At Bulma's invitation, Ron naturally followed her through the front door.
He not only met her father, Dr. Brief, but also got to know her hospitable mother, Panchy.
It was hard to imagine that a middle-aged woman who had given birth to two daughters could look so well-preserved, barely any different from a woman in her twenties.
Most importantly, Ron got to witness Panchy's talent for openly flirting with and teasing young men right in front of her daughter.
In the original story, Son Goku, Yamcha, and Vegeta had all been teased by her.
Ron hadn't escaped her clutches either. She'd even taken liberties with him.
If Bulma hadn't stepped in and pushed her mother away, Ron suspected Panchy might have done something even bolder.
Of course, Ron was certain that despite Panchy's bold, flirtatious appearance, she actually had the strongest sense of propriety.
She might seem outrageous, but she would never do anything to betray Dr. Brief.
With Bulma leading the way, Ron looked around her house.
It was a long while before Ron prepared to return to Namek and ask Kakarot and the others whether they planned to go back to Earth.
Krillin had asked him for the third time, and Ron was so curious that he finally asked why. That was when he learned Krillin was afraid Chi-Chi would yell at him and hit him again.
To be fair, Chi-Chi was an entirely normal woman.
In the original story, she might have seemed like an unreasonable shrew by the end, but in truth, she'd been pushed to that point.
If Son Goku had shown her a little more care, if he'd thought about her feelings and understood how much she sacrificed for their family, Chi-Chi wouldn't have been so opposed to him going off to train.
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