After Marrying the Officer

"What reward do you want?" Aunt Xia's voice came through the phone.

Then, it was accompanied by a series of slapping sounds as if someone was being beaten.

"Just because you got into high school, you want a reward?" Aunt Xia said, "Why don't you just fly to the sky?"

Then, another series of slapping sounds followed.

Obviously, Aunt Xia was teaching Zhao Xiaogui a lesson.

Xia Chuyi couldn't help but burst into laughter on the other end of the phone.

It seemed that immediately after the middle school exams were over, the once well-behaved Cousin Zhao had returned to his old ways.

"Hehe, no, I don't want to fly to the sky, I want to go to Capital City!" Suddenly, Xia Chuyi heard Zhao Xiaogui, who was being reprimanded on the phone, yell with confidence, "Sis, sis, I want to come to Capital City to play!"

"What, go to Capital City?" Aunt Xia on the other end of the phone, upon hearing Cousin Zhao's words, seemed to forget about hitting him and exclaimed in surprise, "You want to go to Capital City?"

Xia Chuyi, hearing the dialogue between Aunt Xia and Cousin Zhao, also felt a bit of shock and blurted out, "Xiao Gui wants to come to Capital City?"

Zhao Xiaogui had sharp ears and seemed to have heard Xia Chuyi's words through the receiver. He immediately yelled into the phone again, "Yeah, sis, don't come back this vacation. Can I come to Capital City to find you?"

"I want to visit the Great Wall, I want to go to the Imperial Palace, I want to eat Peking duck... Ouch!"

Zhao Xiaogui excitedly rattled off a list of things when Aunt Xia, who had stopped hitting him, became a bit overwhelmed and started walloping her son again.

"You little rascal, no wonder your score was just enough to get into high school. Were you thinking about all these other things all the time?"

After beating her son, Aunt Xia said, "Chuyi, don't you listen to this little rascal's nonsense!"

"Go to Capital City for what? If he has the ability in the future, let him get into a university in Capital City himself!"

Xia Chuyi couldn't help but laugh and shake her head, thinking to herself: Wait for Zhao Xiaogui to make it to Capital City on his own? Wouldn't that be at least three years from now?

She pondered for a moment and then said to Aunt Xia on the phone, "Actually, I think... if Xiao Gui wants to come to Capital City, you should let him come."

"Chuyi, what are you talking about?" Aunt Xia on the other end said anxiously, "If we go along with whatever this bunny says, what kind of adults would we be?"

"Chuyi, listen to your aunt, don't mind him!"

Xia Chuyi smiled and said, "Auntie, listen to me."

"The economy in Capital City is booming, and the cultural atmosphere is thick. It would be beneficial for Cousin to come here, see more of the world, and broaden his horizons for his future."

She stated her reasons for agreeing to her cousin's visit first.

Then, she continued, "Moreover, since Xiao Gui wants to come to Capital City, why don't you and Uncle also come to Capital City to have a look!"

That was her main point.

Indeed, since Cousin wanted to come to Capital City, why not have Uncle and Aunt and the whole family come to Capital City for a visit.

"What?" Aunt Xia on the other end was genuinely startled now, "What, what did you say?"

Xia Chuyi immediately laughed and said, "Auntie, you heard right. I mean, since both cousin and I are on summer vacation, why not have the whole family gather directly in Capital City?"

"Just like cousin said, climb the Great Wall, stroll through the Imperial Palace, watch the flag-raising, taste the Peking duck..."

Xia Chuyi "tempted" Aunt Xia.

There was silence for several seconds on the other end of the phone.

Then, Xia Chuyi heard Aunt Xia's somewhat embarrassed voice say, "Oh my, what business do I have going to Capital City?"