Chapter 388 Welcome Home...
The afternoon sun shone on the stone-paved streets of the Flameheart Market, where Lu Nange was moving between the various stalls, replenishing her supplies.
Behind her followed Lu Beiye, who was carrying the little tree-man Zhizhi. The little guy followed closely behind, while Gangzi, a macaw, flapped its wings above their heads and occasionally landed on the stall to preen its feathers.
Sang Che: "Aci, is Nannan a space-type ability user?"
"Yes." Lu Xici nodded: "Nan Nan's abilities are spatial manipulation and level six wind manipulation."
"Dual-elemental abilities?"
"Level 6? Wind element?" Sang Xu and the other two were stunned.
Lu Xici looked at Sang Che's exaggerated expression with amusement: "Brother, tuck your chin in, or it'll dislocate."
Sang Che manually shut his mouth: "We heard at the market entrance that all twelve of you are at least Level 4?"
Lu Xici: "Yes, I'm a level 5 fire-type, and Aye is a level 5 metal-type."
"Little Aye is level 5 too?" Sang Che looked at Lu Beiye in surprise.
He Zhuo: "Brother Che, A Ye is our main fighting force here. He awakened his superpowers earlier than any of us, and he's incredibly strong!"
Sang Xu: "Did you suffer a lot on your way back to Beijing?"
This unexpected statement stunned everyone.
After a brief silence, He Zhuo chuckled and said, "Uncle, you're overthinking it!"
We've been living a wonderful life with our little sister, eating nine meals in three days, and haven't suffered a single hardship.
He gestured towards Lu Nange with his lip: "You'll see how strong Mei Bao is later."
Everyone nodded in unison, their faces beaming with pride...
Just then, Lu Nange finished restocking the last stall.
Turning around, I saw Chi Si leading two teams of players to hand over the duties.
After giving a few instructions, Lu Nange and her group returned to the Chi family.
Grandpa Chi was taking a nap in a recliner in the yard.
Hearing footsteps, Old Master Chi opened his eyes and looked over...
"grandfather..."
"Grandpa Chi..."
"We're back..."
Grandpa Chi stood up with a smile, his gaze lingering on the three unfamiliar faces before finally settling on Sang Xu: "Nan Nan's uncle?"
Lu Xici: "Grandpa Chi, this is my uncle Sang Xu, my cousin Sang Che, and my cousin Sang Yan."
Sang Xu bowed slightly: "Uncle Chi, I apologize for disturbing you."
Sang Che and Sang Yan also greeted him, "Hello, Grandpa Chi."
"Good, good, good," Grandpa Chi said repeatedly, a smile spreading across his face, "Welcome home."
Upon hearing this, Sang Xu felt a warmth in his heart: "Thank you very much, Uncle Chi, and thank you for taking care of Aci and the others."
"Nan Nan, Xiao Ci, and Xiao Ye are all my beloved grandchildren." Grandpa Chi waved his hand. "Sang Xu, we're family, no need for formalities. Just call me Uncle from now on."
Sang Xu: "Uncle Chi."
Grandpa Chi nodded, his gaze shifting to Lu Beiye, his tone becoming exceptionally loving: "You've been busy until this late again, are you starving, little A-Ye?"
Lu Beiye shook his head: "Grandpa, I'm not hungry. I ate a lot this morning."
"You still need to eat on time. Come on, Grandpa will eat with you, and then I'll take you somewhere else later."
The group walked toward the restaurant in high spirits.
Not knowing the tastes of Sang Xu and the other two, Lu Nange specially took out more kinds of dishes from her space.
Twice-cooked pork, fish head with chopped chili peppers, sweet and sour pork, drunken spare ribs, chicken stew with mushrooms...
A dozen or so main dishes filled the entire table...
Sang Xu and the other two swallowed hard in unison.
Sang Che: "Isn't this food... a bit too good?"
At the Dragon Base, even though Sang Xu was the captain, his daily rations were quite limited. He often ate potatoes for all three meals and hadn't seen such a sumptuous meal in a long time.
Lu Nange: "Brother Che, we've collected quite a lot of supplies before, so we're not short of anything for now. You can eat without worry."
Grandpa Chi took the lead and sat down in the main seat, gesturing to everyone, "Come on, let's eat and chat? The food will get cold if we don't eat soon."
No sooner had the old man finished speaking than He Zhuo eagerly picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and stuffed it into his mouth, panting heavily from the heat while still boasting incoherently.
"Mmm...smells delicious! Uncle, you guys eat up, we made all of this ourselves!"
Gu Wan: "Please watch your words. This was done by a group of us, not you!"
"I'd like to make it," He Zhuo pouted, looking aggrieved, "but you guys won't eat it!"
"Watch your words, what you're calling food isn't... you're calling it poisoning!" Gu Wan raised an eyebrow.
He Zhuo: "That's because I have my own interpretation of how to cook the dishes!"
Shi Xu: "Then you're completely...overinterpreting."
This playful banter made the atmosphere at the dinner table more relaxed and pleasant.
Looking at the harmonious scene before them, and at the genuine interaction among these young people, Sang Xu and the other two finally relaxed completely.
After the meal, Grandpa Chi led the group to the villa next door.
The villa had clearly just been cleaned; the windows were spotless.
Hearing the commotion, Mrs. He and several elders immediately came to greet them with smiles.
"Nannan, Aye...come and see if you like it." Mother He waved warmly.
Lu Nange asked, somewhat puzzled, "Auntie, what's this?"
"I heard your uncle and older brother and sister are back," Mother He explained. "Your Grandpa Chi arranged it yesterday."
We tidied up a bit this morning, didn't put in too much stuff. Your Grandpa Chi said you can decorate it yourselves.
Grandpa Chi: "Go take a look... Grandpa doesn't mean to kick you out. You can stay wherever you want, but we'll also prepare this place for you..."
The three Lu siblings exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Thank you, Grandpa."
The group entered the villa for a tour, and the interior layout was indeed no different from that of the Chi family villa.
Mother He said, "I think you boys should live next door, while Nan Nan and the other girls can live here. It's close by and safer."
"That's great!" Gu Wan was the first to raise her hand in agreement: "Then I want to move here too!"
Aunt Gu smiled and said, "Our family will move here in a couple of days."
Gu Wan: "Auntie, what does this mean?"
"So that you all won't just go home and sleep every day." Aunt Gu tapped Gu Wan's forehead: "So, we talked to the Shen family, the Ren family... basically, all the families in the neighborhood."
When they heard that it was a group of you who wanted to live together, they refused to accept the crystal cores and supplies, and immediately agreed to exchange villas with us.
Mother Shi: "From now on, this household, the neighboring house... and the other side of the Chi family's house, will all be occupied by our families."
"That's great!" Gu Wan happily took Lu Nange's arm.
Aunt Gu: "Huanhuan looks forward to your return home every day. Since we all live together, she'll be happy to see you as soon as possible."
Standing behind Ji Xian, Ji Huan nodded obediently: [I really like, I really like, my brother's friends.]
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