Rebirth Counterattack with Space-Chapter 32 - To Tell or Not to Tell

“Mhm.”

Lu Yun instantly noticed the change in Shitou’s tone, smiling joyfully, pleased with the development. Earlier, Shitou obviously hadn’t taken her seriously, treating her as if she were just a child to be teased.

Isn’t unequal communication such a waste of time? It can also be frustrating. Naturally, she hoped that Shitou would change slowly, like now, and eventually treat her as an ‘adult,’ speaking to her as an equal.

Figuring that her parents would likely be back soon, Lu Yun wasted no more words, quickly drawing the location of the hundred-year-old ginseng on the ground for Shitou to see. Both were familiar with the mountain, so Shitou quickly understood the exact location.

“We should act quickly to avoid complications; it would be best to dig it up and bring it back today. There’s no need to involve me; I’ve already gone through enough change these few days. And if you do, the Su Family might jump back into action. We’re not strong enough yet; their interference would be nothing but trouble and a nuisance.”

Lu Yun wrinkled her little nose, a look of disgust crossing her face, eliciting a gentle laugh from Shitou.

“I understand, don’t worry. I’ll handle it right away. That thing belongs to us; we won’t let it escape.”

“Mhm, mhm.” Lu Yun nodded repeatedly, grinning like a cat that had stolen cream.

Seeing her smile, Shitou felt infected by her happiness. He hesitated momentarily, then suddenly asked, “How do you plan to tell them about the space?”

“…” Lu Yun’s smile froze, and she looked up at him accusingly.

“Have you considered, if you keep hiding it and keep taking things out, what might happen in the end?” Shitou asked, looking directly at Lu Yun.

“… What might happen?”

“They’ll keep guessing in their minds, feeling unsettled, anxious, scared, fearful, and they might lose sleep. Because in this world, people are not easily scared of what they know, but invariably, everyone will feel fear and dread about the unknown.”

Shitou sighed. Lu Yun shouldn’t have taken anything out if she wanted to keep the secret of her space in the first place.

“But…” Lu Yun’s face turned pale. Could she really tell her parents everything about her past life? How would she face them afterward? No, that wasn’t possible.

Yet, without saying anything, the consequences that Shitou mentioned made her tremble, and she certainly didn’t want to see that happen. What should she do?

“Actually, you don’t have to reveal all your secrets,” Shitou said, seeing the changes in Lu Yun’s expression and knowing what she was afraid of, he gently added, “It’s better not to talk about your past life at all. Mentioning it might only cause them distress.”

Lu Yun’s eyes lit up at his words, “But if I don’t say anything, how could I explain the space?”

“You don’t need to explain it,” Shitou knew she was concerned but just couldn’t find a way out of this dead end, “The existence of your space is something that can’t be explained anyway.”

“Right! Why didn’t I think of that?”

Lu Yun’s expression relaxed, as long as she didn’t tell her parents about the things from her past life, she wouldn’t be scared.

“Shitou, what do you think we should tell my parents to make it sound believable?” In her excitement, Lu Yun was already treating Shitou like her strategist, unconsciously relying on him.

Seeing Lu Yun like this, Shitou didn’t know why, but he felt a secret thrill in his heart.

“How about I find a chance to speak to your father first and reveal that it was me who accidentally discovered it? Then after that, you can pretend to be scared and afraid to tell them?”

“I think that’s a good idea. Wait until we get home to talk about it. Otherwise, between the ginseng and this, it would be too much of a shock.”

Lu Yun thought it over and felt this approach was feasible; she couldn’t just go and confess everything to her parents, right? If she hadn’t been “honest” from the beginning, wouldn’t it be too strange to do so out of the blue?

“Okay,” Shitou nodded, the plan coincided with his own thoughts.

The two fell silent.

Soon after, Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan returned, with Lu Aiguo carrying a wild pheasant.

“Xiaoyun, look what your father brought back for you.” For Lu Aiguo, who had promised to catch pheasants and rabbits but ended up empty-handed, it was quite embarrassing—now he had finally saved his face. Hence, he spoke with vigor.

“Wow, the feathers of this wild chicken are so beautiful, Dad, you are so amazing.” Lu Yun ran over with admiration all over her face; she knew to give her father full credit.

“Of course. I’ll stew it for you tonight and serve it with dumplings. I’ll also save some of the prettiest feathers for you to make shuttlecocks for you to kick.” Lu Aiguo was obviously pleased with Lu Yun’s reaction.

“Do we have any dried mushrooms at home? Stewed chicken with mushrooms would be best.” Xia Yuan was very satisfied watching the interaction between father and daughter.

“Yes,” Lu Aiguo nodded, “In the spring, Shitou and I picked a lot, dried them, and have been keeping them.”

“Good. How about we head back early this afternoon? Get home and make dumplings,” Xia Yuan suggested, feeling that there was a lot going on today, and it would be less rushed to head back earlier.

“How about soaking in the hot springs before we go back?” Lu Aiguo hesitated, as his initial plan was to show the hot springs to his wife and daughter, and pick some goji berries along the way. But after arriving, he had thought of setting up a screen around the springs, and now before he could get anything done, his wife was already eager to return. Knowing this, he felt they should really have picked another day for the visit.