Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi? Chapter 263 – Chapter 263: Chapter 263 Annoying Household Chores (2)

Chapter 263: Chapter 263 Annoying Household Chores (2)
 

[“Wuwu, big sis, I'm scared! Don't drag me down!] Yu Jiao sent a voice message and continued crying, [I still want to study, attend a good school, don't let your trouble stop me from getting in.]

[Don't be afraid, if you act in time, it's not too late.] Ye Nai comforted her younger sister.

[But what can we do?] The twins were moved, mainly out of fear. The three of them, father and sons, were listed on the same household registration book. Any trouble, and they would be the first to be sought out. This was an incredibly bad situation.

[You both stay at home, and when you leave, just tie him up at home and feed him when you return.]

[Ah…?]

[Would it really be that difficult for two boys around fifteen or sixteen to handle a middle-aged man with impaired mobility who has been a heavy drinker for a year?]

[But if we tie him up at home all day, he'll definitely make a mess of the place.]

[If he makes a mess, let him clean it up himself. If he doesn't tidy up, don't give him alcohol to drink, or you could treat him like you did when he fractured his bone, serving him at home. Your dad is a man, and looking after him is your responsibility. Use your brains and take advantage of what you have at home to keep him under control.]

[This…]

[After a year of heavy drinking, he's gone through over a hundred thousand from the divorce settlement. You can imagine how much he drinks daily. There's a good chance he's developed an addiction by now. If you don't keep an eye on him and he runs out on the streets causing trouble, let alone if he hurts someone, but even if he damages other's property, it needs to be compensated, right? Who will pay for it? The house you live in is rented. What if the landlord tires of your troubles and doesn't want to rent to you anymore? Have you thought about these problems?]

The brothers, who were sneakily using their phone in the restroom, looked at each other and made up their minds in unison.

[Got it, big sis. We'll keep Dad tied up at home so he won't cause any trouble.]

[I know you both have school every day and that it's difficult to keep Dad tied up at home alone. So, in addition to the government subsidy, I'll increase your monthly allowance to five thousand each. You do the math. Aside from living expenses, decide how much to allot for Dad's drinking so he stays put at home.]

[Five thousand each?!] The two brothers' breaths quickened.

[Five thousand each. Take good care of Dad, and get through this last term of junior high without issues. As for high school, we'll talk about that in a month or two. For now, the urgent task is to calm the current chaos.]

[Okay, we understand.]

Ye Nai picked up her phone and immediately transferred five thousand to each of her brothers in the group chat, then went to the bank's online service to reset the monthly automatic transfer amount, ensuring they had no financial worries.

[Make sure you keep a tight hold on your phones, and don't let Dad know how much money you have. If I answer a call from one of your phones only to have Dad asking me for money, I'll take it as a sign that you can't handle things. If that's the case, there's no need to give you such a large sum of money. Just because you're minors, it will change to monthly support of eight hundred, and together with your government subsidy, that's enough to ensure you don't starve to death before reaching adulthood. Understand?]

[Don't worry, big sis, we won't be that stupid.]

The pair got a shock, gripped their phones tightly, and kept promising not to do anything stupid. After living comfortably with money in their hands for a few months, both brothers no longer wanted to go back to scrimping and saving every month with just sixteen hundred for food, water, and clothes.

[Good, I trust you guys.]

Ye Nai indeed believed they would manage, because if they didn't, she truly would cut their funds.

“Big sister, class is about to start, we're going to head out now. Once Dad gets out of detention, we promise to keep him tied up at home and not to let him bother Mom.”

“Little sister, did you see their promise?”

“I saw it, big sister. Big brother and second brother will keep their word.”

“Don't worry, little sister, we promise to do as we say.”

“All right, you guys go to class. Little sister, we can have a one-on-one chat about your life with Mom when you're free tonight.”

“Okay, big sister.”

Ye Nai closed her laptop, went out to buy some daily necessities and fresh food, then returned to the hotel to sleep and adjust to the time difference. After ten at night, she glanced at her silent phone, locked up the hotel room's door and windows, slid the security bolt in place, drew the curtains tight, put her phone back in the Space, and disappeared from the spot. Through the East Ridge Secret Realm, she transferred back to the balcony of her mother's house in East Ridge City.

She landed gently in the shadowed area of the balcony. Lights were on in the two bedrooms connected to the balcony, and she could hear Yu Qing urging Yu Jiao to go to bed quickly.

Ye Nai patiently waited for half an hour, and as the bedrooms turned off their lights one by one, she immediately threw a spore at her mother to quickly send her into a deep sleep. She then took Yu Jiao into the East Ridge Secret Realm to talk, just like the last time, and placed her on a foldable bed.

Yu Jiao was already drowsy and almost asleep when this happened, so the movement naturally woke her up again.

The sisters continued their morning conversation for a while, exchanging information. Ye Nai told Yu Jiao about their mother's desire to seek a transfer, but it was difficult to move Yu Qing to those top-tier cities given her position in her department and the capabilities of her leaders. The simplest solution was still for Yu Jiao's grades to be good enough to transfer schools, allowing Yu Qing to move there as a guardian and accompany her studies.

However, if they were to take this shortcut, Yu Qing would have to resign and find a new job in the National Capital, giving up the comfortable life she had grown accustomed to for many years—a dilemma indeed.

After much consideration, the most secure method seemed to be for Ye Nai to become a Copper-level Hunter as soon as possible and see if any city could offer her a talent plan that could accommodate her family.

Talking it over, the sisters reached a consensus. They would stick to the plan they had previously discussed, with Ye Nai focusing on leveling up and Yu Jiao concentrating on her studies. The rest was up to fate.

In the end, Ye Nai reminded Yu Jiao not to get involved in their father's matters. It was enough for her, the youngest, to be safe. As the eldest, Ye Nai would take care of the financials, and the twins would handle the tasks at hand. The four sisters each had their roles to play, and that was that.

Yu Jiao obediently listened to her big sister.

Ye Nai sent Yu Jiao back home to sleep and also gave her a spore to ensure she had a good night's rest.

Early the next morning, Ye Nai set out from Santai City, driving a roomy vehicle toward the old National Capital, Purple Capital City.

The current National Capital was built after relocating and renamed Daijing City. The over 10,000 square kilometers of Purple Capital City's land now fell within dangerous areas and the Secret Realm's boundaries. The urban street battles there had been so fierce that they fought for control street by street, resulting in countless military and civilian deaths. The waste left behind that could not be absorbed by Blue Star's environment led to the formation of twenty-five dangerous zones, the most in the country by number.

The Secret Realm was even located on a large square, with the Grand Palace, several centuries old, shrouded in the shadows behind the Secret Realm.

During the intense fighting, countless historical sites were destroyed in an instant, and there was no time to worry about whether the Grand Palace was intact. Once the enemy was pushed back into the Secret Realm, there was finally time to consider the state of the Grand Palace. However, it was discovered that the Shadow Zone behind the Secret Realm was unexplorable; no machinery could get a response, and people couldn't pass through. It was completely unknown what the situation was, as no ruins or debris could be seen beyond the shadows.

Despite such tragedy that even resulted in relocating the capital and naming the new capital Daijing, it's evident that in the hearts of people throughout the nation, Purple Capital City remains the eternal capital. There is hope that one day it will be completely cleared and the capital restored.

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