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The puppet art Xia Guhan really only knows a little superficially. At the beginning, transferring the souls of a freshman and a sophomore into the paper puppet made Xia Guhan waste a lot of effort. It was not as simple as what Su Pi saw.

Later, Gu Jinnian guided the refinement of the human-shaped talisman of the third year, so it was easy for the soul of the third year to enter the talisman paper.

Just like drawing ghost talismans, Xia Guhan can do it, but he is really not good at it.And vaguely, Xia Guhan felt that it was the result of someone teaching him.But who is this person, and when did he teach it? Xia Guhan has no impression at all.

In short, no matter what, One Two Three finally had a strong body.

The freshman was a little girl with two braids facing the sky.According to its own preferences, the face is painted with two carmine cheeks, a pair of panda eyes, red lips, and a mouth with sharp fangs.Wearing a pale yellow princess tutu.

In my sophomore year, I followed my sister forever, so I chose to look similar to my sister, but I still knew that I was a boy, so I chose suspenders of the same color as my sister, and kept short hair.

The siblings look eerily cute.You may feel scary when you first watch it, but you will accept it after watching it for a long time.

The appearance of the junior is more in line with a doll in the traditional sense.Because he played well with little Louis during this time, he chose a pair of eyes like little Louis, blue and clear.She has fair skin and a rounder face. Wearing a set of blue suspenders, she looks very cute.

The three puppet dolls are not very big, about [-] centimeters high.Now they are lined up in a row, hugged by little Louis, pretending to be dolls without moving, and waiting for the plane together in the VIP lounge.

Xia Yunkai bought the air ticket for Xia Guhan, but Xia Guhan didn't refuse.He woke up too early in the morning, and now he was lying on a chair to catch up on sleep before the plane took off.

Little Louis sat obediently beside Xia Guhan, lowered his head and put his head next to One, Two, and Three's ears. The four little ones gathered together and murmured something.

Others just thought it was Little Louis playing with a doll, not only did he not find it weird, but he was also very cute.

After a while, a couple entered the VIP waiting room.

The husband and wife are very loving, and the wife holds her husband's arm tightly.The man is about 50 years old, his temples are slightly white, he is wearing a black suit, a pair of white gloves on his hands, and his body is straight.The wife looks younger, she is wearing a dark red dress, her hair is pulled up, she looks elegant and virtuous.

The temperament of the couple is excellent, and one can tell at a glance that they are influenced by art.

The two entered the VIP waiting room. When the wife saw little Louis, she was slightly taken aback.

The husband followed his wife's gaze and immediately knew what his wife was thinking. He patted her hand and comforted her, "Our child will be just as cute as him."

The wife curled her lips and showed a gentle smile when she heard the words, "Well, I believe it."

The wife glanced at little Louis again, and sat down with her husband.

Not long after, someone came to inform Xia Guhan that it was time to get on the plane, Xia Guhan lazily opened his eyes, took little Louis' hand, and went to board the plane.

The couple walked behind Xia Guhan, the wife really liked little Louis, and took the initiative to say a few words to him, and even handed him a piece of chocolate.

Little Louis didn't pick it up, but looked up at Xia Guhan. After Xia Guhan nodded, he took the chocolate and thanked obediently, "Thank you, auntie."

"You're welcome." The more the wife looked at little Louis, the more she liked it, and finally she couldn't help but reached out and rubbed the soft hair of little Louis.

After getting on the plane, Xia Guhan continued to sleep, while Little Louis and Yi Er San nestled on the chairs to play.

Little Louis divided the chocolate into four parts, one, two, and three on average.

One, two, and three with changed bodies still can't eat human food, but they still couldn't help but tasted the chocolate, which made their teeth black. Little Louis didn't mind being dirty, so he wiped them clean with a wet paper towel .

The junior now speaks a lot more quickly, and said in a stiff voice, "Thank you, brother."

After the four little ones ate the chocolate, they got together and chatted again.

After all, it was the relationship between a piece of chocolate, and as we talked, we talked about the couple.

Freshman said: "That aunt doesn't have a baby in her stomach."

The sophomore was puzzled, "But my aunt's husband said that they are going to have a baby."

This is to hear the chat of the couple.

Little Louis knew a little more than the freshmen and sophomores. He thought for a while and said, "Could they want to adopt a baby?"

Xia Guhan on the side opened his eyelids and took a few small glances, then rested his head on Gu Jinnian's shoulder and continued to sleep.

After that, Xia Guhan never woke up all the way, and fell asleep until the plane landed in Qinzhou.

After getting off the plane, Xia Guhan yawned a lot. It was obvious that he hadn't slept enough, and he looked a little listless.

After picking up the luggage, Xia Guhan took the luggage with one hand and led little Louis out of the airport with the other.

This is the city where little Louis will live in the future. He held Xia Guhan's hand tightly, and looked around curiously with a pair of blue eyes.

The couple was not far away, but this time they didn't come to disturb little Louis, and only waved to him from a distance.Little Louis smiled sweetly at them.

The Xia family sent someone to pick up Xia Guhan, seeing Xia Guhan waved heavily, "Guhan, here!"

Xia Guhan followed the sound and saw a man in his 30s standing in the crowd wearing a long gown, looking at him with raised eyebrows, his mustache twitching and jumping, looking a little funny.

This person's name is Xia Yunzheng, Xia Yunkai's youngest brother, Xia Guhan's uncle, not a few years older than Xia Guhan.

"Uncle." Xia Guhan walked over to call for someone.

Xia Yunzheng opened his hands and gave Xia Guhan a warm hug first, then complained: "Good boy, how long have you been home since?"

Xia Guhan gave an answer very seriously, "It's three days and eleven months away."

Xia Yunzheng: "..."

He glared at Xia Guhan, did he want this answer?

Xia Guhan looked innocent.

That's it.

Xia Yunzheng didn't care about this anymore, leaned over and hugged little Louis, "You are little Louis, right? You look so cute, come on, call me brother."

Little Louis is as good as others, "Grandpa."

Uncle's little uncle, it must be right to call him little grandpa.

Xia Yunzheng immediately corrected him, "Brother!"

"Grandpa." Little Louis insisted.

When they got in the car, Xia Yunzheng was still arguing with little Louis about addressing each other. One was stubborn, the other insisted. They entangled dozens of times, but no one could change the other.Xia Guhan ignored them, nestled in the back seat, and continued to sleep on Gu Jinnian's pillow.

After a long time, Xia Yunzheng finally didn't insist on little Louis. He was called grandpa when he was in his early thirties, and he shuddered a few times with anger.

He saw Xia Guhan's eyes closed from the rearview mirror, and he didn't care whether Xia Guhan was sleeping or not, and said in a joking tone: "I heard about the Tianshi symposium, Guhan, you can do it, sir Our Xia parents are embarrassed."

Xia Guhan replied vaguely, indicating that he heard it.

Xia Yunzheng paused, looked at Xia Guhan's face through the rearview mirror, and then continued: "Your father must have his own reasons for what he did, so don't blame him."

Xia Guhan opened his eyes when he heard the words, and rarely said seriously: "It's not his fault."

"Just don't blame him." Xia Yunzheng smiled as if he was relieved.He still understood Xia Guhan, and if he said he didn't blame Xia Yunkai, he really didn't blame Xia Yunkai.

The relationship between Xia Guhan and Xia Yunkai is a mystery in the Xia family.

So far, no one in the Xia family except Xia Yunkai knows who Xia Guhan's mother is.Back then, when Xia Yunkai came back with Xia Guhan who was still in his infancy, he announced in front of all his brothers and sisters that this was his son, which really shocked the Xia family.

However, Xia Yunzheng was still young back then, so his memory was not very deep, and he vaguely remembered it only after hearing his second brother mention it.

To say that Xia Yunkai loves Xia Guhan, and named his son Xia Guhan. Poverty and hardship account for everything, and it does not meet the parents' wishes for their son at all.But if you want to say that Xia Yunkai doesn't love Xia Guhan, it can't be justified. So far, she is unmarried and has not given birth to a second child. She looks like she doesn't care, but secretly she cares about everything.

At the beginning of this year, Xia Yunkai even expelled Xia Guhan from the family, and ordered people in the family not to mention Xia Guhan again, which seemed to push Xia Guhan far away.But one year hadn't passed, and suddenly in front of the heads of the major families, Xia Guhan was announced as the successor of the next head of the Xia family.

The contrast between before and after was so great that not only Xia Yunzheng, but the rest of the Xia family couldn't understand it.

If Xia Yunkai wasn't his big brother, and his force value was enough to crush him, he would definitely roll up his sleeves and argue with Xia Yunkai, asking what exactly Xia Yunkai wanted to do?

Although he was full of doubts about Xia Yunkai's operation, Xia Yunzheng could still see that Xia Yunkai attached great importance to Xia Guhan.That's why he came up with the previous sentence, he still hoped that the relationship between Xia Yunkai and Xia Guhan's father and son could be repaired.

After that, there was nothing to say all the way, the car stopped directly at the parking lot of the ancient city of Qinzhou, and the group got off and went to Xiajiaxiang.

The ancient city is a famous tourist attraction in Qinzhou. Even on weekdays, the ancient city is still very lively.

Before reaching Xiajia Lane, there was a sound of music coming from a small square not far away. The voice of the singer was a little hoarse, with a little bit of vicissitudes.

Xia Guhan suddenly looked towards the square, and there was a young man standing in the middle of the crowd, singing softly.He looks very young, but his brows and eyes are full of melancholy. The wrinkles between his brows are very deep, and he seems to frown from time to time.

His eyes were like his singing voice, not clear, as if covered with a hazy mist, as if he was living eclipsed after suffering.But upon closer inspection, there was still a trace of stubbornness in his eyes.

When the music reached its climax, the wandering singer's treble sounded like a roar, as if he was questioning or venting.

Seeing that Xia Guhan stopped to listen to the song, Xia Yun thought that Xia Guhan was interested in that wandering singer, so he said to Xia Guhan, "The singing boy is named He Rui, and he came here three months ago. Originally, the old city He is not allowed to be a performer, but as you can see, he has no hands, and life is difficult. I saw that he sang well, so I came forward and asked the scenic spot to hire him as a resident singer, singing in the small square every day. Three months have passed, It also attracted a group of fans, who would come to listen to him sing every day."

The Xia family has a special status in the ancient city, and the managers of the scenic spot are still willing to give Xia Yun a face.Not only hired He Rui as a resident singer, but also provided food and accommodation for He Rui.

At the beginning, it was indeed a bit of a public welfare nature, but He Rui's voice is special, and his singing has a special sense of story. A simple song can easily cause some people to roar when he sings it.In just one month, many "fans" came here specifically for He Rui to drive consumption in the ancient city.

From the second month onwards, the scenic spot raised He Rui's salary, and the salary was no longer in the nature of public welfare assistance. He Rui earned it by himself.

Because it was Xia Yunzheng who asked for this favor, Xia Yunzheng would pay more attention to He Rui.

"He is a poor child," Xia Yunzheng said with a sigh, "His fate is extremely precious, and somehow he became what he is now."

After hearing Xia Yunzheng's words, Xia Guhan noticed He Rui's hand.The sleeves on both sides were empty and knotted, which made him look extraordinarily thin.

Xia Guhan didn't know what he thought of, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Want to go over and listen?" Xia Yunzheng asked.

Xia Guhan: "Go home first."

He withdrew his gaze and continued to walk in the direction of Xiajia Lane.

Not long after, they walked outside Xiajia Lane.

After not coming back for nearly a year, Xia Guhan was stunned for a moment when he stood at the entrance of the alley again.

More than ten months ago, he met Gu Jinnian here. As soon as he met, Gu Jinnian took his left hand and bit his ring finger.

It was the first time they met, but Xia Guhan didn't resist Gu Jinnian's closeness. At that time, he even had a sense of fate that "it's finally time".

Apparently, Gu Jinnian also thought about what happened at that time. When Xia Guhan turned his head to look at Gu Jinnian, his gaze happened to meet Gu Jinnian's deep black eyes.

The two smiled tacitly, and walked into Xiajia Lane with their fingers interlocked.

There is an invisible barrier that separates the bustling scenic spot from Xiajia. The moment you walk into Xiajia Lane, all the hustle and bustle disappears, and the bustling crowd gradually fades away.

The scenery of the small bridge and flowing water came into view, as isolated as a peach blossom garden.

When did little Louis see such a scene? His blue eyes widened, and he looked at the scenery in Xiajia Lane with novelty.

Junior's expression was exactly the same as that of little Louis.

Xia Yunzheng was holding little Louis with one hand, and pinched little Louis's white and tender face with the other. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, "Do you like this place?"

Little Louis nodded repeatedly, and replied crisply, "I like it very much!"

Then in Xia Yunzheng's arms, he struggled to get down and walk by himself.Xia Yunzheng put him down, and Yi Er San also jumped out of Xiao Lu Yi's arms.The freshmen and sophomores are the masters, pulling the hem of little Louis' clothes, holding the hand of the juniors, acting like masters, and ran away with a whimper.

Xiajia Alley is within the scope of Xiajia, Xia Guhan doesn't have to be afraid that one, two, three will scare ordinary people, so he just let them go.

One, two, three pretended to be a doll all the way, and now he could finally run without disguise, leading little Louis all the way to Xia's main house.

Xia Guhan walked slowly behind, looking lazy.

"How long do you plan to stay at home this time?" Xia Yun was coordinating with Xia Guhan's speed, walking home with him slowly.

Xia Guhan originally planned to return to Wuzhou tomorrow, but thinking of the young man in the small square in the ancient city, he postponed his plan to go back, and only said: "Let's have a look."

Xia Yunzheng was a little surprised, "In this case, stay at home for a few more days."

Xia Guhan didn't answer, Xia Yunzheng didn't force him either, the two talked while walking, Xia Yun was talking most of the time, Xia Guhan was listening, and occasionally responded lazily.

Ten minutes later, the majestic gate of the Xia family's main residence appeared in Xia Guhan's vision, and Xia Yunkai also appeared together.

Seeing Xia Guhan, the corners of Xia Yunkai's mouth raised uncontrollably, and when Xia Guhan approached, he pretended to be nonchalant, "Are you back?"

Before Xia Guhan could respond, he explained in a pretentious manner, "I have something to do, but I didn't expect to meet you back."

"En." Xia Guhan responded, as if he believed Xia Yunkai's statement.

However, in the next second, the freshman poked out his furry head from behind Xia Yunkai, and directly tore down Xia Yunkai's desk, "That's not true! When we arrived, Grandpa was waiting for the little boss at the door."

Xia Yunkai directly pushed the freshman's head back, and secretly stared at the freshman.

The freshman stuck out his tongue at him, "Slightly slightly."

Under the leadership of Xia Guhan, the freshmen and sophomores are not afraid of Xia Yunkai at all.

Xia Yun was laughing at the duplicity of his elder brother and being dismantled, and when the excitement was enough, he stood up to make a rescue, "Whether he met by chance or not, let's go back and talk about it."

He also deliberately bit the word "coincidentally" extremely hard.

Xia Yunkai: "..."

He still wanted to explain, but after seeing Xia Guhan's slightly raised lips, he also smiled, "Let's go, go home."

***

The matter of little Louis has been made clear in WeChat before, he will live in Xia's house forever, the only tangled thing is in what capacity he will live in Xia's house.

However, Xia Yun was seeing the talent of little Louis, and also learned that Xia Guhan was not willing to accept little Louis as an apprentice, so he clamored to accept little Louis as an apprentice.

Xia Yunzheng is still unmarried and has no children. Although he looks carefree, he is actually very careful. Xia Guhan is relieved to let little Louis follow Xia Yunzheng.

But Xia Guhan fully respected little Louis' opinion, if he didn't want to be a teacher, Xia Guhan would not force him.

Xia Yunzheng wanted to take little Louis as his apprentice not only because of his high talent, but mainly because of his affinity for him, and he fell in love with this kid when he first saw him.No, besides driving, he also carried little Louis all the way back to the Xia family's main house.

Seeing that Xia Guhan didn't intend to interfere, Xia Yunzheng squatted down to talk to little Louis, Xiaozhi coaxed him with reason and emotion for 10 minutes, and finally made little Louis agree to worship him as his teacher.

Don't look at Little Louis as small, but he also has his own considerations.After worshiping Xia Guhan's little uncle as his master, his relationship with Xia Guhan deepened further, and he and Xia Guhan really became a family.

The Xia family didn't care much about the red tape, Xia Yunzheng wanted to accept apprentices, and little Louis wanted to be a teacher, so it would directly become a master-student relationship, and little Louis immediately changed his name to master.

Seeing that little Louis and Xia Yun are getting along well, Xia Guhan slightly bent his lips.

Only in this way can little Louis get the most appropriate placement.

Xia Yunzheng got an apprentice, and when he was happy, he cooked and prepared a sumptuous dinner that night.

He is a celestial master with a professional chef certificate, especially a few desserts that are very suitable for little Louis' appetite, which not only appeases little Louis' anxiety when he first arrives in a strange environment, but also wins little Louis' heart.

***

After dinner, Xia Guhan did not go back to rest, but went to the scenic spot with Gu Jinnian.

Walking out of Xiajia Lane is like entering another world.

The hustle and bustle and fireworks are coming, and there is a long-lost feeling of returning to the world.

The night in the ancient city is very lively, and the lights decorate the ancient buildings beautifully, combining classical and modern beauty.

The flow of people is like weaving.

Xia Guhan and Gu Jinnian were walking in the bustling crowd, their hands were tightly clasped, their fingers intertwined.

This scene seems to have happened before, but when I think about it carefully, I have no impression.

Xia Guhan didn't think about it because he was by his side, and walked towards the small square with Gu Jinnian.

The small square is another world.

If Xiajia Lane is a paradise specially created by Tianshi Xiajia, then this small square is a quiet world created by music.

There are many people but not noisy.The armless singer sang in a hoarse and vicissitudes of life.The singing seems to be full of magic, quietly flowing in the small square.

Some are standing, some are sitting cross-legged on the ground, some are holding hands, some are back to back...all of them are brought into the world of music, resonate with the singer, and see their own stories from the singer's singing.

Xia Guhan and Gu Jinnian stood in the crowd, watching the armless singer in the center of the small square.

Perhaps in order to match the singer's music, the lights in the small square are very dark tonight, and the singer is standing in the darkness, making it difficult to see his face clearly.

The empty sleeves fluttered gently in the breeze, as if dancing to the singer's music.

During the day, when he was far away, Xia Guhan could only see the stubbornness in the eyes of the armless singer.Now that they are getting closer, Xia Guhan knows where the stubbornness that supports him to live comes from - the music.

He loves music very much.

So even though he lost his hands and couldn't play thrilling or soothing piano music, he still sang with his voice stubbornly, even if he sang hoarsely.

Xia Guhan closed his eyes amidst the music, and a picture appeared in his mind: a man with a blurred face was holding an ax in his hand, and he was panting heavily from the tip of his nose.He stared at the young man on the bed, suddenly swung the ax and chopped off the young man's hands.

Those blood-stained arms had smooth muscles and slender fingers with well-defined joints. They used to leap and dance on the black and white keys, playing the most beautiful music.

However, from that day on, these beautiful hands no longer belonged to the young man.They are housed in glass cases, placed on display cases, collected and put away.

The song is over.

Xia Guhan opened his eyes, looked at the armless singer gradually revealed under the light, and said firmly: "It's him."

One of the victims in Tiandong Huayuan Community, the hands that were chopped off by the closest people belonged to this armless singer.