Qiu Wuji went grocery shopping, but in truth, she was deliberately leaving mother and son some room to talk about esper abilities.
Some things might have a "security classification," and she knew that hanging around the house might only make things inconvenient.
"A girl who understands how the world works. An old hand. Somehow, she even gave me a slight sense of authority." That was Wu Xiuyun's assessment. "I'd think that in any normal interaction, she'd look down on you like you were her grandson. How come she's cooking for you instead?"
Chu Ge felt a little proud. I wrote her.
How could she look down on me? From the very beginning, I was the one looking at her from a higher position, treating her like a daughter and teaching her how to understand the world.
Perhaps that was precisely why their relationship had developed in this direction.
Because no one else could look down on Qiu Wuji from above.
Nor did anyone else understand her so well, and she had never depended so much on another person's help.
And so, little by little, she had softened around him.
He did not dwell on that, only saying, "Qiu Qiu's right..."
Wu Xiuyun: "..."
"...I really do want to learn about esper abilities, Mom. You're so badass yourself. Aren't you embarrassed not to teach your son?"
Wu Xiuyun sighed. "We didn't know you had an esper ability before... During the first two years after we awakened, we secretly tested you quite a few times. It seemed you hadn't inherited anything from us at all. Your dad even argued with me about whether you were really his."
Chu Ge: "..."
"Now I think there must have been a mix-up at the hospital... At least as far as intelligence goes, there's a bit