Droopy-Shouldered also returned to Beijing with Hei Xiazi and the others. In Hei Xiazi’s words, getting a sucker to work for free without spending a dime—that was a real bargain, wasn't it?
Droopy-Shouldered followed them back, mainly because Hei Xiazi had promised on his honor that he would send him back to the Zhang family. After all, no Zhang family member could resist the lure of returning home, even if that Zhang family had already perished—their patriarch was still alive. If it hadn’t been for Zhang Qiling’s personal guarantee, Droopy-Shouldered wouldn’t have wanted to leave Banai again, no matter how much he trusted Hei Xiazi.
Everyone stayed at the Xie Family mansion. This made the originally empty and lifeless estate suddenly lively, though perhaps a bit too lively—Xie Yuchen was finding it hard to manage.
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