The Witch's Taste

Chapter 170 I Like My Sister Most

"Come on, Xiao Zhu, open your mouth."

"Ah~"

"You're so good, can you have another bite of Cai Cai?"

Chen Ziang watched Xia Zili feed his sister, feeling numb all over.

He and Chen Xiaozhu are also very close, but they really didn't communicate much when feeding, because the younger sister doesn't like talking very much.

But Xia Zili not only had almost the same level of patience as him, but was even better at coaxing people, and even made Xiao Zhu eat the cauliflower, which she least liked... This was something that even Chen Ziang couldn't do.

Damn it!Is my sister about to be taken away by this yellow-haired half-elf?
After feeding Chen Xiaozhu, Xia Zili wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, then turned to Chen Ziang and said:
"Is that okay?"

"Uh, um." Chen Ziang said bravely, "Let's not talk about that, let's talk about Klublef."

Speaking of this, Xia Zili seemed to be a little frustrated. It took about ten seconds to calm down, and then said in a low voice:

"Klublef, my father's family."

"Chen Ziang, what do you want to know about?"

"All." Chen Ziang said hesitantly, "Because I don't know anything about Klublef, so I don't know what I should know."

"Okay." Xia Zili didn't ask his intentions, but said in a low voice, "Klublef is an ancient elven aristocratic surname, and it is also a huge enterprise that spans many colonial star regions."

"A long, long time ago, when the elves had not stepped out of the home planet, the Klublef family made their fortune by relying on the alchemy industry, and had the most apprentices and handicraft workshops at that time."

"After entering the industrial age, this first-mover advantage was further expanded by the family. Until now, the Klublef Group, I remember, seems to have monopolized nearly half of the Federation's manufacturing capacity through direct ownership and indirect holding, especially in the equipment manufacturing industry upstream of the industrial chain. Almost no force can compete with Klublef."

Chen Ziang was dumbfounded.Even if he doesn't know much about manufacturing, he knows that it is the foundation of a country's strength... What is the concept of monopolizing nearly half of the manufacturing capacity?
It doesn't matter what country or government it is.With the highly interdependent relationship of today's industrial chains, just a word from the Klublef family can completely paralyze the industry, and the entire federation has to kneel down and call Dad.

This is the super plutocratic oligarch who really rules the world!

"In this way, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Federation belongs to the Klubleff family." Chen Ziang finally understood what Xia Qingyu meant by "the federal government is the weakest among the eight giants of the Federation", and asked nervously, "Then if someone offends the Klubleff, wouldn't they be dead?"

"Not exactly." Xia Zili shook her head, "Klublef has a competitor called the 'Rhine Union', which is formed by countless elven capitalists, financiers and bankers who are trying to resist Klublef."

"When I was still in the family, Klublef had every internal meeting to deal with the old enemy, the Rhine Alliance. As for what you said, 'someone offended Klublef', I can hardly imagine this kind of thing, because this family is too powerful, and an individual has no ability to offend it..."

Having said that, she was a little worried and asked:
"Chen Ziang, the person you're talking about, shouldn't it be you?"

"Probably." Chen Ziang didn't intend to hide anything, he just said that when he and Xia Qingyu were on duty, they had fought against the immortals of the Klublef family and seized a corpse.

"Oh." Xia Zili breathed a sigh of relief, "It should be fine. In Klublef's view, the immortal is basically a tool. If the tool is worn out, just make it up. No one will care."

"It really doesn't work, let me call Trauch, he is my half-brother, and he is now an ambassador in the Federation..."

"No need." Chen Ziang said hastily.

Although Xia Zili didn't explain it, he could clearly see that this half-elf girl didn't like her family and her half-brother.

Coupled with Xia Qingyu's protection, there was no need for Xia Zili to do things she didn't want to do.

"In this way, you are actually an elf nobleman?" Chen Ziang joked.

"Probably." Xia Zili wanted to laugh, but quickly failed, and said with a sad expression, "Actually... having Klublef's bloodline is not something to be happy about."

"Chen Ziang, the so-called family glory is actually a heavy burden. In the Klublef family, every elf was taught to be proud of their surname and bloodline from an early age."

"They look down on the weak, look down on ordinary elves outside the family, look down on elves other than high elves, and look down on humans, orcs, and dwarves. This kind of arrogance is actually different from my sister... and the empire, because the arrogance of the royal family of the empire belongs to 'you are not as good as me', while Klublef's arrogance is 'you are all bugs'."

"Because I have half human blood, although I lived in the family without worrying about food and clothing, I also suffered malice and hostility from the surroundings. Many Klublef even called me a bastard in private..."

"Sorry." Chen Ziang interrupted her quickly, "I shouldn't ask, you don't have to say it."

"It's okay." Xia Zili shook her head and said with a smile, "It's all over, I'm very grateful to my sister for taking me out of the family."

The two were awkwardly silent for a moment, both eating to cover up their emotions.

Chen Ziang wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he couldn't think of anything to say, so he could only search for a topic bluntly:

"By the way, since you have become a big star in Gao Tianyuan, the Federation also has your fans, right?"

"Yes!" Xia Zili also became happy, "I'll show you the letter sent by the Federation fans."

She held the phone and showed Chen Ziang the photo, which was a large box of interstellar mail.

In the era of space travel, the heavier the material being transported, the more exaggerated the shipping cost, so most people will use digital emails to communicate.

But cold emails are definitely not as affectionate as handwritten paper letters, so the elf fans of the Federation are willing to spend a lot of money to send paper letters, which is undoubtedly a high recognition of Xia Zili.

"It should be something to be happy to be liked by so many people." Chen Ziang said with a smile, trying to make her forget the unpleasant treatment in the Klublef family.

"Yeah!" Xia Zili nodded and said, "Actually, when I first left the family, because of the environment I grew up in, I was timid and cowardly, not confident at all, and even stuttered when talking to others."

"It was my sister who accompanied me, encouraged me, and supported me to embark on the path of creating music, in order to allow me to be recognized by more people and make me feel confident again."

"So every time I receive a letter from a fan, I will not only feel happy because I am liked by others, but also feel proud that I have lived up to my sister's expectations. This is why I still insist on going on, even though I feel that being a star is very tiring."

"That's great." Chen Ziang said enviously, "Your sisters have such a good relationship."

If Xiaozhu can recover, she will become such a cuddly and clingy sister, alas.

"Although it's a little embarrassing to say that." Xia Zili was a little shy, but soon showed a happy smile, "But my sister is indeed the most important person in my life."

"I like my sister the most~"

(End of this chapter)