"Aw, your sweet boy has really grown up, hasn't he Janet?" Nix's mother, Isla, said with a giggle as she saw how Alex had set up the grill so perfectly.
"Oh, co on. It's just setting up so grill," Janet shook her hand and said.
Isla giggled again and said, "Alright, alright. Co, us ladies should prepare the veggies while the n take up the grill."
"Good idea. l, Nix, co help your mothers here," Janet called the two girls.
lissa and Nix nodded their heads and went to Janet and Isla to help them wash and cut the veggies.
"Bravo, ragazzo!" David hit Alex's back and said happily. "The grill is well set."
"It definitely seems like it," Josh added with a nod.
Nothing made dads happier than knowing their child can perfectly set up the grill. It was the code, it was the most important life skill for them!
"Did you bring in the beef patties?" Josh asked.
Alex nodded. "Yes. There's filet mignon, tenderloins, pork belly, sausages, and a lot of other varieties of at."
"Ooooh! Fancy!" David did a chef's kiss and exclaid. "Is there so Guanciale and eggs too? I can make so good carbonara."
Alex nodded. "Nix did ntion you'd be making pasta and carbonara."
"Danggg! You're cooking too David?" Josh asked with a surprised tone.
"Why, yes. I t you after such a long while, my friend. I must do cook and celebrate our old friendship with so wine, haha!"
"Hahaha! Just like the college days, eh?"
"Just like the college days! Hahaha!"
The two n had a good laugh together while Alex watched them with a smile.
Josh took to the grill and started cooking the ats while David prepared pasta like he said he would.
Alex was told by David to cut so veggies for the pasta and he did as asked.
He went to the ladies' side and said, "Hello."
"Oh, Alex. Need sothing honey?" Janet asked.
Alex nodded. "I need the cherry tomatoes, baby corn, and a few bell peppers."
"Oh? Is David making pasta?" Isla caught onto things imdiately as Alex asked for those veggies.
Alex smiled. "That's right, aunt."
"Pasta during a barbecue? Now that's sothing new," lissa added.
Nix nodded from the sides and said, "Pa loves to cook. It's his way of expressing love."
"Ho. Ho. We know about it sweetie," Janet said with a chuckle. "It was his cooking that attracted Isla to him in the college days."
"Hey!" Isla nudged her elbow onto Janet. "We were talking about our daughters. Why bring into the conversation?"
"Your daughter has all the right to know the embarrassing things her mother did in college, hehehe."
'It sure is much lively here,' thought Alex as he saw the contrast between the two sides.
The dads were seriously doing the cooking while the mothers were as relaxed as one could be and enjoying themselves.
Alex sat down beside his wife and continued to listen to the conversation while cutting the veggies in the way David had asked him to.
As he started cutting them and made chopping noises, Janet and Isla's attention fell on him.
"Wow! Such fine knife skills." Isla comnted.
"Indeed. Where did you learn this Alex? I don't rember teaching you." Janet was curious to know.
Ever since Alex started his gene cultivation, he started having better control over his body. Not to ntion, he was also a neurosurgeon and his hands were very steady from the start.
Those factors coupled with him cooking on a daily basis while living with lissa were the results of such fine chopping skills.
Alex smiled and nudged lissa's shoulder with his. "This pretty lady here is the reason for these skills."
"Aww." Isla's heart lted watching the young couple's lovely gestures.
"My dear, you can cook?" Janet was surprised.
lissa smiled. "Yes, mom. Surprise, right?"
"Yup, very surprising." Janet nodded. She couldn't believe that her son, who has never even spoken to a girl, could end up getting married to soone so well rounded in everything.
Sohow, from his mother's expression, Alex could feel he was thinking of sothing bad about him.
lissa giggled and said, "Now you know. But it's not just due to . Husband's a surgeon. His hands are really steady and the fine skills are a result of his own work."
Isla's heart lted hearing lissa refer to Alex as husband and shift all the praise unto him.
'Such good children!' She exclaid in her mind.
These kids were on par with her own daughter Nix! They were all so well behaved!
As the conversation continued, Alex realized sothing.
Despite the conversation steering towards him being a surgeon, his mother showed no reaction to it.
It seems they've not been watching the news lately and weren't aware of the recent changes.
His aunt wasn't aware of it either, it appears.
If it wasn't the case, his mother and father were sure to cause a big ruckus in the house after knowing their son had beco famous.
But it was fine.
If these social butterflies didn't know about such a major event, then it probably wasn't a major event.
Sure it was sothing big in dical history, but from a general perspective, it wasn't sothing big.
The world had changed. There were blessings of Gods available and anyone could beco a superhuman overnight.
Alex may have been seen as soone gifted like that and probably wasn't given a lot of attention by the non-dical community.
Whatever the case, it was good that he wasn't in the lilight. This would help him better in his future goals.
Alex chopped the veggies and talked to the ladies in between.
Once he was done, he went towards his dad's side and helped his uncle David in cooking pasta and carbonara.
The ladies took their plates once they were done preparing the veggies and queued up in front of David's little place where he was cooking fresh pasta.
David continued to cook while Alex ensured to give him the necessary ingredients in a tily manner.
The ladies added the toppings and sauces of their choice in their burgers and Josh gave them their patties with lted cheese on top.
The ladies admired the n's hard work and had a good ti watching them cook.
David, Josh, Alex, all these guys apparently knew how to cook and were pretty skilled in their craft.
Isla had to admit to Janet that her husband made much better food than her. However, he rarely cooked at ho and it was always a delight for her to eat food made by him.
Nix vouched for her mother on this and Janet and lissa had a good laugh about it.
Once the ladies were satisfied with the pasta and carbonara, David cooked so for Alex, Josh, and himself.
The ladies then took the grill and freed their n from the work, letting them hang out and have a good ti.
Alex sipped on normal cola while Josh and David both had shots of vodka like the old tis.
David was an Italian but didn't drink wine when he was with Josh.
They were old friends and it was their little ritual to only have vodka shots until either one of them passed out whenever they first t.
"Hey, I am old now. My body can't handle vodka. The last ti I had it was when I t you." David said and laughed.
"Shut up old bones and drink up." Josh was slightly drunk by now and said.
"Ugh. You'll be the reason for my demise." David said and had a shot of vodka.
It was a lively and fun atmosphere in the backyard and everyone had a good ti.
Among Josh and David, both n passed out at the sa ti after four shots as their tolerance to vodka was low.
They both only drank it when together and it was no surprise to see them be in this condition.
Janet and Isla shook their heads with a smile and carried their husbands to their rooms.
Alex, lissa, and Nix were now alone in the backyard.
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