Talulah, I'm still a child.

In addition, Felia also had a good impression of Meixue, and things gradually turned out this way.

"The third room on the left upstairs. Ah, how about clothes? You can wear Cecilia's clothes, they'll look cute."

"No need, no need, I brought clothes."

The sticky feeling on her shirt was indeed uncomfortable. Mei Xue hesitated for a moment, but still agreed and got up to go upstairs to change.

However, seeing that his hands were empty and he didn't seem to have brought any clothes, before Felia could think further, Talulah reached out and poked her waist in annoyance.

"I'm telling you, is it really okay to say those kinds of things to a little kid who's just learned their name?"

"What's wrong with it? Judging from your appearance, you just met him, right? I've never seen you two together before."

Felia retorted, since Talulah and the others often came over, and everyone had long been familiar with each other, so there was nothing to take this kind of harmless joke to heart.

However, neither of them noticed that although this was Longmen Commercial Street, which could be said to be one of the most prosperous areas in the city, Felia's cake shop, which used to be extremely popular, was now unusually quiet with hardly any customers.

But that's good, because if Felia were always too busy, she wouldn't have time to chat properly with her friends.

"How do you know we didn't know each other before?"

"What a joke! If you had known each other before, you would have been eager to show him off to us. Didn't you say that dragons are always the most greedy for their own treasures, but they don't hide them and like to show them off to others? You talked about Alina knitting you a scarf for three weeks. If it's about this child, I feel like you could talk about it for at least a year, no, maybe two years?"

It has to be said that Felia's eye for people is always terrifyingly accurate. If Talulah had really known Meixue long ago, she probably would have talked herself hoarse.

"Okay...we only met these past two days."

"Do you think I would believe that? It's not like I have bad eyesight. He's been standing in front of my shop window for ages. If I hadn't been unsure if he was waiting for someone and I hadn't been too busy, I would have asked Cecilia to invite him in."

Well, there's no point in explaining now. Talulah helplessly covered her head and admitted that she and Mei Xue had only just met.

"Hey Talulah, you don't actually have those kinds of thoughts about kids this age, do you?"

Felia's gaze turned strange, almost disdainful, and Talulah quickly shook her head and waved her hands in denial.

"How could that be? We've known each other for so long, don't you know what kind of person I am? I'm just worried about such a young child, who has no family. What if he encounters bad people?"

"You mean a dragon girl with short silver hair and black horns?"

"Oh right... what a joke, how could I be that kind of person?"

Talulah retorted righteously, but Felia didn't rush to refute her; she simply nodded.

"Since you've put it that way, I feel much more at ease. It just so happens that I'm short of an assistant in this shop, Cecilia needs an older brother, and as for me... well, I can't manage all the work by myself usually."

"Cecilia needs a brother?"

With a slight raise of her eyebrows, Talulah stared at Felia, her eyes filled with deep suspicion.

"I have a feeling that Cecilia is missing a father figure."

"It's not that you can't understand it that way."

Felia smiled. Although her daughter was already eight years old, she was not yet thirty. In addition, she had a good way of preserving her youth, and she looked like a twenty-three-year-old woman with the mature temperament of a married woman. Moreover... she was a rich woman! How could she not have some ability to own a house in Longmen Commercial Street?

But Talulah didn't expect Felia to admit it so readily; she's incredibly shameless.

"No! I don't agree!"

"Just kidding, but I really need someone to help me out here, and Cecilia has been complaining to me for a long time that she really wants a brother."

This time, Felia was telling the truth. Of course, this doesn't mean that what she said before was false; it's just that Cecilia has really been saying she wants a brother.

Moreover, the mother and daughter found Mei Xue very pleasing to the eye. Felia could tell that her daughter had probably fallen in love with Mei Xue at first sight. As for herself... it seemed that she also had some feelings for her, but after all, she was a mother and needed to be more composed. She just felt that it wouldn't matter if there was another Mei Xue in the family.

"Don't joke around, I... Ah, Mei Xue, are you ready?"

"Ah."

Before Talulah could finish speaking, Meixue had already come downstairs. The little fox didn't seem to have changed anything, but all the stains on her clothes had disappeared.

"Nothing has been changed, but it's very clean. Mei Xue, is this some kind of Originium Arts?"

"Oh, no, I just changed my clothes."

"You changed your clothes, but you didn't bring any..."

As she spoke, Talulah couldn't help but glance around. Mei Xue hadn't brought anything, but she had changed her clothes. Thinking of this, Talulah's gaze almost instinctively fell on the little fox's tail. Perhaps it was intuition.

"It's inside the tail?"

"Yes, my tails are very powerful."

The little fox nodded, his tail wagging happily behind him, as if he were proud to be praised by Mei Xue.

"Oh, I see. But since I'm the one who got your clothes dirty, how about I take you to buy a new set?"

"Hmm... okay."

It went even more smoothly than expected. In fact, Mei Xue agreed too readily, leaving Talulah and Felia speechless. The little fox didn't seem like the kind of person who would be impolite. To put it simply, she seemed like a very polite person who wouldn't take other people's kindness for granted.

So the only explanation is that he trusted Talulah a lot, and this trust couldn't be explained in just a few words.

"Then finish these snacks before you go. Also, Meixue, would you be interested in working for me? I don't think you have a place to stay."

"This one……"

"Cakes are plentiful."

"Yeah!"

Upon hearing that there would be plenty of cake, Mei Xue's face lit up with a simple and adorable smile, just like Xiao Ke's. However, Talulah ruthlessly reached out and tapped Mei Xue on the head.

"It's not good at all. Don't casually agree to things with strangers you haven't known for very long."

"Gulp... Okay."

(But you haven't known me for very long, sister.)

The little fox twitched its ears, looking a little aggrieved. Actually, whether or not there was cake to eat wasn't really the point... Well, that's not the most important reason. The key was that Mei Xue wanted to stay with Cecilia.

Going to Linglan is impossible. Linglan has fragments of Su Xue'er inside her body. Other people's memories won't be retained during this transition period, but Linglan remembers everything. Going to her is just sending her away. What will she do then... needless to say, Mei Xue doesn't even dare to think about it.

"What a pity! You should come often in the future. I have a feeling we'll meet again."

Felia sighed with regret, feeling as if a piece of her heart was missing. She quite liked Mei Xue, even though she looked a little young, but it wasn't unacceptable; she could just raise her to adulthood.

"Can I take this food with me?"

"Yes, of course, don't be shy."

"Thank you sister."

In front of Talulah and Felia, Mei Xue stuffed the cake in front of him into his tail. The little fox couldn't take food out of his tail now, which was a bit of a pity, as he really wanted the cake.

"Oh, you have such a sweet tongue, let me give you a hug."

"No! Meixue, let's go!"

If things continued like this, Talulah would start to suspect that Felia might actually try to take her away, so she quickly grabbed Meixue and ran out.

Less than a few seconds after the two left, other customers arrived, leaving Felia no time to attend to them. She then realized that no one else had come while Mei Xue was in the shop. Could this little fox be destined to lose money? It didn't seem like it.

But it doesn't matter, so what if we lose? Felia has plenty of resources.

On the other side, after Talulah took Meixue out, she did indeed find a clothing store and put the little fox inside, just as she had said before. Although Meixue was very cute, it was not easy to choose clothes because of her tail, so Talulah could only leave it to the sales assistant.

However, she always felt like she had forgotten something, something that seemed very important. What was it again?

Just as Talulah was agonizing over this problem, a perfectly timed phone call snapped her back to reality. She took out her phone and looked at the "Hui Jie" displayed on it, along with that dashing photo. She immediately broke out in a cold sweat. She finally remembered what she had forgotten and, with trembling hands, pressed the answer button.

"Talulah, where the hell are you? You're not even on the main commercial street!"

The sound was deafening, making one wonder if the person on the other end of the phone was shouting through a megaphone. However, Talulah knew that her sister's discontent had only just begun.

New World III. They're a married couple.

For Mei Xue, clothes are just like eating and sleeping; she's simply used to this lifestyle and subconsciously considers herself a human being.

Just like how he subconsciously believed that he wouldn't grow taller, so he really wouldn't grow taller. Subconsciously treating himself as a human, he would naturally have human living habits. However... the little fox still didn't like wearing clothes, because there weren't many clothes suitable for Mei Xue to wear, and it was hard to find anything suitable in any direction.

On the one hand, it is necessary to ensure that the tail can move freely without being restricted, and on the other hand, it is necessary to ensure... well, to highlight the unique charm of the little fox. For example, the professor once commented that Mei Xue's outfit can be said to have just covered everything that should be covered and revealed everything that can be revealed. At first glance, it seems very normal, but upon closer inspection, it has a kind of sassy charm that makes people unable to look away.

At that time, Chen Huijie was saying something shameless while hugging and rubbing Mei Xue. Although Kal'tsit and the others didn't react, it was clear that Mei Xue, who was pure and innocent yet had a captivating charm, was the best.

"Thank you, big sister."

Mei Xue, having changed into a new outfit, nodded her thanks to the sales assistant. Although it seemed like she hadn't changed much—she had simply changed her single-sided stockings to double-sided ones, and her jacket from a white and purple combination to a blue and white combination—she was still wearing hot pants. The sales assistant felt it would be a real shame to cover up Mei Xue's legs. Mei Xue was short, but undeniably cute, with an exceptionally good figure. Back then, she was the perfect partner in the PhD student's imagination, naturally, perfect in every way except for her height.

"What an adorable child. Here's what we'll do: I'll give you a 50% discount on this outfit, and then let me think... I'll give you this one."

As he spoke, the shop owner took a crescent-shaped headdress from the shelf and put it on Mei Xue. It wasn't expensive anyway, so he gave it to her as a gift. Besides, it suited Mei Xue perfectly; the light blue headdress matched her silver hair very well.

"You're too kind, Miss Baihui."

Talulah smiled in response to the other party's kindness. Beak was one of the first outstanding graduates of Rhodes Island University and a very popular fashion designer after graduation. However, she not only liked designing clothes, but also sewed them by hand. Later, she simply opened a clothing store. Most of the clothes in the store are handmade, but the accessories and scarves on the shelves are not her work. Their workmanship is not that good.

Those items all came from the orphanage. Bai Hui sold them on her behalf, and the money from the sales would be given to the children at the orphanage as pocket money according to the price. Sometimes, if they couldn't be sold, she would buy them herself. This time, it's as if she bought them for Mei Xue.

Talulah had just recovered from a barrage of phone calls from her good sister. Seeing Mei Xue in her new clothes quickly cheered her up. The little fox was indeed adorable; just looking at her felt like a healing experience.

"Meixue, do you still like this outfit?"

"Yes, I like it very much, thank you sisters."

The little fox thanked him politely. Baihui had also been a member of Rhodes Island. Although his relationship with Meixue wasn't quite beyond friendship, they were still friends, and he naturally had a good impression of the little fox.

However, Talulah didn't think much of it. She was just a little hesitant. Chen Huijie was waiting for her in Longmen Commercial Street. Should she bring Mei Xue with her?

It has to be said that taking Mei Xue to find Chen Huijie was not a bad thing, because Chen Huijie is a senior superintendent of Lungmen Police Department. Mei Xue may be lost or in special circumstances, so it would be most appropriate for Chen Huijie to help her find a place to stay.

But for some reason, Talulah was very resistant to this approach, as if doing so would lead to something terrible, or rather... it was as if she had experience with it.

But we can't go without Mei Xue. Today is Chen Huijie's birthday. We promised to buy her a gift and we were planning to go back for dinner together. But if Chen Huijie asks about Mei Xue's identity... we can't just say that we picked her up. If that happens, the little fox will definitely be taken to the Guard Bureau by Chen Huijie to have her identity checked.

(I need to figure out a way to get Mei Xue a proper household registration. Tsk, but Mei Xue doesn't have any family members. Not to mention, I don't even know how old he is.)

"What's wrong, sister?"

The little fox curiously peeked out and looked at Talulah. Talulah had been deep in thought since earlier and hadn't said a word after paying. Based on Mei Xue's understanding of her, Talulah was probably thinking about how to guard against others at this moment. She would only behave like this when she was thinking about how to guard against her best friend, sister, or subordinates who might take Mei Xue away.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about some things."

As Talulah spoke, she couldn't help but stare at Mei Xue closely. The little fox was very cute, about 1.45 meters tall, small, fragrant, and soft, making one want to hold it in their arms.

However, she was simply estimating Mei Xue's age. She looked like she was fourteen, so she should be older than fourteen, say fifteen? No, let's add another year, that would be legal.