After being homeless, he was picked up by God and brought home to be his husband.

The ghost market is not open for business during the day, and there are only a few small stalls along the street. The sound of people on the long street is lonely, and occasionally a few hawking sounds are heard, sometimes far and sometimes near.

Shu Shu had already woken up when Chu Yitang entered the room with breakfast. He rubbed his eyes and dragged Xiao Yuan to sit up from the bed with difficulty. His hair was messy from sleep and he could not open his eyes.

"Come over for breakfast."

Chu Yitang brought a bowl of millet porridge, a drawer of sugar packets, and two bowls of soy milk into the room, and put the things on the table. Shu Shu put on her clothes and folded the quilt. She reached the edge of the table and looked at Chu Yitang. He spoke in a confused voice:

"Why did you get up so early?"

Chu Yitang slept poorly last night and his face didn't look very good. He divided the dishes and chopsticks, and said casually: There was no color on his lips:

"I got up because I couldn't sleep. Let's have breakfast first."

Shu Shu took the chopsticks and opened another bun. When he saw the stuffing, he subconsciously frowned and handed the bun over. He tilted his neck back, expressing disgust:

"for you."

Chu Yitang took a sip of soy milk, and a bun appeared out of thin air in front of him. He looked over, pursed his lips comfortably, and the disgust in his eyes almost overflowed.

"Don't you eat steamed buns?"

"No," Shu Shu said seriously, "I don't eat sweet buns."

Chu Yitang didn't think much about it. He was fond of sweets and thought that most children like to eat sweets. Chu Yitang took the buns, put them in the bowl, and threatened:

"No wonder you don't grow taller, little Douding."

Shu Shu's face bulged, and she seemed to want to refute, but then angrily fell back to her original position, took a spoonful of millet porridge and put it in her mouth.

While eating, Chu Yitang also took the time to observe Xiao Douding. He still hasn't figured out why Xiao Douding looks so similar to him. Could it be that he is really his son?

But he had been clean for many years, and his late husband died young. Where did he get a four-year-old son?

Could it be that Lan Yu gave birth to a child for him behind his back?

"Douding, do you remember what your parents look like?"

Shu Shu concentrated on drinking the porridge and waited until the food in her mouth was swallowed before she slowly replied:

"Can not remember."

"You really don't remember or don't you remember?"

Shu Shu put down the spoon, raised her head, and said seriously: "I jumped out of a rock. I have no parents."

"...Why do you talk in the same way at such a young age?"

Shu Shu innocently drank the millet porridge from the bowl and smacked her lips: "I told the truth, I didn't lie to you."

…………

The communication was fruitless, so Chu Yitang simply gave up, washed Xiao Douding's face and hands, and was asked to braid his hair again.

Xiao Douding was skeptical at first whether Chu Yitang could comb his hair well, but fortunately he had already practiced it.

She picked up a few strands of hair and braided them carefully. She used her fair fingers to braid the dark hair and braided two strands to hang at the back. She also tied a small silver bell at the end of the hair, making a jingling sound.

Xiao Douding looked around in front of the mirror and was very satisfied. Chu Yitang looked at the face in the mirror that was very similar to his own. It should be said that he didn't quite remember what he looked like when he was a child. He should be similar to Xiao Douding. too much.

While braiding his hair, he suddenly thought that if he could have a child with Lan Yu and grow up like him, it would probably be like Little Douding.

After staying in the inn all day during the day, the night is getting darker, the sounds of people on the street are gradually rising, and the red lanterns are lit again, reflecting the faint red light all over the street.

Jinxiu Tower has to be entered at the end of the day. Chu Yitang originally thought of waiting for Xiaodouding to fall asleep before going out. Who knows that Xiaodouding had been reading at the table all day, turned the pages of the book, took a sip of tea at hand, and spoke first. road:

"You can go out if you want, take me with you."

Chu Yitang didn't expect that he was playing a preemptive strike against him by not sleeping for a long time. He immediately refused: "No, you just stay here and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Shu Shu read the last page, closed the book, held her chin in her hands, and blew the broken hair on her forehead:

"You have only two choices. One is for you to take me, the other is for me to follow you. You choose one."

Chu Yitang was speechless for a moment: "Is there any difference between the two?"

"Yes. One is for me to follow you and you don't have to worry about me. The other is for you to take me with you and you can watch me."

Chu Yitang used his little patience and reasoned again: "Children can't go to the place I want to go. It's very dangerous. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you if you go."

"I won't delay you or anything, you can go do your own thing."

Chu Yitang was tripped up several times. He looked down coldly, his eyes fixed on him, his eyebrows were sparse, and his words were cold: "Okay, then tell me, where are you going and what are you doing?"

"You said you wanted to follow me. It was just an excuse. What did you want to do when you came in here?"

Shu Shu sat behind the table, looking at him across a room. He pinched the corners of the book tightly, his chest rose and fell a little, then he looked away and said:

"...I'm here to find someone."

Chu Yitang calmed down a little and asked:

"Looking for someone."

Shu Shu's eyes were uncertain, his fists were clenched tightly, and his lips were pursed very straight. After a long while, he replied:

"Someone who means a lot to me, I have to find that person."

Chu Yitang turned the tea cup, poured a cup of tea into the cup, brought it to his lips and drank it: "So you went to Jinxiu Tower to find someone, right?"

"Ah."

"How can you, a child, know about Jinxiu Tower?"

Shu Shu slowly let go of her hand and turned to look at Chu Yitang, with pleading in her eyes.

"So I thought you could help me, I need your help, it took me a lot of effort to get here and you're the only one who can help me."

The red light poured into the room, dyeing half of Chu Yitang's body red. He stood sideways with an unclear expression on his face. Logically speaking, it was already difficult for him to take this child with him, but he faced He, however, could never even say a word of true rejection.

After a long time, Chu Yitang let out a long sigh. He walked around behind the table, hugged Xiao Douding and stood up from the chair, and said solemnly: "You can follow me, there are conditions."

"First, you must follow me at all times and follow me wherever I go; second, don't do dangerous things. Can you be obedient?"

Shu Shu didn't talk back and complied.

Chu Yitang was still not at ease, and stretched out his little finger: "Pull the hook."

Shu Shu blinked, hooked Chu Yitang's little finger cooperatively, and pressed his thumb against his.

"make a deal."