"Chi-Chi, I'm home." Goku waved with a smile.
"Huh? Mom?" Gohan quickly looked at his mother, completely bewildered, still unable to process what was happening.
"Goku? Gohan? It really is you!" Chi-Chi's eyes reddened, tears nearly unstoppable.
Then Chi-Chi immediately stepped forward and hugged her son Gohan tightly in her arms.
"I'm really sorry, Chi-Chi. Because of me, you and Gohan have been separated for so long." Goku scratched his head somewhat apologetically.
"Goku... waaah..." Chi-Chi threw herself into Goku's arms, crying tears streaming down her face, continuously sobbing.
"Chi-Chi, I brought Gohan back. Don't you want him to become a great scholar?" Goku consoled her with a smile. "From now on, leave the fighting to me!"
"Huh? You've been revived? Goku!" Chi-Chi finally snapped back to reality, wiping the tears from her eyes and asking with uncertainty.
"Yeah, Grandpa Muten Roshi and the others collected the Dragon Balls and brought me back to life." Goku nodded.
"Does this mean the Saiyans will be here soon?" Chi-Chi was startled, asking somewhat nervously.
"Tomorrow." Goku nodded.
"Tomorrow?" Chi-Chi was shocked. "That soon? Are you confident, Goku?"
"Don't worry, I've trained pretty thoroughly. There definitely won't be any problems." Goku patted his chest and laughed heartily, then rubbed his stomach.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
Goku's stomach growled uncontrollably.
"Goku, you're hungry, right? I'll make you food right away." Chi-Chi said gently.
"Thank you, Chi-Chi... I'm really sorry for all these years." Goku looked at his wife with some guilt.
"Huh? What are you saying, Goku!" Chi-Chi's smile bloomed, and she blushed slightly as she said quietly, "You haven't wronged me at all... Being with you, being your wife, I'm very happy! And now we have Gohan."
"Yes, hahaha!" Goku laughed heartily. "We'll have more children in the future..."
Chi-Chi's face flushed even more.
A brief silence.
"Goku... don't say such things in front of the child..." Chi-Chi said coyly.
"Huh? Dad, Mom, am I going to have a little brother or sister?" Gohan asked excitedly.
"Not yet..." Chi-Chi quietly wiped her sweat.
How could there be a little brother or sister now?
At the earliest, it would be 10 months from now, right?
"But speaking of which... Gohan, you must have suffered a lot during this time with Piccolo..." Chi-Chi rubbed Gohan's face concernedly, saying gently, "Huh? You've grown quite a bit taller, and you look sturdier than before!"
"Mom, Uncle Piccolo has been very good to me..." Gohan quickly answered.
"Haha, Piccolo's actually a pretty good guy." Goku scratched his head and laughed.
"Dad, Mom..." Gohan gathered his courage, looking at his parents and clenching his fists. "I want to fight too. I've trained for so long, I don't want to give up just like that!"
"Gohan, what are you saying? You're only five years old! That's something adults should do!" Chi-Chi became anxious and quickly tried to dissuade him.
"Gohan, don't you want to be a scholar anymore?" Goku was slightly surprised, looking at Gohan and asking.
The reason he said this was because in the future, Gohan had already become a great scholar.
His dream had been realized.
Also, in the future, Gohan really didn't fight much.
Every time he fought, he was reluctantly dragged into it.
But in this life, Goku had already decided to train hard, and he could foresee the future, so he didn't want his son to suffer along with him.
"I do want to become a great scholar... but since I've trained with Uncle Piccolo for so long, I don't want to quit halfway!" Gohan's expression was determined, his young face full of resolve.
Goku looked at his son with affection, knowing Gohan would say this.
Although his son sometimes seemed timid, he never chose to run away.
Chi-Chi looked at her son with some surprise, feeling like she didn't recognize him anymore.
"Gohan... did Piccolo lead you astray?" Chi-Chi's eye twitched as a strained smile appeared on her face.
"Since Gohan wants to fight, Dad will take you to watch tomorrow. You can step in if needed, how about that?" Goku smiled warmly and rubbed Gohan's head.
"Goku!" Chi-Chi was unhappy.
"Don't worry, Chi-Chi, nothing will happen." Goku smiled. "Gohan probably won't even need to fight."
"Fine, I'm not going to deal with you two anymore. I'm going to cook." Chi-Chi took a deep breath and went to get busy.
...
The next morning, 11:43 AM.
Vegeta and Nappa's spaceships descended from the sky, like two glowing fireballs, crashing into the streets of East City, causing the entire city to shake violently.
In an instant, sirens began wailing throughout the city.
"What happened? Something fell!"
"That scared me to death! That was terrifying!"
"It's a round object, and there's another one over there!"
Many citizens gathered at the edge of the impact craters, craning their necks to look at the spaceships inside.
"Creak!"
The spaceship hatches opened.
Vegeta and Nappa stepped out of their respective ships.
"It's people! People are coming out!" some citizens shouted in shock.
The appearance of Vegeta and Nappa, and the powerful aura bursting from their bodies, immediately caught Piccolo and the others' attention.
"Dad!" Gohan looked nervous. "Such powerful ki!"
"Gohan, let's go." Goku called out with a smile.
"Yes!" Gohan clenched his fists tightly, but cold sweat ran down his forehead, and he suddenly didn't want to go anymore.
"Be very careful!" Chi-Chi said worriedly. "Actually, Gohan, maybe you shouldn't go."
"No, Mom! I'm going!" Gohan stubbornly insisted.
"Whoosh!"
Goku didn't hesitate any longer and immediately used Instant Transmission with Gohan, vanishing from the spot in an instant.
Chi-Chi was shocked, searching everywhere for her husband and son, but where could she possibly find them?
...
East City.
Vegeta and Nappa looked around, surveying this unfamiliar planet.
"Who are they?"
"Are they aliens?"
"They don't look like it!"
The citizens gathered together, discussing amongst themselves.
"So this is Earth... pretty ordinary environment!" Vegeta smiled.
"Prince Vegeta, there's no need to greet these brats. Let me clean them up!" Nappa said, preparing to destroy the city.
"Whoosh!"
At this critical moment, Goku immediately used Instant Transmission with Gohan, appearing in a flash directly across from Vegeta and Nappa.
To be continued…