Chapter 104: Wishing Xiaxia a Delicious Meal

“Mother!”

Zhu Xiaxia replied instantly.

“My darling daughter is thinking of Mother so late, hehe~”

She was very happy.

“Mother, I’m hungry.”

“Ahem, I mean, can you get me something to eat?”

After all, she had never lived in a place like this before, and food would definitely be hard to sort out in a short time.

Besides, Zhu Xiaxia was right above her, so asking for some food should be fine, right?

“Is my daughter not doing well over there?”

“You can’t even get a meal?”

Zhu Xiaxia wasn’t teasing maliciously.

She truly hadn’t expected it.

“It’s just a small accident.”

“Nothing serious.”

“All right then.”

“Mother will send it over right away.”

“I hope my daughter likes it~”

“Thank you, Mother!”

“I’m now at the teleportation spot in the house you gave me.”

“Okay.”

Hehehe~

I get to eat!

Zhu Qiu skipped home.

As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Sodlan, who was getting up and moving around.

“Father, why did you get up?”

“I thought it’d be better if I did the cooking, so I got up to check.”

“But… shouldn’t you be in the kitchen?”

“Why did you go outside?”

“But if you went outside, why did you block the door to my room?”

“I… I just went outside to walk around and get some air.”

“It was probably the wind.”

“Don’t worry about that useless stuff.”

Sodlan stroked his chin in thought.

He kept feeling his son was off, very strange, and always baffling.

“Let’s not talk about that.”

“Today, I want to show you a new dish I made.”

“I guarantee it will satisfy your appetite.”

With that, he headed straight to the kitchen.

“Wait!”

Zhu Qiu shouted from behind.

“What’s wrong, son?”

“Is there a problem?”

“Or do you not like Father’s cooking?”

“Of course not.”

“I love Father’s cooking the most.”

“It’s just…”

“It’s just what?”

“It’s just, it’s just…”

‘Come on, stupid brain, work fast.’

‘What should I say?’

Zhu Qiu frantically slapped her own head, then suddenly thought of a very good reason.

“It’s just that I also want you to taste my cooking.”

“Your… cooking?”

“Are you sure you can?”

“Of course.”

“I’ve learned it.”

“I guarantee I’ll amaze you.”

Zhu Qiu patted her chest in assurance.

Sodlan showed an incredulous look, then quickly suppressed it.

“Then let’s give it a try.”

“But if cooking means slapping your own head, it’d be better if Father does it.”

“How could that be?”

“Just relax.”

“Hurry back inside and rest.”

Zhu Qiu pushed and nudged Sodlan into the house, and once again pushed the dining table over to block the doorway.

“Phew…”

She let out a long sigh of relief.

That was close.

If Father had seen that there was nothing in the kitchen, she wouldn’t know how to explain the food Zhu Xiaxia was about to send over.

She sat at the house entrance, quietly waiting for Zhu Xiaxia to bring the things.

Time passed minute by minute.

The sky grew darker and darker.

Zhu Qiu propped her chin on both hands, her eyelids slowly drooping, drowsy.

“Mother is here~”

Zhu Xiaxia’s sudden landing didn’t even wake the Young Dragon.

“Zhu Qiu, what are you doing sitting at the door?”

“Huh?”

“What?”

“Me?”

Zhu Qiu jolted awake and looked ahead in panic.

‘It was Zhu Xiaxia.’

‘She gave me a fright.’

“Zhu Xiaxia, can you say hello next time you come?”

“It’s really scary, you know?”

“Okay, okay.”

“Come see the dinner I prepared for you.”

“You’re sure to like it.”

Zhu Xiaxia pulled out a huge plate from behind her, covered with a semicircular pot lid.

“Isn’t this too big?”

“Not big, not big.”

“The portion isn’t big at all.”

“And it only looks big because the plate is big.”

“Oh, I see.”

It seemed Zhu Xiaxia really had prepared it with care.

Zhu Qiu reached out to take the huge plate.

Believe it or not, it was quite heavy.

“If there’s nothing else, you should go back first.”

Zhu Xiaxia was a little disappointed.

She had thought her darling daughter was going to have dinner with her.

“We’re going to part again so soon?”

“Can’t you spend a little more time with Mother?”

“Oh, come on.”

“You’re an adult dragon.”

“Why are you still acting like a child?”

“Can’t you live without me?”

“But Mother has been living alone in the Imperial Palace these days.”

“No one is with me.”

“I can only hide under the covers on dark nights and secretly grieve, enduring lonely solitude.”

“What about Xiaguang?”

“Isn’t she always at the Imperial Palace?”

“Let her keep you company.”

“Xiaguang had something come up at home yesterday, so I let her go back first.”

“I can’t say exactly when she’ll return.”

Zhu Xiaxia lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.

“All right.”

“Since my daughter isn’t willing, I’ll go back first.”

She wiped the nonexistent tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to leave.

“Another lonely night.”

Looking at Zhu Xiaxia’s sad back, Zhu Qiu couldn’t bear it.

Living alone in the huge Imperial Palace was pitiful.

She herself didn’t like being lonely either, especially doing everything alone.

Zhu Qiu quickly reached out her other hand and called Zhu Xiaxia back.

“You… don’t be sad.”

“I’ll go back to the Imperial Palace tonight to keep you company.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“I’m not lying.”

“But it’s agreed: you can’t get handsy with me.”

Zhu Xiaxia showed a smile she hadn’t worn in a long time, then turned and left.

“Great.”

“Then thank you, darling daughter.”

“I’ll wait for you at home.”

Zhu Qiu cheerfully carried the food back into the house, put the table blocking the door back in place, set the food on the table, walked to Sodlan’s door, and knocked.

“Dad, time to eat!”

Sodlan pushed open the door and came out, his expression grave.

“Son, what did you just call me?”

“I mean… Father.”

“That’s more like it.”

“I thought you had gone back to your childhood.”

Sodlan wanted to pat his son’s shoulder, but his son dodged.

“Um, let’s eat first.”

“Come try it and see if it’s good.”

“Okay.”

Sodlan went to the kitchen and got two bowls, ready to taste the dish.

“You know, just from the plate, this dish makes people look forward to it.”

That was how Sodlan evaluated it.

“That’s right.”

“For this dish, I even specially prepared a big plate.”

“By the way, this big plate seems to only exist in the Palace, right?”

“Where did you get it?”

“Hah?”

Zhu Qiu was stumped by the question.

“Who cares where it came from?”

“Let’s just eat.”

“True.”

Sodlan nodded.

“Today is the first time my son has shown off his cooking.”

“I shouldn’t be a wet blanket of a father.”

With that, Sodlan lifted the lid off the plate.