lu Yuan who persuaded Su Liyan to follow him in cultivation; otherwise, if he wanted to wait for Su Liyan, it would at least take over ten years.

Although for cultivators, a dozen years is but a snap of the fingers.

But it still makes people feel anxious and impatient.

Furthermore, what Lu Yuan later said was simply that as long as he treated his wife, Su Liyan, well, he would ask for nothing else.

This made Ji Lingxiao greatly admire Lu Yuan.

He felt that Lu Yuan was truly a good man willing to fulfill his wife's wishes.

If it weren't for fearing that Su Liyan would get deeper and deeper, Ji Lingxiao would actually not mind bringing Lu Yuan along to the Linglan Sword Sect together.

Ji Lingxiao took the chair Lu Yuan handed over, sat down gracefully, lifted her round and smooth jade leg, and looked at Lu Yuan with a smile, saying:

"Over these past two months, I have seen the Zhou dynasty renewing itself day by day, completely different from two months ago; surely, you have contributed greatly to this."

"That saying 'to get rich, first build roads'—was that you who said it?"

Ji Lingxiao has lived for 36,000 years, having seen countless dynasties rise from low-level to mid-level, and from mid-level to high-level or even top-level.

He has also seen top-level dynasties eventually decline into mid-level, then low-level, and even be completely destroyed by other dynasties, leaving only traces in historical records.

As for the current situation of the Zhou dynasty, it can be said that, among the dynastic rises Ji Lingxiao has witnessed over the years, this is the fastest and most powerful!

This time Ji Lingxiao returned, not spending the entire time in the spatial rift; perhaps he would also come out to catch a breath.

Of course, it's not just for sightseeing; mainly, it's because Ji Lingxiao's previous attempt to break through to the Great Emperor realm was unsuccessful, causing heart palpitations.

So, occasionally Ji Lingxiao would come out to take a look and ease his heart palpitations.

And whenever Ji Lingxiao comes out to inspect, he finds that everywhere in the Great Zhou dynasty is engaged in large-scale construction.

Such a vibrant, thriving appearance of the entire dynasty is something Ji Lingxiao hasn't seen in a long time.

Lu Yuan was momentarily stunned by Ji Lingxiao's words.

After regaining his composure, Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"Yes, with roads, even remote poor mountain areas can be accessed, and with roads, everyone's goods can be sold."

The fuel turbine has already been sent to the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Works has already begun manufacturing it.

Having obtained the fuel turbine, what else could be made but automobiles?

For things like trains and steamships, there's no need to first replace them with fuel turbines, after all there are steam turbines to rely on; now the Great Zhou dynasty first needs to solve the question of whether they have them, and then gradually improve, step by step.

Naturally, having automobiles means roads must be built, good major roads.

Ji Lingxiao looked at Lu Yuan with admiration and said:

"Apart from your cultivation talent not being great, everything else is truly admirable; from now on we are not a family, so if you need anything, just tell me, and I will support you."

Having waited for these words, the next second Lu Yuan gave a hehe smile, took out a thick sheet of paper from his storage space, and handed it to Ji Lingxiao, who had just finished speaking, saying:

"Master, what a coincidence— I actually have something to ask of you; take a look."

Ji Lingxiao: "????"

Just finished speaking!!

You just came?!

You even brought a list, and you call this a coincidence?!!

You must have prepared this long ago!!

Ji Lingxiao twitched the corner of his mouth, but still accepted the stack of lists Lu Yuan gave him.

This Lu Yuan is Su Liyan's husband, also calls himself master; after all, he's practically family, so I should give him something.

So Ji Lingxiao didn't say anything, just nodded, and casually looked at the list Lu Yuan gave him.

Ji Lingxiao didn't intend to examine it closely, mainly because he thought Lu Yuan wouldn't ask for much.

Just a quick glance; after I return to the Linglan Sword Sect, I'll hand this list to the people below so they can get things ready.

But……

After Ji Lingxiao casually flipped through two pages, he realized something was wrong.

You're asking me for just a little thing?!!

You're asking for my life!!

Happy New Year~

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