People in One Piece are so good-looking

"Of course it's because I graduated early, Dad."

Nuo Xia blinked and said with a smile, "Guess what military rank I have now?"

"Have you graduated in just over a year..."

Old Romanov looked at him, "I remember you praised Haikou in your previous letter, saying that after graduating, you were at least a major. Now that you are so arrogant, you must have exceeded your quota. Why, are you already a lieutenant colonel?"

"Guess again?"

"More than a lieutenant colonel?" The old man looked surprised and uncertain, "Is he a colonel?"

"The situation is still too small, Dad."

"brigadier?"

The old Colonel Romanov finally couldn't keep his cool look anymore and couldn't help but widen his eyes, "How is that possible! You kid, you are only nineteen years old now..."

"He's a major general, dad."

Showing off should be done in moderation. Nuo Xia took the initiative to interrupt the singing, and then silently covered his ears.

as expected.

The next moment, there was a scream like a groundhog in the living room:

"——Eh??? What?!"

"Sao, shao, shao, shao, shao shao...major general?!!"

"It's so noisy."

Tulip, who was smiling at first, suddenly frowned and kicked her husband in the butt.

"That's the Major General, Tulip!"

The old man screamed, holding his butt, grinning in pain and turning his head to look at Tulip, "My reaction is normal, okay, but you, how can you still be so calm? Do you know what the concept of a major general is... …”

He is eight levels higher than him, and five levels higher than Colonel Satsuma, the top commander of branch 16!

"Of course I know, it's a very powerful position." Tulip said calmly, "But that's my son. It's not unusual to become a marshal as soon as he graduates... Hey, go out quickly and buy some food."

As expected of my mother, she can think better than me. Nuo Xia couldn't help but smile and hugged her again.

"What kind of food should I buy again?" Old Romanov looked puzzled, "Aren't you almost ready for dinner? There are still some ingredients in the refrigerator..."

"That's for feeding pigs, not for my son to eat." Tulip kicked him again and said angrily, "Hurry up, buy twenty kilograms of beef and ten kilograms of potatoes, go and come back as soon as possible."

What do you mean, you usually feed me pigs when you cook for me? Should the differential treatment be so obvious?

Old Romanov was angry, but finally changed his shoes and went out with an umbrella.

As soon as Nuo Xia took off his suit jacket and handed it to his mother who came to pick him up, he heard a loud thud from outside the door, as if the old captain tripped over something.

"Whose dog came here to take a nap...huh? What the hell, why is this dog so big?!"

Listening to the exclamations coming from outside, Nuo Xia sat down on the sofa with a smile, took the hot tea from Tulip and drank it in one gulp.

Opposite was the closet, and the fire was warm. He lay down lazily, looking at the familiar old ceiling, and his mood was as clear and peaceful as ever.

——As expected, staying at home is the most comfortable.

Turning to look at Tulip who was busy in the kitchen again, Nuo Xia smiled silently. It felt good to have family members.

In his previous life, he lived alone in an orphanage for seventeen years. Before he was a minor, he died of a serious illness due to malnutrition.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in swaddling clothes. He looked up blankly and looked at the young couple who were smiling and teasing him. At that moment, he seemed to be in a dream.

So in this life, he cherishes this hard-won family affection very much.

"Mom."

After staring at the ceiling quietly for a long time, Nuo Xia suddenly said, "Why don't you call Bellemere and ask her to come over and have dinner together?"

"Are you still embarrassed to mention Belmeier?"

Tulip in the kitchen glanced at him sideways and snorted, "I've sent you three letters in the past six months, and she even begged for favors in the middle, so that the people above made an exception and allowed her to use the base's official phone. As a result, when I called you, you were not at the headquarters, and you didn’t receive a reply to any of my letters. As a result, my little girl has been missing recently and rarely runs to our house."

When the call came, I was probably intern at the G2 branch, so it was normal that I didn't receive it, but... I actually sent three whole letters?

"So many?" Nuo Xia was confused, "I didn't receive it at all... huh? No!"

He suddenly remembered the more than 3,000 letters that he had thrown away in the attic without even reading them. Could it be that Bellemeier's letters were also mixed in and ignored by him?

It’s broken!

Nuo Xia stood up suddenly and was about to go out, but before he could step out of the living room, he was stopped by a shiny kitchen knife.

"What are you doing, Mom?"

"Ah, I just finished a day's training. I'm exhausted. I'm probably lying on the bed to rest. It's not appropriate for you to go over now."

Tulip smiled and said softly, "She will take the day off tomorrow. According to her habit, she will come to the orange garden early in the morning to help me water and remove insects. When the time comes, prepare your words and apology, and then go find her. You won't give her a surprise. Late."

"In addition, the orange grove is the place where you two played together the most since childhood. The environment there makes it easier for her to bring back the good memories of the past and forget the unpleasantness of being ignored by you."

This is the person who came here. Nuo Xia looked at her mother with admiration and sat down on the sofa again.

About half an hour later.

The limping old Colonel Romanov returned home. As soon as he entered the door, he was unsurprisingly scolded by Tulip, "I just went out to buy vegetables. Why did it take so long? You can climb the road to the vegetable market." It took two climbs back and forth!”

"...It's snowing heavily outside, making it difficult to walk..."

A voice that clearly lacks confidence.

"Fart, I don't know about you? You must have been bragging to your friends along the way. I'm afraid the news that the Romanov family's son has become a major general has spread throughout the 16th branch, right?"

"It's nothing." The old man laughed dryly, "How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air..."

Nuo Xia, who was holding a cup of tea and drinking quietly on the sofa, although he didn't look back, could still roughly imagine his father's sarcastic expression at this moment, and he couldn't help but laugh.

He could quite understand his father's psychology at the moment. Well, the sense of déjà vu was very strong. It was just like in the previous life when every family was eagerly looking forward to the college entrance examination results and suddenly learned that his son had gone to Qingbei, he was ecstatic and excited. Now, if you don't carry a loudspeaker and shout around the world, it's fine.

Who's parents don't want their children to prosper?

Especially for older people, the future of their children is the biggest talking point. When chatting with outsiders, they will inevitably become happy and happy than what they have achieved themselves.

And for me, becoming stronger and having greater ability to protect my family and give them a good face is also one of the biggest sources of motivation for my daily hard work, right?

Nuo Xia was thinking this silently, and before she knew it, the tea had reached the bottom.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the house was silent. Only in the fireplace opposite, the bonfire was still crackling.

…………

The dinner was very enjoyable.

Tulip's beef stew with potatoes was still a masterpiece, but Nuo Xia had been craving for it for a long time. He ate at least seven or eight kilograms in one go before stopping, shocking the old man across the table.

Then there was the inevitable after-dinner chat. Mom and Dad, who had been holding back for a long time, asked Nuo Xia a lot of questions, but their emphasis was completely different.

The old Captain Romanov was extremely curious about the battle with William Shichibukai. He held up his small stool like a child and listened to Nosha's narration with relish;

Tulip, on the other hand, is more concerned about how Nuoxia's daily life is at the headquarters.

Because her son is obviously much more handsome than when he left home, she is particularly concerned about whether any of the girls in the department are chasing after her, whether any of them are beautiful enough to tempt her son, how the relationship is developing, and so on. .

Nuo Xia answered everything in detail.

Of course, there are some things that don’t need to be said explicitly for the time being.

I won’t mention the matter of Peach Rabbit and Shia. It won’t be too late to talk about it when the time comes.

As for the rest of the questions, Eemmm, he can't brag to his mother, saying that he is a real heartthrob now, and the girl who wants to pursue him can be ranked from Marineland to Marie-Joy, right?

————

The next morning, half past five.

He pressed the alarm clock casually and Nuo Xia got up on time.

After a brief wash, he went out in high spirits, followed Tulip's reminder, and went to the shopping street to pick out a gift for Bellemere.

After all, he was born and raised in his hometown here. Even though he wore sunglasses and tried to keep a low profile, he was still recognized by many shop owners with faces full of surprise.

"Hey, look, it's Nuo Xia, Nuo Xia is back!"

"I haven't seen you in almost two years. Oh my god, you've grown so tall!"

The enthusiasm from his hometown instantly overwhelmed Nuo Xia. Finally, when he walked out of the shopping street at a loss, he found that not only did he not spend a penny, but there was a mountain of gifts piled up in his arms...

Simply outrageous.

Fortunately, there were a lot of them that Bellemere also liked. Nuo Xia picked a few and kept them with him, and let Dingchun carry the rest home on his back, and then went straight to his orange grove on the outskirts of the town.

Winter is the season when oranges are harvested and on the market.

In the huge orange forest, there were large and plump fruits everywhere, which were very eye-catching. Nuo Xia had always liked oranges, so he couldn't help but break one off casually.

It tasted sweet in the mouth, with just the right amount of sourness. He quickly finished the whole thing, smacking his lips with a look of satisfaction on his face.

After leaving the peeled orange peel behind, Nuo Xia was about to reach out for the second one when she heard an angry shout coming from behind:

"Hey! What are you doing, a foreigner! How dare you come to my place to steal oranges in broad daylight?!"

Such a familiar voice.

Nuo Xia's raised arm suddenly froze in place.

Is it such a coincidence that as soon as he stepped forward, she followed him into the orange grove?

"Long time no see, Bell..."

He took a deep breath to calm his beating heart, turned around, and a smile spread across his face.

Uh-huh!

As a result, as soon as he turned his head, he saw a hatchet whizzing towards him, magnifying in his sight...

I have to go to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow, but it won’t affect the update, don’t worry~