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Chapter 177 - 14 Xu Shu’s Sweet Home (First Update, 6K Characters, Subscription Request)_2

Chapter 177: Chapter 14 Xu Shu’s Sweet Home (First Update, 6K Characters, Subscription Request)_2

"Curry rice."

Zhou Shiyu answered coldly, sitting down gracefully and even took the initiative to fetch chopsticks and a bowl for Xu Shu, quietly looking at him, "Brother, why aren’t you eating?"

Xu Shu wore a troubled expression.

Is this crap really supposed to be curry?

This level of cooking is so poor, I’d be better off heating up a canned meal or even making instant noodles.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Sis, actually, I’ve recently saved up over three hundred thousand. It’s all legitimate. How about we go out for dinner tonight, have a little splurge?"

"Cut the crap, it’s already made, you’re not wasting it. Eat it up..." Zhou Shiyu glanced at him then suddenly paused, her tone softening slightly as she asked,

"How much exactly?"

"Strictly speaking, 380,000!" Xu Shu indicated with his hand.

"Did you rob a bank?"

"How can you say that? I earned the money with my own skills!"

"Um..." Zhou Shiyu pouted, hesitating for a moment before getting up and starting to clear the table, casually saying,

"Well then, let’s go out to eat."

Yay!

Watching his sister take away the dark cuisine she had prepared, Xu Shu felt like he’d won a battle, even more exhilarating than the first time he defeated a land shark.

"Oh right, it’s the weekend tomorrow, you’ll be home, right? You and mom go to the housing bureau and handle the paperwork. Let’s move back to our old place."

Xu Shu spoke quite relaxedly while looking at her tidying up the dishes, and of course, he himself had no time for these trivial matters.

They used to live in the city center within a five-kilometer range of the Star Tower. The accommodation conditions there were so much better compared to this filthy, chaotic place.

Although the monthly management fee was quite expensive, Xu Shu, being a proud Transcendent, wasn’t just limited to living in the city center. He could even afford to live in the real wealthy area near the Supervision Bureau.

All it would cost him was a piece each month of an Erosion Crystal.

The only reason he was considering moving back was because he was sentimental.

However, it was possible that their old house had already been occupied by someone else, but that didn’t really matter. There were plenty of similar properties available,

After all, there are many houses that cost several thousand a month to maintain, but not many people are willing to pay that much.

Click!

Just after he finished speaking, Xu Shu saw Zhou Shiyu pause.

Then, expressionless, she brought back the dark cuisine and said, "We’re not going out, let’s just eat this."

Xu Shu: ???

What did I say wrong, did I offend you?

Xu Shu looked at her, bewildered.

Zhou Shiyu stared back at Xu Shu without backing down.

After more than two minutes of staring, Xu Shu said, "Then I’ll cook instant noodles."

"...make a portion for me too," Zhou Shiyu whispered.

...

Ten minutes later.

The siblings had eaten their fill, with several cans of chicken opened on the table.

Meanwhile, Zhou Shiyu was still slurping her noodles while flipping through the evening paper with her left hand.

As Xu Shu, who had eaten more and faster, was contemplating how to sneak away from his sister to browse forums or maybe even go out to a hotel alone,

right then, the upper floors were noisy and the sounds of galloping horses and clashing weapons rose, inappropriate for children.

However, after hearing the noise, the siblings glanced at each other and smiled.

They were family, after all, having grown up together. It was a common occurrence in the safe zone where they lived, and they didn’t feel too embarrassed about it.

Suddenly, while eating noodles, Zhou Shiyu finished her soup, put down her chopsticks, and said matter-of-factly, "There’s something I, as your sister, need to talk to you about."

"Uh?" Xu Shu raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"

"You just mentioned moving back to our old house, I have no objections, but I know who you want to see, Hu Xinrui, right?"

"Nonsense." Xu Shu scoffed.

Hu Xinrui was actually his childhood neighbor. Although the same age as Xu Shu, she was nominally a year older, thus being his senior in school.

The two of them used to play well together during childhood, and as she grew up into a graceful young woman, to say Xu Shu had no feelings for her previously would be too pretentious.

After all, they were quite a match back then, coming from similar economic backgrounds, both from ordinary families. Their parents even hinted that they might end up together.

—The legal marrying age after the apocalypse was 18.

However, after his adoptive father fell seriously ill and Xu Shu’s family faced troubles, they moved away and naturally lost contact with each other.

But Zhou Shiyu said, "You can’t face her? Still, I need to tell you, after you graduated, the Hu Xinrui you had a crush on had a lot of help from her family. They got her to repeat a year to re-take the exams. Interestingly, she’s in my class, and sure, she’s the class beauty, but still me."

"Pfft, kids still do this ’class beauty’ thing?"

"Don’t laugh. Just telling you, as far as I know, Hu Xinrui’s mind isn’t on her studies at all. She already has a boyfriend from a rich family, gets driven around every day. So if you’re thinking of hanging on to her when we move back, I’d advise against it," Zhou Shiyu stated.

Xu Shu was just staring blankly at his obviously infuriated sister, wondering inwardly: How does she know my past so well?

His sister was right; Hu Xinrui was indeed someone Xu Shu had liked before.

But that was all in the past.

How could Zhou Shiyu know that the current Xu Shu was no longer the man he used to be? Such trivial emotions were no longer of concern to him.