Chapter 330: Moral Petty Man: Jade Foot, Jade Foot, Jade Foot, Jade Foot

Chapter 330: Chapter 179: Moral Petty Man: Jade Foot, Jade Foot, Jade Foot, Jade Foot

“No thanks, I’ve already eaten.”

Xu Huo changed his shoes and sat on the sofa, a smile spreading across his face.

Even though there were only two more people in the house, it felt vastly different than before.

‘And all over a mouthful of leftovers.’

“Hurry up and get to bed. It’s getting late. You too, Niuniu. You have school tomorrow, and I have to check your homework.”

Xu Huo was watching TV. “Mm, I’ll go to sleep after this episode.”

Niuniu looked completely bewildered.

She looked at the TV screen, which was already playing the ending credits, then thought about her winter vacation homework. Finally, her gaze landed on Xu Huo’s face as she tried to get away with it by acting cute.

“Go to sleep,” Xu Huo said.

Niuniu pouted but still carefully climbed down from the sofa. As she crawled, she tried to stand up on her own, but her legs wouldn’t move, so she crouched down and went back to crawling.

She could stand, but she still couldn’t walk.

It wasn’t a major issue, though. She should be able to walk normally before first grade and attend a regular public elementary school.

And with Xiao Bai around, she’d at least have a companion.

CLICK!

Xu Huo turned off the TV, turned to Chu Xi with a stern face, and said,

“You go to sleep too.”

Chu Xi nodded, then paused as if a thought had just struck her. “Can we really not get married?”

‘How did we get back on the topic of marriage…’

The corner of Xu Huo’s mouth twitched. “Did you do what I said and call that lady an idiot today?”

“I did.”

Chu Xi nodded. “So, can we really not get married?”

“Do you understand what marriage is now?”

“It’s making babies!”

Xu Huo: ?

A question mark slowly formed in his mind.

‘How is this even more extreme than what she thought this morning!?’

‘At least this morning she just thought marriage was about two people living together and helping each other.’

Xu Huo was stunned.

“Who taught you this one?”

Chu Xi looked at Xu Huo, saying nothing, yet her gaze was full of meaning.

“I taught you?” Xu Huo asked hesitantly, pointing to himself.

Chu Xi nodded.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

Xu Huo said very seriously, “I never said that!”

“But you said if you can’t make babies, you can’t get married. Doesn’t that mean getting married is for making babies? And that condition seemed decisive, so…”

“Marriage = Making babies, and making babies = Marriage.”

Chu Xi tilted her head, explaining her logic.

Xu Huo fell silent.

He opened his mouth to say something but couldn’t get the words out. In a way, based on fundamental human principles, her logic actually held up.

But…

“It’s not a package deal. You can get married without making babies.”

“You can choose not to have babies after getting married, too,” Xu Huo said again.

Chu Xi’s eyes lit up. “Then let’s go get our marriage license right now!”

Xu Huo: ?

Xu Huo realized he’d been led down a rabbit hole.

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Until you completely understand the concept, the answer is no,” Xu Huo said.

Chu Xi looked confused. “But I already understand.”

“Marriage is for making babies, and making babies is for marriage. But you can also choose not to have babies after getting married.”

“Is that wrong?”

“It’s right, but that’s not the meaning of marriage. The meaning is something that can’t be fully explained with words. You have to understand it and digest it little by little.”

Xu Huo found himself explaining things again, just like when he was first teaching her how to be a normal person.

“You can take the first step toward understanding now. Try to learn about it.”

Chu Xi nodded thoughtfully.

“Okay then.”

Seeing this, Xu Huo finally felt relieved and let out a sigh.

‘If I mess her up completely, Chu Linhai will cripple me for it.’

‘Even though that old geezer can’t beat me in a fight, I still have to show him some respect.’

“You should get to sleep soon. I’m going to wash up and go to bed too.”

Xu Huo yawned and headed for the bathroom.

Chu Xi was lost in thought.

‘Take the first step…’

…

…

When Xu Huo finished his shower, it was already 11:30 PM.

He came out drying his head with a towel, briefly blow-dried his hair, then yawned and walked toward the bedroom.

CLICK!

Xu Huo climbed into bed and slipped under the warm covers.

The gentle warmth soothed him, making him feel as secure as if he were already sinking into a dream.

Winter was always cold.

Especially up north. When going to bed, the first thing you felt when you got under the covers wasn’t comfort, but a blanket as cold as steel.

So, feeling warmth the moment you got into bed was a rare pleasure.

…

“Huh!?”

In a daze, the soundly sleeping Xu Huo suddenly woke with a jolt.

‘Something’s wrong!’

‘The source of the heat… it’s not me…’

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out his hand and felt around in front of him under the covers.

The soft, smooth feeling of skin met his fingertips.

In an instant, Xu Huo shot up from the bed like a compressed spring.

“Huh!???”

The covers were bunched up high, and there was another person inside. Now woken by his sudden movement, she was rubbing her eyes, looking at him blearily. Xu Huo stared back, completely dumbfounded.

“What are you doing here!?”

“Didn’t you say I should take the first step? I asked Sister Wang. The first step to making babies is sleeping together,” Chu Xi said groggily.

Xu Huo: ?

Xu Huo had lost count of how many times a question mark had popped into his head. At this point, he felt like a question mark printer.

“You said to take the first step, so I came,” Chu Xi yawned, trying to wake herself up a bit.

“No, that’s not what I meant at all!”

Xu Huo felt a headache coming on. Explaining abstract concepts and meanings was hard enough, especially when she always seemed to twist his words…

“Then what did you mean?”

Chu Xi tilted her head at him. “Making babies is the prerequisite for marriage, and sleeping together is the prerequisite for making babies. So this is the first step.”