Hao Ren had no idea that, after he left, Raven 12345 had been busy repairing her house. He went straight home, and over the next two or three days, he kept wondering what the Goddess Sister had meant by suddenly asking him that strange question. He didn't think Raven 12345 had brought up reason and emotion just for fun or because she was bored. She might be a lunatic at other times, but she wouldn't do something so pointless.
So he kept pondering the endless chaos and the "person" he was supposed to find within it. For two nights in a row, he even dreamed that he was trudging through a thick fog. In the end, he guessed that the question was probably a metaphor for something to do with the Creation Goddess.
The question nagged at him day after day. On the third day, he finally forgot all about it...
The weather grew colder by the day, and winter had shown its strength early this year in the northern city. Lily had finally finished shedding, and no longer left great handfuls of fur all over the living room every day. At last, the sofa and the rugs no longer needed daily cleaning. Vivian had planned to knit a scarf or something with the dog fur they'd collected, but there didn't seem to be enough this time, so she gave up.
Hao Ren carried a large fish tank over to the table by the window, filled it with warm water, and prepared an electric heater for tropical fish. As soon as everything was ready, Doudou, who had been waiting nearby, leaped impatiently into the water, sending up a modest splash. The little one swam happily around in the warm water, sometimes rolling onto her back and spouting a little stream