Chapter 19: Daily Trivia

"Brother, cheer up. You are not someone who can be easily defeated. We still have to take revenge on Xu Xiu." After comforting Xia Luo, Xia Yu returned to the room.

After hesitating for a long time, he picked up the phone and dialed his sister-in-law's number.

"Hello." A cheerful female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Yu, what can I do for you, sister?"

"Sister-in-law..." Xia Yu lowered his voice and quietly told his sister-in-law Yu Mengyu about what happened to Xia Luo in the secret realm.

"Sister-in-law, this is what happened today. My brother is in a very bad condition now. I can only think that you may have a way to enlighten him." Xia Yu said.

"I'll be there right away." Yu Mengyu is the childhood sweetheart of the elder brother. Although Yu Mengyu is just an ordinary breeder and her parents are just ordinary people, it does not affect the relationship between the two at all. When Yu Mengyu heard about Xia Luo's experience, she immediately said that she would rush over: "You persuade your brother first, don't let him do anything stupid."

"Well. Come quickly. When you arrive, don't knock on the door, sister-in-law. Call me and I'll open the door for you secretly."

"it is good."

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Fifteen minutes later, the phone rang and Xia Yu immediately opened the door for his sister-in-law Yu Mengyu.

Even though she came in a hurry, Yu Mengyu still had light makeup on her face and was holding many boxes in her hands: "Xiao Yu, these are dragon and flying energy blocks. I heard from your brother that you tamed a buzzing bat, so I brought them to you. This is the honey and mooing milk I bought for auntie, for skin care and beauty. This is a gift for uncle..."

Even though she came in a hurry, Yu Mengyu still brought gifts for everyone in the family. There was nothing wrong with her etiquette. This also made Xia Yu sigh that it was really a blessing for his brother to find such a good wife like Yu Mengyu.

"Sister-in-law, we are all family, why are you so polite? Go and see your brother."

"Yeah." Yu Mengyu was also very anxious: "I'll put the things on the table, and you can tell your uncle and aunt later."

"Okay. Go ahead."

Yu Mengyu knocked on Charlotte's door, and Charlotte's voice came from inside the room: "Xiao Yu, what's the matter again?"

Then the door opened, and Charlotte looked at Yu Mengyu who appeared at the door. The fatigue on her face disappeared, and she showed a look of surprise: "Why are you here?"

"You didn't even tell me about such a big thing. It was Xiaoyu who called me and told me." Yu Mengyu said, and her complaining tone instantly controlled her brother.

"I'm just afraid that you'll worry," Charlotte said.

"Do you want me to stand at the door and let Xiaoyu laugh at us?" Yu Mengyu said

"Mine, mine, come in."

Xia Yu naturally couldn't hear the conversation between the two that followed. He didn't have the habit of eavesdropping on couples' private conversations, so he quietly returned to his room.

Xia Yu took the opportunity to see if there were any new replies to the post he had posted seeking to purchase various stones. The evolution key stone he purchased was still being delivered. Given the current situation in Starlight City, no external couriers could deliver the goods for the time being, so he would have to wait a few days.

After browsing through the private messages, he found that they were all messy and useless messages, either about defrauding people with fake stones, or about placing illegal advertisements or making friends in the same city. Of course, Charlotte didn't believe them. With his looks, he didn't need this kind of service at all, so he closed the post directly.

Charlotte, who had hardly any rest last night, felt a little tired at this time. He lay on the bed and began to catch up on his sleep. He slept until dinner time before waking up slowly.

"Xiaoyu, it's time to eat."

"coming."

The voice of my sister-in-law Yu Mengyu was heard. At this time, she was wearing an apron and cooking with my mother. The two women were talking and laughing, discussing which skin care products are good and which clothing store has a discount.

The table full of delicious dishes made Xia Yu, who was already starving, drool.

After being enlightened by Yu Mengyu, although Charlotte still looked a little haggard, his mental state was obviously much better.

Dad also opened a bottle of white wine and poured a glass for Xia Luo and Xia Yong: "So many things happened today, let's all have a drink."

"Comrade Lao Lin, please take good care of Xiao Yu. If you want juice or red wine, just help yourself." said Dad Xia Yong.

"Drink some juice and take a day off. You still have to be on duty tomorrow." Lin Xuemei said with a smile, "Xiaoyu is still studying, so let him drink less."

"Well, drink juice. I'll listen to Aunt Lin." Yu Mengyu nodded and immediately stood up: "I'll get it. Aunt Lin, you just sit down."

"Have a meal."

Yu Mengyu and her mother are very good at cooking. Xia Yu basically just ate the whole time, occasionally chatting with the family. After finishing a small glass of wine on the table, her mother stopped Xia Yu from drinking any more.

"Dad, Mom. I want to tell you something." When everyone had almost finished drinking, Charlotte suddenly picked up the wine glass and stood up holding Yu Mengyu's hand: "Mengyu and I have been in love for twelve years, and now I want to marry Mengyu."

"Good, this is good." Mother showed a bright smile on her face. Her eldest son is already 28 years old, and it is time for him to get married.

Xia Yong was quite satisfied with Xiao Yu as his daughter-in-law. He could find no fault with her except that her family conditions were a little bit poor. But now that the Xia family's strength had drastically declined, he actually hoped to marry Xia Luo to a girl from a better family through marriage, so that the Xia family could get through this most difficult time.

However, Xia Yong is not a snobbish person. He just has to consider his family. But if he really wants to make the decision, he still follows Charlotte's ideas. He also likes his children to live a happy life. Besides, as the saying goes, marry a virtuous woman. A woman like Yu Mengyu who knows her background well and is smart and virtuous is also very suitable to be Charlotte's wife. Xia Yong smiled and looked at Charlotte and said, "Once you have made the decision, go and propose marriage. Find a time to have a meal with Xiao Yu's family and settle this matter as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Dad and Mom."

"We're a family, so why bother thanking someone? If you want to thank someone, it should be Xiao Yu. Thank them for thinking of you."

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The family, which was originally depressed, became cheerful again because of Charlotte's sudden marriage.

Three days later, the secret realm was basically stable, and the entrance was fixed in the eastern part of Starlight City. The Pokémon Association sent someone to guard it 24 hours a day. At the same time, large-scale construction began around the entrance of the secret realm. A large number of Grass-type and Bug-type Pokémon were transported to the secret realm, preparing to turn the secret realm into a grass and bug wilderness area. At the same time, a breeding base was built. The Grass-type and Bug-type energies in the secret realm were rich, which greatly improved the Pokémon of these two types. A lot of money could be made every year just by breeding Pokémon.

The emergence of the secret realm is good news for the development of Starlight City. The tax revenue alone can be a big deal. At the same time, the Pokémon Association will send a top-level trainer to guard the secret realm. Xia Yong is exempted from participating in this year's gym leader ranking competition because of his outstanding contribution. This is bad news for the bug-type trainers in Xishu Province. If they want to become gym leaders, they must wait another three years. During these three years, Xia Yong will continue to serve as the bug-type gym leader in Starlight City.

As for Charlotte, because his strength did not meet the requirements, he was exempted from his position as the gym leader of Honglian City, but because of his outstanding contribution, he was rewarded with two opportunities to select Pokémon from any secret breeding house in Xishu Province, except for quasi-god Pokémon.

Finally, the Pokémon Association estimated the approximate value of the secret realm. The Xia family could invest 20% of the shares of the secret realm first, enjoy dividends after completion, and have the first pick to pick a Pokémon in the secret realm in the first two years. Starting from the third year, there will be a quota for catching Pokémon in the secret realm every year, and the quota can be sold or transferred.

At the same time, express delivery in Starlight City returned to normal, and Xia Yu received the shipment from the seller, a genuine evolution key stone.

These few days, Charlotte went to Yu's house to propose marriage. The two families met and agreed on the date for the wedding, which was set on October 1st, two months later.