Before long, everyone from the Xia family returned, except for Grandpa who was on a mission. Ren Chenwen, Shrimp Frog Brother, and others also came along...
Xia Xiang looked around: Isn't this going too far? She felt like a protected animal, surrounded by an impenetrable barrier.
"Mom, Dad, Big Brother, I miss you so much," Xia Xiang said, her voice choked with sobs as she couldn't hold back her tears.
“Waaah~” Xiong Ge was completely unlike his usual tough and decisive self. He hugged Xia Xiang and couldn’t help but cry, “Mom’s Xiao Ying is finally back.”
Xia Xiang comforted her mother, then hugged her older brother, who was trying hard not to cry but whose eyes were red.
Ye Siren was also very excited to see Xia Xiang, his eyes reddened, but the way he kept sneaking glances at Xiong Ge was quite amusing.
He hugged Xia Xiang and said, "It's good that you're back."
"Thank you, Dad," Xia Xiang hugged Ye Siren again.
"Xia Xiang, little sister~ Chenwen misses you so much too, let me give you a hug~" Ren Chenwen exaggeratedly ruined the sad atmosphere.
"Hmm!" Xia Mei threatened, placing her hand on the edge of the sealing sticker. "Ren Chenwen, if you dare touch my sister, I'll electrocute you to ashes!"
Xia Xiang: My sister is awesome! I really hate Ren Chenwen's face right now.
Jinbao San pouted and said in a cute voice: Why are you like this, Sister Xiangxiang?
"Xiao Ying, how have you been all these years? Have you been eating and dressing warmly? Do you have anyone protecting you? Everyone is so worried about you." Xiong Ge wiped her tears and snot on Ye Si Ren's shirt without any politeness and kept asking.
Xia Xiang could only explain based on the report that the previous alliance leader had given to the Xia family.
She was well protected and wrote back every week. Because the spacetime order was already very fragile, they couldn't use the spacetime phone, so they didn't call back.
Xia Xiang's affairs on Bamo Island need to be kept secret and cannot be told to them. They can only be explained to them according to the script previously prepared by the Alliance Leader.
After calming down my family, it was already dinnertime.
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"Xiaoying is coming back today, I'm definitely going to cook a whole table of dishes for her," Xiong Ge said happily.
"No!" The voices of the crowd refusing were in unison, including Xia Xiang's.
She has things to do tomorrow, so it's not convenient for her to go to the hospital.
“Xiao Ying…” Xiong Ge blinked at Xia Xiang with a somewhat aggrieved look.
"Mom, I really miss you so much these past few years since I've been by your side," Xia Xiang explained.
"So I've been studying the dishes you used to make, just so I can cook them for you when I see you again. Can you grant me that wish?"
Everyone's expressions turned horrified: "!!!"
Xiong Ge's eyes were incredibly soft, and she covered her mouth as if she was about to cry, but everyone comforted her.
Xia Yu took the opportunity to bring Xia Xiang into the kitchen. With him there, his sister didn't need to cook, especially since she was cooking her mother's unique Xiong-style cuisine.
But Xia Xiang insisted, and Xia Yu stood by, terrified for quite a while.
Meanwhile, Xiong Ge in the living room pulled Ye Siren aside and whispered something to him.
"Brother, am I hallucinating? Why does this equally terrifying dish smell so good to me?" Xia Tian asked, carefully examining a plate of food that looked remarkably similar to his mother's cooking.
"How would I know!" Xia Yu was also a little puzzled; he really had been watching the whole thing.
The steps were all normal, but the result was wrong. He was starting to doubt his life when he saw the dish, but he couldn't bear to interrupt Xia Xiang, who was happily cooking.
The women of the Xia family shouldn't even be in the kitchen; their cooking skills are absolutely horrible.
But since Hotaru is his beloved little sister, he'll put his phone in his pocket later so it'll be easier to call an ambulance.
"Xia Tian, did Xia Mei go buy some stomach medicine?" Xia Yu asked, stopping Xia Tian who was serving dishes.
Xia Tian nodded seriously and whispered, "Of course she did. She tore off a corner of the Dragon Sealing Talisman and teleported away."
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"Wow!" Xiong Ge and Ye Siren, having overcome their initial awkwardness, looked at Xia Xiang's cooking with surprise in their eyes. "It really looks exactly like Mom's!"
Only the Xia family remained at the dining table. Ren Chenwen had already made various excuses to slip away after Xia Xiang said she was going to cook for Xiong Ge.
"Darling, try it first before you speak, okay?" Xia Mei's hands, holding the chopsticks, didn't know what to do.
She loves Hotaru the most, but when it comes to eating, she'd better keep her feelings to herself and not show it. She's not a good older sister, sob sob~
"Mmm! Great! It tastes exactly like Mom's!" Xiong Ge praised.
The Xia family members: We're finished!!!
After Xiong Ge finished eating, the pressure shifted to Ye Siren.
Ye Siren was already drenched in sweat. Threatened by Xiong Ge's eyes and actions, he had no choice but to bite into the most normal-looking dish. He thought it would be terrible, but it turned out to be quite good.
"Xiao Ying, you're amazing!" Ye Siren gave a thumbs-up in surprise, relieved that he had escaped a disaster, and even took another bite.
Xiong Ge: You're smart to know what's good for you.
Ye Siren: Xiong-ge, could you please not pinch my inner thigh next time? The flesh there is tender and it hurts a lot!!!
Xia Yu was speechless after tasting it. Did Xiong Ge have some kind of misunderstanding about what tasted exactly the same?! Could the taste of normal food be exactly the same as the taste of a "corpse" being cremated?
The atmosphere at the table was lively; after six years, the family was finally reunited.
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