The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 229 Farewell
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people enjoy the moon and eat crabs.

A cup of chrysanthemum wine, two ounces of crab meat.

Under a large tree adorned with lanterns, a sumptuous meal was laid out on the table. The family ate and chatted, occasionally looking up to admire the bright, full moon in the night sky.

Yuanyuan sat on her mother's lap, her little hands holding a crab leg. She squinted and poked at the middle with chopsticks, and a piece of tender crab meat was pushed out with the force.

"Cheers." Yuanyuan raised her little hand and brought the peeled crab leg meat to Shang Wan's mouth.

Shang Wan lowered her head and took it into her mouth, then kissed her little hand.

Yuanyuan grinned and continued peeling crabs.

Although her hands were short, they were nimble, and with the strength of a superhuman, breaking a crab was a piece of cake.

"Let's go release river lanterns," Chu Xu suggested, grabbing half a lotus seed paste mooncake as he couldn't sit still.

Everyone had almost finished eating, so some took lanterns and others took river lanterns, and they all headed to the riverbank.

The moonlight tonight is exceptionally bright, casting a silvery glow that makes it easy to see the path even without lanterns.

They encountered many villagers along the way, some carrying torches, and others, like Shang Wan and his group, carrying lanterns.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and the children were the most excited, jumping and skipping around the adults, clutching their lotus lanterns like precious treasures.

The village has a tradition of releasing river lanterns to pray for blessings during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In previous years, they would also worship the river god on this day, hoping for a smooth year ahead and that there would be no floods.

This year, without the village chief organizing it, the only activity left is releasing river lanterns.

As they exchanged greetings, they walked toward the river. When they arrived, there were already many lotus lanterns floating on the river, along with a few rabbit lanterns and boat-shaped lanterns, all looking adorable and childlike.

Shang Wan and her group walked downstream for a while, where there were fewer people and it was easier to release the lanterns.

Shi Tou unfolded the lotus lanterns one by one, took out a tinderbox, and lit them one by one.

Sparks of light emanated from the center of the lotus lantern, illuminating the small characters written on the inside.

The characters can be elegant, rigid, or childlike.

The river surface rippled gently as lanterns carrying wishes drifted downstream.

A night breeze swept by, causing the lanterns in the river to spin wildly.

Shang Wan squinted as she watched, a faint smile playing on her lips.

A tiny fluorescent light flickered past her eyes, and Shang Wan turned her head to look, her eyes slowly widening.

Swarms of fireflies emerged from the reeds, their glow stretching out in a continuous, shimmering display, like a galaxy turned upside down and falling to earth.

One child jumped up excitedly, "Mom, look!"

"Grandpa, there are so many glowing bugs!"

“Wow, it looks great!”

The people on the riverbank were stunned, their gazes following the fluorescent light, when suddenly they stopped abruptly.

Rabbit...rabbit?
The fireflies slowly formed a huge rabbit head in mid-air, with two large front teeth, looking quite ferocious.

Before anyone could react, the rabbit's head had turned into a dog's head.

Its beak is pointed, and it looks somewhat like a wolf.

Shang Wan's eyes twitched, and she looked down at the baby in her arms.

The little baby's big, round eyes sparkled with excitement; clearly, the sudden appearance of the fireflies was her doing.

Seeing that the fireflies had formed a deer, Shang Wan felt that if this continued, it might be circulated as a miracle or an auspicious omen, so she quickly called out, "My dear child."

Yuan Yuan looked up at her, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

Shang Wan pointed to the fireflies and whispered, "Let's go home and play."

Yuanyuan blinked her eyes, and the sparkle in them gradually faded.

The fireflies, which had just formed a flock of birds, suddenly scattered, turning into specks of light and quickly disappearing into the depths of the reeds.

"Why is it gone?"

"I haven't seen enough."

"It must be the river god who heard our prayers and appeared to us."

"But there are no sacrificial rites this year."

"There definitely won't be a major flood next year!"

While the villagers were discussing it, Shang Wan and her group quietly slipped away from the crowd and went home.

Once everyone was alone, Chu Xu asked in a low voice, "Did Yuan Yuan make it?" Shang Wan and the others didn't answer, but their silence was tantamount to an admission.

Chu Xu looked at Yuan Yuan with envy and admiration. What amazing ability!
"A-Nian, can you promise Aunt Shang something?"

Chu Xu blinked in confusion, "What is it?"

"Don't tell anyone about Yuanyuan's abilities."

"Why?" Chu Xu thought this ability was amazing, and that others would envy Yuan Yuan if he told them.

Shang Wan asked, "What will happen if a young child carries a thousand pieces of gold in a bustling marketplace?"

Chu Xu had studied this before, and replied, "It will be stolen."

Shang Wan nodded and pointed at Yuan Yuan.

Chu Xu glanced at Shang Wan, then at Yuan Yuan, his cat-like eyes darting around, his clever little head immediately understanding.

Yuanyuan is a precious daughter; if word got out, people would steal her away.

He also wanted to persuade Yuanyuan to become a female general after she grew up, so that she wouldn't be snatched away by someone else.

Thinking of this, the child nodded seriously with a serious little face and promised, "I promise I won't even tell my brother."

"Thank you." Shang Wan reached out and patted the child's head.

Chu Xu chuckled, reached out and picked up Yuan Yuan, then ran ahead with a clatter.

He wanted to say goodbye to Yuanyuan again and ask her when she wanted to become a general.

·
late at night.

"Uncle Lu, may I come in?" Chu Xu knocked on the half-closed study door.

"Enter."

Chu Xu pushed open the door and went in. "Uncle Lu, I have something I want to tell you."

The child had a serious expression, as if he was about to say something important.

Lu Chengjing put down his book and nodded to him, "Sit down and let's talk."

"I won't sit here, Aunt Shang will take me into the city later." Chu Xu jogged over to Lu Chengjing's side and stood there, looking up at him intently.

Lu Chengjing was puzzled by his gaze. "What are you trying to say?"

"Uncle Lu, you'll definitely pass the imperial examination, won't you?"

Lu Chengjing: "???"

Chu Xu stared at him expectantly, her cat-like eyes blinking, determined to get an answer from Lu Chengjing.

It could be tens of millions; how could Lu Chengjing be so sure?

"Actually, I'd rather go to the capital with you all," Chu Xu pouted. "But my brother told me to go with that guy surnamed Zhong."

Lu Chengjing noticed the child's worry and said gently, "He will protect you."

“I don’t like him.” Chu Xu wrinkled his nose. “He’s not a good person.”

Lu Chengjing: "You don't need to like him; you can treat him like a bodyguard."

"There's no such thing as a guard." Chu Xu pouted, then muttered, seemingly lost in thought, "I'm not afraid of him."

He looked up at Lu Chengjing again, with a hint of hope in his eyes, "Uncle Lu, come with me, I'll open a spirit medicine shop for you in the capital, okay?"

Lu Chengjing: "..."

He shook his head and reached out to rub the child's head.

Chu Xu sighed, "Shops in the capital are worth a lot of money, why are you and Aunt Shang unwilling?"

The child lowered his head sadly. He was very happy at the Lu family's house and didn't want to part with everyone.

"We'll meet again," Lu Chengjing said, trying to comfort the child.

Chu Xu sniffed and looked up at him. "You promise."

Meeting those big, watery cat eyes, Lu Chengjing nodded gently, "Okay, I promise."

Chu Xu tried to hold back, but his eyes still welled up with tears that he couldn't contain.

"I'll be waiting for you in the capital!"

The child quickly reached out and hugged Lu Chengjing, then turned and ran out of the study.