Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Gifts

That was why Lan Yidan was so afraid Jiang Qin would divorce Lan Yuyan.

She suspected that the most likely reason Lan Yuyan had been able to wake up was that he had managed to revert to his human form during his frenzied state and complete a deep comfort with Jiang Qin.

His spiritual power had already been imprinted by Jiang Qin’s.

If they divorced, the half-frenzied Lan Yuyan would be truly beyond saving.

So, she was a little scared that Jiang Qin would take her anger out on Lan Yuyan.

Whether Jiang Qin’s Level was high or low, what was done was done. Lan Yidan just wanted her child to be okay.

Jiang Qin didn’t know the whole story, but she could sense the woman’s motherly love. She smiled again and said, “Don’t worry, Auntie. I won’t take it out on him.”

“That’s good, that’s good.”

Lan Yidan then turned to Lan Yuyan, asking with heartache, “Yuyan, how are you feeling now? Does it hurt to maintain your Beastman form all the time?”

“It doesn’t hurt. I just can’t return to my human form for now.”

But it seemed no one believed him.

They all continued to look at him with pained expressions.

After all, no one had ever heard of someone maintaining their Beastman form without pain. How could his spiritual power possibly bear the load?

However, everyone tacitly agreed not to press the issue. No matter how much they said, it wouldn’t help him.

Lan Yidan didn’t even dare mention that she wanted to perform a solo comfort for him.

She was afraid of what Jiang Qin might think.

So, she just warmly invited everyone to eat. “Qinqin, you must be hungry, right? Let’s take our seats.

Today’s chef is Mr. Lang. His cooking is superb. He comes from a long line of authentic Imperial Chefs, completely different from those outside who just use the title for show.”

“Then I’ll have to be sure to savor it.”

Yan Mingrui, for his part, attended to Yun Xie and Shi Lichuan.

These two were now brothers-in-arms with his own son, so he naturally regarded them with great importance.

He could especially feel the oppressive spiritual power radiating from Yun Xie. It was obvious this was an SS-level male.

A male of this Level would be a significant figure on any planet.

If he joined the military, he’d be a regiment commander at the very least. If he accumulated more merits over a decade or so, it wouldn’t be out of the question for him to succeed a marshal.

Although he felt his own son was also outstanding, he was definitely not as strong as this young man.

And the one next to him, while not as powerful as this Mr. Yun, was by no means weak.

A C-level female whose only three male companions were all so powerful… there was something intriguing about that.

’Perhaps this daughter-in-law of mine is more than she appears.’

’It makes sense. If she were truly worthless, why would those lunatics on the Dark Web put such a high price on her head?’

With the unpleasant people gone, the atmosphere that followed was quite nice.

Lan Yidan and Yan Mingrui were very warm toward Jiang Qin.

Lan Yidan’s other three partners also greeted her with smiles. Jiang Qin heard there were a few more who weren’t on the Main Star at the moment and thus hadn’t returned today.

But none of that was the main point. After all, it was their family, their business.

It was enough to meet them briefly and get an impression; they wouldn’t need to interact much on a daily basis.

Lan Yuyan’s three younger brothers were also fine. One sat in a corner, eating a few bites in silence.

The other two were polite and courteous to Jiang Qin, but their spirits were clearly not high.

After dinner, everyone sat in the living room drinking tea.

Everything looked incredibly expensive.

It was only then that Jiang Qin presented her gifts.

Besides a set of jadeite for Lan Yidan and a red sandalwood prayer bead bracelet for Yan Mingrui, there were also gifts for Lan Yidan’s three other partners.

For the three younger brothers, she gave them each a jade carving.

Each was in the shape of their respective Beastman form.

Lan Yusheng’s Beastman Genes leaned more toward his paternal line, so his Beastman form was a snow wolf.

A white jade base was carved into the peak of a snow-capped mountain, where a snow-white wolf howled at the sky. Above it hung a crescent Bai Yue.

It was even accompanied by specks of drifting snow.

As for Lan Yuyuan, his Beastman Genes came from Lan Yidan’s race, the Netherworld Cat.

Therefore, his Beastman form was a small, all-black cat.

The small cat, carved from black jade, lay lazily atop a small black jade pagoda, looking both sacred and mysterious.

Finally, there was Lan Yan. He had also inherited his Beastman Genes from his father’s side.

However, like Lan Yuyan, his Genes had mutated, resulting in a combination of both parents: a Three-eyed Merfolk.

The Merfolk was entirely black, its fish scales gleaming with a sharp light.

Its face was cold and resolute, with long black hair flowing behind it. A third eye grew in the middle of its forehead, and all three eyes were tightly closed.

The base was a translucent blue jade, surrounded by waves also made of translucent blue jade, creating an underwater scene.

The blueprints for all of them were designed by Jiang Qin herself, drawn based on Lan Yuyan’s descriptions.

As for the actual crafting, she just had to toss the blueprints to her system. No matter how intricate the design, it could create it.

She wasn’t sure if the colors of the jade were natural or if the system had dyed them during the creation process.

As long as they looked good, it didn’t matter.

After all, the Lan Family wasn’t short on money. When it came to gifts, something thoughtful like this was more appropriate than expensive items that could be bought anywhere.

The three who received the gifts were astonished, and the rest of the Lan Family was equally surprised.

“Sister-in-law, which master carver made these jade carvings?” Lan Yusheng asked.

“You’ll laugh, but they’re my own humble creations.”

“What!?” Not only was Lan Yusheng shocked, but the others also stared at her in disbelief.

Everyone except Yun Xie and Shi Lichuan, that is. They had, after all, watched her draw the designs.

Some of the details required Lan Yuyan to describe them to her verbally.

Later, to make the sudden appearance of the jade carvings seem more plausible, Jiang Qin had told them she needed to carve through the night and asked not to be disturbed.

To make the act convincing, she had even bought all the latest carving tools available in the Interstellar market.

She had already decided that, to justify the appearance of her future jewelry pieces, she would have to actually improve her carving skills when she had the time.

Jiang Qin did know how to carve. She hadn’t learned it in her life on Earth, but in this life, back on the Barren Star.

Occasionally, she would find some exquisite fragments or broken pieces in the junkyard. Thinking it was a shame to let them go to waste, she would collect them.

Later, she met an older man who knew how to carve and learned a little from him.

Combined with the various ideas in her head, she had carved many beautiful little trinkets.

Of course, they couldn’t compare to the perfection of the ones made by her system.

So, to maintain her lie, she would have to work hard to refine her skills.

“Gods, Sister-in-law, you’re amazing! Is there anything you can’t do?”

Lan Yusheng, who had been acting a bit unnatural just a moment ago, now looked at her with eyes full of admiration.

He had never disliked Jiang Qin to begin with. In fact, he was a big fan of her songs, her movie, and that animated series.

It was just that the thought of his own older brother—such an outstanding person—completely cutting off his own future path was a bit hard for him to accept.

But now, he completely understood his brother.

In the short span of a single meal, that bit of resentment in his heart had vanished without a trace.

And his brother had spent so much time with her; it seemed only natural that he would fall for her.

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