It looks like a fish monster.

Lu Cijiu felt something was wrong and glanced at the four cats, who were squatting in a row. When they saw him looking over, they nodded in unison, "Chiu-chiu, come on." Dalong nodded.

"You like it?"

Everyone nodded.

Lu Cijiu: That shouldn't be a big problem, right? If it doesn't work, Gong Xichao can come back after work and take a look.

Having figured it out, Lu Cijiu stopped dwelling on the fish's oddity. After all, their shelter was quite strange. As soon as the net in his hand touched the water, the plump, blue fish swam quickly and spontaneously into the net.

Lu Bijiu: ...

I can't feel any joy of catching fish at all.

The stall owner had plastic bags and small boxes. Lu Cijiu wanted to take the bus back home and was afraid of the crowd, so he spent five dollars to buy a plastic portable box. The owner asked if he wanted to see the fish tank and fish food.

"..." Lu Cijiu said, "You have quite a complete collection. Okay, give me one of each."

The price was reasonable; we bought them all for over thirty. It wasn't cheap for a small-town pastime. The owner was quite good at making money. Lu Cijiu was holding a small fish, and Dalong liked it very much. Lu Cijiu handed it to Dalong.

Dalong is still in his arms.

"Are you craving fish?" Lu Cijiu muttered.

Dalong quickly said, "Jiujiu, don't eat Yuyu."

"Yuyu is so cute." Tail caught it.

Lu Cijiu: ... "I didn't say we were going to eat this one. It's too small. I bought sea bass and steamed a fish for lunch."

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Cijiu looked at him in surprise, "Why do you like this fish so much?"

"I don't know." Dalong nodded blankly. "I just like it very much."

Could it really be a fish demon? The cubs, with their demon bloodline, naturally have a close relationship with this fish? That makes sense. Lu Cijiu glanced at the chubby fish again, and the fish's big eyes were looking back at him. He immediately said, "Let me take it. I need to carry the vegetables later."

If the fish is in danger, he will throw it away!

Dalong obediently handed it over to Jiujiu.

The four of them were very happy to be out playing. After catching some fish, they jumped and walked in front. They bought some more fish and shrimp. Before Lu Cijiu left, he carried a shopping basket. The four of them followed suit, all with small baskets.

Each person put a potato, a sweet potato, a handful of greens and tomatoes in their basket. It wasn't heavy, so they just used it as a toy for the children. There was no other way, their children really loved to work.

Lu Cijiu is supportive.

Today's bus was quite crowded, with many migrant workers and no seats available. As soon as Lu Cijiu and his son boarded, several older men offered them their seats. Lu Cijiu thanked them and said they didn't need all of them. He let the baby sit next to Dudu, and Dalongweibi sit next to him. He stood by to protect them, so they were safe.

Usually, the bus would be empty after a few stops, but today, the workers hadn't reached their destination yet. Lu Cijiu, curious, asked, "Brother, where are you going?"

"What's the name of the next stop after Dahongqiao Station?" The older brother asked his companion, not being able to remember clearly.

The young man said, "Haiqiao Station."

The town they had just arrived at was Dahongqiao Town. The sub-district office for the entire area was also called Dahongqiao Sub-district Office. However, once outside the town, there were two main roads. One was flanked by villages on both sides, clustered together and very populated. The other was the road that led directly to Shanhai.

Well-maintained but wilderness.

Although Dahongqiao and Haiqiao stations are only one stop apart, there are not many people there and the distance is very far.

The sea bridge is the one that is close to the mountain and the sea. There is only wasteland on the other side, and you can't see the end at a glance.

Yuncheng was a small, third-tier city, with no one developing the suburban and urban-rural fringe areas. So which developer had bought this place and immediately started developing it? Lu Cijiu couldn't understand.

"We've arrived at Haiqiao Station." the ticket seller shouted.

Everyone got off the carriage, and only Lu Cijiu and his four cubs were left.

Haiqiao Station is on the north side of the bridge, and the shelter is on the south side of the bridge.

After crossing the bridge, they arrived. Lu Cijiu came down and led the children up the hill to their home. After washing his hands and face, Lu Cijiu let the children drink some hot water, eat some snacks, and play on their own. He first took out the small fish tank, cleaned it, and filled it with clean water. The chubby fish slid in immediately, not swimming, looking dazed.

"So stupid, why don't you call me Little Daddy?"

As soon as Lu Cijiu finished speaking, the fish started swimming around.

"..." Lu Cijiu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "It seems that you like this name very much, so I will call you Xiaodai."

Fish: ...Are you kidding me?

This fish really could understand what he was saying. Lu Cijiu didn't dare put it where Zi Zi could touch it, so he placed it on the kitchen shelf, saying, "I know you can understand, so I'm telling you in advance. Hu Xian is next door, and there's someone even more powerful, Kunpeng. Did you know? If you dare to cause trouble and harm us, I'll make a phone call and Gong Xichao will come back to beat you until you scream, do you know that?"

The fish swam in a different direction, his eyes fixed on the back of Lu Cijiu as he cooked.

At noon, there were one adult and four children. Lu Cijiu stewed some rice, steamed a sea bass, fried two vegetables, and made a dish of sweet and sour pork tenderloin. That was it.

The four of them were in the yard, the jade table was moved aside, and they lay on the bed playing puzzles.

The kitten is the best at this game, even the dragon and the tail are no match for him. In this part, Dudu changes the place to eat.

"Okay, time to eat."

Lu Cijiu came out with the food. The kids moved the half-finished puzzle aside and got out of bed to serve the food. It was cold, so the four kids were wearing cartoon cotton shoes, which they wore specifically for the yard.

As you walk, the three-dimensional pattern on the toe of the shoe sways with a tapping sound.

They look so cute, I'll buy some fluffy dinosaur and cow home clothes someday.

After dinner, Lu Cijiu was too lazy to clean up immediately, so he just lay on the bed and watched the four kids playing the puzzle.

The Forgotten Fish in the Kitchen:…

Damn! What’s so good about puzzles! Those four are only as cute as me!

At five o'clock, Gong Xichao swaggered back home. Lu Cijiu had spent the entire afternoon playing with the kids in the yard. He even had a racing competition with Dalongweiba. Of course, he was the better one, and the kids admired him even more!

hapiness.

When he saw Gong Xichao coming back, he remembered it was already five o'clock. Mainly because Cheng Ge was not there. Sang Jinghong came back late and said there was no need to save food for him because he was too busy with a dinner party recently.

This afternoon, I planned to make some raw meatball vermicelli soup. The pork belly was marinated and chopped at noon. This is easy to make, and I've been playing with it until now.

"I'm going to cook." Lu Cijiu went to the kitchen and then remembered the fish. He quickly said, "Hey, Gong Xichao, you can clean the lunch box later. I bought this fish today. Do you think it's wrong?"

Gong Xichao stopped and said dissatisfiedly, "You don't even call me brother now!"

Lu Bijiu: ...

He used to call him brother because he was straight at heart. But now Gong Xichao is really gay, how can he still call him that?

But facing Gong Xichao's look of being unreasonable at any time, Lu Cijiu admitted, "Brother Gong, can you take a look?"

"You don't need to."

You still know. Lu Cijiu: "Don't tease me here, take a look at this fish first, is it a monster? I've been worried about it all afternoon."

I didn't see you worried at all! You had a lot of fun this afternoon. Don't think he doesn't know, he saw it all. Gong Xichao hummed in his heart. With a cold face, he said, "Really? Let me see it."

Lu Cijiu came down carrying a small glass fish tank.

"It's very beautiful. Look at the curves, the scales, and the radian." Gong Xichao carefully examined and commented on the 'little fish' in the glass tank.

Lu Bijiu:???

Did Gong Xichao take the wrong medicine today? He actually praised a fish.

"No, I asked you to tell me if there is any demonic energy."

Gong Xichao pondered, wondering what to say. Lu Cijiu:!!! “Can’t you see?”

"No, I can't see it. How is that possible?" Gong Xichao retorted, then looked at Lu Cijiu and said slowly, "He has demon bloodline, and it's very noble. He's just in his cub stage and hasn't awakened yet."

Lu Cijiu was suspicious, "Why are you so weird today?"

"What's strange about that?" Did Lu Cijiu see through it? Impossible, he was pretending so well. Gong Xichao looked calm, glanced at Lu Cijiu again, and said with forced composure: "Why is it strange? I'm fine."

Lu Cijiu: ...It’s even weirder.

But if we continue with this topic, there will be no end to it.

"This fish monster has quite a background."

"This is not a fish." Gong Xichao couldn't help it. Even if he was a juvenile puppet, he couldn't slander it.

"? Huh? Isn't it a fish? It's obviously a fish. Could it be a relative of yours?" Lu Cijiu said halfway when his eyes suddenly became shrewd. "Is it Kun?"

Gong Xichao: ...

"How does it look like a Kun? I mean, it's a beautiful fish." Gong Xichao said, looked aside, and said, "Lu Cijiu, you talk a lot today, very strange."

Lu Cijiu: ??? Who is to blame between us?

Who knew Gong Xichao would leave immediately after he finished speaking? Did he have a bad day at work? He seemed like a completely different person. Lu Cijiu muttered a few words, then looked at the little fish swimming around in the fish tank. They were quite pretty.

It shouldn't be Kun. Kun Gong Xichao recognized it. Besides, how could it fit in this small tank?

Look at the Kunpeng in their yard, Gong Xichao was able to pull it into the sky at first.

The beef bone soup is boiled until it is milky white. The pork belly marinated at noon is made into small meatballs and put directly into the water. After a while, the meatballs float up. Add a handful of vermicelli, spinach and fried pork skin, sprinkle some white pepper, and it is ready to be served.

Eat the soft steamed buns with some side dishes.

In the middle of winter, drinking a bowl of soup at night can make you sweat.

Dudu loves fried pork skin, which soaks up the broth and has a nice crunch with a hint of chewiness. He can drink two bowls of this soup, but doesn't eat much of the steamed buns.

Drinking more soup at night will help digestion, and Lu Cijiu will not stop you.

After eating, everyone walked around in circles in the yard to help digestion. A little later, Sang Jinghong came back. She was brought in by her bodyguard and driver. She looked drunk, but her face didn't show any signs of drunkenness. However, the corners of her eyes were slightly red, making her already beautiful face even more beautiful.

None of the assistants and bodyguards dared to look at him any longer.

He said respectfully, "Sir has arrived."

"You guys go back." Sang Jinghong said.

Wei Ba rushed over and hugged Sang Jinghong, calling him dad happily. He then moved his nose and said, "Daddy's smell has changed."

"Dad drank." Sang Jinghong hugged his son.

"Jiujiu made a delicious soup today. Do you want some, Dad?" Weiba tried his best to sell it.

There was still some soup in the pot, so Lu Cijiu simply cooked a portion for him. Sang Jinghong thanked him. When he was drinking, Wei Ba was watching from the side, his eyes shining as if asking if it tasted good.

Sang Jinghong instantly felt that the soup was delicious.

"Xiaolu, is the land in Haishan yours? I want to rent it." Sang Jinghong finished his soup, hugged Weiba, and said, "Weiba likes this place very much. I want to build a house here so that Qingqing can live here when she comes back."

Lu Cijiu was a little embarrassed. "To be honest, the land was given to me by someone else. I can't make the decision."

"It's yours." Gong Xichao defended his shortcomings, "Whatever Polong gave you is yours."

Lu Bijiu: ...

"There's no rush about this. I bought the wasteland north of the bridge, and I plan to turn it into an office area. The south side of the bridge would be great to turn it into a high-end residential area, and the style would all be based on the mountains and the sea." Sang Jinghong said the preliminary plan.

Lu Cijiu: "Did you buy Qiaobei? I said I would see a lot of workers today."

"Workers? No wonder one piece of land wasn't approved. That should be official." Sang Jinghong finished speaking and continued, "There's no rush to lease the land. You can take your time to think about it."

Gong Xichao, who was standing nearby, was very pleased when he heard that the government had not approved it. That was his office building!!!

Kyoto worked very quickly. He had chosen a place specifically because there was only a bridge next to the shelter.

It was getting late, and Lu Cijiu took the kids in his arms, washed them, and sent them back to their rooms, wiping them down nicely. He came out and saw Gong Xichao going out to the kitchen, and a few moments later he returned with a small fish tank in his hands.

“???” Lu Cijiu question mark.

Gong Xichao complained, "He's so pretty, and you put him in the kitchen. Do you treat him as—"

"What?"

"As a friend." Of course, as a husband. Gong Xichao thought secretly.

Lu Cijiu was sick and treated a fish as a friend, "I can turn it into..."

"You are not allowed to be a son." Gong Xichao knew what Lu Cijiu was going to say at a glance.

Lu Cijiu: ...Do you have PTSD? You have such a strong reaction.

"Okay, no, what are you bringing it back for?" After he said that, he found that Gong Xichao was looking at him with an expression that said 'you are cruel, ruthless and cold-blooded'.

Lu Cijiu really wants to pick you up, please don't be unreasonable.

"Xiaodai will be cold if he stays in the kitchen, so just bring him in." Lu Cijiu compromised.

Gong Xichao frowned, "Why call him Xiaodai? It sounds ugly. Change the name. He looks very beautiful and majestic."

"I can see it's pretty, but where's the majesty?" Lu Cijiu stared speechlessly at the chubby fish in the bathtub. Something was off about Gong Xichao today. If Gong Xichao hadn't been innocent and had never been in a relationship, Lu Cijiu would have really thought the little fish in the fish tank was a goose that Gong Xichao had left behind.

"How about calling him Big Stick?" Seeing Gong Xichao still dissatisfied, Lu Cijiu said, "You can choose between Big Stick and Little Dai."

Gong Xichao: ...

"Big stick." His face was full of reluctance.

Lu Cijiu pretended not to see it, thinking it was just a fish. The two discussed it for a long time, and he thought that was the end of it. Who knew that Gong Xichao sat down with his arms around the bathtub and took out many pots and jars from his Qiankun bag, which looked like they had a long history. Finally, he picked out a large crystal vat that was so crystal clear that the light reflected under the light was enough to blind Lu Cijiu's eyes.

It is two circles smaller than a washbasin, and of course larger than this palm-sized fish tank.

Placing it on the coffee table, Gong Xichao moved the small fish tank onto the big one.

Lu Cijiu was impressed by the beauty of the big stick fish this time, because the color of the fish itself was very dreamy, blue mixed with a little purple. As the big stick fish swam in the water, the crystal fish tank, which was crystal clear and sparkling, also turned into a dreamy color.

complement each other.

"It looks pretty good." Lu Cijiu said.

Gong Xichao said confidently, "Of course. When I'm not around, you should treat Lu Cijiu better."

"..." He really suspected that Dabang was Gong Xichao's goose x2. But Gong Xichao stared at him with a burning gaze, and Lu Cijiu nodded, "Okay, as for Dabang, don't worry, I'll raise him fat and white for you."

Gong Xichao was satisfied and muttered again: "It's your big stick."

Lu Bijiu: ...

Now that I think about it, the name Dabang is quite vulgar.

That night, under Gong Xichao's gaze, Lu Cijiu personally carried the crystal fish tank and placed it on the bedside table in the bedroom, assuring him, "Just go to work. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Dabang and keep him there wherever you go."

"This is your big stick." Gong Xichao repeated.

Lu Cijiu: ...I really took good care of you this time.

As soon as the lights went out, the crystal fish tank beside the bed emitted a deep sea blue light, swaying so that people could quickly fall asleep. Before going to bed, Lu Cijiu was still thinking that he would have to serve Dabang well tomorrow.

There is a new member in the family.

The next morning, Lu Cijiu got up early to make breakfast. When he came out, Gong Xichao was standing there with a big stick in his arms, looking at him. Lu Cijiu said, "I forgot, I forgot."

He took the fish bowl and placed it on the jade table, saying, "Put it here. We'll eat later. Let Dabang accompany us. We're a family."

"Wow! Yu Yu's family." Tail applauded.

Gong Xichao didn't know whether he should correct the name. Both "fish" and "big stick" sounded almost ugly and made him angry.

He is not a fish.

I can only use the big stick. After all, it was Lu Cijiu who took it.

After two days, Lu Ci got used to the extra sticks in the house. He carried the stick wherever he went, and even took it out to bask in the sun when the sun was sunny. It was almost like taking care of four cubs.

But Gong Xichao didn't allow him to call her "Ezi".

Lu Cijiu would chat with Dabang whenever he had nothing to do. For example, last night, when Gong Xichao was annoying him, he said to Dabang, "Who are your connections? Why is Gong Xichao so nice to you? Are you really not Gong Xichao's son?"

At five o'clock in the afternoon of that day, Gong Xichao came back from get off work and talked about his past while eating.

For example, when Gong Xichao was very young, his spiritual consciousness was suppressed, and he lived in a very large sea area.

"The spiritual consciousness is suppressed?" Lu Cijiu was very curious why.

You have to know that the ancient divine veins are blessed by nature, and their spiritual consciousness is awakened at birth, unlike the likes of Hu Xian, who had to slowly cultivate and evolve from animals before they could awaken their spiritual consciousness. As for spiritual consciousness, those like Hu Xian, who had acquired spiritual consciousness after birth, would never have it in their lifetime.

Even in the ancient times of the gods, it was difficult for demon cultivators to achieve enlightenment.

"It happened after the Lich War, when my spiritual consciousness was suppressed. This is not important. What is important is that at that time I was just a Kun, living in the sea. Later, my spiritual consciousness was awakened, and I left the sea. I fought and slept when I had nothing to do. I never fell in love and kept myself clean." Gong Xichao's tone became heavier.

Lu Cijiu: I know that you are a pure and single Kunpeng, why are you suddenly talking about it again?

"knew."

Gong Xichao: "I've never been in a relationship, and I'm not as casual as you humans."

"..." Pulling and stepping on others is too much. How can we humans do this so casually? Lu Cijiu said unhappily: "We humans are also very loyal in our feelings. Look at Brother Sang, he is so good to the handsome dad with the tail."

Gong Xichao's confidence swelled: "No one treats you well like me."

Lu Bijiu:???

Can you let me take care of the stick?

Lu Cijiu let the elementary school student Gong Xichao go, and didn't mention the topic. Later, he privately looked up the Lich War. Gong Xichao didn't say much about it, so he had to look it up on his own.

The three great calamities of ancient times.

The first calamity between the dragon and the phoenix, the war between the wizard and the lich, and the battle to

The ancient Heavenly Court was founded by the demon clan, with Donghuang and Haotian in charge. Kunpeng was named the demon master. During the war between the demons and the demons, he stole the River Map and Luoshu and fled the battlefield. This is what Baidu says.

But this demon master Kunpeng was clearly not Gong Xichao. The age didn't match.

Baidu couldn't find out how Gong Xichao's consciousness was sealed. Lu Cijiu didn't ask again. Gong Xichao, the demon, probably didn't know who sealed him.

After Lu Cijiu and Gong Xichao discussed, they decided to rent the Haishan Shelter area to Sang Jinghong. In addition to the rent, there were also houses that had been built, and they needed to keep one.

For Dalong’s mother.

The rent also belongs to Dalong's mother. Lu Cijiu will keep it temporarily.

Actually, Sang Jinghong didn't build this for the money. To be more precise, he didn't make money from it. He rented the land to build the courtyard house mainly for his own future residence and to make friends. Sang Jinghong's businessman's sixth sense is very keen.

It's going to be busy here soon.

In fact, the business-savvy people of Yuncheng have been taking a sly look at Haishannan lately. Rumor has it that a foreigner has brought in a large sum of money for a development project, and with strong government support, construction has begun there with great fanfare. Even in winter, when the ground is frozen and hard to begin, they've cleared the wasteland of weeds and garbage, built a perimeter wall, and even worked overtime to build a building.

It looks like a big project.

Wu Gao was in the real estate business. This market was huge, and it was impossible for him to swallow it all by himself. He didn't think about doing it alone, he was just curious, how could such a southern place suddenly develop?

There happened to be a cocktail party that evening, and Wu Gao took his son Wu Sansheng to it. Sansheng had been doing well recently, not causing any trouble at school and studying hard, so Wu Gao wanted to take him to relax.

The cocktail party was not smoky or chaotic. The adults talked about business matters while the children ate and played by themselves.

"Hey, Old Lin, how are you doing lately?" Wu Gao came forward to greet Lin Zhenguo when he saw him coming. The two of them had been friends before, and later when something like that happened in the three provinces, Lin Zhenguo introduced Master Lu to them, and their personal relationship became even stronger.

Lin Zhenguo sighed and said, "There's nothing wrong with the company. My son has been in Liucheng recently."

"Liucheng has been in chaos lately." Wu Gao was referring to the Xin family in Liucheng.

"It's the Xin family. Lin Xuan's college classmate is Xin Huaiping's third son." Lin Zhenguo said.

Wu Gao frowned and said, "Tell Xiaoxuan to come back. I heard that Xin Huaiping died in a very strange way. His whole body was swollen, his skull was cracked, and red and white fluid was flowing all over the floor. His skin was covered with children's handprints, and his bones had turned to thick water. And Xin Huaiping's lover, Yun, who went by the name Yun, I heard he went crazy."

Lin Zhenguo knew something was wrong, but not as clearly as Wu Gao. After hearing the description, he felt uncomfortable all over and said, "I persuaded him. The boy said that Master Lu supported him to go and also gave him a peace amulet."

"Master Lu supports it? That's okay, don't worry, Old Lin." Wu Gao trusted Master Lu very much.

Lin Zhenguo changed the subject.

The hottest business topic recently is the development of the Nanhai Mountain area in Yuncheng.

The government said it would develop the area six or seven years ago, but it has stalled halfway through and the economy is still stagnant. Local people in Yuncheng know that this area is difficult to develop and the government can't save it. Wu Gao also thinks so, and feels that there is no rush for that area and it will take five years.

Who knows if someone else will get there first, and who knows whether the person who takes over will die quickly or will be able to really improve the feng shui and revive the business.

"Master Lu is over there. I think he might survive this time. Lao Gao, you should think about it and cooperate quickly." Lin Zhenguo suggested.

Wu Gao thought the same thing. "It just so happens that I recently wanted to take San Sheng to Master Lu to fulfill his vow. Let's ask the master about the situation tomorrow."

"Then I'll go with you and ask about that little bastard." Lin Zhenguo was still worried about his son.