novelraw Chapter 71
Chapter 71
Chapter 71: This Brave Hero Smells Good and Bad
On the wooden coffee table in the living room, the two takeout meals Xia Li bought were still lying there quietly.
One contained two bowls of fried rice, and the other was a fried chicken burger meal.
Xia Li had carefully chosen both of these takeout meals.
The fried rice could be heated directly in the microwave, it was a large portion and filling.
The burgers and fries were things Xia Li loved when he was a child, and he felt that Lucia, a dragon with little experience, would probably like them too.
Considering that the dragon didn’t dare to drink cola, Xia Li specifically added two yuan to have the merchant replace the cola with orange juice.
As a result… this dragon didn’t touch a single bite?
It was almost 8 p.m. now, and the dragon always ate on time. When she was with Xia Li, she was practically a meal reminder assistant.
It was rare for her to have food and not eat it, like tonight. “Why aren’t you eating?”
Xia Li opened the takeout box, thinking that the smell was normal and there should be no problem with the food.
Lucia shifted her bottom, propping her body up, and answered seriously.
“Because I found that there were two portions of fried rice.”
“And then…?”
“There must be one for you, so I want to eat with you.”
“Didn’t I say I was going out to eat fish and would be back later?” Xia Li said, “These are all for you.”
“But you only said you were eating fish, you didn’t say you were eating rice!”
Teacher Lucia instructed, “You have to eat staple food for lunch and dinner, that’s what you said!”
“You… you…”
Xia Li was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
This dragon was always being difficult at strange angles.
He had clearly told her many times before he went out to eat on time…
However, Xia Li was still very touched by Lucia’s behavior.
He could actually get a share of the food from the dragon’s mouth… Could Lucia be an angel dragon?
“As it happens, I really didn’t eat much tonight.”
Xia Li remembered that he was indeed a little hungry, so he grabbed the takeout and stood up.
“Wait, I’ll heat up the rice for you.”
“Okay!”
Lucia was already starving. Hearing that Xia Li was going to heat up the rice, she immediately ejected herself from the sofa.
Heating fried rice in the microwave wasn’t ideal, it lacked the ‘wok hei’ and wouldn’t heat through properly, so Xia Li decided to heat it up with an open flame.
He lit the stove and put the pot on. After the pot heated up, Xia Li poured the rice from the plastic container into it and started stir-frying.
One portion of fish-flavored shredded pork fried rice, one portion of shredded potato fried rice. To avoid mixing the flavors, Xia Li heated them separately.
Lucia behind him was so hungry that her head was almost pressed against Xia Li’s back. Xia Li was afraid that his swinging arm would elbow her in the face.
“It’ll be ready soon, I’ll heat up the burger patty for you in a bit.”
“Okay!”
The aroma filled her nose, and Lucia secretly swallowed her saliva.
Now, with Xia Li here, they were two people.
A house for two people was a home!
“If you’re hungry, eat first, go get your own chopsticks…”
Xia Li finished frying one portion and was just putting the rice into Lucia’s stainless steel bowl when he suddenly felt a pair of soft arms hugging him from behind.
He froze, his mind momentarily crashing.
The girl’s embrace was exceptionally light and soft. Her arms circled around his waist. Xia Li turned his head and saw Lucia burying her whole face in his clothes.
“What are you doing…”
“Smelling, to see if there are any other smells.”
Lucia pressed her nose against Xia Li’s back and took a deep breath.
This action was exactly the same as a human hugging a cat and sniffing it.
As someone who had been out all day and hadn’t even come into contact with half a female, Xia Li wasn’t guilty at all and asked confidently.
“So did you smell anything?”
“Yes, there’s a pungent smell,” Lucia said.
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“You’re talking about the smell of alcohol, right? I only had a little.”
This time it was Xia Li’s turn to gesture with his fingers, indicating a “fingertip universe.”
“What’s the smell of alcohol?” Lucia asked, looking up.
After taking a sniff of Xia Li, her cheeks were flushed, as if she had been infected by Xia Li’s alcohol, a little tipsy.
“Beer,” Xia Li replied, “Something you’ve never had, similar to cola, the kind that attacks your tongue, but beer is a bit more bitter.”
“Why drink something bitter?” Lucia blushed and took a step back.
“Because it makes your brain stupid, and when you’re stupid, you don’t have any worries, so it allows people to temporarily escape the pressure they’re under…”
Explaining this far, Xia Li thought of a more apt analogy:
“Just like you, you’re stupid, so you don’t have any worries.”
“I’m stupid?”
Lucia was unconvinced. Obviously, the dragon didn’t want to be called stupid by a human, so she retorted loudly.
“I’m smart!”
Xia Li handed the food to the “smart” dragon and pointed to the corner.
“Go get the chopsticks, and bring me a pair too.”
“Oh.”
Lucia nodded and did as she was told.
Xia Li simply washed the pot, then opened the cold burger, and put the patty back into the pot to reheat.
Recalling the scene of Lucia suddenly hugging him from behind, Xia Li couldn’t help but smile.
Maybe this dragon really was “smart.”
She actually used this method to sneakily hug him??
But this silly dragon probably didn’t have that kind of scheming mind, she probably really wanted to take a sniff of Xia Li to confirm his scent.
Xia Li was now considered part of Lucia’s territory, and dragons, being sensitive to smells, were still very concerned about this kind of thing.
It seemed that in the future, he should try to avoid contact with women who wore perfume when he went out, otherwise this dragon would definitely find out.
No, why am I being so guilty…
Xia Li was almost tying himself into knots here.
At the dining table in the living room, an urgent voice came.
“Is~ it~ rea~dy~ yet~?”
“Didn’t I tell you to eat first?”
Xia Li quickly scooped up the burger patty and put it back into the burger.
Lucia sat at the table waiting for dinner. Xia Li said as he walked over.
“Aren’t you dragons supposed to be very protective of their food, the kind that just grabs it when they’re hungry? Why are you so unusual today?”
“That’s a prejudice,” Lucia stressed.
“When I was a child, I would also share with my friends. And you and I are not ordinary friends, we have a pure friendship, so we definitely have to share!”
Although most dragons were not good at socializing, Lucia had her own set of ways to make friends in her mind.
“…”
Xia Li: “Stop going on about pure friendship, just eat, and I’ll tell you about what I found out.”
Xia Li stuffed the burger into Lucia’s hand. Lucia had a big appetite, and these were all for her.
Not being polite about the shared food, Lucia’s small mouth took a bite of the burger while still chewing on fried rice.
The juicy taste of the bread and beef made her eyes light up instantly.
“This is also delicious!”
The dragon’s eating manners were completely unrefined. This kind of hand-held fast food was the most convenient for her. She could compress the whole burger and stuff it into her mouth. If her mouth were big enough, it seemed that eating a whole burger in one bite wouldn’t be a problem for her.
Xia Li stared at this scene fixedly. When she had eaten almost everything, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and said.
“Lucia, I think I’ve found a way to send you back.”