My wife is a dragon.

Chapter 24: Dragon Working
The relaxed expression on Lucia's face became increasingly heavy.

She thought that she had nothing now, and Xia Li, who took her in, would not be able to gain any benefit from her.

Things that have no value will be thrown away like garbage.

The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt.

In addition, Xia Li's words just now, "How do you feel about living with me these two days?", sounded like a farewell.

Lucia felt a little sad.

But I can't tell why I'm sad.

She had only felt this way twice in her life.

One time she was sitting on the top of a mountain watching two mixed-scale dragons fighting, and the aftermath of the battle's flames completely carbonized the half-eaten meat she had eaten.

One time, it took a stroll and flew back to the nest, only to find that the gold coins in the nest had been stolen.

Oh, there was another time when the cave he had just built was copied by the brave Xia Li.

Those were the gold coins and gems that she had spent a lot of effort to snatch from the neighboring kingdom. Before she could even enjoy them, she was chased away by Xia Li.

Lucia was depressed for a long time and vowed to beat Xia Li up the next time she saw him.

As a result, when she met Xia Li the next day, she took a detour.

It's not that it can't be beaten.

Mainly because I was not in a good condition that day.

"Xia Li, you..."

"Are you...going to kick me out?"

Lucia felt an emotion called "sadness" coming from her chest.

The dragon would not hide her emotions, so such feelings were clearly shown on her face.

Her slender eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her watery eyes looked at Xia Li with loss.

Lucia pursed her soft cherry lips into a downward curved line and took a small breath.

If Lucia had animal ears like the demi-humans on the continent of Aze, their ears would be completely drooping now.

Xia Li's gaze paused.

Why does it feel like this evil dragon is going to drop little pearls?
He was just going to start reasoning with Lucia, not to drive her away.

"Well, it's like this. I just told you that everything in this world has a price tag. If you want to get them, you need to earn them with your own hands.

Money is the most important thing to survive in this world, and it is mainly obtained through labor.

With your current ability, you are not qualified to participate in the labor outside.

So, I have come up with a solution for you.”

Xia Li spoke seriously, and the expression on Lucia's face was even more serious than his.

"…What method?"

"Doing housework."

"housework?"

"Yes, just like washing dishes."

"Just wash the dishes?"

"Of course not. In addition to washing dishes, there are also mopping the floor, washing clothes, and hanging clothes. I will teach you these slowly later. Your daily tasks in the future will be to deal with these chores."

"Okay, that doesn't sound that hard."

Lucia's expression finally softened a little.

It turned out that Xia Li didn't want to drive him away.

If she could find something to do...or in other words, show her value, Lucia wouldn't feel so much crisis.

As a member of the dragon clan, Lucia knows that many things the dragon clan does are out of interest, and they often do it because they find it fun.

But humans are different.

Humans are much greedier than dragons, and everything they do is purposeful.

Lucia has always been wondering what Xia Li's purpose was in bringing her home.

They didn't want her flesh and blood, nor did they want her to give birth to a dragon. This seemingly desireless state was what worried Lucia the most.

After all, Xia Li is a dragon slayer. Whatever a dragon slayer does to a dragon should not be considered excessive, right?

Now, Lucia at least knew Xia Li’s purpose and her own role.

"call."

I feel a little relieved.

It's just cleaning. Her nest used to be the cleanest one among those lazy pure-blood dragons!
It's just some housework, you can handle it!

"This towel is for wiping the table, this one is for washing dishes, and this one... um, this one is my bath towel, don't touch it. The remaining towels are not so particular, you can use them wherever you want.

And this, the one with fur on the balcony is a broom, and the one with cloth is a mop. When cleaning, wipe the table first, then sweep and mop the floor. "

"........."

Listening to Xia Li assigning the task to her as if he were chanting a sutra, Lucia felt dizzy.

Why is it so complicated!

Don’t you humans have too many things to do?!
No wonder there are so many troubles every day!
"This is a washing machine. First, throw the clothes in and then add detergent. Then, just press the 'on' and 'start' buttons. After washing, it will remind you to hang the clothes on the hanger to dry.

One thing to note is that you can't wash underwear in here. Your, uh, underwear and panties need to be washed by hand, using the pale yellow soap in the bathroom."

Before Lucia could react, Xia Li went to the balcony outside the living room.

There was a bulky machine over there, hollow enough inside to hold a whole Lucia.

"The power supply for the washing machine is here. I usually unplug it when it's not in use... But don't unplug the water valve. It's too far inside and difficult to operate."

Xia Li finished talking about these tasks on his own.

In order to show Lucia more intuitively, he also performed the operation himself.

"Do you understand?" Xia Li looked up and asked after finishing his actions.

Lucia's little face was tense.

After a moment, she nodded slowly.

Xia Li: “…”

Damn, this stupid dragon might not remember anything.

"fine."

Fortunately, Xia Li is in a good mood.

He didn't expect Lucia to learn it all at once.

“There is still a lot of time, we will learn slowly.

During this time, you will be responsible for getting familiar with the way of life on Earth. If you can help with housework, please help. If you can't help, just watch from the side. When you have learned it, you can take over these chores. "

Xia Li thought for a moment and added, "By that time, I should have gone out to work, so you will need to be fully responsible for the household affairs."

"Work?" Lucia raised her face and asked, "Are you going to earn money?"

"Yeah, until you find your own job, I'll be responsible for making money.

However, it will probably take a long time for you to find a job, after all, you don’t even have an ID card…”

When it comes to the ID card issue, Xia Li feels a bit overwhelmed.

It is not easy to get Lucia a household registration.

It would be fine if she was young, as she has no parents, and maybe she could get her own ID card after living in an orphanage for two years.

But Lucia looks like a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old...

Once the police found out that she had no identity, Xia Li would be the first one to be unable to escape.

Scratching his hair in annoyance, Xia Li decided not to consider the identity issue for the time being.

"This is a long-term plan. What you need to do now is to master the housework I just taught you."

“Of course, I won’t do it for free… I won’t let you do these things for free, I will pay you.

For example, one dollar for washing a dish, five dollars for mopping the floor... I will give you all this money, and you can save it and buy anything you want."

(End of this chapter)