The owner of the Snow Beast shop had just left, and Lin Huanyan hadn’t reacted yet when someone behind her suddenly hugged her and placed her on the table by the door.
It was still the same familiar spot, the place where they had once said goodbye to each other.
Gu Yinchen looked at the person he had been thinking of all this time. The simple white coat couldn’t hide her stunning beauty. After some time apart, she was even more beautiful.
Her skin was fair and delicate, and when he got this close, he couldn’t see a single pore. Her peach blossom eyes shone brightly, and within them reflected his image. Her red lips parted slightly, revealing her soft pink tongue, as if inviting him to kiss her.
Lin Huanyan felt uncomfortable under his gaze and turned her head away, but he gently held her face and brought her back to face him.
“Yanyan, don’t hide. I missed you so much. Let me have a good look at you.”
Lin Huanyan didn’t avoid him anymore, but the burning gaze made her feel flustered, and she couldn’t handle it.
She decided it would be better to just go ahead. Lin Huanyan made up her mind.
Her fair, smooth arm draped over his neck, and her tempting lips offered themselves to him.
Gu Yinchen only felt something soft and incredible pressed against his lips. Then, a warm, moist feeling came over him. Though it was just for a moment, he could still feel it clearly.
He immediately took the lead, prying her lips open to join her soft, shy tongue that had just licked him before retreating.
Lin Huanyan was drawn into the kiss, her tongue numb from his sucking, her fingers unconsciously clutching his clothes, her body tilting backward, but he caught her and pulled her back.
After a long while, he reluctantly let go of Lin Huanyan, straightening her disheveled clothes as he calmed himself down.
Lin Huanyan let him do it, resting peacefully in his arms, feeling comfortable.
After being apart for so long, the couple comforted each other with a kiss, expressing their longing for each other.
Lin Huanyan eagerly showed him what she had recently discovered.
The once-depleted kumquat tree, which had shed many leaves and looked weak, had been revived. Many tender, green leaves had grown, filling out the previously sparse branches.
The newly established potato cultivation room, though yet to sprout, already had a faint sense of life.
The most important part was that it was edible, and the remaining potatoes Lin Huanyan naturally planned to eat with Gu Yinchen.
However, before Lin Huanyan could finish explaining, their pleasant alone time was interrupted.
The doorbell rang, and Gu Yinchen went to open the door first.
Gu Yinchen was fine, as he was prepared, but Lu Yuan froze for a moment when he saw a man opening the door. He quickly regained his composure.
Lin Huanyan leaned over, her bright face making both men pause for a moment.
“Ah, it’s Officer Lu. Why are you standing outside? Please come in,” Lin Huanyan said.
She wasn’t sure why the two men were blocking the door, but she took the initiative to invite Lu Yuan in.
Lu Yuan originally just wanted to inform Lin Huanyan about the construction progress, but unexpectedly, he saw an unfamiliar man, and it seemed that the relationship between him and Lin Huanyan was not ordinary.
Lu Yuan wanted to clarify the situation, so he followed Lin Huanyan’s lead and entered.
Once all three were seated on the couch, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but ask.
“Miss Lin, may I ask who this gentleman is?”
“Ah, my memory is terrible. I haven’t introduced you yet.”
“This is Lu Yuan, the commander of the Imperial Army, and the main person in charge of the base’s construction.”
Lin Huanyan first introduced Lu Yuan to Gu Yinchen, then pointed to Gu Yinchen and said, “This is Gu Yinchen, my boyfriend, from Tianyu.”
After speaking, Lin Huanyan walked away to get drinks.
Gu Yinchen stayed behind, chatting enthusiastically with Lu Yuan, playing the role of the host.
However, Lu Yuan was somewhat affected by hearing the words “boyfriend” and responded absent-mindedly. In the end, he delivered the message he intended to give to Gu Yinchen and left in a hurry.
Gu Yinchen politely saw him off and closed the door. As soon as the door was shut, his expression turned cold.
He hadn’t been wrong; this man was indeed interested in Lin Huanyan.
As soon as he heard about Gu Yinchen’s identity, his expression had immediately changed.
Fortunately, he had noticed early and returned in time to nip this in the bud before Lin Huanyan could realize anything.
He had deliberately let Lin Huanyan introduce herself and her boyfriend, so it would have a better effect.
Lin Huanyan, who had finally finished getting the drinks, came out only to find Gu Yinchen sitting alone on the couch.
“Hey, where’s Officer Lu? Why isn’t he here?”
“Officer Lu suddenly had to leave urgently. He asked me to pass on a message to you.”
Lin Huanyan placed the cups on the table and asked.
Gu Yinchen pulled her to sit down and hugged her from behind.
“It’s about the biological cultivation base. He said the construction materials have all arrived, and construction will start tomorrow.”
“That quickly?” Lin Huanyan was surprised.
Gu Yinchen knew a bit more. “The vehicles transporting the materials are the latest models, specially purchased by the Empire for this project. They want to finish building the base quickly, so the speed is fast.”
“Alright, enough about them. Let me show you the flight route map planned by Tianyu. Take a look and see if there are any issues.”
Gu Yinchen said as he pulled up the flight route map discussed in a previous meeting and showed it to Lin Huanyan.
Since the map was too large for the smart brain to display properly, Gu Yinchen projected it into the air.
Among the complex and colorful lines, the green lines representing the flight routes stood out prominently.
Although Lin Huanyan had never seen such a map before and didn’t understand it, she quickly grasped the concept after Gu Yinchen’s careful explanation.
She made some calculations based on her own logic, realized it was indeed a perfect plan, and told Gu Yinchen she agreed.
“Alright, I’ll let them know to start the construction right away. Otherwise, if the empire falls too far behind, it won’t be good.”
“Why are you comparing with the empire? Your project isn’t the same.”
“It’s nothing, I just want to get the base built quickly so my girlfriend can pursue her ambitions.”
Gu Yinchen brushed it off. He naturally wouldn’t admit that he didn’t want to be outdone by Lu Yuan.
The two of them were being sweet for a while, but in the end, Lin Huanyan’s strong sense of responsibility urged her to finish the remaining work.
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In the evening, the simulated sunlight outside began to dim as time passed, but the lights inside the room brightened up.
On the metal plate of the ore furnace, slices of potato, already cut into even pieces, sizzled away as they cooked with seasoning liquid.
Gu Yinchen flipped the slices on the plate with a tool to prevent them from burning while evenly brushing them with seasoning liquid.
A pungent aroma, unique to grilling, wafted through the air as one of the potato slices was done.
Gu Yinchen picked up a slice with utensils and held it in front of Lin Huanyan, watching as she skillfully ate it in one bite. He continued grilling the potatoes.
Then, he fed himself the next slice, and the next slice went to Lin Huanyan, and so on…
This routine had begun after Lin Huanyan taught Gu Yinchen how to grill potato slices.
Lin Huanyan, who had been single for many years, finally got to experience the feeling of being fed by her boyfriend.
Actually, this idea was suggested by Gu Yinchen himself. The two of them were originally grilling potatoes and chatting happily when a sudden email interrupted everything.
The construction of the biological cultivation base was being taken very seriously by all parties, from the imperial government to the research laboratory and Tianyu, all of whom had already made plans and started construction.
The wealthiest Kara family was not willing to fall behind, and just now, they sent an email containing the star network store URL, the special account ID and password, various design plans for the store page, homepage publicity plans, follow-up publicity plans, and even customer service staff, and sincerely asked for her opinion.
Lin Huanyan didn’t want to leave the other party waiting but also wanted to respect her date with her boyfriend. In the end, Gu Yinchen volunteered to help.
And so, here they were, with Lin Huanyan munching on delicious potato slices while reviewing the plans, still amazed by how good her boyfriend’s cooking was.
Gu Yinchen was also enjoying himself.
Perhaps because he had never done this before, Gu Yinchen had almost become addicted to grilling potato slices.
A plain, unremarkable raw potato slice, once placed on the grill, soon turned into a delicious treat. This was quite new to him.
Previously, he mainly relied on nutritional liquids—simple and convenient, saving time. He had visited some star-grade restaurants, but the food didn’t impress him, and he found it less convenient than drinking nutritional liquids.
But now, Gu Yinchen thought that trying different foods wasn’t so bad.
The grilled potato slices he made were golden brown, with a crispy outer skin and a soft, starchy inside. The taste, enhanced by the seasoning, was exquisite.
Lin Huanyan was still looking at the email.
The store URL didn’t need mentioning—when she clicked on it, it led to the largest shopping platform on the star network, located right at the center of the homepage, a prime location.
The ID account was also of the highest level, with maximum store privileges, unlike those of regular merchants who were subject to platform cuts and activity restrictions. She could directly set her own store’s selling methods.
The store page designs were well thought out, with 2D, 3D, and holographic options, offering so many styles that Lin Huanyan had trouble choosing. Moreover, the Kara family had bought the copyright for these designs and gave them to her, so she could change the design every day if she wanted.
Lin Huanyan was struggling to decide, with all the different designs like light, tech, original planet, and dazzling gemstone styles—she really had a hard time turning them down.
Finally, the follow-up plans. The Kara family remained grandiose, offering to place ads on all websites’ homepages for a month.
Lin Huanyan thought this was over the top and suggested that they only run ads for the first three days of the store opening, with subsequent ads limited to the shopping platform’s homepage.
Their products were unique and would definitely sell well, and since the production wasn’t up to full capacity yet, there wouldn’t be enough to sell in bulk.
They just needed to run some ads to raise awareness, so people knew about the store.
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translation works:
ARTTEDSBGT (After Rebirth The True Eldest Daughter Starts Brewing Green Tea):
main story – completed translating
extras/side stories – i still dont have money and account to access this
ATISIUP:
ongoing
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