Su Zhixing looked at the child in front of him, and the emotions he thought he had under control were about to collapse at this moment. He walked up to the child, hugged the grown-up child, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's Daddy, Momo, Daddy and Mommy are back."
Su Mo was a little dazed, and when he couldn't tell the difference between the dream and reality, he felt the trembling of his father's arms as he was holding him, and his warm breath on his neck... These extremely real feelings were something he could not feel in his dreams.
At this moment, he realized that this was not a dream, his parents really came back.
"I..." Su Mo's mind was in a mess and he had many questions that he didn't know where to ask.
He looked into the distance for help and met Yu Zhen's gaze.
Chen Shanxue stood in the kitchen and watched, quietly wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "Hurry up and put more clothes on the child, don't stand, the ground is so cold, I hope he didn't get burned..."
"Yes, yes..." Su Zhixing put his slippers in front of Su Mo, and hurriedly took the coat that was casually hanging on the sofa and put it on Su Mo's shoulders. He took him to the sofa and sat down, saying softly: "Son, sit down. Are you hungry? Your mother is cooking, and you can eat soon."
Su Mo looked at his father with doubtful eyes, and then looked at his mother in the distance...
He had a lot of questions, why his parents who had been in an accident came back at this time, what had they experienced in the past ten years, what happened to the spacecraft that year... Before he figured out these things, he felt like he was soaked in a sugar jar, dazed and a little scared. He was afraid to contact them, afraid that these realities would become unfamiliar.
The father and son sat on the sofa, and Su Zhixing noticed the child's silence after the contact.
"Zhixing, come here." Chen Shanxue's voice came.
Su Zhixing patted the child's hand and said, "Sit down. Dad will go see if your mom can help you with anything."
Su Mo responded with a "OK".
Su Zhixing quickly arrived at the kitchen, stood side by side with his wife, and heard his wife's soft voice.
Chen Shanxue said: "You have to give the child time."
"I know." Su Zhixing stared at the ingredients on the cooking table, "I feel sorry for him, I just want to see him more."
Last night, he hurried back from handing over his work. As soon as he got home, he learned that his child had a fever. He also witnessed the robot Lele and Su Mo's friend Yu Zhen pulling the test equipment and recording the data. He also contacted Su Mo's attending doctor. On the way home, he thought a lot and was ready to accept and get to know the child again. However, no matter how much he prepared, when he saw Su Mo lying in bed with a fever, his heart was about to break...
The medical cabinet in the living room of his house was full of Su Mo’s medicines, some of which he recognized and some of which he didn’t.
The emergency medicines were almost full, and there were also many instruments that he couldn't name... His child did not accept the Star Alliance's adoption procedures, and he had to live alone all these years. When he was sick and hospitalized, there was no one to take care of him. He was the only one who took care of him. All these past events reminded them of their negligence as parents. For him, it was only five years, but for Su Mo, it was more than ten years of losing them.
Even if they came back, they would still feel a little uncomfortable seeing the children who had grown from little kids to adults, not to mention letting the young and inexperienced children suddenly come into contact with them again. He knew that there would be some strangeness, and that some things that were missed could not be made up, but even so, he still wanted to be good to the children...
Make up for the missing years.
"He is so sensible." Su Zhixing lowered his head and said, "Axue, I feel so sorry for him."
Chen Shanxue didn't say anything, but just put her hand on the back of her husband's hand.
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There was a fragrance coming from the kitchen. Su Mo sat on the sofa, staring at the two people busy in the kitchen.
Yu Zhen sat down beside him quietly, opened a page on his computer and placed it in front of Su Mo. "The news came out today. The return of all crew members of B2145 was announced at the official press conference of the Star Alliance this morning. All the details of the accident that can be disclosed are here."
Su Mo's eyes stayed on the page. He stared at the news headline for a long time before he patiently read the detailed information in the web report. It described the general course of events, the opportunity to restart the rescue, the problems encountered during the rescue process, the cause of the accident... All were written in simple words to restore the truth of the entire incident.
"This is all true." Yu Zhen held Su Mo's hand and said carefully, "Rescue work has been going on for the past two weeks. The rescue team and the research center have not stopped since they received the news. But receiving the news and successfully rescuing are two different things. This matter has been carried out in secret until the rescue team's spacecraft returned to the capital planet last night. The Star Alliance made the news public."
Su Mo said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, have you always known this?"
He is not a fool. The timeline in the news is very clear, and among the assisting units announced at the end is the research team of Cangqiong Group.
Thinking back to this period of time and his parents' return home last night, he knew that Yu Zhen was also involved in these things.
"Don't be afraid, these are all true."
Yu Zhen whispered: "Are you happy..."
Before he could finish his words, the boy in front of him suddenly turned around and hugged him.
The boy's forehead rested on his shoulder. There was a faint smell of medicine on his body, and his hot breath spread along his neck.
Yu Zhen couldn't help but raise his hand, feeling the slightly trembling body in his arms, so he had to pat Su Mo's back gently and continue to explain to Su Mo about the matter of spacecraft B2145. From the rescue details to the cause of the accident, his statement was more easily accepted than the cold news text, and he explained all the details that should have been told to Su Mo one by one.
"Don't be afraid, you should be happy." Yu Zhen said softly, "Your mother is very gentle. On the way back yesterday, she kept asking me about you. She was afraid that she wouldn't recognize you when she got home, so she wanted to see your photos. She was afraid that you would be sad, so she kept asking me what you like now. They have not given up on coming back over the years, and they are also using their own methods to find ways to get back to you."
"The success of the rescue work is not only due to our efforts, but also because the b2145 spacecraft has been persistently trying to communicate with the Star Alliance Command Center over the years. Therefore, our response signal can be received in the first time. If the timing is wrong, this rescue mission will last for months or even years."
All the unreality seemed to be settled at this moment.
It was obviously just a simple breakfast, but Chen Shanxue seemed to want to make up for what he had been lacking over the years.
The empty restaurant now had two more people than usual, and the lively atmosphere seemed to fill the entire house. The talkative father chatted with Yu Zhen, learning about the changes in the capital star over the years. The gentle mother kept adding food to Su Mo's bowl until a small mountain was piled up in the bowl, and she did not forget to scoop soup for the child.
"Will the project team restart its work after that year?" Su Zhixing asked.
Yu Zhen replied: "Yes, this time our entire team participated in the rescue work, which also provided us with valuable experience for the setting of our later systems. Later, we will focus on re-establishing the algorithm framework for transition and safety issues."
Experience can be summarized later rather than participating in the whole process.
Su Zhixing knew that for this kind of project team, time is money. The most fundamental reason for letting a commercial research team participate in the rescue is that the main creative team is sincere in their efforts for the rescue work, rather than the so-called valuable experience. He picked up the tea and said, "I would like to thank all the crew members of B2145 for their assistance. If you need any help in the future, you can ask directly."
Yu Zhen said: "You're welcome."
Su Zhixing felt very comfortable chatting with the young man in front of him. Yu Zhen was young and promising, with good character, and there was not much generation gap in communicating with him. In addition, he was a good friend of his son. He unknowingly liked Yu Zhen more and more, and couldn't help but chat with him for a while longer.
Lele sat at the table, paying attention to his master's dietary intake while observing the interaction between Mr. Yu Zhen and his master.
It thought to itself that the way humans get along with each other was truly amazing. It was rare to see Mr. Yu Zhen so reserved.
Su Zhixing said: "Looking at the date, the New Year is coming soon, spend the New Year with your family."
"Yes." Yu Zhen said, "The research center has come to an end, and work will resume after the New Year."
Speaking of the Chinese New Year, Lele suddenly remembered something and said, "Sumo! We don't have enough New Year's goods at home."
It said in a distressed tone: "I only bought three portions of New Year's goods, and the store that sells them is closed."
In the past, New Year’s goods for our families were all customized in a specific factory in China. They were cheap and of good quality, but the factory owner would close for a rest before the New Year, so now it is impossible to customize them online.
Chen Shanxue smiled slightly when she heard this and said, "Silly Lele, isn't it Chinese New Year yet? There's still time to prepare. The stores on Star Online should be open. I remember there used to be a large smart mall nearby, but I don't know if it's still there."
Lele said: “Yes!”
Chen Shanxue said, "Then buy it online at Dianxing. Their robot should deliver it quickly."
Su Zhixing said: "The New Year is coming, and the house needs to be cleaned up. Yes, yes, yes, and we need to put up blessing characters and spring couplets."
"I didn't buy Spring Festival couplets." Su Mo said.
Chen Shanxue said: "There should be red paper in the smart mall. Your father can write it. Let your father come."
After dinner, Su Mo curled up on the sofa to rest, watching his parents busying themselves beside him.
He had a fever yesterday and felt a little sleepy after dinner and soon fell asleep on the sofa.
Seeing this, Yu Zhen covered him with a blanket and was relieved when he found out that he had no fever. He saw Su Zhixing busy nearby, so he went over to see if there was anything he could help with. The Su family had not changed much. The only major change was probably Su Mo's laboratory. It was the first time Su Zhixing entered the child's laboratory. Even though the child said it was okay and asked him to clean up, when he entered the child's laboratory, he looked at the half-assembled machines and the parts on the cabinets on both sides, and he felt proud and distressed.
Mechanical forging was beyond Su Zhixing's major, so he didn't dare touch the child's things.
Fortunately, Yu Zhen followed along. He was familiar with these things and helped out.
"Why are these two boxes placed here?" Su Zhixing noticed two boxes under the glass cabinet. The boxes really didn't fit in with the laboratory.
Yu Zhen also looked over there, and suddenly thought of Su Mo's hesitation in front of the box that day, so he said, "It should be his things, don't move them for now."
Su Zhixing said: "I know."
He didn't notice it just now, but now when he got closer, he found that the two boxes looked a little familiar, especially the smaller one.
He recognized it; it was the one he had made to hold his children's toys.
"The study is connected to the laboratory, and there are some ancient books in the back."
Yu Zhen said: "He likes to read in the back sometimes."
Su Zhi walked around, feeling a lot of emotion. The big table in the study was still there, and there was a dusty box under the table, which contained all the research materials he and his wife had collected over the years. The tabletop should have been cleaned up, and his favorite fountain pen was still there... After so many years, Su Mo kept everything in the house in his own way, even if these things were useless to him, he never thought of throwing them away.
Yu Zhen noticed Su Zhixing's mood changes.
"We have to clean it up." Su Zhixing: "It's too dusty, and my eyes are sore from boredom."
Yu Zhen didn't say anything and just helped from the side.
Lele is a very dedicated robot and will not miss any corner of the house.
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After Su Mo woke up, there were some changes in the house. It was lively and there were more red decorations.
This was the first time he had felt this kind of excitement in all these years. Chen Shanxue also cooked dinner. She knew Su Mo's dietary restrictions and learned some recipes from Yu Zhen, so she tried every means to make delicious food for the child.
After the group of five finished their meal, Yu Zhen stood up and said goodbye.
"Are you leaving now?" Su Zhixing said, "Stay and have some tea."
Yu Zhen said, "I won't bother you any more. I've received a call from home."
"Xiao Yu, wait a moment." Chen Shanxue went into the house and took out something. It was a specially woven pendant. "The stone is energy stone No. f1474. Your uncle Su polished it himself. This kind of energy stone is not that useful, but it can spread special energy and is good for the body."
This was polished by them in their spare time in the Sui Han Star Region. This kind of energy stone cannot be used as spacecraft energy. It is a special kind of jade.
Because jade has special energy and is good for warming up children's physique, they do a lot of it.
Yu Zhen said: "It's too expensive."
"Take it." Chen Shanxue said, "There are still a lot at home."
In the end, Yu Zhen had no choice but to accept it.
"I'll see him off." Su Mo stood up and followed him.
As soon as he reached the blind spot of the entrance, Yu Zhen saw the puzzled look in Su Mo's eyes and whispered, "Go back quickly. It's cold outside and you're not wearing enough clothes."
"Aren't you going to stay?" Su Mo's eyes were clear: "It's snowing heavily outside, I'll go back tomorrow."
Yu Zhen reached out and tightened his clothes. "Stay, then can I sleep on the sofa tonight?"
Su Mo said frankly: "There is a bed."
"Momo, you have to give me some time."
While pulling the clothes, Yu Zhen secretly kissed Su Mo on the cheek, "See you at the game tonight, I'm going home first."
The door to the entrance closed, and Chen Shanxue came over: "Is Xiaoyu gone?"
"Yeah." Su Mo's heart beat a little faster. He looked at the closed door and felt a different kind of nervousness for the first time.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, after Lele's temperature was confirmed to be normal, Su Mo got the chance to play the game.
"Is this loader okay for your body?" Su Xingzhi watched Su Mo fiddling with the loader in his hand. He knew that an F-level physique couldn't touch the loader. "Is this really suitable for F-level?"
Chen Shanxue took the instruction manual and looked at it, then asked worriedly, "Is there any medical insurance?"
Lele kindly explained the safety data of the F-class loader to the two masters.
Su Mo could only play the game after getting his parents' permission. But after he logged in, his parents were still studying the details of the loader. Later, from Lele's explanation, he learned that this thing was developed by Yu Zhen's project team, and his originally uneasy heart calmed down.
Yu Zhen looks very steady, and his project team can even solve the details of response positioning. This loader should not be a big problem. Chen Shanxue was relieved. "The institute gave us a few months of vacation to adjust. During this time, you can spend more time with your children. I will sort out some materials. The director sent some research materials to us and told us to choose a project and adjust slowly after we adapt. Zhixing, are you listening?"
Su Zhixing looked at the child who was logging into the loader and closing his eyes. "I feel like the child is still a little unfamiliar with us."
Chen Shanxue said: "There is still a long way to go, so spend more time with him."
Su Zhixing said: "I thought I would have the opportunity to grow up with him after I came back. How did he survive alone when he was in school? Did he encounter any difficulties? I heard that doing research like mechanical forging is very tiring and unsafe. How did he survive by himself..."
Chen Shanxue: "You should trust him more. He has his own ideas about choosing the major that the child likes."
"I know, I don't know what he likes now... Lele said he had his 19th birthday before, and he will be 20 next year."
Su Zhixing said sadly, "I know nothing about his hobbies. He was sitting on the sofa just now, and I don't even know what kind of music he likes. Will he like mechas like other boys?"
The two stopped because the time gap was too great and they missed their child's growth.
"Sumo really likes playing games recently!"
Lele's voice broke the deadlock, and he said seriously to the two masters: "Sumo likes playing games recently."
Su Zhixing was slightly stunned, picked up the optical computer and began to search for holographic games. He hesitated a little and said, "I remember playing Tianhuan, right... Does this thing require an account card? Do I need a loader to log in? Is there a difference between a game loader and a normal loader?"
Chen Shanxue looked at the robot next to him: "Does Lele know?"
Lele enthusiastically helped with the search: “I know!”
Su Mo didn't know yet that his parents in reality had already started searching for the Tianhuan Loader.
As soon as he came online, he received a message from Hong Guoguo about forming a team. As soon as he joined the team, he heard Hong Guoguo's very excited words:
—"Brother, do you know that? You have become a big scumbag in the forum!"