Now that my mother has said it all, there is no need to show off. Nuo Xia sneered and held out two fingers honestly.
"Twenty???"
Tulip was shocked, "Let's say...two hundred..."
"What are you thinking about, Mom?"
Nuo Xia was speechless, "It's two! Only two! You can even say an exaggerated number like two hundred. In your heart, am I just such a casual flirt?"
"There are really only two?"
Tulip frowned, doubtful.
"certainly."
Nuo Xia sighed, "I told you to prepare for three times the workload this morning, and that's what I meant. I only love the three of them, and I don't want to let anyone down, so I plan to hold a wedding together so that no one will be left behind...
"
"How touching..."
Tulip glanced at him sideways, and said in a neutral tone, "Is this the last bit of conscience for a man who has no emotional bottom line?"
"...Mom, I am your son. At times like this, can we stand on the same side? The strange yin and yang will not have any effect."
"How can Bellemere be my daughter? I don't want to see her bullied by you like this."
Tulip sneered and stretched out a palm, "Do you have any photos of those two girls? Bring them over and show them to me."
"Yes, wait."
Nuo Xia nodded and hurried upstairs to get the photo he had taken with Taotu and Shia.
Tulip's eyes were immediately attracted to her, and while she was flipping through the pages, Nuo Xia introduced the two girls to her mother in a low voice.
"So..."
After listening quietly, Tulip remained silent for a moment, then raised her head slightly.
"One is a princess from a country that joins the government, and her status is extremely valuable. The other is the most beautiful woman in the headquarters with the title of Flower of the High Mountains, and was once your immediate boss..."
She stared at Nuo Xia with a half-smile, "Both of them are one-of-a-kind good girls. You have quite high standards..."
"That's right." Nuo Xia looked modest, "These are all good genes inherited from my father."
"Stop flattering."
Tulip kicked him and said angrily, "Your father is not as messy as you... Well, of course, he doesn't have the same conditions as you."
The main thing is that I don’t have the guts to be in front of you...
Nuo Xia silently added something in her mind, then saw Tulip put down the photo and rubbed her eyebrows with a headache:
"Although I'm still a little angry for that child of Bellemere, things have reached this level, and I can't let you do the same thing again..."
She tapped her fingertips on the photo surface on the coffee table.
"You just said that these two girls will return to the headquarters soon, right?"
"yes."
"Then why did you bring Bellemere over at this time?"
Tulip looked at him worriedly, "You should know that neither Bellemere's temper nor these two girls will accept that they share their lover with others..."
"etc."
She suddenly realized something keenly and frowned, "Did you do it on purpose?"
"Well, if you want to get married, you can't hide it forever. I really don't want to delay it any longer."
Nuo Xia nodded calmly.
"Is there a solution?"
Tulip looked at him, and she knew that although her son was usually careless at home, at critical moments he was thoughtful and quite reliable.
"That's right."
Nuo Xia thought for a while and then added, "But there is no guarantee of 100% success in everything. If something goes wrong in the end, then Bellemere may need you to help me take care of it."
"Don't worry, if Bellemere wants to chop you with a knife, I will help her sharpen the knife in advance."
Tulip said calmly, then leaned on the sofa again, picked up the photo of Shia and Peach Rabbit and looked at it carefully.
Nuo Xia could clearly see the glimmer of joy in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up into a smile that was difficult for outsiders to detect.
"...I'll take it as your consent."
No reply was heard.
Nuo Xia curled her lips, got up and left the sofa, left the living room and took Nuo Qigao upstairs to play again.
He had been shopping in the shopping mall before, and on the way back he bought a bunch of toys, one of which was similar to the screaming chicken on Earth, but in the shape of a telephone bug, which soon made Nokigao giggle non-stop.
Nuo Xia also enjoyed this rare rest time.
Shura Field was unavoidable, and he was already prepared to greet it.
And no matter how many worries and troubles you have, they are nothing at all in front of your cute and cute daughter, and they will be easily disintegrated and dissolved.
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That night.
The family had dinner in the restaurant, and Nuo Xia tasted his mother's cooking again for the first time in a long time. The most classic beef stew with potatoes still had the same taste. He was sweating profusely and was so addicted to it.
During this period, Garp had just finished eating and was pruning flowers and plants in the yard. Seeing the bustle here, he even brought Ace over to visit, which made his father very excited.
And when he learned that Garp lived next door, his expression was as if he had won the lottery. He was so ecstatic that he couldn't stay calm for a long time.
Nuo Xia laughed a little when she saw it, but she could also understand her father's state of mind.
After all, for people of his generation, Garp's name is really louder than anyone else, and he is the absolute idol in the eyes of the same generation of sailors.
Fortunately, Garp had a rough and free nature and never took the relationship between superiors and subordinates seriously.
Under his influence, old Romanov gradually calmed down and lost the restraint at the beginning. He even went to entertain him with the fine wine he had collected for many years.
By the time the night got darker, the two old drunkards were already sitting at the dinner table, carelessly holding each other's shoulders, as if they were old friends for many years.
During this period, Karp also noticed Bellemare.
The old man has lived for most of his life and has never seen any scene. There is no need for Nuo Xia to explain. With just one glance, he immediately noticed the unusual relationship between this girl who was very respectful in front of him and the latter.
This is interesting.
He had no intention of getting involved in the relationship history between the younger generation, but he was interested in watching the excitement, and it was very big.
He probably learned from He that Peach Rabbit would be arriving at the headquarters soon. Before leaving, he patted Nuo Xia on the shoulder, gloating about his misfortune, and smiled very unkindly.
As for Ace...
The New Year has passed, and the little guy, who is one year older, no longer needs Garp to hold him and support him, and can run around happily on his own.
His speech has gradually become clearer, and when he sees Nuo Xia, he will stand up obediently and call out "Uncle Nuo Xia".
——Not that he was so well-behaved in the beginning.
At the end of last year, this naughty kid even sneaked into Nuo Xia's yard, folded a bunch of flowers and plants to feed the phone bugs, and even made funny faces with crayons on the door.
When he came back the next day, he was caught by Nuo Xia, hung up and beaten without mercy.
This time I came to play with Garp. Not long after he walked in, Ace's attention was completely attracted by Nokigao and the bunch of weird toys.
The focus is on the latter.
In front of her little brother, Nokigao was like a big sister and shared the toys with little Ace openly.
The two little ones, who were about the same age, soon started playing together. They ran around in the courtyard and the house for an hour or two and were not tired. They were very happy.
When Garp said goodbye and went home, he was still holding on to the corner of Nokigao's clothes. He was in tears and couldn't bear to leave.
"Silly boy, we will be neighbors who grew up together. We spend a lot of time playing together. It's time to go back to bed."
Garp picked up Ace by the neck like a kitten, and laughed loudly before going out:
"These two little guys really like each other. Hey, Nuo Xia, maybe in more than ten years, I can become in-laws with you!"
"There is absolutely no way this is possible."
Nuo Xia sent the old man out of the house with a dark face.
Looking back at Nokigao, the little guy didn't miss Ace at all and was already tinkering with toys by himself. He was inexplicably relieved.
Hmm.
Although he is only in his early twenties, he has already begun to fully understand the mood of the old fathers on the earth in the previous life, who were always wary of pigs outside eating their own cabbage...
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early morning.
Sunlight filtered in from the floor-to-ceiling window. Nuo Xia, who was sleeping deeply, finally opened his eyes in a daze. He was about to press the alarm clock on the bedside, but he missed it.
The next moment, an itchy feeling came from the tip of my nose.
"Ah sneeze!"
Although his body tissue was different from that of ordinary people, and this tickling had no effect on him, Nuo Xia still cooperated and sneezed loudly.
Then he sat up and searched around with confusion.
Nuo Qigao, who was secretly squatting and hiding next to the bed, immediately couldn't hold back his laughter anymore. He couldn't help but jump up from the ground, made a grimace at him, and started giggling:
"Mr. Nosha is an idiot~!"
"Okay, it turns out it's you, the little rascal!"
Nuo Xia pretended to be angry and snatched the quill from Master Nuo Qi's hand. Then he turned his attack and scratched her neck and armpits, making the little one laugh non-stop and beg for mercy.
"Why did you get up so early?"
After the fight, Nuo Xia threw the quill aside, held Nuo Qi high with both hands, and asked with a smile: "Where are Bellmel and Nami?"
"Nami is a little lazy, she's still sleeping."
Nuo Qigao pointed downstairs, "Mom went to visit the vegetable market with grandma. She said she would be back later to prepare breakfast."
So early?
Nuo Xia scratched his head. He followed the biological clock of waking up at 5:30, but he didn't expect that he would be the last one to wake up in the family today.
and……
He looked back at the pillow, on which a few long maroon hair could still be vaguely seen, and the girl's faint fragrance, like an orange blossom, still lingered in the quilt.
Bellemare was much more tired than him last night, right? It doesn't make sense to get up earlier than him.
"Right."
He suddenly realized something, turned his head suddenly, looked at Nuo Qigao, and said strangely: "Back in the East China Sea, you still called Bellemere by his name, right? When did you start calling me mother?"
"...On the way here, she asked me to change my story."
Nuo Qigao stuck out her tongue.
"Then you can't change my tune with me?"
Nuo Xia crossed his arms and pretended to be a little angry, "If you still call me Mr. Nuo Xia, I won't go shopping with you in the next few days."
"..." Nuo Qigao blinked and hesitated, but in the end, under Nuo Xia's earnest gaze, she lowered her head in embarrassment and spoke in a low voice:
"Dad...Dad..."
"Eh."
Nuo Xia's sullen face immediately became unbearable, and her true colors were revealed in an instant. She laughed and lifted the little guy up and spun him around, then got out of bed, got dressed, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
As soon as I walked in, my mouthwash cup was filled with water on the washstand, and my toothbrush was filled with toothpaste.
Was it made by Bellemeier, or was it made by my mother?
Nuo Xia was slightly startled. From the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Nuo Qigao running away at the top of the stairs in the distance, a little proud and a little shy. He suddenly understood.
It was my daughter who helped me prepare it in advance...
With a warm feeling in his heart, Nuo Xia looked at himself in the mirror, smiled silently, and began to brush his teeth seriously.
The warmth of family often trumps everything else.
He likes this feeling.
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In such warm daily life, time flies by quietly.
In the blink of an eye, it was a week later.
Nuo Xia's vacation has long ended, but this does not affect his time management arrangements. He goes to work as usual to process documents during the day, and spends time with his relatives in the evening and morning.
And late at night, after Bellemere fell asleep, he would go out alone, and practice hard all night in the company of the stars and moonlight, as always.
Early this morning, in the training room behind the headquarters fortress.
Nuo Xia sat cross-legged, looking at the attribute panel in front of her with thoughtful eyes.
Behind him, in the corner of the wall, an incense stick that only he could see was burning silently.
"Unexpectedly, I haven't even crossed the threshold of swordsmanship yet, but I got a breakthrough through seeing, hearing, and meditating..."
His eyes swept across the attribute bar, he raised his eyebrows and whispered to himself.
[Innate skills: Overlord color and domineering, King Kong is indestructible, listen to the voice of all things, toothy smile, craftsmanship spirit, wind barrier (intermediate level), rough skin and thick flesh (intermediate level), steel head (intermediate level), rebirth of severed limbs
, amphibious breathing]
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ps: There were too few updates last month. This month’s goal is 150,000 words. Go ahead!