[Zhongyingmei] How difficult is it to become a reliable adult

April was in Dick's car, Dick and Jason were in the driver's seat and she was alone in the back.

The car turned along the road and stopped outside an iron gate.Dick rolled down the car window, took off the pager at the iron door and said relaxedly, "It's me, Ah Fu. I brought Jason and April back."

An old man's voice came from the pager, with a very elegant British accent, "Welcome home, the cranberry biscuits are just out of the oven, and you can eat the hottest ones."

Jason took off his sunglasses and greeted the camera on the pager, "This biscuit will cost me at least a week of luck."

Ai Puli looked out of the car window, and in front of her was a magnificent old manor, which was built on a high point of a hill. Ai Puli could feel the magnificence just by looking up at the gate at the foot of the mountain.

The car goes up the mountain road, and the carefully trimmed green plants on both sides pass by the window, forming a blurred green shadow.

Dick drove into the parking lot where the roller shutters rolled up automatically, and found a space among the cars parked there.

He opened the car door and led Aprile out of the car.

An old man in a tuxedo stood before them, smiling at them, "Welcome home, gentlemen," he turned to Aprily, "You are welcome too, Missy."

Silverware, buckskin.The scent of men's cologne on his body is like that of those secret agents with magic props in British movies.This kind of breath paves the base color, and the aroma of biscuits and clean towels are rendered upward.The composition of the taste is similar to that of a family.

April would describe him as the kind of cool, sweet grandpa everyone fantasizes about.

She suddenly felt shy in front of the old man who was looking at her with a smile, "Hi, I'm Ai Puli."

"Hi, Miss Aprily. I'm Alfred Pennyworth," the old man smiled gracefully at her, "I'd be more than happy if you would call me 'Alfred'."

Jason stabbed Dick's waist with an elbow, "You did it on purpose, isn't Ah Fu your trump card?"

Dick touched his nose and answered irrelevantly, "That's Ah Fu."

Jason was deeply moved, "That's Ah Fu."

Ai Puli was led by Ah Fu to visit this magnificent manor.

There are not many people staying in Wayne Manor, and most of the area is idle.In addition to the bedrooms of the family members, the accommodation area of ​​the mansion also reserved exclusive guest rooms for their friends.

Ai Puli followed behind Ah Fu, and behind her were Dick and Jason who were talking quietly.She is like an ignorant little animal in a dark and vast forest.

This mansion is too old and huge, and anyone who is in it will sigh the power of this family's wealth.

They stopped in front of a huge portrait of three people.Men, women, and their boys stare long and hard at the people who come and go in the house.

Standing alone under the portrait, he retracted his gaze from the portrait and looked towards Ai Puli and the others.

April felt even more nervous. She was not a timid character, and it would be impolite not to say hello in this situation.

While she was hesitating, Dick waved his hand, "Hey, Bruce."

His relaxation was contagious to April, and her tense nerves relaxed, and she gave Bruce a small smile, "Good morning, Mr. Wayne."

The person opposite nodded, "Good morning."

Breaking away from the camera and the sight of the outside world, Master Wayne in Wayne Manor showed a bit of lightness that he had never shown outside.

He looked at Aprile, as if considering what to say next.Aprily waited for him to speak, but he couldn't utter a word.

They looked at each other solemnly like two roe deer suddenly bumping into each other in the forest.

Aprily racked her brains to find a way to end the awkward silence at this moment, Bruce said, "You don't have to call me 'Mr. Wayne'."

Ai Puli heard that this meant that "Mr. Wayne" was too unfamiliar. She calculated the seniority of Bruce and Dick, and said uncertainly, "Okay, Grandpa."

This terrible word struck a terrible silence, and no one spoke.

Jason's choked cough was earth-shattering, Dick bent down and patted him on the shoulder, the two of them kept shaking, as if they were about to roll down the stairs in the next moment.

Ai Puli looked at them blankly, there was a restrained sob, Jason said sadly, "Don't worry about me, I just thought of my dad."

He said with deep emotion, "He is already an old man."

Dick laughed out loud, "Don't say that, Jason." He said hypocritically, "Bruce is getting old, we need to care about his mental health."

He took a step forward and held Ai Puli's shoulder, "You are right, he is indeed your grandfather."

Bruce narrowed his eyes slightly, his disapproving gaze swept over the gloating brothers.

He coughed lightly and said to April, "You can call me 'Bruce' just like them."

He is a clumsy and jerky grandpa who is obviously not suitable for this new role.But last time he invited Ai Puli to eat ice cream and took Ai Puli to eat delicious fast food, Ai Puli forgave him.

A light footstep approached her behind Ai Puli, and before Ai Puli turned her head, both hands hugged her wildly, and then raised her up high.

The faint grassy fragrance and bitterness of cactus flowers enveloped Aprily, and the visitor easily threw her up and caught her until Aprily hugged her arm tightly, "Stephanie!"

"We haven't seen each other in a few days, April girl!" Stephanie giggled, "Dick is finally willing to take you out?"

Aprile sat on her arms, balancing on her shoulders, the ground was high above her.

Stephanie fondled the star elastic in her braid, which she had asked Aprily to choose when she braided her hair.

"Dick said you were going back to the manor today, so I ran over to see you right away."

She put Ai Puli on the ground, and took out a flat and long box from her small bag, "Tim can't come here because of something, this is a gift he asked me to bring to you."

Aprily unwrapped the ribbon on the box, and Stephanie admired her wide eyes with satisfaction. "It's a cell phone. We guessed Dick wouldn't buy you that."

She squatted in front of Ai Puli and taught Ai Puli to turn on the phone and some simple operations, "The phone case is a gift I picked, and I think the little white dog is very cute. Kashan and Barbara, you will see them later , They are not in Gotham, and they will not be able to come back for the time being."

She winked at Ai Puli, "They are waiting to add you to Facebook, and I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders."

Unlike computers, it's not as if Apple has never had access to mobile phones.But the functions she has used are limited to basic telephone communication, and occasionally use her mobile phone to place orders.

This is what she learned from her mother.Stephanie taught her something else.

She led Ai Puli to sit on the sofa, helped her register a Facebook account, and taught her how to use emoticons.Aprily is obsessed with those little soybeans.

They used Ai Puli's new mobile phone to watch "Ladybug Girl" all afternoon. Ai Puli was so attracted by the plot that she didn't find anyone else missing except Ah Fu.

Disappeared people talking in the study.The conversation centered on Aprile, who was watching "Ladybug Girl" in the living room.

As Jason expected, Bruce wanted to find out Aprily's abilities.In the case that they can't find out the results of their investigation, it is undoubtedly the best way to ask Ai Puli herself.

Dick sat on the sofa, and he frowned, "I know this is a normal step, and you do the same to other people. But she doesn't want to use her abilities, she just wants to live an ordinary life, isn't that okay?"

"We can't promise she'll never use it," Bruce said quietly. "She's too young to have perfect control over her abilities."

Dick pursed his lips, "She has been avoiding exposing and using her abilities, I think she might not be happy."

He rubbed the space between his brows, trying to weigh in his heart.

He couldn't weigh it, because Bruce was right.

Asking Aprily to describe her abilities is tantamount to asking her to recall a past she didn't want to mention.For a six-year-old girl, this was somewhat cruel and domineering.

But this is the most effective way.They don't need to be swarming like a swarm of headless chickens among all kinds of false leads, and maybe get information about April's as yet unseen mother.

They can protect and take care of the girl better, all it takes is Aprile's nod.What's more, Ai Puli herself may not be unwilling.

Thinking of this, Dick compromised, and he spread his hands, "Okay, one of us will talk to her."

"I'll do it," Bruce said, pulling a form out of his desk drawer, "and experiments on her abilities, we're going to make time tonight—"

"Wait." Dick stopped him, "You didn't say there was still an experiment."

"The abilities of the Psychic and Psychic Department are dangerous enough, we need more comprehensive information."

Dick's voice cooled. "I guess not everyone in your database took the aptitude test right under your nose."

He is like a protective hen mother, who spreads her wings to protect her little chick, "I thought we only need to know what aspects her abilities involve."

The atmosphere in the study suddenly turned several degrees colder.

Jason lay back on the sofa and whistled silently.

He knew, he knew a long time ago, things would definitely turn out like this.That's why he's back, to watch new daddy Big Blue Bird fight with Big Black Bat.

Jason knew his brother and adoptive father well.Bruce has absolutely no good words to say in an argument.And Dick, he's never had a bad temper, he's just a little chili that's fried at a touch.

"You're not cool, Dick. We'll talk about it when you're cool."

Jason shook his head, wishing he could give Bruce a standing ovation and go to the family group to raise funds to enroll him in a language arts training class.

Dick jumped up from the couch. "I'm pretty sure I'm cool."

The speed of his speech speeded up unconsciously, becoming aggressive, "She is unwilling to use her abilities, and she is unwilling to deal with night life, I thought you knew that."

Dick tried his best to hold back his anger, "How are you going to test? Let her invade your spirit, control your thinking, and turn you into her puppet, or be pushed back by you and suffer possible backlash?"

Jason looked at the two angry people with pity.This is the art of communication, they originally agreed.

He lazily chimed in, "I think that's what he thinks. The old Bat has always regarded himself as a color-changing version of Green Lantern. His willpower is omnipotent, except that he can't use it as a bat dart."

Bruce's tone was still flat, as if it wasn't a big problem, "This is the fastest way, and it's not like we don't have emergency measures. You have too much personal emotion involved in this matter."

Here's the thing, no accusations are allowed in the discussion.

Jason nodded seriously, "That's right, is the Martian Manhunter receiving a subsidy from the Justice League? Wait a minute, is there any subsidy from the Justice League?"

Dick clenched his fists. He tried to hold back his emotions, but he failed.

It is difficult for him to calm down.

He knew he was overcompensating and hoped April would not have to go through anything bad when she came back to him.Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be any point in her having to come back.

"She is my child, of course I care about her," he demanded angrily, "shouldn't I care about her?"

"That's right." Jason savored carefully. Bruce's biggest mistake was not to irritate this sensitive father. "It's normal for new dads to feel anxious. Dick is just the mother bird's illness again."

He sincerely suggested, "You can hold a live speech in the family group to solicit votes for your ideas, and whoever gets the most votes will be elected."

Two voices yelled at Jason, "Shut up!"

"..." Jason pouted, "Hmph."

"You guys take your time arguing." He stood up, waved his hands and walked out, "Come to me after the quarrel comes to a conclusion."

He pushed open the door of the study and paused.

The three people in the study were stunned.

Ai Puli stood outside the study, looking at them peacefully with blue Youyou eyes.Her expression was the same as usual, only her lips trembled twice before speaking.

No one knows how long she stood outside the door.