I took off my shoes as I stepped into Dan’s ho.
"Daddy! Welco ho! Eh? Uncle Qing?"
"Waahhh!! Uncle Qing!!!"
Two cute voices ca from inside the house before the pitter patter of feet could be heard.
I looked up to see two young girls running towards and Dan.
Both of them had black hair and looked no more than six years old with one of them sporting shoulder length hair and the other had a ssy bob hair style that just barely reached her neck in length.
Dan imdiately knelt down on a knee and stretched out his arms towards them, "Daddy’s ho!!"
He held that pose, expecting his two daughters to run towards him to hug him, only for both of them to run up to to hug my legs instead.
"Uncle Qing, wel... Welco!"
"Uncle Qing!! You never visit us for so long!!"
Well... Technically I’ve visited here not too long ago but they were away at a birthday party... Since there was no need for them to know, I didn’t bring that up of course.
Also, just in case there is any confusion... I am not their actual uncle. I’m more like their honorary uncle because of my relationship with their mother and father.
I guess you could say that I was their godfather but well... Letting them call uncle was easier.
I reached out and patted their heads, "Sorry, I have been busy these few days. Here you go."
Joanne, the eldest daughter with the shoulder length hair, gingerly took the plastic bag that I had handed them that was filled with so sweets I bought on the way here.
The younger daughter, Amanda, also peered inside and her face lit up the mont she saw the contents.
"Wahh!! Sweets! Thank you Uncle Qing!! We love you!!"
Dan gave them a pointed look, "Hey... I’m already overlooking the fact that you’re not giving Daddy a hug but why are you treating Qing better than Daddy?"
"Because Uncle Qing gives us sweets!" Amanda shot back, already digging through the bag to take out one of the sweets.
"Oi. Your mother would kill if I keep giving you two sweets. Also, you better not eat any sweets now, mommy is cooking dinner already and she’ll kill all of us if you eat them."
Amanda imdiately turned to , "Wahhh!! Uncle Qing! Daddy is bullying us!!"
I couldn’t help but chuckle, "Ha ha, sorry but I’ll have to stand on your father’s side this ti. You girls can eat the sweets after dinner, alright? Let’s leave this for later."
Joanne imdiately nodded, "Yes, Uncle Qing."
On the other hand, Amanda clasped her hands together in a pleading motion, "Waahhh... Just one, Uncle Qing?"
Looking at the girl giving that pleading gaze, I was about to relent when a woman appeared from around the corner.
She looked our age and had black hair which she tied in a side braid with the tail hanging over her right shoulder. Despite the fact that she was wearing a simple dress and apron, she had the grace of a queen and light seed to shine around her figure.
"Amanda... Joanne... You better not be eating any sweets before dinner," She admonished.
Both girls imdiately froze up and turned to face their mother.
"We aren’t, mommy!!"
"We didn’t, mommy!"
She huffed before smiling at , "Ah, welco, Qing. Please make yourself at ho. I hope my husband has not been giving you much trouble?"
Dan stood up and placed his arm on my shoulder, "Co on dear, how can I be a problem for Qing? If anything, he’s the one giving problems, hor."
She scowled at him, "I was not asking you."
I chuckled and gave her a wave, "Good evening, Rachel. Thank you for having over. You don’t need to worry, Dan’s been nice to ."
Rachel smiled again, "That’s nice to hear. If he ever gives you problems, just let know and I will set him straight for you."
Dan huffed, "Oi, why are the both of you ganging up to bully ?"
Rachel ignored him and gestured inside, "Co in, Qing. We would be poor hosts if we let our guests stand at the doorway for so long. Girls, can you bring Uncle Qing in?"
""Yes, mommy!!"" Both girls responded before grabbing my hands to pull inside their ho.
On the way, I also handed Rachel a small, wrapped box that I bought as a gift for them, "A small gift for you guys. Thanks for having over."
It wasn’t anything big, just so confectionaries I got from a store.
Rachel received the gift with a pleasant smile, "Oh my, you didn’t have to, Qing. You are always welcod here even without any gifts."
"I feel bad for imposing on your family after all."
"Nonsense. The girls already see you as their uncle so there’s no need for that. Go, go. Dinner will be ready in a bit."
Rachel went back to the kitchens while Dan chuckled at the sight and put away his shoes in the shoe cabinet.
Amanda and Joanne brought over to the living room where they were in the middle of doing their howork since there were what looked like howork left half done on the coffee table.
The both of them were still eyeing the plastic bag that Joanne was holding so I reached inside to grab two small pieces of candy to hand it over to them, giving them a conspiratory wink while placing a finger over my lips.
They took it gingerly with a giggle while making shushing noises before popping the candies into their mouths.
Dan ca over to with a can of juice in each hand, handing one of them over to .
He cracked his open and smirked at . "You know... Sotis I wonder if you’re spoiling them on purpose to get them to like you better than ."
I smirked and cracked open my drink as well, "It’s working isn’t it? Can’t deny that, can you?"
"I swear, when you have a kid, you’re going to be the type of father who carries pictures of his children around and then just start bragging about how cute your kids are to anyone you et."
I raised an eyebrow at him, "What? You’re telling you don’t do that?"
He rolled his eyes before directing his gaze to his two daughters who had gone back to working on their howork while chewing on the sweets I had given them.
"Seriously though... When are you gonna have kids?" He asked.
I took a sip from my drink, "You make it sound like I already have a partner that I can have one with.
He raised his eyebrow, "You don’t? No one in your team caught your eye? I saw the group of Guardians and I think a few of them are exactly your type, aren’t they?"
Before I could tell him off, Amanda looked up in excitent at , "Uncle Qing! I heard you are... Umm... Umm... Gua... Guardian?"
I smiled at her, "Yes, I am working as a Guardian of our country’s Mortal God now."
"That’s so cool! What is the... Umm... Mmm... ’Mort God’ like?"
I couldn’t help but chuckle at her, "Well, he’s--"
"I heard he supposedly has a really big ego," Dan interrupted with a cocky grin. "He has a big head and he looks really ugly, that’s why he wears that mask."
Joanne gasped, "Really? Is his head really big?"
Dan quickly spread his arms out exaggeratedly, "Yeah! Daddy saw him the other day! His head is thiiiiiis big! To fit through the doorways, he has to walk through them sideways!"
Amanda turned to , "Is it true, Uncle Qing?"
I chuckled," Your father is joking of course. His head is about my size so he is completely normal."
Both daughters turn to pout at their father.
"Daddy liar pants on fire!"
"Daddy anie!"
Dan gasped exaggeratedly, "Really?! You would believe uncle Qing over daddy? Daddy is hurt!"
Joanne pointed a finger at him, "We saw on TV! His head was not big! Daddy liar!"
Dan grinned and reached over to start ruffling his daughter’s hair, "Oh my little girl is so smart! You rember what you saw on the news did you?"
"Ehehe... I rember, daddy!"
Joanne quickly stood up, "I rember too daddy!! There were a lot of people! They went to fight big baddies!"
Rachel appeared from the kitchen while carrying a few plates in her hands, "Alright, alright. Dinner is ready, let’s eat first everyone."
Dan quickly got up and went over to his wife to help set up the table, leaving to lead their two daughters to the dining table.
Rachel obviously prepared a feast because I was coming as dish after dish ca out from the kitchen to be placed on the table.
Dinner was nice as we shared gossip and jokes, even reminiscing about our past as well.
And despite the fact that Dan knew I was the Mortal God now... He still didn’t treat any differently than before.
I’m glad that I can still live monts like this.
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