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"Alright, we've gathered enough info from you, it's time to go. Your grandma and I need our afternoon nap." Grandpa Xia looked at the time and started ushering her out.

"Yes, yes, yes." Xia Yue nodded obediently and left.

On her way home, Xia Yue sent a message to Xia Yu, telling him they would return four days ahead of schedule in half a month's time.

Xia Yu saw her message, replied with a thank you emoji, and then sent her a Red Envelope.

Xia Yue accepted the Red Envelope right away.

She quickly turned to message Xia Xi, asking her to send more Ingot candles.

With Chinese New Year approaching, she figured she should dole out some goodies to the Ghost House workers too.

As the holiday resort's popularity kept soaring, its daily footfall remained steady at about five hundred people, with traffic surging to over a thousand on weekends.