A century after retirement, a post-apocalyptic tycoon is forced to find new employment.

Xiaokong quickly dodged and took a closer look to see a large wolfdog with shiny hair.

It looked like he was eating well.

"Ouch - woof woof woof..."

Seeing that the big wolf dog didn't pounce on Xiaokong, he turned around and continued to pounce on Xiaokong.

Xiaokong hid in a panic, and when he saw Ji Ning not far away looking at him with a leisurely expression, he couldn't help but sigh to himself. The family dog ​​also knew the current affairs and knew how to pick on him, a soft persimmon.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

The barking of the dog also startled the sleeping people in the house.

"Who is it? Big head——"

As soon as Xiaokong heard the voice, his hiding body stopped immediately, and he was jumped by the big wolf dog.

I feel bad...

Unexpectedly, the big wolfdog only threw him to the ground and did not bite him. Instead, he excitedly licked his face with his tongue.

Xiao Kong, who was rubbed with saliva:...

"Big head...what's wrong?"

A short, thin old man, carrying a shovel on his right shoulder and a flashlight in his left hand, walked out of the courtyard with a nervous look on his face.

The dazzling light made Xiao Kong squint his eyes slightly.

"What are you doing? Why are you coming to my house?" When the little old man saw that there were two people outside the door, he couldn't help but clenched his shovel and scolded him with a vigilant face.

Ji Ning crossed her arms and looked at Xiao Kong lying on the ground with interest.

"Dad..." Xiao Kong called with a choked voice.

The little old man was originally very angry, but when he heard this sound, he was so shocked that the shovel almost lost its resistance.

He quickly took the flashlight and pointed it carefully in the direction of his dog.

I saw it wagging its tail and licking a dark figure on the ground.

"Big head..." The little old man took two steps forward, then stopped and looked at Ji Ning warily, as if he was afraid that she would sneak up on him.

Seeing that Ji Ning didn't move, he looked at the people on the ground again.

"Who?"

"Dad, it's me... Ajie..." Xiao Kong pushed the wolfdog who was so enthusiastic that he raised his voice.

"Clang-"

The shovel fell to the ground.

The little old man ran over with a flashlight, pushed his wolfdog away, and sat on Xiaokong's belly instead, holding his face with both hands, shouting excitedly: "Ajie... really It's Ajie... Ouch... He's really my son..."

The excited little old man kissed him several times on the face.

Xiaokong was also excited, but more shy. After all, his team leader was still watching not far away.

He tried hard to take off the little old man's hand and said, "Dad, keep your voice down and go home first."

After being ecstatic, the little old man suddenly realized the identity of his son. He quickly covered his mouth and looked around at his neighbor's house.

He lowered his voice and said, "Okay, okay, go home quickly."

The little old man quickly got up from his son, picked up the flashlight on the ground, and shone it at Ji Ning with some embarrassment.

"Who is this……"

"Jining, his colleague." Ji Ning answered first, interrupting Xiaokong's introduction.

"I made you laugh. Come in quickly... have you eaten? I asked the old lady to quickly order some dumplings to eat." The little old man's voice was a little nervous.

My son’s colleagues, aren’t they also people with superpowers?

omg...

This was the first time he saw a supernatural being without a mask.

Still so young and good-looking...

The little old man quickly opened the door and invited Ji Ning to enter the courtyard. Then he turned on the big lights in the courtyard and ran back to the house to call for help.

But I was afraid that my neighbors would hear me, so my voice kept rising and falling.

Xiaokong, with a blushing face, said to Ji Ning embarrassedly: "Team leader, um... my dad hasn't seen me for a long time..."

"Very good." Ji Ning raised the corner of her mouth slightly, with a hint of teasing in her eyes.

Xiao Kong saw that there was no displeasure on his team leader's face, and his heart dropped.

My team leader is really different from others.

Three-story self-built house with a huge living room on the first floor.

Bright white tiles, polished until they shine.

The little old man walked in a hurry and almost fell down. He complained: "Really, why are you wiping it so clean?"

Then he walked to the stairs and shouted to the upstairs: "Damn it, my son is back."

"What? Who's back?"

"Son, Ajie is back."

The little old man raised his voice again and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud "boom" was heard from upstairs, and then there was no sound for a long time.

Just as the little old man was about to ask another question, he saw that his son's colleague had already passed him up the stairs.

"What's wrong? Damn it?"

Xiaokong quickly supported his body and said, "I'll go take a look."

After he quickly went upstairs, he saw his team leader squatting on the ground at the third floor of the stairs to treat his mother.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

The little old lady looked at him with red eyes, her lips trembled slightly, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

"Group...Jining, is my mother okay?"

"Yeah." Ji Ning retracted her hand, stood up, and took half a step back.

Xiaokong quickly ran over, squatted on the ground and helped up the little old lady sitting on the ground.

The little old lady's hair was gray and her face had many wrinkles. Her eyes were full of tears. She looked straight at Xiaokong, her body trembled slightly, and she wanted to touch him with her fingers, but she didn't dare to. "Mom, I'm back." Xiaokong picked up the little old lady from the ground.

The weight was so low that it made him very sad.

Regret and guilt followed.

Mother and son had a warm conversation, but Xiao Kong was still thinking about business, so he persuaded his mother to stop.

"Mom, this is my colleague Ji Ning. Please arrange a room for us. We are staying at home recently."

When the little old lady heard this, her voice was so happy that she asked, "Really? How long will you stay here?"

Xiaokong turned to look at Ji Ning, and seeing that she was silent, he said vaguely, "It'll only take a few days."

"Okay. I'll make the bed."

The little old lady looked at Ji Ning. Her eyes were not as reserved as the little old man's. Instead, she was filled with joy. She asked Ji Ning kindly, "Girl, do you prefer to sleep on a soft bed or a hard bed?"

Ji Ning was a little surprised. This was the first person who could tell her the right gender at a glance, and replied: "Anything is fine."

The smile on the little old lady's face became even bigger, and she asked again: "Have you eaten? I'll go get you some dumplings to eat."

Xiaokong was about to say no, but after looking at Ji Ning, he changed his mind and said, "Mom, please drink more, I'm a little hungry."

"Row."

The little old lady hurriedly found the little old man and started busy making the bed and making dumplings.

Xiaokong took Ji Ning back to the living room and wanted to make tea and water for her, but after looking around for several times, he couldn't find the teacup or tea can, which made him feel a little disappointed.

"How many years have you been back?" Ji Ning suddenly asked.

Xiaokong scratched his face and said, "It has been more than ten years since I was a sophomore in high school."

Ji Ning nodded slightly, "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Well, I have a sister."

Ji Ning nodded slightly and did not ask any more questions.

When she was climbing the stairs just now, she heard a sound from a door on the second floor, but no one came out.

Xiaokong looks stupid, but his mind is not stupid. He quickly thought of the meaning of Ji Ning's words. He stood up and walked to the kitchen. He lowered his voice and asked the little old man in the kitchen, "Dad, is Aying staying at home recently?" ?”

The little old man paused, with a worried look on his face, "Yeah, I didn't know you were coming back, otherwise I would have asked their family to leave in advance. Will this affect your work?"

Xiaokong was also afraid of affecting Ji Ning's plan, so he thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Okay, I'll tell Aying tomorrow morning."

"You didn't tell Aying about my identity, right?"

"I didn't say anything. Your sister always thought you had entered the base. By the way, you haven't seen Dajun and Xiaohu yet, have you?"

Xiaokong has naturally met her sister-in-law and nephew, but only through photos.

But he shook his head, and the little old man rambled on about what happened at home.

"Dajun is your brother-in-law, who works in the city, and Xiaohu is your nephew, who is 5 years old and goes to kindergarten in the city..."

at the same time.

In the bedroom on the second floor, a man and a woman were also arguing quietly.

"What are you doing? My brother is back, can't I go out and take a look?" The woman twisted her arms hard, with some anger on her face.

The man who had been holding her arm hurriedly made a gesture of silence and whispered: "Shh, keep your voice down. Have you never thought about why your brother came back so late? And you haven't told your parents yet?"

"Hmm... My brother is a soldier and has a special job. It would be great to come back."

"Are you stupid? Which base soldier is not allowed to go home for ten years?"

"What do you mean?" The woman was very unhappy when she saw the suspicious expression on the man's face, and shook off the man's hand.

Seeing that she was angry, the man held her hand again, comforted her a few words, and continued: "Don't be angry, am I worried? My parents are old and have bad health..."

"Feng Dajun, don't you want to support your parents in their old age?"

"No, why did you get involved in this?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"You said that your brother suddenly enlisted in the army when he was a sophomore in high school and has not been back for ten years. If your parents hadn't gone to the base to see him, you would have thought he had died. Don't you doubt this statement at all?"

"What do you suspect?"

"I suspect your brother is not a warrior."

"Feng Dajun, what is my brother if he's not a soldier? Why don't you keep mumbling around? The house you live in now was built with my brother's subsidy."

The woman was very angry, got on the bed, turned her back and ignored him.

The man was helpless, but a certain guess in his heart became more and more firm.

There is definitely something wrong with this uncle.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been away from home for ten years.

***

7: am.

The little old lady opened her eyes suddenly and pushed the little old man beside her who was still snoring.

"Dad, please wake up. I dreamed that my son was back."

The little old man rubbed his eyes, turned around and cursed: "Why are you dreaming about your son? He will come back at night."

"Really..."

The little old lady was immediately happy and stood up immediately, just in time to see the people in the yard outside the window.

"Hey, my son is up. Get up and cook."

The little old lady quickly put on her clothes and hurriedly went downstairs, just in time to see her daughter coming out of the house.

Thinking of what the little old man told me, he quickly pulled his yawning daughter aside and whispered, "Aying, do you think Dajun will have any objections to you living in your parents' house all the time?"

Aying paused her yawning hand, looked at her mother, frowned slightly, "Dajun has no objection."

"Then you can't live in your parents' house for ten days and a half?" The little old lady said in a hurry, "Go back and pack up quickly. We will return to the city with the army today."

"No...Mom, what are you doing? My brother just came back and you drove us away?" Aying thought about what her husband said at night, her face was a little ugly, even with a hint of anger, "Mom, what has my brother been doing outside these years? Why haven't you gone home for ten years? Is he really a base soldier? "

It’s almost 2024.

I wish all my friends that in the new year, all their wishes will come true, good health, all the best, the dragon will move, and the new year will start with a happy ending~