Chapter 121: Disbelief
As quiet as death.
Shi Yu couldn't find the words to say to Old Master Yin's answer. He opened his mouth for a long time, then closed it again, and finally sighed, "Get up first."
But this time, Old Master Yin did not listen and still knelt on the ground stubbornly. His pair of eyes, which were already a little cloudy, fell on Shi Yu and never moved away.
Shi Yu didn't force it, but just asked softly, "Do you remember what it was like when we first met?"
"...I remember." Only then did Old Master Yin's tone show a hint of guilt. "That was winter."
Old Master Yin lowered his head.
When he was adopted by Shi Yu, he was no longer a child. He was seven or eight years old and followed a group of older kids, begging on the streets.
In his memory, the thing he hated most was winter. There was no cotton-padded clothes to keep warm. A friend who was squatting together and sharing half a steamed bun today would be frozen to death under a bridge or in a dilapidated temple the next day.
But he also likes winter the most because when the weather gets cooler, the food won’t go bad so easily.
The Zui Xiang Lou restaurant had a kind-hearted young owner who would sometimes ask the waiters to share the leftovers of the customers with these beggar children.
That day was also at Zui Xiang Lou.
The business of Zui Xiang Lou was actually very ordinary, and in a place like the capital, it was really inconspicuous. But that day there were especially many people, so crowded that even the street outside was filled with people.
At that time, there was no Old Master Yin in the world, only a little stone.
"Is that female Bodhisattva really that powerful?"
"Really! She's quite good at fortune-telling. The Xu family in the north of the city knows about this. They lost a child last month, and it caused quite a stir. Yesterday, they came to let this female Bodhisattva take a look, and guess what happened."
"I found it last night in the middle of the night!"
"More than that!"
"Everyone knows about Minister Li from the Ministry of Rites, he's notoriously henpecked. Yesterday, he brought his wife to be seen by the Bodhisattva. Only then did we realize how audacious Minister Li was. He actually took his illegitimate son home and hid it from his wife, saying he was a son of a boy and a girl. He even gave the illegitimate son the title of eldest son."
"The Minister's residence must be extremely bustling today."
The people queuing outside were talking more and more excitedly. Little Shitou was listening not far away and thought it was very exaggerated.
It's not like he hasn't seen those so-called half-immortals before, but every one of them is a liar. There is no such magical power in the world.
It's just that some people are guilty, so they will take everything they hear on themselves. As for the matter of the concubine, maybe the wife of the minister had suspected it for a long time.
Thinking of this, Xiao Shitou also walked around the crowd and went to the back kitchen of the restaurant.
He usually waits here, and after dinner time, someone will come out with leftovers, which are still hot when you take the first bite!
Sure enough, the door opened after a while.
But Xiao Shitou had never seen the person coming out before, and he was not from the restaurant.
"Miss Shi left quietly like this. Those people outside must be disappointed."
It was a man who spoke.
He was so imposing, Little Stone knew at a glance that he couldn't even touch the corner of a person's clothes, so he quickly shrank his body.
Then another voice came, bright and clear, with an air of arrogance that made it hard to dislike. "I told you, three hang-ups a day. Today's count is over anyway. They can wait if they want."
The two sneaked out from the back kitchen. After walking a few steps, the girl wrapped in a red cloak was grabbed by the man, "Miss Shi, can't you really consider me?"
"I know you are a man of real ability, but I..."
"That kid."
Before the man finished speaking, Shi Yu looked towards a corner where a broken cart was placed and waved to the child curled up there, "Come, come to me."
"Me?" Little Stone pointed at the tip of his nose in disbelief.
He walked forward, his head still dizzy, until the bright red cloak was draped over him, and the warmth of the woman's body temperature melted his thoughts into pieces.
"What a beautiful little boy." Shi Yu smiled with narrowed eyes, "Little boy, will you be my son?"
Little Stone didn't know if he nodded at that moment. He only heard the clear female voice say, "Master Qin, I don't think your family would want you to marry a widow with children, right?"
"Miss Shi, I'm not kidding, I'm serious..."
The man's tone was filled with laughter and helplessness, but the woman said seriously, "I'm not kidding you."
"Let's go son, let's go home."
Yes, not that woman, but the mother.
From that day on, Little Stone had a mother.
The house was not big, just a small yard, but for little Shitou at that time, it was like a fairyland. His mother asked him if he knew why she chose him as her son.
What did he say at that time?
"Because I'm a good person!"
He was clearly only seven or eight years old, and at that time he probably didn't quite understand what a good person was, but he said it anyway. When his mother heard this, she smiled so beautifully.
Old Master Yin doesn't dare to forget any of these memories now.
But today, Old Master Yin lowered his head slightly, and he was a little afraid to look into his mother's eyes.
"Killing innocent people indiscriminately, Little Stone, are you still a good person?"
"If you are not a good man, are you still my son?"
Shi Yu's tone was very calm. She slowly leaned back in her chair. Without waiting for Old Master Yin to reply, she held out her hand and said, "Give me the things and go on your own."
When standing on the small road in Qijia Village, Lao Chang was completely confused.
"Are we getting out now?" Old Chang looked around. The huge house had disappeared in an instant. He didn't even understand what had happened. "Is it over just like that?"
Shi Yu rolled his eyes in annoyance, "So what do you want? Just stay there and be your Little Sixth Master!"
The white jade fan in his hand felt cool to the touch. A woman was embroidered on the fan. His face was unclear, but his figure was graceful. He was standing under a tree covered with snow, holding a pot of warm locust flower wine in his hand.
That red cloak is particularly eye-catching.
"Little Stone isn't a bad person... He's just too obsessed."
The two of them walked towards the B&B, and Lao Chang couldn't help but ask, "Then, Master Chef, why did you leave so suddenly back then?"
"If I say I didn't actually leave, I just found a place to sleep and overslept, would you believe me?"
"I don't believe it."
Omitting the process of Chang Shiyin crying with tears and snot all over her face, Shi Yu found Huazhi and talked to her for half an hour. When the group left, the door of the B&B was closed forever.
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