Chapter 267: Honest Xiaozhi

In the quiet forest, two little purple mice were chewing grass roots, but were suddenly scared away by the noise nearby.

Xiao Zhen walked out of the strange black passage and saw a hidden jungle path in front of him. This was the place where he left.

"Hey! If you want to enter this world by yourself, you have to spend points. 500 points were deducted from me right away. When I return to Douqi Continent, another 500 points will be deducted. Adding up, it's a total of 1000 points!"

Xiao Zhen was worrying about the points issue when he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have completed the mission of saving the people.

"System, please come out quickly! Why hasn't my reward been credited to my account yet?"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task, the reward points have been credited!"

The reward came really quickly. Xiao Zhen had just opened his mouth to ask when it was already issued.

Xiao Zhen looked at the screen notification of points being credited and sneered:

"If I don't remember this, are you planning to deny my reward?"

In response to Xiao Zhen's question, the system chose to answer with silence.

Xiao Zhen said with contempt: "Just keep pretending to be dumb. I used to think you were a simple and honest (low-intelligence) system, but now I see that you have fooled me!"

Seeing that this broken system didn't make any sound after mocking it for a long time, Xiao Zhen finally gave up!

In a three-story villa, a young woman was busy preparing lunch. She had just finished preparing the Cantero steak she bought from the supermarket.

"Mom, how can we eat Pokémon? They are humans' most loyal friends!"

At this time, a silly little kid came out from outside, staring at the steak in the young woman's hand with resentment.

Hanako patted her silly son's head and said with a joking smile, "Really? I remember that the steamed duck with green onions two days ago seemed to have been drunk by a good kid without leaving a drop!"

Xiaozhi's face turned red and he shouted, "I only drank a little bit, the rest was eaten by Charizard!"

"Ouch!"

The Charizard, which had just flown a circle outside, howled in dissatisfaction.

He is not that kind of Charizard. He was just about to drink it all because the little master said he didn't want it.

But unexpectedly, when there was a little soup left, Xiaozhi suddenly drooled, so he brought the remaining soup to his little master.

Besides Charizard, there are several other Pokémon in the living room, but the only missing Pokémon is Dreamy. This little guy is so bored that he embarks on a journey around the world again.

But the situation is not bad. Menghuan often turns into a human form and calls home, mainly to ask when Xiao Zhen will come back.

"Ding dong!"

Hanako glanced outside the door and smiled gently at Xiaozhi:

"It looks like a guest has arrived, Xiaozhi, go out and greet them and see if it's your grandma!"

"Oh!"

Xiaozhi shouted happily. Every time his grandma came, she would bring some delicious snacks. This time he didn’t know whether it was cookies or cakes, but he was drooling just thinking about it.

Xiaozhi stood on tiptoe and took some time to finally open the door. However, the person outside the door was not his grandmother, but a young man who looked both familiar and a little strange.

Xiaozhi narrowed his eyes. The person in front of him gave him a familiar feeling, but he was still a child after all, and the two hadn't seen each other for a year, so it was inevitable that his memory was not very clear.

But as I thought about it, the figure of the man in front of me seemed to be exactly the same as the father in the photo of the family of three!

Looking at the chubby Xiaozhi, Xiao Zhen smiled, squatted down and touched his child's head.

"What's wrong, Xiaozhi? We haven't seen each other for so long, don't you even recognize your father?"

"Hey! Really... Daddy is back!"

Xiaozhi was so excited that he hugged Xiao Zhen's neck with his two little arms, and his childish laughter filled the entire hall.

Hanako, who was busy in the kitchen, dropped the spoon in her hand onto the ground and walked towards the kitchen door without a second thought.

Xiao Zhen picked up the young Xiao Zhi, looked at the increasingly plump young woman, and said guiltily:

"I'm sorry, Hanako, I'm back so late!"

With tears in her eyes, Huazi threw herself into Xiao Zhen's arms, holding her husband and child tightly, fearing that all this was just a dream and would suddenly disappear in the next moment.

Xiao Zhen didn't know what to do. After all, he had been away for more than a year. It seemed that this was the tradition in this world for a woman to raise a child alone. But Xiao Zhen couldn't be like those men who really didn't care about anything!

After all, who knows if your neighbor’s surname is Wang? What if you don’t go home for years and your son looks like your neighbor?

Hanako also vented her emotions for a while, and then she remembered the steak being cooked in the kitchen, and suddenly exclaimed:

"Oops! My Kentaro steak hasn't been seasoned yet?"

Seeing Hanako running back to the kitchen, Xiao Zhen also smiled. This was probably the feeling of a modern family. At least he had never felt it in the Douqi Continent.

I have been with Die for so many years, but I have never seen her cook any dishes. It seems that she only knows how to eat.

Seeing their master coming back, all the Pokémon that were originally resting in the living room gathered around.

Xiao Zhen looked at these partners who had fought side by side with him, and began to greet them one by one. He couldn't help but recall the memories of fighting in gyms and winning competitions.

Xiao Zhen held Xiao Zhi in his arms and sat on the sofa, asking about some daily trivial matters.

After a few minutes, Hanako walked out of the kitchen, putting her apron aside. The gentle smile on her face could not be concealed.

Hanako sat next to the father and son and asked with concern: "Did you gain anything from going home this time?"

The home that Huazi was referring to, of course, is Xiao Zhen’s hometown, not the small villa where the family of three lives now.

Xiao Zhen touched Xiaozhi in his arms and said with a smile:

"Everything is stable at home for now, but my parents have a request. They want to meet you and your son!"

"Ah! Is this really possible?" Hanako was surprised. This was the first time she heard that Xiao Zhen's parents, her current parents-in-law, actually wanted to meet her and Xiaozhi. This was really a surprise.

"Are we going to see grandpa and grandma?" Xiaozhi, who was in his arms, suddenly struggled out and exclaimed happily.

Xiao Zhen pinched his son's face and smiled gently:

"Yeah! Xiaozhi, why don't you go to your grandparents' house? There's a big house there, and there's lots of delicious food!"

When Xiaozhi heard about the delicious food, his mouth started watering. Then he thought of something and couldn't help asking:

"Well, Dad, are there any Pokémon over there? Pokémon as cool as Charizard, Scyther, and Nidoking!"

Xiao Zhen thought about it and realized that there were no Pokémon on the Douqi Continent, but there were a lot of strange monsters, and many of them tasted quite good.

"Of course there are! There are some Pokémon over there that are as big as mountains, and some of them taste pretty good. Dad can go to the best restaurant and have a good meal later!"

When Xiaozhi heard about delicious food, his eyes lit up a little, but he still said awkwardly:

"But Dad, Pokémon are supposed to be good friends of humans, why should we eat them?"

Xiao Zhen glanced at Hua Zi and asked in a low voice: "Why would this child ask such a question?"

Hanako shook her head and said helplessly: “Xiaozhi’s biggest ambition is to become an excellent Pokémon master. He seems to be a little too serious about Pokémon.

But you don't have to take it too seriously, he's still a child after all, and he doesn't know much!"

Xiao Zhen nodded, thought about it carefully, and asked Xiao Zhi:

"Xiaozhi, Daddy asks you a question, is Pokémon meat delicious?"

As an honest child, Xiaozhi quickly nodded and said:

"delicious!"