"Forget it. I wasn't really eager to see him anyway. He's so disrespectful."
Zhang Zheng seemed to be complaining a bit. However, despite his words, his face still showed a trace of regret. It was only in the presence of Captain Liu's family that Zhang Zheng would reveal this side of himself.
Hearing Zhang Zheng's words, Captain Liu's wife couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Zhang Zheng's current expression was just too amusing.
"Alright, Xiao Zhang made the effort to come here. You should go cook a few dishes. Xiao Zhang and I still want to have a drink!"
Captain Liu couldn't stand seeing his wife and Zhang Zheng chatting idly, so he spoke up.
"Alright, alright. You two can chat while I go buy some groceries and cook, okay?" Captain Liu's wife said, and then she grabbed her wallet and keys and went downstairs to buy groceries. Before leaving, she gave Captain Liu a sly look. To Zhang Zheng, this glance seemed quite flirtatious. However, seeing Captain Liu's terrified expression, Zhang Zheng knew that Captain Liu would probably be in trouble tonight.
"Xiao Zhang, let me tell you something. You can't pamper women too much. If they don't listen, just give them a good scolding."
Captain Liu, now that his wife was out, felt emboldened and started to share his philosophy on handling his wife with Zhang Zheng. Zhang Zheng was pumped up, thinking, "Wow, Liu Ge is so impressive. What a real man!"
Forget the "real man" talk. If Zhang Zheng didn't know Captain Liu well, he might have believed it. Unfortunately, Liu Tao, that little rascal, had already revealed the truth about his father.
Captain Liu was actually a henpecked husband, and his wife was very virtuous. She always gave him face in front of colleagues and friends, catering to his every need. However, when there were no outsiders around, Captain Liu was in for it.
Zhang Zheng felt that given Captain Liu's level of pretense today, Liu Tao's keyboard was definitely not safe.
"By the way, Zhang, enough about me. How about you? Have you found a girlfriend?"
"Even though you're a super soldier, you still need to deal with your own issues."
Captain Liu, while talking, remembered Zhang Zheng's personal situation and asked out of concern. He and his wife had tried to introduce Zhang Zheng to potential partners in the past, but Zhang Zheng had always refused. Now that Zhang Zheng was here, Captain Liu was genuinely concerned.
"Ah, Liu Ge, don't worry. I'm married now."
"It's just that my spouse is an angel, so we haven't held a wedding ceremony."
Zhang Zheng was a bit intimidated by Captain Liu's traditional views. Captain Liu still believed in conventional norms of marriage and family.
"An angel?"
"Could it be the angel you met at the Angel Tower last time?"
Captain Liu remembered Zhang Zheng mentioning he had met an angel, so he instinctively thought Zhang Zheng's spouse was the angel Yan from Angel International Tower.
"No, it's her friend, Angel Zhi Xin, who is Yan's friend."
Zhang Zheng said, and just thinking of Zhi Xin made his smile even more gentle. However, he also felt a bit frustrated because of Yan.
"Liu Ge, do you think a person can be happy marrying two wives?"
Zhang Zheng asked Captain Liu. Only in front of Captain Liu would Zhang Zheng reveal his vulnerable side. Captain Liu was the first person who genuinely cared for him since his reincarnation, and Zhang Zheng truly regarded him as family.
"Oh no, Xiao Zhang."
"Are you planning to cheat already? Just got married and thinking of cheating? Aren't you afraid of your wife's wrath? She's an angel, after all!"
Captain Liu was startled by Zhang Zheng's question, thinking it was a self-destructive path. In Captain Liu's view, angels, who were worshipped and revered in books, should be immensely powerful. Especially considering the stories of angels defeating demons, it was widely believed that angels were exceptionally strong.
Although Zhang Zheng was a super soldier, Captain Liu thought he might still be no match for an angel. Realizing this, Captain Liu felt he should advise Zhang Zheng. While cheating might just result in a divorce for others, if Zhang Zheng cheated, he would surely be in big trouble with his angelic wife.
"Xiao Zhang, listen to your older brother."
"Don't bring trouble upon yourself."
Captain Liu sat next to Zhang Zheng and spoke earnestly. He was genuinely worried that his little brother might get into serious trouble with his wife, and he wouldn't be able to help.
"Ah, Liu Ge, where are you headed with this?"
"Besides, angels don't adhere to monogamy."
"I'm just feeling confused right now, not sure how to choose."
Zhang Zheng quickly clarified, seeing that Captain Liu had misunderstood. He didn't want his character to be questioned by those he cared about.
"Well, if nothing's happening, then why bother choosing?"
Captain Liu was puzzled. If nothing was going on, and angels were okay with polygamy, what was there to choose?
"Since nothing's happening, it's best not to think about it."
"Just focus on living well with your wife."
Captain Liu said. As an ordinary person, he couldn't understand the thoughts of super soldiers like Zhang Zheng, so he could only use common moral concepts to advise him.
Seeing that Captain Liu couldn't provide a satisfactory answer, Zhang Zheng decided not to pursue the topic further.
"Liu Ge, in the next few days, you, your wife, and Xiao Tao should avoid going out."
"The aliens will be arriving on Earth in a day or two. Although the intelligence suggests that their advance fleet is targeting Tianhe City, there's no telling if they might change their plans."
"After all, their spaceships are much faster than our planes."
Zhang Zheng spoke with a serious tone. This was Zhang Zheng's genuine concern. While anime was fiction, many things were changing because of him. The Grim Reaper Karl couldn't possibly be unaware that Zhang Zheng lived in Tianhe City.
So the question was, would the Tatsu choose Tianhe City as their attack target?
If it were somewhere else, Zhang Zheng wouldn't care. But if it were Star North?
Zhang Zheng hoped that Liu Ge's family would stay together. If Tatsu did target Star North, Zhang Zheng's ability could help evacuate Liu Ge's family in time.
"What?"
"The aliens are arriving so soon? What should we do?"
Although Captain Liu had heard about the aliens and moved to Star North, he was still in shock now that it was actually happening. Knowing about a potential war was different from experiencing it.
"It's fine, Liu Ge. Trust me, nothing will happen. I guarantee it."
Zhang Zheng put a comforting arm around Captain Liu's shoulder.
"By the way, Liu Ge."
"If you want to avoid danger, I can arrange to send you to another planet."
"But I'm afraid you might not be comfortable there."
Seeing that Captain Liu was still scared, Zhang Zheng suggested this option. Both his Sirius and Emperor Reina's Sunstar could accommodate ordinary people, and Zhang Zheng thought that Liu Ge would probably be well off there, at least not facing any discrimination for being an alien.
As for Sirius, Zhang Zheng offered it as an option because it was his military base and had only robots. Zhang Zheng worried that Liu Ge's family might not adapt well.
"Forget it! I was born and raised in Huaxia. I haven't left Huaxia for so many years. You want me to leave Earth? I'd be uncomfortable."
Captain Liu said with a forced smile. As an ordinary person, he couldn't understand Zhang Zheng's perspective. To him, being rooted in one's homeland was the best outcome. Even if Earth was in danger, he wouldn't leave.