novelraw Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Chapter 106: Is the Little Dragon Shy?
Crayfish and lobster, although only one word apart, are actually very different.
When Lucia saw the plate of lobsters on the table, which were not even as big as her palm, she was very dissatisfied.
She leaned her head towards Xia Li, and Xia Li knew that she wanted to whisper to him, so he lowered his body to listen to her.
“It’s not a dragon!”
“It never was.” Xia Li chuckled.
“Expel it from the dragon registry!”
“Expelled, expelled.”
While coaxing Lucia, Xia Li’s hands didn’t stop moving. He peeled a lobster and stuffed the meat into Lucia’s mouth.
“Its size is not even as big as the caterpillars in Azure Continent… hmm,” After two bites, Lucia’s eyes lit up, conquered by the red, bouncy meat.
“Delicious!”
“Yes, it’s just a bit troublesome to peel.”
Xia Li’s hands moved quickly, stuffing several pieces of lobster meat into Lucia’s mouth in a row.
Lucia was eager to learn, staring intently at Xia Li, holding a crayfish in her hand and clumsily imitating him.
First this way, then that way… finally, she lost all patience and just stuffed it into her mouth to gnaw on.
“Don’t eat the shell, it’s not digestible.”
After settling Lucia down, Xia Li turned his attention to the noisy Monkey and Peach.
These two hadn’t stopped for a moment since they sat down.
As if afraid of being full from eating dog food, they never glanced at Xia Li until he suddenly spoke to them.
“A question,”
“What the… Boss Xia, ask away.”
Hou Zijie’s vulgar words were cut short as he turned around.
“I want to start a business, what do you think is reliable?”
Hou Zijie and Chen Tao were, after all, people who had entered the workforce and officially stepped into society.
Although they didn’t have much experience, they had the advantage of being young. A large part of the current social economy changes with the trends of young people, so listening to their ideas was definitely right.
“Open a shop? I choose a milk tea shop.” Chen Tao thought of it in a second.
“It’s too late to enter the milk tea market now. If you open your own shop, you won’t be able to stand out, and if you join a franchise, you’ll be heavily exploited by the franchisor. You’re basically working for someone else.” Hou Zijie objected.
“Screw you,” Chen Tao retorted, “Then an internet cafe or a bar.”
“Hah, internet cafes and bars are the most money-burning. The former has a slow return on investment, and the latter is too risky. Qingcheng City is already saturated with these two, they’re not suitable for investment now.” Hou Zijie countered again.
The two bickered again, while Xia Li, who had sparked the dispute, watched the fun from the sidelines.
“Boss, have you thought about what you want to do, or any hobbies?”
Only Fu Yuan was still reliable. Although he didn’t have much contact with the outside world because of his civil service exam preparation, reading the news every day was part of his study routine, so he was more sensitive to the market economy than anyone else.
“I don’t have a general direction yet.” Xia Li shook his head.
“What about Sister-in-law?”
“Her?”
Glancing at the silly dragon beside him who was gnawing on shrimp, Xia Li’s face was helpless.
Fu Yuan understood and changed the subject back, “The mask period just ended, it’s the time when the economy is seriously declining, housing prices in our city have fallen below… Actually, I don’t recommend investing in any industry right now.”
Xia Li’s family situation was considered the wealthiest among their group of brothers.
Although he still lived in the old house, Xia Li’s family was the first to move out of the community.
His father was a minor official, his mother ran a small business, and their life was stable and harmonious.
It was certain that the old couple in Xia Li’s family didn’t lack money. Otherwise, when school district housing was booming a few years ago, the old house would have been sold long ago, and wouldn’t have been kept until now.
If he wanted to do some business, his family would definitely support him.
“I think so too.”
Xia Li nodded, this matter had to be taken one step at a time, there was no rush.
It was a pity that he was a transmigrator and not a reborn person…
Otherwise, there would be no problem in making a fortune using information asymmetry.
Or just do as Lucia said, get a certificate and become an archery club coach.
“If you don’t have anything you particularly like, you can wait and see… but I still suggest you learn more about it first, preferably by working in the industry and experiencing it yourself.”
Fu Yuan certainly knew that Xia Li was reluctant to do the kind of 9-to-9 job that often required overtime, otherwise, he would definitely push Xia Li towards the internet industry.
Their Boss Xia had a free and easy, unrestrained spirit in his bones since he was a child.
It was precisely because of his unrestrained personality that he was able to become the leader of Building Number Three.
“Buzz…”
Xia Li’s phone on the table vibrated repeatedly.
He glanced at the sender and his expression turned strange.
Sender: Girlfriend
Looking back at the Stinky Dragon beside him who was playing with her phone, Xia Li wiped his hands and unlocked his phone.
Girlfriend: Dinner is ready!
“…”
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If Lucia wasn’t sitting right next to him, Xia Li would have really thought she was at home making dinner for him.
Boyfriend: Have you eaten? Is your phone still charged?
After sending the message, Xia Li stared at the dragon beside him, watching her put her phone on her thigh wrapped in white socks, struggling to type with her two small hands.
Lucia didn’t know how to use the nine-key input method, she used the full keyboard, searching for each letter for a long time.
They were clearly less than twenty centimeters apart, yet they had to communicate through messages.
The corners of Xia Li’s mouth curled up.
He automatically interpreted this behavior as a kind of ‘fun’.
“To…”
“I made…”
Secretly peeking at Lucia’s phone, Xia Li was like a spoiler, reading her messages in advance.
But this stupid dragon had a high typo rate, typing and deleting one character after another, unable to type out a whole line for a long time.
It made Xia Li’s heart itch with impatience.
Finally, Lucia seemed to be unable to bear the slow typing speed.
She held up her phone, pressed the voice message button, and spoke to the phone screen in a very, very small voice.
“I peeled a plate of crayfish, it’s dinner for you!”
After speaking, she glanced back at Xia Li, then picked up a crayfish claw and tapped it on her plate.
Xia Li only drank alcohol and didn’t eat any food, which worried her.
So, in less than ten minutes, Lucia peeled a big bowl of crayfish meat.
The crayfish meat was uneven in size, some edges were gnawed by the dragon, while others were crystal clear and neatly arranged together.
Xia Li was a little tipsy and thought, can I just eat the Little Dragon instead, I don’t want to eat shrimp.
He pretended to take out his phone and clicked the play button.
The sentence Lucia just said was played back through the phone.
Beside him, Lucia heard her own voice and felt inexplicably nervous, so she extended her small leather shoe and gently stepped on Xia Li’s instep.
What is the Brave Hero doing!
He could have listened secretly with the earpiece, why did he have to play it out loud!
If he did this, then there was no point in her specially sending him a message!
It wouldn’t be good if it got out that a Pureblood Giant Dragon was cooking for the Brave Hero.
It was fine for the two of them to know about this, but if others found out, not only would the Brave Hero Xia Li become a human with an unsteady stance, but Lucia, a dragon, would also lose face.
“Looks good,”
Xia Li pressed the voice message button, his voice loud and carefree.
“It’s a pity I’m busy right now, can you help me put it in my mouth?”
After speaking, he turned to look at Lucia.
The dragon was facing away from him, silently pressing her phone against her cheek, listening to what he just said through the earpiece again.
Xia Li: “…”
Although he didn’t know what the silly dragon was up to, it was quite amusing.
Especially the three livid faces at F3, Xia Li found it very interesting.
“You… eat it yourself.”
After listening to the voice message, Lucia slowly turned around, her small face serious.
“Why? You should follow through with your good deeds, understand?” Xia Li was unhappy.
“I can help you put it in… when we get back…”
“Why not outside?”
“It’s not good outside…”
“Why?”
Xia Li thought the dragon understood what ‘shyness’ was, but the silly dragon didn’t change her expression, just calmly pushed the plate full of crayfish meat forward.
“It’s just not good outside.”
Lucia rarely disobeyed Xia Li, but she insisted on her own idea this time.
Rounding it up… it was actually a kind of shyness?
Xia Li thought to himself, choosing not to deliberately make things difficult for the dragon. He picked up the bowl of crayfish meat that looked like rice and brought it to his mouth.
While eating, he took out his phone and sent a voice message.
“The food my girlfriend made is really delicious!”
“…”
“What are they doing?”
“Flirting, and we’re part of their play.”
Chen Tao and Hou Zijie were choked by this scene and couldn’t speak. They paused their bickering and quickly lowered their heads to eat.
“Don’t look,” Chen Tao said miserably, “If you look again, the lobster will turn into lemon flavor.”