When Hu Jiaxing heard that his son had won the Spring City Marathon, his feelings were complicated. He was happy for his son, but at the same time, he felt deeply ashamed of his own embarrassing past.
Hu Jiaxing smiled awkwardly. "Binbin, you did great! Amazing, really amazing!"
One look at his dad's face told Hu Bin that he must have remembered his embarrassing past. Hu Bin let the subject drop rather than gleefully rub salt in his dad's wounds!
Hu Jiaxing stepped forward, picked up Vulpix, and stroked Vulpix's little head. "Thank you, little one, for looking after our Binbin all this time!"
"Vul!" We looked after each other! I love my trainer so much!
Vulpix was delighted to be held by Hu Bin's dad, smiling so widely that Vulpix's eyes narrowed into slits.
"Haha, come on, Binbin. Let's go home. Your mom's already finished cooking!" Hu Bin's dad said with a smile.
At that, everyone fell silent. Charizard and Altaria began trembling in fear, and Hu Bin looked terrified too. Only Vulpix was confused. What's wrong? My trainer's mom made something delicious. Isn't that a good thing?
Hu Bin swallowed, his voice trembling a little. "Dad, Mom really cooked?"
Hu Jiaxing looked solemn too. "Yes, she made some new dishes. I haven't tried them either, but I've already had breakfast, so I won't be eating later. You're the guest of honor. You and Vulpix should eat plenty!"
"Dad, how could you? How could you throw your own child into such a terrifying crisis?" Hu Bin loudly challenged Hu Jiaxing, condemning his shameless behavior.
Hu Jiaxing gave a sheepish smile. "What do you mean, a terrifying crisis? That sounds awful. It's just a few extra days of diarrhea after eating. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Then why did