novelraw Chapter 177
Chapter 177
Chapter 177: Marrying a Dragon
The next morning.
Sunlight streamed through the thin clouds, Xia Li opened his eyes, followed by a wave of dizziness.
Every time he drank too much, he slept very little that night, and he was bound to have a hangover the next day.
Xia Li went to wash his face and drank two glasses of water, which made him feel a little more awake.
Lucia was still nestled in the bedding, sleeping like a cat, ignoring any noise Xia Li made.
Xia Li vaguely remembered that he seemed to have tossed and turned the dragon quite a bit last night.
He couldn’t remember exactly how he did it.
He only knew that she was busy, bringing him a glass of water and then rummaging through the refrigerator in the kitchen.
Thinking of this, Xia Li reached down to his crotch. His underwear was still there.
Wait, why are you still there?
After all that last night, the Holy Sword didn’t even get triggered?
Xia Li remembered saying some very touching words at the time, and then… then there was nothing.
He proved with his actions that a truly drunk person is incapable.
“Achoo—”
Rubbing his nose, Xia Li dragged his tired body to the kitchen to make breakfast.
There was no morning porridge this time, he had to rely on his own hands.
As soon as he arrived in front of the refrigerator, he was shocked by the scene before him.
What’s going on with this refrigerator!
Vegetables and fruits were scattered all over the floor, and bottles and jars were neatly arranged like an army.
Eggs were rolling everywhere, and a clueless calico kitten was reaching out its paw to scoop the eggs around.
“Did a thief break into the house?!”
Xia Li asked Mianhua in surprise.
Mianhua meowed.
Obviously, the cat didn’t know.
Opening the refrigerator, as Xia Li expected, it was empty, even the middle partition was pulled out.
Looking at the row of shoe prints on the edge of the refrigerator…
If Xia Li guessed correctly, a dragon emptied the refrigerator last night and stayed in it for a while.
“Achoo—”
Thinking of this, Xia Li shivered and sneezed again.
Oh no, his invincible body was ruined by the evil dragon.
“I’ll clean up right away…”
Lucia came out of the bedroom at some point, perhaps she woke up when Xia Li sneezed the first time.
The evil dragon was wearing a green dinosaur fleece pajama, her small body wrapped in a nightgown, making her look round and cuddly.
She squatted down and started to tidy up the things on the floor.
“These tomatoes… they’re not spoiled, are they?”
“Yogurt should be stored in the refrigerator at 2-6 degrees, what was the temperature last night, can I still eat it?”
Lucia squatted on the ground, checking the expiration date and storage temperature on each item.
Seeing that Xia Li didn’t answer her, she continued to mutter.
“I was going to put them back in the refrigerator last night, but you held me so tight, I couldn’t get out… and then, then I fell asleep in a daze.
Is this food okay?”
Thinking for a moment, she felt that the question was ambiguous, Lucia stood up again and put her small hand on Xia Li’s forehead to check his temperature.
“Are you okay?”
Xia Li: “…”
Xia Li was speechless, he grabbed her small hand and kissed it.
Lucia’s shoulders shrank back, retracting her dragon claws.
Even though she had been kissed by Xia Li countless times, every time he did this kind of sneak attack, it still made the dragon blush.
And this feeling of blushing and shyness was getting stronger and stronger lately.
Especially last night, when she was held tightly by the drunk Xia Li, Lucia was particularly nervous, the sound of her dragon heart beating was so loud that even she could hear it clearly.
She was afraid that Xia Li would do something next, but she was also looking forward to him doing something.
Was she becoming more sensitive, or was the Brave Hero’s aggressiveness getting stronger?
Lucia couldn’t tell.
But the only thing she knew was that she didn’t hate Xia Li doing this.
“You last night…”
Xia Li remembered that after he got drunk last night, his body was burning hot, Lucia thought he had a fever and wanted to try to cool him down.
Lucia was stupid, she didn’t know how humans cool down, she didn’t know about fever patches, fever medicine, or even the method of using a towel on the forehead to reduce fever.
She could only use her body to cool Xia Li down in the most clumsy way.
“Thud!”
Xia Li was lost in thought, and a box of yogurt slapped him in the face, pulling his wandering thoughts back.
He picked up the yogurt in a daze and looked up to see that the evil dragon had almost finished cleaning up the refrigerator.
Lucia bent down, picked up Mianhua who was digging out eggs, then gathered the eggs in the corner, washed them, and put them in the pot to boil.
“Let’s just have eggs and yogurt this morning,” the evil dragon said, hands on her hips.
“Okay…” Xia Li nodded.
This dragon was getting more and more like a little Sichuan woman.
Would he be completely controlled by her in the future?
Xia Li silently inserted the straw into the yogurt and handed it to Lucia.
Lucia took it with both hands and started sucking.
The eggs in the pot were cooked in five minutes, and the two sat at the dining table peeling the eggshells.
The evil dragon was clumsy, and she peeled a boiled egg into a bumpy mess. Xia Li took his smooth egg and exchanged it with hers.
Remembering the first time the evil dragon ate an egg, she wanted to eat it with the shell, Xia Li couldn’t help but smile.
“Humph.”
Seeing the mocking smile on the Brave Hero’s face, Lucia was unhappy and hummed twice.
“Have you thought about it, how much are you?”
“What do you mean how much am I?”
Xia Li couldn’t keep up with the evil dragon’s jumping thoughts, the sudden question stunned him.
“It’s the ‘bride price’ you mentioned last night.”
Lucia took a bite of the egg, she liked the soft-boiled yolk that wasn’t fully cooked.
Xia Li then remembered this matter, he did ask last night… he asked Lucia, if I want to marry you, what would you do?
Lucia’s answer at the time was ‘I’ll marry you too’.
As expected of you, Stinky Dragon.
This kind of conversation, if it were any other girl, would answer yes or no, right?
How come it was reversed when it came to Lucia?
“Me? I’m very expensive.”
“How much?”
Lucia looked over with a silly gaze, those innocent and pure eyes, seemed to be a consumer waiting for a black-hearted vendor to rip her off.
Xia Li held up a finger, making a ‘1’.
“One million?!”
The evil dragon gasped.
Xia Li put his finger back and said, “I’m the one marrying you, so I should be the one paying.”
He decided not to tease the evil dragon anymore, it was better to be serious about this matter.
Lucia didn’t care who married whom, she was more concerned about another point.
“Then how much am I worth?”
“According to the bounty on Azure Continent, you are worth 10,000 gold coins. But on Earth, you are priceless,” Xia Li answered seriously, without hesitation.
Lucia thought for a moment, her eyes dimmed a little.
“I’m worthless…”
“Priceless means too expensive to put a price on. It doesn’t mean worthless!”
Xia Li couldn’t help but retort, but he quickly gave up explaining.
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The evil dragon didn’t understand human customs regarding marriage.
Playing the piano to a dragon, it simply wouldn’t work.
After finishing the last bite of the egg, Xia Li went to the kitchen to wash the pot.
There would be a circle of white residue around the pot after boiling eggs, which could be easily removed by scrubbing it with a dishcloth.
He glanced at Lucia who was organizing the refrigerator behind him.
Xia Li still wanted to continue the topic from earlier.
Just because Lucia didn’t care didn’t mean Xia Li could get away with it.
He had always been serious about his relationship with Lucia.
“About that topic earlier…”
“I said I wanted to marry you last night, I definitely wasn’t just saying it casually. Although I was indeed drunk at the time, I was very sober when I said that. I forgot everything when I woke up this morning, but I remember this very clearly.”
Xia Li cleared his throat, his tone losing its previous frivolity and becoming serious.
Lucia slowed down her movements, weighing the half cabbage in her hand.
She looked back at Xia Li, her eyes puzzled, as if she didn’t understand the meaning of what he was saying.
What’s with the talk about giving money or not…
Lucia had been surfing the internet for so long, she had seen some topics about human marriage.
But she never thought about asking Xia Li for money.
It was useless for her to take money…
Why did Xia Li care about this?
“I really can’t give you anything now…
I’m no different from those men who only know how to sweet-talk and coax girls.”
Xia Li wiped the water droplets from his hands and suddenly took a deep breath.
When he turned around, Lucia held the half cabbage in her arms even tighter.
The sun was very good today, the sun had already risen early in the morning.
Xia Li’s hair was illuminated by the light, making it look fluffy. Lucia secretly glanced at the Brave Hero standing against the light, then lowered her head to peel the leaves of the cabbage in her hand, pretending to be busy.
Xia Li ignored her and continued speaking.
“But what I said was definitely not on a whim. My feelings for you are real, my desire to live with you is real, even if you tell me now that you want to go back to Azure Continent… guess what I would do?”
Lucia looked back at him and shook her head.
“I don’t know.”
“I’ll choose to go back with you,” Xia Li said.
Lucia was stunned.
This was an answer she didn’t expect.
“But I won’t go back,” she peeled off the two yellowed outer leaves of the cabbage and threw them in the trash can, rewrapped it in plastic wrap, and put it back in the refrigerator.
Then she continued what she was saying, “The food here is abundant and tastes better than over there.”
And, there was the most important point…
There was the Brave Hero’s family here.
“Just because of this?”
Xia Li pressed on, wanting to find out more. But Lucia nodded vigorously.
“Yes!”
“Not because of me? Not related to me at all?”
“A tiny bit,” Lucia gestured with her index finger and thumb.
Xia Li smiled and said, “You know, when you like someone, it’s easy to become insecure, to feel a lack of security. You always want to get some answers or responses from the other person to feel a little at ease…”
“Then… then there are two tiny bits!” Lucia changed her answer.
Xia Li went over and hugged her, “You didn’t understand before, and I didn’t know how to say it… but last night, I realized that actions and courage are equally important.
If Zhou Anqi hadn’t come last night, Yuanzi and she would have ended up in a muddle. If I don’t make it clear, you’ll never understand… You’re already a bit slow, and if I just brush it off, you’ll live your whole life in a daze.”
“I’m not stupid!” Lucia looked up at Xia Li.
The sun was behind Xia Li, the golden light outlining his figure. Lucia felt that his shadow was so far away from her, yet within reach.
Raising her arms around the Brave Hero’s neck made the dragon feel very safe.
“Xia Li, do you like sour candy too?”
She also remembered the things from last night, the questions about relationships that those humans were discussing. Lucia listened to the whole thing, and she had her own opinion.
“Sour candy?”
“What I mean is, will you still like me in the future?… Human feelings are fickle,” Lucia said.
Xia Li hesitated for a moment, he didn’t expect the evil dragon to be able to understand this.
“You’re right, the feeling of ‘like’ may change over time, but love won’t. Love is eternal.”
“Love?” Lucia murmured.
What is love again?
Human emotions were intertwined, always popping up with new questions when she thought she understood.
Lucia didn’t want to think about something so complicated, but when she was held by Xia Li like this, she felt like she could understand.
“So, are you willing to be with me?”
“I’m with you now…”
“Then are you willing to marry me?”
For a moment, Xia Li felt like he was proposing.
Proposing to a dragon.
Speaking of which, did this count as a proposal?
There were no flowers, no diamond ring, no witnesses, not even a bit of surprise or romance.
He was just talking about his feelings, instilling human thoughts, how much could the dragon across from him really take in?
“Then…”
The evil dragon in his arms slightly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask a question. Xia Li interrupted the dragon’s thirst for knowledge and asked her with a slight itch in his heart.
“If you’re willing… you can call me hubby.”
“I’m not willing.”
The evil dragon answered in a second.
Xia Li froze.
He thought he was about to win.
But reality gave him a blow.
“Why?!”
“Because ‘old mother’ doesn’t sound good.”
“Huh??”
Lucia said, “The opposite of ‘gong’ is ‘mu’. You’re ‘laogong’, so I’m ‘laomu’, I don’t like that title.”
“The corresponding title for ‘laogong’ is ‘laopo’.”
“Oh…”
“Oh. After ‘oh’, then what?”
Lucia twisted her slender waist, wriggling out of Xia Li’s arms. Her pretty cheeks had flushed red at some point.
“Someone’s knocking on the door, I’ll go check…” the evil dragon said, retreating from the kitchen timidly.
Xia Li thought to himself, where is someone knocking? But after his rapidly beating heart calmed down, he did hear a knock on the door.
“Boss, it’s me, come to see you.”
“Lu-mei, open the door~!”
Behind the door, two familiar voices rang out.
Lucia, who was on high alert, immediately ran back to the kitchen. Xia Li watched with amusement as she put down the kitchen knife and then rushed to open the door.
“Anqi, you’re here!”
The people who came to visit were the young couple who had been crying their eyes out last night.
Xia Li then slowly came out of the kitchen.
Thinking about what had just happened, he still felt something was wrong.
Lucia surfed the internet every day, there was no way she didn’t know the titles between human couples. How could the opposite of ‘gong’ be ‘mu’?
This dragon was playing him!