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"Luqing, when was the last time someone had helped you scrub your back?"
Meiya curiously asked, noticing all the dead skins she had scrubbed off onto the shower sponge.
"I... I just scrub it occasionally myself."
"No wonder why... You're going to start taking a shower with me every weekend, okay?"
Luqing remained silent, but she nodded as Meiya began rinsing her body with water.
"I'm going back to my room now. Goodnight." Katherine murmured as she left the shower with only a towel.
"Goodnight."
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The next day...
As Alex woke up from the bed, he could barely feel any cramp at all affecting him.
It was a peaceful sleep, as Sarah didn't show up, and he didn't get pulled into Katherine's dreams again.
After changing into his school uniform, he headed out to the bathroom before brushing his teeth.
With his mouth rinsed, he splashed his face with cold water before heading straight to the living room.
However, to his surprise, not a single person was out yet.
Looking over at the clock, he quickly realized he had woken up way earlier than usual.
He still had an hour before he usually woke up, and there were twenty minutes left before Katherine woke up.
Alex also quickly noticed Katherine's shoe on the doorstep, indicating that she had come back home last night.
Having nothing much to do, Alex headed over to the kitchen before he looked inside the fridge.
"What should I make today?"
After looking for a bit, Alex took out an egg and a sausage before going to the cabinet for a piece of toast.
With the stove turned on, he quickly added a small drop of some plant oil before waiting for it to heat up.
As the oil began to make a sizzling sound, Alex quickly cracked the egg before putting the sausage next to it.
The smell immediately made Alex lose focus for a second as memories of him cooking suddenly flooded into his mind.
Shaking his head, Alex quickly shifted his attention back to the frying pan as he grabbed the plate on which he had put a toast earlier.
Putting the egg and the sausage onto the toast, he added another piece of toast.
"A simple sandwich... Now, just cook five more of them."
Alex thought about it for a second, then chose to cut the sausage into smaller pieces, with the egg all scrambled together instead.
This time, the sandwich looked much better, as the ingredients were spread among the toast rather than looking like a weird hotdog.
However, Alex was still not satisfied with it, so he returned to the fridge to look for more ingredients.
"This is lettuce, right?"
Meiya also looked a little surprised. She had always thought Alex was more of a child who had never touched the kitchen.
Especially considering the noble status of Katherine, not to mention Alex was only ten years old.
The only one who didn't seem to react as much was Luqing, who only said thanks as she started eating the sandwich.
"Today's sun must be rising from the West for Alex to be cooking..." Sophia murmured as she took a bite of the sandwich.
"Yeah... Oh my god, this sandwich is so good!"
Mary's eyes were wide open, and she couldn't believe how flavorful and juicy the sandwich was.
At the same time, Alex let out a sigh of relief inside his head as the sausage was, in the end, salty enough.
"Alex, you're going to start cooking breakfast every morning from now on, okay?"
Katherine's demand was met with support from Sophia and Mary, but Alex immediately shook his head.
"Hell no. This is just because I woke up early. I'm not going to wake up early every morning for that."
All three of them looked a little disappointed, but they didn't try to pressure him again.
"Oh, let me go get the milk."
As Katherine headed over to the kitchen, everyone had finished except for Luqing, who kept on taking small bits of it.
"Luqing, you like it?" Alex curiously asked.
Luqing immediately nodded her head several times, prompting Meiya to pat Alex on the shoulder suddenly.
"Hey Alex, how about you cook breakfast from now on? I'll teach you some 'advanced' Qi techniques that you can use."
Meiya's suggestion caused both Sophia and Alex to freeze for a second until Katherine returned with three cups of milk.
"Why are you all sitting still? Meiya, what happened to them?"
Katherine curiously asked as she put the cup of milk right before each of her kids.
"Oh, I was just offering Alex to——"
"I accept! I accept!"
Alex excitedly interrupted Meiya as his brain finally unfroze itself and came back to reality.
"Lucky..." Sophia murmured to herself as she wanted to learn about using Qi herself as well.
Meanwhile, Mary didn't seem to be affected by it at all, as she never really learned about sword fighting from her dad.
"What are you two on about? Accepting what?" Katherine asked, getting even more confused.
"I offered Alex to teach him using Qi if he cooks breakfast every morning." Meiya finally clarified.
"Ah, I see... Wait, but Qi and Mana aren't compatible." Katherine immediately raised her concern.
"I can help him have his Qi outside of his body to be used... It's not exactly being a cultivator, but it should be compatible."
Seeing the excitement on Alex's face and the confidence in Meiya's voice, Katherine didn't question it any further.
"Okay, time for you all to go to school. Finish up your milk and get ready to go."
All three of the kids quickly chugged the milk before they headed to the doorway to get their backpacks.
With Luqing finishing up her sandwich, it was finally time to head out of the house.