Su Qizhi has always attached great importance to the education of little Tom.

This is evident in the growing volume of hand-written copies of "Little Tom's Bedtime Stories" in the drawer of his bedside table.

This book contains all the positive fairy tales that Su Qizhi, little Steve and little Bucky can think of. Of course, the longest one is "Little Hero's Story", which has now been compiled into Chapter by Su Qizhi. 31.They can assure you that this book is full of truth, goodness and beauty!So much love!It will definitely guide little Tom to be positive!

In fact, Su Qizhi's initial plan was to follow the Romans and read the Bible to little Tom.Then you don't need to go through so much trouble.

But after he read the Bible...

"If a person does not harm you, then you cannot fight with him."

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and not in your own understanding."

Su Qizhi silently closed the Bible he bought back.

Forget it, children are not suitable for listening to this.

In addition to bedtime stories, the systematically recorded "Tom Riddle Training Program" also includes "Kiss Tom good morning and good night", "Cultivate right and wrong in games with Tom", "Take Tom to watch movies and understand the world", etc. Su Qizhi strictly abides by such trivial details every day, and as Tom grows up, he gradually begins to guard against little Tom's magic riots.

Every wizard is born with magical power flowing from their bodies since they were young, which allows them to cast various spells after seven years of learning after going to school at the age of 11.But when they were young, it was often difficult for little wizards to control their magic power, causing large or small magic riots.The wizard family is fine, if the child is born in an ordinary family, and the result is even worse, they will be treated as little monsters.

In the original book, little Tom grew up in the orphanage until he was 11 years old.In that environment, he learned to use his magic power without a teacher since he was a child, and used it as a means to compete for resources and the favor of the nuns, threaten and bully other children, and take the spoils he wanted .Of course, he was also regarded as a freak by others.

——So whether it’s a magic riot or practicing controlling magic, there should be some strange things happening at home.

Once little Tom's fourth birthday passed, Su Qizhi cheered up every day, and looked around to see if there were any strange things happening at home, such as spoons floating in the sky, forbidden snacks flying into Tom's hands, or furniture reduced for no reason.

However, no.

Not at all.

Why not? ?

After a long time, Su Qizhi couldn't help but began to worry.

It's 1931 now.

The weather in spring is as chilly as ever, even if you stay outside in the morning, there will be cold wind blowing like a knife from time to time.Everything revived, and the nearby vegetation had grown, but now they were all bare, extremely unnatural, as if they had been ripped off artificially.

Because of the Great Depression that broke out in the United States the year before last, poverty began to sweep across the country.Su Qizhi has already moved out of his previous residence, and took little Tom to live in a wooden house on the impoverished 87th Street, and became neighbors with the Howard family who also closed their shop.

——Well, this is the superficial reason.The real reason is that little Tom is growing up, and he needs the help of the Floating Throne every time he goes out. It would be very inconvenient not to have a house, so they need a real home.

Su Qizhi went out with a big basin of dirty clothes and squatted at the door, and the old Anthony who was much older was also sitting at the door of the wooden house next door.

"Su, it's time to do laundry again." Old Anthony took the initiative to talk.He looked here while picking wild vegetables in the pot.After more than a year of living in the neighborhood, he has become acquainted with Su Qizhi.

"Yeah, since Tom can run, he has soiled his clothes more and more times." Su Qizhi half showed off and half complained, "This little bastard, now I almost have to wash it every two days, otherwise he will have no clothes to wear. "

"Little boys are like this." The smile on Old Anthony's face became bigger, and he also thought of his son, "Howard was also very good at scouring when he was a child. He dared to climb trees with others when he was young. He couldn't get down. When he came back, I was very cruel. Spanked him a few times."

Su Qizhi imagined the naughty little Howard crying and begging for mercy, and couldn't help laughing: "Are Ella and Howard having breakfast?"

"No, they are counting the bottle caps, and they are going to go to the store to exchange money later." The smile on Old Anthony's face gradually narrowed, and he became a little worried, "Howard will go to middle school this year, and I don't know if I can make up for the tuition. His grades have always been the first in the school."

"Hmm... that's right." Su Qizhi also fell into deep thought.

Bucky was the same age as Howard, and both entered middle school this year, so Steve would be alone for at least a year, no wonder he was always depressed these days.

"Will you go to the store together in a while?" Old Anthony invited, "Tom can stay at my house, it's hard for you to take care of the child by yourself every day... really don't you plan to find someone to live with?"

"No need." Su Qizhi quickly refused.

He didn't want to marry someone casually for such a reason, and if he didn't delay people, he might as well find a subordinate to help him with things.Marriage should be something more sacred.

"As for the store, I'll go too. Tom will please." Su Qizhi made a decision, "The boss's stomach problem hasn't been cured yet, so I can use the consultation fee to exchange for some daily necessities."

"It's great to be a doctor." Old Anthony looked at him enviously.

After the Great Depression, countless stores and factories closed down, and those who stayed were those with background or power, or lucky ones.Old Anthony's bicycle repair shop has long been closed, and now he goes out to pick wild vegetables as his staple food every day, and works hard as a coolie to earn money.Like Su Qizhi, even though the clinic is closed, she can still earn some money from time to time to maintain food and clothing with her skills.

Su Qizhi smiled at Old Anthony and concentrated on washing clothes.

Recently, he has been worrying about the fact that Tom didn't show his magical power at all, and the matter of food and clothing has never been in his consideration. Maybe this is also Su Qizhi's advantage.For the current situation, a family that can eat black bread is considered good, so Su Qizhi will help the Howard family from time to time.

While washing, he asked the system depressedly: "Isn't Tom a Squib?"

Su Qizhi guessed: "No magic power? It's impossible. This time, Tom gave birth naturally, and there is no mistake in the historical track. He is still so obedient. How could he not be a little wizard?"

"Maybe Tom has controlled his magic power, but he just didn't show it to you?" Jin Jiang analyzed.

"Don't you want me to know?" Su Qizhi was a little sad thinking about this reason, "Tom never hides anything from me."

"Children will always have their own thoughts and secrets when they grow up. This is normal. You can't be too controlling." Jin Jiang reminded him sternly.

"You're right, I won't. I just didn't get used to it at first." Su Qizhi expressed her understanding, "Since this is the case...then I don't need to be in a hurry."

"Father! Daddy!" A series of crisp little milk voices sounded from the house. The little boy who was running staggered and grabbed the collar of the Samoyed dog to keep his balance. After a child and a dog stepped out of the door, they all slammed on the brakes and stopped. On the steps next to Su Qizhi.

"What's the matter, Tom?" Su Qizhi quickly wiped her hands, and quickly grabbed the little boy's shoulders to help him stand still.

The little black-haired boy had clear eyes, and there was baby fat on his white and tender cheeks.Different from other four-year-old boys, the precocious little Tom can not only express himself well at this time, but also tends to mature like an adult, like a little adult, so sometimes things It was all discussed by Su Qizhi and him.

"Dad, why is my surname Riddle and your surname Sue?" Little Tom asked in confusion.

What he held in his other hand, which was not holding the big dog, was the thick book of bedtime stories.On the title page, there are several lines of faded handwriting written in three handwritings:

"Su Qizhi, Steve Rogers, James Buchanan Barnes, joint present to Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr."

"May you be in good health and always be happy."

Little Tom pointed to the name "Tom Marvolo Riddle", raised his face to look at Su Qizhi, and repeated it again, looking a little aggrieved: "——Dad, why isn't my surname Su?"

Even though Tom was only four years old, he knew that every child was named after their father.Like Howard next door, his dad's name is Anthony Stark, so his name is Howard Stark.

"..." Su Qizhi didn't answer immediately, but subconsciously turned her head to look at the old Anthony at the door next door.

"I have to go and see if they packed it up." Old Anthony was very tactful, and immediately stood up and entered the door with a wild vegetable basket.

The neighbor next door has never mentioned the question of the surname, so he has always been curious, but old Anthony is not a gossip character, and he will not pretend to be incomprehensible and forcefully stay in the way of others.

"Papa," cried little Tom again.

Su Qizhi just turned her head around, picked up little Tom and put it on her lap, thinking about how to tell little Tom about the words: "Actually..."

"Tom, your mother's name is Merope Gaunt, and your father's name is Tom Riddle."

"Huh?" Little Tom stupidly opened his eyes wide, and was stunned for a moment.

The next moment he realized the meaning of this sentence, tears suddenly rolled in the little boy's eyes.He bit his lip to suppress his crying, and asked aggrievedly and fearfully, "Dad, am I not your child?"

"Nonsense, of course you are my son."

Su Qizhi slapped little Tom's ass lightly, and explained, "Your mother passed away when she gave birth to you, leaving only your first name. The last name is Riddle because your biological father's last name is this, and the middle name Marvolo is your grandfather's. Name. Mr. Riddle...he actually broke up with your mother a long time ago."

"..." Little Tom nodded his head in a daze, as if he hadn't recovered from such a big shock, "Then he... is he still alive?"

"Yes." Su Qizhi looked at Little Tom's expression indiscriminately, a little embarrassed, but she still asked, "Do you want to see him? Shall I take you to see him?"

The child is not his own. It is a distressing thing whether to tell him his life experience. It is better to tell him when he grows up when he is young. Most people may choose the latter, but Odin is so The result was that Loki, who was already very sensitive, misunderstood him.

Su Qizhi feels that for children with this personality, it is better to tell them the truth from the beginning, and then use actions to tell them that the things they are worried about will not happen.

And in all fairness, children who just found out about their parentage... generally want to meet their biological parents, right?

So even though she felt very uncomfortable, Su Qizhi still asked that sentence.

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