My wife is a dragon.

Chapter 189 Wow~~ (4.4K)

In the evening, the setting sun burned out in the sky, and lights were lit in every house.

Fang Xia served the last dish, completing the table of rich home-cooked meals.

For families living apart, the Chinese New Year is a time for reunion after a long separation and is the most anticipated day of the year.

But for families like Xia Li, who live more than 100 kilometers apart and can meet each other anytime they want, the New Year is just a grand family dinner.

Lucia took her bowl and started to eat heartily. Fang Xia kept picking up food for her. Seeing her eating so happily, her face was full of satisfaction.

Old Xia lowered his head and ate without saying a word.

He secretly observed Lucia's frugal attitude of treating every grain of rice as a treasure, and couldn't help but sigh at how difficult the child's fate was.

"Dad, drink."

Xia Li opened the white wine that he had prepared at home and mixed a glass for himself and Lao Xia respectively.

The older generation doesn’t like drinking beer. They say beer is a foreign thing and only liquor is brewed from grains and is reliable to drink.

Whenever Xia Li drinks with people of the same age, he drinks beer, and when he meets elders, he drinks white wine, and he can switch between the two with ease.

Although he doesn't like either of them very much.

Xia Yuanjun ate his food, glanced at the small wine glass beside him, and then looked at Fang Xia's eyes.

Fang Xia didn't give any instructions and seemed not to notice this side. Seeing this, Xia Yuanjun's expressionless face suddenly showed joy. He took the wine bottle that Xia Li had placed on the table and took a look at it.

"Luzhou Laojiao is produced in our own province." Xia Li said in a low voice.

Old Xia nodded, approving of his son's taste.

……

The New Year’s Eve dinner is coming to an end.

Originally, Fang Xia planned to let Xia Li eat enough for three days, and she estimated that Lucia would make trouble in the next two meals.

She was not picky about food. Except for Houttuynia cordata, she would never touch it with her chopsticks. She would eat whatever Fang Xia picked up and after eating, she would say "thank you, Auntie" in a soft and sticky voice, which made Fang Xia's heart melt.

"This soup can be used to cook noodles tomorrow."

While clearing the dishes on the table, Lucia was holding a plate of finished braised pork ribs, and she was reluctant to throw away the soup.

The highest praise given by people from Sichuan Province to a dish: Don’t pour out the soup, save it for cooking noodles.

This dragon has learned the essence of Shu.

"We also have chicken soup and sour duck soup here. The base soup for the braised spareribs is too thick..."

“You can cook noodles in different ways!”

Fang Xia wanted to give her some advice, but the little girl spoke in such a frank and cute way that it really made Fang Xia laugh.

"Mom, Xiaolu is praising the delicious food you cooked." Xia Li said from the other end.

Fang Xia blushed: "Oh, I know, haha..."

"Don't clean up, the Spring Festival Gala is about to begin." Xia Yuanjun urged, holding the remote control.

When Fang Xia looked at the time, it was almost eight o'clock. She quickly wiped her hands, took off her apron, and took Lucia to the TV.

Lucia was wearing a pink polka-dot apron and holding a soup spoon in her hand. She came to Xia Li in a daze.

Seeing her confused look, Xia Li couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Come here and sit here with me."

The sofa at home was not big enough, and three people were already the limit. Xia Li patted his thigh and asked Lucia to sit over.

Lucia was a little shy.

No matter what, riding a hero in front of his parents... is not a good idea.

She turned around and sat on the small stool, which Xia Li bought for her when she was learning Chinese characters.

This height is just right for her short legs.

"What are you holding the spoon for? Put it down and don't wear your apron."

"Whoa whoa."

Lucia unloaded her things in a daze.

There were no characters on TV, only a clock spinning. As the pointer reached the end, the bell rang.

Immediately afterwards, the festive scene gushed out like a can of Coke.

Lucia stared in a daze, the red light of the screen shining on her face.

"The countdown to midnight will be the highlight... but we won't be able to watch it."

Xia Lishen squatted beside Lucia without anyone noticing. Lucia didn't hear him and was startled.

"Can't see?"

"Well, people in the south seldom watch the Spring Festival Gala...especially the full version of the Spring Festival Gala." Xia Li smiled.

Lucia didn't understand this sentence at first, but she soon understood it.

"Hello? Xiaoqin, I'm at home... Are you short of one? Sure, haha, I'll be right over."

During the Spring Festival Gala, before the host had even finished his opening remarks, Fang Xia's phone rang.

The biggest entertainment activity during the Chinese New Year is playing mahjong.

For a middle-aged woman like Fang Xia, the Spring Festival Gala and New Year's Eve dinner are just formalities, just a token of their appreciation.

"Son, your Aunt Zhao..."

"Go quickly, go quickly."

When Xia Li waved his hand, Fang Xia had already arrived at the entrance to change her shoes.

Before leaving, Fang Xia called Lao Xia to come along.

Old Xia had no interest in playing mahjong at first, but then he thought it would not be a good idea for him to stay at home all the time, so the couple turned around and left.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the flickering images on the TV remaining.

"how do you feel?"

Xia Li turned down the volume of the TV and turned off two lights in the house.

Hearing the sound of a light being turned off, Lucia shrank her shoulders. There was a look of confusion and ignorance on the girl's face. More importantly, after her vision dimmed, the sudden darkness and charming atmosphere made her feel nervous.

"Ok?"

"How about the New Year, the new year for humans?"

"It's not so bad... not as grand as I imagined, right?"

Lucia organized her words.

In her memory, she had seen the most grand ceremony of mankind, with a pure gold carriage, knights holding mithril swords, petals flying in the sky, and gorgeous magic... It was a feast both visually and aurally.

In comparison, sitting on a small stool and watching the characters on TV jumping around seems too dull.

It was plain, but the feeling was warm and made Long feel comfortable.

There would be no archers watching her from afar, nor would there be knights with swords staring at her. Here, she was safe and could fall asleep at any time.

"Sleepy?"

"Well……"

"Go to bed. You are a dragon. You don't need to stay up all night."

Xia Li saw that Lucia's head was drooping like a chick pecking at rice, so he picked up Lucia.

The girl in his arms had a warm and soft body, her cheek buried in his neck like a coquettish kitten.

Lucia ate too much today. It takes a lot of energy to digest food, and her nature of sleeping after eating made her doze off.

Squinting her eyes, Lucia caught a glimpse of the brilliant light flashing outside the window.

magic……

wrong.

There is no magic in this world, and the light shining outside is something else.

"flower……"

"What?" Xia Li paused.

Lucia's sleepiness was gradually replaced by a certain interest, and her eyes were clear and bright under the dim light.

"Fireworks..." she muttered softly.

Xia Li: “…”

You're already as sleepy as Jackie Chan, and you're still thinking about this?
But there was no way, after all, Xia Li had promised her in advance.

"It's dark now and cold outside. Are you sure you want to go?"

"Sure and certain!" Lucia was completely excited.

Xia Li had no choice but to go to the balcony to take the bag of fireworks she had bought, wrap a thick red scarf around Lucia, and put a brown beret with bear ears on her before taking her out.

Lucia pulled at the bear ears on top of her head and scratched her collar.

Xia Li wrapped her too tightly, which greatly restricted her range of movement and made it impossible for her to even run.

"I don't want to wear it..."

Lucia followed Xia Li grunting.

"This is the 'Dragon Limiter'. If you don't wear it, you will be recognized by humans." Xia Li turned around and said. Lucia: "..."

Lucia pouts and knows that Xia Li is lying to her.

What 'dragon limiter'? It's obvious that they are afraid that she will let go, so they deliberately wrap her up like a candied haws, so that she won't run away.

The two came to the lake with a pack of fireworks.

There are quite a few young people setting off firecrackers here, mostly in groups of three or five, and rarely two furtive couples appearing.

Lucia's first morning on Earth was spent by this lake.

She remembered it very clearly. The weather was very good that day and the temperature was not that cold. Xia Li was wearing thin clothes and took her to see the reflection in the water.

The morning sun that day was reflected on the water and was blown into pieces by the wind. Lucia looked at her human form in the water and couldn't help but wonder again and again whether she would have to live in this form for the rest of her life.

On tiptoe, Lucia walked to the lake.

The height of the handrail of the fence was just right in front of her chest. She lay on the handrail. There was no sun now, and her reflection in the water would show different colors as the gorgeous fireworks exploded around her.

Now, if she were asked again whether she would have to live like this for the rest of her life... her answer would be "yes".

"It's broken. There's no lighter."

Xia Li felt around his body. He didn't smoke and basically wouldn't carry such things with him.

The only lighter in the house is used to light candles in case of power outages.

Standing up holding a firework tube, Xia Li suddenly thought of something and grabbed the dragon claw.

"Fire." Xia Li said.

The evil dragon's face paused, as if she was doing something sneaky. She looked at the humans around her, then shrank her neck into her scarf.

"But, they are all human..."

If I’m seen, I’ll have to go and use the sewing machine!
What Xia Li didn't tell her was that being seen doing magic was more than just operating a sewing machine.

Maybe just slice it directly.

"It's so dark at night, no one can see it."

What surprised Lucia was that Xia Li, who had never allowed her to use magic, actually said such words on his own initiative.

Xia Li must have been confident, and she also thought that she was looking forward to setting off fireworks, so she agreed to use magic...

She pursed her lips, and her golden-brown eyes lit up in the darkness, staring straight at the fuse of the fireworks.

Lucia took a quick look and quietly raised her middle finger...

"Light a fire with your index finger!"

"Oh……"

Xia Li raised his hand and held Lucia's right hand, leaving the center empty, making it look like he was blocking the wind for fear that the lighter would be blown out.

With a whoosh, the fire lit up and the flames danced on Lucia's fingertips.

This flame burns with Lucia's magic as the medium, and its color is darker than ordinary flames, closer to red.

Using dragon fire to light fireworks...what a luxury.

However, Xia Li always eats rice with ambergris at home, so the appearance of Long Yan is not surprising.

Thinking of this, Xia Li smacked his lips, savoring something.

"It won't explode..."

It was Lucia’s first time setting off fireworks, and she listened to the popping noise for several days in a row. Seeing the human cubs having so much fun, she also wanted to play, and had been itching to do so for a long time.

But after actually getting this thing in my hands, I felt a little uneasy.

To her, fireworks are undoubtedly the magic of the earth. She has heard that this kind of thing is also related to war.

"If you explode, I'll cover my arms with dragon scales... and then conjure up a dragon's head to grab you in its mouth."

"You..." Xia Li was choked by Lucia's serious words, "You have a very dangerous idea."

Immediately he smiled and gave Lucia a soft look.

He understood the evil dragon's idea.

But forget about catching him in one bite...that's definitely slicing.

"Don't worry, this is a dud, it won't explode."

"Oh……"

As the fingertips moved, the ignition wire was successfully ignited, and the faint sound lingering in the ears was like a new round of countdown.

"Boom-bang!"

The fireworks will still explode, but they will explode over a much greater distance.

The sky and the lake surface drew a perfect arc at the same time, and the "cannonball" in Lucia's hand rushed to the other side of the lake.

Seeing this, Xia Li helped her straighten the muzzle of the gun.

"call out--"

The clear and long whistle sounded through the sky, and brilliant flames bloomed in the sky, along with the smile on Lucia's face.

Although he had seen such flames shooting up into the sky several times recently, setting them off himself was another matter entirely.

"'Gunpowder' was originally used to set off fireworks... Later, it was used by bad guys in the military, and it went from being a romantic thing to a terrifying thing. In a distant land that we cannot see, it has displaced countless people."

Xia Li paused and continued.

"This feeling is a bit like the magic on the continent of Aize. The earliest magic was used to improve life. Later, it was used by humans to kill people."

I have said so much because I want to take this opportunity to tell Lucia that the same ability will have two different results when used in different places. This concept is exactly what the dragons who are not good at controlling their own power need to learn.

But he didn't know whether the dragon listened or not.

"call out--"

As the last firework exploded, the barrel in Lucia's hand felt hot. She shook her hand and found that it had gone out.

It’s only ten times, that’s not enough!

Lucia lit another firecracker by the lake, leaning sideways. Xia Li stood behind her, chanting and supporting her.

Smelling the faint scent of white wine as the hero spoke behind her head and the noisy sound of artillery in her ears, Lucia's calm heart was beating with a throbbing feeling.

"call out--"

"Wow~~~~~"

This time the fireworks had no color, they were pure white.

Lucia looked up, she liked the color, it reminded her of the color of her own dragon scales.

Xia Li stopped talking while muttering to himself.

The current Long couldn't listen at all.

Changing her mindset is not something that can be done with just a few words. Besides, Lucia has changed a lot in less than three months since she came to Earth.

"Wow~~"

The evil dragon raised its head and pressed it against Xia Li's chest, its bright eyes looking at the fireworks, full of desire.

"Wow, Xia Li, I want to eat."

"Don't put everything in your mouth..."

You can't eat gunpowder, or you can eat me.

Xia Li looked at it dimly, and the evil dragon's gaze fell on him from mid-air without him knowing when.

"It smells bad." Lucia smelled the scent on Xia Li and wrinkled her nose.

"This is called wine aroma. Liquor is much more fragrant than beer."

Xia Li pulled the collar and sniffed it. It didn't smell good, so he drank two liang.

"what……"

He looked down and saw Lucia staring at him. Even after the white fireworks were finished, she didn't even bother to look over.

"Do you want to kiss me?"

Staring at those bright eyes, Xia Li also felt some inexplicable excitement.

"I want to bite you."

"The human way of expressing affection is by touching mouth to mouth. You are a human now... kiss if you want. Don't be shy."

Xia Li simply closed his eyes, as if to say, "Come on, I'm ready."

After waiting for a long while, Lucia didn't respond. Xia Li squinted his eyes and saw the dragon squatting on the ground, acting stealthily.

"The kiss is over." She said with a blushing face.

"? Where did you kiss??"

"shadow."

"you……"

Xia Li was furious and grabbed the stinky dragon and rubbed it.

"Okay, okay, if you don't kiss me, I will!"

(End of this chapter)