Gan Defa tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, until he fell into a drowsy sleep in the middle of the night.

Father Gan got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. His wife put too much salt in the dish she cooked that night, and he drank an extra bowl of soup. As a result, he woke up in the middle of the night because he had to pee.

After going to the toilet, Gan's father felt thirsty and went to get some water, but there was no water in the teapot. He had to boil some water, which made a lot of noise. Gan's mother cursed in the bedroom, which scared Gan's father so much that he immediately tiptoed and dared not breathe.

Finally the water was boiled. Father Gan poured a cup and ran to the balcony to drink it slowly so as not to wake up the old woman.

The bright moon was hanging high in the sky, and the stars were densely scattered. Looking at such a beautiful night scene, Gan's father could not help but be inspired to compose a poem, reciting: "Look up at the bright moon, and look down at the summer dream!"

He only knew this one line of poetry about the moon. After reading it, he lowered his head to drink water. The water was still hot, so he blew on it while drinking it in small sips.

[Xia Meng was a popular actress in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s]

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a pale hand suddenly appear on the balcony.

The hand was very white, whiter than a dead person, and there was no blood at all.

Father Gan swallowed hard and blinked a few times. When he opened his eyes, the hand was still there, and there was another hand, which was also bloodless.

He wanted to go back to his room, but his feet seemed to be nailed down and he couldn't lift them.

He wanted to scream, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't make a sound.

Father Gan watched helplessly as a black head appeared outside the balcony. The face could not be seen clearly as it was blocked by the black hair, but it was certain that it was a female ghost because she was wearing a white dress.

The female ghost used her hands and feet to climb up swiftly and was about to fall into the balcony.

Gan's father, whose seven souls scared away three souls, still couldn't lift his legs. Then Gan's mother's scolding came from the room: "Did you fall into the toilet? It took you half a day to use the toilet?"

This curse was more effective than the Taoist spell. Father Gan immediately regained his strength and ran away. After running back to the bedroom, he slammed the door and said to Mother Gan on the bed in a trembling voice: "Old... old... old woman, there is... there is... there is a female ghost!"

"Go to sleep!"

Gan's mother couldn't sleep well because of the noise. She was so angry that she wanted to beat him to death.

"There really is a ghost, a female ghost in white, on the balcony!"

Father Gan felt so wronged. He was most afraid of ghosts, and his wife didn't believe him.

Seeing that he was looking aggrieved, Gan's mother finally believed it and dragged him out to find the female ghost. She was holding a peach wood sword in her hand and walked in front with a heroic look. Gan's father, a huge man, hid behind her like a little bird.

There was no one on the balcony, nothing at all.

Gan's mother looked around, turned around and glared at Gan's father. Just as she was about to scold him, she heard a sound coming from her son's room. Gan's father immediately rushed to his room, ready to fight the female ghost for three hundred rounds.

"Come back, it seems to be A Tao!"

Gan's mother was observant and recognized the voice as Xia Tao's, so she quickly grabbed Gan's father.

"The female ghost is Tao? Why doesn't she go through the front door?"

Father Gan patted his chest. He was really scared to death by Ah Tao. He knew that Ah Tao was most afraid of this, but still climbed onto the balcony in the middle of the night.

It would have been fine if she just climbed onto the balcony, but she also wore a white dress with her hair disheveled. The female ghosts in the movies were not as scary as her. He was almost scared to death.

"Who's going through the front door so late at night? Go to bed!"

Gan's mother glared at him and dragged him back to the bedroom.

"Listen, maybe you'll have a grandchild tonight!"

Father Gan smiled very ambiguously and was hit on the head several times by Mother Gan, then dragged back to the bedroom mercilessly.

"Don't meddle in young people's affairs. Go to sleep!"

After Gan's mother finished her angry scolding, she went to bed.

Father Gan felt itchy and wanted to eavesdrop, but he didn't dare and had to go to sleep obediently.

Gan Defa, who was in the next room, was so happy at this moment that he used a lot of effort to suppress the corners of his mouth and sat obediently to listen to Xia Tao talk.

Five minutes ago, he was woken up by someone. When he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar "female ghost in white". He recognized her at the first sight. It was Ah Tao, the girl he had been thinking about day and night!

"Stop talking and listen to me!"

Xia Tao gave the order coldly, and Gan Defa sat up and listened to her obediently without saying a word.

"My original name was Chiyo Kikuno. The Kikuno family massacre reported in the newspaper a while ago was my family, and it was me who massacred the family..."

Xia Tao told everything about her without any expression, including her adoptive parents and the fact that she was bullied by several old beasts, without hiding anything.

The upturned corners of Gan Defa's mouth drooped, and his palms bled from being scratched by his nails. He finally understood why Ah Tao was so sad when she saw Huang Ling.

She must have been thinking of herself, right?

"I'm not a good person. I killed many people, including my blood relatives..."

"They are not your relatives, they are your enemies who bullied you. You killed them in self-defense, there is nothing wrong with it. So many people bullied you, but you were still willing to hold an umbrella for the children to keep them out of the rain. A Tao, you are actually the kindest and most soft-hearted person!" Gan Defa couldn't help but say.

So what if I kill that cold-blooded and heartless relative?

I would kill him too if it were him!

Xia Tao's eyes were moved. It was the first time someone said that she was kind and soft-hearted. What a fool.

"I'm leaving!"

Xia Tao turned and left, and after saying that she could sleep peacefully.

"A Tao, are you willing to marry me?"

Gan Defa chased after her, but all he saw was a white skirt and she jumped off the balcony.

Xia Tao rode very fast and disappeared soon.

Gan Defa scratched his head, not understanding what Xia Tao meant. Should he go and ask again tomorrow?

"Silly boy, Ah Tao came to you in the middle of the night, so she must have agreed. Tomorrow I will ask a fortune teller to predict an auspicious day, and then I will order the most expensive banquet. I will also buy expensive gold items. I can't let Ah Tao down!"

Father Gan made arrangements happily. A Tao was so capable that marrying into their family was considered a low-class marriage, so the wedding must be grand. He and the old woman had saved a lot of money over the years, so it was enough for a grand wedding.

"Dad, is Tao really willing to get married? But I just asked her and she didn't answer."

"You don't understand this. If Ah Tao didn't like you, she would definitely stay away from you. She came to see you in the middle of the night in her nightgown, so she must like you very much. Don't worry, you won't be wrong if you listen to your father. After you get married, you have to treat Ah Tao well and take on the responsibility of the family. Do you understand?"

Father Gan gave earnest instructions.

"Got it, Dad!"

Gan Defa smiled foolishly, returned to his room, and was too excited to sleep. He got up, found the dumbbells, and practiced for hundreds of times before going to sleep.

After returning home, Xia Tao went to bed and explained everything clearly. If Gan Defa still dared to marry her, she would marry him. After marrying him, she would be able to eat meals cooked by Gan's mother every day. Just thinking about it made her feel happy!

Having cleared her mind, Xia Tao slept until noon and went to school feeling refreshed.

When Xia Tao met Gan Defa, who had dark circles under his eyes, on campus, she glanced at him and walked away in a haughty manner, but with a slight smile on her lips.

"A Tao, this is the bowl cake my mom made!"

Gan Defa chased after him attentively, holding a bag of bowl-shaped cakes in his hand.

"Send it to the office!"

Although Xia Tao's voice was as cold as ever, it was mixed with a few hints of spring breeze. She put her hands behind her back and went to inspect the campus, while Gan Defa happily sent her to his office.

In the distance, Ling Yun and his four companions were limping and supporting each other to go to the toilet. They got up before dawn and ran 15 kilometers in one breath. Their legs were almost broken, but when they saw Gan Defa, who was in high spirits, they perked up and chased him to ask for food, saying that they were thanking the matchmaker for the gift. The big and small people were in a mess, and the whole campus was filled with joy.