“What are you talking about?”
Since she was curious, of course she had to ask.
“Hehe, it’s our secret.” The two boys grinned at their sister.
“Tch, a secret? Even if you told me, I wouldn’t want to hear it anyway.” Huang Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes inwardly. Just two little brats.
…
Lu Xiao was finally generous for once.
At noon, she prepared a lavish full-fish feast.
There was boiled fish, steamed fish, braised fish, sweet-and-sour fish, spicy fish head, and many more dishes.
In short, everyone ate until they were completely stuffed.
Looking at the large amount of leftovers, Huang Xiaoxiao’s eyes sparkled. “Mom, your cooking is really amazing. Thinking that I won’t be able to eat it every day from now on makes me sad. How about you pack up all the leftovers for us so I can take them back?”
“Heh!” Hearing Huang Xiaoxiao’s words, Lu Xiao sneered.
As if she did not know what Huang Xiaoxiao was planning. She had used these little tricks herself hundreds of years ago.
“Pack what? You want to take advantage of me? Dream on. Now that you’ve eaten, hurry up and get out.”
Before Huang Xiaoxiao could even rest, Lu Xiao had already kicked her out of the house.
As the cold wind blew against her, she could not help shivering.
“Wait a second, I’m the one who brought back the fish!”
Huang Xiaoxiao widened her eyes and stared unwillingly at the tightly shut door in front of her.
Wasn’t that crossing the bridge and then destroying it a little too quickly?
That was definitely not the attitude she had just moments ago.
Huang Xiaoxiao was extremely dissatisfied.
“Come on, let’s go home. It’s cold outside. Don’t catch a chill,” Zhuo Yi persuaded.
Huang Xiaoxiao glared at the door one more time. Seeing that the door remained completely unaffected, she could only leave angrily.
And she had even wanted to give them spirit fish.
Hmph!
Now it seemed they did not deserve them at all.
Huang Xiaoxiao proudly turned around and left.
…
“We’re out of refining materials at home. Let’s go to the mall and buy some,” she said after getting into the car. She finally felt much warmer.
“Alright.” Zhuo Yi nodded, turned up the heat in the car, and drove toward the mall.
“Zhuo Yi, do you want a storage space? How about I make one for you?”
Huang Xiaoxiao glanced at Zhuo Yi’s hand and noticed he was wearing four rings. The storage space in each ring was probably small, which was why he needed so many.
If he wore one she made, a single ring would definitely be enough.
“You want to make a storage space for me?” Zhuo Yi turned to look at her, a hint of joy flashing through his eyes.
“Yeah. I want to make one for you, Father, and the two younger brothers,” Huang Xiaoxiao said.
So it was not just for him alone.
Zhuo Yi felt slightly disappointed.
Still, the fact that she had thought of him at all was already pretty good.
Then he suddenly remembered something and asked, “How big is your current storage space?”
Yesterday, he had seen her take out many things from it. Judging from the size of that warehouse, it had to be at least two hundred square meters.
“I don’t know either. Anyway, it’s really, really big,” Huang Xiaoxiao blinked as she spoke.
Really, really big…
How big was that exactly?
Zhuo Yi did not understand what “really big” meant in her mind.
Perhaps realizing that her explanation was unclear, Huang Xiaoxiao looked around, searching for a comparison.
When her eyes landed on a huge building ahead, she pointed at it and said,
“Probably about as big as that mall up ahead.”
Zhuo Yi glanced over.
“That mall up ahead?”
“Yep,” Huang Xiaoxiao answered confidently.
Zhuo Yi’s hand slipped while driving.
The car suddenly swerved in an S-shape on the flat road and nearly crashed into the snowy roadside.
“Ah!” Huang Xiaoxiao cried out in shock and hurriedly grabbed her seatbelt.
“Don’t be scared. It’s fine. There was a rock on the road, and I accidentally drove over it,” Zhuo Yi quickly comforted her.
“Whew, you scared me to death.” Huang Xiaoxiao patted her chest in relief. She had thought she was about to die again.
…
“You just said your storage space can fit that entire mall?” Zhuo Yi asked again.
“Yeah. What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
“Or… do you not believe me?”
Hearing him repeatedly question her, Huang Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow.
A strange feeling suddenly rose inside her.
It felt like she was walking on clouds.
If he did not believe her, did that mean he had never seen such a large storage space before?
If she gave him a storage space that large, what kind of expression would he make?
Shock?
Disbelief?
Utter astonishment?
Suddenly, she really wanted to see the look on his face when he received the gift.
Huang Xiaoxiao secretly felt proud inside.
Seeing her secretly grinning, Zhuo Yi shook his head helplessly and assumed she was just teasing him.
He did not take it seriously.
He glanced at the four rings on his hand.
Looks like I still need to buy two more.
He had heard that Elder Huang had refined a three-hundred-square-meter storage ring.
Later, he would go place an order with him.
After making up his mind, he restarted the car.
…
The two arrived at the mall.
It was the same materials shop as before.
“Boss, give me ten sets of materials for refining storage spaces!”
Huang Xiaoxiao decided to splurge for once.
The shop owner glanced at her.
He remembered this woman a little.
Last time, the man wanted ten sets, but the woman disagreed.
This time, their roles were reversed.
The owner looked at the man.
The man stood behind the woman, gazing at her with eyes so gentle they seemed to drip with affection.
Alright then.
Confirmed.
Ten sets it was.
“Okay! Please wait a moment. Besides the storage space materials, do you need any other materials?” the shop owner asked.
“Other materials…”
Hmm.
Huang Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, then turned around and asked the man behind her, “Can we also get ten sets of materials for crossbow arrows?”
“Yes.” Zhuo Yi nodded. “Buy whatever you want. You don’t need to ask me.”
Hearing this, Huang Xiaoxiao’s face instantly bloomed with joy, though she still restrained herself a little.
Their relationship had not yet reached the stage where she could do whatever she wanted.
She still needed to develop cautiously for a while.
After all, considering her situation, finding a long-term meal ticket like Zhuo Yi was not easy.
Ten sets of storage space materials.
Ten sets of crossbow arrow materials.
After buying everything, the two returned home.
Huang Xiaoxiao impatiently took out her furnace cauldron and headed into the courtyard, preparing to find a place with lots of snow to refine equipment.
Zhuo Yi looked at her in confusion. “What are you doing outside?”
“Refining equipment,” Huang Xiaoxiao replied without turning back.
“Refining equipment?” Zhuo Yi frowned.
What kind of refining required standing in the snow?
Or maybe his knowledge was too limited, and he had simply never seen this kind of refining method before.
“It’s about to snow. You should refine inside the house,” Zhuo Yi advised.
“No need.” Huang Xiaoxiao shook her head.
Snow was good. She was actually worried there was not enough snow in the yard.
Seeing that she refused to listen, Zhuo Yi frowned deeply.
Just as he was about to go outside and forcibly bring her back in, shouting suddenly came from the entrance.
“Second Brother! Second Brother! I’m here!”
Immediately afterward, a small figure shot past Huang Xiaoxiao like a cannonball.
Before she could even react, Zhuo Yi already had a child in his hand.
The boy was being held by the back of his collar and was dangling in midair.
“Second Brother, I heard you found me a sister-in-law! Where is she? Hurry up and let me see!”
“Hmph!” Zhuo Wenxuan, who entered afterward, lifted her chin smugly at Huang Xiaoxiao.
Huang Xiaoxiao blinked.
So, this little brat had found herself a helper?