The Great Thief - Chapter 1000

Chapter 1000: 1000
It was impossible to continue playing at night; Jiangnan City regarded New Year Eve Dinner very highly .


Fireworks had been prohibited in the recent years, so the city was quite deserted . The only things that could be seen were the huge red lanterns in front of the houses .
New Year couplets were pasted all over the walls in Lu Li's house . For the past number of years, they had no parents to tell them how to celebrate this day, so they just celebrated it however they wanted to .
If you grew up in the Common District, you had the other children to celebrate with .
However, in such a high-end residential area with a relatively small population, it was rare to see children running around . This meant that Lu Xin had nothing to do and could only sit on the sofa, watching Lu Li at work .
The three female landlords had gone home for the holidays, and only she and her brother were there .
Lu Li had personally cooked a whole table's worth of dishes . While he was raising his sister, he had always somehow managed to use the worst ingredients to make the best food . Even though they had money now, he didn't mind treating himself and his sister .
"Big bro, what if we can't finish all this?" Lu Xin asked as she touched her small tummy, feeling like she was already full just by looking at the food .
In the past years, if they had a good year they would have two dishes to celebrate with .
"If we can't finish it, then we can put it in the fridge," he replied . Lu Li certainly wasn't going to tell her that they would throw it away .
"It's too bad that the Huan Huan sisters aren't here; it would be nice to have them," Lu Xin said .
"They have their own families, so they naturally have to go back to celebrate with them . Aren't I enough? Do you want to have more people around?" Lu Li asked as he put down the last place and started to pay attention to his sister .
"No, my big bro is enough for me," Lu Xin said sincerely .


"Hmph, it's good that you know that . Your Huan Huan sisters might be leaving next year, and you won't be able to see them after that too," Lu Li said .
"Sigh, why do people always have to separate?" Lu Xin pouted and looked very sad .
"It's not like you won't ever see them again, and they aren't that closely related to you . "
Lu Li didn't see the landlords leaving as a bad thing . He liked the life where he and his sister were staying alone .
"Big bro, you're too cold hearted . I hoped that you would chase after one of them so they would
become my sister-in-law," Lu Xin said as she angrily started hitting Lu Li .
Lu Li was stunned as he didn't expect his sister to be thinking like that .
"Xin Xin," he responded with a smile, "We are completely different people to them . You should know that . "
"Then what about Water Sis?" Lu Xin asked without skipping a beat .
"Her… what about her?" Lu Li's face went blank .
"Don't act dumb big bro, I know you know what I'm talking about . You have a close relationship with Water Sis . I am your sister; you can't lie to me!" the little girl cried out .



"Well, I guess it still comes back to the fact that we are completely different people," Lu Li shrugged and looked indifferent .

"This isn't just a question of having money," Lu Li tried to explain .
"Then why don't you clear up the air? Why do you let people assume that you are a couple?" Lu Xin wasn't so easy to manipulate .
Lu Li was stunned; he didn't know what to say . All he could do was wave his chopsticks and change the topic .
"You better start eating, or I'll finish the food . Turn on the TV too; the Spring Festival Show is almost on . "
Lu Xin stared at him for a moment before finally letting it go .
Her brother clearly cared about things much more than he was willing to admit .
"Silly girl, why aren't you happy? Things will get better and better . In previous years, we couldn't even pay the 100 dollars to go to the zoo . When the zoo opens again in the coming days, big bro will take you there . I heard that your favorite animal, the giant panda, is still there," Lu Li comforted her .
"Really? Will I be able to see Dumpling?" Lu Xin's emotions quickly recovered as she returned to her usual happy self .
Apart from dogs, Lu Xin's favorite animal was the panda . Unfortunately, there was no way for them to raise a panda, but Lu Li had promised that she could choose a small dog from the pet adoption center once she had recovered .
"You can go wherever you want, and can have whatever you want," Lu Li said as he ate .
"I want a sister-in-law," said the little girl .
"Eat your food . " Lu Li blinked at her before deciding to end the conversation .
She really was good at hitting sore topics . This wasn't something he was wanted right now and he couldn't make any guarantees about it .
As for Water Fairy…
It would be a lie if he said that he didn't feel anything when he thought about her .
However, he also knew of the differences between him and Water Fairy . He had recently read a forum post about Water Fairy's gaming background . Even without going into her real background, Drizzle Court was part of the top 100 guilds in the gaming circle . They had two players in the top 10 players and three more players in the top 20 players .
Such influence was comparable to an old guild like Glory Capital .
Ruling Sword was still so far from that, so Lu Li just couldn't consider the possibility of being with Water Fairy .
In such a festival, both the poor and the rich were celebrating the same thing . It was just the decorations and various atmospheres that were different .
In the quiet residential area of Jinling, Water Fairy was eating quietly in a spacious dining room .
Her father was sitting at the same table, and so was her stepmother…
In fact, not all stepmothers were bitter and rude . Water Fairy's stepmother had been married to her father for 10 years . Although she did not treat her like her biological daughter, she was at least respectful .
They didn't have any plans to have any more children, but she had accidentally become pregnant .
Recently, her stepmother had become more attentive to Water Fairy . When Water Fairy was eating, she
would give her food . She also cared about Water Fairy's gaming life and regular life .
Water Fairy's father's surname was Shen, which was naturally passed down to her . Mr . Shen put down his glass and glanced at his daughter who was quietly eating, then asked with a flat expression, "Why haven't you brought your in-game boyfriend to have dinner with us?"
"What boyfriend?" Water Fairy wasn't just cold in game; she was like that to her father as well .
"Hey . "
Mr Shen's temper was quite bad, and he got angry very easily . The stepmother quickly touched
his hand and shook her head at him with a pleading face .
Because of his wife's pregnancy, Mr . Shen felt quite guilty about his daughter . Today was New Year's, so he endured his anger and continued asking, "I'm talking about that Lu Li guy; someone who comes from the Common District . I don't like it!"
"It's not even your boyfriend . Only I have to like him," Water Fairy retorted .
In fact, she originally intended to explain that she and Lu Li were just friends . However, her relationship with her father had always been rocky, and recently it had been particularly bad, so she just angrily shut down the conversation .