Chapter 26 (End of Main Text) - A Healthy Relationship.

I bought the camera.

Yan Yuehe kept a record for more than half a month before locking it in the cabinet.

It's definitely not as convenient as a mobile phone.

Whenever she encountered a moment that she felt was particularly meaningful, the camera was at home, while they were outside.

In the end, I held my nose and took a picture with my phone.

Gou Qing is rather annoying.

Standing to the side, she laughed loudly: "What a pity, I forgot to bring my camera again today."

Yan Yuehe: ...

Gou Qing is like a sesame-filled glutinous rice ball!

Gou Qing proudly accepted the title and enthusiastically invited her: "Looking forward to Ms. Yan Nongnong tasting it, guaranteed sweet."

As the two spent more time together, Gou Qing became more and more three-dimensional and multifaceted in Yan Yuehe's eyes.

He wasn't as cold and aloof as he appeared, nor was he as "polite and knowing when to advance and retreat" as he was when they first got together.

The real Gou Qing can be childish enough to compete with the puppies for attention, and she can also be thoughtful enough to bring gifts for each puppy when she returns from a business trip, even for the little yellow and little black-and-white puppies that she sent to the shelter.

Yan Yuehe herself was also like that.

After this relationship began, she rediscovered herself: a person who could boldly express her emotions and thoughts, a person who could run a kilometer around a lake without getting out of breath, a person who maintained a regular sleep and diet...

She wasn't sure if Gou Qing had become a better person in the relationship, but she could clearly feel herself improving.

Looking at her increasingly round face, Ms. He Yanli sighed, "Although the way we met was unreliable, it seems to be a healthy relationship now."

"Where is it unreliable?" Yan Yuehe was very dissatisfied with Ms. He Yanli's remarks. "I think our way of getting to know each other is much more reliable than yours and Dad's."

"...Your dad and I were practically introduced through your grandma. Isn't your grandma reliable?"

Yan Yuehe couldn't argue with Ms. He Yanli: "Grandma is reliable."

"Yes, and you two met through Fatty Bao, that simp." He Yanli patted Fatty Bao's big head. "Right? Our Fatty Bao found a husband for Mommy, didn't he?"

Yan Yuehe couldn't bear to look, so she simply threw a few more tangerines onto the iron mesh tray under the stove.

Winter has arrived. They are located in a place that is neither too far south nor too far north. It is not warm enough that they don't need to wear down jackets, nor is it cold enough that they can have a good, heavy snowfall every year.

Yan Yuehe glanced out of the house and exhaled a cold breath: "Mom, I'm not going home for Chinese New Year this year. I'll spend it here with Pangbao."

"Whatever you want." He Yanli was quite happy. "I was hesitant about whether to stay home with you, but since you're not coming back this year, let's have a simple meal together before the New Year. Oh dear, I have to tell your dad to check if there are any openings on the Spring Festival tour to Altay!"

Yan Yuehe suddenly felt that the tangerine in her mouth was no longer sweet: "You and Dad are going on a trip?"

"Otherwise what?" He Yanli snatched half an orange from her daughter's hand. "Do you expect me to stay home all day like you?"

Yan Yuehe: "...Personal attacks are prohibited. I go out every day now."

"Mmm, his activity range is limited to the lake at the entrance of the community." He Yanli's attack was incredibly strong. "Take Fatty out for walks more often, otherwise my good grandson will think the world is only that big."

Yan Yuehe angrily ate another tangerine.

It's strange, but the pretty fruits she carefully selected at the supermarket never tasted as good as the ones brought by Ms. He Yanli.

Ms. He Yanli's main purpose in coming this time was not only to bring food and drinks to her daughter, but also to give her granddaughter-in-law and great-grandson some small clothes that she had made herself.

Of course, Fatty also has one.

The whole family of dogs, all dressed in matching Northeastern Chinese floral print padded jackets, looks incredibly stylish just sitting on the coffee table.

Yan Yuehe couldn't even imagine what Atlas, who usually wore lace dresses and diamond hair clips, would look like in this outfit, but no matter what, it was Ms. He Yanli's intention.

So after finishing the tangerines on the plate and seeing Ms. He Yanli off, she carried the two heavy sets of love, and led the now-wearing chubby baby towards Atlas's house.

I must say, the more I look at it, the more pleasing it becomes.

Yan Yuehe took out her phone and took two more photos of her dog son, Kaka.

She looked down and edited the photo as she walked; the floral print jacket looked cooler with sunglasses.

The Meitu app has a wider selection of sunglasses than the store, and Yan Yuehe tried them on one by one, like she was playing a game.

Then, on this road she walked several times a day, someone snatched her phone.

Yan Yuehe subconsciously reached out to grab it, but missed the phone; instead, she saw Gou Qing.

Gou Qing put her phone into his pocket: "What good stuff is on your phone? You're not even walking properly, what if you fall?"

Although it doesn't snow here, the roads often get icy in winter. At this time of year, more people slip and fall on the roads. Many elderly people in the neighborhood fall and then head to the pet hospital at the entrance, regardless of whether it's for their cats, dogs, or people.

Yu Zhi, who loves to wander around, is number one on the complaint list.

"I'm photoshopping Fatty's picture. What do you think of his big floral jacket? Isn't he handsome and majestic?" Yan Yuehe pointed to her dog son next to her and proudly raised her chin.

Gou Qing grabbed her other hand, which wasn't on a leash, rubbed it until it felt a little warm, and then put her hand in his pocket.

He glanced at the silly dog ​​that was trying to lick the ice on the roadside flower bed, and he simply couldn't associate it with being handsome and majestic.

"Mmm." That one insincere word was meant to appease his precious child.

Yan Yuehe was clearly dissatisfied with his perfunctory answer: "So what do you think of this floral jacket?"

Gou Qing glanced at the colorful decorations: "They're very warm."

Yan Yuehe: "..."

She blinked: "My mom made it."

"It's simply a perfect work of art." Gou Qing carefully examined the floral jacket on Pang Bao. "It's bright and festive, and it matches Pang Bao's fur color very well. It makes you feel like the Spring Festival is coming soon. It's really great."

Yan Yuehe curled her lips into a smile: "Really? Is it so good that you want to buy the same one for Atlas and Allin?"

Gou Qing paused in her action of pressing her hand against the back of her hand: "Yes, but I think none of the similar styles online can compare to the one Fatty is wearing."

Yan Yuehe pointed to the bag that Gou Qing had just taken: "My mom thinks so too, so she made it especially for the two of them."

"How about we change their clothes and take a family photo later?" Yan Yuehe suggested.

Gou Qing turned her head to look at Pang Bao, then glanced at Yan Yuehe, who was enthusiastically devising poses for the photo.

He laughed from the bottom of his heart: "Should the five of us take a family photo?"

“Atlas is not my daughter.” Gou Qing finally had the chance to say this. “I will never refer to myself as my father.”

"What do you mean? Are you mocking me?" Yan Yuehe jumped up and grabbed his neck, and the two of them almost slipped and fell together.

After they regained their footing, Fatty, who was strolling on the ice, passed by them.

Humans are really afraid of the cold and always huddle together, unlike him, an independent and sunny male dog.

The two had already arrived at their doorstep.

As soon as Gou Qing opened the door, Pang Bao, that sycophant, couldn't wait to squeeze in.

"Woof woof woof~" Wife, let's get lovey-dovey~

Yan Yuehe took off her coat at the door, handed it to Gou Qing, and ran to find All In.

After Gou Qing finished tidying up and closed the door, the loving dog couple played happily outside in the yard, while Yan Yuehe hugged the soccer ball that looked like it was covered in yellow mud and kept calling it "baby".

Gou Qing inexplicably recalled the first time he made fruit slices for Yan Yuehe.

Back then, Fatty was a heartbroken puppy, and he briefly resonated with him.

Gou Qing stood there for a couple of seconds, then turned around, washed the strawberries from the refrigerator, and brought them over to feed a lady who was a dog lover.

Yan Yuehe was dressing Allin in a traditional Northeastern floral-patterned jacket, but Allin only took one bite before shaking her head and refusing, saying, "I ate a lot of tangerines today, and the sugar content is already too high."

Gou Qing, who was severely "sugar-deficient," ate the entire plate of strawberries.

Yan Yuehe has always respected the "nature" of puppies, so after dressing Atlas and All In in their big floral coats, she enthusiastically hid in a corner to try to capture the intimate interaction of the family of three.

All in took small steps and rushed towards Fatty.

Fatty noticed the dog intruding and bared its teeth to chase Allin away, but before it could make a move, Atlas swatted it aside with a paw.

A loving mother and a filial son are impossible.

Fatty looked aggrieved, Atlas looked majestic, and All in stood dumbfounded next to them, raising its leg to pee, then running off with a "dada" sound.

Gou Qing was lying with Yan Yuehe when she saw All In's mischievous behavior in the yard and almost got angry: "It's so stupid. I've taught it to go to the toilet a hundred times, but it still deliberately doesn't go and insists on marking its territory in the yard."

He secretly complained to Yan Yuehe.

She only uttered the sound "t" and then stopped.

Gou Qing lowered his head at the same time.

The word "you" that Yan Yuehe used felt like a kiss on his lips.

It's no exaggeration to say that the two of them were so close that if either of them trembled their lips, they would touch.

As their breaths mingled, Gou Qing kept his eyes fixed on hers.

One second, or ten seconds, or even one minute.

Gou Qing was certain there was no lust in her eyes. He gracefully stepped back, stood up without changing his expression, and asked her with a smile, "What would you like to eat for lunch today?"

The two were talking normally, but the atmosphere was not normal.

Yan Yuehe, who was eating opposite Gou Qing, kept looking at him the whole time.

Gou Qing couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to: "What's on my face? Why are you staring at me?"

"Beautiful." Yan Yuehe picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks. "It goes very well with rice."

Gou Qing couldn't help but straighten his back, trying his best to present a better side to her: "Then eat more today."

Like a peacock courting its mate.

Unfortunately, the peacock was too timid and failed to seize the best opportunity. As usual, it could only see Yan Yuehe and Pang Bao to the door.

"Close the door quickly, no need to see me off." Yan Yuehe waved to him.

After the door was closed, Yan Yuehe didn't leave, but leaned against the door to calm herself down.

It was right at this doorway that she tripped and fell on her dog-like in-laws, and she can still vividly recall their expressions at the time.

But now she knows that he was just shy, and his stern face was just a protective facade; his ears had already betrayed him.

Just like before.

Making a decision takes only 0.01 seconds.

Yan Yuehe turned around and pressed the doorbell, which was almost warmed by her body heat.

The door opened incredibly fast.

It was as if he had been waiting behind the door all along.

As soon as Yan Yuehe raised her face, her dog-like in-laws bent down.

It wasn't planned in advance, but their movements were perfectly synchronized.

"Honey... um?"

"relative."

Humans are always so afraid of the cold, unlike King Fatty. Oops? The rope's come loose? Honey, I'm coming!

The author's note: The original ending was the last part of the synopsis. Although I hesitated for a while about whether to change the ending, I finally decided to stop here.

This is my first time writing a short essay, so there may be shortcomings.

But for me, the story of how the two of us met, got to know each other, and fell in love is already a complete story.

Happy reading! [waving hand]