Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 752 Always Missing Something
Chen Fan's first popular work for Xiaobenzi was a hit that swept through several eras and is one of the most popular works in the history of Xiaobenzi comics.

Saint Seiya!
The original name was Saint Seiya. Masami Kurumada originally intended to name the protagonist "Seiya," but later felt that the name was too big and heavy, so he changed it. Because in Japanese pronunciation, "star" and "saint" are homophones, the final name was "Seiya."

Chen Fan didn't put the protagonist's name on the book; he simply used Saint Seiya as the title.

Furthermore, it's unclear what Kurumada was thinking at the time; the background setting has a lot of bugs and often contains contradictions.

Minor bugs are ignored, but if the loopholes in the settings are too big, then the gods will cover for them.

If you really take it seriously, it's absolutely a disaster.

Therefore, Chen Fan needed to plan ahead and first create a complete version of the setting. It didn't have to be perfect, but at the very least, it couldn't contain any contradictions or plot points that couldn't be explained logically.

It just so happens that he had previously written an outline of hundreds of thousands of words for writing a Western fantasy novel, and had also gained some understanding of Western mythology, which he could now put to good use.

For example, the fighting power of the Saint Seiya characters cannot be too outrageous. Bronze Saints start at the speed of sound, Gold Saints move at the speed of light, and the Earth is not affected by their punches because the gods have blessed it... This setting is ridiculous and must be changed.

And then there's their age. Shura, at 10, chased down Aiolos, who was 14. The oldest, Saga, was only 28. Wow! Shura became a Gold Saint at 10, and Camus was already training disciples at 14. Who were their teachers? So incredibly powerful, and they're not even the main characters?!
There are also Mitsumasa Kido's 100 sons, Shaina's mask falling off several times, the Cancer Cloth not disliking Deathmask's evil before, but disliking him when Shiryu arrived, Aiolos not even wearing his Cloth when he was on the run, and the Saint who could defeat Poseidon being no match for the second-rate Hypnos...

As Chen Fan typed, he kept complaining. Couldn't the old car have put more effort into setting up the car? It made him have to spend more brain cells to patch it up. It was so unfriendly.

……

the other side.

I nervously changed my daughter's diaper, then covered my nose with one hand, picked up the diaper, which was soaked with sweat, with two fingers of the other hand, threw it into a basin half-filled with water, and carried it into the bathroom.

Yu Keying wrapped the baby up and gently placed him on the bedside. She poked the baby's little face, turned around and saw his expression. She was immediately furious. She put her hands on her hips and walked straight towards him. "Oh, you're complaining now? You know, it's been over a month. I didn't complain about the pain or fatigue when I gave birth. Every day, I've been taking care of you, cleaning up your excrement and urine."

Today was the first time you changed our daughter's diaper, and you looked disgusted, saying, "Don't you like daughters? You just want a son?"

Anquan had his back to her, and from the moment he heard the first word, he looked utterly hopeless, while inwardly he let out a sigh, "Here we go again!"

But I wouldn't dare say that.

He quickly poured out the basin of dirty water, then turned on the tap and, without caring about how dirty it was, carefully washed the diapers.

After Yu Keying finished her tantrum and the diaper was almost cleaned up, he turned around and said with righteous indignation, "Don't talk nonsense. I love my daughter the most. How can a brat compare to a good daughter? Honey, you have to believe me!"

Yu Keying looked at him with a skeptical expression. "Really?"

Anquan immediately raised the diaper in his hand and swore for the 17th time, "It's true! If I'm lying, may I never be able to have a son."

Yu Keying glared at him, "So you really do prefer your son!"

Safety shirked his responsibilities, realizing he was in trouble. He had said that innovation was not allowed; if he had sworn according to the old oath, everything would have been fine.

He rolled his eyes slightly, and before Yu Keying could completely explode, he quickly said, "Keying, I have something to tell you."

Yu Keying glared at her, then quickly rolled up her sleeves. "You're changing the subject again."

No, I'm serious!

Anquan quickly pulled two movie tickets out of his pocket and handed them to her, saying, "Here, I'd like to treat you to a movie."

"See a movie?"

Yu Keying frowned, took the two movie tickets, looked at him, then at the tickets, then at him again, "Confess, what's the conspiracy?"

Anquan wiped away a cold sweat and said cautiously, "It's like this, Xiaofan's second movie is about to be released, but tickets are hard to come by, so Jiang Lili came to me and asked if I knew how to get tickets."

I have seven people working for me to distribute the goods, and each of them has seven people under them, and then those people have... well, anyway, there are a lot of people. I asked them to help me queue up at several nearby movie theaters, and I successfully bought tickets for this afternoon.

He pointed to the tickets in her hand and chuckled, "There are five tickets in total, three for them and two for us. I thought since you just finished your postpartum period today, we could go see a movie together. My mom can take care of our daughter; you should feel at ease with her there."

He then cautiously leaned closer and tugged at Yu Keying's sleeve, "Wife, okay?"

At this moment, Yu Keying's face was no longer showing any displeasure; her eyes were already wide open with laughter. But when she opened her mouth, it was still the same old tone: "You already have a child, why go to the movies? Can't you save the money to buy baby formula? Don't waste money in the future."

Safety nodded without thinking, "Yes, yes, definitely, definitely."

Then he leaned closer and whispered, "So, today?"

Yu Keying waved her hand, "Since we've already bought tickets, let's go take a look."

After a pause, he continued, "It's been a long time since I've seen Xiaofan and Lili. Why don't you give them a call and come over for lunch today? I have to say, I'm suddenly craving Lili's cooking. It would be perfect if Xiaofan cooked for me."

As she spoke, she walked out of the bathroom and headed straight for the wardrobe, asking, "What should I wear today?"

The security guard followed behind like a lackey, saying, "You look good in anything. Um, Keying, I'm going to call Xiaofan from the corner store. My wife is coming over, so he has to cook, otherwise he won't get a chance to be my daughter's godfather!"

Yu Keying opened the wardrobe, waved her hand without turning her head, and said, "Go on, go on."

Anquan wiped the sweat from his brow, turned around, and left.

At the same time, he wondered to himself, "My wife was so well-behaved before we had the baby. How come she's like a completely different person after giving birth? Could this be postpartum depression that Xiaofan mentioned?"

Is this postpartum mania? How terrifying!
……

In the kitchen of the small villa, Jiang Lili stared wide-eyed at her sister, "So early? It's been two years!"

Jiang Tiantian blushed and lowered her head. "Pretty much. I remember he went to Yunhu to collaborate with experts from the health department on compiling the 'First Aid Manual.' He came to see me that day, but he happened to be there when I was at my most helpless..."

Jiang Lili immediately dropped the vegetables in her hand and grabbed her hand, "Sister, it's all in the past."

Jiang Tiantian looked up at her, smiled and nodded gently, her eyes gradually blurring as she drifted into memories. "But back then, I was truly desperate. You know Li Weiguo, calling him a bastard is too kind. His father was the deputy director of the factory. Faced with his coercion, I didn't even dare to die, afraid that his family would harm my parents and you. At that time, I felt like the whole sky was dark, and I couldn't see a single ray of light..."

At this point, she took a deep breath, turned to look at Jiang Lili, and smiled, "Just then, Xiao Fan appeared. He was like a divine soldier descending from the sky. He not only drove away Liu Shuhua, who was acting as an accomplice to the evildoer, but also completely brought down Li Weiguo's family, thus relieving me of all my worries. From that moment on, I knew that I could never fall in love with anyone else."

Jiang Lili held her hand, puffed out her cheeks, and looked at her with eyes full of pity. "But, sister, why didn't you say so before?"

Jiang Tiantian looked at her and laughed, "What do you mean? He's your man, are you expecting me to fight you for him? Besides, he likes you too, are you expecting me to disregard everything and be a bad woman?" Jiang Lili pouted, paused for two seconds, and then smiled and said, "It's okay, the past is the past, we'll be together from now on, and everything will be alright."

Jiang Tiantian smiled, lowered her head and continued picking vegetables, but the reminiscence in her eyes did not disappear.

Just now, Lili kept asking her when she started liking Xiaofan, and her answer was when Xiaofan first went to Yunhu.

But in reality, she had repeatedly asked herself the same question: her most vivid memory was the first time they met on New Year's Eve, when Xiao Fan didn't mind her background and massaged her feet; it was the next day when she found a bag of pastries in her luggage as she was leaving; and it was every time they met after that...

……

Just as she was in a daze, the phone at home suddenly rang, but then stopped quickly.

Jiang Tiantian snapped out of her daze and looked outside.

Jiang Lili glanced back, then turned to say, "Xiao Fan probably answered it. It's alright."

The two smiled and continued chatting while they were busy.

After selecting the vegetables, they busied themselves preparing fresh fish and killing chickens.

When everything was almost ready, the phone rang again at home.

However, this time they ignored it and were busy preparing lunch.

After dinner, they were going to see a movie, which was adapted from Xiao Fan's novel. The two of them quickened their pace at the thought of it.

Two minutes later, Chen Fan walked over in his slippers, stood behind them, put one arm around each shoulder, and said, "Honey, I have some bad news for you."

One sentence made both of them blush.

The two turned to look at each other, and both could see the helplessness and shyness in each other's eyes.

Although it was supposed to be intimate pleasure in the bedroom, and the words came from her lover, in an era where even marriage was considered "becoming revolutionary spouses," the three words "darling," which later generations had used to death, still made their hearts flutter.

Chen Fan didn't care whether they were trembling or not, and sighed softly, "Bandits are coming."

bandit?

Jiang Lili had heard more and was more resistant, so when she heard Chen Fan's words, she quickly came to her senses and asked, "Is Brother An coming?"

Chen Fan pursed his lips and nodded gently, "His wife personally ordered the dish, wanting to eat my braised chicken with potatoes, so you can rest today and watch your husband show off his skills."

Jiang Lili grinned and said, "I guess Sister Keying only said she wanted to eat your cooking, while Brother An probably wanted to eat the braised chicken with potatoes himself."

Jiang Tiantian then thought of something else, "I remember that Sister Keying should be finishing her postpartum confinement today, right? When she gave birth, Lili and I wanted to visit them, but Brother An said there were too many people going, so we shouldn't rush to go and should wait until you come to Shanghai. Will they bring the baby today?"

As she said this, she couldn't help but look at her younger sister.

Jiang Lili saw her eyes and guessed what she was thinking, and couldn't help but blush.

However, Xiao Fan had told her before that her current priority was studying, and that she wasn't in a hurry to get married or have children. She said it wouldn't be too late to take things slowly once he turned 20.

Chen Fan put his hand on their shoulders and felt their hearts race. He assumed they liked children and laughed, "Then you'll be disappointed. The child is too young to take out. It's just the two of them."

Upon hearing this, the two sisters said nothing more and began to assist Chen Fan.

Less than half an hour later, just as I put the casserole full of potatoes and chicken pieces on the stove, the doorbell rang.

Chen Fan clapped his hands and said as he walked out, "Yunhu Machinery Factory sent people over. Once they've finished modifying the gate, we won't need to go out to open it anymore. We can just press the remote control from home."

Jiang Lili followed closely beside him and laughed, "That won't work either. What if it's a stranger or a bad person?"

More and more people are returning to the city, and the number of unemployed people is also increasing exponentially. In this area alone, I have heard of several serious incidents. You really have to be careful when strangers knock on your door.

Chen Fan scratched his head, thinking to himself, "We can't exactly install a closed-circuit television system, can we?"

It is true that closed-circuit television has been used for civilian purposes in the United States. It is not only used for security and control in high-end villas, but also by television stations for program production, which is what later became cable television.

As for the domestic situation, it seems that closed-circuit television networks are also installed in certain special locations, such as some hotels, government offices, and special residential areas.

However, civilian equipment of a social nature should have come about in the late 80s.

What if he installed a closed-circuit television system in his home at this time?

Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and decided to wait two years.

However, why does this house always feel like it's missing something?

The three of them went out together to open the gate. Outside the gate stood Anquan and Yu Keying.

As soon as they met, Yu Keying hugged Jiang Lili. "Lili, it's been so long! I missed you so much!"

He had just let go of her when he turned around and hugged Jiang Tiantian again. "Tiantian, you're still so beautiful. I can't even look at you."

Jiang Tiantian took her hand and laughed, "No way, I think you're even more beautiful now, you have a maternal glow about you."

Yu Keying cupped her face in her hands, her eyes filled with surprise, "Really?"

The two sisters nodded frantically, with a hint of envy in their eyes.

Unfortunately, that person is still young. We should wait at least two years before discussing the child.

Right next to them, Anquan and Chen Fan looked at each other with mutual dislike.

Chen Fan: "Tsk tsk, why is it that it's Keying who's in postpartum confinement, but you're the one who's gained weight?"

Anquan already had a long face, and when he heard this, his face darkened. "After you have a child, I want to see if you'll get fat or not."

What kind of life did he have this past month?
The baby formula that his child couldn't finish was his, and the soup and meat that his wife couldn't finish were also his. He wasn't thin to begin with, and after eating and drinking like this for a month, how could he not gain weight?!
(End of this chapter)