Chapter 59 Small Gifts

"Clatter".

The door to the second bedroom was opened by a furry paw. A dark brown head peeked into the room, and finally used its massive body to widen the crack in the door.

The girl felt a "crunching" sound next to her bed while she was sleeping, and something was tugging at her blanket.

The girl's hand, which was sticking out from under the covers, was nuzzled by the ticklish fur. With her eyes closed, she casually touched it a couple of times. Why does it look like a head?

Gu Zhaodi opened her eyes with difficulty and looked through the sunlight filtering through the balcony curtains into the dimly lit room. She then realized that Guoguo was sitting expectantly in front of her bed.

The girl propped herself up, patted Guoguo's head, and asked in her usual morning hoarse voice, "Guoguo, why did you come to see me so early in the morning?"

After licking the girl's warm palm, Guoguo lowered its head and picked up the leash from the ground.

"Are you planning to go for a walk?" The girl smiled, her face slightly puffy.

Unexpectedly, Guoguo nodded, sat down, and obediently stared at the girl.

"Guoguo is so smart." The girl rubbed the German Shepherd's big head. "I'll take you there after I've washed up."

During this period, whenever the girl was not in class, she would take Guoguo for a walk once in the morning and once in the evening. The clever German Shepherd quickly figured out the girl's rest time.

Sure enough, it came to find the girl early in the morning, asking her to take it out to play.

After the girl finished getting ready, Guoguo hurriedly led her out the door.

Watching Guoguo running wildly ahead, the girl felt a little helpless and began to wonder whether she was walking Guoguo or Guoguo was walking her.

Not long after, Guoguo stopped moving her limbs and stared blankly into the distance.

The girl looked up and saw that it was indeed the female German Shepherd named Meimei.

Whenever a girl takes Guoguo out for a walk alone, Guoguo will definitely come to play with Meimei.

During this time, thanks to Guoguo's amazing social skills, the girl also got to know many dog-walking experts in this community, such as Meimei's owner.

"Zhao Zhao, come quick! I've finally taught Mei Mei how to shake hands today." I don't know if it's because Mei Mei didn't want to learn, but it took her a long time to learn how to shake hands.

Even Guoguo, who learned later, has surpassed it and has already mastered the advanced move of lying down.

"Then congratulations, Sister Su Ling." The girl smiled.

During this time, Guoguo was a total simp. Whenever she went out for a walk, she would always gravitate towards Meimei. Naturally, the girl got to know Meimei's owner, Su Ling.

The girl remembered that when she first met Su Ling, she thought she was beautiful and kind. After chatting, she learned that Su Ling was a top star in the entertainment industry.

The girl just doesn't follow the entertainment industry, so she doesn't know her.

"Your uncle didn't come today?" Su Ling looked behind the girl. Sometimes when the girl came to walk her dog, she would be accompanied by a man with a noble air.

Dan Anwen always claimed to the outside world that the girl was his niece, so it was normal for Su Ling to misunderstand.

"Uncle Dan went on a business trip a few days ago." The girl untied the leash so that Guoguo could play more easily.

A few days ago, because of something at the US branch, the man rushed to the other side of the ocean overnight, without even having time to say goodbye to the girl.

"Oh, I see." Su Ling was actually a little attracted to the girl's uncle.

As celebrities in the entertainment industry, their careers are based on youth. Who wouldn't want to hook up with a rich man and have a long-term, stable meal ticket? Especially a gentle and refined man like Dan Anwen.

Seeing that the girl was focused on playing with Guoguo, Su Ling casually asked, "Zhaozhao, does your uncle have a girlfriend?"

"No." The girl was busy getting snacks for Guoguo and didn't think much of Su Ling's words.

Su Ling looked thoughtfully at the two dogs on the ground. "Zhao Zhao, why don't you bring Guo Guo and come with us to the pet party at Jinshan Villa next Saturday?"

Many full-time housewives in Jinshan Villa enjoy keeping small animals and often hold pet parties to pass the time when they have free time.

Gradually, pet gatherings have become social events in the Jinshan Villa District under the guise of pets. Not only stay-at-home moms attend, but many successful people also use the excuse of bringing their pets to play in order to discuss business.

Su Ling thought that if the girl and Guoguo came, the man would probably come along too. After all, she could tell that the man cared a lot about the little girl in front of him and would definitely not feel comfortable letting her go alone.

The girl thought for a moment, then said, "I need to ask Uncle Dan about this."

She thought that since Guoguo was Uncle Dan's dog, it would be better to ask Uncle Dan's opinion on things like pet gatherings.

This was the answer Su Ling wanted, and she smiled and said she would wait for her good news.

After their walk, Su Ling asked the girl for her home address.

Over the next few days, the girl continued to take Guoguo out for walks and tried to improve her English grades whenever she had free time.

The girl's academic performance barely improved significantly over the course of the year, largely due to her poor English grades.

As time went on, the English curriculum at Nan'an Middle School became more difficult. Even with the girls' hard work, their English scores only improved slightly and failed to meet their expectations.

That evening, the girl was listening to English words in her study with headphones on, silently repeating them aloud.

A shadow fell on the book. The girl looked up in confusion. The soft light shone on the man's handsome face with its sharp features, outlining the smooth lines of his jaw. His delicate skin was slightly pale, and there was a tired look between his brows.

"Uncle Dan, you're back!" The girl's eyes sparkled with a smile; it had been almost a week since she had seen him.

Since Dan Anwen went abroad, he has only chatted with the girl on WeChat once, when he told her about his trip abroad. He hasn't appeared in the following days, as if he had vanished into thin air. The girl didn't dare to disturb his work.

"Little girl, it's already eleven o'clock." The man's deep, hoarse voice made the girl's heart tremble.

The girl glanced at the time on the computer; it really was eleven o'clock. She had class tomorrow.

I was so focused on practicing my spoken English that I lost track of time.

"Uncle Dan, I forgot." The girl scratched her head sheepishly.

Dan Anwen's thin lips curved slightly, his voice deep and resonant, "Go to sleep now."

"Okay." The girl tidied up the English materials on the table.

"Your English still hasn't improved much?" The man glanced at the red marks on the girl's test paper and frowned slightly.

Speaking of this, the girl was slightly frustrated, as the level of English education in Lin'an City could not be replaced by just one year.

The girl pouted slightly and said, "I've tried my best, but it doesn't seem to have been very effective."

Dan Anwen lowered his eyes and gently ruffled the girl's hair. "If you don't mind, I can come back and teach you every night?"

The girl was a little surprised, but then she thought that Uncle Dan was already very tired after going to work and coming home. Wouldn't teaching her mean he would have less time to rest?

The environment in which a girl grows up causes her to always put the feelings of others first, often neglecting her own needs and emotions.

"Let's forget about it." The girl said, her head drooping.

Seeing that the girl clearly wanted to but still refused, what couldn't the man understand?

Dan Anwen lifted the girl's drooping head and said in a low voice, "Little girl, don't always subconsciously ignore yourself. Besides, it won't take much time to teach you."

On the one hand, the man had studied abroad and his English proficiency was almost indistinguishable from his Chinese; on the other hand, the girl was extremely quick to learn, and he believed she would mature quickly.

The two looked into each other's eyes, and the girl could clearly see into the man's dark pupils, which reflected her delicate, unadorned face.

"I understand," the girl nodded dazedly.

The man released the girl's head and patted the top of her head. "Go to sleep."

next day

When the girl woke up, she saw a small, exquisite box on the bedside table.

Upon opening it, I found a white crystal bracelet, with a piece of paper with sharp, angular strokes underneath.

"Little friend, this is a small gift for you. You can't refuse it."

Looking at the words above, a sweet feeling welled up in the girl's heart. Uncle Dan, like Xiangxiang, was someone who would think of her and care for her, warming her heart little by little.

When she saw the words "cannot refuse," the girl smiled and thought, "Does he really know her that well?"

However, as time went on, the girl rarely refused other people's kindness as she used to, because she knew that the person giving the gift had put a lot of thought into choosing it, and that refusing was the least appropriate way to do so.

You could have given her a gift in return next time. Even if the girl couldn't afford something expensive, it would still be a token of her affection.