When Xia Xiang got home, it was just getting light. She pretended to have just woken up and went downstairs when she heard that her mother was going to cook a meal to thank Dongchengwei.
Xia Yu had already tried to persuade Xiong Ge, but Xiong Ge's attitude was adamant. Xia Tian and Xia Mei could only look at their younger sister with hopeful eyes. Xia Xiang, under immense pressure, stepped forward and began to persuade her mother, hoping that she would not destroy Dongchengwei by herself.
"Mom, I don't think it's necessary for you to cook for us if we want to thank Xiu, right?" Xia Xiang said thoughtfully.
"How about we go out to eat? My classmate recommended a restaurant that's really good, and it would be more formal that way too."
Xiong Ge thought about it seriously and said, "But I feel that there is a better atmosphere at home, like treating Xiu and the others as family. It's better to do it myself."
“That’s right. Then go ahead and do it. Make sure the East City Guards feel our sincerity.” Xia Xiang could only agree when she couldn’t persuade them otherwise.
At this moment, her older siblings looked dejected.
"Xiao Ying~" Xia Mei felt a little hopeless. Her mother, darling, and sister were practically running in opposite directions, but poor them, they were going to have diarrhea.
"Don't worry, I've topped up the card at the Ancient Tomb Hospital. The wards are big enough; there'll be plenty of room," Xia Xiang reassured her.
Xia Mei: "My dear sister, if you don't know how to comfort others, then don't say anything, okay?"
"Hehe," Xia Xiang smiled helplessly as she looked at her older brothers and sisters.
Soon, the East City Guards arrived, but the others were absent due to other commitments, so only Xiu and Akou came.
Summer warmly welcomed the two in, "Xiu, Akou, don't be shy, make yourselves at home."
When Akou heard that Xia Yu was sitting anywhere, he tried to sit in Xia Yu's lap, but Xia Xiang quickly pushed him to the other side of the sofa.
Xia Xiang laughed awkwardly while giving him a threatening look, "Ah Kou's eyesight isn't very good, haha."
That scoundrel actually tried to sit on her older brother's lap! What a scoundrel!
The Xia siblings thought they would get to experience their mother's masculine cooking, but little did they know that their mother had already asked their father to buy takeout, and all they had to do was plate it.
Then they suddenly remembered that their grandfather had slipped out, so they went to find him and bring him back for dinner.
During the meal, Xia Yu asked what the Dragon Sealing Card was, but Xiong Ge gave him vague and evasive answers.
Only Xia Xiang saw the desolation in her dear older brother's eyes.
Xia Yu is very clever. Although the Xia family has retired from the supernatural world and cannot receive first-hand news, Xia Yu still tries to find out about the supernatural world through various channels, using this method to enhance his presence in the family.
The superpower that his own mother avoided like the plague was Xia Yu's greatest obsession.
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"Big Brother" Xia Xiang quietly sat down on a chair on the balcony, sitting with Xia Yu.
"What's wrong, Xiaoying?" Xia Yu snapped out of his reverie and asked with a faint smile.
"I plan to take the joint entrance exam early and I also want to study at National Taiwan University, so could you help me with some tutoring, big brother?" Xia Xiang asked with a smile, pulling out a stack of books.
Seeing that Xia Yu was a little confused, she pleaded, "How about I pay the market price and take turns cooking with my older brother?"
"Isn't school fun these days?" Xia Yu chuckled and ruffled Xia Xiang's hair.
“Of course it’s not fun, those kids are too childish,” Xia Xiang said. “I want to spend more time playing with my older brother.”
“Since this is Xiaoying’s wish, then I, as her older brother, will naturally fulfill it,” Xia Yu said with a smile. “However, tutoring is very expensive, you know.”
"Don't worry, I have money," Xia Xiang said with a smile. "I'm even worried that my brother might give me a discount because we're siblings. Please don't give me a discount, please don't!"
Xia Yu: "...You wish!"
Seeing that Xia Yu was happy, Xia Xiang asked, "Since you've fulfilled my wish, I can make an exchange too. Whatever your wish is, I'll go through fire and water to help you achieve it."
Something flickered in Xia Yu's eyes, then he said calmly, "To become the richest man."
"This can't be achieved in the short term, but we can try," Xia Xiang said, stroking her chin thoughtfully.
"Just kidding," Xia Yu said with a smile. "I can do it myself, okay?"
“That’s true, I believe in you, brother,” Xia Xiang said firmly.
The two siblings were chatting and laughing on the balcony, while their mother was talking to Xiu in the garden.
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