Genius Club

Chapter 1006: Chapter 59: Village Chief, Your Dad is Here_4

“Dad, how’s it going with my schooling in Donghai City?”

“I haven’t had the chance to talk to Mayor Li Cheng about it yet.”

Big Face Cat took a few bites of food and chewed before speaking:

“Don’t worry, there’s a precedent for children from villages like ours going to Donghai City for education. Mayor Li Cheng has said before that he welcomes children from the surrounding villages to receive a better education in Donghai City. But considering their ability to fend for themselves, they usually don’t go until they are teenagers.”

“Tonight, I’m going to deliver vegetables and meat to Mayor Li Cheng, I’ll mention it to him then, and he’ll definitely not refuse.”

Lin Xian was somewhat surprised to see Big Face Cat being so reasonable:

“Why are you so supportive of your daughter’s education all of a sudden?”

“I’ve always been supportive!”

Big Face Cat said with a smile:

“Knowledge is power! Only knowledge can change one’s fate!”

“Look, after the great disaster of 2400, followed by nearly a hundred years of war, it’s knowledge that has allowed human civilization to eventually recover to the point where we can live and work in peace and contentment, right?”

“We alone wouldn’t be enough, but those people dug out from the Hibernation Pods are smart! Even though they have amnesia, they learn much faster than we do… and their lockers are filled with all sorts of books and notebooks. It’s this knowledge and these talents that have allowed us to live this happy life!”

“So, of course, I support my daughter getting a better education! As long as she is willing to learn, no matter how hard or tiring it is for me, I will definitely support her, send her to the best places to study!”

With that said,

He laughed heartily, his chubby face trembling as he reached out a fat hand to rub his daughter’s head:

“Make us proud, girl! Study hard, and one day live in an even bigger city, you’ll definitely be happier than in our little village!”

“I think it’s pretty good here.”

Big Face Cat’s daughter swallowed the food in her mouth:

“This is my home, where I was born and raised. After I complete my studies, I will definitely come back to repay my hometown… Besides, if I go to a big city so far away, who will take care of you and mom when you’re old?”

“We have your brother!”

Big Face Cat pointed to the little Big Face Cat who was burying his face in the plate licking up the soup:

“This silly boy probably can’t be counted on much… He can stay and keep your mom and me company. You just focus on studying, fly as high as your abilities take you, Dad will always support you!”

Watching this warm scene unfold,

Lin Xian felt…

[This is the best of times.]

At least for Big Face Cat, this was the best possible future.

His daughter was alive, his family was whole, no need for parachuting adventures, nor stealing from the Garbage Factory.

His children were striving in their studies, Sister-in-law Lian was wise and beautiful, and there was little Big Face Cat, the designated pillar for their old age.

“Really nice.”

Lin Xian muttered to himself.

He couldn’t remember when was the last time he ate a meal so contentedly in a dream, or interacted so freely and without guile with everyone.

Many things are only appreciated as precious once they are lost.

Just like the life Big Face Cat is living now.

Ordinary, yet blessed.

It may be a little technologically behind, but not lacking in happiness even slightly.

“Come on brother, have a bowl of dumpling soup.”

Big Face Cat lifted his soup bowl to clink with Lin Xian’s:

“Originally I wanted to drink a few glasses with you today, but I have to drive later to deliver goods, so no alcohol.”

Lin Xian raised his soup bowl, caught between laughter and tears:

“People still crack down on drunk driving in these times?”

“What are you talking about?”

Big Face Cat didn’t understand and after gulping down a big bowl of soup, wiped his mouth:

“It’s mainly for safety! No driving when drinking, and no drinking when driving! I am the pillar of the family… If something happened to me, what would happen to my two children? And your sister-in-law?”

Big Face Cat stretched out his arms, smiling at Lin Xian:

“I have to be responsible for this family, this family is my everything! By the way brother, have you started a family? Do you have children?”

“I… um…”

Lin Xian was at a loss for words:

“I have a child.”

“Boy or girl?”

“Girl.”

“Daughters are great!”

Big Face Cat laughed heartily:

“Daughters are like little cotton-padded jackets, so warm! You’ve been wandering around for so long without seeing your daughter, don’t you miss her?”

Lin Xian recalled the image of Lin Yuxi tearing off the car door and decapitating the fake Yu Xi:

“Well… not so much?”

“Huh?”

Big Face Cat was somewhat surprised, eyes wide:

“What kind of father doesn’t miss his daughter? Why are you so indifferent!”

“It’s not indifference.”

Lin Xian rested the chopsticks on the bowl, his right thumb rubbing the tiger’s mouth on his left hand:

“Maybe it’s because she’s a bit mischievous, not quite like an ordinary daughter, just… kind of boisterous.”

“Hi!”

Big Face Cat didn’t take it seriously, waving his hand:

“Which family doesn’t have kids making a ruckus! Kids who don’t are not even smart! Besides… how much trouble can little kids cause?”

“Could they possibly be like Chief Yan, capable of smashing a bear’s head with a single punch? Hahahahahaha!”

Big Face Cat burst into laughter, holding his belly.

“Hahahahahaha!”

Little Face Cat also threw back his head and laughed out loud.

“Hahahahaha…”

Lin Xian weakly joined in the laughter.

He didn’t want to laugh.

But not laughing at this moment seemed a bit unsociable.

“Big brother!”

At that moment, Ah Zhuang’s voice came from the courtyard; he was here to bring news.

Lifting the door curtain.

Stepping into the house.

Ah Zhuang wiped the sweat from his forehead:

“Big brother, the chief has returned from hunting, didn’t you say you were going to take the kid to meet the chief?”

“Ah, right.”

Big Face Cat finished the last of the dumpling soup in his bowl and patted Lin Xian’s shoulder:

“Let’s go, bro, off to see the chief.”

…

After a ten-minute walk, they returned to the area near the storage.

From a distance, Lin Xian saw a young woman with a supple figure, tall and beautiful.

She had long shed the immaturity of a young girl, replaced by poise and maturity.

Her long, black, and beautiful hair was tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head.

She was wearing a tight-fitting hunting outfit, with a variety of weapons and knives at her waist, and a bow, arrows, and rope on her back.

This era clearly had firearms…

But this chief seemed to prefer the sensation of hand-to-hand combat.

Her hearing was very sharp.

She heard the approaching sounds from afar and looked over.

Her crystal-blue eyes, like two undying lamps in the night, stared intently at Lin Xian.

Big Face Cat waved his hand:

“Chief Yan, this is—”

Suddenly.

The blue-eyed woman stepped forward quickly, stopping just A Step Away.

She widened her eyes.

Her lips parted slightly.

Her expression was full of shock:

“You… who are you?”

Saying this.

She pulled out a laminated photo from the lining of her clothing.

On the back of the photo, the name Yan Qiaoqiao was written in delicate script.

And on the front…

Was a family portrait of parents and child.

The couple, looking like a king and queen, were pictured in the background.

A cute little daughter in the front, holding her skirt, smiling at the camera.

The blue-eyed woman incredulously stared at Lin Xian.

Pointing at the photo… to the king who looked exactly like the man in front of her, her lips trembling:

“Is this you?”

Lin Xian nodded.

The blue-eyed woman took a deep breath:

“What exactly… is your relationship to me?”

Lin Xian took the laminated photo from her hand.

Looking at this photo taken “not so long ago,” or maybe “600 years ago.”

He softly said:

“You might not believe the truth if I tell you, but there’s no need to hide it from you now, so I’ll be honest.”

“If you are sure, the little girl in the photo, Yan Qiaoqiao, is really you.”

“Then I…”

He looked up.

Gazing into the woman’s crystal-blue eyes:

“I am your dad.”