Snow: The Beginning

Where is the location? Yan Wei sent a message to ask.

"Let's meet at the nearby Moon Nine Pearl Cafe," Xia Yu replied, "I'll bring someone with me."

This time, Yan Wei's reply was a bit slow. It took two minutes before she sent an "Okay."

After putting the phone back in his pocket, Xia Yu changed his shoes.

Entering the living room, he saw Yuxue, who was wearing an apron and cooking dinner, through the glass door of the kitchen.

He thought to himself: It's not right to always let Yuxue do the housework. We didn't have money before, but now that we have more, it's better to find a nanny sooner rather than later.

It would be best if the nanny could cook well and be good-looking too.

Speaking of nannies, he had forgotten to ask An Sihyao about Yin Wan's situation last time.

An Sihyao thought of her mother through Yin Wan, what kind of feelings did the young girl have?

There didn't seem to be any major problems from An Sihyao's demeanor these past few days.

After Yuxue finished cooking, Xia Yu told her about his intention to find a nanny.

"No, I don't agree," Yuxue shook her head. "Many nannies maltreat children, and who knows what they might do behind our backs when you're not at home. Like having an affair with the security guard."

"Only a few nannies maltreat children, and we don't have any young children here," Xia Yu said, puzzled.

"It's me!" Yuxue said as if it was only natural.

At thirteen, she was indeed a child, and Xia Yu had no counterargument.

"Then it's even less acceptable for you to continue doing housework. Even the law doesn't allow child labor." Xia Yu became more determined to find a nanny.

However, the safety issue with nannies was indeed a problem. Although problematic nannies were few, it was still possible to encounter one.

"No, I want to do it," Yuxue shook her head, refusing Xia Yu's arrangement.

"Why do you insist on doing housework? Wouldn't it be better to spend the time playing?" Xia Yu couldn't understand Yuxue's thoughts.

"I don't want to!" The girl shook her head firmly.

"Be obedient," urged Xia Yu.

The girl fell silent, standing there with her head down.

Xia Yu sensed that something was wrong, and sure enough, the girl began sobbing a few seconds later.

Stepping forward, Xia Yu lifted her face and wiped away her tears. "What's wrong? Why do you insist on doing housework? Tell me."

Xia Yu knew that there must be a reason he wasn't aware of.

"If I don't do housework, won't I be useless?" Gripping Xia Yu's arm, Yuxue's face was full of grievance.

"You're my sister, it doesn't matter whether you're useful or not," Xia Yu comforted her as he held her close.

"I'm still my dad's daughter and my mom's daughter," Yuxue replied, burying her face in Xia Yu's chest.

Xia Yu then understood the reason.

The fact that she was abandoned by Xia Dongyang and Kong Hanyue took root in the girl's heart, sprouting a flower emitting a scent of unease, making her feel insecure.

"I won't leave you," Xia Yu promised, knowing that comforting her wouldn't work. "So, we won't find a nanny."

"Okay," Yuxue hugged Xia Yu's waist tightly.

Knowing that the girl needed time to calm her emotions, Xia Yu didn't say anything else and just rested his hand on her head.

At the same time, Xia Yu was thinking about how to solve the problem of Yuxue's sense of security.

To give the girl a sense of security, there were two directions.

One was to make Yuxue feel confident in trusting him, and the other was to make her self-reliant and not rely on external sources for security.

The path of trusting oneself was somewhat difficult, so self-reliance seemed simpler.

As long as Yuxue had a skill that could support her life, it would probably give her some sense of security, and then her confidence could be gradually built up.

So the question was, what kind of skill could Yuxue learn?

Xia Yu recalled Yuxue's three bonuses: acting spoiled, exam-oriented education, and Buddhist principles.

Buddhist principles could be ruled out, leaving only acting spoiled and exam-oriented education.

At Yuxue's age, exam-oriented education wasn't a skill that could generate income, so there was only acting spoiled left.

Perhaps with the skill of acting spoiled, the girl would believe more that he wouldn't leave her behind, allowing her to tie him down with her cuteness?

Xia Yu fell into deep thought.

By the time Yuxue finally relaxed emotionally and let go of him, he still hadn't come up with an answer.

Forget it, he'll deal with it later.

After eating dinner together, Xia Yu noticed that Yuxue had become more diligent and didn't even let him prepare his own bathwater.

After washing his body, lying in the bathtub, Xia Yu started thinking about who he should use his gaming opportunity on today.

After much hesitation, he chose Xu Youxiang.

Xu Youxiang was already upset about the school district issue, and at An Siyao's villa, she had seen him and An Siyao feeding each other, which must have made her unhappy.

Xia Yu wanted to take the chance to find out Xu Youxiang's true thoughts.

Xu Youxiang's column, after a moment of darkness, Xia Yu saw the bedside table in her bedroom.

Xu Youxiang was preparing to take her medication.

The leg treatment was injected in the evening, and at night, it was time to take the medication to counteract the side effects.

Having swallowed the three medications one by one, Xia Yu picked up a mirror and stared at the pupils of Xu Youxiang's eyes.

The color of Xu Youxiang's iris was somewhat lighter than a few days ago.

"You really are perverted, staring at people's eyeballs as soon as you come over," Xu Youxiang said in her first sentence.

"Nonsense, I clearly took the medicine first!" Xia Yu retorted.

"Isn't that even more perverted?"

Giving up arguing with Xu Youxiang, Xia Yu continued to examine her eyes.

Her light-colored pupils made her eyes appear crystal clear and extremely beautiful.

Xia Yu couldn't help but have the urge to possess these eyes.

Feeling proud yet complicated about Xia Yu's obsession with her eyes, Xu Youxiang wondered what kind of operation liking eyeballs was.

This guy was really a pervert.

"Nonsense, I just like beautiful things!" Xia Yu said.

"… How did you know what I was thinking just now?" Xu Youxiang became a bit flustered.

"I can sense your emotions, and I guessed that was what you were thinking," Xia Yu answered.

Xu Youxiang's cheeks immediately flushed, and her blood surged.

Being able to sense emotions meant that she knew about the moments when her heart was moved, when she thought of him, and even some other moments.?

"You pervert who can read minds! Lolicon! Coercive offender!" Xu Youxiang angrily cursed.

As Xia Yu listened, he regretted that Xu Youxiang was cursing in her mind and couldn't record it.

He sensed Xu Youxiang's emotions again, and although she cursed fiercely on the surface, in fact, she only felt shy.

After cursing for a while, Xu Youxiang stopped talking to Xia Yu out of anger.

It wasn't until 11 p.m. that she had Xia Yu start the class on her laptop.

After learning a lesson with Xu Youxiang's teacher, Xia Yu estimated the other person's level to be either LV5 or LV6.

She taught knowledge related to network security, which is a crucial part of Internet companies.

After the class was over, Xu Youxiang made a decision with Xia Yu.

"I'm going to work and study at Daliang Capital," she said decisively.

"Why do you suddenly want to go there?" Xia Yu asked uneasily.

"How can I continue to compete with An Siyao if I stay here?" Xu Youxiang said candidly.

Realizing that Xu Youxiang didn't want to leave him, Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Which city?" he asked.

"Nanzhou, after the Mid-Autumn Festival," Xu Youxiang replied.

It was very convenient to go to Nanzhou, whether from Ziling or Afang.

Xia Yu agreed to Xu Youxiang's decision.

The two played games together for eight hours, and Xia Yu returned to his body.

Sitting up from the bed, Xia Yu pondered whether he should do something since Xu Youxiang was about to leave.

Unable to think of what to do for the moment, Xia Yu temporarily set aside the matter.

Today was September 4th, Tuesday, ten days away from the Mid-Autumn Festival, and four days away from the agreed meeting time with Yanwei.

In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday morning, and Xia Yu was preparing to head to the appointment with Yanwei when his counselor sent a message.