"What's the performance?"

Xia Xiao's ignorant look made Ah Zhu angry. Knowing that Xia Xiao's father and elder brother were coming, Ah Zhu prepared for a long time. She wanted to wear the only skirt she brought with her. Later, she felt that it was not good. After all, the Xia family was a military family, and the skirt looked delicate, so she changed into a plain outfit, which was capable, sunny and a bit heroic.

After Xia Jinghong and his son arrived, Ah Zhu was extremely careful in greeting and behavior, and even rehearsed for a long time in advance. Unexpectedly, Xia Xiao didn't pay attention. Xia Xiao has always been very careful, how could he not know what Ah Zhu was thinking? So when he was angrily telling the details of his life, Xia Xiao accidentally laughed out loud.

"Okay, you lied to me!"

Ah Zhu raised her fist to hit him, but Xia Xiao caught it. He held Ah Zhu's wrist and moved his face closer to him. Ah Zhu subconsciously leaned back, but even if her waist was flexible, she had nowhere to go as Xia Xiao kept approaching. Her bright eyes looked around, and she didn't know how to face him.

With a blushing face, Ah Zhu lowered his voice and muttered:

"What are you going to do?"

Xia Xiao grinned evilly, as if his trick had worked, and let go of Ah Zhu, walked into the tent, leaving only one sentence.

"There will be another chance tonight, perform well."

"You're taking me to meet your family?"

"Don't want to go?"

"I want to go, I want to go."

Ah Zhu was so happy that he kicked the door threshold rashly, cried out in pain, and a few tears came out of the corners of his eyes. He was still very happy, but a little scared.

"Hey, tell me what to pay attention to."

"Dad and big brother are both very easy-going, there's nothing to pay attention to."

"So what do I wear?"

"Just those three, whatever."

"Then I'll wear this one, but it doesn't look good, it makes me look like a man. How about I wear a skirt? It doesn't matter at night anyway, it doesn't need to be so serious, but the neckline of this skirt is a bit low, I always feel weird wearing it out."

Ah Zhu talked to himself for a long time and asked Xia Xiao, he said it was all right, the thoughts of elders were the easiest to guess, why didn't Ah Zhu understand? Ah Zhu blamed him for not caring about her, got angry, changed and took off, took off and changed again, extremely nervous behind the screen. Xia Xiao bent his fingers, and the water froze, like a mirror, slowly reflecting it.

After a lot of trouble, Ah Zhu finally chose to wear the off-white dress. Because she was going out to fight, she didn't even bring her only rouge and blush, so she ran to find Qi Ling, whom she met that day, and gathered the entire nurse team to put on a light makeup.

"It doesn't have to be that troublesome."

Looking at Ah Zhu dressed up, Xia Xiao felt a little helpless. Actually, she hadn't changed much. She was already very beautiful without makeup, whether it was her figure or her face, or her long chestnut hair that added color to it. But women dress up to please themselves, Xia Xiao understood this truth, but secretly regretted bringing her to see his father and elder brother.

"Hey, Ah Zhu is here."

Xia Xu and Xia Xiao were of the same character. They were as serious outside as they were cheerful at home, like big boys. His tone at this moment was more like he was meeting some extraordinary person, which made Ah Zhu stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, with confusion in her eyes. Was this the young general she had seen during the day? Why was he so easy-going and smiling all the time?

After Ah Zhu greeted him, he kept smiling and whispered to Xia Xiao:

“Isn’t this different from what we rehearsed?”

"I already told you there's no need for that."

"You're killing me."

Ah Zhu frowned secretly, her face turned blue. She had always thought that she had to bow seriously, but now both Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu had smiles on their faces, not giving her that opportunity at all, so she could only sit down. This contrast was originally very good, but it made Xia Xiao not know what to do, and she was stunned at the table.

"Come on, you're welcome."

Seeing Ah Zhu's dazed look, Xia Xu laughed happily, but not unbridled. But he served the rice and Xia Xiao poured tea. Ah Zhu had never enjoyed such treatment before, so he became confused again and stammered. Xia Jinghong's smile was warm and gentle, but it made Ah Zhu sweat secretly.

"Xia Xiao is well taken care of by the young lady. He sometimes acts rashly. If Miss Azhu feels that there is something wrong, just teach him a lesson."

Xia Xiao couldn't interrupt her father when he was talking. But at this moment, Ah Zhu was stunned, and just kept nodding and smiling to ease her embarrassment. She originally thought that she could handle it easily and show her gentle and virtuous side, but now she looked like a fool.

"This is also considered a family dinner for us, so let's start eating!"

After Xia Jinghong finished speaking, Xia Xu was about to pick up the first piece of food for Azhu, but the latter turned his head to look at Xia Xiao, which puzzled him.

"what?"

Xia Xiao was not as polite to Azhu as Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu. It was not like he didn't know Azhu's true face. His gentleness was all fake. Who knows what tricks he would play now.

“I can’t finish it.”

"Sister, are you kidding me?"

Xia Xiao lowered his voice, his face was cold for a moment, this was the coldest joke he had ever heard, but Ah Zhu still smiled at him while sharing half a bowl of rice in his bowl. Seeing Xia Xiao's surprised expression, Ah Zhu widened his eyes, as if it was an order, and also as if he was asking him to cooperate with himself.

Ah Zhu was special tonight. Usually he would not be full after ten bowls of rice, but today he was very elegant and put down his chopsticks slowly after two bites. He just watched the three people eat and talked with them with a smile. When Ah Zhu was thick-skinned, he was impeccable. He called them uncle and big brother all the time, which made Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu very happy. But Xia Xiao had a blank expression on his face, and listening to him was like farting.

"We will reorganize the army tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow Nan Shang will launch another attack. Will Ah Zhu also go to the battlefield?"

Xia Xu asked casually. Ah Zhu was very scared at first, but he nodded continuously in the end.

"It is Ah Zhu's honor to fight alongside my uncle and big brother."

"You've boasted too much now, and you won't be able to escape later."

Ah Zhu rolled his eyes and told him to shut up. This little action made Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu smile slightly, and they felt warm in their hearts. They thought it was a good thing to have such a girl with Xia Xiao, at least he would not be bored anymore. Xia Xiao's personality was originally dull, and being with Ah Zhu was the most typical complement.

"Azhu, as your uncle, I don't have much to offer you as a gift, so how about giving you a sword?"

Ah Zhu agreed. When Xia Jinghong untied the sword from his armor, he repeatedly said that he couldn't take it because it was too valuable. Xia Xiao also walked over and whispered:

"Dad, don't treat it like you're meeting your daughter-in-law. Are you going to give her a sword as well?"

Xia Jinghong ignored him and just said to Ah Zhu:

"Take it. I'm not good at using a sword. It's light and less than three feet long, which is just right for you."

The sword was handed to her, and Ah Zhu just accepted it. She held it in her hand and played with it for a long time, as if it were a treasure.

It would have been fine if Xia Jinghong hadn't said anything. As soon as Xia Xiao heard it, he felt that he had prepared in advance. It seemed that he shouldn't have said in advance that he would bring Ah Zhu with him. However, this off-white dress and sword finally removed some of the silly girl's sillyness and added a few sharpness. After all, she is a disciple of the academy. It is not a good thing to be silly all the time. Only when you have something in your hand can you be serious. However, seeing Xia Xu also took out something, Xia Xiao hurriedly said:

"Brother, please stop joining in the fun."

"How can you say that? This is what Big Brother wanted."

Ah Zhu approached him like a familiar person, calling him "big brother" all the time, just like when she first called Hu Bugui "master" before the latter decided whether to accept her as a disciple. I wonder if this silly girl understands the meaning of these gifts? At present, it seems that she does not understand.

"Azhu is right. This is my gift. Here! Take this set of close-fitting soft armor. It's specially prepared for you."

Xia Xiao saw that his elder brother was not good at lying, and then asked his father:

"Where did this come from?"

"Xu'er prepared it before."

Xia Xiao understood, but he never sighed. He asked how his elder brother could have such a special soft armor. It turned out that it was made according to her size. Unfortunately, she could no longer use it, but Ah Zhu got it. The girl was very happy to hold the soft armor and sword, but she didn't know that they were not good things. But maybe because the person who gave the gift was special, her smile never faded.

"Treat her well."

Xia Jinghong's words woke Xia Xiao up. The latter wanted to explain that it had never reached that stage between them, and they had never even made their relationship clear. But Xia Jinghong was also an old hand in the love field, and said calmly:

"You don't know how dotingly you looked at her just now, but it's okay this way. The road ahead is bright, and you can walk faster and more steadily if you think less about the past."

Xia Xiao didn't notice the look in his eyes, but he didn't feel there was much emotion in his eyes. However, the tenderness in that moment was like a candle, which could only illuminate one side, but it was warm enough.

As the night got darker, Xia Xiao led Ah Zhu, who was wearing soft armor and holding a sword, towards the tent. But he suddenly stopped and let Ah Zhu go first. The latter took a few steps and followed, smiling as if he hadn't had enough fun. At night, only her light could compare with the stars and the moon in the sky.

"Where are you going? I'll go with you!"

"I'll find you something to eat, otherwise I'm afraid you'll eat me in the middle of the night."

"I can't bear to do that. I will definitely treat you well in the future and not lose my temper with you."

Why does this sound so strange? Xia Xiao glanced at it and accepted it. But no matter what the reason is, it is a good thing not to lose your temper.

Azhu's stomach growled again, as if complaining. When had it ever suffered such an injustice?

This time the noise was even louder than before in front of his uncle and elder brother. Ah Zhu was a little embarrassed, and was rarely shy, lowering his head and keeping silent. Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu came to the kitchen late at night, which scared many of the chefs and waiters. They couldn't understand why people of Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu's status would come to the kitchen in person late at night. There were only some leftovers here, but a plate of five big steamed buns and two plates of pickles were Ah Zhu's real dinner.

Ah Zhu wanted to eat a steamed bun, she was starving. Even though she had her favorite meat before, she pretended not to be greedy at all, but now her mouth was watering at the sight of the steamed bun, but she couldn't free her hands. Xia Xiao fed her a bite, and her satisfied expression was as if she was eating dragon meat from heaven, full of enjoyment.

"Hurry up and go back to eat."

Ah Zhu was holding the soft armor, holding the short sword, jogging along the way, and kept urging Xia Xiao. But he followed behind calmly, watching Ah Zhu's true form exposed, even in a skirt, and finally smiled slightly, but his meaning was hard to understand.