CHAPTER 56 (2/2)

Xie Xi turned his head and said, “Then I can’t live here for free. I will pay you rent.”

Aix-en’s eyes were full of tenderness. “My house is already empty and it isn’t a waste to have one more person.”

“I can’t stay here for free.” Xie Xi refuted. “However, I have no money now and can only owe you first. I will cook and do housework so I don’t trouble you.”

Aix-en’s eyes lit up. “Can you cook?”

Xie Xi was slightly nervous. “Only some handmade dishes.”

“That’s great. I don’t like to eat outside and am too impatient to invite people to cook. It is too convenient if you can cook.”

“It probably doesn’t taste that good…”

“The food will be very good.” Aix-en told him, “Then don’t mention rent. I will be in a good mood as long as you cook the meals.”

Xie Xi got up and said, “Then I’ll go prepare dinner.”

“I’ll help.”

Xie Xi hurriedly shook his head. “No, I can do it myself.”

Unexpectedly, Aix-en didn’t follow. He didn’t dare look at Xie Xi since the white legs exposed under the shirt were too eye-catching.

Xie Xi could cook because he lived alone all the time. He couldn’t starve to death.

He didn’t hate cooking. The fact that he could prepare a hearty dinner for himself was the best reward he gave himself.

Xie Xi quite liked the second prince’s kitchen. It was very clean and the decorations were simple. There wasn’t anything that shouldn’t be there.

He fried a few dishes and placed them on the table.

Aix-en was an underwater fish and only tasted a handful of land dishes. He was surprised by the taste and exclaimed, “Delicious.”

Xie Xi glanced at the progress bar and laughed. “It is just decent food.”

“You’re too modest.” Aix-en added, “It’s very tasty. I’ve never eaten a dish like this before.”

The underwater people were obsessed with sashimi. They could be a rival for an empire of big eaters.

By the end of the meal, the purple progress bar had soared to 13% and Xie Xi was in a good mood.

Aix-en glanced at Xie Xi and whispered, “No wonder why Gars was desperate to marry you.”

Xie Xi didn’t hear it. He turned around and asked, “Hrmm?”

Aix-en smiled and said, “It’s nothing. Rest early and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Xie Xi nodded. He didn’t think he had a chance to sleep. He had used Dreaming many times and understood that time in the dream was determined by the dreamer. One night would flash past in an instant.

Xie Xi was still tidying up the table when the image changed and he was buying food in the supermarket.

Aix-en wondered, “Will this type of hard thing be tasty?” He was referring to a potato.

Xie Xi froze at this jump before saying, “It is delicious. There are many different ways to cook it.”

Aix-en stared at the price. “These potatoes are so cheap.”

Xie Xi suppressed a smile. “It has a large yield and is practical to eat. It is a very cost-effective crop.”

Aix-en mused, “If the crescent fruit can also be so cheap…”

Xie Xi pretended not to hear. “Hmm?”

“Nothing. Tonight we will eat potatoes.” Okay.

Xie Xi wanted to buy some ingredients for beef stew. Then he thought about how cheap this person was and gave up that idea. He intended to directly make salt and pepper potato nuggets.

Sure enough, Aix-en ate the pure potatoes and praised, “It is really delicious.”

Xie Xi silently added, ‘It is also cheap.’

He was joking and sighed emotionally. ‘The second prince isn’t stingy. His heart is just too big. He was always thinking about the common people.

It seemed that many days passed. Xie Xi cooked for the second prince every day. They were homemade dishes made out of crops with large yields.

On this day, Xie Xi baked a sweet potato and the second prince tasted the sweet honey-like taste. “Very delicious.”

Xie Xi said, “This is a sweet potato. The sugar content in red soil is high.” It was estimated that there was a filter bonus. His cooking was actually very ordinary but he became a food expert in the second prince’s dream. Every dish was amazing.

Aix-en said, “You should keep making this.”

Xie Xi wasn’t hungry and just watched Aix-en eat.

Aix-en glanced at him. “Aren’t you eating?”

Xie Xi had been eating constantly. How could he be hungry?

He stared at Aix-en and suddenly said, “You and Gars are brothers but you are completely different. You have so much wealth. Why do you live so sparingly?”

In fact, Xie Xi felt he should ask this but he really wanted to ask.

Xie Xi didn’t know what Aix-en did in the dream but in reality, Aix-en was the prince of an empire. He stood at the peak of power and wealth yet he was so frugal that even his brothers laughed at him.

Aix-en actually answered him. “It is only by living this way that you can know the value of each piece of money. Experience it in real life and do things in a practical way.”

Xie Xi was stunned.

Princes were born in the royal family, surrounded by many flowers. They were golden spoons who were unaware of human suffering.

Was such a person suitable to be the minister of finance of an empire? Was it appropriate for him to be in charge of other people’s livelihood? Would the people think of it as a blessing?

It wasn’t suitable. Thus, Aix-en walked out of the flowers, put down the golden spoon and lived a restrained life in order to be down to earth.

Xie Xi smiled.

Aix-en opened his mouth. “I’ll do the dishes.”

“It’s fine. I can do it.”

He got up and went to get the plates on the table. Aix-en was also grabbing them and their fingers touched.

The look in Aix-en’s eyes became deeper.

Xie Xi was full of the ‘people’s livelihood’ and forgot about their messy relationship. At least, until Aix-en held his hand.

Xie Xi looked up at him. Aix-en stared at him and whispered, “Colin, I…”

There was a bang as the plate landed on the ground. Xie Xi was certain that he hadn’t let go yet the plate was broken!

He bent over to pick up the plate. He was even more certain that his fingers weren’t cut by the fragments of the plate yet they were bleeding! It also didn’t hurt at all!

“Be careful.” The distressed Aix-en grabbed his finger and helped stop the bleeding.

Xie Xi, “…”

The two of them were very close. Aix-en didn’t let go of Xie Xi, instead clasping one hand around his waist, eyes blazing. “If I had earlier…”

At this time, the front door opened and Gars voice was heard. “Brother, are you home. I haven’t eaten you. You…”

He pushed open the door and saw the two people’s intimate posture.

One was his brother and the other was his ex-husband.

They were so close that his lover seemed stuck in the tall man’s eyes, their heads raised like they were kissing.