A Dog and a Fox Set Out to Find Grandma

Gou Zihan is a clueless rich kid whose father doesn't love him, whose mother doesn't care for him, and whose whole family looks down on him. But he's a good grandson.

One day, his grandfather decided he didn't have long to live and called the younger generation to his bedside to pour out his heart. In tears, he told them his final wish:

Before he died, he wanted to see the country girl he'd been forced to break up with during his years of rural service.

His father, mother, stepmother, eldest brother, third and fourth brothers, and younger sister: ...

Gou Zihan threw his arms around his grandfather and wept.

"I'll go! I'll find your first love and bring her back!"

Tu Chong is a fox spirit whom the entire guardian-spirit realm looks down on... Unluckily, he was born with a coat of white fur.

To grow stronger, he risked practicing an incomplete family secret art:

Put his inner core inside a dog to nourish it, then turn the dog into a human and let it grow up among people for decades, experiencing all the world has to offer and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon...

Once it was fully grown, he could reclaim his inner core, consume its essence, and greatly increase his cultivation.

Just when he was about to eat the dog, it insisted on going out to find Grandpa's first love.

Well, he'd watched over it for twenty years. He might as well go along and help it fulfill its wish.

A dog and a fox, both in human form, set off to find Grandpa's first love.

They plunge headfirst into the previous generation's tangled love and hate, and experience half a century of upheaval and change...

Before they set out

Tu Chong: When do I eat it? How do I eat it? I'm in a hurry.

Gou Zihan: "M-Mister... hello?"

On the road

Tu Chong studies the incomplete inheritance:

"What the hell does 'break before you build' mean? It has to kill me first?"

He hands over a sword and points it at his own chest:

"Here. Stab me. Right here. Hard."

Gou Zihan:

"Aaaaaah! There's a pervert! Mom, save me!"

Tu Chong: Your mom doesn't want you anymore.

Tu Chong: You're my dog to begin with.

Gou Zihan: That's not true!

After they return

Gou Zihan:

I'm cutting ties with all of you!

Every last one of you!

I'm going to be a free dog!

Notes:

1. This story is also known as Gou Zihan's Summer, Woof! Watch Me Go from Human to Dog, Meow~ Come on, Let's Get Married!, and Can't Guardian Spirits Have a Rebellious Phase?

2. The dog has an unhealthy attachment to his family, but will gradually find himself.

3. The main plot is a road trip and focuses on the romance between the love interest and the protagonist. The secondary plot is full of period-drama elements, with Grandpa and Grandma reminiscing about the old days.

4. The complete manuscript is ready, about 300,000 words. Two updates a day while it's on the rankings, and it will be finished before the Lunar New Year.

5. Fox love interest, dog protagonist. Happy ending.

Theme: Hard times reveal true feelings