InterStellar Dad

Chapter 27: Lunchtime.

Yan He had his hands in his pockets, not minding a little more time to look around.

But Jiang Miao glanced at the smartwatch on her wrist and said, “Let’s go, it’s almost noon. I’ll take you for lunch! Oh, wait!”

“Tour Guide, tilt down at a forty-five-degree angle!” She pulled Yan He over, tilted her head to the side against his shoulder, “Come on, give me a smile!”

Click. The tour ball dutifully angled down at a forty-five-degree angle, capturing the shot.

This angle made the face look smaller, hehehe.

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The future parents of the child now had another photo with the main brain’s quantum cloud as the background.

“We’ll show it to the baby later,” Jiang Miao said happily.

Yan He: “…Sure.”

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“The Romo Galaxy is in a remote starfield, with only two first class civilization stars in the entire galaxy. The planet I live on, Piak, is a second-class planet,” Yan He said. “The population is very low, not as bustling or crowded as here.”

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Jiang Miao asked, “If the population is low, then the residential density should be low as well, right?”

In the capital star, land was precious, and aside from a few major ecological protection zones, every available space had been filled with buildings. Looking into the distance, all that could be seen were hundred-story skyscrapers reaching into the sky.

Yan He flipped through another page of the menu and said, “My nearest neighbor is about… thirty kilometers away.”

Jiang Miao exclaimed, “Is it that kind of environment? Then the natural surroundings must be great, right?”

Yan He pointed to a dish he liked on the menu, then opened his smartwatch and pushed a photo to Jiang Miao’s device.

The photo was an aerial view, showing a central building surrounded by an area that could be described as a pristine forest.

“I bought this entire forest with a radius of sixty kilometers centered around the house,” Yan He said. “It’s my private hunting ground.”

Jiang Miao held her face, inhaling a breath of cool air. This kind of life was something she had never experienced in this life or the previous one. It sounded incredibly exciting!

Looking at Yan He, although he was wearing the classic white shirt and black pants, which concealed his well-defined muscles, giving him a cultured and refined appearance, Jiang Miao could sense the word “wild” from his description of that kind of life.

It inexplicably made my back… feel a bit sore.

Yan He glanced at her expression and smiled, “If you have the chance, come to my place, and I’ll take you hunting.”

It was a three-month civilian flight from the capital star, twice as far as Dufa Star.

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Jiang Miao sincerely accepted the invitation, “Sure, I’ll bring the child to visit you in the future.”

Yan He stared at her for a moment and smiled, “Good.”

While waiting for the dishes, the two chatted.

“Is Piak not a high-gravity planet?”

“No, I bought the house there after being promoted to the rank of officer, just for the environment and the private hunting ground.”

“Major, you’re someone who really knows how to enjoy life.”

“Doctor, you’re someone who works very hard.”

It was unclear if this was a compliment or not; it felt a bit strange. Jiang Miao felt that with various household robots at home, Yan He probably wouldn’t see through the essence of her being a life slacker… right?

Quickly changing the topic, she said, “The two of us, in fact, complement each other very well, don’t you think?”

If it were in the ancient era of Earth, they probably would have been married by now… Ah, no, no, no! Jiang Miao quickly expelled that thought from her mind.

Yan He smiled and glanced at the restaurant’s entrance, asking, “None of these people made reservations?”

“Probably couldn’t get one.” Jiang Miao guessed, “This restaurant is very well-known, and if you want a reservation, the citizen credit score requirement is quite high.”

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She brought up her citizen credit score interface, saying, “I’ve been carefully managing my score for these past few years. I’ve studied all the rules and policies, trying to optimize everything as much as possible. In the capital star circle, many things indeed depend on citizen credit scores.”

Yan He focused on her citizen credit score system, both the natural and social scores were outstanding.

“Your scores are impressive,” he said.

This was a direct compliment for someone being “excellent.”

Jiang Miao suddenly paused and asked, “Uh, can I take a look at your citizen score? If it’s convenient…”

Yan He raised an eyebrow, activated his smart brain, and also brought up his citizen credit score interface, pushing it to Jiang Miao. She placed the two screens side by side and then pulled up another screen, importing the data to perform calculations.

Yan He didn’t know what she was doing, only seeing her fair and delicate fingertips swiftly touching the screens, which was quite interesting.

Suddenly, Jiang Miao clenched her fists, and her eyes lit up as she exclaimed, “Yes!”

Yan He: “?”

“That’s how it is,” Jiang Miao closed the screens, happily explaining to him, “My personal score can surpass 93% of the local residents. However, in the top-notch restaurants in the capital star circle, there are two that are extremely difficult to reserve. Even with my score, the earliest I could get a reservation is a month later.”

“But!” Jiang Miao couldn’t contain her joy, her cheeks flushed, eyes sparkling. “If we make a joint reservation with your score, we can secure a spot in just three days! It’s fantastic!”

Yan He chuckled.

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“Hey, hey, don’t laugh.” Jiang Miao said with a serious expression, “In the capital star, being able to secure a reservation at a first-class restaurant signifies a person’s social status.”

“Urban life is really interesting,” Yan He leaned on the table, tilting his head slightly, resting his chin on his hand.

The sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up, revealing a wheat-colored forearm. He looked quite relaxed and laid-back. His sharp eyes also curved slightly, carrying a hint of a smile.

Again with the… hormones being emitted at any time and anywhere!

Jiang Miao cleared her throat and pretended to take a sip of water with a lemon slice to conceal her embarrassment.

Yan He’s eyes flashed with an understanding smile, his lips curling slightly.

It was a delightful meal.

The food was genuinely prepared by professional chefs, and the conversation had many interesting topics.

Jiang Miao talked about her student life on Satellite 2, the planets she had visited, and many amusing stories from the lab. She led a typical metropolitan life.

Yan He shared stories about participating in solo military competitions, recounted an incident where his comrade, Raff, had his face mask shattered on the battlefield, unfortunately sustaining eye and brain injuries but miraculously surviving. He also talked about hunting a Snow Thunder Beast.

“That’s the best hunting record for me,” he said with a smile.

His life was completely another style.

“It seems like we complement each other well, the perfect match to be parents,” Jiang Miao said happily.

Yan He found it amusing and mischievously said, “Doctor, have you ever considered what if this child inherits the shortcomings of both of us?”

This wasn’t entirely improbable; in fact, the likelihood was quite high.

“Tsk.” Jiang Miao raised a finger, swaying it back and forth with a “hehe” expression on her face.

Yan He raised an eyebrow.

“Let me show you this.” Jiang Miao brought up a screen. “I’ve already studied the genetic profiles of both of us. This is the optimal combination of our genes. If we’re lucky, and the baby gets this combination, look at this spider diagram, see, it’s almost circular!”

Such a diagram indicated that the child’s genes would be uniformly excellent, with tremendous potential, excelling in almost anything.

Yan He rested his chin on his hand, saying with a meaningful tone, “So, if…”

Jiang Miao gave him a disdainful look, hummed, and brought up another screen. “Here, what you want to say is probably this.”

“The worst combination of your genes and mine,” Jiang Miao said, “Firstly, the probability of getting this combination… hmm, anyway, it’s not high. And even if this ‘worst combination’ occurs, there’s nothing to fear.”

As she spoke, she tapped the screen a few times, bringing up another chart, composedly saying, “Even if our child encounters the worst combination of our parents’ genes, see, they can still genetically outperform 64% of newborns—I mean, genetically optimized superior infants.”

Heh heh, she thought she could scare her with this?

As early as when they exchanged access to each other’s profile information, she had downloaded his genetic analysis chart and created various combinations of their genes!

Yan He also realized that Jiang Miao had prepared for this in advance. This girl had done a lot of homework to have a child. Suppressing a smile, he praised, “Impressive.”

Whether he was praising the excellence of their genes or Jiang Miao’s thorough preparation, he didn’t know.

Jiang Miao took it as a compliment for their genes.

She lifted her chin, “For this, we really have to thank your parents and mine, for passing down excellent genes to both of us. Going further back, we should thank the parents of our parents and the parents of our parents’ parents… In short, we should thank generations of gene optimization for bringing us together.”

“Logical,” Yan He smirked.

After a pleasant lunch, Jiang Miao, being a local resident of the capital star, took Yan He to other places. This was all previously arranged with Yan He.

Since it was Yan He’s first time in the capital star circle, there were many important scenic spots he hadn’t visited and local experiences he hadn’t tried.

Jiang Miao planned to show him around, considering it as fulfilling her duty as a host.

By the time they returned home in the evening, Xiaona welcomed them with a cheerful tone, “Doctor, Major, welcome back.”

However, Jiang Miao didn’t even change her clothes. She tossed her bag and sun hat aside, then collapsed onto the sofa.

So tired!

A whole day of playing, and she even deliberately wore a pair of low-heeled shoes, but her legs still felt like they were about to break.

“Are you okay?” The seemingly tireless young man supported himself on the sofa armrest and asked with some concern.

This guy had exceptional physical stamina.

“That… ” Jiang Miao forced herself to lift her head, “Today’s training…”

She was thinking about requesting a pause for a day but was afraid that the future father of her child might think she lacked determination.

Yan He hooked the corner of his mouth and spoke for her, “You’ve worked hard today; training is paused for a day.”

“Cough, that won’t do…” Someone took advantage and still wanted to act cute.

Major Yan was not buying into her feigned innocence and bluntly said, “Sure, if you want to persist.”

“No, no, no, I won’t persist!” Someone wailed, “My legs are about to break!”

Yan He held back a laugh, rolled up his shirt sleeves, walked to the sofa, and tapped Jiang Miao’s ankle with his fingers, “Lift your leg.”

Jiang Miao lay on the sofa, not knowing what he was going to do, obediently lifted her legs when told.

Yan He sat down, reached out, pulled her legs down, and placed them on his lap, “I’ll help you relax your muscles, so you won’t have sore legs tomorrow.”

Jiang Miao’s heart skipped a beat.

She had half a mind to refuse, but the words of refusal just couldn’t come out. There was even a trace of anticipation in her heart.

When her legs felt the touch of the man’s fingertips, that sensation was completely different from K70.

Jiang Miao bit her lip, and a shiver ran down her spine.


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