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Hello, this is Jing Song, Chief's secretary.

I'm just recording daily bits of life to keep nice memories, but I guess I'm going to report it now.

Um, so, right now, Chief is in a meeting with many other important representatives and politicians.

As he is quite new to this governing process, there is still much to go for him.

But I think he's doing a great job because compared to the world we lived in before, it's practically a utopia.

I was able to come here with my family due to my wife being such a smart woman, and I'm really thankful and proud of her for it. Our child is getting a very good education and has many friends, and since there are all kinds of researchers here and many of them being mothers as well, my wife has made many friends that she had never been able to in her old lab before. Seeing my family happy makes me smile and content at how our lives changed for the better.

Back to the topic again. So, thankfully, the citizens of this safe base are very understanding and know not to ask around.

Chief said that he'd probably have the representatives do the work in the future instead of him since he's learning but doesn't fully understand how to take care of a community that would soon grow exponentially.

But the representatives and other officials said that the chief should still work as a head figure just in case the people had to be briefed about an issue. The people, right now, wouldn't trust anybody but the chief.

Our chief is a "vital source" to all of us right now, and we really do need his presence before settling down properly.

With that said, there is soon a certain wedding ceremony that we must attend, so I'll come back and record everything down after I come back!

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Well, that was the grandest occasion I've seen in my life! And I've seen the royal weddings before on holographs!

Both grooms were dressed in a pair of red suits embroidered with gold and they just looked perfect for each other as they smiled while holding hands.

Flower petals fell from the sky gently, controlled by wind ability users that were hired, and the grand hall or ballroom or whatever that huge place was just glamorous with all the expensive looking decor!

The huge windows gave the perfect shade of lighting controlled by water ability users who did their best to refract and reflect lights properly and the water droplets paused in midair was truly a sight to behold.

The wedding ceremony was short since it was reformed that way and the pair of husbands were beaming with joy as they put on their rings that were just simple bands but signified forever. (Actually, I found out that they were made out of a combination of rhodium and tungsten... I didn't know what to reply to that...)

Everyone cheered while Chief was the only one who cried. He had personally escorted his older brother up to the stage and was closest to the newlyweds. Chief couldn't stop sniffling throughout the whole ceremony.

Seeing Chief crying, his older brother began to cry too, and they formed a bond that could only be known by siblings. Mr. Lu could only watch helplessly with a smile on his face and hand patting his husband's back gently.

"W-why are you crying? I-i'm going to be in the base every day... S-stop crying, or else I'll cry harder... Wuwu, Xiao Yu, I really got married..."

"G-ge, you have to visit often, a-and when you get a kid, I'll have to name the baby... I'm just glad that you can have y-your own family now..."

The conversation was silly and sweet but it incurred tears from my eyes and others as well.

The feast after the wedding was plentiful and everyone chatted and congratulated the couple.

I would say, and probably everyone else too, that everything about the wedding ceremony was great, except for one event.

In the middle of the feast, Chief's parents, who had been very well-behaved and quiet so far went crazy.

Well, the mother didn't, as she was focused on eating food, but the father did.

"This is crazy! A man! Marrying another man?! No child of mine will do this kind of sinful act!"

Immediately, everyone went quiet and stared at him with different types of gazes. Disdain, confusion, shock, sorrow, and anger.

The Chief's younger brother, Shui Lai, scoffed.

"You don't even believe in god. Also, it's rightful in the eyes of the law these days. Actually, has been for several decades. And really? 'No child of mine'? You signed the papers, we aren't your children anymore. Yu Ge only brought you guys here to fulfill Jing Ge's wish. And he gave you guys face by letting you come to the wedding ceremony without any bindings."

I secretly gave Shui Lai a thumbs up in my heart.

"And you know what? I'm gay too!"

I choked at this part since I hadn't expected it. I didn't think that the kid would have already found out about his sexual orientation and announce it publicly at the age of 15! Although the Chief's younger brother was maturing into a tall handsome youngster, he was still only 15 years old...

I used my random ability to read the thoughts of those around me about the situation.

'Whew, thankfully Xingxing isn't here.' - Shui Lai

'What's happening?' - Stranger 23408

'Shui Lai's gay. Well, I already knew about it.' - Chief

'Huehuehue, let the shipping commence! =w=+' - Shui Bing

'Ugh, I'm trying to eat here, stop causing so much drama, old man!' - Stranger 1046

You see, my random ability was to read the thoughts of people around me like a chat group. For people I knew, it would have their names or titles recorded, and for people that I didn't, it'd be Stranger #.

It was quite a useful skill and only gave me the side effect of getting extremely hungry afterward.

Chief looked towards his older brother with his normal face, but I could read his worries for him.

Thankfully, the Chief's older brother thought this:

'God, I was really hoping for them to shut up quietly and let me be filial to them for the last time! Well, I guess they ruined it for themselves! I just want to kick them out now...' - Shui Jing

Chief's older brother might look gentle, but he is ruthless and stern when it comes to it. He had a strong personality that only few could mellow out.

His husband, Mr. Lu made a hand motion and three guards came in to pull out the troublemaking man. His ex-wife, however, was still focused on eating food, so they left her alone.

After that short but intense fiasco, everything resumed to normal and everyone left late as they stayed to watch the fireworks that burst out into the night to celebrate the occasion.

My son was already well asleep on my back as I quietly talked with my wife and reminisced about our own wedding in the past.

I believe, that although Shui Jing and Lu Han's wedding was beautiful, our wedding was brighter than that.

It truly was the happiest moment in my life, besides the other happiest moments of my life, like finding out that my wife was pregnant, the time when our child was finally born, and when my wife was recruited for a huge project that would totally change our lives forever.

Although my life is much simpler compared to Chief and his family's, I'm absolutely sure that I'm just as blessed as them because of my own wonderful family always being there with me.

'I'm quite a lucky man aren't I? ^//^' - Jing Song