Chapter 16
Aunt Ma held the puppy, opened the yard door, walked out, and put the puppy into Li Suniang's arms, saying, "It can already be eaten. When you go back, just give it something to eat. Don't feed it too well at the beginning, or it will be picky in the future."
Li Suniang held the chubby and warm dog in her arms, and she liked it in an indescribable way. She looked at the puppy in her arms with a smile on her face, nodded, and replied, "Hey, hey, I know, thank you, Aunt Ma."
"Mom, let me touch the puppy too." Xiao Zihao said enviously on the side.
So Li Suniang lowered her body so that Xiao Zihao could touch the puppy.
"Mom, it's so cute!" Xiao Zihao said happily while touching it.
Aunt Ma looked at the mother and daughter on the side. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and there was a little more envy and longing in her eyes. When her child was as old as Xiao Zihao, he was also very close to her and always called her mother. But later... Aunt Ma thought of this, and the corners of her mouth drooped again, and the light in her eyes dimmed, and her face became expressionless again.
"Okay, you have caught the puppy, you can go now." After saying that, Aunt Ma didn't look at them, turned around, walked in, and then closed the gate again.
Li Suniang, who was still talking happily with Xiao Zihao, suddenly raised her head and looked at Aunt Yang in a daze.
"I... I..." Li Suniang wanted to ask Aunt Yang if she had said something wrong.
"It's okay, she has this temper, okay, let's go!" Aunt Yang patted Li Suniang on the shoulder and said.
"Then Sister Ma, I'm leaving! I'll come to see you next time." Aunt Yang said to Aunt Ma in the yard, but there was no reply from inside.
So when they came, there were three people, two adults, and one child, and when they left, there was an extra puppy. When they came, Li Suniang held Xiao Zihao's hand. When they left, Xiao Zihao pulled Li Suniang's clothes because she was holding the puppy in her arms.
Aunt Yang wanted to hold Xiao Zihao, fearing that he would be too tired to walk back and forth, but Xiao Zihao didn't appreciate it and wanted to walk by himself, not wanting Aunt Yang to hold him.
Li Suniang knew that the stinky boy actually loved the puppy in her arms.
What Li Suniang didn't know was that after they left, Aunt Ma looked at their backs as they left and said to Xiao Hei, who came to her again, "Xiao Hei! There are only the two of us left at home. I'm old, and you're old, too. Don't have any more puppies in the future. Let's just live together!"
After hearing her words, Xiao Hei rubbed his head on her legs and then made a "woo woo..." sound from his mouth as if to comfort her and agree with what she said.
Li Suniang was very happy to catch the puppy and go home. On the other side, Du Wei kept thinking about Li Suniang's smile.
Du Wei had seen many girls' smiles, but Li Suniang's smile made him feel like his heart was blooming. What a pity... He didn't know if he could meet another girl whose smile could make his heart bloom again in this life.
Every time Du Wei came back from hunting in the mountains, he would report his results to his father when he got home, but today, when he got home, even when he saw his father sitting in the yard drinking tea, he couldn't bring himself to talk.
'What's wrong?' Lao Du looked at Du Wei, who was a little listless after returning, with some confusion.
"What's wrong? Didn't you have a good time climbing the mountain today?" Lao Du asked in confusion.
Du Wei just shook his head, then squatted by the well at home to pluck chicken feathers.
"Could it be... you are injured?" Lao Du got up with some concern, and immediately walked to Du Wei's side, wanting to check if he was injured.
"No, there's nothing powerful on the mountain. With my skills, I will not get hurt." Du Wei said while dodging his father's hands that wanted to check his clothes.
"Who are you showing off your listless look to? It's as if someone has robbed you of something." When Lao Du heard that his son was not injured, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then sat back in his chair with his hands behind his back, holding a teacup and watching Du Wei work leisurely.
'It's not that someone robbed my things, but that someone robbed your daughter-in-law in advance. How can I feel good about this!' Du Wei looked up at his father with some resentment and continued to work with his head down.
"What's the matter, were you really robbed...? Oh, who is that brave person who dared to rob you?” When Lao Du saw his son's somewhat resentful eyes, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, not to mention that he really admired the person who dared to rob his son.
"Dad! If you are bored, come and work together, so that we can eat earlier." Du Wei said while plucking the chicken feathers.
"No, your dad's eyesight is blurry, legs are stiff, hands are not nimble, and only teeth are left. So you have to work harder! Your dad doesn't mind eating late." Lao Du rejected his son's proposal.
He knew the old man would say that. In fact, Du Wei didn't really want his dad to work together. He was just afraid that he wouldn't know how to answer if he kept asking like this. The idea was to divert his dad's attention. Look, now he doesn't ask anymore.
When it was time for lunch, Du Wei couldn't help but ask, "Dad, do you know whose daughter-in-law in our village is called Su Niang?"
"Su... Niang...?" Lao Du thought while gnawing on the meat on the chicken leg.
Judging from his dad's appearance, he probably doesn't know her! Du Wei was still a little disappointed. He also knew that his question was a bit redundant. After all, how could his dad, an old man, pay attention to the young daughters-in-law in the village? He was just asking around, thinking maybe his father could recognize her.
Alas, if you miss it, you will miss it. Why did he keep thinking about it? Even if he knows, he can't do anything, right? After all, he still has to have morals. Du Wei despised himself in his heart.
"Oh... I remember now, the Su Niang you mentioned may be Niu Da's wife. She also has a child, about four or five years old. She is pretty, unlike those women in the village, with fair skin." Lao Du finally remembered.
Lao Du was able to remember it because Aunt Yang took Li Suniang and her daughter to ride in his car two days ago, and the impression left on his father was that her child's soft voice of "Grandpa" made him feel itchy in his heart, and he wished that it was his grandson.
"Yes, it's her, it's her. It turns out that she is Niu Da's wife!" When Du Wei heard his father say that it was Niu Da's wife, his eyes lit up and his face showed joy.
Good, good! It seems that he still has a chance. It turns out that he didn't miss it, but the matchmaker matched the wrong person. Fortunately, the matchmaker found the mistake, took away the person who shouldn't be paired, and then let him meet again.
Lao Du looked at his son's happy look, his eyes turned around, and asked with a sly smile on his lips, "What's the matter, do you like her..."
"... No, don't talk nonsense, or you will ruin the reputation of the young wife." After seeing his father's look, Du Wei immediately restrained the smile on his face and then said to his father seriously.
"Tsk, if you like her, then you like her, why are you pretending? But the young wife is superb, especially since she has educated the child to be sensible." Lao Du looked down on his son's fake look. "Don't worry! Don't you know what kind of person I, your father, is? Although I really want you to marry me as a daughter-in-law right away, I will still base it on your preferences. I won't really let you marry a woman you don't like. After all, it's you who will get married and live together, not me. I don't want to see you and your wife not getting along, and your family not being like a home."
"Then... Dad, if I really marry her, you won't despise her for being a widow, right?" Du Wei asked tentatively.
"Tsk, who do you think your father is? Not to mention that she is a widow, as long as you really like her, even if she is disabled, your father won't say a word of disdain. You are the one who lives your life, as long as you say it's okay. Didn't I say it just now? Everything is based on your preferences. Dad is old, and in the future, as long as you can give me something to eat, it's fine." Lao Du said with a look of disdain at Du Wei.
"Dad, what are you talking about? Don't worry, as long as I have a breath, I will never let you down. Besides, you are not old at all. When I have a child in the future, you will help me take care of the child!" Du Wei picked up a piece of chicken for his father and said flatteringly.
"Okay, Dad will wait, but you have to be quick, don't let your father wait too long." Lao Du nodded and stuffed the chicken into his mouth with satisfaction.
"Okay, Dad, don't worry, I will try to marry you a daughter-in-law by the end of the year." Du Wei promised his father with sparkling eyes.
He heard from the chief escort that there is no big work expected in the next few months, so he will work harder and try to marry his wife as soon as possible. Du Wei secretly swore in his heart.
Li Suniang didn't know that she had been targeted by Du Wei. At this moment, she was discussing with Xiao Zihao where to build a nest for the puppies.
Apparently, the mother and son seem to have some disagreements...
"Mom, can't we put it in our room?" Xiao Zihao wanted to put the puppy's nest in the room where they slept so that he could see the puppy at night.
Children are always particularly sticky and fond of fresh toys and always want to see them all the time.
"No, such a small puppy, what if we fall asleep, and it gets up at night to pee or poop? It can't poop in the room! It will stink." Li Suniang refused. She didn't want to get up the next day and accidentally step on dog poop, which would make her sick all day.
"Besides, it's not cold outside at night now, so let it sleep outside! It's convenient for it."
"But it's so pitiful to let it sleep outside alone!" Xiao Zihao looked at the puppy pitifully and said reluctantly.
"Then you can sleep outside to accompany it at night. Mom will prepare a bed for you and put it next to its nest." Li Suniang suggested to Xiao Zihao.
"No, I want to sleep with my mother." Xiao Zihao immediately shook his head and hugged Li Suniang's legs to refuse.
Since it has been decided to let the puppy sleep outside, they must first help it make a nest. Li Suniang found a somewhat worn-out wooden basin at home, put some dried straw in it, and covered the straw with an old piece of clothing that Xiao Zihao could not wear, and a doghouse was made.
The doghouse was placed at the door of the room where they slept. There were wide eaves above to block it, so it would not get wet even if it rained a little.
Li Suniang asked Xiao Zihao to put the puppy in it. The puppy looked around and smelled inside, and then turned back and forth a few times inside, and finally lay in it without moving. It seems that it likes this nest very much.
"Mom, what do you think we should name it?" Xiao Zihao squatted aside and said.
"Mom doesn't know either, why don't you give it a name." Li Suniang also squatted there and watched. After all, at her age, she was still a student who had not yet graduated from college in her previous life. She was still a big kid and still had this curious and playful nature.
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