"You should say less," Mother Yu said without politeness, reaching out and giving Father Yu's soft flesh a 360-degree twist at his waist.
She walked up to Yu Zhibo, looking up at her 1.9-meter-tall eldest son, and felt a moment of daze.
She raised her hand and pinched Yu Zhibo's well-defined face, saying with some emotion, "My son has grown up!"
After joining the Shenhua Bureau, Yu Zhibo had been away from home more often than not. Moreover, after returning from an eight-year disappearance, his entire demeanor had transformed from youthful exuberance to a steady and reliable young man.
Mother Yu was very young now, looking even younger than Yu Zhibo. This little gesture of pinching his face made Yu Zhibo feel a bit amused and helpless.
"What, are you looking down on Mom? No matter how capable you are, you're still Mom's son!" Seeing the expression on his face, Mother Yu playfully hit him.
She was truly angry. After all, Yu Zhibo had disappeared for eight years, and his fate was unknown.
Yu Chengzhe looked at his grandmother with adoration. He knew his father was a great hero, immensely powerful, but seeing his grandmother dare to hit him like this showed that his grandmother was the truly strongest.
"Grandma, don't hit Dad!"
Seeing this, Yu Shuya, who was sitting on Yu Zhibo's neck, immediately became anxious. She hugged Yu Zhibo's forehead with her little hands and shouted.
Mother Yu couldn't help but laugh, "They say daughters are their father's little lovers from a past life. It seems little Shuya loves Dad the most!"
"Hehe!" Praised, Yu Shuya bashfully buried her face in Yu Zhibo's hair, her short legs swinging happily.
"Don't run off everywhere from now on. If you really have to leave, you must think of your family. You are now the father of three children and the husband of one wife. You can't be as reckless as before."
Mother Yu said to Yu Zhibo earnestly, and then told him how hard Bai Chanyi had struggled over the years, even once wanting to leave Earth to find him, but fortunately, she was stopped by Mr. and Mrs. Wang Shouyi.
Even the three children cried and begged to find their father, causing unrest in the family.
Bai Chanyi wouldn't say these things, and Mr. and Mrs. Wang Shouyi were not in a position to speak, so Mother Yu had to say them, lest Yu Zhibo repeat his mistakes.
Yu Zhibo could only accept this with a wry smile, and his gaze towards Bai Chanyi became increasingly gentle.
He had to admit that being cared for felt quite happy. It was precisely because of these bonds that his humanity would not be replaced by divinity when his strength reached its peak.
"Actually, I didn't encounter any danger. I just had a fortunate encounter in that unfamiliar world and accidentally went into seclusion for eight years!" Yu Zhibo explained his experience in the Realm Vein Land to his family.
Wang Shouyi's face showed a thoughtful expression.
He had many questions he wanted to discuss with Yu Zhibo, but now was clearly not the time. So, he just engaged in some small talk with the family.
The food was ready, but not everyone had arrived. Yu Xiaoying and Chen Bo were fine, as they were already in the capital. However, Bai Xinyi had not returned from his border patrol. Wang Shouyi planned to wait another twenty minutes, and if he still hadn't returned, he wouldn't wait any longer.
Although Mother Yu's cultivation was low, her emotional intelligence was far superior to Father Yu's. She got along very well with Bai Lanzhi. The two "old ladies" were talking about parenting, one holding Yu Chengzhe and the other hugging Yu Shuya.
Bai Chanyi had gone upstairs to take their son Yu Chengsong to rest. The little fellow had activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and his body was still adapting to his newly acquired abilities, sleeping soundly.
"Brother, why don't you have a beard?"
"Because Brother doesn't grow a beard!"
"Then why doesn't Brother grow a beard?"
"Because Brother doesn't want to grow a beard!"
"Why don't you want to?"
"Because Brother is only twenty-five."
"Why can't a twenty-five-year-old grow a beard?"
"..."
Facing Yu Zhihao's endless stream of "why" questions, Yu Zhibo felt a headache coming on. He realized his own tendency for nonsensical conversation was starting to falter.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "Because Brother likes to fly."
A completely illogical answer.
But Yu Zhihao was a child. What logic could you expect from him?
Yu Zhihao continued to ask, "Why does Brother like to fly?"
"Because flying is fun. Does little Zhihao want to fly?"
"Fly fly, I want to fly fly!" Yu Zhihao clapped his hands happily and laughed.
"Okay, then Brother will take you to fly!"
Yu Zhibo created a clone. Under the speechless gazes of Father Yu and Wang Shouyi, he hugged the giggling child and shot out of the villa, soaring into the sky.
Their laughter carried further and further away, until it could no longer be heard.
Yu Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief. This little brat asked too many questions. If they kept chatting like this, he might be asked until the end of time.
"Little Hao is just like you when you were little, always asking endless questions," Father Yu said to Yu Zhibo, chuckling.
Yu Zhibo: "?"
Father Yu explained, "When you were little, you were very curious and loved asking Mom and me questions. It got to the point where Mom and I developed a phobia of the word 'why.' Your mom had to take care of Xiao Ying and deal with you, which was incredibly tiresome."
"Also, you and that kid Chen Bo used to compete, arguing in public about whose dad ate more poop."
Father Yu said this with a look of resentment, because of this, the neighborhood kids spread the word that he could eat a lot of poop.
Wang Shouyi couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Children, when they are young, lack understanding of things and often engage in meaningless arguments. But for Yu Zhibo, who was already level 99, such a thing was quite amusing.
Seeing that Father Yu was about to reveal more of his childhood embarrassing stories, Yu Zhibo quickly stopped him and then began to talk about Chen Bo and Yu Xiaoying.
"Chen Bo and Xiaoying, I didn't expect them to end up together, but I'm very satisfied with Chen Bo. I watched him grow up, so I know him well, and his character is not bad."
Father Yu first smiled, then said earnestly to Yu Zhibo, "I know you are very powerful now, but having a close friend in life is a very fortunate thing. Chen Bo is a good kid."
Then, he recounted how Chen Bo, ten years ago, when he learned that Father Yu was struggling with his mortgage, had used his New Year's money to lend it to him:
"When you were in high school, Chen Bo came to visit you. He overheard me on the balcony borrowing money. Without a word, he left and came back shortly after with tens of thousands of yuan in cash. This kid is truly loyal and said not to tell you."
Father Yu sighed, "I originally refused. What kind of thing is it for an elder to borrow money from a junior? But your mother had a bad back and had to work part-time after her regular job to make money. I was also unemployed at the time, and the money he gave us was like a lifesaver."
Yu Zhibo had also heard about this from Yu Xiaoying, but hearing it from Father Yu now, he couldn't help but be moved.
Chen Bo, my good brother! No wonder he gave me a computer as a birthday gift in the second year of high school. He must have known I couldn't afford to go to internet cafes and also knew I would be too embarrassed to always ask him to treat me.
Although Chen Bo seemed carefree, he had been working hard to maintain their equal brotherhood, not just as a follower.
"So, you must not neglect Chen Bo. Don't look down on people just because you have a little ability. He and Xiaoying are truly in love. Don't give them dirty looks, or I'll spank you!"
Father Yu said sternly. He didn't care if Wang Shouyi heard about his past hardships. In his opinion, with Wang Shouyi's status and position, it didn't matter whether he was a billionaire or destitute in the past.
Because no matter how rich or powerful, they couldn't compare to him, the director of the Shenhua Bureau, even by one ten-thousandth.