Chapter 313
Chu Xiu returned to the dormitory and saw Qi Heng and Qi Xi as soon as he opened the door.
Qi Xi sat on a chair beside the table, tilting his head and resting on his folded hands, staring blankly at the water in the glass, while Qi Heng stood beside the bed, looking out at something unknown.
The sound of the door opening drew their attention.
"Father, you're back—"
Qi Xi jumped off the chair and ran to him, grinning from ear to ear.
Chu Xiu subconsciously raised his hand to prevent the cub from rushing over and knocking over what he was holding.
Qi Xi, who hadn't seen her father-in-law for a long time, hugged Chu Xiu's legs affectionately and clung to him. "Hmm, what's that smell? It smells so good."
Qi Xi's nose twitched, and only then did he notice what was in his hand.
"What did the female father bring back? Is it delicious?"
Chu Xiu, whose legs were held and unable to move, could only stand there. "It's lunch, I brought it back from the cafeteria."
"I don't think you guys have eaten at this time."
When Qi Heng saw Chu Xiu said this, he looked at himself.
Some surprises were expected. Considering Chu Xiu's meticulousness, it was not surprising that he would think of this.
"Alright, stop clinging to your sire." He walked over and picked up a bug cub that still refused to let go. "Can't you see your sire can't even move?"
Qi Xi was not annoyed even though she was being grabbed by the collar. She turned around smoothly and hugged his arm and shook it.
This means to hug.
Receiving the cub's hint, Qi Heng picked up the cub with one hand.
Cubs are all spoiled brats. He had experienced this from Yan Le before he raised and, ahem, took care of Qi Xi.
While they were interacting, Chu Xiu had already walked over and put the food he brought from the cafeteria on the table.
The lunch box for takeaway is very simple, with only one layer of lid. There are five layers of lunch box with two dishes on each layer. In addition, there are a few pancakes made from blue cassava that are steamed, crushed, dried into powder, and then added with water.
Qi Xi pulled his collar and motioned him to go to Chu Xiu.
He walked over with Qi Xi and stood aside to watch Chu Xiu arrange the food he brought one by one.
"Father."
Qi Xi cried out.
When Chu Xiu heard this, he said "hmm" in response.
"Are you thirsty?" Qi Xi said while looking at the water cup on the table.
That was the water he and his father had poured before, which was mixed with nectar given by his brother. After such a long time, it had turned from boiling water to cold water.
Did the mother-in-law notice the water he poured? I'm so anxious.
"Not thirsty."
"What's wrong? Do you want some water?"
As Chu Xiu spoke, his eyes moved to the water cup that he had moved aside, and he picked up the water and pretended to hand it to him.
"No."
Qi Xi waved his hands repeatedly and said hurriedly: "This is the water that my male father and I poured for my female father. It is for my female father."
Chu Xiu lowered his head and looked at the light yellow, clear liquid in the cup, which faintly exuded an indescribable sweet fragrance.
"Father, have a drink."
Qi Xi urged: "It's delicious."
"Drink it. He has been waiting for you to come back and wants you to try it and see if you like it." Qi Heng added.
Chu Xiu looked at Qi Xi and then at him, then put the wine to his lips and took a sip.
It's a little sweet, but not cloying, it has a refreshing sweet taste.
"What do you think, father?" Qi Xi looked at him eagerly, looking forward to his answer.
“It’s delicious.”
Chu Xiu likes sweet things, but there is a shortage of supplies on Tianyun Star, so it is not easy to eat something sweet.
"It tastes sweet. Is it made with sugar?"
"No," Qi Xi said excitedly, "This is made with nectar, not sugar."
"My brother gave me the nectar. I still have a jar."
After Chu Xiu put down the cup and had his hands free, Qi Xi decisively reached out to Chu Xiu.
Seeing this, Qi Heng handed Qi Xi over.
Chu Xiu understood
Qi Xi, who was taken over, kissed his father-in-law's face hard and hugged his father-in-law's shoulders as usual.
Rather than seeing the male father who is no longer fresh to him after seeing him yesterday, he would of course choose the female father he just met.
The abandoned Qi Heng crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
"Are you hungry?" Chu Xiu asked Qi Xi.
Without waiting for Qi Xi to answer, he looked at him again and spoke in a normal tone.
"Do you want to eat first? Otherwise it will get cold."
Qi Xi raised his hand and chuckled, "I'm not really hungry, but I want to eat. It smells delicious."
"Let's eat first," he said.
There was only one chair, and Chu Xiu wanted him to sit on it, but he refused.
"Let Qi Xi sit."
He said, "You're already this big, but I still need you to hold me while I eat. How embarrassing."
Qi Xi, who was still nestled in Chu Xiu's arms, blinked, "I didn't say I wanted my mother-in-law to hold me while I eat."
"Xizi is already a big kid and can eat by himself."
"At school, everyone eats by themselves."
The food at school is better than the food at home, and the meals can be improved from time to time. There is normal food to eat instead of nutritional supplements in the morning and nutritional supplements in the evening.
Although nutritional supplements can meet the nutritional needs during the growth period, it is easy to get tired of them if you keep taking them.
"Father, please let me go." Qi Xi was a little reluctant.
Chu Xiu placed the cub on the chair and said with a smile, "Since your father has said so, then you can sit down and eat by yourself."
"good--"
Qi Xi reached out and grabbed the spoon, "But, father, how do you eat it?"
"Just eat the cake?"
The pancakes look very good, and you can tell at first glance that they are not made by humans. Each one is the same size, thickness, and has a burnt aroma.
"so."
Chu Xiu picked up the chopsticks, picked up some vegetables and meat and put them into the pancake, rolled it up slightly, and placed it in front of Qi Xi.
For adults, the pancakes are not big enough and are just right to eat with chopsticks.
But for a five-year-old with short stature and small hands, it is more convenient to get started directly.
Qi Xi looked at the spoon in his hand, then at the pancake roll, and decisively threw the spoon away and prepared to start.
Qi Heng's brows twitched as he watched from the side.
Chu Xiu obviously noticed this as well. He stopped Qi Xi who was about to take action, and said, "Let your female father feed you."
"Okay, thank you, father." Qi Xi smiled and opened his mouth to take a small bite of the pancake that was handed to him.
Chew chew chew.
The more Qi Xi chewed, the more he liked it. After swallowing it, he said, "It's delicious."
It tastes better than what my father used to make.
Well, let’s not talk about this.
Qi Xi opened his mouth and said, "Father, I want more."
One fed the other, and Chu Xiu looked at Qi Xi, who was eating voraciously, with gentle eyes, and even ignored Qi Heng who was standing beside him.
Qi Heng, who was ignored, thought to himself: This is the first time.
Ever since Chu Xiu appeared beside him, he has always been the center of attention whenever he is present, with everyone else standing behind him.
He felt that Chu Xiu was spoiling Qi Xi too much.
Although we haven't seen each other for a while, you shouldn't not even give me some attention, right?
From this point of view, the female insect's nature of protecting her young is evident.
When Chu Xiu finished feeding Qi Xi the first burrito and was about to roll the second one, he glanced and saw Qi Heng standing beside him.
——Oops, I forgot about Your Majesty.
Chu Xiu blurted out nervously, "Do you want to eat?"
Qi Xi was still chewing when he realized that he was so busy eating that he forgot his father was beside him.
He tried hard to swallow what was in his mouth and said, "Come here, male father. This cake is delicious. It's different from the one female father made before."
"I'll help you..."
He interrupted Chu Xiu and said, "No, I can do it myself."
I have to say, the food in the training camp is really good.
It’s worth the huge amount of funding I allocated.
Eating in silence - that's impossible, with Qi Xi, a chatterbox who can't be silenced even by food, around, the whole meal is noisy.
One cub can make the same quacking noise as five hundred ducks.
After dinner, Qi Heng watched Chu Xiu pack up, and then saw Qi Xi, who was following Chu Xiu like a little tail, wherever Chu Xiu went.
He wanted to check Chu Xiu, but it would be inconvenient because Qi Xi was there.
"Can you please be alone for a while? Father-in-law needs to take a shower."
They had just finished training, so although there wasn't much smell, Chu Xiu was a little cautious in front of Qi Heng and didn't want anything bad to happen.
Qi Xi said without thinking: "Then I will go too——"
"Where are you going?" Qi Heng raised his hand and knocked on Qi Xi's head.
Without looking at the man who was covering his head with an accusing look on his face, he said to Chu Xiu, "Go ahead, I'll watch him."
After Chu Xiu left, Qi Heng met the cub with an unhappy look on his face.
"What's wrong? You're angry now."
Qi Heng was angry and didn't say anything.
"Your father is taking a bath, why are you following him?"
He really couldn't understand why the cubs were so clingy. Is this kind of parent-child relationship normal?
Before he traveled through time, he had never seen such a clingy child except for newborn babies.
Qi Xi said without hesitation: "I can accompany my female father and talk to him. Anyway, as long as I can follow him, it's fine."
“…”
Qi Xi said aggrievedly: "Besides, I haven't seen my female father for a long time. Is it not possible for me to stay with her for a while longer?"
"I don't know when I'll see you next time..."
Qi Heng was speechless. He really had no way to refute this.
Finally, he said, "Didn't I tell you that I'll be staying for several days this time? There's plenty of time for you two to be together."
"So don't rush."
Qi Heng bent down and waved to Qi Xi, motioning him to come to him.
Qi Xi was puzzled, but still came over obediently.
He lowered his head and whispered a few words in Qi Xi's ear.
During this time, Qi Xi's face showed some confusion and hesitation.
"Can't I stay? I promise to be quiet and not disturb you, male father, and female father."
"no."
With the cub present, given Chu Xiu's thin-skinned nature, it is still a question whether he would let himself touch it.
"For your father's sake, it's better if you're not here," he said.
"This is also for your father's own good."
Qi Xi frowned and made up his mind after a while, "Then Father Xiong, when can I come back?"
"Wait until I find you."
Qi Xi's mouth drooped, and his chubby face turned bitter. "That will take a long time."
If it doesn't take long, Xiong's father will definitely not even give himself some time.
"When you came here, didn't you say you wanted to see a lot? Now you can go."
"Then can we go anywhere?" Qi Xi's eyes rolled.
Qi Heng reached out and ruffled the cub's hair, saying, "Don't run around, don't get into trouble, the rest is up to you."
"No, Xizi is the best boy!"
Qi Xi smiled, showing his teeth, "I won't get into trouble."
Qi Heng let Qi Xi run away alone without any worries.
After all, there are checkpoints at the entrances and exits of the training camp, and you cannot pass through without permission.
In addition to the female insects receiving military training, there are also bionic instructors and intelligent robots in the training camp.
Even for the overly active Qi Xi, this place is safe.
While waiting for Chu Xiu to come back, he sat down and casually opened a document to read.
The name of this document is: "Hyperspace Channel Network Nodes - Exploration, Maintenance, and Repair". After reading the introduction at the beginning, Qi Heng's mind flashed with what he knew about the hyperspace channel network.
The game world, or rather, this world.
When civilization develops to the interstellar age, hyperspace channels are an indispensable part of its expansion activities in the vast sea of stars.
If a civilization is unable to find the wormhole node of the galaxy where it is located and build a hyperspace channel on it for navigation, then the development potential of this civilization will be cut in half at least.
Without a hyperspace channel that can shorten the jump time between the mother galaxy and the planetary system, the time wasted on interstellar routes will increase exponentially, and there will be no talk of external immigration and development.
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