"If you're really bored, get a pet. It's less troublesome," Ye Qingqing suggested.

Yu Anning shook her head vigorously, "Absolutely not. They shed fur and poop and pee everywhere, they smell terrible, it's so annoying."

"Actually, cats and dogs are very cute and intelligent. Although cleaning them is a bit of a hassle, you'll get used to it. Besides, you don't mind the hard work of raising children, so this little bit of trouble is nothing," Ye Qingqing joked.

Raising children is much more troublesome than raising pets, and Yu Anning isn't afraid of the trouble of raising children!

"Is it really not troublesome?" Yu Anning was somewhat tempted, but her deeply ingrained ideas from decades ago were not so easy to erase, and she still had prejudices against pets.

"It's no trouble at all. It's really interesting. Ziqun has a dog now and treats it like a treasure every day. She's reluctant to buy herself any good food, but she buys all the best things for her dog son."

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but laugh when she talked about it. Lu Ziqun was such a frugal person, even Yu Shaoning couldn't change her stingy habits, but in the end she was ruined by a dog.

Originally, they just brought the dog home to guard the house, but as time went on, Lü Ziqun treated it like a treasure. He was thinking of feeding the dog some leftovers, but when he heard that dogs can't eat salt, he immediately bought high-end dog food, as well as canned food and chew sticks. Although he complained that it was too expensive, he didn't feel bad at all when buying it. He bought the best of everything, saying that he couldn't let his precious dog suffer.

Yu Anning was tempted again. Many of her colleagues also kept pets, and some even created pet groups to exchange pet care tips every day. She thought these people were too boring and wasted their time, but now that her work was less busy, she felt bored.

After returning home, she discussed the matter with Qi Wenyuan, who agreed without hesitation and even suggested getting a Shiba Inu.

“I used to have a Shiba Inu, which was very cute. It passed away peacefully a few years ago. Let’s get another Shiba Inu, Anning. You will definitely love it.”

Qi Wenyuan had actually wanted to get a dog for a long time, but he knew Yu Anning didn't like it, so he didn't bring it up. Now that Yu Anning brought it up, it suited his wishes perfectly, and he couldn't wait to go see the dog.

The two went to the dog market over the weekend. As soon as they entered the gate, Yu Anning was nauseated by the stench, and her desire to keep a dog faded. How could anyone live in such a smelly place?

There might even be fleas. Yu Anning felt itchy all over and uncomfortable, but seeing Qi Wenyuan's enthusiasm, she had to endure it and didn't want to spoil his fun.

“This one is pretty good. Anning, look how cute they are, especially that one. It has such a silly smile. Let’s take that one.”

Qi Wenyuan took a liking to a little Shiba Inu puppy. It was round and chubby, tilting its head to look at them. It had a wet nose and shiny black eyes. It did look very cute. Yu Anning couldn't help but smile at the puppy. But not long after, the puppy arched its body and pooped.

Yu Anning's smile froze instantly. She covered her nose and urinated and defecated anywhere, showing no manners whatsoever. How could she be cute?

"This puppy doesn't know any rules, should we take another look?"

"It's still young. We'll teach it not to poop indiscriminately later. Anning, it's destined to be with us and has always been watching over us!"

Qi Wenyuan was so fond of this puppy that he was glued to it, not wanting to look at any other dogs. Perhaps the puppy was truly intelligent, for it came over, sniffed Qi Wenyuan's hand, whimpered a few times, and then lay down, revealing its pink belly and little paws, its four paws tucked in, letting Qi Wenyuan scratch its belly.

"Haha... It believes me, Anning, this is it showing friendliness to us, how interesting."