Half an hour later.

Nozhigao and Dingchun had a lot of fun playing in the yard, while the old Captain Romanov asked here and there. After a long time of effort, he found the way and reached his home with the help of kind-hearted passers-by.

.

"Bad boy!"

He was trembling all over, his hands and feet were cold, "I only have eyes for your mother and Bellemere, right? I have completely forgotten about your father. Marineland is so big, you know how hard it was for me to find this place!"

"

"Hahaha!"

Nuo Xia scratched her head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Dad, I was too happy and neglected... But what you said before was wrong. How could I only have eyes for them two?"

"...That's pretty much it."

The old captain snorted and his expression softened slightly, "It seems you still have this in your eyes..."

"Of course there are these two cute little guys!" Nuo Xia picked up Nami who had already woken up, laughed and lifted her up high, spinning around in the room, making little Nami giggle non-stop.

"..."

The old man gritted his teeth angrily. If it had been more than ten years ago when Nuo Xia was a child, he would have kicked her away.

But now...

I can't bear to part with it.

The old Captain Romanov shook his head helplessly, sat down on the soft sofa with his legs crossed, and looked at his son who was running around the house without a trace, his eyes full of relief.

He is just an ordinary person.

He was born in an ordinary way, grew up in an ordinary way, entered the navy, trained hard, got married and had children, and passed middle age in the blink of an eye.

The remaining time was almost the same as the first half of my life, spending the rest of my life in an ordinary and peaceful town.

But everything started to change in an unpredictable direction after his fiftieth birthday.

The envy and admiration of his colleagues, the polite respect of his superiors, and even now being sent to the holy place in the eyes of all navies by a special warship, the headquarters of Marine Fando...

What is the reason?

It’s not like he has a good son who can make all the parents in the world jealous and crazy!

As a teenager, he showed the talent of being a remote person. At the age of eighteen, he stood out from all the recruits of the same age in the branch and was selected to enter the elite camp of the branch for training.

Then step by step, he defeated the Shichibukai, Drought, and even the Golden Lion, fought all over the world, and made great achievements!

With no backing or connections, and from a lower-class ordinary family, he became the youngest lieutenant general in the history of the entire navy at the age of twenty!

——There is no doubt that this boy is his greatest pride in his more than fifty years of life!

Talk about it.

Compared to when he was in Donghai the year before last, this kid seems to have become a lot more handsome. He is also taller. He has grown by a full length. He is almost over three meters, right?

Standing next to him, I can't even reach my waist...

It doesn't matter anything else, this is a bit hurtful to his self-esteem. Old Captain Romanov is a little sad. It seems that if we take a family photo together in the future, our son will have to sit while he stands...

"Ah, yes, Dad."

At this time, Nuo Xia over there also hugged Nami and sat back on the sofa opposite, and said with a smile: "Just now, my mother has looked at the whole house and picked out the rooms. Why don't you also

Go pick one?"

This small villa awarded by the headquarters has a construction area of ​​more than 500 square meters. The upper and lower floors combined have six bedrooms. Nuo Xia usually sleeps in the master bedroom upstairs, leaving the lower floor completely free.

"OK."

The old captain stood up cheerfully, but suddenly froze after taking a few steps, "Wait a minute, what do you mean I'm going to pick one too?"

"Just sleep in separate rooms." Nuo Xia shrugged innocently, "Don't look at me, it's what mom wants."

"...?" The old man turned to look at Tulip with a sad and angry expression, "Are you starting to dislike me?"

"Ah, how can you say that?"

Tulip gracefully picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said with a smile, "It's just for the convenience of taking care of the children. As for the two little ones, I will have to wake up at night and keep waking you up. How can I do that?"

"Excuse, isn't there Nosha and Bellemere?"

"Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid?"

Tulip rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "Noxia is a lieutenant general in our headquarters. How do you think he is as free as you? In the future, he will probably be too busy to come home at night. Bellemare also has to go to training during the day, and he doesn't become a regular.

Mom’s experience, why don’t I, a bad old woman like me, be more considerate?”

"..." Old Romanov groaned, unable to say anything to refute.

"Besides, since we are both of this age, it is normal for us to share rooms, right?"

Tulip put down the tea cup and said with a smile, "The house in my hometown was small and there were no extra bedrooms, but my son's place is so big, so we can't waste it after all..."

"Then let's divide it!"

The old captain's arrogant temper also rose. He raised his head and grunted and left the living room to choose a bedroom. "Hey, it's like no one is begging you. It would be more comfortable for me to sleep separately. Otherwise, we can kiss one day."

I'm going to have nightmares for a week..."

Whoosh!

Nuo Xia suddenly saw something white flying out of the corner of his eye. The next moment, the old captain in the distance screamed and fell to the ground.

"Ah, where's my cup?"

Tulip looked at her empty hands strangely, "Obviously she was still here just now..."

"..." Bellmere and Nosha looked at each other in tacit understanding and curled their lips at the same time.

The two have grown up together since childhood, and have long been accustomed to the daily routine of this couple loving each other.

Nuo Xia didn't take it seriously at all and ignored the old captain who fell to the ground motionless. He carefully handed Nami in his arms to Bellemere, then went upstairs and fetched the phone bug from his bedroom.

.

"What?" Bellemere blinked and asked curiously.

"It's past the time to go to work, so I need to take a leave."

Nuo Xia smiled, picked up the phone, and started dialing, "You are all here, I have to spare a day to spend more time with you."

"Isn't that good?" Old Captain Romanov finally raised his head from the ground and hesitated: "Not long after you became lieutenant general, you still have to focus on your career and work. It will be the same when you come back to accompany us at night. There is no need to do this specially.

Ask for leave for something."

"And I heard that Marshal Kong is famous for being unsmiling and very serious..."

"Okay, Dad."

Nuo Xia waved his hand and smiled slightly, "The marshal is very easy to talk to. There is no problem."

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Fortress Building, in the Marshal's Office on the top floor.

Cha Dou, who had just finished his mission and returned to the headquarters to report his duties, was sitting upright in front of the sofa, while Cyborg Kong opposite him was reviewing the documents in hand while talking to him.

"It's been four or five years since you were promoted to Major General of the headquarters, right?"

After some pleasantries, Cyborg Kong suddenly asked.

"Yes, Marshal."

Cha Dou faintly noticed something, and was suddenly filled with excitement, but his face remained calm. He nodded calmly and said: "I was promoted at the beginning of the year 1498 in the Haiyuan calendar. It will be five years next month."

"In the past five years, your contribution has been obvious and your strength has improved a lot."

As expected, under Tea Dolphin's expectant gaze, Ganggukong smiled, "So, at the next high-level meeting of the headquarters, your promotion to lieutenant general will be discussed. If nothing else, this matter is almost certain.

.”

After five years of hard work, are you finally going to be promoted?

Even though he had expected it before, these words were said by Cyborg Kong himself, which still made Cha Dou almost cry with joy.

Five years! After five years, he finally reached this point. At the age of less than thirty, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became a senior executive of the headquarters. In any case, it is a resume that is enough to be proud of his peers...

Oh, of course, except that kid.

Thinking of Nuo Xia, who was also in the headquarters at the moment, Cha Dou sighed softly, and the surprise that had just surged up was immediately extinguished.

Alas, that is the real winner in life.

Obviously, when the other party was still an unknown recruit, he was already a major general in the headquarters. As a result, he later became a lieutenant general, but he was still standing still and became a subordinate who could only look up to him.

This guy is really too good, the gap is too big, coupled with the charm of appearance that makes him addicted sometimes.

After a few years, even though the goddess Taotu, whom he had loved for many years, was snatched away by Jiehu, Cha Dou still couldn't even feel jealous of Nuo Xia, let alone hate...

"Thank you, Marshal, for informing us in advance."

Returning to reality, Cha Dou stood up and saluted a military salute, and said with a smile: "If there is nothing else, I will first..."
To be continued...