Chapter 535 - 261: The Controlled Men (Part 1)
As the dream person in someone’s heart, Su Jiameng felt nothing at all, sleeping soundly until morning and starting a brand new day. Standing on Blue Spirit Star, one can occasionally see two "suns," one large and one small, shining on this planet. However, the temperature does not feel scorching but rather warm and pleasant. Because of this spectacle, Blue Spirit Star is warm and spring-like all year round, never experiencing "winter."
However, the morning temperature is always slightly chilly. After dressing neatly, Su Jiameng went out and bought a special breakfast unique to Blue Spirit Star. Human beings, it seems, are inherently "foodies," pursuing culinary delights to a degree other interstellar alliance races cannot comprehend. Regardless of the planet, regardless of the flora and fauna, everything must be tried at the dining table...
It is precisely because of this relentless pursuit and effort that one can enjoy such uniquely flavored food.
After Qian Chen woke up and freshened up, he found Su Jiameng returning with two bunches of bamboo rice unique to Blue Spirit Star, and felt a bit depressed. He thought he had woken up early enough, but look at her, she seemed even earlier, having already finished her exercise.
"Want some?" She held up a bunch of bamboo rice in front of him, asking Qian Chen’s opinion. "I asked, these are all meat-flavored."
The ingredients for bamboo rice come from a peculiar plant on Blue Spirit Star, shaped like Earth’s era bamboo. However, the plant on Blue Spirit Star is not green but blue, and each "bamboo joint" grows a type of nutritious "rice." Simply chop down the plant, separate the joints, wash them, and throw them into specially made broth to create naturally delicious food.
"Thank you..." Bamboo rice is a very cheap food, and someone of Qian Chen’s background rarely touches it. Even if eaten, it would be meticulously prepared by household chefs, with excellent color, aroma, and taste. This was his first time eating such rough bamboo rice.
"The taste is not bad... But compared to Su Mo, it’s still lacking by a lot... I miss her culinary skills." Being away from home is like this, with many inconveniences. Being able to sleep somewhere, have food to eat is already very fortunate; higher demands are just extravagant.
Qian Chen ate the bamboo rice filled with fragrance and meat aroma in silence. In fact, Su Jiameng missed Su Mo, but he was somewhat glad that Su Mo wasn’t here. Being pampered by such a person for a few years, one becomes spoiled, how would he adapt when away from home?
The two ate until half full, cleaned up the breakfast remnants, and began discussing this action. Regarding the Qian Family, Qian Chen certainly knew more than her, clearly too, which proved that her idea was very correct. But having left the Qian Family for so many years, many situations have changed, and he cannot rashly trust relying on past memories, it’s best to be cautious.
"My Third Aunt, she was originally a daughter from a very ordinary small family, but she was excellent in appearance and quick-witted since childhood, coincidentally meeting my Third Uncle. This man liked my Third Uncle’s paintings, even somewhat obsessed, spending days with art supplies. Many people found it hard to believe he was born into the Qian Family, because he was too gentle and elegant, without a trace of a politician’s cunning..."
"Third Aunt is quite a talented woman, and Third Uncle is obsessed with painting, so the two naturally have a lot of common topics and gradually came together. Grandpa saw that Third Uncle had no interest in power struggles and since the Qian Family didn’t need to enhance its strength through marriage, he allowed their marriage. Speaking of which, although I’m similar in age to Third Uncle, he married many years earlier than me."
Qian Chen still referred to those two as if they were elders, but Su Jiameng couldn’t hear even the slightest bit of respect, only indifference. It is understandable since the couple teamed up to eliminate all of Qian Chen’s blood relatives, and mentioning them without grinding his teeth in hatred is already good enough.
Because Su Jiameng needed to team up with this guy for missions, she naturally revealed some truths to Qian Chen, including the fact that his Third Aunt was actually a monster cultivated by some research institute, specializing in causing trouble, with the Qian Family being merely her chosen target.
"If what you say is correct, they’ve been targeting the Qian Family from the beginning... It’s too terrifying, this kind of scheming and calculations..." Qian Chen sighed and shook his head. He left the Qian Family many years ago and didn’t know the current situation of this family.
"Why is the Qian Family the only targeted family? More others..." Su Jiameng seemed to have thought of something, pursed her lips, swallowing all the words stuck in her throat. "Let’s not talk about these things anymore. Let’s start investigating now..."