Chapter 308

The other children were all gathered together, but my own child was squatting on the steps, his chin in his hands, staring blankly.

The teacher at the kindergarten gate looked at the black-haired female insect in front of her.

School has been open for quite some time now, and most of the people who come to pick up their children look familiar to me, but the one in front of me looks very unfamiliar.

If you have ever seen a female insect with such outstanding looks, it is impossible not to be impressed, not to mention that black hair is rare.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

Qi Heng smiled and said, "I'm here to pick up the bug kid from the Sunflower Class. His name is Qi Xi."

"My information is on Qixi's enrollment registration form. You can check it."

"I'm Qi Heng." He showed his identity information on the terminal.

The teacher opened the terminal and entered the name, and quickly found the contact information of the insects in the insect cubs' enrollment registration information. Among them was indeed a female insect named Qi Heng.

"The information is fine." The teacher opened the door for him and asked, "Is this your first time here? I haven't seen you before."

"Well, I'm usually busy, so I asked a friend to pick me up."

"Your bug cub looks a lot like you."

Apart from anything else, there was only one black-haired, black-eyed bug cub in the entire kindergarten.

So before checking the information, he actually already believed Qi Heng's words in his heart.

"Everyone says that."

After Qi Heng gave two simple answers, he walked towards where Qi Xi was.

The kid still had his back to him and was completely unaware of his arrival.

It was very easy for Qi Heng to avoid being discovered by Qi Xi. He walked behind Qi Xi and raised his hand to gently cover Qi Xi's eyes.

"Guess who I am." He said with a smile.

As an adult, you should not be as childish as a child, but teasing a child does not count.

Qi Xi's vision suddenly darkened, and before he could react, he heard a familiar voice. He raised his hand in disbelief to grab the hand covering his eyes.

In surprise, he blurted out.

"The male father——"

Qi Heng raised his eyebrows, and the moment the boy finished speaking, he covered his mouth with his hand.

The word "heroic father" was hidden in his palm and did not spread out, so only he who was close by heard it.

Qi Xi was stopped, and excitedly grabbed his wrist and turned around. When she saw that it was really him, she jumped up happily and threw herself on him.

"I missed you so much."

The bug boy loosened his grip on his hand and instead embraced him with open arms.

"Aren't you very busy? How come you show up suddenly?" Qi Xi was happy but also a little confused. "Uncle Yan Ning said you can't come to see me for the time being."

"Are you not happy that I came to pick you up?"

Qi Xi quickly said: "Happy, super happy."

"I was busy before, but now I'm done. I'll come to see you soon."

Qi Heng picked up the insect cub and let him lean on his arms, walking out while talking.

"Then Father Xiong, are you not leaving?" Qi Xi whispered in his ear.

As Qi Xi put his arms around his neck, Qi Heng thought to himself: Still as clingy as ever.

“…I’ll stay a few days longer this time,” he said.

It's impossible not to leave, but if I say it bluntly, the kid will definitely be sad.

Qi Heng carried Qi Xi away.

The teacher at the door opened the door for them and said, "See you tomorrow, Xizi."

Qi Xi, who had been sticking close to Xiong's father, raised her head a little embarrassedly, her face a little red, "Teacher, see you tomorrow."

Wow, the teacher saw me in such an embarrassing state.

But I haven't seen my father for a long time, and I can't control myself at all.

Thinking of this, the hand that was hugging Xiong's father's neck not only did not loosen, but hugged it even tighter.

Qi Heng: ...I feel like I'm suffocating.

He raised his hand and gently stroked the bug cub's back, comforting it: "Okay, okay, I won't run away."

"Hold me any tighter, or I won't be able to breathe."

"Really? Then I won't hug you anymore." Qi Xi let go of his hand in panic, and his two short arms, which had nowhere to go, finally grabbed his collar.

This insecure look made Qi Heng sigh.

I haven't been away for long, why does the little guy act like he hasn't seen me for a long time?

He pinched Qi Xi's chubby cheeks and said, "I was just kidding. You can hug me as you like."

It’s okay, I haven’t lost weight and it still feels good.

"Your uncle Yan Ning hasn't finished get off work yet, so let's go pick up your brother Yan Le on the way, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

Qi Heng took Qi Xi to pick up Yan Le.

It’s just a different area in the school, and you’ll get there in a short walk.

After picking up the kids, she took them to Yan Ning's home, holding one in each hand.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to take the children to play, but there is really no place for the insect cubs to play in the current gathering place.

The most relaxing and fun place for pups is probably school - where they have friends to play with.

This cannot be blamed on Qi Heng.

When it came to the reconstruction of the gathering place, everything was based on actual needs, and he hadn't thought in advance that he would have to create a park-like area.

But it doesn’t matter, the renovation is not finished yet, just add it on.

He spoke to A0.

The resettlement area also needs to meet entertainment needs. We can’t afford something too good, but a small park for taking a walk is fine.

Adult female insects work hard during the day and study at night, working diligently for themselves.

They are already under great pressure to live, work and rebuild civilization, and the next generation will always live even worse than them.

They work hard and endure hardships so that their next generation will not repeat their miserable lives and will live a better life.

If I can't even do this, it would seem that I'm over-exploiting them and that I'm not a human being.

Parks don't need to be too large, but they should be dispersed, and try to achieve a balance in number and distance.

Each district can have a large park near the residential area, and every ten districts can have a large park in the center, which is within the scope of the public square.

Large parks can consider leaning more towards entertainment... By the way, it would be best to make changes to the existing drawings.

[Okay, no problem.]

【We will draft a design for you right away. 】

A0 received his request and produced a new drawing in just a few seconds, then sent it to Lan Yi, who was in charge of this area.

Of course, it was posted using the account of 'Ghost', and he was considerate enough to say that it was Qi Heng's opinion.

After receiving the new design draft, Lan Yi was thoughtful. "Why did this idea suddenly come to me? Hmm, so... is Brother Qi in the gathering place now?"

Area 49? Quite possibly.

Thinking of Qi Xi, Lan Yi felt that his guess was correct.

Do you want to meet him?

Lan Yi was a little hesitant. After deducing Qi Heng's whereabouts, he was basically certain that Qi Heng would not leave District 49 at least today.

After all, he knew something about the situation on Chu Xiu's side.

Qi Xi, a half-grown cub, is very close to Qi Heng and Chu Xiu. After not seeing them for so long, he finally gets to meet one of them and will definitely not let Qi Heng go.

But in the end, Lan Yi gave up.

It's not for any other reason, but mainly because he has too much work to do. Another batch of materials needs to be stored, dispatched and distributed soon, and he really doesn't have time to reminisce about the past.

**

In front of Yan Ning's house.

Qi Xi took the key from the rope hanging around his neck and handed it to him.

Qi Heng took it, opened the door, and looked around the room.

This is also his first time here.

——The resettlement houses are built in batches, and the space layout inside is similar. There is not even any extra furniture.

Cough cough.

Well, actually there is no furniture.

The house you applied for is empty, without even a bed. The Zerg living in it need to solve all problems themselves.

However, most Zergs don’t care whether they sleep on beds or not. The environment here is much better than where they lived before. It’s completely fine to clean up and sleep there directly.

If you need anything, you can go to the online mall or offline store. Things like beds, tables and chairs can be purchased directly using credit points.

When he applied for housing, he directly bought some furniture and supplies to facilitate Yan Ning and her family's lives.

Now it seems that the decision was not wrong.

Qi Xi took his hand and pushed him to sit on the bench, then climbed onto the bench to reach the cup on the table to pour him water.

Qi Heng watched with a smile and did not stop him.

"Thank you, Xizi."

Picking up the cup of water that was pushed in front of him, he took a sip and touched Qi Xi's head.

Qi Xi scratched his head and chuckled: "I'll pour a glass for Lele too."

Yan Le, who was sitting on a small stool nearby, smiled sweetly when she heard her name, "Thank you, brother."

Qi Xi stared at him, as if he had a lot to say.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

In fact, I probably guessed what Qi Xi would say, but he still said it.

You cannot call the male father when there are other insects around.

Qi Xi always remembered this.

So even in front of Yan Le, he had never called Qi Heng like that, and of course he wouldn't call him that now.

"I just want to ask, since the female father didn't come with us, can't he come to see me?"

Qi Heng was slightly stunned.

This question is a bit difficult to answer.

As for Chu Xiu, the first training period was three months, and not even one-third of it had been completed.

Not taking holidays into account, it may take a long time.

He considered his tone and said soothingly, "I'll contact him on my computer tonight. We can have a video call with him so you can see him."

"Do you think it's good?"

Qi Xi was a little disappointed.

He was very smart and knew that what his male father said meant that his female father would not be able to come to see him.

"Oh well."

"My mother-in-law can't come to see me, but at least I can see her through video call."

Qi Heng laughed. Seeing his aggrieved look, anyone who didn't know would think that he was bullying him.

"Let me talk to you first. Didn't you say you missed me?" He said, "As for your female father... there will be a chance later."

In this way, Qi Heng chatted with Qi Xi.

It was called a chat, but in fact Qi Xi was talking the whole time. He was sharing with him what had happened during this period of time.

Lele, who was sitting beside them, was still young. He listened obediently, not really understanding what they were saying.

Seeing Qi Xi's excited expression, Qi Heng understood that at this time he just had to listen, so he responded from time to time to show that he was listening.

It was not until the sound of the door opening that Qi Xi's endless chatter was interrupted.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm back late." Yan Ning walked in.

Yan Le ran over happily, "Father."

"Uncle Yan Ning." Qi Xi called out, and then said happily: "Look, Uncle Qi is here to see me."

Outside, Qi Xi could only call him that.

Fortunately, it wasn’t the first time he called.

Qi Xi didn't find it awkward, but he still hoped that one day he could openly call him "Father Xiong".

"Uncle Qi came to pick us up today." Qi Xi's voice was cheerful and he spoke quickly, "You don't know, I was shocked when I saw Uncle Qi."