Chapter 3 Daily Life and Growth

"You said Lielie climbed out of the stroller and ran to the balcony to bask in the sun?" After get off work, Su Wen looked at Gao Lan with a question mark on his face. The expression on his face showed his suspicion to the fullest.

"Really, I didn't lie to you." Gao Lan said excitedly.

"But, our Lielie is less than a month old, he probably can't crawl yet," Su Wen said uncertainly, looking at Su Lie lying in the stroller and drinking milk powder quietly. Seeing that she couldn't convince Su Wen, Gao Lan stopped arguing and spoke directly:

"Let's ask a decorator to make the gaps in the balcony fence tighter tomorrow. I'm worried that if I'm not careful one day, Lielie will fall through the gap in the fence."

Seeing that the eldest son of the family had spoken, Su Wen stopped arguing, and he was indeed a little worried about this. So the next day, a decorator came to the house to redecorate the fence. Su Lie had no opinion on the actions of the two new parents. The only thing he was worried about was that after this incident, Gao Lan might watch him more strictly.

That way, he would have less time to move freely and less time to bask in the sun. Although he would be much freer once he could crawl and run like a normal baby, Su Lie didn't want to waste a few months in vain.

So after the decorator left, Su Lie babbled something and stretched out his two little arms as if to grab the balcony.

"Lielie, what's wrong? Oh, is there something fun on the balcony?" Gao Lan noticed Su Lie's actions and teased him while holding him towards the balcony. When they were bathed in the sun, Su Lie deliberately let out a cheerful laugh.

As if infected by Su Lie's laughter, Gao Lan also laughed: "Haha, the little guy looks very happy, what are you laughing at? Huh?"

After standing in the sun for a while, Gao Lan stood up and walked into the house. But as soon as she entered the house, Su Lie in her arms cried unhappily. The noise also startled Su Wen who had returned, so he hurried over to check.

"I don't know what happened. Lielie was laughing just now, but he started crying as soon as I entered the room. I couldn't comfort him no matter what I did."

Gao Lan was also a little anxious. Normally, Su Lie behaved very well. He would cry when he was hungry or needed to poop, and he never made a fuss when he slept at night. This made the two new parents feel that it was not difficult to take care of a baby. But this incident made them panic.

In the end, Su Wen calmed down first, and combined with what Gao Lan said, he suggested taking Su Lie to the balcony to try again. Gao Lan obediently walked to the balcony, but as soon as she got there, she found that the little guy in her arms stopped crying and continued to make cheerful sounds.

"That's true, but there's nothing special on this balcony. Why would Lielie like to stay here?" Gao Lan asked in confusion, looking at the slightly messy balcony.

"I don't think Lielie likes the balcony, he likes basking in the sun."

Su Wen walked closer and poked Su Lie's little face, then continued, "Children are always curious about new things. Lielie usually stays indoors, so it's rare for him to see the sun. I guess this has aroused his interest. In fact, it's good for babies to bask in the sun, as long as it's not too long, there's nothing wrong with that."

So, after this little episode, Su Lie won some time to bask in the sun every day.

Life returned to normal after that. Su Lie cycled through Gao Lan's enlightenment education and sunbathing every day. Although his days were dull, they were not boring. Especially when he saw the awakening degree on the system panel continue to rise and felt the increasingly powerful physical strength, Su Lie felt a pleasure like playing a game and upgrading.

While growing up, Su Lie tried his best to behave like a normal baby and do things that are appropriate for a baby of his age.

When he was 8 months old, Su Lie tried to speak and crawl. When he was over one year old, under the expectant eyes of Gao Lan and Su Wen, he learned to walk shakily. While trying to behave as normal as possible, Su Lie also paid attention to the overall information of the world through the Internet.

Compared to the world in the previous life, this world is more like a parallel world, except that history took a turn at a certain period, resulting in different names of countries.

Today's technology, entertainment, and material life are all pretty much the same as in the past. In addition to these, Su Lie also pays special attention to some visiting programs like Approaching Science. After all, he has a system loaded with a superhuman template and is an extraordinary creature on the road of evolution. Naturally, he will also pay attention to whether there are similar people in this world.

Unfortunately, nothing was discovered. Even if there were some clues in the news, they were finally confirmed to be just some artificial gimmicks. Su Lie had a particularly deep memory of one of the visiting programs.

It is said that someone discovered some strange creature. After learning the news, the program crew rushed there overnight. Perhaps in order to attract traffic, the program crew released the news before confirmation, attracting a group of curious netizens to watch.

As a result, when the reporter was talking about this strange creature, someone pointed out that the so-called strange creature was the inner liner of a cup, which caused everyone to laugh. Su Lie was also shocked at the time. Now that the program has been discontinued, Su Lie has lost a source of interest. Turning off the TV, Su Lie stood up and walked to the balcony. Because he often stays here, the balcony has been tidied up a long time ago, and a lounge chair has been placed for Su Lie to lie down and sunbathe.

The afternoon sun shines directly on Su Lie's body, making his skin appear as smooth as jade. If you observe it under a microscope, you will find that no matter how many times it is magnified, Su Lie's skin will be as smooth and clean as if observed with the naked eye.

It is not like ordinary people's skin with thousands of grooves and ravines, and is covered with mites and bacteria. This is also part of the changes in Su Lie over the past four years. The most core change is his physique.

Expand the system, and the familiar panel appears again:
"Host: Su Lie
Template: Bronze Superman

Awakening: 6%
Abilities: Super strength, super speed"

Compared to the panel four years ago, in addition to the changes in awakening degree, the current panel also has an additional ability column, which is also the superhuman ability that Su Lie awakened through sunbathing in the past four years.

With super strength, the four-year-old Su Lie can now easily lift his one-ton car with one hand. As for the limit, Su Lie has not tested it, which requires professional equipment. And super speed allows Su Lie to reach 3 meters in seconds, easily breaking the world record.

Although he had awakened two abilities, Su Lie was not very happy. Superman had many abilities, but the ones that Su Lie coveted the most were the body of steel and the biological force field.

Needless to say, the body of steel, once awakened, is equivalent to wearing a thick armor all the time, ready to defend against all kinds of open and hidden arrows at any time. It is indeed an essential ability to save lives.

The biological force field allows him to fly freely. After all, flying has always been a desire engraved in human genes. Even the existence of airplanes today cannot diminish this desire.

Although the awakened abilities were few, Su Lie was not in a hurry. After all, compared to those who needed to practice hard to increase their strength, it was too easy for him to become stronger just by basking in the sun. He really couldn't expect too much.

So, the sun is good, the sun is wonderful, and today's sun is especially bright. Hmm? Why is it dark? Just as Su Lie was wondering why the sun was gone, Gao Lan's voice reached his ears:

"Lielie? Are you asleep?"

Su Lie opened his eyes and saw Gao Lan looking at him with a smile. But seeing this smile, Su Lie felt helpless, because every time the other party showed this smile, there must be something going on.

"Mom, is something wrong?"

"Well, take a look at this, are you interested in participating?"

Gao Lan handed Su Lie a leaflet, not worrying that Su Lie wouldn't understand it. For four years, although Su Lie tried his best to hide it, how could he hide it from his family? After reading the magazine and telling the details of the content, Su Wen and Gao Lan accepted the fact that their child was a genius.

However, the couple did not show off because of this. After all, being brilliant when young does not necessarily mean being great when grown up. Too much glory may become a pressure that overwhelms the child. Therefore, in the eyes of acquaintances, Su Lie is just a sensible child.

"The first prize in the children's running competition is a microwave oven?" Su Lie looked up at Gao Lan, who smiled and nodded.

"Lielie, there are many children participating in this competition. If you participate, you can not only exercise your body, but also get to know other children."

"Mom, you want this microwave oven, right?" Su Lie exposed the other party without any hesitation. After all, similar things have happened many times.

For example, when he was 9 months old, the kettle at home broke, so Su Lie participated in a children's crawling competition. When he was two years old, the family needed a small refrigerator, so Su Lie participated in a children's walking competition. Now it seems that the family needs a microwave oven.

(End of this chapter)