My carefree life in space

Chapter 116 The Xiao Family Matters

Of course, not everyone is happy to see this situation, such as the Xiao family and the Purifier group.

As the leading family in the food industry, the Xiao family wields absolute authority in the field.

The Xiao family initially disdained the R15 Star's recruitment of buyers, given that they had their own food base and a group of senior purification masters.

In the past, people would beg them to sell ingredients on their behalf. Now that they have to compete with others, they are too embarrassed to do so and don't want to give R15 stars any face.

Once they gradually realized the significance of zero-pollution ingredients, they reluctantly expressed their intention to cooperate with Gu Huan.

However, by then, the buyer had already been decided, and Gu Huan could not breach the contract, so he had no choice but to politely express his refusal.

The Xiao family, who always kept their word, could not swallow this insult. Fortunately, the head of the Xiao family was rational enough to restrain the Xiao family members who wanted to cause trouble.

The Emperor Star, the Xiao Family.

Inside the study, Xiao Xing, the head of the Xiao family, looked at his still somewhat indignant younger brother and asked expressionlessly, "So what if you don't give up?"

Xiao Sheng said somewhat indignantly, "But that guy surnamed Gu is really disrespectful to our Xiao family. He's just a collateral branch of the Gu family, yet he dares to ignore us like this."

“So what if he’s from a collateral branch? As long as he’s surnamed Gu and has connections to the Gu family, you can’t openly do anything to him.” Xiao Xing was almost driven to tears by his younger brother’s stupidity; he was both brainless and stubbornly obstinate.

"If we can't do it openly, then can we..." Xiao Sheng revealed a smug smile.

Xiao Xing was furious and threw the teacup at him. This idiot, he knows how to pick up keywords.

Xiao Sheng barely dodged the teacup that flew towards him. Looking at his elder brother's unfriendly expression, he couldn't understand why he was angry.

Although Xiao Xing was angry, he still explained the reason to him.

"The entire empire is now focused on Star R15. If you really want to do something, do you think you can hide it so easily? The Gu family is not to be trifled with."

Seeing that he still seemed somewhat dismissive, Xiao Xing had no choice but to continue his analysis.

"Don't forget how R15 got all this. I don't know what price zero pollution will cost, but if someone really tries to destroy it, that kid from the Mo family will definitely not stand idly by."

Hearing this, Xiao Sheng finally understood a bit of what he meant. His eyes lit up, "If that Mo family brat became our son-in-law, then..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Xing interrupted him sharply, "Don't say such things again."

He had probably considered this possibility, and he knew what his daughter had once thought, but he knew the Mo family would never agree. Besides, there was that incident from back then.

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed involuntarily in his eyes.

Xiao Sheng was unaware of his thoughts and assumed that he was saying this because the Mo family boy already had a fiancée.

He was about to speak when he suddenly noticed the coldness in his older brother's eyes, and he froze, forgetting what he wanted to say.

Seeing his dazed look, Xiao Xing waved his hand, signaling him to leave quickly if he was alright.

After leaving the study, Xiao Sheng did not leave immediately, but went to Xiao Qin's courtyard.

"Second Uncle, please sit down. What brings you here?" Xiao Sheng had always treated Xiao Qin well, so Xiao Qin was very happy to see him.

"Oh, it's nothing really, I just haven't seen you in a long time, so I came to check on you."

After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Sheng couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Qin, what are your feelings for that kid Mo Ze?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. To be honest, she used to definitely like him, but now she had succumbed to reality and slowly let go.

"Why do you ask that, Uncle? What feelings could I possibly have for him? We've barely met each other since I was a child."

“But I always thought…” Xiao Sheng was a little confused. Could it be that he had misheard before, and that Xiao Qin hadn’t secretly inquired about that kid?

"Of course not, besides, he already has a fiancée."

"What's a fiancée? With your status, you're more than good enough for him," Xiao Sheng said nonchalantly, still wanting to bring Mo Ze into his camp.

Xiao Qin knew her second uncle's temperament and was afraid that he would do something that would dig his own grave, so she quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Second Uncle, please don't do anything unnecessary. I really don't like him now."

Hearing her say that, Xiao Sheng finally gave up his previous thoughts.

Seeing that her second uncle had finally stopped talking about Mo Ze, Xiao Qin finally felt relieved.

Judging from recent events, she knew that Lin Shushu and Mo Ze were not ordinary people, especially Lin Shushu, who was very mysterious and even unfathomable.

Looking back now, all the mysterious events in Sunset Forest were done by Lin Shushu, or rather, by the two of them.

She couldn't help but feel fortunate that Lin Shushu hadn't harbored murderous intent because of her sending assassins; otherwise, no one could have saved her. Therefore, she dared not cause any more trouble in front of them now.

She even stopped investigating the relationship between Lin Shushu and the Lin family.

Everyone on the Imperial Star knows about what happened to the Lin family recently, including Xiao Qin.

Everyone sighed at the sight of Lin Keke and Lin Zihao in their miserable state, assuming it was just bad luck that they had suffered such a calamity.

Xiao Qin didn't think so. When she learned that Lin Shushu was also on J56, she guessed that the Lin family's affairs were inseparable from Lin Shushu, which made her even more wary of Lin Shushu.

She just wanted to stay far away from them now, and she wouldn't dare let her second uncle do anything wrong.

Regarding the issue of zero pollution, besides the Xiao family being affected, the purification practitioners are also affected, and their feelings are the most complicated.

On the one hand, they are delighted by the zero-pollution environment, after all, they are also beneficiaries; on the other hand, they face challenges in their careers and even in their lives.

In the past, planets were polluted everywhere, and the food people ate was not spared either. That's why the Purifiers had a reason to exist.

However, the emergence of zero-pollution planets has changed this situation.

For the general public, this is undoubtedly a win-win situation, but for the purifiers, the turmoil they face is immeasurable.

Some purifiers, due to their high rank, possess wealth and fame that others can only dream of. If all of this were to disappear, what would become of them?

Given the stark contrast, few people can cope with it calmly.

The only thing that makes them feel fortunate is that there is only one zero-pollution planet now, so they still have a place to use their talents.

As for the future, some people are very optimistic. They simply do not believe that anyone can achieve zero pollution across the entire interstellar space.

However, those with foresight can see that times have changed, and if they don't want to be left behind, they must make corresponding changes, even if such changes are as painful as having their limbs cut off.