The drizzle gradually stopped, and the setting sun tore a hole in the clouds on the horizon. The golden and red afterglow poured down, covering the wet streets.

"Son..."

Qiu stopped and looked up at Lin Chuan, with a slight curve at the corner of his lips: "I am very happy today."

"Just be happy."

Lin Chuan stepped aside to let the child running towards him pass, a gentle smile on his face: "There's a sugar painting stall up ahead, do you want to go take a look?"

Qiu followed his gaze towards the sugar painting stall not far away, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded gently: "Okay."

She paused for a moment, then looked up at the fading glow in the sky. Her tone added a touch of seriousness, "But it's getting late. I...I have to go back to practice. I'll go back after I buy the sugar painting."

"Practice requires relaxation in moderation. Today is Qiu's birthday, so it's okay to have some fun once in a while."

Lin Chuan's fingertips brushed across the loose hair by Qiu's ears, and he gently tucked the strand of hair that was messed up by the wind behind her ear, revealing the light yellow earring on her earlobe.

Qiu Bai's face flushed instantly, but she still shook her head gently, "Young Master, you have been with me alone for so long, I am already very satisfied. Since Sister Xu is in the city, you should find a way to bring her back first. There is still a long time to go, and it doesn't matter when you accompany me, anyway..."

She pursed her lips, and her voice became softer and softer until it was inaudible.

"What if I don't let Qiu go back?"

Lin Chuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and his fingertips gently brushed Qiu's cheek.

"Since you have made up your mind, I will...I will obey you completely."

The blush on Qiu's cheeks instantly spread to her ears, and even her neck was stained with a thin layer of red.

"good."

Lin Chuan gently scratched Qiu's nose, then took her by the hand and walked towards the sugar painting stall not far away. "I'm going to a ruin tomorrow, you come with me."

Qiu's hand trembled slightly as he held it. "But I... Sir, why don't you let me..."

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lin Chuan.

"It doesn't matter."

He turned his head and his eyes fell on Qiu's slightly frowned brows. "Qiu, there's no need to think so much. Since I brought you along, you will definitely be able to help me."

"..."

Qiu Zhu opened her lips slightly, but stopped at the moment when the words were about to come out, and in the end she said nothing.

"Boss, please draw me a little rabbit. The four legs must not be of different lengths."

"Don't worry, sir. I've been selling sugar paintings for over thirty years. Even if I were to make them with my eyes closed, the four legs wouldn't be of different lengths."

……

"Boss, the more I look at this rabbit, the more it looks like a mouse."

"Ahem... Sir, you're just saying that these four legs are of different lengths, right?"

……

The moon is bright and the stars are twinkling.

Qingfeng Inn.

"Boss, please give me two upper rooms."

Lin Chuan held Qiu in one hand and carried various snacks in the other, his eyes falling on the shopkeeper who was busy fiddling with an abacus.

"Hey, it's so late, are you two going to stay in a hotel?"

The innkeeper's eyes flickered between Lin Chuan and Qiu, and then a hint of apology appeared on his face. "Unfortunately, there's only one room left in the inn. There aren't any other inns nearby, so how about... you two just stay here for one night?"

Qiu had been keeping his head down since entering the inn and hearing Lin Chuan asked for two upper rooms. His facial expression could not be seen clearly. At this moment, he suddenly raised his head, with a look of understanding on his face. He was about to agree, but Lin Chuan took over the conversation first.

"Just as I said, two upper rooms."

Lin Chuan looked at the very perceptive shopkeeper with a little helplessness, raised his hand and placed a silver note on the counter.

"This……"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Lin Chuan did not seem to be pretending, he was about to reach out to take the banknote, but Qiu suddenly spoke.

"Sir, since there's only one room left in the inn, why don't we just make do with it... for one night."

Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's, but with a hint of persistence, "If you are worried that I will disturb your peace, I... I will just stand guard outside the door..."

……

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