Quick Wear: With the cub in hand, the world is mine

Wen Lin searched the market twice but still found nothing. He hadn't been here for twenty years, and the familiar yet strange feeling made him melancholy.

He and Xiao Ke had been to this clinic before. At that time, Xiao Ke had just gotten pregnant with Fugui, and the doctor prescribed her a lot of tonics. The noodle shop had changed owners, probably the owner's son, and Xiao Ke would order an extra portion of meat every time she came. The original spice shop had been replaced by a bookstore...

A woman came over at the intersection, her voice loud and clear, "Brother Bao, Sister Ying, come home for dinner! If you don't come home soon, the food will get cold!"

Wen Lin suddenly realized that Xiao Ke had already returned home. But after he returned, would Xiao Ke still accept him? He had disappeared for a full twenty years, not just two months, not two years, and his own face...

Wen Lin slowed down his horse. The closer he got to Shicheng Village, the more hesitant he felt. Xiao Ke always looked at appearance. She was willing to marry him because of his appearance. But with his current appearance, would she still like him? Did she hate him all these years? Did she still have a place for him in her heart...

One mile away from Shicheng Village, Wen Lin dismounted and took the horse that had been with him for a month to the side to eat grass.

On a starry night, the moonlight was like water, illuminating the earth. Wen Lin squatted by the river. He took off his mask, and a terrifying figure was reflected in the water. A long scar extended from the forehead to the cheekbone. Wen Lin looked at the reflection in the water quietly, his thoughts drifting back to more than 20 years ago.

……

Li came out of the bathroom and patted Hua Ke's door. "Mom, I'm done. I've prepared water for you. Take your clothes and wash them."

Soon, Hua Ke sat in the steaming bathtub, rubbing the wrinkles on her body vigorously. In a few months, there would not be much water for bathing at home.

"Pubao, there is no one else in the village now, right? Use your big shiny eyes to look around."

【…】

[It seems to be true. In the river where you drowned before, there was a person with long hair with his back to me. Oh, so narcissistic. He was looking at himself in the mirror in the middle of the night. Oh wow, there was a black horse next to him. Is this the masked person who came to see you today? ]

Hua Ke: “!!!”

"Can't you see his face?"

[My ability is not enough. I can only see him when he turns around. When I reach level 3, there will be no secrets about him. I can even find out his parents.]

Hua Ke replied with a disappointed "Oh". She didn't know when she would reach level three.

In the main room, Wen Fugui and Wen Fugui gathered together to calculate the wages. Da Niu was pulled over to learn how to count. Wen Fugui often said that if he failed to pass the imperial examination, he would go to the town to be a shopkeeper.

"Brother, it's already three quarters past midnight, and that person hasn't come to see mother yet. Will he not come tonight?"

Wen Fugui said in a dull tone, "If he doesn't want to come, then don't come. If he comes, we will chase him away."

"Hey, I just want to see mom angry. She hasn't hit anyone in a long time, and I'm afraid she'll get itchy."

Da Niu made a mistake when dialing the abacus, and when the two adults weren't paying attention, he dialed it back. Isn't the uncle afraid that A-Zu would hear it and get beaten?

Hua Ke went back to the room while wiping her hair with a dry towel. She had just taken a shower and the ends of her hair were wet. After several months of care, her hair became black, shiny and smooth, with fewer split ends.

"Si Niu, you've already taken a shower but you're still playing with the dog. Don't do that next time. The dog didn't take a shower today and is a little dirty. Go out and wash your hands and go to bed."

When Si Niu got out of bed, he took the opportunity to touch the dog's back a few more times, causing the dog to stick out its tongue and want to lick his hand. When Si Niu went out to wash his hands, the dog also followed him out, wagging its tail.

"Pooh, where's that guy?"

[I admire him. He is still squatting by the river looking in the mirror. If he has the guts to stay there tonight, I will call him brother!]

After washing his hands, Si Niu came back and closed the door consciously. He lay on his little bed and played with his shadow in front of the oil lamp.

Hua Ke supported her face and looked at him sideways, occasionally instructing him on how to imitate more animals. The child has become much more cheerful. Although he still doesn't like to talk, he dares to show his hands in front of outsiders.

"Wow, Siniu, you learn really fast. Your hedgehog has so many thorns. It will surely stab all the enemies away."

"Look at me, I'm an elephant. I stepped on a hedgehog and my foot got pricked. I hate hedgehogs and I wanted to use my long nose to throw it away. Oh no, my nose got pricked by it too. Ouch, it hurts~"

Si Niu looked at the shadow on the wall. The elephant played by his grandmother raised one leg in pain with its trunk raised high. He couldn't help laughing out loud.

He thinks his grandmother knows a lot of things that others don't know, but why didn't she tell him earlier? He really likes his grandmother now. In the past, his grandmother only liked to whisper and ignored him. Now his grandmother likes him, tells him stories, takes him out to play, praises his flexible fingers, praises his beautiful hands, and says that he will charm a lot of girls who like fingers. Although he doesn't understand what fingers are and what girls are, he feels that he is very happy now.

When Hua Ke was teasing Si Niu, Pu Bao stared at the masked man riding a horse with unwilling eyes. It was really annoying. She glanced at the silly Hua Ke, and the man put on the mask. Humph! If he has the guts, he can wear the mask for the rest of his life. She calls him dad!

Wen Lin led the horse to Wen Qilang's house at the village entrance and knocked on the door gently.

"Who is it, late at night?" Wen Qillang was just about to do something with Cheng when he heard a knock on the door and growled at the window in annoyance.

"Ah Qi, it's me, Wen Lin."

Hearing his old friend's name, Wen Qilang instantly weakened. Who? Who did people outside say he was? His old friend who had been dead for twenty years?

"Ah Qi, it really is me. Come out and I will explain it to you."

"Old Wen, who is that person outside?"

Wen Qilang was at a loss, "He said he is the father of Wen Lin, Wen Fugui and Wen Fugui."

"What?! Didn't their father die a long time ago? Then who is that person outside?" Could it really be a ghost?

"I... I don't know either, but there are only a few people in this world who call me Ah Qi... Otherwise, I should go out and take a look."

Cheng grabbed Wen Qilang and said, "Don't go out! What are you going to do outside? We don't know if there is a human or a ghost outside. If he is really Wen Lin, why doesn't he go back home?"

Really, even if it is a ghost, you can't run around at night. Ghosts can scare people to death.

Wen Qilang didn't quite dare to go out, but this voice, although not as cheerful as before, was quite similar if you listened carefully. Wen Lin had done him a favor, so he had to go out. He believed that Wen Lin would not harm him.

Just as Wen Lin was about to leave, the door inside opened. Wen Lin turned around and saw the hunched figure of his old friend. His nose was sour. He had not only forgotten Xiao Ke, but also his former playmate. He was old, and everyone was old.

"You...are you really Wen Lin?"

"It's me, I'm not dead, Ah Qi, I don't dare go back to find Xiao Ke, I have something to ask you."

"What did you give me for my tenth birthday?"

Wen Lin thought for a while and replied: "They look like three bird eggs, but they are actually snake eggs, a carp, and a walking stick."

Wen Qilang's eyes were filled with tears. Yes, the masked man in front of him was his brother. His brother was not dead, he was still alive. How great!