Xinian sat at the dining table eating warm milk and bread. While he was watching the follow-up news about the "New York War" and "The Death of Superman", he watched out of the corner of his eye as a small crimson figure was busying around in the living room.
Aunt Diana went out to work early, leaving only Xinian and the scarlet maid Wanda at home.
The red-haired girl tied her waist-length hair into two ponytails and wore a slightly larger apron. She wiped the furniture at home with a wet rag. Although her movements were a little unskilled, she was extremely meticulous and careful, cleaning every corner several times.
Looking at little Wanda standing on tiptoe many times, raising her little hands and wiping with great effort...
Xi Nian suddenly felt guilty about recruiting child laborers, and said with a reluctant heart: "Well, take a rest first, the house is not very dirty."
"That won't do." Wanda worked hard while panting. "I'm going to report to the school here tomorrow. According to Miss Diana, it's best to clean the house thoroughly today. It can also be regarded as a way to get to know the future working environment."
Xi Nian asked curiously, "You have to balance studying with working before and after school every day. Can you handle it?"
"I'm fine. I used to do chores around the house."
Wanda seemed to be cheering herself up, her eyes showing a determined look.
At this time.
Wanda suddenly seemed to think of something, put the rag in the bucket, turned around and looked at Xi Nian who was enjoying breakfast, and asked earnestly for service feedback: "Master, how is the temperature of my milk?"
Xinian, who was tilting his head back to drink a sip of warm milk, almost choked to death on the chair. He coughed violently a few times, and a lot of white milk spilled on the back of his hand.
"Master, are you okay?" Wanda hurried forward and kept patting Xinian's back with her little hands.
She looked at the milk that Xi Nian had spilled on the back of his hand, and without much hesitation, she gently leaned forward and drank it all in one slurp.
"Don't waste it…" Wanda licked the remaining milk stains on the corner of her lips and whispered softly.
The Xi Nian people are gone again.
He said weakly, "Wanda, remember this. It's okay if you call me that at home, but don't call me that outside."
"Why?" Wanda tilted her crimson twintails and asked innocently.
"Because I don't want to be taken away by the police." Xinian said.
Especially Officer George from Gwen's house, who had been keeping a close eye on him. If he found out that he had hired a maid, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Okay." Wanda seemed to have realized that the previous action was too intimate. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "Then from now on, I will call you Master at home and Master Xi Nian outside?"
"No problem." Xi Nian nodded. He didn't say much, but quickly finished all the breakfast on the table.
Wanda secretly observed this and a happy smile appeared on her face.
Letting Wanda clean up the dishes and take them into the kitchen, Xi Nian said thoughtfully: "Wanda, you don't have to make my lunch at noon. Just stay home and be safe."
As Xi Nian spoke, he glanced at the little orange cat sleeping soundly at his feet under the dining table and whispered, "Xiao Huang, protect Wanda at home."
The little emperor didn't open his eyes, but his tail suddenly shook.
"Master, are you going out?" Wanda asked curiously, poking her head out of the kitchen.
Xi Nian choked a little again, still not quite used to this special name. He took a breath and said, "Yes, I'm going to see a friend."
…
"Be safe on the road, I'll wait for you at home."
Wanda's voice was still faintly lingering in his ears. Xinian glanced at the back of his right hand. Wanda's unintentional action just now had obviously indirectly triggered the Lord of the Dependents.
Xi Nian could clearly feel that his physique and strength had obviously improved, but it was still within the human range.
"Sure enough, Wanda is just an ordinary girl." Xinian murmured to himself, and a figure with dark green hair appeared in his mind again. He didn't know why the 'North Star Boss' had such powerful and strange abilities.
Also, why didn't Lorna recognize Wanda and take Wanda away on the day of the New York battle?
…
I took two or three buses in downtown and suburbs of Washington.
Finally, Xi Nian took a dusty bus to the border area between Washington and New York. There were no tall buildings here, only endless fields and land.
In the middle of the field, there is only a straight road, extending to the blue sky on both sides.
Xi Nian got off at a station that was far away from the others. Following the address provided by the school teacher, he finally arrived at a two-story wooden house in the style of a Western villa, surrounded by wheat fields.
Xi Nian didn't expect it to be so far. He looked down at the address again and confirmed that it was the place he was looking for before ringing the doorbell.
Very quickly.
There were footsteps coming from inside the door, and an old woman in her sixties opened the door.
"Hello. Excuse me, does Kara Danvers live here?" Xi Nian asked first.
"Yes, who are you?" The old woman nodded and looked at the boy in confusion.
Xi Nian released the statement he had prepared long ago: "My name is Xi Nian Prince, and I'm a member of the student council at Washington White High School. Since Kara Danvers has been on leave, I'm here to check on the situation on behalf of the teacher."
Before the old woman could speak, an old male voice with a smoky voice came from inside the room: "Let him in."
Xi Nian looked up and found that it was a man with completely white hair on his temples and was of a certain age.
Through the man's old and resolute face, one can vaguely see that he was quite handsome when he was young.
The man introduced himself: "My name is Stephen Danvers, and I'm Kara's adopted father."
…
Living room on the first floor.
Under the gaze and scrutiny of the old couple, Xinian sat stiffly on the sofa.
He subconsciously glanced around the living room and noticed a number of group photos on the wall, with Kara's photos being the most numerous. Among them were one or two photos of young female airmen and modern fighter planes.
"Kara, do you have a sister?" Xinian asked with a little curiosity, also wanting to find a topic to break the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this question, the old woman's eyes dimmed and she stood up and went into the kitchen as if avoiding the question.
At this moment, Xi Nian realized that he had said the wrong thing.
After all, the female air force officer did not appear in the group photo of Kara's family, only personal photos from the old times.
"Don't mind." Stephen raised his cloudy eyes, looked at the photo on the wall and said, "Her name is Carol Danvers, and she is my first child. When I was young, I was very patriarchal, so we had a falling out very early on."
"Sorry." Xi Nian apologized quickly.
"It's okay." Stephen waved his hand: "It's all over."
He recalled: "After running away from home, Carol joined the Air Force despite our opposition. Not long after, she died during a mission. I kept her photo and hung it on the wall as a kind of confession, reminding myself of the mistakes I made when I was young."
Stephen looked at Xi Nian and said in a deep voice, "So, we must never allow our last remaining child, Kara, to be harmed in any way!"
From this attitude, we can see that the adoptive parents love Kara very much, so Kara's refusal to go to school is not due to family reasons?
Xi Nian thought for a moment and then asked bluntly, "Sir, I want to know why Kara didn't come to school. Is she sick?"
"She's fine, but..." Stephen paused and said to Xi Nian, "Aren't you her classmate? She's in her room upstairs. You can go ask her in person now."
Stephen warned: "But remember, don't mention anything about Superman!"
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