Travelling through the interstellar world, starting with the real and fake daughter

After seeing Mai Dongzi, the elders present and those not present could no longer voice any objections.

The head of the Xi family asked once more, and with no one opposing, Atom Xi was smoothly added to the family register, and Mai Dongzi was recorded under his name.

Yes, Mai Dongzi requested that the head of the family change Lucy’s name to Mai Dongzi.

In her mind, the name Lucy belongs to the original host, while she is Mai Dongzi.

The members of the Xi only exchanged a few glances, no one asked about the reason for the name change or voiced any objections. The head of the family then wrote Mai Dongzi’s name in the family register.

In the interstellar era, there are two versions of the family register: one in paper form and one in electronic form. When the head of the family took out the paper version for handwriting, Mai Dongzi felt a strong sense of history.

The electronic version of the family register, which contains the same content as the paper version, is stored in the central brain’s secure storage room and can only be unlocked with a genetic password.

On the way back to the Xi family, Mai Dongzi used her light brain to apply to the central brain for a name change.

In this world, household registration management is very strict, and the process of relocating is cumbersome, but changing names is quite simple. Citizens of the Blue-Black Empire have two opportunities to change their names. As long as it is within these two opportunities, the person involved can directly apply through the light brain.

The original host had never changed her name, so Mai Dongzi’s name change application was approved in less than a minute.

After the name change application was approved, Mai Dongzi refreshed her personal data and found that Mai Dongzi Xi became her exclusive name, while Lucy Xi was listed as her former name.

From the moment Mai Dongzi entered the conference room, she maintained a silent yet polite demeanor in front of the family elders.

Although these elders had not been kind to the original host, as a nominal junior, Mai Dongzi was able to maintain basic etiquette as long as they did not say inappropriate things to her or ask her to do things she should not do.

The elders maintained their aloof elder demeanor throughout, with only the head of the Xi family showing a somewhat approachable attitude.

Perhaps because the issue of adding Atom to the family register was finally resolved, and he no longer had to deal with pressure from Prince Arthur or maneuver through the family’s old foxes, the head of the family’s demeanor became more relaxed around Mai Dongzi.

With her name now in the family register, Mai Dongzi’s status in the family was no longer awkward. The head of the family said to her, “I’ve arranged a small courtyard for you. Since I’m not sure of your preferences, I made a rough decoration. If you want to make changes, just let the butler know your requirements.”

“Thank you, Head of the Family. I appreciate your efforts,” Mai Dongzi replied politely.

After all, this man was Mira’s father. It’s better to be respectful, and in the future, she would likely only need to interact with this elder within the family.

The arrangement made by the head of the family was indeed very much to Mai Dongzi’s liking. After all, when Lucy left the Xi family, she was living with the Nigri couple.

Given the relationship between Mai Dongzi and the Nigri couple, they couldn’t live together again.

Since Mai Dongzi had returned for quite some time and the Nigri couple had not appeared, it was clear that the Xi family did not wish for them to meet. After all, they all knew about the assassination bounty on her and that she had already faced two assassination attempts.

“Eleventh cousin, your house was decorated by Mira voluntarily. I’m not sure if it matches your taste, but it should suit hers,” Ren Guang said with a smile.

“As long as it’s not pink, it’s fine,” Mai Dongzi said, revealing the first smile since entering the meeting room.

Ren Guang responded with an understanding smile, knowing Mira’s fondness for pink.

“No, it’s in green tones. She said you liked that color,” he added.

At that time, Mira also mentioned that since Lucy was a wood-elemental ability user, she always liked the color green.

However, Ren Guang looked at Mai Dongzi’s early-stage third-level wood-elemental abilities and then considered her fifth-level psychic abilities and sixth-level martial prowess. He decided not to mention that comment.

“I do like green,” Mai Dongzi said.

When she heard that the decoration theme was green, she felt it was no longer an issue. She did indeed like green; rather, she was accustomed to it.

Their brief, quiet exchange lightened the atmosphere in the meeting room significantly.

Mai Dongzi looked at the seventh cousin, and the indifference in her eyes lessened.

In front of so many high-ranking figures and in such a solemn setting, Ren Guang showed his high emotional intelligence by using casual topics to ease the tense atmosphere, leveraging the head of the family’s comment to do so.

Given that the last time the original owner left the Xi family, there had been a major dispute with the Nigri couple, which was well-known throughout the Blue-Black Empire, his efforts were particularly noteworthy.

Today, Mai Dongzi, as an outsider entering the Xi family, has no emotional attachment to the family. If Mira’s appearance had not softened her attitude, Mai Dongzi might not have been so courteous to these old foxes.

However, her genuine indifference towards the Xi family was not concealed, and the old foxes present could not possibly fail to notice.

This created a tense atmosphere.

The elders naturally valued this outstanding junior and did not want her to sever ties with the Xi family. However, their earlier indifference and coldness during the child’s difficulties made it difficult for them to act warmly now. People who used to be aloof found it hard to lower their stature and speak kindly to Mai Dongzi.

Mai Dongzi, for her part, did not let go of her past feelings. The elders’ concessions to her and her father did not change her seemingly respectful but actually indifferent attitude.

This tension remained palpable.

Ren Guang’s casual remarks cleverly eased the serious atmosphere and showed the elders that although Mai Dongzi was cold towards them, she was friendly with the younger generation.

Mai Dongzi noticed that after her brief conversation with her seventh cousin, the serious and stern expressions of the elders and the family head had softened considerably.

The family head even showed an understanding smile when Mai Dongzi mentioned that as long as it wasn’t pink, it would be fine.

Mai Dongzi couldn’t help but wonder if the new family head, Yuandong Xi was elected partly due to having a highly intelligent, emotionally intelligent, and capable young elite son.

Unaware of the true situation, Mai Dongzi tried to recall if this cousin had appeared in her previous encounters.

She finally remembered that there was a mention of a very outstanding cousin in the context of the female protagonist, who did not survive the first wave of the apocalypse. She wondered if this was the same person.

As for Mira, it seemed she did not even play a minor role.

In the context, the supporting character Erica seemed to be less impressive in terms of cultivation compared to that outstanding cousin.

“Esteemed elders and family head, shall I take the eleventh cousin to her residence now?” Ren Guang said.

“Lu……Mai Dongzi, how long do you plan to stay in the family this time?” the family head asked.