197: Chapter 197 Get your filthy feet off me!

Fang Xun, of course, didn't want to go to sleep so soon.

He really wanted to take a stroll around Jingda University.

As one of the surviving higher education institutions, who wouldn't want to experience the cultural immersion here?

After the group had wandered around Jingda for quite a while...

Uncle Wang, with perfect timing, appeared at the Jingda campus entrance in his car and picked up the exhausted group.

"Uncle Wang, when's the return flight ready?"

Tang Xiaotang lay lazily in Jiang Qin's arms, sniffing the fragrant scent on Jiang Qin as she spoke.

They had spent the whole day wandering the Imperial Capital and had found her brother.

Tang Xiaotang was already wanting to head back to Dongcheng City.

Now, Tang Xiaotang felt that nowhere could compare to Dongcheng City.

There were actually Disaster Beast causing trouble in this city; back in Dongcheng City, Disaster Beast were practically treated like pets now.

"Young Miss," Uncle Wang said, checking his phone.

"Chartering a flight to the Imperial Capital wasn't trouble at all back then. But going back is a bit more difficult."

"Why?" Tang Xiaotang asked curiously. "Can't we charter a flight from the Imperial Capital?"

"We can, but the routes to Dongcheng are heavily restricted. We either take the high-speed rail back, or we have to file a separate application."

"Wait, on what grounds?" Tang Xiaotang was displeased.

This was the first time Tang Xiaotang had encountered a situation where things didn't go her way.

Uncle Wang chuckled and said, "Young Miss, our Dongcheng is getting better and better, it can't be helped. People are bound to be jealous."

"Tsk."

Tang Xiaotang clicked her tongue immediately.

"Fine, high-speed rail it is. Uncle Wang, get the earliest tickets possible, don't worry about the cost."

"Don't worry, Young Miss. I've already booked tickets for you, the other young ladies, and the Young Master. We can head back in two days."

"Um, if I may ask, how much is one ticket nowadays?" Fang Xun was actually quite curious.

Everything was expensive now. Logically, the high-speed rail shouldn't have raised its prices, but it seemed like there might have been a 'reasonable' price adjustment.

Then Fang Xun saw Uncle Wang hold up one finger.

"Ten thousand?" Fang Xun had heard that during peak seasons, plane tickets could reach this price, and some even went for over a hundred thousand.

"One million. Per ticket," Uncle Wang said, clicking his tongue as he spoke.

What a total rip-off.

"Fine."

Fang Xun sometimes really felt that money had lost its value.

Thinking this, Fang Xun opened the Tomato Takeout app and looked at a meal combo.

Good, River Snail Rice Noodles plus a fried egg: fourteen yuan and thirty-five cents.

The world hadn't changed.

It was just that some things at the top had changed.

"By the way, how much was it when we came?" Fang Xun asked casually.

Hearing this, Uncle Wang made another gesture.

"A finger heart? Love you? (づ￣3￣)づ╭～?" Seeing this, Fang Xun made a finger heart back.

"It was a hundred thousand," Uncle Wang said, speechless.

While quoting the price, Uncle Wang glanced in the rearview mirror; his Young Miss's expression was so twisted that even her little canines were showing.

He was a man; he couldn't go stealing the Young Miss's man.

Fang Xun blinked awkwardly, not daring to continue the conversation.

This discrepancy reminded Fang Xun of people going on vacation to Sanya in his previous life.

They'd be all smiles with a few hundred yuan for the flight there, but when it was time to return, it was ten thousand per person, leaving them stranded in Sanya by the ticket prices.

Could this be considered a 'pig-butchering' scam in a sense?

There was no more conversation for the rest of the way.

They returned quietly to Tang Xiaotang's house.

Tang Xiaotang was unwilling to call this place home, so it was just 'Tang Xiaotang's house.'

"Brother, I'm going to lie down for a bit, I'm exhausted."

As Tang Xiaotang spoke, she gave two kicks, sending her small leather shoes flying off.

Her feet, clad in pink ankle socks, stepped onto the spotless floor, looking quite nimble.

Qi Lian blinked and followed suit, removing her own small leather shoes; her feet in pale green socks also stepped lightly onto the floor.

The young ladies were clearly all tired.

However, Jiang Qin, Shen Yue, and Wei Yunyun were a bit more reserved.

Though they also took off their shoes, they all put on pink slippers.

This greatly disappointed Fang Xun; not a single one was barefoot.

What a pity.

Fang Xun hesitated for a moment, took off his shoes, and changed into a pair of oversized pink slippers.

The shoes this girl Tang Xiaotang prepared were all pink; even her Spiritual Raiment was pink.

She really did love pink.

"Brother, come sit, come sit! Let's watch a movie."

The young ladies were already sitting on that humongous sofa.

He didn't know for what purpose such a giant sofa had been bought, but it was coming in handy now.

Tang Xiaotang scooted her bottom to the side, leaving a space between her and Qi Lian.

Now, Wei Yunyun, Shen Yue, Jiang Qin, Tang Xiaotang, Fang Xun, and Qi Lian were all sitting in a row.

Sitting right in the middle were Jiang Qin and Tang Xiaotang.

Fang Xun was very satisfied with this arrangement.

Qi Lian leaned against him, snuggling happily against his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Tang Xiaotang was sprawled out, about to lie in Jiang Qin's lap.

But one of her legs was draped over Fang Xun's thigh, her little foot wiggling back and forth, looking extremely cozy.

Fang Xun poked Tang Xiaotang's foot with great disdain.

Who said a fairy's feet are always fragrant?

After walking outside all day, although Tang Xiaotang was clean and didn't have much of a sweaty smell, her feet had a faint scent of leather from being in those shoes.

"Brother, you actually find me gross!"

Having been poked by Fang Xun, Tang Xiaotang indignantly raised her foot and tried to poke Fang Xun's face with it.

"Go away, go away! Ah! There's a smell, okay!" Fang Xun pushed Tang Xiaotang's foot away in disgust.

"Huh?"

Tang Xiaotang suspiciously pulled her foot back, bringing it to her nose to give it a light sniff.

"Ah! Brother, you're even disgusted by this? It's just a tiny bit of sweat smell, ahhhh!!!!"

Tang Xiaotang was huffy and reached for Fang Xun's face with her foot again.

Caught off guard, Fang Xun was stepped right on the face by her foot.

Now, his vision was completely obscured by a single foot.

"Qin Qin, Brother is disgusted by us, hit him!"

As Tang Xiaotang spoke, she pulled Jiang Qin in to form a united front.

Initially, as Jiang Qin watched, her mouth was pressed into a tight line and her small hands were clenched.

But being so warmly invited by Tang Xiaotang, Jiang Qin was momentarily stunned.

"I... I should too?"

But even as Jiang Qin said it, she had already unconsciously extended her foot.

"Lian Lian, Brother is bad, hit him!" Tang Xiaotang called out to another comrade-in-arms.

Qi Lian felt that her brother seemed quite happy, so she joined in the mischief, giving Fang Xun an extra bit of pressure to feel.

After recruiting a few allies, Tang Xiaotang's Aura became even stronger.

"Aha! That'll teach you to talk about me! Stomp on you!"

As she spoke, she also gave Shen Yue a little tug.

Shen Yue hesitated; seeing that her brother was already being stepped on and lying on the floor, she didn't have the heart to put her foot on his face.

Instead, she lightly touched the tip of her foot to her brother's chest.

Off to the side, Wei Yunyun watched this scene.

She didn't understand it, but she was greatly shocked.

Was the relationship between Fang Xun and the sisters a bit too good?