After delivering the dumplings, the mother and son ate them together, dipping them in minced garlic and vinegar. Yu Yang liked the mackerel filling, while Chen Hong preferred the three-delicacy filling. Since they hadn't made dumplings in a long time, they ate quite a few.

After dinner, the mother and son sprawled on the sofa. Chen Hong rubbed her son's tummy and let out a long sigh: "Nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing feels better than lying down. We're having such a good day today."

My son giggled as I rubbed him. After playing for a while, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Chen Hong carried her son to bed and took a nap with him. The rain stopped around 3 p.m., the sky was clear and blue, and birds chirped and hopped among the branches.

Chen Hong took her son on a tricycle to the city's Maritime Bureau to pick up the certificate. Yang Wei had already called her a couple of days ago, saying that the captain's certificate had been issued and she could go and collect it.

I've been busy and haven't had time to go to the city. Since it was raining and I had nothing else to do, I took my son shopping.

After getting the certificate from Yang Wei, he took his son to Bohai Mall.

I bought my son a crayon sketchbook and some snacks at the supermarket on the first floor, and then went to the fruit section and bought a durian.

I took him to the electronics section on the second floor, but we didn't buy anything. We just looked around. Then we went to the home appliance section on the third floor and then to the clothing section on the fourth floor. We bought two sets of clothes and a pair of sneakers for myself and my son.

After leaving Bohai Mall, Chen Hong took Yu Yang to the small commodity wholesale market in the west of the city. They bought 150 wine bottles, which, along with the cork caps and heat shrink caps, filled five large cardboard boxes. The shop owner helped them load the bottles into the car.

Chen Hong took her son to the flower and bird market next door. She originally wanted to buy some freshwater fish, but when she saw that the market was full of ornamental fish, the only freshwater fish available were various kinds of koi, apart from saltwater ornamental fish.

It looks nice, but it doesn't meet Chen Hong's requirements. She just wants to buy delicious freshwater fish; as long as it tastes good, she doesn't care about its appearance.

After wandering around without buying anything, I was about to leave with my son when he grabbed my arm and dragged me to the entrance of the pet store.

Chen Hong took a look and saw that it was a shop that specialized in selling dogs. The storefront was not large, but the backyard was very long, with tall iron cages placed along both sides of the yard.

The iron cage has two levels, with one large dog and seven or eight small dogs locked in each cage.

As soon as you enter the house, you can smell a pungent odor. Because the dog's excrement was not cleaned up in time and it had been raining for two days, all the dog's fur was wet.

Looking at the dirty and thin dog, Chen Hong had no interest whatsoever.

A young man was introducing the dog's origin and breed to Chen Hong when he noticed she was not satisfied and was about to leave. He quickly stopped her, saying, "Sister, take another look. My place is usually very clean. It's just that it's been raining for two days, making it difficult to clean, which is why it looks dirty."

Seeing that Yu Yang was holding onto her tightly and wouldn't let go, Chen Hong knew he wanted a puppy, so she said to him, "It's not that I don't want to buy you one, but look how dirty this is, and I can't tell if it's sick or not. How about we wait until the weather gets better?"

The young man quickly said, "Don't worry, ma'am, all the dogs here have vaccination certificates and are vaccinated on time. There are absolutely no sick dogs. If you buy today, I'll give you a 30% discount."

Chen Hong laughed: "Brother, are you kidding me? A 30% discount? Cats and dogs don't have a fixed price; it's about buying what you like. If I like it and I'm willing to buy, and you're willing to sell, that's fine. You're saying it's 10% off? Do you believe me?"

"Well then, seeing that you haven't had any business these past few days, my daughter and I will see if we have anything that catches your eye. If we do, we'll let you make your first sale."

Chen Hong led Yu Yang around the yard, asking: How much is this one? How much is that one? They asked about more than a dozen dogs, and only after the young man lowered the price from 1200 yuan, 980 yuan, 700 yuan, 400 yuan, until it was reduced to 100 yuan, did Chen Hong finally choose two puppies from the iron cage in the corner.

The two puppies, one black and one gray, both had injuries and looked malnourished. Chen Hong asked, "How much are these two?"

The young man glanced at them and said, "Sister, you have a good eye! These two are mixed-breed wolfhounds. They'll definitely grow into large dogs. Here's 200 yuan for you!"

"What? 200 yuan? I don't even want to give you 20 yuan. And this is a mixed-breed wolfhound? What breed is it? Tell me, it must be a stray dog ​​that a garbage collector found. Look at all the injuries it has. It's either been bitten or beaten. I don't even know if it can survive! I'll give you 20 yuan, okay?"

The young man panicked. Selling it wouldn't just mean he wouldn't make money, he'd lose money! He'd even spent 35 yuan to buy it! "Sister, give me 100 yuan, I can't sell it at a loss!"

Chen Hong laughed: "Brother, if you don't sell them to me, you're going to lose money. Look at these two dogs, they were already injured and then they got soaked in the rain for two days. They might not even make it through tonight. You'll lose your principal."

Let's be honest, I'll give you 50. I'll take both dogs with me. Even if I lose money, it's my loss. You don't need to worry about treating their injuries anymore; that would only make you lose more money.

The young man looked at the listless puppy and had no choice but to sell it to Chen Hong. Chen Hong then paid an extra 10 yuan to buy a small iron cage from him, just big enough for the two puppies to turn around in.