novelraw Chapter 164
Chapter 164
Chapter 164: Great Humans Are Scary!
Fang Xia was indeed impatient in this regard.
She had her child relatively late. In those days, when a woman gave birth at the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven, everyone around her would say, “It’s too late.”
Now, relatives and friends were all holding their grandchildren, and their own son finally had some movement, so Fang Xia naturally kept a close eye on it.
In her words, it was, “As long as Little Lu is willing, let’s get the marriage certificate done quickly, and we can start considering having children.” “Take advantage of the fact that your mother is still young and can help you with the children. Otherwise, when I’m old, I won’t be able to help you…”
In the living room.
Xia Yuanjun was puffing away on the balcony. When he was young, he loved to look at the street scene from this third-floor height. Now, the streets had changed a lot, and the people in his family had also changed a lot. He was still adapting to these changes.
This old house that he had lived in for twenty years…
How did it change from “new home” to “guest house”?
Secretly glancing at the brat inside the window, Xia Yuanjun took another drag of his cigarette. “Your dad is happy. He’s thinking about your matters.”
Fang Xia was afraid that the old man’s gloomy expression would be misunderstood by the young people.
Xia Yuanjun was not good at expressing himself and had done many things in the past that caused Xia Li to misunderstand him.
There was a big problem with father-son communication, and they often quarreled.
“I know.”
Xia Li nodded.
During his school days, he really didn’t understand his parents. He thought Xia Yuanjun was very serious when he didn’t speak. Later, he learned that he, like himself, liked to secretly laugh, and when he laughed, he only curled his lips and didn’t show his teeth.
In short, it was a crooked smile.
The three years in the other world had made Xia Li grow a lot.
“Mom, it’s like this,”
Xia Li brought the topic back on track.
He couldn’t let Fang Xia keep thinking about having children.
He was okay with it, he could accept it.
But on Lucia’s side, it would scare the dragon.
“Little Lu and I will talk about it first. As for marriage…”
“Hey, it’s not comfortable living here, right? The old house is not well-insulated. It’s cold in winter, hot in summer, and leaks.”
Fang Xia suddenly interrupted Xia Li.
Her nasolabial folds were deep when she smiled, but the expression on her face was very gentle.
“Your dad and I have discussed it. We’ve saved some money over the years. We saved it to prepare for your future. Now that you’ve found a girlfriend, and we’re very satisfied with her, we can put the next plan on the agenda…”
“We want to buy you a property in the city. You can choose the location.”
Hearing Fang Xia say this, Xia Li fell silent and didn’t dare to say anything.
Well, he had to face this problem after all.
But Mrs. Fang, your future daughter-in-law is different.
It’s hard to say whether the child she gives birth to will be a dragon egg or a human.
And, for now, they can’t take the step of getting married!
“Auntie, have some fruit.”
As they were talking, Lucia went to the kitchen and cut a fruit platter.
Although her knife skills were still a bit clumsy, it could be seen that she had put a lot of effort into it.
Kiwi fruit cut into four pieces, peeled grapefruit and oranges…
The surface of the fruit was bumpy, Fang Xia casually picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.
“Mmm, very sweet.”
Fang Xia smiled, her eyes crinkling, and praised it endlessly.
She liked it more and more.
The little girl had a very good personality.
The word “kind” might be common for girls in modern society, but “simple” was rare.
Which girl nowadays wasn’t pretentious and flashy?
In Fang Xia’s eyes, Lucia’s neat and tidy clothes, clear eyes, and honest and dutiful personality were simply perfect.
Fang Xia didn’t continue the previous topic.
Urging marriage and children in front of Xia Li was the nature of all parents, and it was also putting pressure on their son.
But urging them in front of the little girl would completely change the meaning.
No matter how anxious Fang Xia was, she wouldn’t do that.
“Mom, is it sweet?”
Xia Li leaned over to look at the fruit platter and asked Fang Xia.
Fang Xia looked at him with strange eyes.
“Yes, it’s sweet.”
So Xia Li asked Lucia again.
“Is it sweet, Lucia?”
“Huh?”
Lucia wiped her hands with her apron, her face flushed and a little at a loss.
She didn’t understand what Xia Li was trying to do.
“Can I have a taste?” Xia Li said again.
He didn’t expect the stinky dragon to be so understanding.
His parents had just arrived, and she had prepared a fruit platter.
Xia Li had never taught Lucia to do this.
Could it be that this dragon secretly learned it last night?
“You, you can try it.”
Lucia’s face was puzzled, and her eyes were a little aggrieved.
It was fine for Xia Li to bully the dragon usually, but he definitely couldn’t bully the dragon now…
“But I haven’t washed my hands.”
Xia Li raised the hand that had held Mianhua.
Seeing this, Fang Xia raised her eyebrows.
No, weren’t there toothpicks?
“Your hands are clean, just feed me one.” Xia Li said.
“Cough…”
The kiwi fruit was too juicy, and Fang Xia almost choked.
“Mom, eat slowly, leave some for me.” Xia Li quickly patted her back.
Fang Xia rolled her eyes at him.
Her son was usually such a serious person, how come he had become so shameless now?
Then she looked at the little girl’s flushed face.
Now their parents were still present. If the parents were not present, Fang Xia simply couldn’t imagine what her son would do to the little girl!
She didn’t even need to urge them.
It probably wouldn’t be long before she would have a grandson or granddaughter!
“…”
Lucia stuffed the kiwi fruit into Xia Li’s mouth at an extremely fast speed.
Xia Li’s mouth was directly stuffed full, and he couldn’t speak.
This kind of feeding behavior in front of his parents was too disrespectful to the dragon!
However, it was said online that engaging in intimate behavior with one’s boyfriend in front of his parents would increase family favorability…
In order to win over the Brave Hero’s mother to her side, and then turn around and resist the Brave Hero in the future, Lucia decided to endure it for now.
No pain, no gain for the dragon!
After stuffing the kiwi, she continued to stuff the grapefruit.
The sweetness in Xia Li’s mouth was hit by the sourness of the grapefruit, and his face immediately twisted.
Sweet first, then sour, saliva spraying.
“Hahaha!”
Fang Xia laughed so hard she slapped her thighs.
After laughing, she wiped her tears, glared at her son, and then took Lucia’s small hand, smiling and asking her.
“Little Lu, what do you think of Xia Li?”
Teacher Xia’s principle was to answer “good” when encountering a question.
Lucia nodded, her face flushed, and said seriously.
“Xia Li is a good person.”
“This kid is unreliable. He stays at home every day and doesn’t do anything. He’s very lazy.”
“Mom, I’m working. I’ve been writing novels since I was in college…”
Xia Li cried out in injustice.
Other students going out to do part-time jobs was considered hardworking and earning money, so why was him writing novels at home considered lazy and not doing anything?
What was wrong with being a homebody? Being a homebody was better than being a wanderer.
And, he might be earning even more from his part-time job.
The words in his mouth were cut off by Fang Xia’s sharp glare.
“It’s okay, Auntie, I also like to stay at home… or lie down.” Lucia replied in a small voice.
The smile on Fang Xia’s face deepened.
“That’s good, that’s good. The son of Aunt Wang next door has loved going out to play with friends since he was a child. Now that he’s an adult, he’s playing bigger and bigger. He even went to the detention center a few days ago… It’s fine if you don’t dislike him for this.”
“I don’t dislike Xia Li, I like Xia Li.”
“Good, good, good,” Fang Xia held the little girl’s hand and nodded repeatedly.
She deliberately avoided sensitive topics such as family address and family environment, so the only thing she could ask about was Xia Li’s shortcomings.
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“How does Xia Li treat you? He must bully you every day.”
“Xia Li is very good to me. He buys me new clothes and delicious food…”
“Then does he bully you?”
“Bully… occasionally.”
Lucia pinched the corner of her clothes, her face flushed.
She had a shy expression on her face that was easy for elders to misunderstand.
Xia Li didn’t know whether to stand or sit.
Not to mention the dragon feeling embarrassed, even he felt ashamed.
Finding that there was no place for him here, Xia Li went to the balcony to get some air.
Pushing the door open, he saw Old Xia playing with a cat.
Fanning the smoke from his face, Xia Li thought to himself, this wasn’t right. Mianhua was in the living room, so how did the cat on the balcony get here?
Looking down, he found that this cow-colored neurotic cat was none other than Wuqi.
“This cat is strange. It jumped onto the balcony just now and wanted to attack me. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise, I would have been slapped by it.
And this cat has no claws, it should be a neighbor’s cat.”
Xia Yuanjun patted the ash off his clothes and concluded.
Xia Li: “…”
『Brother, your house has been burglarized! !』
『I just slapped him, I’m sure I hit the enemy’s shoulder! !』
『Come quickly and sup…』
“Dad, this cat is also mine.”
『port?』
『Dad???』
Xia Li squatted down and stroked Wuqi’s head.
Wuqi’s hair immediately stood on end.
The human he had punched several times, turned out to be Xia brother’s father?
From this point of view, father and son really looked alike.
“Why do you have so many cats?” Xia Yuanjun frowned.
The traditional thinking of the older generation was that small animals had bacteria and viruses.
The little kitten at home was fine, but how come there was another big cat?
This cat went out to play every day, who knows what diseases it had on it.
“It’s okay, he’s fully vaccinated and has no infectious diseases.”
Xia Li knew what Old Xia was thinking. He tapped Wuqi’s head with one hand, and Wuqi felt that this guy was taking revenge for his old man.
“This cat is very fun, he has a special skill.”
In order to win the old man’s favor, Xia Li said mysteriously while stroking Wuqi.
“What special skill?”
The old man took the bait.
“He can do a backflip!”
Wuqi: 『…』
I don’t, I can’t, don’t talk nonsense.
“Don’t believe it?”
Xia Yuanjun obviously had a disbelieving expression.
This trick might work on little girls, but to fool an old man like him? Impossible.
“Come on, Wuqi, show us.”
Saying that, he opened the balcony door and called Fang Xia to come and join in the fun.
“Mom, come see something!”
Now there were four people standing on the balcony.
The four of them stared at Wuqi, waiting for him to do a backflip.
Lucia, who knew the truth, was secretly laughing behind Fang Xia. Xia Li winked at her, and the dimples on Lucia’s face became more prominent.
『Are you sick! !』
Wuqi wailed in his heart.
But the scene was already set, he would definitely feel bad if he didn’t give his brother some face.
Closing his eyes, Wuqi jumped up with all his might.
Then, imitating the “backflip” posture in his memory, he flipped his two front paws backwards.
Finally, he landed gracefully with his belly facing down.
After repeating it five or six times, Wuqi was completely exhausted.
He lay on the ground looking like he was about to die.
“This cat is good.”
Wuqi gained Xia Yuanjun’s approval.
Fang Xia said with a smile, “I’ve seen a lot of videos like this on short video apps, they can earn a lot of traffic. I’ve seen quite a few before.”
“It used to be okay, but now there’s no shortage of pet bloggers. And with AI technology so advanced, real and fake things are mixed together, so this kind of video isn’t really a highlight anymore.”
Xia Li had studied the market.
Using Wuqi to make money, let alone whether Wuqi himself was willing, Xia Li’s current focus was only on Lucia, it was pointless to get entangled with a male cat who didn’t have eggs.
“Let’s go, go inside, it’s cold outside.”
Pulling the old couple back into the house, he turned his head and glanced at Lucia, who was pursing her lips and smiling happily, and said.
“Is it fun?”
“Hehe… fun.” Lucia replied quietly.
After adding a bowl of water for the exhausted Wuqi, it was getting late, and Xia Li decided to go out to solve the problem of eating.
In order not to expose his terrible cooking skills, Xia Li didn’t choose to cook at home, but went directly to a restaurant.
With Lucia present, Fang Xia didn’t say much to Xia Li.
The family of four packed up and went out.
“Oh, Aunt Huang, it’s been a long time, how come you’ve lost so much weight… Just finished eating and going out to walk the dog?”
“Haha, yes, yes, this is Xia Li’s girlfriend…”
“Hey, it’s still early, it’s still early, we’re not rushing, it’s up to the young people.”
“Uncle Chen is on duty, yes, yes, I came back to see my son.”
“Sister Wang, long time no see, you look much younger! Mmm, this is Xia Li’s girlfriend…”
Along the way, Fang Xia greeted everyone she met.
She was also known as a kind person in the Shangdong Chaoyang Residential Complex. It was rare for her to come back, and she was like a celebrity.
Especially when introducing Lucia, she would pull Lucia over to greet everyone she saw.
This made Lucia, who had social anxiety, feel very embarrassed.
Finally getting into the car, Lucia was sweating profusely and secretly fanned her face.
She wished she could dig a hole and bury her head in it like an ostrich.
Meeting the parents… It was too scary for the dragon.
Sob, sob.
Lucia silently looked at Xia Li, Xia Li was also very helpless.
“My mom likes you,” he mouthed to Lucia.
As soon as the car started, Fang Xia in the back seat patted the seat cushion and asked Xia Li happily.
“Is this car easy to drive?”
“Easy to drive.”
“That’s good. We were originally planning to buy it for you, but you didn’t want it. Now it’s just right for you to practice.
This is the first time I’ve ridden in a car driven by my son… Old Xia, right?”
Saying that, Fang Xia nudged Old Xia, who hadn’t said a word, with her elbow.
Old Xia didn’t speak, just nodded.
“This feeling is really good.” Fang Xia said again.
Old Xia looked out the window and nodded again.
It wasn’t just the feeling of going back to their hometown that had changed, the feeling of sitting in the car had also changed…
This was the first time Old Xia had sat in the back seat during a family outing.
It was amazing…
The brat who used to be so small and worrisome had actually grown so big.
He could even step on the gas and brake.
As the car started steadily, Xia Yuanjun tugged at his collar, his Adam’s apple bobbing involuntarily.
He felt an indescribable emotion.