……

the next morning.

The curtains in the single room were drawn tightly, letting in not a single ray of morning light.

While Xinian was still asleep in bed, he suddenly dreamed of a blue-haired loli maid calling out to him from beside his bed, "Young Master, it's time to get up."

"I'll sleep a little longer," Xinian mumbled sleepily.

"Don't sleep anymore, it's time to get up and get ready for breakfast." A soft, somewhat familiar, childish voice continued to come from nearby, and there was a slight tug on the side of the blanket.

Wait a minute, isn't this dream a little too real?

Also, this sound is—

hope Nian opened his eyes as if startled awake, and what came into view was a crimson maid wearing an apron slightly larger than her own.

Something's not right!

hope Nian patted his cheeks, looked at the red-haired girl whose little hands were still clutching the corner of the blanket, and asked with surprise and doubt, "Wanda, what are you doing here??"

"Why can't I be here?"

Seeing Xinian, who had saved her, again, Wanda suppressed her joy, went to the window, tiptoed, and pulled back the curtains, letting the morning light stream into the room: "Miss Diana gave me a three-year internship until I come of age. I can receive part of my salary in advance and be able to live and manage my daily life here."

"What kind of job?" Xinian asked curiously, since his aunt Diana hadn't told him.

"Taking care of you, Young Master Xinian. For example, waking you up in the morning, making breakfast, cleaning the house, doing laundry, and meeting your daily needs..."

Wanda started counting on her fingers, but before she could finish speaking, Xinian hurriedly interrupted her: "Wait!"

Isn't this just a maid?

Xinian's original intention was to have Wanda come to Washington so that he could take care of him.

As a result, now it's Wanda who's taking care of him?

“I don’t need anyone to take care of me, especially someone younger than me…” Xinian paused for a moment, but quickly understood. This was most likely a compromise proposed by Aunt Diana to make Wanda feel more comfortable accepting her financial assistance.

"Don't you need it?"

Looking at Wanda's downcast face.

hope Nian immediately gave in and quickly said, "Yes, I need it. I am completely unable to take care of myself in my daily life."

Hmm, that seems a bit exaggerated.

hope Nian continued, "But please don't call me Young Master. I'm not used to being called that."

“Then…” Scarlet Maid Wanda blushed slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked softly, “What would you like for breakfast, Master?”

Xinian is gone.

……

Chapter 69, Kara's Home

hope Nian sat at the dining table, eating warm milk and bread. While watching the news about the aftermath of the "Battle of New York" and "The Death of Superman," he glanced out of the corner of his eye at a small, crimson figure bustling around in the living room.

Aunt Diana went to work early, leaving only Shinn and Scarlet Wanda at home.

The red-haired girl tied her waist-length hair into pigtails and wore a slightly oversized apron. She wiped the furniture in her home with a damp cloth. Although her movements were not very skilled, she was exceptionally meticulous and serious, cleaning every corner several times.

Watching little Wanda repeatedly stand on tiptoe and raise her little hands to wipe the surface with difficulty...

Xinian suddenly felt guilty about recruiting child laborers and said with a heavy heart, "Well, let's rest for a bit. The house isn't that dirty."

“That won’t do.” Wanda said, panting as she worked hard. “I’m going to report to the school here tomorrow. As Miss Diana said, it would be best to thoroughly clean the house today, which would also be a good opportunity to get acquainted with the work environment.”

hope Nian asked curiously, "How can you manage to balance your studies with work before and after school every day?"

“I’m fine. I used to do housework at home all the time.”

Wanda seemed to be encouraging herself, her eyes revealing a determined look.

At this time.

Wanda suddenly seemed to remember something, put the rag in her hand into the bucket, turned to look at Xinian who was enjoying breakfast, and earnestly asked for feedback: "Master, how is the temperature of my milk?"

Xinian, who was taking a sip of warm milk, almost choked to death in his chair. He coughed violently a few times, spilling a lot of white milk onto the back of his hand.

"Master, are you alright?" Wanda hurriedly stepped forward and patted Xinian's back repeatedly with her small hands.

She watched as Xinian spilled milk on the back of her hand, then without much hesitation, she tilted her head forward and slurped it all down in one go.

"Don't waste it..." Wanda licked the remaining milk stains from the corner of her lips and murmured softly.

The young man is gone again.

He said weakly, "Wanda, remember this. It's fine if you call me that at home, but please don't call me that in public."

"Why?" Wanda tilted her crimson twin ponytails and asked innocently.

“I will die,” Xinian said.

Officer George, who works at Gwen's house, is keeping a close eye on him. If he finds out that he has hired a maid, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Alright." Wanda seemed to realize that her actions had been too intimate, and said with a slight blush, "Then from now on I'll call you Master at home and Young Master Xin outside?"

"No problem." hope Nian nodded. He didn't say much, but quickly finished all the breakfast on the table.

Wanda noticed this to herself and a happy smile appeared on her face.

After letting Wanda tidy up the tableware and take it into the kitchen, Xinian pondered for a moment and said, "Wanda, you don't need to make my lunch at noon. Be careful at home."

As Xinian spoke, he glanced at the little orange cat sleeping soundly next to his feet under the dining table and whispered, "Little Emperor, protect Wanda at home."

The little emperor's eyes were not open, but its tail suddenly swayed.

"Is Master going out?" Wanda poked her head out of the kitchen and asked curiously.

hope Nian was slightly taken aback again, still not quite used to this special form of address. After taking a breath, she said, "Yes, I'm going to see a friend."

……

"Be careful on the road, I'll be waiting for you at home."

The faint echo of Wanda's voice lingered in his ears. Xinian glanced at the back of his right hand. Wanda's unintentional action had clearly indirectly triggered the master of the familiar.

Xinian could clearly feel that his physique and strength had significantly improved, but he was still within the human range.

"As expected, Wanda is just an ordinary girl." Xinian muttered to himself, the image of a woman with dark green hair reappearing in his mind. He wondered why that 'North Star Boss' possessed such powerful and peculiar abilities.

Another question is why Lorna didn't acknowledge Wanda as her own and why she took Wanda away on the day of the Battle of New York.

……

I took two or three buses between downtown and suburban Washington.

Finally, Xinian arrived at the border area between Washington and New York in a dusty bus. There were no skyscrapers here, only endless fields.

In the middle of the field, there is only one straight road, stretching towards the azure sky on both sides.

Xinian got off at one of the stations that were far apart. Following the address information provided by the school teacher, he finally arrived at a wooden house in the style of a Western villa. The two-story wooden house was surrounded by fields of wheat.

Xinian hadn't expected it to be so far. He looked down at the address again to confirm that it was the place he was looking for before ringing the doorbell.

quickly.

Footsteps came from inside the door, and an elderly woman in her sixties opened it.

"Hello. Excuse me, does Kara Danvers live here?" hope Nian asked first.

"Yes, who are you?" The old woman nodded, looking at the boy with a puzzled expression.

hope Nian delivered his prepared statement: "My name is Xi Nian Prince, and I am a student council member at Washington White High School. Since Kara Danvers in my class has been absent, I am here on behalf of the teacher to find out what is going on."

Before the old woman could speak, a hoarse, aged male voice came from inside the house: "Let him in."

hope Nian looked up and saw that it was a man with completely white temples, who was also quite old.

Through the man's aged yet resolute face, one can vaguely see that he was quite handsome in his youth.

The man introduced himself: "My name is Stephen Danvers, and I am Kara's adoptive father."

……

First floor living room.

Under the watchful eyes and scrutiny of the elderly couple, Xinian sat somewhat stiffly on the sofa.

He glanced around the living room subconsciously and noticed many group photos on the wall, with Kara's photos being the most numerous. Among them were one or two photos of a young female air force pilot and a modern fighter jet.

"Kara, do you have an older sister?" Xinian asked with a hint of curiosity, also wanting to find a topic to break the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this question, the old woman's eyes dimmed, and she got up and went into the kitchen as if to avoid the question.

In that instant, hope Nian realized he had said the wrong thing.

After all, the female air force officer was not seen in the family photos of Kara's family; there were only individual photos from the old days.

“Don’t mind her.” Stephen raised his cloudy eyes and looked at the photo on the wall. “Her name is Carol Danvers, and she is my first child. I was very sexist when I was young, so much so that I had a falling out with her very early on.”

"I'm sorry," hope Nian quickly apologized.

"It's alright." Stephen waved his hand. "It's all in the past."

He recalled, "After running away from home, Carole joined the Air Force against our wishes, and soon after, she was killed in action. I kept her photo and hung it on the wall as a form of repentance, reminding myself of the mistakes I made when I was young."

Stephen stared at Xinian and said in a deep voice, "Therefore, we absolutely cannot allow our last remaining child, Kara, to suffer any harm!"

This attitude shows that the adoptive parents love Kara very much, so Kara's not going to school is not due to family reasons.

hope Nian thought for a moment, then asked bluntly, "Sir, I'd like to know why Kara hasn't come to school. Is she sick?"

“She’s physically fine, it’s just that…” Stephen paused, then said to Xinian, “Aren’t you her classmate? She’s in her room upstairs, you can go ask her yourself now.”

Stephen cautioned, "But remember, don't mention anything about Superman!"

Chapter 70. Let's start working hard today and become a superhero.

Xinian went up to the second floor of the wooden house alone. He looked down at Kara's foster parents, who were not moving at all, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

So, are parents these days really that carefree?

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