Chapter 584: Chapter 340, Fufana
On Flying Wing Star, a flourishing grand hotel had already stopped serving outside customers.
The Gu Clan and the Fufana Family had fully booked the place for the upcoming engagement ceremony.
Many people from afar, specifically here for the ceremony, had already settled in the hotel.
Among them were many of the younger members of the Fufana Family.
A group of young people, dressed in Imperial Navy uniforms or Naval Academy uniforms, gathered together to chat:
“They say she’s the representative of the Fufana’s younger generation, yet isn’t she getting married?”
“From now on, it’s up to us brothers!”
“I think Rota is quite capable, you have to shoulder our hopes.”
“Far from it, far from it…”
“At least you won’t be ‘marrying’ someone else, right? Hahaha…”
The young people were arrogant and chest-thumping as they discussed the recent stories of their family. It’s hard to say how much malice was there, but the underlying envy surely found an outlet through this affair.
This was normal.
Within this group, not to mention those who were still grappling with their studies at the Naval Academy, among those who had started their careers, the highest rank was that of a major.
Being a major at this age was quite impressive in the Imperial Navy. He was still young, and with his family’s support, a few more years of experience and some military exploits could make the rank of general a possibility in the future.
But these things also depend on who you compare yourself with.
Having a woman in the family who is about the same age but already a general makes it hard not to be envious.
They didn’t dwell on anything else but complained about the family being too biased, giving Yelisia too much preferential treatment.
After graduating from the Naval Academy, why did they all have to start from the bottom while Yelisia could get a position as acting captain? Why create a stage just for her, organize an exercise, and based solely on her performance in the naval drills, let her skip ranks and become the captain of a great cruiser like Quintet, obtaining a brigadier general’s rank?
Now, it’s about leveraging the family’s high-level connections, vigorously promoting her, and directly lifting Yelisia up as a heaven-sent military star, an unparalleled genius fleet commander…
Give it a rest!
With such an opportunity, even a pig could fly given the chance. Given to me, I could certainly do better than Yelisia!
How many among the Fufana Family’s young successors would think this way?
I don’t know, but at least the ones gathered here must have some such thoughts to varying degrees.
However, such envious words were not easy to speak out loud. Yelisia did indeed represent the younger generation, her status there made them simply not on the same level. To voice such words would only bring ridicule upon themselves.
But now that Yelisia was getting married, some words could come out, albeit with a different spin.
During the idle chatter, someone abruptly tugged at his companion and made a meaningful look with his eyes.
The rest followed the gaze, and a young woman dressed in an Imperial Navy major general’s ceremonial uniform was passing by not far away.
The talking ceased immediately.
Even using Yelisia’s marriage as an excuse, some things could be said in private, but there was no need—and certainly no courage—to say them to her face.
And yet, Yelisia walked straight towards them.
Her head held high, a slender, fair neck extended from the tight collar of her uniform, her gaze arrogantly and disdainfully looking down on the crowd, and on her shoulder, the star of a general shone brightly.
Made uncomfortable by her gaze, and with a touch of guilt, someone started sheepishly: “Sis…”
Yelisia waved her hand as soon as the address came out.
“Major, you should address me as General.”
“Yes.” The highest-ranking young major among them instinctively stood at attention and saluted, saying, “Good day, General!”
Yelisia’s gaze then moved to the others.
Those she looked at could only stand at attention and salute.
To onlookers, there was nothing out of place about this scene.
A group of junior naval officers standing in formation and waiting for a general’s address, what was wrong with that?
Looking at these cousins and junior officers before her, Yelisia originally wanted to say something sarcastic, like mocking them for not having outstanding academic performance at the naval college and not standing out in the military; even with the family’s support, they were all ‘good-for-nothing mud that wouldn’t stick to the wall.’
She had the right to say so.
They all came from the same family; was there any difference in their starting points? The family’s power had been a great help; for example, it was extremely difficult for commoners and regular people to get into the Naval Academy, but the Fufana offspring could enter whenever they wished, and all were in the top classes.
But within the family, weren’t they all treated the same?
And me, Yelisia, in the Naval Academy, all my results were top-notch, many first in the class, and I had maintained this for many years, always excelling throughout my academic career. That’s why she had the confidence to earn the title of distinguished graduate, to fight for the rank of school officer upon graduation and become an acting captain.
Her cousins, on the other hand, dangled at the back in terms of academic performance. Why compare themselves to her?
And regarding that military exercise that catapulted Yelisia from acting captain to brigadier general, it wasn’t specially prepared for her. It was just an opportunity that she seized; the family set the stage, and because she had the singing talent, she became the star. It was only after she had proven her abilities that the family’s efforts paid off.