novelraw Chapter 166
Chapter 166
Chapter 166: Conquering the Brave Hero! （4K）
On the way back, Fang Xia chattered incessantly, telling Lucia embarrassing stories about Xia Li’s childhood.
For example: when he was in kindergarten, he stuffed a bean-sized toy up his nostril, and it took a lot of effort at the hospital to get it out.
When he was in elementary school, he firmly believed that the eggs in the refrigerator could hatch chicks, so he secretly put an egg in his quilt to incubate. As a result, the egg broke the next day, and when Fang Xia lifted the quilt and saw a nest of yolk, she beat the child.
When he was in junior high, he put an effervescent tablet in his mouth, and just as the teacher called him up to answer a question, he spit out a mouthful of foam, scaring the teacher half to death…
The further she went, the more amused Fang Xia’s expression became, while Xia Li’s face was as dark as water.
Does his dignified Brave Hero still have any face left?!
He secretly glanced at the evil dragon in the passenger seat.
The evil dragon was rolling on the seat with laughter.
Although she didn’t understand some of the words, this kind of growth story about the Brave Hero was more interesting to her than anything else. “Hehehe…”
It was a pity she hadn’t seen Xia Li as a child.
On the other hand, when Lucia herself was a child, Xia Li probably wasn’t even an egg yet.
The difference between them, both in time and space, was quite significant…
It was hard to imagine that these two seemingly parallel lines that would never intersect actually met at this moment.
Bypassing the bustling intersection of Qingcheng City, Xia Li continued driving.
Mrs. Fang said that she hadn’t been back for a long time and wanted to see how Qingcheng City had changed, so she asked Xia Li to drive around a bit more.
Actually, the old couple had driven back this time, and if they wanted to go for a drive, they could have just asked Old Xia to take her.
The reason she wanted Xia Li to be the driver was that Mrs. Fang was reluctant to leave.
Xia Li wasn’t sure if she was reluctant to leave her son, Xia Li.
But she was definitely reluctant to leave Lucia.
They drove to the entrance of the North City Zoo.
Lucia had been to this zoo once. She looked out the window, the neon lights at night were like beacons in the darkness, shining faintly in the air.
The colorful lights were reflected in Lucia’s eyes, as if they held stars.
Fang Xia in the back seat couldn’t sit still again and continued, “I took Xia Li to this zoo a few times when he was little. He would cry every time he was scared by the lions and tigers inside, hahaha!”
Lucia blinked her bright eyes and looked back at Xia Li.
Xia Li remained silent.
So, the ‘randomly scaring a passing child’ that Xia Li mentioned last time was actually about himself…
Lucia chuckled.
“Mom.”
Xia Li said with a cold face, stopping his mother from revealing any more embarrassing stories.
He was still a just and powerful Brave Hero in Lucia’s eyes.
Today, Fang Xia had revealed all his secrets.
Xia Li’s family status was already a bit precarious, and if this continued, he would lose even more authority in the eyes of the evil dragon.
“Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore, hahaha…”
Fang Xia laughed, covering her mouth and slapping her thigh.
The car gradually drove away from the zoo. To avoid the evil dragon getting carsick, Xia Li deliberately opened the sunroof.
The cool wind outside poured into the car. Fang Xia and Xia Yuanjun in the back seat didn’t say much, just silently pulled their collars up.
“There’s a DUI checkpoint ahead.”
Xia Yuanjun just glanced at the flashing red and blue lights in the distance and made an experienced conclusion.
Xia Li thought to himself, as expected of someone who worked in the system, he was much more observant than ordinary people.
But neither of them had drunk any alcohol tonight, and there was no smell of alcohol in the car.
Xia Li rolled down the window and breathed twice into the alcohol detector in the traffic policeman’s hand.
Lucia stared with her lively eyes, curious about what Xia Li was doing.
Lucia knew that the vehicles with flashing red and blue lights were carrying police officers who maintained social order.
She almost went to the police station with a knife before, if Xia Li hadn’t stopped her in time, she might still be wearing silver handcuffs and shedding tears behind bars.
“Driving under the influence of alcohol is illegal. If you drink and blow into that detector, it will sound an alarm, and then the driver will be taken away and charged… In the future, if you see Xia Li drinking, don’t let him touch the car.”
Mrs. Fang, sitting in the back, noticed Lucia’s curious gaze and explained kindly.
Seeing Lucia like this, Fang Xia also judged that this was her first encounter with a DUI checkpoint.
After all, she was a child from a remote and poor area, where even cars were rare. It was normal for her to have never seen such a thing.
“Yes, I will!” Lucia nodded seriously.
She remembered that a drunk Xia Li couldn’t touch the car.
Looking at the detector in the traffic police officer’s hand, Lucia felt a surge of excitement.
How should she put it… It was a strange feeling of wanting to be inspected, even though she knew she hadn’t broken any laws of human society.
“Xia Li, I want to try too…”
She tugged at Xia Li’s sleeve and said in a small voice.
The traffic police officer who leaned in also heard this sentence and chuckled when he saw the girl’s beautiful and shy expression.
“Haha… Okay, you can try, blow.”
“Beep~”
“Well, no alcohol content, you can go.” The traffic police officer waved his hand.
Xia Li left a sentence “Thank you for your trouble,” then stepped on the gas and sped away.
He didn’t even react just now.
Why did this stinky dragon take the initiative to ask for inspection!
Because he was never sure what the difference was between a dragon in human form and a real human, Xia Li didn’t dare to let Lucia try this kind of thing casually.
As a result, this dragon had no self-awareness and volunteered to go and get caught.
This time she tried the alcohol test, what about next time when they test blood!
“Hahaha, Xiao Lu is very interesting.” Mrs. Fang suddenly spoke.
She had been in a good mood all day since returning to Qingcheng City and seeing Lucia.
Although Lucia was shy like most girls, her behavior and actions were unexpectedly lively and playful.
She would definitely liven up the atmosphere in their home in the future.
Fang Xia had long felt that the atmosphere in their home was lifeless.
An Old Xia who kept his head down and didn’t speak, and a Little Xia who couldn’t say anything nice.
Their home was usually peaceful and warm, but it always lacked something, someone to liven up the atmosphere.
Now, the only thing missing had been filled.
“Be nice to Xiao Lu, you hear me!”
When they got out of the car, Fang Xia stood under the window and said loudly to Xia Li in the driver’s seat.
Xia Yuanjun went to the other side of the complex to get his car. They wouldn’t be staying at Xia Li’s and his girlfriend’s place tonight, but chose to go back to the countryside.
Xia Li was a little confused, why was his mother scolding him?
“Mom, I know…”
“Don’t always bully the little girl.” Fang Xia spat twice.
She thought that their generation wouldn’t understand those teasing behaviors, but Fang Xia understood very well.
This boy just liked to bully the little girl, making Lucia’s flushed cheeks never subside.
“No, no.” Xia Li answered sincerely.
Fang Xia rolled her eyes at him.
Forget it, it was normal for young people to tease each other and be lovey-dovey. She didn’t bother to interfere.
“Xiao Lu, if anything happens, contact me. If Xia Li bullies you, tell me, and I’ll deal with him!”
Fang Xia turned to Lucia in the passenger seat and said, her eyes filled with reluctance.
They had just added each other on WeChat, and they could keep in touch later.
Lucia nodded like a pecking chicken.
“Honk honk!”
Not far away, Xia Yuanjun had already driven the car to the entrance of the complex and was honking the horn to urge them.
Fang Xia, displaying the traditional character of a Sichuan woman, walked over while cursing.
“Coming, coming, what’s the rush? It’s so late now, don’t you see if your horn is disturbing the peace!”
It wasn’t easy for Old Xia to have a long vacation. Fang Xia’s purpose in returning to Qingcheng City this time was not only to see her future daughter-in-law, but also her own parents.
That is, Xia Li’s grandmother.
Fang Xia said that they would be staying at her grandmother’s house these days.
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“Goodbye, Auntie~” Lucia stuck her head out to say goodbye.
Fang Xia, who was scolding Xia Yuanjun just a second ago, suddenly beamed with joy and waved back at Lucia.
“See you later, Xiao Lu!”
They watched the familiar white car drive away.
Xia Li then turned the steering wheel and slowly parked the car within the parking lines.
“Let’s go, get out of the car.”
Pulling the handbrake and turning off the engine, the evil dragon in the passenger seat was silently taking off her seatbelt.
Xia Li walked around the car and helped the little dragon down. The little dragon kept her head down the whole time, a sweet smile on her lips.
“What are you smirking about, you silly thing.”
“Not telling~” Lucia hummed back, her smile revealing her little tiger teeth.
Xia Li: “…”
Fine, if she didn’t want to say it, she didn’t have to.
A big reason for letting his parents meet Lucia today was to formally introduce his family to her, and to let Lucia integrate into their family.
But now, Xia Li felt a sense of crisis.
Fang Xia liked Lucia so much, which was both good and bad for Xia Li.
The good thing was that his parents accepted her.
The bad thing was… he seemed to be caught between Fang Xia and Lucia.
“Hehe…”
As they went upstairs, the stinky dragon finally couldn’t help but start showing off her achievements.
Although she hadn’t done anything, her plan had been surprisingly successful!
“I’ve already won over the Brave Hero’s mother…”
“And then?”
Xia Li looked down at the mischievous smile on the dragon’s face.
“And then you definitely can’t get rid of me.”
“I wasn’t going to get rid of you in the first place.”
“If you try to get rid of me, the Brave Hero’s mother will definitely teach you a lesson!” Lucia said proudly.
“I already said I wouldn’t get rid of you…”
Xia Li took out his key and opened the door.
Lucia hummed again.
The appearance of Fang Xia had boosted her confidence, which she had always lacked.
She used to feel that she was just a freeloader in Xia Li’s house, like the stray cat Mianhua they had adopted. Lucia’s existence could be replaced at any time, and she could be abandoned at any time.
‘It’s easy to feel inferior in front of the person you like,’ this was the answer Lucia got from searching online.
Now, it was different.
She could feel that she had a place in the hearts of the Brave Hero’s mother, the Brave Hero’s father, and the Brave Hero himself.
It even made her feel that it wouldn’t be difficult to become a member of the Brave Hero’s family…
She and Xia Li were a small family, and together with Xia Li’s parents and his relatives, they would be a big family.
When did the things she had never dared to dream of become within reach?
“Then you can never get rid of me for the rest of your life!”
As the door opened, the warm yellow light inside fell on Lucia’s face. Lucia said this with great confidence.
Xia Li smiled along with her.
“Then you can never escape for the rest of your life.”
“I have nowhere else to go anyway!” Lucia said matter-of-factly.
As she said this, she went to change her shoes at the door, but Xia Li pulled her back.
The evil dragon was wearing a white down jacket today, soft and cuddly in his arms. She still had the faint smell of cooking oil from the restaurant.
Xia Li sniffed at the dragon, the smell made him feel at ease.
“Lucia, let’s make a bet.” Xia Li lowered his voice.
“Bet, bet on what?” The dragon was bewildered.
“You definitely wouldn’t dare to bet.”
“I definitely dare to bet!”
Xia Li’s provocation worked every time.
The competitive dragon never failed to take the bait.
“I bet you wouldn’t dare to kiss me now!” Xia Li said.
Lucia: “…”
After hesitating for a while, she wavered between ‘competitiveness’ and ‘being tricked’.
No matter how stupid she was, she knew the Brave Hero was playing tricks.
The evil dragon wouldn’t be fooled.
“Then I definitely wouldn’t dare.”
After thinking about it, she was still a little embarrassed, and Lucia decided to swallow her pride.
“You’re chickening out already?”
Xia Li continued to provoke relentlessly.
Now that his parents had met Lucia, and Lucia had been recognized by the old couple, this was an important step for Xia Li.
Xia Li had thought about it, if the ID card route really didn’t work, he would confess to his parents.
Even if they didn’t get social recognition, as long as they could get the blessings of their family, Xia Li would feel that the road ahead wouldn’t be so tortuous.
“You want to bully me…” The stinky dragon grumbled, took out her phone from her pocket, and then took out Mrs. Fang’s WeChat to threaten Xia Li.
“Your mother just said that if you bully me, I can report it!”
“Sigh,” Xia Li sighed.
Now it was great, the two women he feared most in his life had joined forces.
“Alright, then no kissing.”
He walked through the door with a dejected and lonely expression.
Lucia felt complicated seeing his expression.
“…”
Reaching out to grab Xia Li’s clothes, Lucia looked away, biting her lower lip and whispering.
“How, how many times do you want to bet?”
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“Meow meow meow…”
“Meow.”
On the balcony, a faint string of meows echoed.
Xia Li wiped his lips.
He walked over to see two cats squatting there looking at the stars.
Wuqi was sitting in a cardboard box, while Mianhua was lying quietly on the ground.
“Meow meow…”
“Meow!”
『See that, that’s the Big Dipper… Hmm? You ask me why the Big Dipper has six stars, actually I don’t know, because I’m making it up, you wouldn’t understand anyway. 』
『And over there, that’s the Canned Food Planet… Oh my god!』
Wuqi meowed halfway, then suddenly felt a shadow approaching behind him.
After the golden bell was removed from his neck, his reactions became slower and slower.
Now the shadow had reached his nose before he reacted.
Seeing his good brother in front of him, Wuqi started to complain.
『Did you turn into a cat, why are you walking so silently?!』
『Really, not only did you leave the lights on when you went out, but you didn’t even close the balcony door!』
『I already made a date with Cuihua next door to go out and play, but in order to watch over your little kitten, I even stood Cuihua up, you owe me a Cuihua!』