Chapter 413: Preparing to Pay a Visit

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About the shattered glass and damaged TV in the room, Xiao Yu didn’t intentionally inquire about what happened because after all, these were private matters of others.

"Aunt Erzhu, Uncle Niu, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first!" After informing them, Xiao Yu said this before heading towards the door.

Erzhu’s mother looked at Xiao Yu as he was walking out and wanted to call him back but her husband stopped her. Erzhu’s father glared fiercely at her and whispered, "Do you still want to lose more face"

"Sigh!" Hearing what Erzhu's father said, his mother sighed and gave up on the idea of calling Xiao Yu back.

After leaving Erzhu’s house and stepping out of the alleyway, Xiao Yu saw that Erzhu was standing under a street lamp at a distant corner. Xiao Yu looked at him for a moment before walking towards him.

But just as he had taken a few steps, an unregistered minivan stopped beside Erzhu and without hesitation, he got into the car. Seeing Erzhu leave in the van, Xiao Yu shook his head helplessly and walked home.

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with Erzhu" When Xiao Yu returned home and stepped inside, Xiao Jianying asked him straight away.

"Heh heh, Mom, there’s nothing serious. He just got a fright! I massaged his back for a while to help calm his nerves," Upon hearing what Xiao Jianying said, Xiao Yu chuckled lightly as he replied.

After saying that, Xiao Yu narrated to her about the shattered glass and damaged television at Erzhu’s house when he had visited there.

Hearing this, Xiao Jianying pondered for a moment before saying, "Hmm, recently, I've been hearing from his neighbors that fights are breaking out in their home frequently. Sometimes they even start fighting in the middle of the night! And some people say Erzhu has become obsessed with gambling and when he loses money, he comes back to ask his wife for it; if she doesn't give him money, a fight breaks out. It seems like what the neighbors are saying is true."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu sighed helplessly.

After chatting for a while longer in the living room with his family, when he saw that his mother and Yunxi were tired, he urged them to rest as it was clear they hadn't had much chance to rest properly today.

Yunxi accompanied Xiao Jianying towards the bedroom. When Xiao Yu saw Yunxi and his mother enter the bedroom together, he couldn't help but give a bitter smile. It seemed that tonight, he would have to spend this long night alone.

After returning to his own room, Xiao Yu crossed his legs in a lotus position on the bed. The righteous energy and spirit within him had not yet fully recovered; thus, he made full use of any time available for meditation to recover. Despite experiencing so many events over these few days, the only thing worth rejoicing about was that his yin soul had become more solid again.

After letting the righteous energy flow through several cycles within him, Xiao Yu lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

"Knock knock..." While Xiao Yu was in deep slumber, he was startled awake by knocking at his door.

Af ter putting on some clothes, Xiao Yu opened the door. Yunxi stood there at the doorway; today she had applied light makeup to her face and wore a pink high-neck sweater with black shorts over black leggings and brown leather boots, highlighting her graceful figure.

Upon seeing Yunxi before him, Xiao Yu's gaze was momentarily fixated.

Seeing Xiao Yu staring at her intently, Yunxi blushed slightly. She reached out to push him gently, saying, "Stop it! It’s not like I'm a stranger!"

"Heh heh..." Only after being pushed by Yunxi did Xiao Yu snap back into reality and gave an awkward smile upon hearing her words. However, his eyes showed a hint of intense heat.

"Auntie told me to tell you that dinner is ready!" Yunxi said to Xiao Yu before quickly walking away towards the living room with a flushed face. She had noticed a spark of intensity in Xiao Yu's gaze just now and was afraid that if she stayed longer, his mother or sister might tease her.

Seeing Yunxi run off, Xiao Yu scratched his head and walked into the living room.

"Little brother, fess up! What did you do to Yunxi Why is her face so red" As soon as Xiao Yu entered the living room, his sister Xiao Yuiban asked him sternly.

Looking at his sister, even though she had a serious expression on her face, Xiao Yu saw a hint of mischief in her eyes. Xiao Yu turned his eye and gave an honest, trustworthy smile that he had practiced for quite some time to perfect.

Hearing what Xiao Yuiban said, Yunxi's originally slightly flushed face became even redder as she lowered her head and looked embarrassed.

Xiao Yu was indeed shameless and ignored Xiao Yu's questioning. After greeting his mother and his brother-in-law who were sitting next to him, he sat down at the dining table.

"Xiaoyu, your drinking capacity has improved!" Lu Jianhong observed Xiao Yu as he sat down and commented.

Lu Jianhong felt rather dejected. Every time he visited his mother-in-law's house in the past, it was always him who would get drunk due to his efforts to intoxicate this younger brother-in-law. He never expected that last night Xiao Yu managed to make him so drunk without any sound or notice. This made Lu Jianhong feel humiliated and also surprised by Xiao Yu’s increased drinking capacity.

"Haha, it hasn’t improved much; you got too excited yesterday."

After hearing what Lu Jianhong said, Xiao Yu smiled lightly and replied. Since he had inherited Zhong Kui's legacy, he hadn't seriously drunk with Lu Jianhong before. Usually, their drinking sessions ended early because Xiao Yu knew his own limits; if he were to compete in a drinking game with Lu Jianhong, it would be taking advantage of him, so they just drank for fun.

Perhaps due to Lu Jianhong's eagerness to get drunk last night, he had let loose and drank freely, while Xiao Yu accompanied him until the end.

Xiao Yu knew that Lu Jianhong was trying to console him but didn't refute it. The breakfast at Xiao Yu’s house was very simple: millet porridge and pickled white radish made by his family, a tradition started by Xiao Yu's maternal grandfather and carried on until now. Sometimes they would have cornmeal porridge or rice porridge, occasionally even eight-treasure porridge.

After breakfast, Xiao Jianying again reminded Xiao Yu of something.

Xiao Yu helplessly looked at his mother. His mother was intelligent and composed, but when it came to matters concerning him, she became overly meticulous, a dilemma that all mothers could not escape from. When it involved their sons, they would instantly transform into another person.

After tidying up, Xiao Yu went out with Lu Jianhong together today. The weather outside was gloomy and overcast, with snowflakes falling from the sky.

Xiao Yu planned to ride along with Lu Jianhong to the ancient city; although Lu Jianhong didn't go to work yesterday afternoon, he had no choice but to attend today. Since Yunxi lived in the ancient city, they both got into Lu Jianhong's Jetta car.

Because of the snow, Lu Jianhong drove slowly; therefore, it took them nearly an hour of driving before reaching the ancient city.

Xiao Yu and Yunxi asked Lu Jianhong to drop them off at the entrance of the largest mall in the ancient city. Even though it was snowy outside, there were already quite a few people coming and going from this mall entrance.

Xi Yue and Yun Xi started shopping in the mall. Originally, Yun Xi didn't want Xi Yue to buy anything, but he insisted. How could one not bring a gift when visiting their girlfriend's house for the first time

Yun Xi thought about it and agreed with him. Besides her parents, many of her relatives were also present today. As this was his first visit to Yun Xi’s home, it was like an essential procedure that required him to show himself off to all the relatives.

Although there wasn't a strict tradition in cities anymore, Yun Xi's mother felt that since her daughter was now working as a government official, dating someone would be good for her. Although Xi Yue only worked as an unofficial doctor, he had a villa.

Their relatives had mocked and ridiculed Yun Xi’s parents when they heard she was dating an unemployed doctor who didn't even have proper credentials. They said that the boy wasn't doing well in his career, and it would be better if her mother introduced someone else for Yun Xi.

So now, Yun Xi's mother wanted to show off a bit. The previous night, she had called all these relatives and invited them over today because Yun Xi’s boyfriend was going to visit their home officially.

Xi Yue and Yun Xi bought a bucket of tea leaves, a case of wine, and some health products. He originally planned to buy two bottles of alcohol but changed his mind and purchased an entire case upon learning that there were many relatives at Yun Xi's place.

Holding their purchases, they hailed a taxi outside the mall and headed towards Yun Xi’s house.

Yun Xi’s home was located in a residential complex built in the 1980s. It was an apartment that her parents had received as welfare housing from their workplace unit and only about eighty square meters big.

Xi Yue and Yun Xi got off at the entrance of her neighborhood compound. He looked up to see large gilded characters above the gate reading "XXX Living District." Upon hearing Yun Xi's explanation, he learned that both her parents worked for XXX company; she was a retired worker while her father, who was still employed, served as the union chairman.

Although her father held some position within their unit, due to the downturn in his industry’s fortunes, his factory barely managed to pay salaries. Therefore, Yun Xi's family wasn't very wealthy.

Xi Yue and Yun Xi entered Yun Xi’s neighborhood compound together. Along the way, Yun Xi greeted passersby from her workplace. Since everyone living here worked at the same unit, she knew almost everyone there as it was where she grew up.

After Yun Xi had greeted these people, their gazes turned to Xi Yue, occasionally pointing and whispering among themselves, some even chuckling and saying things like “Is this the boyfriend of the Cloud family girl”

Hearing their laughter and chatter, Yun Xi's face instantly flushed red as she lowered her head and hurriedly walked forward without daring to raise it. (To be continued...)s examine the patient first, then looked at him himself after they finished. The patient’s arm pain was caused by a stroke, so it didn’t take long for them to come up with prescriptions.Xiao Yu nodded...