Chapter: Chapter 258
“We can play with the gifts later when we get back. Shouldn’t it be time to eat now?” Leticia patted her flat stomach, stating that the most important thing at the moment was to fill her belly.
Bai Ling immediately nodded. Leticia’s words struck a chord with her. She hadn’t dared to say something that would spoil the mood when her sister was so happy. It was good that Leticia had spoken up for her.
“That’s right, it’s already dark. Qianqian-jie, you must be hungry.” Reminded by this, Xiao Ya also felt her stomach growling.
She hadn’t had dinner yet while waiting for her sister to return, so her stomach was empty.
“Then let’s go to my house to eat. I’ve prepared a lot of delicious food!” Xiao Ya said proudly.
She was a qualified little chef, completely different from her sister. Her sister only knew how to eat, while she knew how to cook.
Following Xiao Ya up to the Bai family home, which had not changed much, Leticia smelled a fragrant aroma as soon as she entered.
Xiao Ya’s cooking seemed to have improved a lot.
A variety of dishes that looked delicious were neatly arranged on the dining table, making one’s appetite whet just by looking at them.
“Xiao Ya, your cooking is really good. Just smelling it makes me feel like these dishes are delicious,” Leticia praised with a smile.
Receiving praise from Leticia, Xiao Ya scratched her head sheepishly. “It’s not entirely my achievement. I just heated up some things.”
“That’s still very good, at least better than someone who can blow up a kitchen.” Kira’s gaze drifted over to Leticia, and it was quite obvious who the “someone who can blow up a kitchen” was.
Leticia immediately wanted to retort but couldn’t find a way. After all, she had indeed blown up a kitchen once. Although it was an accident, it had indeed happened.
“Haha, let’s sit down and eat,” Xiao Ya, of course, heard who Kira was talking about. The only person Kira would mock in such a tone was Qianqian-jie.
Taking their seats one by one, Leticia and Kira sat together, while Bai Ling sat opposite Leticia.
Picking up her chopsticks, Bai Ling, as the host, started eating first.
“The taste is great,” Leticia followed closely, picking up a piece of braised pork and putting it into her mouth.
The fat and lean meat were just right, it was really delicious.
As for Bai Ling, this gluttonous lady didn’t even think about whether it was delicious or not. She ate like a robot, picking up dishes and eating them without saying a word. However, judging by her expression, Xiao Ya’s cooking suited her taste.
“Xiao Ya, your cooking has really improved a lot. Are you secretly learning to cook?” After eating a bit to fill her stomach, Leticia asked curiously where Xiao Ya had learned such good cooking skills.
Hearing Leticia’s question, Xiao Ya answered without thinking, “I learned from my deskmate!”
Deskmate?
“Deskmate?” Kira also raised her head. In her memory, Xiao Ya’s deskmate seemed to be a girl with a strong lady-like aura. “I remember your deskmate, Xiao Ya, seems to be a young lady, right?”
“Yes, yes, Kira, you still remember her.” Xiao Ya nodded, a bright smile appearing on her face. “I didn’t expect her cooking to be so good either. I was surprised when I first found out.”
“Oh, it sounds like you and that girl are quite close, Xiao Ya.” Leticia winked at Kira, signaling her sister to make a move.
Kira glared at her sister unhappily. What was that look trying to convey? Her relationship with Xiao Ya was just simple friendship. It had nothing to do with her that Xiao Ya had made a friend.
Xiao Ya didn’t notice the deeper meaning in Leticia and Kira’s exchanged glances. She was excitedly introducing her new friend.
“She’s usually always has a straight face and doesn’t give people a good look. If it weren’t for being grouped with her during the practical class, I wouldn’t have known she had this skill,” Xiao Ya talked about how she got acquainted with that girl. “Then I started pestering her to teach me cooking. Although her attitude was a bit bad at first, she gradually opened up to me later.”
Wow, that sounds like an interesting story.
“After we became closer, she told me about her family. Her mother passed away very early, and her father is a busy businessman who is rarely at home. Although there are maids in the house, she prefers to cook for herself,” Xiao Ya said with a sigh. “It’s just that her father strongly disapproves of her hobby, always saying it’s useless.”
“Oh, a traditional parent, huh?” Leticia had put down her chopsticks. This story seemed a bit interesting.
Even Bai Ling slowed down her eating speed, perking up her ears to hear her sister’s friend’s story more clearly.
“Moreover, her father always looks down on our area and often asks her to transfer to good schools in other districts,” Xiao Ya puffed out her cheeks, saying a bit unhappily. “According to her, her father often says our school is a ‘chicken school’ and there’s no future in studying here.”
Hmph, what an arrogant guy. Leticia looked at Bai Ling. “Do you think Xiao Ya’s school is like that?”
Bai Ling tilted her head. She thought Xiao Ya’s school was quite good.
“There’s no problem with Xiao Ya’s school,” she replied plainly. “If there were any problems, Xiao Ya wouldn’t be studying here.”
While this school might not be able to compete with those so-called good schools in other districts in some aspects, one thing was definitely commendable: it was absolutely pure and clean.
The reason was simple: Xiao Ya studied here, and Xiao Ya was Bai Ling’s sister, and Bai Ling’s only surviving relative.
Bai Ling was very concerned about her sister. Sang Zhitong, who understood this, naturally ensured that Bai Ling had no worries.
Bai Ling knew that a powerful figure was actually managing Xiao Ya’s school from behind the scenes.
“That’s true, after all, Xiao Ya is your sister,” Leticia nodded.
The abrupt conversation between Leticia and Bai Ling made Xiao Ya scratch her head. She felt like she understood some of it but also felt like she understood nothing.
Unable to help herself, she cast a pleading gaze at Kira, hoping Kira could resolve her confusion.
But Kira only gave Xiao Ya a “heaven’s secrets cannot be revealed” expression. “It’s nothing. They’re just praising your school for being very safe.”
“Really?” Xiao Ya looked at Bai Ling and Leticia with suspicion, feeling like there was some other meaning in their words.
What did “after all, she’s your sister” mean?
Although her sister was very capable, what did that have to do with her?
“Alas, alas, Xiao Ya, you should continue talking about your little deskmate. Your sister and I are just chatting casually,” Leticia tried to steer the conversation back in the right direction. Bai Ling still hadn’t revealed her true identity to Xiao Ya, so she could only cooperate with Miss Bai in this act.
Currently, Xiao Ya only knew that her sister had high combat power, possessed a lot of money, knew many important figures, and even had a past connection with His Majesty the Demon King.
With so few clues, it was no wonder Xiao Ya couldn’t guess Bai Ling’s identity.
One must know that Xiao Ya’s dullness in this regard was world-class. Leticia had let her live in the Demon King’s palace, but she only guessed that her Qianqian-jie was the Demon King after seeing Leticia scold the Four Heavenly Kings.
It was as if the solution steps to a problem were already written on the test paper, and Xiao Ya just needed to follow these steps to get the answer. However, this girl, who was not dull in other aspects, couldn’t do it.
It was strange, but it also made the girl seem a bit cute.
“Always keeping me in suspense, Qianqian-jie, you’re bad!” Xiao Ya glared at Leticia unhappily, which made Leticia put on a helpless expression.
However, her goal was achieved quite well. After Xiao Ya glared at her, she continued talking about her matters with that young lady deskmate.
“Her home is very far from school, so she usually lives alone in a rented house near the school. I visited once, and her room was very large and bright,” Xiao Ya recalled again. “Once when I went to her place to play, I met her father, but he wasn’t very welcoming to me, so I left after a short while.”
The middle-aged man left a bad impression on Xiao Ya. When he saw Xiao Ya, his expression turned unpleasant. Xiao Ya felt that he might not like her.
“But her father rarely goes to see her. According to her, that was the only time her father visited her in the past six months. And because of me, she had a big argument with her father,” Xiao Ya sighed. Did she really seem like an unreliable friend?
She was obviously quite good-looking, didn’t dye her hair or wear heavy makeup. She looked like an ordinary high school girl. Why would that man dislike her?
If Xiao Ya had green hair, large earrings, and wore tattered clothes specifically for delinquent girls, it would be normal for that man to dislike her.
But could Xiao Ya do such things?
If she really did, her sister would probably have to ask Leticia for advice on how to get her sister back on track.
As for the methods Leticia would provide, it was probably to hang her sister on a tree and whip her.
In terms of educating her sister, Leticia would probably get a score of one hundred, negative.
“That incident made her depressed for a few days, but she recovered a few days later. She and I are going to collaborate in this cultural performance.”
“Oh? Xiao Ya, you’re performing too?” Leticia blinked her eyes. It seemed this cultural performance would have something worth watching.
Xiao Ya nodded enthusiastically, looking very confident about her performance. “Yes, our class prepared a stage play called ‘Sleeping Beauty.'”
Hearing an unusually familiar name, Leticia looked at Xiao Ya in surprise, wondering if this so-called Sleeping Beauty was the fairy tale she was familiar with.
“And I’m playing the main character!”
“Xiao Ya is playing Sleeping Beauty?”
“No, I’m playing the prince,” Xiao Ya said proudly, hands on her hips. “A handsome and powerful prince who defeated Sleeping Beauty with his sharp sword and rescued the kingdom’s subjects who were controlled by Sleeping Beauty and could never wake up from their dreams.”
Wait? The prince defeated Sleeping Beauty?
So Sleeping Beauty is the villain?
“Is it really okay to let the children perform such violent programs?” Leticia rubbed her temples, muttering softly.
The one answering Leticia’s question was our Miss Bai. She swallowed the food in her mouth and said to Leticia, “Thanks to you, this is quite normal here.”
Humans at the moment are quite martial. After all, they have to face alien races that could turn hostile and attack at any time. It’s necessary to be somewhat martial.
This is reflected in students, as the education they receive includes basic combat skills. Although very basic, they are still useful.
“Can I be blamed for this?” Leticia’s breath hitched. She was wronged.
She didn’t start this war. Her grandmother should take the blame. Leticia wouldn’t take the blame.
“You’re the Demon King, of course, it’s your fault.” Bai Ling shrugged. Leticia really had to take the blame. After all, you were the one who retreated after being cut by her with a sword.
If she hadn’t been cut, would Leticia have stopped the war?
Obviously not.
“Fine, it’s all my fault then.” Leticia sneered. “Then I won’t stay here. I can leave with Kira tonight.”
Bai Ling gave a helpless expression. “Don’t be difficult.”
“You little…” Leticia was somewhat frustrated by Bai Ling’s reaction. She really wanted to slam the table and stand up to express her anger, but considering the other girls were still eating, she didn’t dare.
The others were fine, but if Kira got angry, she would be in big trouble.
“Sister, don’t argue,” Kira reached out to Leticia’s hand and gently held it. “Bai-jie is right. You really have to take this blame.”
“Kira, you too…” Leticia turned her head and looked at Kira with teary eyes. She hadn’t expected her sister, who had always firmly supported her, to say such a thing.
Being looked at with such eyes by Leticia, Kira’s hand unconsciously tightened a little. This kind of sister was truly irresistible.
She wanted to comfort her, to take all the blame onto herself.
What mistake could such a pitiful girl possibly make?
“Sister, please don’t look at me like that,” Kira pushed Leticia’s face away, saying stiffly.
