"Xiang An, you're here. Finished your homework?" Xiang Lu was sitting in his room, dealing with something. When he saw Xiang An peeking in from the doorway, he casually asked.
"...Why is the first thing you ask me about always my homework, Fourth Uncle?" Xiang An looked utterly defeated. "I already said I finished it."
"Hahaha, well, you're famous for hating homework. Of course I had to ask when I saw you." Xiang Lu looked at Xiang An with a smile. "So? What did you come to see me for?"
"Nothing much. Mainly, I brought... brought..." Xiang An trailed off, unable to continue.
"...Brought?" Xiang Lu looked at Xiang An in confusion, even stopping the writing in his hand.
"Mm, mainly, I brought my little sister over to visit and get acquainted." Xiang An scratched his head and sighed, walking into Xiang Lu's room with a little girl following behind him.
"Ah, so this is..." Understanding flickered in Xiang Lu's eyes as he stood.
"Fourth Uncle." Zi Juan stood beside Xiang An and gave Xiang Lu a slight bow, her face expressionless.
Looking at Zi Juan's blank, slightly gloomy face, Xiang Lu sighed softly.
He crouched down and gently patted Zi Juan's head. "Now that you've come into this family, live well as one of us."
"...Mm." Zi Juan looked up at Xiang Lu and nodded lightly.
Xiang Lu called Xiang Jing out so the pair of siblings could get to know each other as well.
Xiang Jing looked rather frightening. After all, he was blind in one eye, and half his body bore scars that could never be erased. Yet Zi Juan was not overly afraid.
Or rather, for now, the little girl had yet to emerge from the shadow of losing everything.
Xiang Lu walked over to Xiang