Chapter 9. Gou Qing suddenly felt a sense of empathy for it. ...

The first step of the reverse fishing attempt failed.

Gou Qing's smile vanished completely, her lips tightened into a straight line.

“I wasn’t possessed,” he said, emphasizing each word. “It was simply doing a good deed every day.”

When Yan Yuehe saw his tense face, she breathed a sigh of relief: "That's more like it, my dear in-law. Your smile just now was so scary, it made me a little frightened."

Gou Qing: ...

The image he carefully cultivated was somehow "terrifying" in her eyes?

Or perhaps she simply liked his serious, unsmiling demeanor?

Gou Qing picked out a box of plump lychees and put them in her shopping basket, and then took a bag of mangoes.

"What? Do I look ugly when I smile?" He asked casually, seemingly indifferent, but actually very concerned about her answer.

Yan Yuehe quickly shook her head in denial: "It's not ugly."

Gou Qing's face is absolutely a masterpiece sculpted by God. The proportions of her face are almost perfect, and she is in no way inferior to the many handsome male characters she has drawn.

Even people who particularly dislike him would probably find it hard to call his face "ugly".

"It's just a little strange," she replied earnestly.

Gou Qing instantly understood what she meant.

He looked down at her, his gaze falling on her slightly raised face, and his tone unconsciously carried a defensive tone: "That's because we weren't familiar with each other before."

"Mmm." Yan Yuehe responded twice through her nose. She didn't care about that. Her gaze had already drifted to the cashier not far away.

Yan Yuehe stretched out her hand to him, palm up: "My dear in-law, take the beef and scallions out of the shopping basket and give them to me."

As she spoke, she stepped aside to make some space, and then pointed to the shopping basket in his hand: "I'll go pay. You can use this basket. Take your time picking out the fruit."

Gou Qing took a deep breath: "After buying these, I'm going to walk the dog. Let's go together."

The next second, Yan Yuehe's fingertips curled up, and she obediently withdrew her hand. Not only that, she also turned around and took two steps back, precisely returning to the spot where she had been standing.

"My dear in-law, take your time choosing." Yan Yuehe looked up at him with a soft smile. "I'm not in a hurry."

Gou Qing didn't know how much of her words were true or false, so she just picked up a few more kinds of fruit and finished her selection.

The shopping basket was still in Gou Qing's hands, filled with the fruit he had just picked out and the healthy ingredients Yan Yuehe had prepared for today. Yan Yuehe was only holding the bottle of beverage that he had rejected.

When they arrived at the cashier, the two of them placed the items on the counter one after the other.

Gou Qingxian took the items out of the shopping basket one by one, and Yan Yuehe followed suit by gently placing the bottle of beverage next to her.

The cashier picked up the barcode scanner and got to work, the "beep" sound particularly clear in the quiet supermarket.

Gou Qing grabbed a bag from the bag rack next to him, and Yan Yuehe followed suit by pulling out a small one.

She didn't buy much beef, and the box for scallions and garlic was small, but she also had something heavy in her arms, so it would be more convenient to carry it in a bag.

"Do you have a membership?" the cashier asked as usual.

Gou Qing: "No."

Yan Yuehe: "Yes."

The cashier paused for a moment, then continued, "Give me your phone number."

The card was issued by He Yanli's company. She had previously noticed that there was a chain supermarket near the entrance of her daughter's new residential area, so she left the card for her daughter.

Gou Qing had already pulled up the payment code. He pretended to stop her card and held up his phone screen to the cashier: "Swipe mine."

The supermarket wasn't big, and the cashier had seen the two of them standing together talking a long time ago.

Although it was unclear what they were saying, it seemed like they were in the ambiguous stage of a relationship.

The cashier raised her hand.

I tapped the payment code.

Gou Qing has paid the bill.

Holding the bottle of drink, she repeated, somewhat dazedly, "I have enough money in my card to pay."

"Okay, you can pay next time." Gou Qing carried the things out, putting the small bag in her hand into the big bag. "Let's go back first, I still need to walk the dog."

Yan Yuehe followed in his footsteps with a furrowed brow.

She doesn't like owing favors to others.

Owe someone a favor, which means you have to continue dealing with them.

However, the dog's in-laws are a little different.

Even without this incident, she would still have to deal with him for the sake of her dog son.

After all, her dog-like daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law are both in his hands.

"My dear in-law, I've transferred the money to you, remember to check it." Gou Qing also took the supermarket receipt, so Yan Yuehe simply sent him a 200 yuan red envelope.

The things she bought cost no more than a hundred yuan. As for the extra money... well, consider it a thank-you fee.

Thank you to our dog's in-laws for forgiving our little dog and finally letting Fatty and Atlas play together.

"Quickly put it away." Seeing that Gou Qing did not react, Yan Yuehe had no choice but to chant the "tightening spell" beside him: "Quickly put it away, quickly put it away, quickly put it away."

Seeing her firm attitude, Gou Qing had no choice but to take out her phone under her watchful gaze.

His fingertip was about to touch the red envelope when he paused: "I'll pass, consider it my gift to Fatty."

A gift for Fatty Bao when we first meet?

Has the dog's in-laws finally accepted Fatty?

I am ashamed.

She just wanted to finish quickly, and there was nothing for Fatty Bao among the things she bought.

Yan Yuehe hesitated to speak the whole way, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Never mind, I'll use the two hundred yuan to buy something for my dog ​​when she gets home.

Gou Qing escorted her to her doorstep.

He handed her the small bag, saying, "Wait until I send you a message before you go out."

"Okay." Yan Yuehe hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and she tentatively asked, "How long will it take? Half an hour?"

Gou Qing nodded: "More or less."

Half an hour... Yan Yuehe calculated in her mind, enough time for her to slice the beef she just bought and stir-fry it with scallions and garlic to make a quick and easy dish.

She'll eat it as long as it's cooked.

She turned to close the door, but stopped when she touched the handle. She poked her head out, her eyes filled with expectant anticipation, and her voice was soft: "My dear in-laws, you must call me when the time comes, okay? Don't forget."

"Um."

The door closed.

Gou Qing was carrying fruit in one hand, about to head home, when he suddenly remembered something.

He rubbed his temples and then walked towards the entrance of the residential area.

He walked much faster on his own.

As soon as Gou Qing reached the gate of the residential area, he saw a person standing next to the parking space in front of the supermarket.

The man was bending over, peering through the car window.

"What are you looking at?"

He suddenly spoke, startling Yu Zhi so much that he trembled all over.

"Hey, bro, where did you come from?" Yu Zhi, still wearing his white coat, hurriedly patted his chest. "I saw your car here and thought you were shopping in the supermarket. I thought I'd come over and grab a drink, but I couldn't find you in the supermarket. I thought you were sitting in the car on purpose and not getting out."

"Oh." Gou Qing responded indifferently, her hands not stopping as she opened the driver's side door and placed the bag of fruit in her hand onto the passenger side.

Yu Zhi's gaze was already fixed on the bag with the supermarket logo. Seeing Gou Qing about to get into the car, he quickly moved closer, one hand on the lowered window sill, half his body leaning over, his tone full of curiosity: "So where did you just come from? Did you really go to the supermarket?"

He couldn't help but mutter, "You're always so busy, but when have I ever missed buying anything in the fridge? Did the sun rise in the west today?"

Gou Qing fastened his seatbelt. He was in a hurry and didn't have time to chat with Yu Zhi.

He ignored Yu Zhi, started the car, and began reversing.

"Gou Qing! I'm your own brother! This hand is what your dear brother relies on to perform surgeries and earn his hard-earned money! How can you just close the window like that? What if it gets damaged..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gou Qing had already backed out of the parking space, turned the steering wheel, and driven into the residential area, leaving Yu Zhi with only the taillights of his car speeding away.

Yu Zhi stood there, rolling her eyes at the back of the car: "I curse you! May you never catch up with Fatty's mom! May you live a lonely life forever!"

...

Cursed to die alone, Gou Qing is anxious to go home and make fruit slices.

He timed it precisely, and with two minutes to go before half an hour had passed, he carefully packed the cut fruit into a food storage container, put a leash on Atlas, and strode towards Yan Yuehe's house.

When he arrived at the door, he didn't rush to knock. Instead, he took out his phone, opened the camera, and slightly lowered his head to face the front-facing camera.

He straightened his collar, then noticed that the stray hairs on his forehead were a bit messy, so he reached up and tucked them into his hair, trying to create a slightly messy curl.

The door in front of them was suddenly pulled open from the inside.

Gou Qing froze in mid-air, her hand still tucked in her hair.

"Woof woof woof!" A sharp and excited bark rang out, and a plump yellow figure darted out from behind Yan Yuehe, pushing her back two steps. Her sentence was completely interrupted by the bark.

Fatty wagged its tail and spun around rapidly, heading straight for Atlas at Gou Qing's feet, sniffing its wife incessantly.

Fatty was overjoyed.

A day apart feels like three autumns. It had been separated from its wife for many autumns, and now that they had finally met, it couldn't wait to unleash all the passion it had been holding back for days.

Atlas raised his eyelids slightly, looking at the chubby baby who was wagging its tail endlessly in front of him. He raised his front paw and slapped the chubby baby's round head, then let out a short, impatient "Woof!"

After taking a picture of Fatty, Atlas took a half step back to avoid Fatty's head trying to get closer, and gently swept its tail on the ground, its eyes full of "don't bother me anymore" disdain.

Fatty's ears drooped, its tail stopped wagging, and it listlessly lay down on the ground: "Aww..."

For some reason, Gou Qing suddenly felt a sense of empathy for it.

A note from the author:

My wife is complaining about me!

Fatty: "Woof woof woof!"

Gou Qing [rolls eyes]