Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

As she spoke, she picked up the first-aid kit that Lu Xue'er had used earlier and began bandaging Gu Ran's wound.

Gu Ran took the opportunity to call Du Huimin and asked her to make some porridge for her mother to nourish her: "Yes, just make me some abalone and chicken porridge, it's easy to digest!"

Zhang Qiong had just woken up and was still a little weak, so Zhang Wanjun led her into the guest room and found a bed for her to lie down and rest.

Just when Zhang Wanjun thought her sister needed to rest, she saw Zhang Qiong grab her hand:

"Wanjun, tell me... what exactly happened during this time? And where is the Dragon-Slaying Sword? I need to get it back and slay those little Japanese devils!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wanjun suspected there was more to the story, so she started talking to her sister.

She said, "First of all, I must say that Gu Ran has awakened..."

So Zhang Wanjun told him what Gu Ran had done over the past year, such as entering Kassel College after awakening, and how his outstanding performance in killing the next generation of the species quickly won the favor of the professors of the Secret Party, making him a candidate for the next president of the Lionheart Society.

Later, Gu Ran went to Southeast Asia to investigate her whereabouts, indirectly leading to the downfall of the Zhang family in Chiang Mai...

Then he became the swordsman of the Zhang family, in charge of the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

During the Nibelungen Incident in Beijing, he stood out from the crowd, uniting Kassel College and the Chinese aristocratic families to protect the wedding building and prevent a single ghost bird from appearing in the sight of ordinary people.

Finally, there was this trip to northern Myanmar where she was rescued.

Although Zhang Wanjun had already stopped talking about Gu Ran's deeds, Zhang Qiong was still stunned as she listened.

Is this really my son?

After just over a year apart, she found herself almost not recognizing her eldest son at all.

"Then that one outside... Su Xiaoqiang, right? What's she doing here?" Zhang Qiong asked.

"Do you know Su Xiaoqiang?"

"A famous girl from Shilan Middle School. I've seen her a few times when I went to the school. Although she's sometimes a bit crazy, she's a very opinionated girl. I thought to myself, I hope my Ranran can marry a girl like that in the future."

"Yes, she is now Gu Ran's girlfriend. Gu Ran proposed to her in North America before, and now they are preparing to hold an engagement party. They will get their marriage certificate when Gu Ran turns twenty-two."

So, Zhang Wanjun told Zhang Qiong about the matter between Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang.

Before they knew it, the two sisters had been chatting in the room for three or four hours, during which they also finished the abalone and chicken porridge that Gu Ran had ordered.

"Sister, lie down and get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow." Zhang Wanjun covered Zhang Qiong with a blanket, then left without disturbing her.

Zhang Qiong lay in bed, unable to fall asleep at all.

From a very young age, she had kept Gu Ran out of the Zhang family and Kassel College. Her greatest wish was that her son would not awaken his bloodline and would not be involved in the war between hybrids and dragons.

But unexpectedly, the son still awakened his bloodline.

He's awakened, so be it. But he's become quite powerful now. The Zhang family even entrusted him with their ancestral Dragon-Slaying Sword, which is enough to prove his strength.

However, my son, who used to be somewhat withdrawn and gloomy, suddenly became lively and cheerful, and even became so popular with women... It seems that dragon genes really can change people!

But... is he really my son? Could he be possessed by some strange thing, like in the ancient books?

The more Zhang Qiong thought about it, the less she could sleep, so she got up, intending to secretly observe.

She opened the bedroom door and gently peeked out.

Gu Ran did not leave; he remained in the living room, currently holding Zhang Wanjun's hand, talking about something.

Zhang Qiong opened the door a little wider and finally heard their conversation.

Gu Ran said to Zhang Wanjun with a straight face, "By the way, my mother is an important figure in the Zhang family, isn't she?"

Zhang Wanjun, not understanding, nodded and said, "My sister was the previous Swordholder. She has a very high status in the family, so of course she is very important."

"Isn't the Zhang family ancestral seal also very important?" Gu Ran continued to ask.

"Of course, the Ancestral Seal can mobilize the 'spirit' within the domain. The alchemical domain within it is a school of its own and a very important alchemical artifact."

Upon hearing what her aunt had said, Gu Ran immediately smiled and said:

"That makes things easier. I went to great lengths to rescue your Zhang family's important members, and I even brought back your Zhang family's heirloom, the Zhang family ancestral seal. So... shouldn't your Zhang family settle the payment?"

Zhang Wanjun was stunned; she hadn't expected him to bring up money again!

"You have no idea how much favors I spent, along with all the expenses and travel costs, to follow the Zhang family's trail in Southeast Asia... In short, it cost a lot of money. Your Zhang family is so rich, surely you won't refuse to give me this small amount?"

Zhang Wanjun was amused and annoyed: "Isn't that your mother?"

“Yes, that’s my mother. It’s only right that I save her, but saving important people in your Zhang family is a different matter!” Gu Ran said confidently. “If you don’t acknowledge her, I’ll take my mother to announce to all the mixed-race people in the world in a few days that she has broken away from the Zhang family… That way, she will have no connection with your Zhang family, and I won’t charge you any money!”

Chapter 362 Family Banquet

"..."

Zhang Wanjun was speechless after hearing Gu Ran's words.

She remained silent for a long while before saying, "Why are you just like your mother, so obsessed with money? You even come up with all sorts of ways to ask for money..."

"That's what I deserve!" Gu Ran said proudly.

"Heh—" Zhang Qiong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Gu Ran and Zhang Wanjun both turned their gazes toward each other.

Zhang Wanjun said with a hint of reproach, "Sister, why did you get out of bed?"

Zhang Qiong gave Gu Ran a thumbs up: "Well done, you truly are my good son!"

*……*……*

After that day, Zhang Wanjun went home, arranged the bedroom and room, and then invited Zhang Qiong to live with her.

Zhang Wanjun bought an apartment in the same neighborhood as Su Xiaoqiang a long time ago, initially with the intention of protecting Su Xiaoqiang nearby.

She actually lived in the same apartment building as Su Xiaoqiang, but her apartment was two floors above Su Xiaoqiang's.

"Gu Ran, you're coming to live with me." Zhang Qiong said very unreasonably, "You're not even married yet, and you're already sleeping with other girls? No way, you'd better come live with me right now."

"Holy crap, my god, how can you be so feudal and unreasonable?" Gu Ran didn't expect that rescuing his mother would actually bring him a mother who wanted to control everything. "And what business is it of yours if my wife and I sleep together...?"

"No, it won't work. What if she gets pregnant? She has to live with me."

"Me... does that mean I have to ask my mom for permission to kiss my wife?"

"You can submit a report if you wish."

"Wouldn't that make me a mama's boy?"

"Mama's boy? You mean you have your mother doting on you and don't need a wife?"

"Mom, you're being so unreasonable..."

"Being unreasonable is a mother's right!"

In short, Gu Ran was forced to move out of Su Xiaoqiang's house and live with her aunt and mother.

However, the small door could not stop him at all. With just a thought, he could teleport to Su Xiaoqiang's bed without anyone noticing.

……

On New Year's Eve, the day before New Year's Day, Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang had a deep and shallow conversation in bed, and then lay on the bed cuddling together tenderly.

Su Xiaoqiang rested her head on his shoulder and said with a hint of amusement, "Do you think your mother will think I seduced you and that I'm the kind of... promiscuous woman if we have an affair like this?"

Gu Ran put his arm around her shoulder and held her hand in his other hand, laughing, "First of all, what we're doing isn't adultery. In ancient times, it would be called illicit relations, and in modern times, it would be called premarital sex. In short, it's not adultery!"

"As for the second one..." Gu Ran gently bit her ear and said, "You're so sexy!"

Su Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment: "How could I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Ran silenced her with a kiss, and at the same time, his hands began to roam restlessly over her body.

Su Xiaoqiang struggled symbolically for a while, then quickly gave up, letting him do as he pleased...

……

On New Year's Day in 2011, at noon, Su Xiaoqiang took a stewed mutton soup to visit Zhang Qiong.

"Mom, your future daughter-in-law has come to see you with some freshly made mutton soup." Gu Ran led Su Xiaoqiang into the house, where Zhang Qiong was busy in the kitchen.

Zhang Qiong smiled and said, "Put the soup on the table, and I'll cook two more dishes so we can eat."

These days, she has come to accept the fact that her son's personality has changed drastically after his bloodline awakened.

This is actually quite normal. Many mixed-race individuals, after awakening, will leave behind their past. Zhou Xinqing, for example, also awakened her bloodline, which triggered her other personality.

Therefore, Zhang Qiong did not delve too deeply into it. Instead, she thought her son was good, lively, cheerful, and likely to be very capable.

She was actually very curious about just how good her son was, so she asked Zhang Wanjun. Zhang Wanjun only vaguely said that he was better than her, without mentioning whether the two had ever fought.

Zhang Qiong thought to herself that her younger sister must have suffered a setback at Gu Ran's hands, which was why she didn't mention it.

So, out of consideration for her sister, she didn't ask any further questions.

Today's meal is a family dinner, and it's Su Xiaoqiang's first formal visit to meet Gu Ran's mother, so she dressed up carefully and finally chose to wear a Japanese-style JK winter school uniform, which looks a bit formal but also very innocent.

Gu Ran kept glancing at her slender legs. JK's winter school uniform also had a skirt, and Su Xiaoqiang was wearing a coffee-colored plaid skirt with black stockings, making her legs look long and straight.

He'd been staring for too long, and Su Xiaoqiang glared at him fiercely. She thought to herself, "I've worn this outfit to you at night, and you're staring at me so blatantly in broad daylight!"

Zhang Qiong quickly cooked a few of her signature dishes and served them on the table, while Zhang Wanjun helped set the table.

Soon, the four of them sat down at the dining table to eat.

Gu Ran picked up a soup ladle and ladled soup for Zhang Qiong: "Come on, Mom, try this mutton, sugarcane and water chestnut soup. Xiao Qiang made it himself, it's so fresh and sweet."

Zhang Qiong took the soup bowl, took a sip, and nodded slightly: "Hmm, it's really good."

Having received her future mother-in-law's approval, Su Xiaoqiang smiled and then gave Gu Ran an approving look.

Actually, Gu Ran drove to Shibapu early in the morning to buy fresh mutton, and he also bought the soup ingredients early in the morning.

The problem was that there was no sugarcane for sale in Shanghai. He had to go to several Cantonese restaurants before he finally managed to get two sections of sugarcane from their kitchens, which was just as difficult as doing a map-clearing quest in a game.

Bamboo sugarcane is different from the large, thick, black sugarcane. Bamboo sugarcane is very thin, usually less than two centimeters in diameter, and has a green skin, with a sweeter taste.

Making soup is relatively simple. As long as the ingredients are fresh enough, the proportions of herbs and other ingredients are right, and Gu Ran provides some guidance, and you keep an eye on the cooking time, the soup will not taste bad.

"It's delicious, isn't it? Xiaoqiang said you've just recovered from a serious illness and need to nourish yourself properly. This soup is good for the spleen and stomach, and it's gentle and nourishing without being too drying." Gu Ran gave all the credit to Su Xiaoqiang, which made her a little embarrassed.

Zhang Qiong quickly finished a bowl of soup and said to Su Xiaoqiang with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be able to cook. You're such a good girl."

"I... actually, Gu Ran helped me do it." Su Xiaoqiang thought that if they lived together in the future, lying would eventually be exposed, so it was better to be honest from the beginning.