The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

An Suxue's fondness for puppies exceeded Ye Shu's expectations.

In the morning, after having breakfast, Ye Shu resumed his professional "Ge You lying down" posture, typical of people with foot injuries, and lay quietly on the sofa like a corpse.

He doesn't like lying in bed. He always feels uncomfortable lying in bed after waking up, and he gets dizzy after lying in bed for a long time.

At least in the living room you can watch TV, which adds a bit of a homey atmosphere, even though the TV is mostly just used as white noise.

On the other side of the sofa, Ansu Xue and potato chips took over.

Ever since An Suxue shed tears in front of the potato chips this morning, the potato chips seem to have taken a clingy liking to An Suxue's quiet and easy-to-bully aura, and they pounce on her whenever they see her.

An Suxue was looking down, holding potato chips in her arms, stroking the dog's head with her hand, and muttering something to herself.

Ye Shu didn't pay much attention at first, leaning back on the sofa cushions and changing channels with the remote control.

But gradually, his attention was drawn to An Suxue's constant muttering.

Her voice was very soft, as if she were whispering to potato chips, but most importantly, she was laughing to herself as she spoke, occasionally letting out a sneaky chuckle, and then blushing slightly, completely immersed in her own world.

What is she talking to the dog about? How can she be so happy?

Ye Shu was really curious, so she quietly turned down the TV volume a bit, then subtly moved closer to An Suxue, pricked up her ears, and started eavesdropping.

An Suxue didn't notice at all, still keeping her head down, her mouth almost touching the potato chip's ear, and whispered:

"So, you have to be a good girl from now on, okay? Don't bite things randomly, don't... um, you have to eat well and grow up quickly... I'm your mom."

At this point, she seemed a little embarrassed, her voice lowered, but she sounded very happy:

"He's the dad, hehehe..."

Those last few "hehehe" sounds made it seem like they'd gotten a huge advantage.

Ye Shu heard everything clearly from the side. Although he only saw the back of An Suxue's head, he could already imagine the shy yet secretly delighted expression on her face.

At the same time, An Suxue seemed to sense that someone was eavesdropping. She looked up and met Ye Shu's somewhat helpless expression.

The secretive joy on her face froze instantly, and then she performed a face-changing act for Ye Shu, a kind of intangible cultural heritage performance.

To be precise, it's a transformation of Guan Yu.

"what!"

She cried out in embarrassment, then hugged the bewildered potato chip in her arms and shrank into the corner of the sofa, turning her back to Ye Shu, wishing she could hide her face in the fur on the potato chip's back.

Ye Shu looked at her, so shy because of what he had said, and couldn't help but laugh.

He understood, of course, that what Xiaoxue had just said was mostly a little girl's thought process, a bit like playing house, projecting her vague hopes for the future and the warmth of the present onto the puppy.

He could probably understand that feeling; it was like a child acting as a parent to a doll.

However, while I understand, Ye Shu personally finds the idea of ​​being a "father to a dog" a bit... well, hard to accept.

He doesn't think that people who genuinely treat their pets like children are wrong or bad; he respects everyone's way of expressing their emotions.

It's just that he personally can't fully empathize.

Influenced by his inherent perceptions and his family environment, the title "father" carries a very special and heavy meaning for him.

That is blood ties, responsibility, and a symbol of inheritance.

Giving this name to a pet, no matter how much he loves it, always made Ye Shu feel a little awkward. Something felt off, like it was an insult, even though he knew that wasn't what he meant.

Looking at the figure curled up in the corner of the sofa, quietly radiating warmth, Ye Shu wisely decided that it was best to stop talking about her parents.

If we continue exploring this further, someone might crash due to overheating.

He pretended he hadn't heard or seen anything, picked up the remote control, turned up the TV volume a little, and then, as if he had just said it, said:

"Um... shouldn't the potato chips need some water? I think their bowl is empty."

The humanoid dumpling in the corner moved slightly, and after a long while, a soft "Hmm" came from behind it.

Then she put down a potato chip she had been using as a shield, placed it on the sofa, lowered her head, blushed and awkwardly moved towards the kitchen, never daring to look at Ye Shu.

Ye Shu found her incredibly cute, despite her seemingly effortless yet uncoordinated movements.

He then turned to look at his dog son on the sofa, who looked completely bewildered and didn't know what had happened, and beckoned to him with his finger:

"Come here, suckle suckle."

Although the potato chips didn't understand what was happening, dogs seem to have an innate ability to understand sucking sounds.

It immediately stopped thinking about why its mother had suddenly left, wagged its tail and waddled over to Ye Shu's hand, opening its mouth to lick Ye Shu's hand.

At this moment, An Suxue came over with a kettle. Still not daring to look at Ye Shu, she walked straight to the doghouse, squatted down, and began to add water.

She seemed to be still shy, and with Ye Shu right behind her, she didn't stop pouring the water even when it was almost full.

Ye Shu was playing with potato chips in the back while watching An Suxue pour water. He saw that the water was getting more and more plentiful and was about to overflow, but An Suxue still showed no sign of stopping.

Ye Shu smirked, his mind already conjuring up some mischievous ideas.

Just teasing him a bit, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

He immediately spoke, saying something very casually to An Suxue:

"My dear wife, the water is full."

As soon as the child's mother spoke, An Suxue, who was squatting there, visibly trembled, as if she had been electrocuted.

She suddenly turned her head and glared at Ye Shu.

Then, in front of Ye Shu, he immediately performed face-changing, one of the intangible cultural heritages, and of course, he transformed into Guan Gong.

Because she was too shy, her usually not-so-sharp tongue completely stopped working. She struggled for a long time, her face getting redder and redder, and finally only managed to squeeze out four words.

I'm ignoring you!

After saying that, she put the kettle on the ground and rushed to her bedroom.

As he left, he didn't forget to pick up Chip, who was still fawning over Ye Shu.

Oh no, he's gone mad and even kidnapped his own dog son to be used as a hostage.

Ye Shu sat on the sofa like a complete idiot, chuckling to himself for a long time before picking up the remote again, changing the program, and continuing to watch.

He knew that Xiaoxue wasn't really angry; he just wanted her to calm down and cool off. Trying to coax her now would only backfire.

As he expected, in the bedroom, An Suxue buried her face in the pillow and made a humming sound just like the potato chips next to her.