Chapter 95 - 33.3 - Showing your ability to your sister (1/2)

At dinner, that night, both Li Xinwen and Sun Xiao was once again asked how the martial art school was by Li Jinghua. But before they could answer, Mother Li ends up telling Li Jinghua everything they told her. Li Xinwen silently signalled Li Jinghua to just play along, using his eyes to gesture to the stairs as if saying: 'I will tell you later, upstairs.'

Li Jinghua, who had experienced life during the apocalypse where, during some mission requires sneaking around, naturally noticed the look that Li Xinwen gave her. Nodding her head, she played along while trying to appease their mother.

”Mom, just let this matter go, ah! How about this... in a few months, Ah 'Xiao will have his summer break! How about we all go for a vacation?” Li Xinwen suggested. ”I know mom is only jealous that Ah 'Wen played with Ah 'Xiao so, this time, we all go!” he added with a big grin.

”Who is jealous, ah? And what vacation? Your mother is already this old. Where can she go?” Mother Li replied.

”Wherever mom wants. Ah 'Wen can bring you there,” Li Xinwen said with a big smile. ”Hua- jie should also take some time off! Let's just go. Who knows, 'in the future, we might not have any chance to do this'.”

Li Xinwen knew how to pick his word well. As soon as Li Jinghua heard it, her expression changed slightly before she calmed herself. Understanding her brother's meaning, she turned to old, Mother Li.

”Mom, let's go, ba. How long has it been since we went on vacation?” Li Jinghua asked. ”If mom is worried, we don't have to go far. Summer will be too hot so how about we go up north where the weather is cooler?”

Seeing that his two adopted sibling seems to want to go on vacation together, Sun Xiao was also filled with excitement at the thought. He looked at Mother Li, his eyes contain a silent plea. ”Mom, let's go?”

”See? Even Ah 'Xiao wants to go. It's a free vacation, mom. Everything, your son will pay!”

Being sieged on all sides, Mother Li can only sigh defeatedly and nods her head in agreement. ”Alright. Then we'll go for a summer vacation.”

”Great! Then leave choosing the place to me!” Li Jinghua smiled before she winked at Li Xinwen.

”Alright. Since that's decided, let's continue to eat. Be sure not to waste anything,” Li Xinwen said with small laughter.

After dinner, the two brothers decided to do the dishes while Li Jinghua accompanied their mother watching some night drama for a while. Once the two brothers came out after doing the dishes, they too joined as they sat down on the sofa. The drama that they were watching is a palace drama, filled with palace intrigue and schemes. Li Xinwen wasn't that interested but Mother Li seemed to be enjoying the drama. So much that whenever she saw something, she would try to 'communicate' with the character in the drama.

The normal length of a single episode is about forty minutes. Add to that few minutes of advertis.e.m.e.nt in between, they end up watching the tv for an hour. Once the hour was up, it was already 9:30 PM.

”Mom, you should rest now for the night,” Li Jinghua said to the older woman.

”Oh, is it already 9:30? Time sure flies,” Mother Li replied. ”Alright, I will go and rest for the night. All of you should too. Ah 'Xiao especially since he has a school in the morning,” Mother Li said as she stood up.

Li Jinghua also stood up and helped her mother to her room. Li Xinwen and Sun Xiao patiently waited for Li Jinghua to return, and once she did, the three tacitly went upstairs silently. In the second living room upstairs, Li Jinghua sat down and looked at her two brothers.

”Alright. Mom is now asleep. You can tell me everything that happened today.”

”En. We indeed went to Mr Min's school, and we also met with his grandfather,” Li Xinwen began. ”But because of certain circ.u.mstances, we didn't study under him.”

”What?! Why?” Li Jinghua asked. ” Ah 'Wen, you promised me that you will learn martial arts.”

”Hua- jie , of course, I will still learn. It is just that the martial arts that Mr Min has are not compatible with both me and Ah 'Xiao,” Li Xinwen replied. ”We didn't come back home empty-handed though. Here, I'll show you,” as Li Xinwen said this, he lightly waved his hand over to the chandelier above them, sending a very weak gust of winds over. The crystal hanging on the chandelier jingled for a few seconds before coming to a halt once more.

Seeing this, Li Jinghua felt slightly assured. But she still narrowed her eyes at Li Xinwen. By the look alone, Li Xinwen knew that he needed to explain more to his sister so he only let out a smile.

”Hua- jie , this wind may seem harmless at first but once I properly trained to control it, let alone a single wind blade, I'm confident enough to conjure a gale filled with wind blades,” Li Xinwen said.