Xia Chujian thought Small Si Xi's little appearance was quite cute, so she picked it up and held it in front of the elevator floor display, saying, "Small Si Xi, this is the elevator's floor panel. Our home is on the eleventh floor. You see these two 1s together, that's the eleventh floor."
Xia Chujian used the Small Dog's little paw to touch the "11" mark that was lit up in red.
The Small Dog "Wu Er Fu" cried out, as if to indicate it understood.
Xia Chujian was amused by it, affectionately scooped it up, and nudged its furry back with her forehead, saying, "You're becoming a spirit, aren't you? You can read, can't you? Small Dog enters the city, breaking its fast, huh..."
Xia Yuanfang's lips twitched, and she said, "Chujian, don't mess with Small Si Xi."
As she spoke, they had arrived at their floor.
The elevator doors opened with a ding.
They walked out of the elevator and found three people standing at the door of the other elevator.
Standing at the front was the girl who lived across from their home.
The other two middle-aged men and women stood behind the girl with adoring expressions.
Xia Chujian smiled and greeted the girl, "Hello, are you going out? It's almost dark outside, and it's very cold."
The girl had a calm expression and smiled slightly, "Hello, my mom and dad are taking me out to dinner."
So they're going to a restaurant...
Xia Chujian said enviously, "Then hurry up, it's New Year's Day today, the restaurants are all packed!"
"Okay, Happy New Year to you." The girl politely nodded to Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang.
Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang said together, "Same to you."
The middle-aged man behind the girl also said to Xia Yuanfang, "You live across from us, right? My surname is Yu, this is my wife and daughter."
Xia Yuanfang said, "It's a pleasure to meet Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu, and your esteemed daughter. My surname is Xia, this is my niece. Only the two of us live across the hall, please take care of us in the future."
The man visibly looked relieved and said with a simple smile, "Ms. Xia only lives here with her niece? No one else at home?"
Xia Yuanfang: "..."
Xia Chujian: "..."
These words were really uncomfortable to hear, but you couldn't say that others were wrong to ask.
Xia Yuanfang said, "Yes, just my niece and I. What about you? Is it just your family too?"
The family heard Xia Yuanfang's displeasure and quickly apologized, "Ms. Xia, sorry, we didn't mean to pry into your family's situation... We just wanted to get to know each other, since we'll be neighbors in the future..."
Xia Yuanfang laughed, "It's okay, we feel the same way. You look like you're doing pretty well financially, why did you come to buy a house in our old building?"
Anyway, they were inquiring, so Xia Yuanfang followed suit.
The middle-aged woman, Mrs. Yu, quickly said, "We originally wanted to buy a house in the next neighborhood, because the environment is better there, but for our child's schooling, we chose the house here. My daughter is in her third year of high school, at Mulan City No. 1 High School."
Xia Chujian looked at the girl in surprise, "...Did you transfer from somewhere else?"
Before the girl could speak, Mrs. Yu interjected, "Yes, we used to be in Wind Sea City, there are many lakes there, we call those lakes 'seas', there are so many fish in them! They're all freshwater fish, we brought a lot over, we'll let you try them when we have time."
The girl said with a smile, "Mom, Ms. Xia and her niece are carrying so many things, let them go back first, they look like they're carrying a lot..."
Xia Chujian thought, She's a very considerate girl, more perceptive than her parents, seeing that we aunt and niece are already struggling.
Mr. Yu quickly said, "Let me help you, I'm strong!"
"No need, thank you Mr. Yu, I'm also very strong." Xia Chujian gave him a bright smile.
But Mr. Yu saw the red birthmark on her face at a glance, and when it was moved by the smile, those hideous blood streaks seemed to come alive.
He was startled, took a step back, and said awkwardly, "Then we won't disturb you, we'll invite you to our house when we have time."
Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang nodded together and watched them enter the elevator.
The elevator doors closed and went down.
Xia Chujian and Xia Yuanfang walked through the long corridor and arrived at their own door, but found that the door of the neighbor across the hall was still half-open. A middle-aged woman in white clothes and black skirt was standing there, and only closed the door when she saw them coming.
Xia Chujian had seen this woman before, it was the maid who insisted on her forcing her to open the Glass Greenhouse last night.
Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows and said to Xia Yuanfang after entering the house, "Aunt, that woman just now is a servant from that family. I saw her last night."
Xia Yuanfang sighed, "...It's all for the children. It's the same everywhere. For their children's education, parents will buy old, dilapidated, and small school district houses..."
"Aunt, what is an old, dilapidated, and small school district house?" Xia Chujian asked curiously.
Xia Yuanfang fabricated without batting an eye, "It's a house like ours. The house itself is broken, old, and small, but the associated school district is top-notch."
Xia Chujian said quietly, "But the neighboring community also has places to go to our No. 1 High School..."
Xia Yuanfang said, "...There are fewer places there, and you have to take an exam to get in. Here, you can go as long as you have a house. Can they be the same?"
As she spoke, she busily moved the terracotta pot to the balcony.
It was very cold there, but it was perfect for the Blood Kirin's needs.
Small Dog was well-behaved all the way, without making a sound, almost making people unaware of its existence.
It was only after entering the house that it jumped around in the rooms, as if marking its territory.
Xia Chujian put the food and vegetables in the kitchen, got up and rubbed her shoulders, and said, "It's so heavy, Aunt Chen carries it so effortlessly."
"You're not even a Gene Evolver, so don't compare yourself to Aunt Chen. She's a divine beast royal of the Humanoids." Xia Yuanfang mocked her.
Xia Chujian waved her hand dismissively, "Aunt, don't worry about these details. By the way, let's make a small doghouse for Si Xi? Otherwise, it will have to sleep in the kitchen tonight."
Small Dog heard its name mentioned, and quickly squatted on its hind legs, stood on its front legs, sat upright next to Xia Chujian, and tilted its head to look at her.
Xia Chujian was charmed by its cute appearance, held its little dog face and kissed it for a long time, before putting it down and saying, "Small Si Xi, wait, I'll find something to make you a small doghouse, and put it in my room tonight, so we can sleep together, okay?"
Small Dog Si Xi: "Wu Er Fu!"
"Okay, then I'll take that as a yes. You're such a good dog!" Xia Chujian rubbed its furry head and went to rummage through her wardrobe.
After searching for a long time, she couldn't find anything suitable to repurpose.
She had a set of bedding when she was a child, but when she sold the house and moved, she didn't want those things and sold them all together.
She only kept her own bedding, and her aunt's set of bedding.
Of course, it was actually because those two sets of bedding used to be stacked together by her.
"Forget it, I'll buy you a new doghouse on the Star Network now. Same-city delivery, it'll be here in half an hour." As Xia Chujian spoke, she went to the Star Network shopping mall, brought up the doghouses, and let Small Dog choose for itself.
Small Dog had no idea what was going on, and just stared at the colorful doghouses on the screen, then barked "Wu Er Fu" at a pink doghouse on the virtual display.
"You want this one? But Small Si Xi, you're a boy..." Xia Chujian pretended to talk to Small Dog, and then unhesitatingly bought the pink doghouse, as well as two small bone toys, and placed the order together.
Sure enough, the website gave a delivery time of half an hour.
Xia Chujian carried Small Si Xi to Xia Yuanfang's room and said, "Aunt, I bought a doghouse for Small Si Xi, I'll put it in my room."
Xia Yuanfang had already turned on her physical high-definition display screen and said without turning her head, "Okay, it's your Small Dog, you take care of it yourself. By the way, I remember that dogs need to go out for a walk every day, remember to take it out for a walk, and also, let it learn to use the toilet in the bathroom."
Xia Chujian looked at Small Dog's four short legs that were almost touching the ground and was silent.
She silently returned to her room and ordered a pet toilet for Small Si Xi...
Half an hour later, Small Dog's things were delivered.
A pink doghouse, with a pillow and a small blanket inside, all pink and tender.
There were also two crystal-clear white bone toys, and a very short pet toilet.
Xia Chujian cleaned it up before realizing that a small grass was embroidered in the middle of the pink doghouse.
Although it was completely different from the appearance of Kong Sang, that position was similar to the position where Kong Sang grew in Small Dog's straw doghouse in the Land of the Far North of the Exotic Beast Forest.
Did Small Si Xi miss home?
Xia Chujian suddenly felt a little guilty.
She touched Small Dog's furry little head and put it in its small doghouse.
Small Dog was overjoyed.
In that pink and tender doghouse, it kept nudging the green grass embroidered on the bottom of the doghouse with its little head, just like it used to play with Kong Sang.
Xia Chujian sat cross-legged next to it, watching Small Dog play with an aunt-like smile on her face.
When Small Dog was tired of playing, it stuck out its pink little tongue, panting, and lay down in its little doghouse.
Looking up, it saw Xia Chujian's smiling face.
Small Dog's two bright, black crystal-like eyes almost shone.
It barked, "Wu Er Fu, Wu Er Fu," its short legs scrambling as it stood up, shook its fluffy long fur, and leaped towards Xia Chujian's crossed legs.
Xia Chujian propped herself up with both hands behind her, mischievously moving back a little.
The flying Small Dog miscalculated the distance and failed to jump onto Xia Chujian's crossed legs, instead falling to the ground with a thud.
Xia Chujian was laughing so hard she was about to convulse.
Small Dog didn't feel embarrassed, nor did it have any awkward feelings.
Seeing Xia Chujian laughing, it was even happier, opening its mouth, panting, and jumping up to pounce again.
This time, Xia Chujian didn't move.
Small Dog accurately pounced into her arms, lying on her crossed legs, and even stretched its chubby little body into a split, stretching its whole body, before comfortably lying down on her legs.
Xia Chujian only felt a warmth on her legs, warming her whole body.
Small Si Xi is too cute~~~ Damn it, writing this makes me want to raise a Small Dog o(╥﹏╥)o.
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