A black Rolls-Royce, its finish like the lacquer of a Steinway piano, glided along the road with stately elegance. Its jet-black body gleamed in the sunlight with a bewitching, hazy sheen.
Zhang Xiao and Li Qingshu chatted about everyday things in the spacious back seat, while Zhang Chengdao had been relegated to driving.
As for Bird Sis... Bird Sis was free as a bird. Who knew where she had flown off to play?
Zhang Xiao curled up comfortably in his seat and accepted the ice-cold Coke his mother handed him. Condensation clung to the glass bottle, chilling his hand.
He listened to the fizz of the bubbles. This was what summer felt like.
Sweetness burst across his tongue, and a rush of cold slid down his throat, quenching the heat inside him. Every pore on his body seemed to open. Utter bliss.
Hiss, ahh, buuurp~~~
Zhang Xiao narrowed his eyes and let out a deeply satisfied burp. If a bottle of Coke cost 2.5, he reckoned that first mouthful alone was worth at least two.
Seeing her son's blissful little face, Li Qingshu couldn't help laughing. She reached over and stroked his head.
"Drink slowly~"
He took a straw and began sipping, his gaze roaming over the luxurious car as he asked curiously:
"Dad, isn't there a saying, 'A mountain need not be high if an immortal makes it sacred; this may be a humble dwelling, but my virtue lends it fragrance'?
"So why did you get a Rolls-Royce?"
Zhang Chengdao gave an irritated snort.
"It's all because of you! If you hadn't piled so much work on your old man, would I have needed to deal with those pure-bloods?
"It's just a means of getting around, anyway. When it was only the three of us, it didn't matter. Now