After choosing the decorations, Lu Xiao and Ares took a photo as they left and sent it to the family group chat: "Ta-da! Ares and I bought a house on Flower Sea Star, so now everyone has a place to stay when you come visit ^_^"

Cecilia: "This house looks wonderful! Xiao Xiao, you have such great taste!"

Cecina: "Oh my, how did Xiao Xiao know her aunt wanted to go to Flower Sea Star? This is perfect, I don’t even need to book a hotel now!"

Kelin: "Just the other day, my little guy was begging to go to Flower Sea Star to see his big sister, asking me to book tickets. I definitely can’t let him see this. His grades have slipped by two spots recently!"

Kelan: "It’s a nice house. Flowers in the front and the sea out back, it’s really great. Mother is right, Xiao Xiao really does have a good eye!"

Lu Xiao: "Stop, stop, you’re embarrassing me! I also bought some flower pastries for everyone and already mailed them home. Hope you all enjoy them!"

...

Everyone was deeply touched that Lu Xiao, even while on vacation, didn’t forget to send them things and keep them in her thoughts.

’How can our dear girl be so wonderful? She’s perfect in every way!’

Cecilia had recently picked up a new hobby: inviting a few of her friends from other prominent families for lunch. As they gathered, the conversation would inevitably turn to their own disappointing younger generations.

Cecilia usually stayed quiet during these moments, until someone asked, "Lady Cecilia, your Lu Xiao is doing very well, isn’t she?"

"Our Xiao Xiao is indeed so considerate. Isn’t she on her honeymoon with Ares? And she’s still thinking of me. She bought a house on Flower Sea Star and invited me to stay, and she even mailed flower pastries home. I just wanted her to go out and have fun, but she ends up worrying about us. It’s almost too much!" Cecilia said this with a look that screamed, ’Oh, this is such a burden,’ the very picture of a humblebrag.

"Oh, you’re truly blessed and don’t even know it! If my kids suddenly thought of me and sent a message while they were away, I’d be scared to death. They never contact me unless they want something!"

"Then we’re the exact opposite. I wish my Xiao Xiao would ask me for things. I dream of it!"

How infuriating is that!

Complaining about something others would kill for. Was that not the ultimate show-off move?

After a few more times, whenever Cecilia invited them over to chat, they’d all make excuses not to come. They couldn’t take the constant flexing anymore!

Cecilia wasn’t annoyed. She even cheerfully vented to the household butler, "If they don’t want to come, fine. They’re the ones missing out on our delicious food. Let them be jealous!"

The old butler smiled and nodded. "You are absolutely right, madam."

Lu Xiao and Ares stayed on Flower Sea Star for half a month. After they had done everything there was to do, they finally started to feel it was time to go, so they packed their things and prepared to head home.

They had bought quite a lot of souvenirs, along with gifts for everyone.

For convenience, Lu Xiao had already mailed everything back ahead of time.

That way, she and Ares wouldn’t have so much to carry.

When Cecilia learned they were coming back, she was overjoyed and immediately called for the butler. "Go shopping, quickly! Xiao Xiao and the others will be back tomorrow. We must have a great feast. Tomorrow’s the weekend, so call everyone back home. It’s been too long since we all got together!"

Cecilia had grown to love family gatherings again. The key was that the younger generation was so considerate, which was a joy to see. If they were troublemakers, she definitely wouldn’t have let a single one of them come back.

Lu Xiao received a message from Cecilia first thing in the morning, telling her that Admiral Kelan would pick them up tomorrow evening and take them directly to the Duke Gallodro Mansion to stay for a couple of days before they went back to their own home.

Lu Xiao didn’t refuse, knowing Cecilia must have missed her.

When she and Ares came out of the spaceport terminal, they saw Admiral Kelan standing there. Even though he was getting on in years, his posture was still ramrod straight. Just standing there, he remained an impressive and eye-catching figure.

Lu Xiao ran over and gave Admiral Kelan a big hug. "Father, I missed you!"

Admiral Kelan caught her in his arms, smiling. "I missed you too, Xiao Xiao. Welcome home. Ares, you must be tired."

"Not at all, Father."

Ever since the wedding, Ares’s way of addressing Kelan had completely changed.

Kelan clapped Ares on the shoulder. "Get in the car."

On their way home, Cecilia was already unable to sit still, standing by the door and craning her neck in anticipation.

Cecina brought a chair out for her. "You can sit here and wait!"

"I’m not sitting. Don’t worry about me, just take that back inside!" Cecilia moved to one side, not wanting to let on how eager she was to see her granddaughter.

Cecina shook her head, exasperated. "No one’s going to say anything if you sit down to wait!"

"I’m not sitting, so stop nagging!"

"Fine, fine. You stand there and wait, then. As if people don’t know what you’re doing just because you’re standing!"

"You, be quiet! Not another word. I don’t want to hear it!"

Cecilia was about to die of annoyance from her own daughter. She was far too meddlesome!

The moment Lu Xiao arrived, she saw Cecilia standing outside and knew instantly that her grandmother was waiting for her.

Not wanting to disappoint the old woman, Lu Xiao ran over from a distance and swept Cecilia up into her arms. "Grandmother, were you waiting for me here?"

"Yes, yes, Grandmother was waiting for my dear grandchild! It’s good you haven’t lost any weight. Did you have fun? Ares, you haven’t lost any weight either. That’s good, that’s good!"

"Grandmother, we took so many pictures this time. I’ll show you later!"

"Good, good. As long as you had fun, that’s what matters. Let’s eat!"

The old woman was always worried her dear grandchild would go hungry, so she immediately bustled about getting dinner started.

Lu Xiao and Ares went to their room to freshen up first. By the time they came back down, everyone had arrived.

The family gathered around the table, the atmosphere as lively and festive as a New Year’s celebration.

Lu Xiao handed out the gifts she had prepared one by one. After thanking her, everyone eagerly unwrapped them, their faces—both adults and children alike—breaking into smiles upon seeing what was inside.

They couldn’t have been more delighted.

Lu Xiao had bought Cecilia a "Hundred Flowers" dress, a very popular style on Flower Sea Star. The colors weren’t overly garish, making it perfectly suited for someone of Cecilia’s age. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Cecilia was absolutely thrilled, praising Lu Xiao’s excellent taste over and over.

It looked like she would be wearing it out to see her friends tomorrow. Since they wouldn’t come to her, she would go to them, showing off the new dress her granddaughter had bought. Tee-hee~

When the food was served, everyone gathered around the table, and the atmosphere was exceptionally warm.

Sitting at the table, Lu Xiao smiled as she looked at everyone, suddenly feeling that this moment was one of pure happiness.

’This world should have been foreign to me,’ she thought, ’but instead, I found a lover and gained a family here. It’s truly incredible.’

’It was as if, after enduring countless hardships, heaven had finally granted me a chance to experience a complete and happy life.’

Her heart swelled with gratitude.

Ares quietly took her hand, leaned in with a smile, and whispered, "Xiao Xiao, I feel so good right now."

’Yes. Right now is perfect.’