Chapter 39: Consul

As she approached the kitchen, Luo Yan gave Pei Jing a reserved smile, while Luo Bi quickly glanced at him. The man had a poker face and showed no reaction whatsoever.

"This is the Administrator of our planet, Zuihuang, Pei Jing," Luo Feifan introduced him to Luo Bi.

"Greetings, Administrator!" Luo Bi greeted him with a smile, suspecting that his visit was related to the matter of the Contract Master's assistant.

Pei Jing nodded with a slight smile, looking like a man of few words.

Luo Yan's suggestion to make tea was merely a ploy to draw attention. Once inside the kitchen, she began complaining about everything and stood by the doorway, refusing to step further in. "Your kitchen is so dirty, what is that smell?"

Since they frequently cooked with nutritional ingredients, there was naturally some scent of food, but nothing strange. As for it being dirty, that was even more impossible; Guan Zhuting had just cleaned it herself, so how could she not know? The kitchen was simply a bit small, making it feel cramped everywhere.

"You should go outside, be careful not to get your clothes dirty," Guan Zhuting said as she found some cups and tea leaves. It was just chrysanthemum tea, not actual tea leaves grown on a tree; real tea was too expensive for her family to afford.

"I'll wait until you've finished brewing before I go out. Hurry up." While Luo Yan was in the kitchen, her mind was on the people in the living room. As she urged Guan Zhuting, she poked her head out to peek at the situation in the hall. Just as her head emerged, she gasped, "Oh! You scared me! What are you doing?"

Luo Bi gave her a casual glance. "Serving tea."

Luo Yan wasn't about to let Luo Bi take the lead. She didn't press the issue of being startled, released her grip on her skirt, and walked out carrying a cup of tea in each hand.

With some drama to watch, Luo Bi's mood improved significantly. She grinned and reached for the glass tea tray, but Guan Zhuting took it from her. "You aren't needed here. Go outside."

"Then I'm going out." Luo Bi left the kitchen, eager to watch the spectacle.

Luo Yan first handed a cup to Luo Feifan, then held the other cup toward Administrator Pei Jing with both hands, offering an elegant smile. "Please have some tea, Administrator."

The teacup was quite small, and because Luo Yan was holding it with both hands, it was difficult for Pei Jing to take. As long as he touched the cup, he would inevitably touch Luo Yan's hands. Luo Bi's eyes sparkled as she watched Pei Jing's every move.

"Just set it down," Pei Jing said, his eyelids drooping, skipping even a simple thank you.

*Huh? That reaction is off.* After a moment of thought, Luo Bi had an epiphany. Pei Jing liked "gestation bodies"—men who could bear children—rather than women. In the interstellar era, it wasn't just women who could give birth; men classified as gestation bodies could also bear children, and their children often had higher awakening rates. Nowadays, childbirth was no longer a female monopoly.

*Sigh! This world is a trap for Luo Bi, a trap for women, and a trap for normal people!*

Sometimes Luo Bi found it baffling. She was a perfectly decent person, so why did she transmigrate into such a speechless world?

With the ability to bear children being overwhelmingly dominated by gestation bodies, women seemed to have little advantage in the competition for men. Life was truly difficult.

Having been rejected while trying to be attentive, Luo Yan could barely maintain her smile. She set the teacup down, pouted, and sat on the sofa, choosing a spot closer to Pei Jing.

"Luo Bi, come sit. Your grandfather has something to ask you," Luo Feifan called out to her since she was standing far away.

Just then, Guan Zhuting came out carrying the tea tray. Luo Bi helped her place the cups on the coffee table, taking the opportunity to find a seat somewhat distant from the others, waiting quietly for Luo Feifan's question.

Luo Feifan weighed his words before saying, "I came here because I want you to become Xiao Yan's assistant. I mentioned this to your father before he left the house. What are your thoughts?"

(End of Chapter)