I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

Perhaps it was the word "home," a word that could relax even the subconscious, that allowed Xie Fengnan to have a rare good night's sleep.

So when he woke up naturally, he was still a little dazed, and it took him a while to get up and get ready.

Perhaps the idea of ​​planting trees could be reconsidered. Xie Fengnan looked at his refreshed reflection in the mirror and the thought flashed through his mind.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

There was a knock at the door.

Xie Fengnan called out as he opened the door, "Good brother, what's for breakfast this morning...?"

He got stuck towards the end, but Xie Fengnan still managed to finish his sentence, enunciating each word clearly.

Standing at the door was an extremely handsome man, but it was not Xie Xinghe.

His black hair and golden eyes revealed his identity; the only person who could be here was the patriarch, Xie Liuguang.

This villa has five floors. The first floor is a banquet hall, the second floor is empty, the third floor was allocated to Xie Fengnan, Xie Xinghe lives on the fourth floor, and the fifth floor is the territory of Xie Liuguang and his wife.

"You can order whatever you like," Xie Liuguang replied naturally.

"Uh..." Xie Fengnan recognized the newcomer, but he couldn't help feeling a little awkward in this situation. Had he become sworn brothers with his father...?

Thanks for the invitation, but it gives me the creeps.

Xie Liuguang noticed his embarrassment and gave him a friendly smile.

Xie Liuguang, who was born with Xie Fengnan's face, was naturally also exceptionally handsome. Time had not left any marks on him, and if the two of them went out and said they were brothers, there would be no sense of incongruity.

Upon receiving the friendly signal, Xie Fengnan unconsciously revealed a well-behaved smile.

Xie Liuguang watched with a deeper smile. Although the child in front of him was not the black-haired, golden-eyed child that had been passed down through generations of the Xie family, he was absolutely certain that this was the child they had been searching for.

“Nan Nan, I’m your father.” Xie Liuguang’s voice was full of tenderness. “Although I’m a terrible father, I’m still very happy to see you.”

Xie Fengnan was once again overwhelmed by that indescribable emotion. He suppressed the urge to sob and tried to remain calm. "Yes, I'm... very happy too..."

Xie Fengnan is an honest man. He can't say that he has let go of the past overnight, but he is willing to become a family with them, he thinks.

Xie Fengnan's inner thoughts were quite complex as he followed Xie Liuguang to the restaurant.

(I want to die, really. What's the difference between my previous reply and "nice to meet you too"?!)

(By the way, I hope the head of the family doesn't think I was being impolite? I just called him my good brother...)

(Is it too late to escape this planet...?)

"Don't panic, host. No matter what you do, they will like you." The system was half comforting and half stating the facts.

(Since Xia says so, I believe you!)

Xie Fengnan accepted the comfort and forced himself to relax. He couldn't help it even if he was worried; things had already come to this, so he should just take it easy.

When Xie Fengnan arrived at the restaurant, he found that all his good brothers were already sitting upright in their seats, except for himself.

No? May I ask you something?

Gu Huanyan beckoned Xie Fengnan to sit next to her, "Nannan, come here quickly, what would you like to eat? We can ask the maid to make it for you."

The restaurant where Xie Fengnan and his group were located was a side hall on the first floor.

The main hall is the central banquet hall, while the side halls on either side are a dining room used by the family members when they gather for meals, and a rest room for the banquet attendees.

There are no restrictions on the servants on the first floor, but they are only allowed to go upstairs to the second floor and above when it is time for regular cleaning.

Although it's the interstellar age and housekeeping robots can handle cleaning perfectly well, the Xie family, for some reason, still hires human workers.

Xie Fengnan and his two companions were newcomers and unaware of these things, so they were not surprised.

After all, back at the experimental base, they weren't treated like human beings. Their living quarters were filthy and chaotic, and they slept in piles of dead bodies.

Of course, when they are young and lack the ability, they are exhausted and fall asleep immediately. Later, when they get better, they will still try their best to choose a relatively comfortable environment.

As for being waited on? I've never even seen a household robot; I've always been self-sufficient.

That's why Xie Fengnan developed such excellent culinary skills—he'd rather mistreat himself than his mouth!

Xie Fengnan blinked. "I want to eat xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), soy milk, and fried dough sticks."

Since Gu Huanyan and her group don't usually eat here, there aren't many servants here on ordinary days, but today is clearly a special day.

Having received the news long ago, the butler reassigned the staff, which is why there were always servants waiting by the side, ready to serve the favored food to the table in an orderly manner at the young master's command.

However, when the food was served, the young master did not touch his chopsticks.

"What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?" Gu Huanyan asked with concern.

Xie Fengnan glanced at Gu Huanyan on his left, Xie Xinghe on his right, and Xie Liuguang across from him.

And Chu Jiaoyang, who wished he were invisible, and Xie Xingmo, who was already taciturn, now seemed even more silent.

"Aren't you... going to eat?" Xie Fengnan asked hesitantly.

Xie Fengnan said that being stared at like that, he didn't know how to start eating.

Gu Huanyan was about to say that they had already eaten when she saw Xie Liuguang's reassuring look.

"Xiao Yang, give me a serving of xiaolongbao too." Xie Liuguang took the lead in breaking the awkward silence.

"Yes, Master." Xiao Yang replied swiftly.

Gu Huanyan realized that staring at Nan Nan like that was indeed putting a lot of pressure on him, making it difficult for him to make a move.

But this was her child, whom she had lost and found sixteen years ago, and she couldn't help but keep her eyes on him.

Seeing too much of this makes my heart ache uncontrollably.

So she wanted to give him the best of everything.

Xie Fengnan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the group was finally getting together to eat.

While it feels wonderful to be surrounded by love, sometimes it can be a sweet burden.

"Is my younger brother going to the First Military Academy?"

As Xie Fengnan squinted, enjoying the delicious sweet soy milk, Xie Xinghe spoke up.

"Well."

Xie Fengnan swallowed the last bite and gave a mumbled response.

"Is it not allowed to go up?"

Xie Fengnan is a master at playing the innocent.

"will not."

Xie Xinghe looked at his well-behaved younger brother and felt a strange sense of wonder.

Even though they are twins, Xie Xinghe always has the illusion that he is much older than Xie Fengnan.

Perhaps it's related to their personalities.

Gu Huanyan is bright and generous, Xie Liuguang is a gentle killer, but Xie Xinghe has always had a stern face since childhood, like a little adult.

Xie Fengnan, whether it's his obedient smile or the way he looks at you with those beautiful heterochromatic eyes, makes you want to be nice to him.

He certainly has an endearing appearance.