Chapter 146
The Dead Egg Pit was originally Tianyun Star's childcare center, consisting of two parts: above ground and underground. The above-ground buildings were destroyed in the war, and part of the underground buildings were also affected.
After confirming that Qi Lan was sleeping in the Dead Egg Pit and waking up Qi Lan, Qi Heng stayed in the huge space on the fourth floor underground for the longest time. He would not go anywhere else.
Therefore, although he knew that there were other areas underground in the Dead Egg Pit, he had never been there and had no intention of cleaning them up.
Not counting those tool bugs, there were only him, Qi Lan, and an unhatched bug egg. There was no need to clean out a room specially... But Chu Xiu obviously didn't think so.
Also located on the fourth underground floor, separated only by a passage, are rooms originally allocated by the childcare center for living or other purposes.
At Chu Xiu's request, the tool bugs dug out the passages leading to these rooms, allowing the buried areas to "see the light of day again."
This is obviously better than before, at least I have a room to stay in instead of sleeping in the "hall".
Inside the channel.
Qi Heng let the bug cub lead the way in front. The bug cub holding his hand jumped and skipped in front, turning his head from time to time to say a few words to him. The joy on his face could not be concealed.
When passing by a room, Chongzai jumped forward, unlocked the door and said to him: "Dad, this is the room where we sleep, look, look~~~"
"There's a big bed and soft pillows."
The excited cub let go of his hand and ran in, jumped on the bed, and held up a white cat pillow for him to see: "This cat pillow was made for me by my mother."
The pillow was almost as long as the bug cub, and now that he was holding it like this, Qi Heng couldn't even see the bug cub's face.
He raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking that he had never thought Chu Xiu had such skills.
The room is not big, but you can tell that the decorator put a lot of thought into it.
The inside and outside are two completely different environments. The walls and floors inside are all made of metal, with pieces of metal plates more than one meter wide fitted together tightly.
...To be able to achieve this level, it must be due to the use of gold-eating insects, which can melt and integrate metal and mold it into any shape.
After Bug Boy excitedly showed him around the room, he took him to the other room.
During this time, a faint aroma of food gradually filled the passage.
Compared with the gathering place, the two areas of Dead Egg Pit are closer to the layout of one bedroom, one bathroom and two living rooms under Chu Xiu's care. Although they are still a bit simple, they are already in good conditions.
kitchen.
Chu Xiu, who was cooking with his back to the kitchen door, suddenly had his legs hugged... The only one who could get close to him so defenselessly was his own insect cub.
Sure enough, the next moment he heard the voice of the insect cub.
"Father--"
"Look who's coming!" Bug pulled his clothes and motioned him to look outside.
Chu Xiu subconsciously looked in the direction the insect cub had pointed out, and saw someone who absolutely couldn't possibly be there... His Excellency the Lord?!
"It's the male father."
Unaware of his surprise, the insect cubs kept chirping, "Father Xiong said he wants to eat with us today..."
Facing the stunned Chu Xiu, he curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, easing the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
"I hope I didn't disturb you."
Chu Xiu said reflexively, "Of course not." How could it be a disturbance? He was so happy that the Lord was willing to come.
"Please sit for a while, you can eat soon." Chu Xiu said this, but he frowned in his heart.
In an environment like that on Tianyun Star, there are only so many foods that can be obtained... In his opinion, those foods are not worthy of His Excellency the Lord.
Qi Heng didn't think too much about it. He came uninvited, and he wasn't shameless enough to just sit aside and wait.
He offered, "If you need any help, just tell me."
The bug boy raised his hand excitedly, showing a big smile: "And there's also the baby boy, the baby boy can help too."
"If possible, could you please take care of the cub?" Chu Xiu pursed his lips and smiled, rubbing the cub's head.
Of course he would not let the Lord Lord enter the kitchen, even if it was the Lord Lord himself who suggested it. But how could he do such a thing as the Lord Lord - that would be a dereliction of duty on his part.
Qi Heng could naturally see that this was an opportunity given to him by Chu Xiu. Given Chu Xiu's attitude towards the 'Master', it was obvious that he would not let himself do these things.
He knew why, but didn't say much. He just nodded and said "OK".
Changing a person's ideas is a very troublesome thing, and trying to correct a Tianjia Zerg's attitude towards the Overlord is doubly troublesome.
He took the baby bug out of the kitchen and chatted with it for a while. Not long after, Chu Xiu came out with cooked food in his hand.
The meat was cooked and sliced thinly, the vegetable soup was made by cutting up some unknown plants, and the cassava was mashed into a paste. That was all.
Chu Xiu looked at the simple dish and said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe it's not very delicious. If you don't like the taste, I can make it again."
Qi Heng was about to speak when the insect cub interrupted him and said, "No, my mother's cooking is the best."
"It tastes better than canned food or nutritional supplements. My father will definitely like it."
It was obvious that the bug cub had been eating a lot of canned food and nutritional supplements while Chu Xiu was away. The taste of those two things wasn't bad, but they definitely weren't delicious either. It was obvious that life was tough for a young cub.
Facing the bug cub's expectant gaze, Qi Heng readily replied, "It looks pretty good."
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Chu Xiu was still standing aside after putting down his bowl and chopsticks, looking a little hesitant.
Qi Heng understood, but said helplessly: "Let's eat together, it will get cold if we don't eat now."
He was the 'guest' who should have felt restrained, but now it was Chu Xiu who felt uncomfortable.
He knew the reason.
It was simply that Chu Xiu himself had not expected this scene to appear. In fact, even Qi Heng, who had anticipated it, was not as calm as he appeared on his face.
Almost one instruction and one action.
"yes."
Chu Xiu's body reacted faster than his brain, and when he came to his senses, he was already sitting on the stool to the right of the insect cub.
Qi Heng: ...There's no need to react so strongly.
The atmosphere of this meal was a bit subtle. Fortunately, there was a bug cub to liven up the atmosphere, otherwise it would have been too awkward.
It’s not that Qi Heng doesn’t want to say it, it’s that he doesn’t know what to say... Chu Xiu is probably the same as him.
Sitting in his own special elevated baby chair, Chongzai held the spoon and mastered the technique of feeding himself. From time to time, he would pull him aside to talk to Chu Xiu, as if he had endless things to say.
What else could Qi Heng do when facing this talkative little bug? He could only accept it with a smile.
But I don’t know if the little bugs are too sensitive or if they are too obvious.
Later on, the little bug's interest gradually waned, and even his mood became visibly depressed.
This caught their attention.
Qi Heng patted the top of Chongzai's head and said, "What's wrong?" Suddenly unhappy?
It is everyone's responsibility to care for the cubs. Qi Heng was used to doing these things at Yan Ning's house, so he didn't think there was anything wrong when he did it.
However, the next second, what the little bug said surprised him.
"Father Xiong, don't you like me?" The corners of the little bug's mouth kept drooping, and he asked him with some entanglement and hesitation.
"Why do you think so?" If he didn't like it, he wouldn't waste his time doing something meaningless like having dinner with the kid.
"Of course I like you." Qi Heng's tone softened due to his indulgence towards the cub. He was thinking about what he had done wrong that made the little bug cub have such thoughts.
The little bug was delighted at first, then he looked back and forth between him and Chu Xiu, and uttered something that no one expected.
"That means I don't like the female father."
Qi Heng's eyebrows twitched. He really wanted to ask the insect cub how he came to this conclusion (the truth). However, in order to prevent the cub from prematurely facing the "emotional breakdown" between its parents and to provide a good environment for growth, he definitely couldn't tell the truth.
Chu Xiu, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, now had a somewhat stiff expression. His hand holding the chopsticks tightened involuntarily, and his originally calm expression was replaced by nervousness and uneasiness.
Did Qi Heng notice?
Of course he noticed.
In order to prevent himself from saying anything irreversible to Chu Xiu, he hurriedly said before Chu Xiu: "It's not that I don't like it."
This sentence was not as difficult to say as I imagined. After all, I often say nonsense and say things that are not what I mean... What's more, it is difficult to say that I don't like Chu Xiu's face.
Qi Heng, who never thought he was obsessed with looks, realized after seeing someone who looked like Chu Xiu - it turned out that it was not that he was not obsessed with looks, but that he had not met someone who could make him obsessed with looks, or rather, a female insect.
Qi Heng's tone was calm, but Chu Xiu's ears felt hot when he heard it.
He could tell that these words were meant to comfort the insect cubs, but no one, no female insect could hear the Overlord say these words without thinking, "Your Majesty is so gentle. It's obviously not necessary to say it."
Chu Xiu opened his mouth and was about to speak.
He thought that he couldn't let Zizi continue talking, as it would make the Lord feel embarrassed.
Qi Heng looked up and shook his head slightly, signaling Chu Xiu not to speak. He said to the bug cub, "If you have anything else to say, just say it."
"Is it really possible?"
The bug cub was completely unaware of the undercurrents between his parents. After getting permission, he asked all the questions that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
"Then I asked."
"Father, you don't hate me, and I like Father, too. Then why don't you come to see us?" The bug boy said bluntly, "I asked Brother Ghost. Father, you obviously have time."
At the end of his speech, Chongzai's tone was filled with a hint of grievance.
Qi Heng's mouth twitched slightly.
Very good, the case is solved. He wondered where that little bug knew all this nonsense. It turns out it was all A0's doing.
He just asked A0 to help take care of the child, but he didn't ask A0 to teach the child recklessly.
A0, who can synchronously receive information from the outside world as long as he is not in solitary confinement, silently reduces his presence... He is really screwed. He just wants to say it, but why did he expose himself? What a stupid bug.
A0 complained in his heart but didn't dare to say it out loud.
If the Lord doesn't take care of himself at this time, he won't be able to do it, but if you stick to him, you will definitely get a small black room package x1.
Qi Heng was silent for a while. It was really difficult for him to answer the little bug's question.
I'm not so busy that I don't have time to see him, but it's not that I deliberately don't see him. It's half and half for the two reasons.
Well, actually, it was mainly because whenever he thought about facing Chu Xiu, he would easily think of what the Overlord did in the game, and then... the idea of escape would prevail.
Therefore, it seems that no matter how I answer now, it is not appropriate.
The little bug stared at him. As his silence grew longer, his expression became more and more lost. Finally, he completely collapsed and began to cry.
"Wuwu, father is lying. He obviously doesn't like me..."
It was terrible. Qi Heng never expected that making the child cry would make his head hurt even more. How should he comfort the child now?
——A0, the culprit, must be given a three-day trip to a small dark room this time.
Just as Qi Heng was secretly venting his anger on the person who had caused the current situation, he used one hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of the insect cub's red eyes.
"Why are you crying?"
"Master, cub's father didn't lie. He loves cub." Chu Xiu leaned over slightly, picked up the cub with both hands and placed it in his arms. "If not, why would he go out of his way to play with cub and even eat with him?"
Chu Xiu's tone was soft, unspeakably gentle.
If Yan and the others saw him like this, their jaws would probably drop.
Not to mention Yan and the others, even Qi Heng, who was watching this scene, felt it was extremely unreal. Although it might be a little wrong to think so, when he looked at Chu Xiu like this, the word "loving mother" could not help but emerge in his mind.
Oh, no, it should be a loving father.
Watching Chu Xiu coaxing the insect cub, Qi Heng's thoughts were in turmoil, but he didn't say anything in the end.
...He was afraid that once he opened his mouth, the little bug's tears, which had been so hard to stop, would start to fall again.
Although the little bug was nestled in Chu Xiu's arms, its pair of eyes like black grapes were glued to him, and its voice was soft and depressed like a baby after crying.
"But cub wants to see his father every day."
"Brother Ghost said that family members should stay together. Me, the male father, and the female father... this is the right way."
"That's what the book says!"
The cubs of the Tianjia Zerg are extremely dependent on their parents in their infancy. If conditions permit, they can even follow the male and female fathers around all day long, unwilling to leave for a moment.
There are very few people like Qi Heng who abandon their insect cubs as soon as they hatch. The saddest thing is that even Chu Xiu is too busy to come back. He grew up in a family with both parents healthy, but he is a pitiful left-behind child who is ignored by his female father and unloved by his male father.
"Ghost..." Chu Xiu was speechless.
Qi Heng had instructed A0 to take care of the insect cubs and knew about this, but Chu Xiu was completely unaware of it.
Today was the first time I heard Zizi mention the existence of "ghosts", otherwise I wouldn't have known that the relationship between "ghosts" and Zizi was so familiar.
"Some things are different." Chu Xiu paused for a moment and said, "For example, even if the cub's father is not with the cub, he will definitely not hate the cub."
It was really difficult to explain the strange relationship between himself and the Lord to a cub who was still in his ignorant period. Chu Xiu tried to explain it simply to the cub.
"Baby, don't you understand? Can't father Xiong accompany us?" said the insect boy, stretching out his hand and trying hard to reach his hand.
Qi Heng saw Chu Xiu's dilemma and knew that continuing would be fruitless, so he took the initiative to change the subject to divert the little bug's attention.
"Baby, do you remember last time we talked about naming you? I've already thought of a name. Do you want to know what it is?"
Sure enough, this topic attracted the little bug.
"Yes, what is it?" The little bug was still very much looking forward to his own name.
At the same time, Chu Xiu also looked over.
Qi Heng remained calm under the gazes of the two, one big and one small, but he was actually relieved in his heart.
"It's just a 'Xi'." He raised his hand and used his finger as a pen to write a word on the table. "It means bright and clear."
"Do you like it?"
It also includes his wishes for the Tianjia civilization, hoping that the revival of the Tianjia civilization will be as bright and promising as this word.
The little bug tried to copy his handwriting by himself. His handwriting was not very standard, but he finally wrote it down crookedly.
"Is this my name?"
“It sounds nice.”
"——I like it very much. Thank you, father."
"I thought about this name for a long time before deciding on it. Just like it." This name was the one that was finally left after eliminating and deleting hundreds of names one by one.
If he doesn't like it, there's nothing he can do.
"Female father, female father, I have a name now. Look, the one given to me by male father sounds very nice." The little bug pulled Chu Xiu's clothes, bringing Chu Xiu back to his senses from his absent-minded state.
He originally thought that the Lord had forgotten about this matter, but it turned out that he had carefully considered it for a long time before choosing it.
The corners of Chu Xiu's mouth were stained with a soft smile that made people couldn't help but smile from the bottom of their hearts. He said with a light "hmm": "It sounds very good."
"Can you call your cub Xizai from now on?" This is the way the Tianjia tribe gives nicknames to their cubs. Generally, cubs who have not yet reached adulthood will be called by a character from their full name.
"Okay, okay, Xizai likes it when father calls him that." Xizai smiled, revealing his eight white teeth, and kissed father on the side of his face.
Humph, from today on I have a name, then I’ll see how that annoying brother will laugh at me. Humph.
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The author has something to say: Oh no, it's so uncomfortable. I feel dizzy, my back hurts, and I lose focus from time to time...
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