"No, I wasn't from the Imperial Capital. I came from the Empire's borderlands, and this was also my first time seeing the Imperial Capital. But for certain reasons, I didn't have much money on me right now," Chen Luo said.
"The only things I had left were this lantern and my little sister. And this was my little sister, Flandre," Chen Luo introduced.
"Hello there, little one." Ieyasu warmly greeted Flandre.
But Flandre did not spare Ieyasu a proper glance. She kept staring intently at Aili.
"Hello, little one." Seeing Flandre staring at her, Aili smiled and walked over, crouching down in front of her.
The first thing to do when getting close to a child was to keep yourself at the same height as them.
"Mm, hello. I like big sister very much." Flandre smiled happily.
Flandre was happy right now—truly, incredibly happy.
Chen Luo could feel Flandre's happiness too. She was even squeezing his hand hard enough to hurt.
That alone showed just how much effort Chen Luo had put into keeping Flandre under control.
"Then would little sister like to come to big sister's home?" Aili asked gently with a smile.
"Hey, big brother, can we go to big sister's house together? I really like this big sister." Flandre looked up at Chen Luo expectantly, a flash of excitement passing through her crimson eyes.
"Ah, wouldn't that be too much trouble for Miss Aili?"
"You needn't worry, sir. Our young lady Aili loves helping passionate, ambitious, promising young people like you—people who are in a bit of a difficult position and might otherwise end up sleeping on the streets," said the two guards on the carriage.
"You're Luo Luo, right? And you said you were out of money just now, didn't you? You can't possibly make your