"Wuuu, I refuse," Lingyin pouted, her face flushed. "You remember Senior Brother Chun'er, but you don't remember me."

Lan Li put on a look of extreme difficulty. "Let me think... Ah, your name has the character 'Yin' in it, right? Yin, it sounds like some kind of sound..."

Lingyin said with dissatisfaction, "Lingyin, my name is Lingyin."

Lan Li smoothly interjected, "Oh, right, Lingyin, nice to meet you. I will definitely remember you from now on."

Lingyin gave an expression that meant, "I temporarily forgive you." "You guys chat first. I'm going to find my mother."

Lan Li smiled warmly, "Together? I should thank her. Her daughter is so outstanding, accommodating our two silly teammates."

The twins were wounded again by Lan Li's jab. Emma, must happiness be built upon their pain?

That was precisely Lingyin's intention.

She just didn't know how to invite Lan Li. Since he offered, she immediately dragged Ziye off to find her mother. Li Chunyu, who had originally intended to look for members of the Huaxia Legion, followed when she heard this.

By introducing everyone to each other this way, they ended up meeting many people at once, which would benefit them in the future. Especially since the Huaxia Legion and the Angel Domain would inevitably cooperate later; getting familiar now was a good thing.

This awards ceremony's biggest takeaway was that those who had Chushao were finally learning to think about matters and build interpersonal networks from the perspective of a legion.

Ziye turned her head to Lan Li and asked, "Where is she?"

Lan Li instantly understood, feigning innocence. "She dumped me and the Minister of Education from Kaga to go chat."

Ziye immediately gave him a thumbs-up. "As expected of her, she moves fast."

Lan Li sighed. "She spent a year in Kaga and mapped out every inch of the place. Whatever she wants to do, it's as easy as turning her hand."

He rarely praised anyone, but he truly admired Hongfa in this instance. Very few women could achieve what Hongfa had.

Spentechi asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Ziye made a face at him. "The Wolf's Den Combat Director."

The twins suddenly understood. "The Combat Director? Sounds really formidable."

Ziye only felt a silent chuckle inside, thinking: If you only knew she was Teacher Zihong from the combat course, she’d be even more amazing. However, she certainly wouldn't mention it. If the twins couldn't figure it out, they deserved to remain ignorant.

As they were talking, Lingyin had already spotted her mother and rushed over excitedly, pulling her in front of them. "La la la, this is my mother. Mom, look, the oldest person here is Mr. Lan Li, the Vice Commander of the Angel Legion. The younger ones are my teammates."

Lingyin's mother let out a soft laugh. "Oh, you child. You can tell who the oldest is? I feel like they're all just kids."

Everyone instinctively looked toward Lan Li.

The poor Vice Commander had finally been teased once; it was truly a delightful sight.

Lan Li didn't mind at all and said with a warm smile, "This is the first time someone has called me a kid. I definitely consider that a win. Thank you very much."

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere immediately warmed up.

There was a saying: mothers and daughters in the Interstellar Era always looked like sisters; this statement was an absolute truth.

When Lingyin's mother stood next to Lingyin, no one present could tell they were mother and daughter. Now, standing with a group of students plus Lan Li, they all looked like they had gone through the same plastic surgery.

After chatting for a while and getting acquainted, the whole group of students went off in a large procession to visit the next family.

Who was next?

Naturally, it was Mr. Gu Tianpeng, the Director of the Ministry of Education for the Huaxia Legion, Li Chunyu's family.

They didn't have to visit the next family; they were approached proactively.

Gu Tianpeng approached, leading a little girl and a little boy. Before he even arrived, the boy and girl rushed forward to hug Li Chunyu’s legs. Li Chunyu was overjoyed. Before she could even introduce them, Lan Li laughed, "We are all Chunyu's classmates. Hello, sir."

Li Chunyu nearly dropped her jaw to the floor, continuously signaling frantically to Gu Tianpeng. Imagine the embarrassment if he mistook Lan Li and Lingyin's mother for students!

Official Gu, please, open your eyes wider!

Before Gu Tianpeng could speak, the little girl tugged on Li Chunyu's sleeve. "Is that older brother also your classmate?"

The little girl, about ten years old, pointed her chubby finger directly toward Lan Li.

Lan Li's smile didn't waver. "Yes, he is."

The little girl shook her head like a rattle drum. "You don't look like it."

Everyone present was startled.

Holy cow, a little girl actually recognized Lan Li.

The education in the Huaxia Legion is that fierce?

Even Li Chunyu was shocked. Emma, I never knew she had this skill.

Lan Li bent down slightly and asked kindly, "How am I not like them?"

The little girl placed her hand on her chin, tilting her small head in thought. "You look like my Dad. And I saw you on TV standing next to Uncle Wang."

Gu Tianpeng was only in the Ministry of Education; he couldn't recognize every political figure from every legion. Hearing his daughter say that, he immediately realized who the person before him was. He smiled and explained, "The Uncle Wang she mentioned is Mr. Wang Zice, the Vice Commander of our legion. Mr. Lan Li, this is Ms. Wan'er, the daughter of our Commander, Mr. Zhuge. Please forgive her if what she said was inappropriate."

Lan Li smiled. "Not at all, Wan'er is very well-behaved."

Regardless of whether she had seen him standing next to the Huaxia Legion's Vice Commander, the mere fact that she categorized him as being "of the same kind" as the Huaxia Legion Commander was terrifying.

The Commander of the Huaxia Legion was an ethereal, ancient-looking old man!

Which of her eyes made him look like that?

In terms of being black-bellied?

Lan Li nearly suffered internal injury.

Wan'er stuck out her tongue and pulled on Li Chunyu's hand. "Brother Chuner lied to me! He said they were all your classmates."

Li Chunyu looked aggrieved. "Wan'er, that's an unjust accusation! I didn't say that."

Everyone laughed again.

Gu Tianpeng sighed. "These two little ones pestered me, insisting they had to come see Brother Chunyu. Now look, I've become their full-time babysitter."

When it came to parenting philosophy, Lan Li, Li Chunyu, and Ziye had little experience. Lingyin's mother, and Aixbent, who had many younger siblings, instantly found common ground and chatted away happily, feeling like they had known each other forever.

After making the rounds, everyone took a few group photos and then separated to go chat with their respective targets again.

In summary, this was a massive conversation convention.

And incidentally, a photo session.

Occasionally, one or two people, or even a whole group, would rush out demanding photos with the Chushao group. The frequency was so high that the Chushao members were well-trained; they would snap into formation, strike a pose, and finish in seconds—swift, precise, and effective.

The venue was stocked with fruits, melons, and cakes, and as soon as they ran low, someone immediately replenished them. There was even a dedicated evening gala later, making it hard to leave. However, Hongfa didn't come looking for Ziye. After separating from the crowd, Ziye suddenly fell from joyful laughter into profound loneliness.

She looked at the laughing people around her and suddenly felt that all the joy belonged to others, and she possessed nothing.

As fate would have it, enemies were bound to meet.

The moment she sat down, she saw Illya walking toward her.

-RS