CHAPTER 408: CHAPTER 395: OUR PIG HAS GROWN UP

The "family" dinner was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, which coincidentally was the opening day of the new season for the Behemoth Alliance.

Chen Gu, unfamiliar with Capital Star, had found a restaurant with good reviews on the interstellar Web and then drove to pick up his grandson and granddaughter. Once everyone had arrived, Chen Gu constantly awaited his eldest son’s arrival, but even by the time the meal was meant to start, the son still hadn’t shown up!

Such an unfilial son!

Chen Gu’s mind was full of reproaches. When all the dishes were served, he couldn’t help but ask, "Where’s your father?"

Chen Zili had already started eating. Upon hearing the question, he paused for a moment before answering, "I don’t know, Grandpa. The last time he went on a business trip, he said it was a secret mission, and we haven’t heard from him since."

Chen Gu: "..."

So, that meant after his son’s successful promotion, he hadn’t been in touch with his grandchildren either. Not only was he unfilial, but he also neglected his family!

But for some reason, after hearing this news, Chen Gu felt slightly relieved.

The three of them ate and drank, and most of the time, Chen Qingyu chirped away like a little sparrow. She had a lovely voice, which was part of why Gao Mengjiu valued her.

Even as she talked non-stop, Chen Gu indulged her without annoyance. My granddaughter is perfect in every way, he thought.

Then he glanced at his grandson, who sat silent and sulky. Frustration welled up inside him. No matter how I look at him, he just seems useless!

No, no, that wouldn’t do—he couldn’t favor his granddaughter too much, or else this boy would start grumbling again about how no one cared for him.

So, the doting grandfather put on a show of concern and asked his grandson, "Zili, is something troubling you?"

As it turned out, Chen Zili was indeed a bit simple-minded. As soon as Chen Gu asked, he began to voice his issues with a gloomy face, "I feel isolated at school... It’s not that everyone’s intentionally targeting me, it’s just... everyone’s so strong. You know, there are four of us in the dorm, and my average score is 838.5, but one has 861, another 877, and the last one! It’s infuriating—he told us: ’You have to take exams to get into Tiangong Military Division?’ He’s been guaranteed admission to every school since childhood, including Tiangong Military Division. It turns out there are actually students in this world who have to take exams to get into a school!"

"Is that even human speech!"

Both Chen Gu and Chen Qingyu couldn’t help but snort with laughter. What a master of humblebragging.

Chen Zili looked even more downhearted. "I feel like there’s such a big gap in academic performance between me and my classmates, so I decided to join the student council. But then I realized, if my grades are nearly at the bottom among my classmates, then my family background is definitely at the bottom in the student council."

He said with a somber face, "Grandpa, our Chen family is pretty much poor on Capital Star."

Chen Gu nodded with profound agreement, "You’re absolutely right."

Chen Gu began to feel an increasing resentment towards Qiao Shuangyi, that little chubby kid. So what if he was born lucky? Does that give him the right to do whatever he pleases?!

Chen Zili’s grades weren’t good enough for Tiangong Military Division. It was Chen Gu who had used his Brain Domain Hacker abilities to cram a ton of knowledge into his grandson’s head, and even then, he was admitted by a hair’s breadth.

Chen Gu quietly berated himself. He’d been swept up in his grandson’s enthusiasm, wanting to help him achieve his dream, and now the repercussions were clear.

As a grandfather, he couldn’t just wash his hands of the situation, could he?

Could he really?

No, he probably shouldn’t.

「...」

Inside the Bureau of Mystic Security’s headquarters, Aviloya looked at Chen Jixian with frustration bordering on disappointment.

"You’ve lost your position as the top officer of the Wuzhaoyin City police system!"

"The position of director of the Wuzhaoyin City branch of the Bureau of Mystic Security is gone, too!"

Aviloya rapped the table hard with her knuckles. "Recklessly audacious, without regard for the consequences! Chen Jixian, you’re in your forties already, with a wealth of life experience. Why do you still act so impulsively!"

Chen Jixian had injured An Debine and intimidated An Guangtian—the An Family had fallen from grace, but still had some old friends, and many felt a sympathy likened to ’when the rabbit perishes, the fox grieves.’

These people were all shrinking turtles; they wouldn’t dare stand out in front of the principal, but Chen Jixian... Sorry, who are you again?! they thought.

So, various pressures surged. Since Chen Jixian had indeed done something wrong this time, Aviloya was helpless and had to institute a punishment to give them an explanation.

Originally, Aviloya was prepared to be harsh in words but lenient in action, simply adding "acting" in front of Chen Jixian’s title of director, and that would have been it. Unexpectedly, among those people, one was from the police system and directly removed Chen Jixian from his position as the number one figure in Wuzhaoyin City’s police system.

Chen Jixian listened calmly, not even lifting his eyelids, which infuriated Aviloya. Every time she saw him like this, she felt as if he was about to fall asleep while she was talking!

"You get back there and properly guard our patch in Wuzhaoyin City! If there’s any more trouble, you will answer to me!"

"Yes," Chen Jixian calmly agreed and turned to leave. Aviloya held her forehead and shook her head, grinding her teeth. "This whole family!"

「...」

Chen Gu was still unaware that his grown son had been stripped of all positions. He had just finished dinner with his granddaughter and grandson, the three of them enjoying their time together. Along the way, Chen Qingyu was recognized by several fans who approached for autographs. The girl’s eyes curved into happy crescents.

So Chen Zili was even more disheartened. Just then, his phone rang. He looked at the number and answered with a somewhat awkward expression, "Hello?"

An agreeable voice came through the phone, "Chen Zili, our department is going to watch the Behemoth Alliance’s opening match tonight. The Minister is treating us. Haha, his family managed to get tickets. Do you want to come along?"

Chen Zili nodded repeatedly. "Okay, where are you guys? I’ll come right over."

The other party gave him the location and then added, "Hurry up, it starts at eight tonight. We’ll be waiting for you."

Chen Zili reluctantly hung up the phone and turned around to see his grandfather and sister staring at him with half-smiles.

He instantly became flustered and stammered, "Wh-why are you looking at me?"

Chen Gu stepped forward and patted Chen Zili’s shoulder with satisfaction. "Our family’s piglet has grown up; he’s got his eye on a fine head of cabbage."

Chen Zili: "..."

Chen Qingyu’s eyes sparkled with mischief. "What’s the girl’s name? What type is she? Big Sister will help you out with some advice."

Chen Zili shook them off. "You guys stop making things up; she’s just a colleague from the student council. I have to go now. There’s an event at the student council tonight."

Chen Qingyu wasn’t willing to let her brother off so easily, but Chen Gu stopped her with a look. Chen Zili fled as if he were flying.

Chen Qingyu felt somewhat unsatisfied and asked, "Grandpa, are we just going to let him off like this?"

"How could that be possible?"

"Then, shall we follow him?"

Chen Gu glared at his granddaughter. "Nonsense! We’re family; we should respect each other’s privacy. Especially since I, as an elder, must set an example for you all!"

Chen Qingyu almost believed her grandpa’s seemingly principled stance, when Chen Gu followed up with a sly smile, "Tonight is the opening match, and the stadium on Capital Star is Immeasurable Stadium. We are also Behemoth Alliance fans and want to watch the match. If we ’accidentally’ run into Zili there and happen to meet his classmate, that’s reasonable, right?"