My Family Is Very Odd

Winter was freezing, but only for humans. Dolls couldn't feel it.

In the cold wind, two dolls were chatting by the door.

The shorter doll asked, "Why is it so quiet these days?"

The taller doll lowered its head and said, "Because it's New Year."

The short doll said, "That's a human holiday. What does it have to do with us?"

The tall doll replied, "The ghost's child is taking the college entrance exam."

"You mean the legendary ghost child?" the short doll asked.

The short doll continued, "I heard that the child is going to take the college entrance exam. Is the human exam very scary?"

The tall doll nodded. "Yes, my host is going bald worrying about it. Now she wants me to help."

The tall doll sighed. "I have to find a way to understand the books my host reads, otherwise, even if I cheat, I won't know if the answers are correct."

After sighing, the tall doll turned the page and continued writing in the 'Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Simulation' book.

The short doll was speechless.

The two dolls were silent for a while, then the short doll asked again, "How long will it be quiet?"

"It will be quiet for a long time," the tall doll replied.

"What if I can't wait that long?" the short doll asked.

"Then you can leave here and do whatever you want," the tall doll said.

As they were talking, the door suddenly opened and a white shadow walked out. It glanced at the short doll and walked straight ahead.

The short doll froze instantly and shouted at the white shadow, "I've waited, I've waited!"

The white shadow didn't look back.

It was already 11:55 pm, and there were almost no people around.

But the supermarket door suddenly opened. The cashier sister curiously walked over and looked, but found nothing.

"Strange," the cashier muttered to herself. Could it be the wind? She didn't think much of it. The cashier was a brave woman and calmly closed the door again.

The wind was too strong. If she didn't close the door, the cold wind would keep blowing in.

Behind the cashier, a chain extended from the door to the candy shelf.

"What kind of candy do little girls usually like to eat?"

"This one. Orange flavor. Every time I go home, I bring a bag for my daughter."

Bai took a bag of candy from the shelf and thought…

When Bai arrived at Li Xiao Gui's bedroom, Li Xiao Gui was already asleep, her eyes closed, revealing a rosy face, sleeping soundly.

Bai placed the small bag of candy on Li Xiao Gui's bedside table.

As soon as the candy bag was put down, five different shadows immediately appeared in Li Xiao Gui's bedroom, plus a small faceless filth covered in black energy.

Bai smiled and said, "Xiao Gui is so cute."

"Yes," Young Ghost agreed.

"Happy New Year," Bai said.

After that, he slowly disappeared.

Young Ghost silently walked to the bedside table, picked up the candy Bai gave, and threw it into the trash can in the living room.

After winter, the third year of high school started. Spring had just arrived, and the weather was still a bit cold. Li Xiao Gui was dressed warmly.

The third year of high school was very busy. Li Xiao Gui, Shen Chen, and Chen Yuanyuan now went to the rooftop every day to seriously read their history, English, or math books.

Shen Chen took out an English test paper and asked Li Xiao Gui for help. He bent over and leaned close to her.

Li Xiao Gui was a very partial student. Although she was not good at math, physics, and geography, she was very good at Chinese and English.

Chen Yuanyuan listened and realized that she didn't know how to do this question either, so she came closer to listen.

As they were talking, the door to the rooftop suddenly opened. It was an unfamiliar boy who came to find Chen Yuanyuan.

Li Xiao Gui looked curiously, like countless ants crawling in her heart.

"Focus on your studies," Shen Chen said, pressing one hand on Li Xiao Gui's head and holding the test paper in the other, concentrating on the question she was explaining to him.

Li Xiao Gui was like a turtle whose shell was pressed down, whimpering.

"I'm just curious," Li Xiao Gui said.

"But why are you never curious about me?" Shen Chen asked, looking up at her with an expressionless face. Li Xiao Gui was stunned.

Shen Chen then looked down as if nothing had happened. "Read your book."

Not long after, Chen Yuanyuan came back and sat down, her face flushed. She said that the boy confessed to her. It was the first time someone had confessed to her, and she was very happy, but she still rejected him.

They suddenly started discussing the topic of love, and Chen Yuanyuan asked them if they liked anyone. Chen Yuanyuan looked at Li Xiao Gui when she asked.

Because she already knew if Shen Chen liked anyone. And almost everyone in the school knew.

Chen Yuanyuan's face was red, and her eyes were fixed on Li Xiao Gui. Li Xiao Gui didn't know if it was because they were discussing love or because of the boy just now.

Li Xiao Gui shook her head subconsciously because she hadn't thought about this question yet. But as she shook her head, she hesitated for two seconds, and her expression suddenly became a little hesitant.

Chen Yuanyuan didn't notice and sighed when she saw this. "What a pity."

She glanced at Shen Chen from the corner of her eye.

"What about you, Shen Chen?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

Chen Yuanyuan just asked casually. Since she had asked Li Xiao Gui, she might as well ask Shen Chen too.

Li Xiao Gui suddenly said subconsciously, "We should focus on our studies in our senior year."

Li Xiao Gui said seriously, and after she finished speaking, she suddenly felt her face flush.

Li Xiao Gui felt that she had said the wrong thing, but Shen Chen nodded in agreement beside her with an expressionless face. "Yes. Xiao Gui is right."

Li Xiao Gui raised her lowered head and then carefully puffed out her chest.

Chen Yuanyuan: kswl (I'm so dead from the sweetness).

Chen Yuanyuan suddenly said, "Let's take a selfie."

Li Xiao Gui was confused. "Huh?"

Chen Yuanyuan explained, "Today is a special day. I think we should commemorate it."

It was practically their wedding anniversary.

Although the third year of high school was very busy, strangely enough, there were fewer and fewer things about ghosts and abyss dolls. Also, Xu Li hadn't poked fun at her in class since the beginning of the third year of high school, and he didn't seem to like to tease or hit her anymore.

It was as if all the troublesome things had subsided with the winter.

At the haunted house, Ghost Grandpa was reading a newspaper in the living room.

Li Xiao Gui was tired from studying in her room, so she dragged a blanket out, walked straight to Ghost Grandpa's side, sat down, and continued reading.

Ghost Grandpa remained silent, silently turning a page of the newspaper beside Xiao Gui.

The clock ticked by, and Li Xiao Gui licked her lips, feeling a little thirsty. Just as she was about to get up to get some water…

A glass of water flew in front of her.

Li Xiao Gui looked at Ghost Grandpa, who was still focused on the newspaper, with curved eyes. She held the hot water glass with both hands and said softly, "Thank you, Grandpa!"

As the college entrance exam approached, everyone seemed to be less nervous. Compared to the exam itself, they cared more about the graduation photos before the exam. What should they wear then? Should they wear suits and be formal, or should they dress beautifully and youthfully?

In the end, they still chose suits. They took advantage of the fact that humans couldn't see them and stood openly beside Li Xiao Gui. Filth, in order to be photographed, even climbed onto Strong Ghost's shoulder. They all grinned behind Li Xiao Gui.

"Okay, say cheese!" the photographer shouted, looking at the screen.

Six blurry black shadows with invisible faces appeared behind a girl in the lens. However, the photographer didn't seem to see anything unusual and pressed the shutter. He looked up and gave a thumbs up. "Perfect!"

After the photo was taken, Li Xiao Gui happily turned around and smiled at the ghosts, as if they had pulled a prank together.

It wasn't that ghosts could be photographed every time. On the contrary, the probability of photographing a ghost was the same as that of an ordinary person encountering a ghost.

However, if many ghosts gathered together and the yin energy was heavy, the backlash of ghost energy would increase this probability. This was how so-called ghost photos appeared.

Therefore, they had to find a way to take out the negative of the ghost photo before it was discovered, otherwise, there would be chaos and they would be troubled by ghost hunters again.

The college entrance exam was dull, but Li Xiao Gui didn't seem to feel the pressure. She walked into the examination room with a smile and walked out easily. After each subject, it was like a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders.

After the last subject was over, Li Xiao Gui walked out of the classroom, preparing to find Shen Chen and Chen Yuanyuan and leave the examination hall together.

On the way to their examination room, Li Xiao Gui was walking down the middle of the slope when a voice called out to her.

"Li Xiao Gui!"

Li Xiao Gui turned her head and found Xu Li running towards her, panting. Li Xiao Gui subconsciously felt that something bad was going to happen, and she asked hesitantly, "What's wrong?"

Li Xiao Gui thought that Xu Li might make fun of her about today's exam again.

Unexpectedly, Xu Li didn't say a word to mock her and asked her in a normal tone, "How was the exam? Did you perform normally?"

The hair on Xu Li's forehead was slightly damp, as if he had been running for a long time.

Li Xiao Gui looked at Xu Li strangely, one hand resting under the strap of her schoolbag, and nodded. "Yes. What about you?"

Xu Li also nodded.

Then he said, "Happy graduation. Which school are you going to apply for?"

Li Xiao Gui hesitated.

Xu Li continued, "Forget it. I definitely won't get into your school anyway."

Li Xiao Gui: "…"

Was he praising her? He shouldn't be. He was so stupid, so he wouldn't want to apply to her school, right?

"Do you like Shen Chen?" Xu Li suddenly asked.

Li Xiao Gui: "…"

"Forget it. Actually… Goodbye, happy graduation."

Xu Li said these two sentences inexplicably and walked past her. Just as Li Xiao Gui was confused, she saw Shen Chen walking towards her.

"Shen Chen!" Li Xiao Gui called out.

"Yes," Shen Chen replied.

Li Xiao Gui told Shen Chen about Xu Li, but she subconsciously omitted the part where Xu Li asked her if she liked Shen Chen.

After listening, Shen Chen just touched Li Xiao Gui's head.

He didn't say anything.

Li Xiao Gui, Shen Chen, and Chen Yuanyuan met up and walked out of the examination hall, chattering. Outside the examination hall were parents who came to pick up their children. There was a sea of people.

Chen Yuanyuan was the first to see her parents and said goodbye to them.

Then it was Li Xiao Gui's turn. Her parents were special; only Shen Chen and Li Xiao Gui could see them. Then Shen Chen's parents also appeared in the crowd.

"I'm leaving!" Li Xiao Gui waved to Shen Chen and then smiled at the ghosts. Shen Chen suddenly grabbed her hand, and Li Xiao Gui turned around.

"Happy graduation," Shen Chen said.

Li Xiao Gui nodded with a smile. "Yes."

Shen Chen suddenly showed a small smile.

Li Xiao Gui was stunned for a moment. Shen Chen suddenly said something in a low voice.

Just then, in the midst of the busy and noisy crowd, a parent happened to walk past them and shouted their child's name.

Li Xiao Gui was startled and looked at him in confusion. She moved closer to Shen Chen and asked, "What did you say?"

Li Xiao Gui leaned closer to Shen Chen and asked under his chin, "Someone was shouting just now. I couldn't hear you."

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "I'll tell you later."

Li Xiao Gui thought about it and agreed. After all, it was too noisy now and she couldn't hear clearly. So she waved to Shen Chen again and walked towards Young Ghost.

Young Ghost was waiting for her outside the crowd, just like every time he picked her up from kindergarten.

They walked side by side, separated from the noisy crowd behind them. The bustling people passing by them would consciously ignore them and avoid them.

"I'm done with the exam!" Li Xiao Gui announced.

"How did you do?" Young Ghost asked.

"I think I did well! Except for math! Wuwuwuwu," she said, acting coquettishly.

"It's okay. It's over. Brother prepared a lot of delicious food for you at home. Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, and Little Filth are all waiting for you to come home to celebrate," Young Ghost said.

"Is Mom up?" Li Xiao Gui asked.

"Yes, she's up," Young Ghost replied.

"Wow!" Li Xiao Gui exclaimed.

Young Ghost's lips curled up.

As they walked, Li Xiao Gui said again, "Dad, I graduated today. I don't have to take exams anymore."

"Yes. Happy graduation," Young Ghost said softly.

Li Xiao Gui hummed a song beside him.

Childhood, elementary school, adolescence, college entrance exam. The ghosts had collected another period of this little human girl's life.

This human was growing up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the future, they would always accompany her.

No matter if she was old, sick, or dead.

Author's Note:

When someone confessed to Shen Chen--

"Shen, Shen Chen, I like you!"

Shen Chen: "I'm sorry, I have someone I like."

"You're lying! You always say that, but you just don't like me, right?"

Straightforward Shen Chen: "I don't like you."

Shen Chen: "But it's also true that I have someone I like. I'm not lying."

"Who is it?"

Shen Chen: "The person I like is taking the college entrance exam. Please don't disturb her."

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