Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

Jiang Xu looked at Jiang Bian with some curiosity. Could those two be the same group that bullied him before?

But, they're almost a hundred years old, so why are these insects still like immature larvae?

It bites randomly as soon as it sees you.

Jiang Bian turned his head to look at the two insects: "You've gotten fatter again, and you look shorter."

He spoke slowly, enough for all the insects present to hear him clearly.

"..." Jiang Xu never expected to hear such words from his mouth.

To be precise, such direct and incisive remarks would not occur in aristocratic etiquette.

He was somewhat surprised.

"You—" The shorter man's face turned red with anger. He stammered "you" for a long time, unable to utter a single harsh word. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "Vulgar."

"Well, coarse is better than fine, isn't it?" With that same indifferent expression, he slowly and deliberately uttered Jingchong's words, "It's been so many years since I last saw you, and you haven't improved at all."

Jiang Bian sneered at him, then turned to Jiang Xu and said, "Let's go inside first."

A group of insects left the spot, leaving only two pairs of insects, one tall and one short, behind.

"Who is that young male insect next to him?" the taller insect asked the shorter one.

"You haven't even seen it? We hang out together every day, do you think I've seen it?"

"Doesn't this look familiar?"

"look familiar?"

It seems so.

However familiar they looked, Jiang Xu and the other insects didn't care much.

After all, their purpose in coming here today was actually quite simple: to see where Jiang Mian grew up, and tomorrow they would have to take the goods back to the eastern capital.

Thus, their short mission was completed.

Upon arriving at the banquet hall, Jiang Xu and Jiang Bian separated from the remaining three insects.

Fei's first reaction was to follow, but Jiang Xu stopped him and told him to relax.

This should be a safe zone for him.

He followed Jiang Bian toward the wooden staircase in the center of the hall.

The leather shoes made a "clack-clack" sound on the stairs. Jiang Xu looked up at the second floor on both sides and saw a different viewing pavilion on the left. It was surrounded by heavy curtains, with only the railing side being made of thinner, semi-transparent gauze.

Jiang Bian was leading him toward the viewing pavilion.

Jiang Bian stopped in front of the thick curtains, and only after Jiang Xu stopped beside him did he look inside: "Father Xiong."

The sounds inside clearly stopped for a few seconds, and after a series of footsteps, the curtain in front of Jiang Xu was lifted by a hand.

"Dabao, why are you back?"

Jiang Xu clearly sensed that Jiang Bian's expression stiffened slightly when he heard this form of address.

"Well, I just happened to be in the capital, so I came back to take a look."

The curtain was completely drawn back, revealing the insect behind it. Jiang Xu was visibly taken aback when he saw the insect's face, because it looked very young, and... it was a male insect!

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Come on, let's go inside and see your father-in-law."

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Jiang Bian inside. Just as the curtain was about to close, he said, "Eh? Who are you?"

Jiang Xu looked at the male insect that had finally seen him and gracefully performed a noble salute: "Great-grandfather, good day."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the male insect opposite him freeze in place as if it had been frozen in ice.

He lowered his gaze slightly to the male insect, who was a head shorter than him. Jiang Xu saw Jiang Mian's appearance in his face. Therefore, he did not doubt Jiang Mian's origins.

"Who did you call me?" The male insect finally realized what was happening. He looked at Jiang Xu in surprise, then at Jiang Bian, and said incredulously, "You're married?"

That's too fast. How did they produce such a large male larva?

Jiang Bian seized the opportunity to step aside, away from his restraint: "Little Mian's grandson."

"What?" The male insect shook its head, trying to expel the obstruction from its ear. "Whose?"

"........." Jiang Xu silently looked at the somewhat clowning male insect and said, "My grandfather's name is Jiang Mian."

The male insect's eyes widened instantly, and it exclaimed incredulously, "Jiang Mian!"

Realizing what had happened, he rushed over and hugged Jiang Xu tightly: "Little Bao's little bug."

He turned his head to look at the stairwell, as if searching for something.

Jiang Bian, who was standing nearby, spoke up: "He's in the east."

In other words, he didn't come.

"I didn't look for him." Although he said that, his voice was obviously much more disappointed. He put his arm around Jiang Xu's shoulder and pulled him inside. "Little bug, how old are you?"

Are you married?

How are your male and female parents doing?

What are the grandfather and maternal grandfather doing?

He bombarded Jiang Xu with a barrage of questions, not giving him a chance to reply, and finally answered himself, "They should all be fine, otherwise how come you're so sturdy and fair-skinned?"

Jiang Xu was very uncomfortable with the way the male insect walked, but he had no choice but to bend over and cooperate with it.

It's all about paying the price for today's curiosity.

The pavilion was simply furnished. Against the wall stood a long wooden couch covered with thick cushions. In the center of the couch was a small wooden table with some snacks that the male insects liked.

"Esena, look! Little Bao's little bug chicks!" He excitedly shared this information with the female bug sitting on the soft couch.

After all, this was the first time in so many years that insects had come to Jiang Mian's side.

The female insect showed no reaction upon hearing Jiang Mian's name, simply looking at Jiang Xu indifferently: "What's your name?"

Jiang Xu looked at the male insect with a slightly complicated expression. The male insect seemed to realize something and slowly withdrew its hand.

He then straightened up, bowed to him, and said, "Jiang Xu, from the Jiang family in the Eastern Insect Region."

The other person didn't speak, so Jiang Xu just silently looked at him, observing his expression. He didn't see any joy from the family of the runaway insect cub returning home, nor even the most basic gentleness towards the male insect.

"Okay, I understand." The female insect put down the porcelain cup in her hand, got up from the soft couch, looked at Jiang Bian beside her, and said in an even colder tone, "You still know how to come back."

"Father-in-law," Jiang Bian called out.

But the other person didn't respond at all, just stared at him coldly without saying a word.

"Father-in-law," Jiang Bian called out again, his tone slightly coquettish.

"Don't use the tricks Xiao Bao taught you, they won't work. Tell me, why did you decide to go back to the Jiang family today?" The female insect still didn't have a good look on her face.

"I just came back from the east, and he happened to be in the south on business, so we came together." Jiang Bian briefly explained the reason for their visit: "It just so happens to be Xiongfu's birthday banquet, so I thought I'd take him back to the Jiang family to see him."

The female insect frowned and remained silent for a moment before saying coldly, "You went to the east?"