Chapter 15 Meeting the Parents

"It doesn't matter if I suffer a little. If I don't suffer a little, I won't see you, a bad boy." Father Ye waved his hand indifferently.

"Don't stand at the door. This is your friend, right?" Ye's mother smiled and wanted to pat Xia Chenxi's shoulder, but found that she couldn't. She patted Xia Chenxi's arm and said, "This tall guy."

"He is a roommate and a benefactor. Without him, your son would not be here to meet you."

Upon hearing that it was a benefactor, Father Ye politely welcomed Xia Chenxi into the house: "Young man, thank you for taking care of our little boy. May I ask your name?"

Ye Xuan imitated Ye's father and said, "May I ask your last name? Your son is just a brat, a brat."

"You're so unruly." Father Ye kicked Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan was already so tired that he had no strength left. His legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xia Chenxi was there to support Ye Xuan.

Judging from the atmosphere in their home, Ye Xuan lives in a very happy family. Xia Chenxi once defined happiness as having enough food to eat. Now, seeing the sincere smile on Ye Xuan's face, his definition of happiness seems to have changed. He can't help but envy her, because this is something he doesn't have and will never have in the future.

"Uncle, Ye Xuan is exaggerating. My name is Xia Chenxi. He has been training all day today and his body can't take it."

When Ye's father saw Ye Xuan was about to fall, he had already stretched out his hand, but Xia Chenxi was one step faster than him. His hand was stretched out in mid-air with a trace of regret on his face.

Ye Xuan stood firm. The old man and the others were already worried enough about him. He didn't want them to worry too much about him. He chuckled and said, "Old man, it's normal to be a little tired on the first day of training. But you, how come you didn't have any strength when you kicked me?"

"Okay, okay, go sit on the sofa with your friend for a while, and your parents will show you their skills." Mother Ye pushed Ye Xuan and Xia Chenxi inside, and pulled Father Ye towards the kitchen.

"Look at you, bad vibe."

"Wife, I was wrong."

"You must cook a good meal to reward your son and that young man."

"yes."

Two men in their fifties walked into the kitchen like guilty thieves.

"My parents are like that." Ye Xuan explained to Xia Chenxi.

Xia Chenxi nodded: "Very good."

It is rare for ordinary couples to be so harmonious after they are over fifty. Generally, after the seven-year itch, the life of ordinary couples becomes dull and passionless. The man's machismo gradually emerges, making the already cold life even worse. And Ye Xuan's father is actually a rare henpecked husband.

"Oh, it's because my dad is the one who pays for me. When he was young, he shamelessly pursued my mom for several years. He was a top-notch bootlicker."

The kitchen door was opened with a swish, and Father Ye, with a dark face, held a spatula in his hand, "You little bastard, your father is old, not deaf. I think you are itching for a beating."

"Why bother arguing with a child? Did he say anything wrong? He should admit what he did." Ye's mother pulled Ye's father back to the kitchen, "You two continue chatting."

The kitchen door closed again.

"Wife, that brat didn't even give me any face."

"What's the use of your old face?"

Xia Chenxi raised the corner of his mouth and turned to look at Ye Xuan: "Your parents are very interesting."

"If you want, you can come every week. My parents are great cooks."

"Yeah, okay."

Ye's father and mother prepared a sumptuous dinner for Ye Xuan and Xia Chenxi. They chatted at the table as if they were at home.

After dinner, Ye Xuan and Xia Chenxi didn’t plan to stay long, after all, Ye Xuan had to get up early for training the next day.

"Mom and Dad, the family compound is too far away. I will come once a week from now on."

"What, you little brat."

Ye's mother held Ye's father and said, "Your father just can't bear to leave you. Let alone a week, even a month will do. Now you are in the base, and you can't grow up slowly under our wings. Xuan, from now on you have to live a good life in the base at your own pace."

She bowed to Xia Chenxi again and said, "Young man, I'm leaving my Ye Xuan in your care. You are calm and reliable. I feel relieved that Ye Xuan is with you."

Xia Chenxi helped Ye's mother up: "Auntie, what are you doing? It's normal for roommates to support each other."

Mother Ye waved at them kindly: "Go back early and have a good rest."

The moment the door closed, Ye Xuan heard his father crying like a child, "Wife, our Xuan, I'm worried about you."

The door was completely closed, isolating the sound from inside.

"It would be nice if my parents also had a communication bracelet, but unfortunately..."

The base's combat readiness resources are limited, and only team members and important personnel have communication bracelets. Ordinary people are not qualified to own them. The network signal is paralyzed and mobile phones have become bricks. From now on, if he wants to communicate with his parents, he can only come to the staff quarters to communicate face to face.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too." Xia Chenxi pressed the down button of the elevator.

Xia Chenxi was right, people should not be too greedy.

After going downstairs, Xia Chenxi started the car and Ye Xuan naturally sat in the back seat.

On the way back, they met very few people. It was probably because the family compound was far away, or maybe because the people living in the compound were not their family members. The white light of the lighthouse patrolled back and forth in this empty area.

The late summer evening breeze blew across his face, bringing a damp and sticky feeling, just like his clothes sticking to his body after sweating during the day, making him feel uncomfortable.

Compared with Ye Xuan, Xia Chenxi looked refreshed and had a faint scent of laundry detergent on her body.

"Xia Chenxi, how long do you train every day?"

"Five hours, from nine to eleven in the morning, and from two to five in the afternoon."

It was impossible for Ye Xuan to say that he was not envious. He now got up at six o'clock every day, had only half an hour to eat at noon, and then had to train until seven o'clock in the evening.

What made him feel angry and helpless was that the leader of his preparation team was a freeloader. The training after the physical training was euphemistically called free training, but he did not teach any skills at all and he could only explore on his own.

He still doesn't know what people with superpowers are like, how they use their superpowers, or how to activate them.

Everything is a mess.

But Xia Chenxi lived a relaxed and comfortable life, and his life was well organized. Ye Xuan turned his head in confusion and looked at the boundless darkness to the side. The darkness connected to the vast sky did not even have a twinkling star.

"You don't have to envy me. Everyone has a transition period. The day after tomorrow I will actually participate in the mission. Whether I can survive the mission is unknown. There are very few people like you who can activate superpowers for the second time. Even if you don't activate your superpowers in the end, you are lucky to be alive and sober."

But is it really a lucky thing to survive as an ordinary person in this doomsday?

......

The two returned to the dormitory. After Ye Xuan washed up, he took the painkillers that Xia Chenxi had specially brought for him, and then tried on his combat uniform.

In the mirror, Ye Xuan, wearing combat uniform, stood sideways heroically with his fists clenched.

This clothes actually fits his size very well. How did Xia Chenxi know?