Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!
Chapter 590: Taowu’s Request
"It can’t be Alzheimer’s. Look, Grandpa and Grandma are older than Dad. How could Dad be the first to have it?"
Bai Xiqin whispered back to Bai Yifan.
Bai Yifan pursed his lips, muttering quietly,
"That’s not necessarily true. Dad uses his brain every day in lawsuits, always talking and arguing. There’s a limit to how many words a person can say in a lifetime. He’s talked too much; he might just become demented early."
Bai Xiqin’s mouth twitched slightly, responding, "You’re not wrong!"
The siblings muttered as they quickly arrived at the dinner table.
At the table, they sat solemnly, waiting, as if they weren’t the ones bad-mouthing Mr. Bai.
Bai Anhai placed the last dish of oil-braised shrimp on the table, completing the meal.
The shrimp raised with Spiritual Spring Water was exceptionally plump.
Each lobster was larger than a hand, vibrant red, and looked very appetizing.
As expected, the most mouth-watering dish was placed in front of Bai Xiqin by Bai Anhai.
Leng Yebai, sitting beside Bai Xiqin, conscientiously helped peel the shrimp for her.
The white, succulent shrimp meat was placed in Bai Xiqin’s bowl, and as she took a bite, her mouth was filled with shrimp meat.
Bai Yifan watched, drooling.
"Dad, could you pass me a big shrimp?"
Bai Yifan stood up with his bowl, smiling at Bai Anhai, showing a filial look.
Bai Anhai calmly picked a big shrimp, peeled it, and placed it in Wang Yiyun’s bowl, ignoring Bai Yifan.
"Dad?" Bai Yifan called out again.
Only then did Bai Anhai lazily look at Bai Yifan, without speaking, just giving him a look.
A completely bored look.
If you want to eat, eat; if not, suit yourself!
"Dad, why aren’t you speaking?"
Bai Yifan wasn’t used to seeing the usually gentle Mr. Bai roll his eyes.
Normally, if he was upset, Mr. Bai would at most curse him out; how could he be so ungracefully rolling his eyes?
Mr. Bai is a cultured person who tortures others with his words!
"You shouldn’t talk too much in your lifetime, or you might end up with Alzheimer’s."
Bai Anhai said quietly.
Bai Yifan: ...
Goodness, Dad is quite patient; he obviously heard the complaints between him and Sis but waited so long to expose them.
He had to listen for so long!
Indeed, a cultured person!
"Dad..."
Bai Yifan wanted to argue but was stopped by Bai Anhai’s quiet sentences.
"By the way, Xiao Fan, later wash the socks; the family’s socks for this whole month are yours to wash. Don’t use the washing machine; electricity is hard to come by now. Remember to wash them by hand!"
Bai Yifan: ...
There are several Thunder Ability Users in the family — Mr. Bai, Leng Yebai, and Mrs. Bai.
Why is electricity hard to come by?
Bai Yifan felt bitter but dared not speak.
"Here, have some shrimp."
Bai Xiqin calmly watched the commotion and passed a large shrimp to Bai Yifan.
Yet, when Bai Yifan tasted the shrimp in his mouth, it wasn’t as delicious.
A month’s worth of smelly socks had crushed his fragile spirit.
With one pair per person per day, seven people for thirty days — two hundred and ten pairs...
"Why does my sister also bad-mouth him openly but only I have to wash the socks!" Bai Yifan pouted, muttering again.
"I didn’t bad-mouth him secretly; I did it openly!"
Bai Xiqin replied righteously.
"You can hear that?"
Bai Yifan was shocked.
He just muttered quietly; how did his sister hear it?
"Of course, normal people can hear that, right?" Bai Xiqin looked at the others.
"Heard it clearly!"
Bai Zhengxuan nodded and quickly buried his head to gnaw on the sauced pork knuckle in his bowl.
The higher the ability, the more sensitive one’s hearing and smell become; they’ll hear and smell more than ordinary people.
Bai Yifan suddenly realized the crux of the problem.
He’s the only First Rank Superpower User in the family, which means when he was complaining with his sister, not only did Dad hear, but the whole family heard?
Bai Yifan felt entirely dismayed!
"Sis, you knew everyone could hear, so why still complain?" Bai Yifan was about to pound his chest in regret.
Luckily, he hadn’t had time to complain about Mom and Grandma; otherwise, it wouldn’t be just a matter of washing socks for a month.
It’d be a month of getting beat up.
"I’m just being truthful!" Bai Xiqin grinned.
It’s just questioning if Dad has Alzheimer’s, not calling him a Muggle.
Why would Dad get angry!
"Dad, you aren’t mad about this?" Bai Yifan pointed at Bai Xiqin, then at himself, "Is this fair?"
Both filial children called Dad demented, but why is only he punished?
"A girl speaks without malice; who’s like you, always with a crow’s mouth!"
Bai Anhai rolled his eyes at Bai Yifan again, growing angrier.
Can Bai Yifan just talk carelessly?
Doesn’t he know how accurate his mouth is?
"Add two more months, all three months of socks are yours to wash!" Bai Anhai decisively stated.
Daughters can freely mock him.
Bai Yifan cannot.
This kid’s mouth has been blessed!
Bai Yifan: ...
He shouldn’t have spoken!
Bai Yifan gulped down shrimp, then stood up, fiercely grabbing several more.
Eat more, eat well... Then go wash socks!
The Bai Family sat together enjoying a harmonious, united, and loving meal, while the five little beasts ate from their special large iron pot.
It was very cozy.
After the meal, the family leisurely sat in their chairs and watched the downloaded movie.
It was a zombie movie, but to be honest, watching it now doesn’t feel like a horror film.
Because the real-life zombies are more terrifying than those made by directors.
"Master, master, can I discuss something with you?"
Bai Xiqin was leisurely watching the zombie movie when a strange human face appeared in front of her.
Startling her enough to drop the grapes in her hand.
"Ah, Taowu! What’s up?"
Bai Xiqin calmly touched her face, speaking earnestly, "Next time when you’re looking for me, could you not appear suddenly?"
The Taowu looked like a tiger, its fur seemed smooth, but that human-like weird face was too "gentle."
Even after spending so much time together, Bai Xiqin still thought Taowu was the gentlest of the five beasts.
"Oh."
Taowu blinked, not understanding what its master meant, but it had more important matters to request the master’s permission now.
"Master, can I go out for a walk?" Taowu squeezed up to Bai Xiqin again.
"Go out? Did you finish Pleasant Goat? Finished Temptation of Home?" Bai Xiqin was taken aback.
Bai Yifan had led them into the world of anime.
Grandma had led them into the world of sappy dramas.
They watched TV every day, all day and night, but thankfully their physical condition was good, they hadn’t died of overexposure.
"Yes! I just want to go out and fight alongside the master!" Taowu said, feeling wronged.
The master always called on Qin Yuan and Water Python in times of trouble, but never summoned it. It was full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Okay, I’ll take you out tomorrow." Bai Xiqin agreed readily seeing Taowu’s pitiful expression.
She indeed had somewhat neglected Taowu recently.
"Yay! Master is the best!"
Taowu bounced around excitedly, its body creating several small pits on the ground.
Happy like a three-hundred-pound child.
"Master~"
"Cute and beautiful master~"
Just after dealing with Taowu, Water Python and Qin Yuan had already climbed onto Bai Xiqin’s shoulders, sounding increasingly like Taowu...