Chapter 9: The Local TV Station is So Rude (Seeking to Continue)

Chapter 9: The Local TV Station is So Rude (Seeking to Continue)



Zhao Zheng was so infuriated that he almost ended up in the hospital.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of storm he would face if he went home now.

So, when his mother suggested something, Zhao Zheng immediately agreed.

"Then I won't go back today. I'll go to Grandpa's house later."

On the other end of the call, his mother's voice could be heard, "Don't go empty-handed. I'll transfer some money to you, so you can buy something to bring with you. Otherwise, when your grandpa finds out about your foolish actions, he'll break your legs..."

Zhao Zheng felt embarrassed.

"Okay, Mom. I understand."

Seeing that his mother didn't respond, Zhao Zheng said, "Mom, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now!"

Finally, the mother on the other end of the call still seemed a little agitated. She opened her mouth to ask, "Son, how are you thinking? The Nature Devil Fruit is so precious, how could you bear to give it to someone else?"

Zhao Zheng didn't know how to answer this question...

Seeing his silence, his mother's voice came through the phone again, "They say you did this because you like that girl from the Song family. Is that true?"

Zhao Zheng: "..."

He suddenly realized that besides this excuse, he couldn't find any other reason to explain his actions.

So, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

"I guess so..."

"My silly son! If you really like her, you should have eaten the Burn Burn Fruit yourself!"

Perhaps fearing that her son wouldn't understand, the mother took the initiative to explain, "Mom has been through a lot, and I know that women are often attracted to strength. In a marriage, a family where the husband is stronger than the wife tends to be harmonious and beautiful. But in couples where the woman is more outstanding than the man, they often don't last long before they break up. Even if the Song family's daughter feels grateful for your actions now, and truly falls for you, you still can't keep her. Because when she calms down and realizes the huge gap between you, she'll most likely look down on you. Unless she's truly a love-brain."

Hearing these words, Zhao Zheng sighed in his heart.

This mother is so wise! At least the mothers on Earth didn't have such insight.

Zhao Zheng also agreed with his mother's words.

However...

He didn't know how to respond.

Because it was he who had exchanged the Extraordinary Opportunity with Song Haitang, and he was the one who truly profited. Song Haitang was actually the one at a disadvantage.

Of course, it couldn't be said that he had taken advantage of Song Haitang.

After all, only he knew the secret of the Kryptonians, and only he could make the most of that Kryptonian Heritage Card.

If he hadn't used the Burn Burn Fruit for the exchange, Song Haitang would most likely have discarded that card and become an ordinary person.

Now that Song Haitang had the Burn Burn Fruit, Zhao Zheng had also obtained the much-desired Great Hero Heritage... A win-win situation!

"Mom! Thank you for telling me this. I understand."

Zhao Zheng could only say this.

Unexpectedly, the mother on the other end of the call suddenly got angry, "You know nothing!"

This sentence was very harsh.

It startled Zhao Zheng!

"Mom, what's wrong?" Zhao Zheng hurriedly asked.

"Your dad just told me that you even fused that useless Kryptonian Heritage Card in front of everyone. Is this true?"

It was clear from her voice that the mother on the other end was trembling with fear.

Zhao Zheng was sweating profusely!

He had originally thought that his mother should have known this already, but he didn't expect her to find out just now.

"It's true..."

"How can you be so foolish?!"

Just from the voice on the phone, it was clear that the mother on the other end was both angry and anxious.

Zhao Zheng was drenched in cold sweat!

Zhao Zheng was feeling extremely frustrated. He didn't know how to respond to the situation.

"Come back!" His mother suddenly spoke up. "The TV station has already aired your story as breaking news. You're about to become famous nationwide. Don't go to your paternal grandfather's house and embarrass us!"

"Ah! This..." Zhao Zheng felt his scalp tingling again.

The local TV station was so rude! Couldn't they have waited a bit longer before airing it? Why the rush? His mother thought Zhao Zheng was afraid of being beaten, so she sighed and said, "Come back! Your father doesn't want to hit you anymore. He said you won't live long, and it won't be long before you pay the price for your stupidity..."

By the end of the conversation, his mother was crying on the phone.

Hearing his mother's tears, Zhao Zheng quickly said, "Mom, don't worry. I'll be right back. I'll explain everything to you."

...

The call ended.

Zhao Zheng immediately went to the roadside and hailed a taxi, heading home.

A moment later...

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He arrived at a high-end residential area and, following his memory, walked to a row of villas.

This residential area had just opened, and Zhao's grandfather had spent most of his savings to purchase five villas here in one go.

Four semi-detached villas were given to his four sons, while a detached villa was kept for himself, located right behind the four villas and very close by.

Grandfather used this opportunity to tell his sons that they were four brothers with bones and tendons connected, hoping they would unite and support each other.

In fact, Grandfather had indeed achieved this.

At this moment, Zhao Zheng had just returned to the villa and encountered his uncle who had just come back from the hospital.

His uncle glared at him with a look that said he was disappointed in him. He tried to scold him several times but ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it. Instead, he patted Zhao Zheng's shoulder heavily and said, "I just heard your mom crying in the room. Go back and see her quickly..."

Zhao Zheng, upon hearing this, immediately ran home.

His house was the third one in the row of four semi-detached villas.

At this moment, the courtyard and the front gate of his house were both open.

As soon as he entered, he saw a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa in the living room.

When he saw the man's familiar face, he couldn't help but call out.

"Dad?"

This was an involuntary exclamation from Zhao Zheng, as the middle-aged man's face was exactly the same as his father's from Earth.

If there were any differences, it was only that one side had a darker complexion due to a harder life, while the other had a slightly healthier complexion.

At this moment, Zhao Zheng, who was almost thirty years old in his psychological age, still felt a sense of oppression from his bloodline, which had nothing to do with age...

Suddenly, his father spoke up.

"I gave you your name, hoping that you would have a strong will to fight for your life! Because the world is dangerous, if you don't fight, you won't survive!"

As he spoke, his father's expression turned painful: "But I never imagined that even with such a heaven-defying opportunity presented to you, you still managed to choose a dead-end path. You..."

(End of Chapter)

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