Chapter 326

Seeing his parents and sister, Tang Yu'an remembered that he had just called them on the message board to come and see the furniture elves.

Facing his father's glare, Tang Yu'an subconsciously let go of Zhou Qi's arm and looked away with a guilty conscience.

“Dad…Mom…”

Tang Sheng glared at him, and Tang Xueyun's eyes also swept over the two children. Only Tang Yuxin...

She looked at her two brothers, then looked up at her parents. Although she didn't understand what was going on, she felt that her brothers might be scolded.

She quickly said, "Brother, where is the elf? I want to see the elf."

"Oh, the elf is in the warehouse. I'll take you there."

Tang Yu'an quickly went over and took his sister's hand, pulling her towards the warehouse. He also wanted to pull Zhou Qi away, but unfortunately the space in the grocery store was too small, and they were both tall and squeezed together, so they couldn't move away.

Zhou Qi, who was in a daze, finally came to his senses.

He sighed, patted Tang Yu'an's hand soothingly, and asked him to take his sister to see the elves first.

What is coming will come eventually, so it is better to come now than to wait.

Let him bear the storm that may come next.

Tang Sheng watched their little movements and the corners of his mouth twitched. The behaviors that he thought were natural and normal in the past now carried an indescribable impact in his eyes.

"you……"

Tang Sheng had just opened his mouth when he was stopped by Tang Xueyun.

"You two can chat first, I'll go check on the elves."

Tang Xueyun calmly walked past Zhou Qi and urged Tang Yu'an and his sister to go to the warehouse.

Tang Yu'an opened his mouth and was about to say something, but when Tang Xueyun glared at him, he shut it up and obediently took them to the warehouse.

Watching them leave, Zhou Qi withdrew his gaze and met Tang Sheng's eyes again.

"Uncle Tang..."

Tang Sheng took a deep breath and waved to him, "Let's talk outside."

He suddenly felt that their grocery store was too cramped and a bit suffocating, and he needed to go outside to get some fresh air.

Zhou Qi followed him quietly.

Arriving at the RV, Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go to the grassland?"

If they want to breathe fresh air, the air on the grassland is fresher. Looking at the vast sky and wilderness may be more helpful for what they are going to talk about next.

"You guys are going to open a branch on the grassland?" This was the first time Tang Sheng knew about this.

"Well, we built a ranch over there."

"Then take me to see it."

So they stepped onto the teleportation array and arrived at the grassland pasture.

In the afternoon on the grassland, the sky is low, the usually fierce wind has become gentler, and the clouds slowly stretch out, flowing lazily in the blue sky.

Tang Sheng couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Not to mention after the apocalypse, even before the apocalypse, he had never seen such a vast wilderness.

Tang Sheng unconsciously walked out of the lakeside cottage and strolled on the grassland with Zhou Qi. Looking at the lush and prosperous pasture, he thought of the hardships and dangers behind it.

This became even more clear when he saw the distance between this area and the deserted city on the map.

"How did you get here in the first place?" Tang Sheng asked.

Looking at Tang Sheng's expression, Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment and did not choose to hide it. Instead, he told him in detail how they found Mo Ke, how they crossed the grassland to Lanhu Town, how they came here to build a branch, and how they transformed the lake and pasture...

Tang Sheng listened carefully and finally couldn't help nodding.

"You really took good care of An An. It's because of you that he was able to survive in this world and achieve what he has today..."

Zhou Qi shook his head.

"Uncle Tang," he said seriously, "I can't live without An An."

There was a hint of confusion and pain on Tang Sheng's face.

"You are all boys..." He tried to correct him, "You are too young, so you mistake this kind of dependence on each other for... love!"

Zhou Qi did not rush to refute.

He looked at Tang Sheng and said, "Indeed, when I noticed this feeling, I also felt that there was something wrong, but..."

Just when Tang Sheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard him say, "Uncle Tang, I'm going to be 21 soon."

Tang Sheng paused.

He looked at Zhou Qi, the child he had watched grow up since he was a baby, and now he had grown up completely.

He was half a head taller than him, and his handsome face had long lost its childishness. When his expression turned cold, even Tang Sheng could feel a sense of oppression.

Tang Sheng also had to admit that Zhou Qi was really no longer the child who needed protection.

He has grown into a man, but...

Tang Sheng wiped his face vigorously and continued to persuade: "You two are really not suitable!"

One is his biological son, and the other was raised by him as a half-son. How can they be together?

Listen to what they just said?

When An An becomes an adult, Xiao Qi can kiss him?

Huh? What are you talking about? What are you talking about!

Tang Sheng felt that his three views were shattered, and his soul had left his body and was no longer in it.

Should he be thankful that his two children still knew how to restrain themselves and wait until they reached adulthood?

He should be thankful... but what the hell should he be thankful for!

"When did you start?" Tang Sheng asked, suppressing his heartache.

His feelings for An An had deteriorated a long time ago, but if we were to say when the two of them started...

"It was almost two years ago when I returned here from the original world." Zhou Qi said.

For Tang Sheng, that was just over a month ago...

Tang Sheng sighed again.

If there hadn't been the apocalypse, the two children would have grown up normally, one in high school and the other in junior high school, and they would have seen each other for less than an hour or two a day.

When Zhou Qi was admitted to university, he would have to study in another place, so the two of them had no time to cultivate such a relationship...

It’s all this damn doomsday!

Tang Sheng tried hard to remain calm. If there hadn't been a doomsday, if the two children hadn't experienced this, if he hadn't lost them...

One day when they came home from school, they suddenly said this to him. Tang Sheng would definitely not be able to remain calm. What would definitely greet these two brats was a meal of stir-fried meat with rattan sticks.

However, looking at the grassland in front of me, thinking about these two children and everything their family has experienced...

Tang Sheng couldn't bring himself to do it.

His son was able to return to them because Zhou Qi risked his life to travel across the stars through a message in a bottle.

It was thanks to these two children that they were able to drive back the mutants, build a real shelter, and begin to recover more lost territory.

An An and Xiao Qi are real heroes.

Tang Sheng was proud of them, so he naturally couldn't bring himself to do it, and he couldn't say anything harsh to Zhou Qi either.

After a long moment, he spoke again: "If I oppose you, will you give up?"

Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "I will find a way to gain your approval and be with An An again."

Tang Sheng looked at him and felt like he was about to become autistic.

He knew Zhou Qi's character too well. In addition to his smart mind, he also had a tenacity and ruthlessness in his bones. No matter what he did, he would stick to it and do it well.

If An An was his daughter, he would definitely like Zhou Qi as a son-in-law, but the problem is——

They are all boys!

How can they be together?!

In Tang Sheng's worldview and outlook on life, such a combination has never appeared!

Tang Sheng opened and closed his mouth several times before he said, "You...let me calm down first..."

Zhou Qi nodded and didn't say anything more.

In fact, Tang's father's attitude was much gentler than he had imagined.

He thought for a moment, then took out the beer he had brewed in another dimension and said, "Would you like some? It's freshly brewed."

This batch of beer is not only brewed in another dimension, but the materials are also grown in another dimension. According to Teacher Gu, this batch of beer contains spiritual energy and drinking it can strengthen the body.

Tang Sheng naturally didn't know this, but he really wanted to drink now.

"Give me a drink!"

On the other side, Ping An Grocery Store.

Tang Yuxin was already fascinated by the elf Bobo and stayed in the warehouse and didn't want to leave, while Tang Yu'an and her mother returned to the dining table.

Tang Yu'an also calmed down. Facing Tang Xueyun's scrutiny, he was very calm.

"Mom, do you want some sugar water? There's some in the refrigerator."

Tang Xueyun was so angry that she laughed. She said, "Don't you have anything else to say?"

"Well...didn't you and dad hear it just now?" Tang Yu'an was still a little shy when he said this.

After all, his conversation with Xiaoqi was quite private...

However, Tang Yu'an concealed it very well. He had experienced more embarrassing moments than this and had practiced it a long time ago.

"You don't think you're wrong at all?"

Tang Yu'an looked at her mother and said confidently, "I like Xiaoqi brother, and Xiaoqi brother likes me. It's reasonable for us to be together. What's wrong with that?"

"Premature love is wrong." Tang Xueyun said, "How far have you progressed?"

"Just holding hands, hugging occasionally, and then... I kissed Xiaoqi brother a few times..."

As he spoke, Tang Yu'an's voice gradually became softer and his face turned red.

Then, he defended Zhou Qi again, "Brother Xiaoqi kept saying he wanted to wait until I was an adult before we could get together, and told me to think it over carefully. You just heard it, he even refused to kiss me!"

Speaking of this, the boy seemed a little angry.

Tang Xueyun just felt a headache.

"So you took the initiative?"

"yes."

Tang Xueyun slowly tightened her hands on the dining table, and finally with a click, a crack appeared on this old piece of furniture that had been upgraded.

Although Tang Xueyun was very restrained, Tang Yu'an still widened his eyes and couldn't help swallowing.

"Mom, I was wrong." He sat up straight and lowered his head obediently.

"What's wrong?"

"I shouldn't have kissed Xiaoqi secretly, I shouldn't have fallen in love too early, I should have waited until I was an adult and got your consent before being with Xiaoqi..."

The young man who was so confident just now slid to his knees at such a speed that even the system was amazed.

"What if your father and I don't agree?" Tang Xueyun said.

Tang Yu'an subconsciously looked up, but when he met Tang Xueyun's gaze, he lowered his head obediently.

"Why don't you agree?"

"You two are boys! Boys should be with girls, why don't you say we agree?"

"But I just like Brother Xiaoqi, I just want to be with him, I don't want anyone else!"

"What do you like about him?"

"That's a lot!" Tang Yu'an said, "Brother Xiaoqi is super smart. He has saved me from danger many times. His ideas are so brilliant. I have often wondered how a person can be so smart."

He told Tang Xueyun in detail about Zhou Qi's past amazing moves, such as "silence is also a statement" and using the system to detect lies...

Eavesdropping System: Huh? I actually have this function?

Tang Xueyun was also shocked.

"Brother Xiaoqi taught me so many things. I didn't like studying or attending classes, but he told me that studying can train my thinking and improve my understanding of the world..."

"Brother Xiaoqi is incredibly brave and persevering. While I was studying in the cabin, he'd go out into the woods and fight giant insects and ferocious beasts. Even though he was covered in wounds, he never cried out in pain..."

"He's also a great cook and he's very good-looking..."

"Although he's not a talkative person, he listens carefully to everything I say and responds to me... He's also very handsome when he's silent..."

Tang Xueyun only asked one question, and Tang Yu'an started talking nonstop.

Looking at the boy's sparkling eyes filled with admiration, longing and infatuation, Tang Xueyun knew -

It's over, there's no way this child can be brought back.

At this time, she also noticed that two light spots appeared on the grocery store map. They were Tang Sheng and Zhou Qi.

So how long had they been listening at the door?