Exquisite Jade Sky Villa had seemingly never been this lively before. Ever since it was built, it had been a quiet, secluded place, out of step with the mortal world.
If the shabby yet cozy old house in the poor neighborhood of Zhang Xiao's memories represented the Zhang Chengdao family's involvement in worldly life,
then Exquisite Jade Sky Villa represented their withdrawal from it. Zhang Chengdao had decided to draw his family away from the mundane world, letting Zhang Xiao stand a little higher and look upon humanity from a perspective he had never known before.
To look upon the human world he would one day need to protect.
But today, thanks to a sudden whim of Zhang Xiao's, the dining hall of Exquisite Jade Sky Villa had become a sea of merriment.
Holding a glass of juice, Zhang Xiao watched everything before him in a daze, a faint smile on his face. This was a scene unimaginable in the original story he had read in his previous life.
For some reason, Lucius and Arthur had decided to compete over their drinking capacity. By now, Lucius's face was as red as the Weasley family's hair.
Arthur's face, meanwhile, was growing paler and paler. Still holding a large glass of spirits, he bared his teeth at Lucius and fiercely downed it.
Mr. Granger was loudly explaining his work to Sirius, Bill, and Charlie. Bolstered by alcohol, he thumped his chest and declared that his dentistry was far ahead of anyone else's in Britain.
Charlie had clearly had too much as well. The stocky man heartily raised his glass, gulped down a generous mouthful, and wiped his mouth.
"Ah... if-if our reserve... also had... also had, hic-" He let out a loud, drunken belch. "A dentist as good as you, that-that would