Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily)

In the kitchen, Bettany was cooking alongside Margaret.

Margaret suggested, "Mrs. Crawford, you should take a break. I can handle this."

Cooking for a large family was a lot of work, and Margaret was concerned that Bettany would tire herself out.

Bettany shook her head. "You know me. I take pleasure in preparing meals for the children myself."

Margaret replied, "Alright then."

Bettany continued, "This is the mantis shrimp Lilly brought back..."

Even though it had been meticulously cleaned and prepared, a single piece of mantis shrimp meat was larger than a king crab.

"Let's cook it with spaghetti!" she muttered to herself.

Margaret asked, "What about this beef... are we still stewing it?"

Bettany responded, "Yes, let's stew the beef with radish!" She added, "Have the radishes been washed?"

Margaret, busy on the other side, replied, "Yes, they have."

So, Bettany casually picked up a radish and placed it on the chopping board.

Just then, Radley jumped in through the window from the third floor, slipped, and knocked the radish off the chopping board. As it was about to get up, a hand suddenly held it down. At that moment, she gripped the radish, lifted her knife, and started lowering it.

"Holy crap!" the radish exclaimed, recoiling in fright. "You can't cut me!"

Taken aback, she never expected the radish she was just about to cut to start talking. With a clatter, the startled Bettany dropped her kitchen knife, narrowly avoiding cutting off her toes. Radley scrambled up in a panic and dashed outside.

After hearing the noise, Margaret turned around. In an instant, she spotted something rushing toward her, leading to an involuntary drop of what she was holding.

Outside the kitchen, there was a larger vegetable washing basin. The King of Styx had just finished washing the vegetables and was about to return to the kitchen. Upon hearing the commotion in the kitchen, he hurried in to see what was happening, only to have his basket of vegetables kicked away by the fleeing Radley.

The King of Styx exclaimed, "What the heck is that!" When he noticed his food about to be ruined, his eyes turned red, and his hunting instincts kicked in. He raised his hand, drew out a weapon, and slashed a Radley.

The radish pleaded, "Wait... wait a minute!" It wondered, Oh my god! Is it because I saw Lilly's uncle earlier? First a kitchen knife, and now a spiked club-this is too harsh. Swearing frantically, it continued, "I will never peek again! I absolutely won't target acquaintances again. Holy crap, stop!"

The commotion in the kitchen was so loud that Lilly appeared in a flash. What she saw was a complete mess. The King of Styx swung a big club, chasing and hitting Radley.

Suddenly, a white barrier lit up in the kitchen. Fearing that Radley would ruin all the food, the King of Styx immediately summoned a magical artifact to protect the dishes. This magical artifact seemed to be his trump card, and the radish didn't manage to escape in time. "I'll teach you a lesson for ruining my Christmas Eve dinner! How dare you peek at acquaintances? Let me give you a good beating!"

When Radley spotted Lilly, it pleaded, "Young master, save me..."

Silence fell upon everyone upon hearing those words.

A subtle twitch appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The first to join her was Matthan, who gazed wide-eyed at the talking radish. Unable to contain his amazement, he murmured, Wow, this is exciting!

Soon after, Pablo, Blake, Jean, and others arrived, each with a suppressed smile tugging at the corners of their mouths.

Lilly grabbed Radley and hurriedly walked toward Bettany, anxiously asking, "Grandma, are you okay?"

Bettany was taken aback. She had been about to slice a radish when, unexpectedly, the radish started moving as if it were a fish. Anyone would be surprised by such an occurrence. "I'm fine..." Confusion lingered on her face. She glanced at Lilly, then at the King of Styx, and back at Radley. She wondered, How did the big spiked club appear in Styx's hand? It's clearly a white radish, so how can it talk? Trying to make sense of the situation, she reached out to Margaret, "Let's go outside first, and... let Blake take charge of the cooking!"

Blake promptly led Bettany outside.

Jean stayed by Bettany's side, and Bettany sighed, saying, "I'm getting old. My eyesight is deteriorating, and I'm even hearing things..." Margaret quickly understood and replied with lingering fear, "Yes, it seems we're exhausted from working all day. Ah, I'm getting old too."

Once everything was settled, Radley sat obediently in front of Lilly, its head down.

At that moment, Polly cawed, "Stewed radish, stewed radish! We're having stewed radish tonight!"

Matthan, who loved to witness excitement, chimed in, "Stewed radish, beef stew with radish!" As he spoke, he held his straw cup in his hand and shook it.

The Harem spirit rarely pleaded for others and said, "Lilly, it's my fault, so don't blame Radley. I caused all of this..." She knew she shouldn't have been so lustful. If she hadn't been, the radish wouldn't have startled Bettany.

Lilly reassured her, "It's okay." After all these years, she believed that Margaret would keep her secret. She knew Bettany was probably just startled, but Margaret was likely the one whose perspective was shattered.

Ivan could never have imagined that not long after he left, Radley had caused such a commotion, witnessed by so many people. However, this was just a "minor issue."

After dinner, everyone gathered in Lilly's room as usual. They listened to her recount her experiences in the Nether.

Josh remarked, "The Nether is so magical, and it even has relatives of my mother..."

Zachary, growing more curious, asked, "Is Ivan truly Emperor Greenbow?"

She nodded in response.

Drake frowned and grumbled, "I didn't expect him to be so famous."

Radley suddenly chimed in, "Actually, let me tell you, Emperor Greenbow is not as distant as you imagine... You guys have no idea! His inner world is so rich! Let me tell you..."

The radish continued to chatter incessantly, swiftly revealing all of Ivan's embarrassing secrets. Such as the time in his previous life when he chose pink underwear. Whenever he felt attracted to someone, he would imagine them embracing him warmly. He also had a jealous nature, often envisioning palace dramas in his mind.

Naturally, in the presence of Lilly, Radley understood the boundaries and refrained from explicitly mentioning that Emperor Greenbow had harbored feelings for her in his past life.

The others remained silent, their expressions conveying a mixture of surprise and curiosity.