The year Li Doudou turned three, his only remaining relative passed away. He was the last child in the Li family.
Every day, the little boy woke up crying and fell asleep only after crying himself tired. One day, unbearably hungry, he went into the yard, grabbed a handful of dirt, and stuffed it into his mouth.
And then Li Doudou saw a miracle.
Something glowed before his eyes, and a clear, gentle voice sounded in his ear.
[The Farming and Management Game has launched. Hello, player Li Doudou of Hexi Village. I am your game guardian, Song Qingyan.]
From then on, little Li Doudou diligently completed the game's daily quests, sporting the title [Player: Li Doudou of Hexi Village], invisible to everyone else.
Completing the daily quests earned him a fragrant, soft steamed bun bigger than his own face every day.
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[Congratulations, player, on harvesting bok choy]
[Congratulations, player, on harvesting a wild duck egg]
[Congratulations, player, on harvesting wild fruit]
With his game guardian by his side, Li Doudou carried a tiny shoulder pole with a little bamboo basket hanging from each end. He sold his game harvest to earn money and gain experience.
After playing the game for ten years, Li Doudou emptied the gold ingots he had saved up over that decade to get himself an older brother.
From then on, he had family again!
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Song Qingyan died of illness at the age of thirteen. After his death, he was bound to a game called [Farming and Management Game] and became the guardian of its youngest player.
He never expected his first player to be a three-year-old child.
And he never expected that ten years later, Li Doudou would be willing to empty his game account of gold ingots to give him an identity and let him live in the real world.
At last, the thirteen-year-old boy whose life had stood still could move forward.
Song Qingyan and Li Doudou lived together in Hexi Village as distant cousins.
Li Doudou kept working hard on his quests each day, accumulating experience.
Song Qingyan, known as a thirteen-year-old scholar, studied late into the night by lamplight.
Later, Song Qingyan passed the highest imperial exam, and Hexi Village gained a successful candidate for the civil service examinations. The whole county celebrated.
Matchmaker after matchmaker came by, all hoping to find Li Doudou a spouse.
If they couldn't marry the successful candidate himself, then marrying his younger brother would be just as good!
Li Doudou hid until dark before going home. Song Qingyan frowned. "Where have you been? Why didn't you say anything? I was worried about you."
In the candlelight, Li Doudou's eyes were red. Looking up at him, he asked through tears, "Brother, could I put you back in the game and turn you into a woman? Then I could marry you."
Song Qingyan's heart skipped a beat.
"Do you want to marry me because you can't bear to be apart, or because you like me?"
Li Doudou couldn't tell the difference. He only held Song Qingyan's hand tightly and kept insisting that he wanted to marry his brother.
Theme: Love brings happiness