Moving to the Golden Courtyard

Mei glared at Xu Qi on the sly and mouthed something.

Translated, it meant...

You just wait until tonight!

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow—so cocky? Well, he'd certainly have to see what Mei had up her sleeve tonight.

***

51. Elysia Spilled the Vinegar Jar

At dinner, it was rare to see Kevin and Yae, who had managed to get off work on time, but unfortunately, Su had just called to say he had to work overtime tonight.

"Griseo, Kosma, remember to wash your hands properly."

"Okay, Aponia Mommy."

"..."

"Hey, you stupid cat, if you dare steal a duck leg before dinner, I'll tie you up and throw you in the river."

"Ehehe... don't, Kalpas. I'm leaving, I'm leaving."

"Alright, Mei~~ don't be so down. Kalpas never lets anyone into his kitchen, so the fact that he's teaching you to cook proves he thinks highly of you~~"

"Indeed, you see, just now when I tried to enter the kitchen, Kalpas almost killed me, so good luck, Mei!"

"Shut up! You dead Xu Qi!"

"Hello? Yes, I've fixed that bug, it can be demonstrated to the client tomorrow... Yes... Don't worry."

"Hmph! I clearly won! I had 13 shots on goal, way more than you."

"Tch, but you didn't score, did you? It ended up 0-0 anyway. Vil-V, I think you really need to learn more about soccer before you compete with me."

"Hua, let me bring the dishes. You go sit down first."

"Hmm? It's okay, Yae, you've been working all day. I can handle this."

Before every dinner, everyone at the Golden Courtyard was always lively.

Everyone gathered around a large table, covered with a sumptuous array of dishes. This scene played out at the Golden Courtyard almost every day.

No one knew when the tradition started, but... it was best to eat dinner together.

It was like a big family, and now, Mei was also a part of that family.

Her face flushed as she sat next to Xu Qi. Even though she had been living in the Golden Courtyard for several days, this kind of scene still filled her with a strange sense of warmth.

"What's wrong? Eat up. You made these sweet and sour spare ribs, right? Eat more to reward yourself."

"Ah! I can do it myself..."

Xu Qi considerately put food on Mei's plate, which made everyone at the table smile knowingly.

Pardofelis couldn't help but tempt fate.

"Boss, Boss! I want fish!"

Mei narrowed her eyes with a smile as she looked at Pardofelis, who was sitting across from her, and said softly, "What do you want to eat? Do you want me to get it for you?"

It feels like once you finish this bite, you'll be on your way to the afterlife. Xu Qi silently mourned for Pardofelis for three seconds in his heart.

"N... No... No... No need. I was just joking, hehe..."

Next to Xu Qi, Elysia's eyes darted around, and she tugged on Xu Qi's sleeve, saying.

"Xu Qi, I can't reach the cabbage."

"Hmm?" Xu Qi was just about to get the cabbage for Elysia when he saw Kevin helpfully move the plate of hand-shredded cabbage closer to Elysia. He said in his usual cold tone.

"No need to thank me."

Yae and Fu Hua quickly covered their mouths! Their shoulders were shaking wildly, indicating how much they were laughing.

Vil-V and Mobius sighed at the same time and shook their heads—hopeless, this guy is already hopeless.

Kalpas was busy judging the quality of his meal today and didn't notice.

Griseo asked curiously, "Aponia Mommy, what's going on?"

Aponia was as loving as ever. She stroked Griseo's head and said, "Little Griseo will understand when she's older."

Elysia looked at Kevin with a very disappointed expression.

"Kevin."

"Hmm?"

"There's a reason why you've been single for so long."

Kevin: ???

Mei narrowed her eyes helplessly and looked past Xu Qi at Elysia.

"Elysia..."

Elysia immediately started whistling innocently.

Xu Qi sighed and still put a piece of cabbage on Elysia's plate. "Eat your food and don't cause trouble."

"Hehe?~~ I knew Xu Qi was the best to me!"

Of course, the price was Xu Qi feeling a pain in his right waist. Mei had somehow learned to find the soft flesh on Xu Qi's waist and twist it.

The vinegar jar had been overturned...

Xu Qi grimaced and subtly covered it up, quickly leaning in to kiss Mei on the cheek and whispering in her ear, "Don't make a scene, everyone's watching."

Mei's face flushed red. She glanced around the dinner table like she was doing something wrong. Everyone else was tactfully looking the other way, which made the girl feel a little better.

She glared at Xu Qi, but the jealousy in her heart had lessened considerably.

Yae, sitting diagonally across from her, took it all in and shook her head, sighing, "He's a master."

Afraid that Elysia would dig another hole for him, Xu Qi cleared his throat and said, "I... I quit my job at the company today."

Everyone at the table paused. Mei wasn't surprised, after all, last night... last night... Crap, brain overload, can't think about it anymore.

"Have you thought about what you'll do next?"

Kevin was always the most straightforward person. Compared to other things, he was more concerned about Xu Qi himself.

"Yeah, I'll be working at E.T. Studio. But the resignation process takes a month, so I was thinking..."

Before Xu Qi could finish, the clever Little Pardofelis immediately realized! She looked up, her eyes shining, and said, "Go on a trip?!"

"Yeah... that's right."

"Oh yeah!~~ Boss is the best!"

Griseo was just as excited as Pardofelis, her eyes twinkling like stars as she asked, "Then... then where are we going? Brother Xu Qi?"

"Haven't decided yet, we need to discuss it with everyone. After all, when it comes to going on a trip, we have to see if everyone has time off."

"I don't care, I'm in charge of everything on the construction site." People like Kalpas really had freedom...

Aponia also nodded.

"The church is also free at any time."

Fu Hua, Griseo, Kosma, and Mei, who hadn't started working yet, didn't care either. They were already on summer vacation anyway. They had plenty of time.

Elysia cared even less. She was a VTB, a completely freelance profession! As soon as she heard Xu Qi's suggestion, she started thinking about whether to make a Vlog to get some traffic.

As for Vil-V and Mobius...

The two great researchers raised both hands in agreement.

"Perfect, I'm about to get moldy staying in the house."

"Doesn't matter, where isn't a lab?"

So the only ones who needed to be considered were Kevin, Su, and Yae, oh, and Eden... she was the most difficult.

"According to general theory," Kevin said coolly, "I also want to relax, but I have to wait a week, until my project is completed, then I should be able to."

Yae smiled.

"What a coincidence, so am I. I was planning to travel in July anyway. The company isn't busy lately, so I have time to go out and play for half a month."

Xu Qi was overjoyed! He quickly said to Kevin.

"Call Su, I'll contact Sister Eden."

"Su should be fine too. He told me last time that a professor will be coming in July to conduct a month-long surgical seminar, and he's also responsible for working in the hospital during that time.

He can cover for him, so even if you didn't mention it, he was planning to travel in July."

That's great?

Then... then wouldn't that mean...

"If Eden is available too... wouldn't that mean everyone from our Golden Courtyard can have a little team-building trip?"

Xu Qi looked at his phone and suddenly felt... that the responsibility was heavy and the road was long!

52,Do me a favor

"Hello? Elysia, what's up?"

"It's me! Sister Eden!"

"Xu Qi?"

Eden, who was about to go to bed in the middle of the night, couldn't help but brighten up when she heard Xu Qi's voice, and she wasn't sleepy at all.

At this time, she was wearing a silk nightgown, and even sitting on the bed, the pair of fullness in front of her chest still healthily showed their style. Unfortunately, no one could appreciate this beauty.

It was hard to imagine that a woman as noble as Eden, would have a man see her lying in bed wearing a nightgown.

"It's rare to see you call, did something good happen?"

Her tone was unhurried, as if nothing could make this noble woman lose her due demeanor.

"Sister Eden, everyone from the Golden Courtyard is planning to travel in July, do you have time?"

Eden was stunned, she subconsciously asked.

"Are Su, Kevin, and Yae available?"

That's spot on... After all, in the entire Golden Courtyard, besides Eden herself, these three are the busiest, working overtime every day.

"They're all OK with it!"

Hearing Xu Qi's excited yet subtly expectant voice, Eden couldn't help but smile.

"It's not that they're free, they're just accommodating you because you rarely get a long vacation."

Hearing Eden's words, Xu Qi couldn't help but glance at Kevin and Yae.

Recalling their earlier words... it really did seem like they were trying to squeeze out some time, but they said it lightly, not wanting Xu Qi to know.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

"You said it was in what month?"

"Just July, Eden, are you free?"

"If they're all free, how could I not be? Just tell me where you're planning to go, and I'll just fly over directly."

"Got it! Then I won't bother you any longer, Eden! Bye-bye!"

"Okay, goodbye, Xu Qi."

After hanging up the phone, Eden couldn't help but smile, thinking of the excited voice from earlier.

Flipping through the schedule, Eden made a phone call.

"Hello? Anna."

"Anna, cancel all the scheduled activities for July."

"Huh? Boss, is something the matter?"