Snow: Status at Risk

Xia Yu looked towards the door and saw Xia Dongyang's illegitimate daughter, Xia Keke.

The girl had run to Kong Hanyue before, and then was thrown to the police station by Kong Hanyue, leaving a deep impression on Xia Yu.

The girl walked into the living room cheerfully and saw Xia Yu and another person sitting on the sofa.

Her smile disappeared and she hid behind Xia Nianhong.

Xia Nianhong sensed that Xia Keke was shy, touched her head to comfort her, and said, "This is your brother and your sister-in-law."

"Brother, sister-in-law." Xia Keke politely greeted them but still hid behind Xia Nianhong.

"Um," Xia Yu responded indifferently.

His hostility towards Xia Dongyang would not be directed at Xia Keke, but at the same time, he had no good feelings towards her either.

Sensing Xia Yu's indifference, Xia Nianhong pulled Xia Keke out from behind her and pushed her towards Xia Yu, "Yu Yu, play with Keke, while I prepare to worship Buddha with your grandfather."

"Alright," Xia Yu had no choice but to agree.

He looked at Xia Keke, who hesitated for a while before standing beside him, waiting for his instructions.

"Sit down," Xia Yu said to her.

Xia Keke sat down, behaving very obediently.

Xia Yu deliberately ignored her for ten minutes and was surprised to see that she remained quiet.

It was almost impossible for an ordinary child to sit quietly for ten minutes without doing anything else.

The girl seemed precocious.

It would be strange if Xia Dongyang's child was not precocious.

Xia Yu handed the TV remote to Xia Keke, "Do whatever you want, I won't bother you."

Taking the remote, Xia Keke shyly looked at Xia Yu, "Can I also play games?"

"Yes," Xia Yu nodded and was curious about how Xia Keke would play.

Did they buy her a handheld console or a phone?

He watched Xia Keke enter the master bedroom and took out a white machine.

Xia Yu instantly recognized that machine; it was a Xiao Ao Wang gaming console, the one he and Yuxue had played with when they were young. He didn't expect it to still be around.

Xia Keke skillfully connected the console to the TV, inserted the cartridge, and connected the controller.

She was playing a game similar to Super Mario on Earth, but the gameplay was not as mature as Super Mario's.

"What is this?" An Siyao asked.

An Siyao didn't recognize the Xiao Ao Wang gaming console and was curious about the low-quality graphics of what looked like a game.

"This is a game console from our childhood. Due to limited technology at the time, the games all looked like this," Xia Yu explained, knowing An Siyao must be curious.

"Oh," An Siyao nodded, "I've never seen it before."

Hearing this, Xia Keke glanced back at An Siyao while playing the game.

The Xiao Ao Wang gaming console was a childhood staple, and there were people who had never seen it before?

Putting this question aside, Xia Keke continued playing the game.

Bored, Xia Yu stared at the game screen.

Xia Keke's operation was very poor, either bumping into the monsters or falling off the cliffs due to poor jumping.

Xia Yu was a little anxious watching her and couldn't help but give advice to Xia Keke, "Jump at the edge of the cliff, there's no need to run, the distance of the running jump and the direct jump is the same."

"Doesn't a running start help you jump further?" Xia Keke asked Xia Yu with confusion.

"That's in reality; this is just a game," Xia Yu answered.

"Oh." The girl took the advice and indeed, easily jumped over the cliff.

She happily raised the game controller and looked at Xia Yu: "I really did it!"

"When you encounter a monster, don't panic; it can't catch up with you at the same speed," Xia Yu added.

Xia Keke was no longer afraid of the monsters in the game, and she smoothly reached the finish line and completed a level that she had been stuck on for a long time.

However, the successful guidance did not bring joy to Xia Yu; instead, he felt somewhat heavy, but he did not show this emotion on his face.

He found something wrong. Games like this are not something that can be mastered with just a few explanations. Normally, it takes looking at strategies, killing, and dying many times.

Who can skyrocket their proficiency after just looking at a strategy? Xia Yu felt that Xia Keke was just putting on a show for him.

Thinking carefully, Xia Keke dared to drive alone from Afang to Ziling, and even found Kong Hanyue, whom she had never met before. How could she possibly be a timid person?

What was her reason for acting?

After pondering for a while, Xia Yu arrived at an answer.

Isn't it a classic tactic to go from being afraid to being close to a strange sister? Isn't it a classic template for a brother and sister relationship to bridge the gap through an old game?

Is this child really so calculating?

Xia Yu was somewhat unwilling to believe his guess, so he decided to test it.

If you can act, so can I.

Next, Xia Yu pretended to be a warm-hearted brother, continually guiding Xia Keke. Xia Keke's gaming skills improved rapidly, and Xia Yu got closer and closer to Xia Keke. In the end, they sat side by side and played together.

Xia Nianhong and Xia Ye, having finished their prayers downstairs, came up to see the harmonious scene and smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's eat; we can play again after dinner." Xia Nianhong brought the food to the table.

"Alright." Xia Keke put down the controller, and gave Xia Yu a sweet smile, her expression looking as if she and Xia Yu already had a good relationship.

Xia Yu responded with a similar smile and patted Xia Keke's head, acting like a loving brother.

However, in his heart, he thought that there was no goodwill transmitted through the mental connection, and indeed, Xia Keke was just acting.

This was not just precociousness, but a scheme.

A primary school student playing such a deep strategy, tsk tsk.

When she went to find Kong Hanyue, was it really just because she only knew Kong Hanyue's residence?

Xia Yu rubbed his chin. If Kong Hanyue was even slightly more normal, the plot should have developed like this:

A little girl finds a wealthy woman and calls her mother. The wealthy woman is shocked and takes the little girl home to inquire.

The little girl reveals her identity, claiming she's the wealthy woman's ex-husband's child, abandoned by him, and had no choice but to come here.

As the wealthy woman considers how to deal with the situation, the little girl begins to win sympathy, showing her pitiful cuteness. Eventually, she is adopted by the wealthy woman and enjoys a comfortable life.

If Kong Hanyue wasn't Kong Hanyue and instead was Liu Manman, that would probably be the plot.

However, Kong Hanyue was unreliable, and without asking, she left Xia Keke in the police station while she was unprepared.

Imagining the bewildered expression on Xia Keke's face at the time, Xia Yu couldn't help but smile.

"Yuxue, come out and eat!" Xia Nianhong knocked on Yuxue's door.

Yuxue walked out from the room, humming a tune as she arrived at the living room. She intended to sit in her usual position, on the left side of Xia Yu, but to her surprise, it was already taken!

The one occupying her seat was an elementary school student.

Just as Yuxue was about to ask Xia Yu who the girl was, the girl grabbed Xia Yu's arm first and asked, "Big brother, who is this?"

Yuxue's eyes widened, unable to believe the words spoken by the girl.

That's my big brother! That question should have been mine to ask!