A Family's Misfortune, Brothers at Each Other's Throats (Part One) [Please Vote for Monthly Tickets]

Even though Xun Ding knew quite a bit about the Gongxi Clan, he still found himself gaping in astonishment from time to time at the clan's bizarre rules and customs.

"You always make it sound like we're living in two different worlds." He took out a piece of candy and tossed it into his mouth. The hawthorn candies from this shop were coated in a thick, crystalline layer of sugar—sweet and sour, and excellent for whetting the appetite. "Brother Shaobai, you should try one too."

Without giving him a chance to refuse, Xun Ding stuffed one into his mouth and kept chattering away. "A Lai used to love these, but after she got pregnant, she could only watch me eat them. There's a shop over there that sells thirst-quenchers—the most authentic Longwu specialty. Brother Shaobai, have a taste."

Jimò Qiu was dragged in and out of all kinds of shops.

Before long, both of them were carrying large and small packages in their hands.

Everything Jimò Qiu saw seemed novel to him. "Yesterday, when I came, Thirteen dragged Brother Fang Six and the others around to eat and drink everywhere. I thought that was all Fengluo had to offer, but I never imagined there were still so many hidden gems. Fengluo City is completely different from the one I'd seen before."

Xun Ding laughed. "This is nothing yet. When you have time in the future, Little Brother will play host and take you to even more interesting places."

"Don't you need to report for duty or keep A Lai company?"

"Isn't this what wedding leave is for? I still have this year's farm leave and winter-clothing leave saved up. Even if I ran out of leave, the Yaoguang Guard doesn't have much business to handle... There's no war now, so