He returned to the rental building.
Luo Hongyun's home had been reduced to practically a pile of rubble.
Fortunately, Xia Xu had rented the whole building, so there were plenty of empty rooms left. He could simply pick one for the father and daughter to stay in for now, and their original bedding and things were still usable.
"Come to think of it... the landlady seems to have kicked the bucket. Who am I supposed to pay rent to now?"
After getting Luo Hongyun and his daughter settled, Xia Xu suddenly remembered a serious issue.
He had no idea whether the landlady had any sons or daughters...
"Forget it. I won't worry about that yet. I've paid this month's rent anyway."
Putting those miscellaneous concerns aside, Xia Xu happily retrieved the Mechanical Centipede Spine he had asked Uncle Luo to hide earlier. After fiddling with it for a while, he carefully put it away again, then fulfilled his promise by taking A Tuo straight to the wet market and supermarket, letting him pick whatever he wanted to eat.
A Tuo had made the greatest contribution this time. He couldn't shortchange him.
"Come to think of it... I seem to have forgotten something."
After spending over an hour preparing a huge bowl of beef and premium dog food for A Tuo, Xia Xu had just stopped to rest and drink some water when he felt he had forgotten something important.
He took out his phone and looked...
Monday.
"Pfft! Fuck-cough, cough! Shit, I forgot I had school today!"
A wave of numbness shot from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head. Xia Xu went numb all over.
He had already had some alcohol while treating Hong Bo and the others to dinner last night. After coming home, he had