Chapter 248 Chapter 248 Waiting for the Dinner to Start
The next day at noon, when Albedo came down to get takeout, Jason said, "Jason and I are going out for a banquet and won't be back for dinner tonight, so we can't compete with you for errand fees."
Albedo: "I know. I'll go out to eat."
By the way, I'll go to the dungeon to find a place to exchange Earth currency and ways to make money. Scientific research really consumes a lot of funding.
When Jason found the spare key and gave it to Albedo, Li Hua said, "Albedo, could you please bring back a box of instant noodles? I ate the last pack at home for dinner last night."
Someone who ate Li Hua's dinner last night: "...Any requests?"
Li Hua: "Just pick any box off the shelf. Don't pick anything too expensive, our wallets can't handle it."
Albedo: "Okay."
They should be sold in the dungeon, so just grab a pack when the time comes.
Because the theme, the main characters, and the attendees of this banquet all had a high concentration of aliens, the Tennyson family booked the entire banquet hall floor of the suburban hotel to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering and scaring the police.
Hired hotel staff and banquet organizers can only complete the human part, while the alien part needs to be done by the banquet organizers themselves.
Fortunately, many people in the Tennyson family have dealt with aliens, and Mark Tennyson is an expert in alien cuisine.
When Li Hua and Jason arrived in Kevin's car, Mr. Mark was arranging a purple, sticky dish dotted with off-white meatworms. He greeted the three of them warmly: "You came at the right time. This is a freshly prepared delicacy."
Li Hua tried to maintain his smile: "What is this purple thing?"
"It's my own secret recipe. Without further ado, the alien ingredients I just bought are about to wake up, and I need to process them before they go stale. Ben and Gwen are over there."
Fortunately, the only person who could serve as the alien chef today was Mark. He didn't say much, just pointed in a direction and hurried out.
Kevin found Gwen and her family. Jason saw Kevin was so tense and nervous that he almost tripped. He said to Li Hua, "To prevent this guy from getting socially disastrous in front of his girlfriend's parents, can I let you go?"
Li Hua laughed and scolded: "Go to hell, how could I get lost in such a place?"
Although the banquet had not officially started yet, many people had already arrived, and everyone knew each other more or less. They had gathered in groups of three or five, so it was not easy to spot Benjamin among them.
But it was not difficult to find Benjamin. Li Hua saw the place where the ice ghost cubs gathered in the crowd. He went there and saw Benjamin, who was covered with moths and wearing a suit, talking to a young man who looked to be in his twenties or thirties.
As a qualified parent and warrior, Benjamin was keenly aware of the changes in his children even while chatting. He followed their gaze and saw Li Hua, who had expertly dodged the moths flying in his face. He excitedly greeted him, "Li Hua, you're finally here!"
"Hello, Li Hua, I'm Joel Tennyson, the son of Ben's grandfather's brother."
George, who should be considered Benjamin's cousin in terms of seniority, shook hands with Li Hua enthusiastically.
"We were just talking about you."
The moment he shook hands with George, Li Hua's instincts, etched into his DNA—visiting relatives during the Lunar New Year, meeting relatives at wedding banquets, and so on—came flooding back. His automatic polite greeting mode kicked in immediately, and without much thought, he smiled politely and followed through with the conversation, "Haha, really?"
Benjamin said, "Joe is the one I told you about before. I was a ring bearer at his wedding when I was ten years old."
"...Oh! I remember now."
Li Hua really remembered it this time. He couldn't remember what this Tennyson had done just by looking at his face or hearing his name, but when he mentioned "wedding" -
"The one who married the alien who was the plumber's mortal enemy?"
"Yes, that's me," George said with a smile. "When I heard that the Tennyson family had a few more alien relatives, I knew I was the one to attend the party. I was just asking Ben for advice on taking care of alien children with super powers."
George and his wife Camille have been married for five years but have no children.
It’s not because it’s impossible. Although reproductive isolation and species isolation exist, in a world where genetic technology is so advanced, it’s not a fantasy to use genetic technology to have a child.
Look at the plumber trainee group that Mark is leading now. All the kids in it are hybrids of aliens and humans.
Let’s look at Mark and Vedona again. The people of Anno don’t have physical bodies, but they still have many children and grandchildren, don’t they?
George and Camille don't have children simply because they don't want to.
Because the alien race that Camille belongs to, the "Lenopans", are an extremely dangerous, brutal, powerful, warlike, despicable... a species whose reputation is as rotten as mud in the entire universe. This can be seen from the fact that other races call them "Purple Mud People", "Sla Mud Beasts", "Mud" and so on.
For the past few decades, this species has been at odds with George's agency of plumbers.
Even though Camille and George's marriage put an end to the war between the two forces, and even though many young people in this race, like Camille, no longer wanted to fight, there were still old-fashioned lunatics like Camille's parents who intended to reignite the war.
And this species is very good at camouflage in various senses.
Even Camille's biological parents pretended to be persuaded by their daughter and made peace with their son-in-law's family. It was not until the wedding began that they revealed their intention of "killing all humans, worsening the relationship between the two sides that had been eased with great difficulty, and making this war never end."
But they were unlucky. Although they persuaded the groom and his wife not to bring plumber weapons to the wedding, they did not expect that the special guests of the wedding - Mark, Benjamin and Gwen also had special skills and turned around to kill them.
On this basis, Camille and George could not guarantee that they could provide a good living environment for their fragile mixed-race children.
So when George heard that his cousin had become the biological parent of fourteen alien babies at the age of fifteen, and was raising fourteen children well while taking classes in the alien world, he really wanted to come and learn some parenting tips.
"Then, of course, I told George the truth and told him how much help you and Jason had given me." Benjamin nudged Li Hua's arm with his elbow. "After all, without the help of you two, I definitely wouldn't be able to take care of these fourteen energetic children."
Benjamin: "By the way, where are Jason and Kevin? Why can't I see them?"
"Jason accompanied Kevin to see Gwen." Li Hua said, "Kevin heard that Gwen's parents were there, so he dragged Jason to buy a suit yesterday..."
Benjamin asked, "Why are you suddenly silent?"
"...I saw a girl about Gwen's age with black hair passing by." Li Hua, who had the height advantage, said, "Is that your other cousin?
From the look on Gwen's face, it looked like things weren't going well over there.
"...Sunny!"
When Benjamin heard the description of the appearance, his smile froze, and even though he was wearing a suit, he quickly jumped out.
Even Benjamin could see that this cousin of Annoxing's and Gwen were not getting along. It was fine when there were elders around, but if there were no elders around, she would start to provoke Gwen, make her angry, and compete with Gwen in everything.
Comparing the speed of setting up the banquet hall, comparing magic proficiency, comparing combat power, comparing school opportunities, and even comparing to a boyfriend who didn't even show up at the scene... What is there to compare?
After hearing that Gwen would be Benjamin and Jason Lihua's magic teacher, Sunny, not to be outdone, told Benjamin that as an Anno star, she had stronger natural abilities and could also teach.
.......Then the two cousins secretly fought under the adults' noses under the pretext of "magic exchange".
Since both sides are magic cousins and they are the center of the topic, Benjamin, as a cousin, is neither convenient nor able to mediate. He has to cover for them and mediate between the two cousins.
Fortunately, everyone knew that disputes between younger generations should not be brought to the attention of the elders. The two of them stopped at the right time and did not cause any major incident that Benjamin could not help cover up, but it was obvious that the two of them had a grudge against each other.
Whether they are from Earth or Anno, teenagers in their rebellious period are a headache!
Benjamin felt sad as he hurried to hold Sunny back to prevent her from saying something in public that would irritate Gwen.
Will his cute and well-behaved children be like this in the future?
Fourteen rebellious Nakfuji people... Can I really control them when the time comes?
Li Hua gave Benjamin a sympathetic look and thought to himself that it was no wonder that the Tennyson family didn't see each other very often.
There are so many people, and there are so many teenagers of similar age who are almost all in their rebellious period. Once they get together, the scene will be very lively.
Unlike Benjamin, who was one of the protagonists of the banquet and had to manage the venue, and Jason, who helped Kevin adapt to the environment, Li Hua only cared about when the meal would start.
Let me make it clear for the record that Li Hua didn't not care about Benjamin, nor did he not want to participate in the important moment between Benjamin and the Ice Ghost Cub, nor did he like the environment here. He was simply curious about when dinner would be served.
Li Hua was just looking for a corner where there were not many people around and where he could be easily discovered by his friends to play with his mobile phone, when he heard some rustling noises in the corner.
He walked around the table and found two Gavins, one fat and one thin, squatting behind the chair. One of them had a short gray beard on his chin and was wearing a hat. Both of them had purple sauce on their chins.
The more Li Hua looked at the purple, the more familiar it looked...Is that Mark's alien specialty meal?
It turns out that Mark’s cooking wasn’t bad, it was just that his cooking skills were in the wrong places, and...the people of Gavin really do eat bugs!
After Li Hua's shadow covered the heads of the two Gavin people, they froze in place like frogs seen by a snake, staring at Li Hua with their green frog eyes wide open as if they had been caught doing something bad.
Then, with lightning speed, he threw the purple sauce-covered food in his hand into his mouth, put his hands behind his back, and said, "We were just checking the quality of the food, we didn't steal it."
Li Hua:.......
I haven't asked yet.
-----------------------
The author has something to say: [Catching Bugs Twice]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
