章 45: Give me a life
Tian Chong is an editor at a newspaper.
In Japan, newspapers and magazines are the primary channels through which the majority of the population receives the latest news.
Even though the internet is mature in this era, due to the advanced technology compared to Earth's ten years ago, fiber optics have already begun to develop in Japan.
However, despite this, the majority of Japanese people still continue to read newspapers as usual, adhering to a very classical style.
While newspapers in most other countries have gradually declined, newspapers in Japan continue to sell well as ever.
Yesterday was supposed to be Tian Chong's day off.
He wanted to sleep in at home.
But his disobedient son, Xiao Tian Chong, was excitedly bouncing around at five or six in the morning.
If he wanted to go out and play by himself, Tian Chong wouldn't mind and would just continue sleeping lazily.
However, this child insisted on dragging him out to buy some damn game console.
His son had never been so enthusiastic about anything before.
It had reached the point where if he didn't buy it, his son would never talk to him again.
In the end, he could only yawn and go out to buy the game console with his child.
He thought it would take at most an hour to buy it and then go home.
However, they ended up damn queueing all day long, not buying it until after six in the afternoon.
In fact, there was a registration office where they could have left their address to have it delivered, but Xiao Tian Chong refused, insisting on queuing to buy it so he could play it today.
Tian Chong could only warn him that this was the only time, and if he did it again, he would spank his butt!
Xiao Tian Chong readily agreed and promised, so he ended up queueing all day long, finally bringing the game console home.
Xiao Tian Chong was very happy, Tian Chong had never seen him so happy before.
This made him curious about what was so fun about this thing.
Was it more fun than the expensive car toys he bought before?
Kids are strange.
Watching Xiao Tian Chong install it according to the manual by himself, he didn't intend to help. He wanted to instill independence in his child and not let him rely entirely on his parents.
Finally, Xiao Tian Chong plugged in the cables, and when the TV gradually lit up with the name of the FC home entertainment computer, Xiao Tian Chong excitedly shouted.
"Dad, I did it!"
"Alright, you did it. I'm going to sleep now."
Tian Chong, yawning non-stop, prepared to return to the bedroom.
Today had been a whole day of hassle, and if he didn't catch up on sleep now, his work efficiency tomorrow would be terrible.
"Dad, don't go, take this!" After Xiao Tian Chong plugged in both controllers, he handed one of them to Tian Chong.
"Hmm? Isn't this for you to play with?"
"No, this can be played by two people, and it's more fun with two people, like in Contra, it's easier to pass levels when working together!"
Tian Chong didn't understand all the jargon, like passing levels and Contra.
Right now, he just wanted to sleep!
But seeing Xiao Tian Chong's hopeful look, he eventually softened.
"Alright, just for an hour, then I'm going to sleep, otherwise, I won't be able to work properly tomorrow."
"Okay!"
Xiao Tian Chong was happy that his father could play with him.
The last time he played games with his father was over a year ago.
He also really hoped that his father would have the chance to play with him again.
Perhaps Tian Chong himself was curious about this game, and perhaps he felt guilty towards his child, so he agreed to play with him for an hour.
"Oh, can this be controlled with a remote?"
"Dad, this isn't a remote, it's a controller!"
"Okay, it's a controller."
"Dad, you're so stupid! You lost all three lives in the first level, forget it, I'll lend you one."
"Being mocked by his son, just now your dad wasn't serious."
"Dad, hurry up and pick up that, it's a fireball, super powerful!"
"Ah, why did you die again, Dad!"
"Again... lend me another life."
As the screen gradually darkened, stopping at the second level, Xiao Tian Chong looked at Tian Chong with resentment.
Tian Chong blushed slightly, a rare occurrence.
"It's okay, let's try again, your dad was careless just now, didn't dodge, let's try again."
"Okay, Dad, be careful, don't die too quickly."
When did his son start scolding him?
Suddenly Tian Chong had this thought in his mind.
But he couldn't refute it now.
Because in Contra, he lost all three lives in the first level, and it was only with Xiao Tian Chong lending him two lives that he passed the level.
In the second level, he died after opening the door, and then Xiao Tian Chong barely made it halfway through the second level before dying.
It could be said that his son carried Tian Chong through the entire second level.
To be looked down upon by Xiao Tian Chong, to be inferior to Xiao Tian Chong.
Suddenly, Tian Chong felt a trace of competitiveness.
Just now was just because I was careless, this time it will definitely be fine, so this thing is operated like this, you need to dodge, it's completely easy!
The second round began.
This time Tian Chong was obviously much more cautious.
"Dad, you're too slow! Don't drag me down!"
"Slow down, don't rush, look, son, you're not stable."
"Dad, look, you're so slow you died again!"
"Careless, careless, won't happen again!"
Tian Chong's eyes started to turn slightly red, his eyes wide open.
He now swore that he wouldn't miss any details.
In the end, this time Tian Chong successfully completed the first level with one life lost, playing with his child.
While Xiao Tian Chong didn't lose a single life and seemed quite at ease.
"Dad, you're so weak, you lost a life in the first level, and there are still many levels to go."
"It'll be fine next time, these little soldiers are all trash!"
Tian Chong was completely serious this time.
Outside the living room door, Tian Chong's wife watched the father and son's bickering curiously.
It had been a long time since her husband had played with their child, and it seemed like he was quite happy.
Maybe she should make some snacks later?
Inside the house, Xiao Tian Chong was still shouting loudly.
"Dad, you're so stupid! You lost two lives again in the second level!"
"I... stop talking nonsense! Lend me a life! This time I'll take you flying!"
"I won't!"
"Come on, a thousand yen pocket money."
Tian Chong took out his wallet, found a thousand yen note, and generously handed it to Xiao Tian Chong.
"Okay!"
Xiao Tian Chong happily lent his father another life.
However, Tian Chong hadn't played for long before losing a life again.
Xiao Tian Chong: ...
Dad, look at my eyes, do you want another thousand yen?
"Again!" Tian Chong gritted his teeth and took out another thousand yen note.
Xiao Tian Chong laughed even more happily.
Now he was calculating in his heart, with a few more times, he could go buy another game cartridge tomorrow. He heard Dragon Quest was super fun!
If he did it a few more times, maybe he could even get Bomberman!
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