Shen Fenghua and Li Yanran were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) chatting idly.
Rainy days are the best. The dense raindrops hit the eaves, making deep and shallow sounds, just like falling beads.
Shen Fenghua's eyelashes trembled slightly; she was about to fall asleep when she suddenly heard a scratching sound coming from outside the door.
Squeak squeak~
This scene...
Shen Fenghua, somewhat timidly, buried her head in the blanket, then asked Li Yanran in a muffled voice, "Yanran, did you hear the noise outside the door?"
Li Yanran heard it, but she was much bolder than Shen Fenghua.
Besides the creaking and scratching at the door, Li Yanran also thought she heard a kitten meowing. She nudged Shen Fenghua, "Wake up, get up! Why do I hear your dog, Dahuang, making noise?"
"rhubarb?"
Shen Fenghua sat up, feeling somewhat incredulous.
This little kitten, Dahuang, is always very clean. It will lick itself for a long time if it gets splashed with water. It's raining outside, how could it run out like this?
"Sigh," Li Yanran finally understood what was wrong with this unusually clean little cat.
She put on her shoes and grabbed the kitchen knife that was under her pillow. "Wait here, I'll go take a look."
As soon as the door opened, a wet, big yellow dog squatted in front of it, with a shivering puppy in its mouth.
Looking at the puppy, which looked like it had just been weaned, Li Yanran was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly called to Shen Fenghua, "Fenghua, come and see, Dahuang brought back a puppy."
Shen Fenghua hurried closer, and upon closer inspection, he was astonished to find that it was indeed true.
What's going on here?
"Hey, you idiot, forget about the situation and hurry up, or this little dog will freeze to death."
Shen Fenghua put the puppy and Da Huang inside. She gave Da Huang an old piece of clothing that it didn't usually wear and placed it in the corner. Da Huang was very smart; it lay down on it and started rolling around and rubbing against it.
It seems she's trying her best to get rid of all the water stains on her body.
The puppy was very weak, and its barks were very soft. Shen Fenghua looked at it with some concern, "Can this do it? It looks too weak, it doesn't seem like it can survive."
Although Shen Fenghua said that, her hands were never idle.
I took a dry towel to wipe the puppy dry, and then gently poured a bowl of malted milk powder for the puppy.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the puppy, now slightly dried, walk unsteadily, as if it could barely stand, to its food bowl and slurp down the malted milk powder.
Whether it's a person or anything else, as long as it can eat, it can live.
This is an instinct etched into human bones and blood.
If someone can't eat anything, they're not far from dying.
"Well, another round of trouble."
They made a makeshift bed for the dog, then washed their hands and went back to bed.
But after my sleepiness was interrupted, I couldn't connect to the link this time.
"Hey, are you still sleepy?"
"I'm not sleepy anymore, I'm full of energy now."
"I can't sleep either, let's chat."
"Let's chat then."
When we talk about chatting, we don't really know what to talk about. We're always together, and if something happens, the other person finds out almost immediately.
I don't have anything particularly to say, so I'll just ramble on.
"Your family is becoming more and more prosperous."
What makes you say that?
Shen Fenghua gave a soft "hmm".
Li Yanran turned to the side, looking very interested, "You do the math yourself, what were you doing more than half a year ago?"
More than half a year ago...
Shen Fenghua was somewhat dazed and subconsciously touched her stomach.
Back then, I was all alone, busy with blind dates, choosing a suitable marriage partner, and working. When I got home, I had to play mind games with that group of unreasonable, greedy people.
Just thinking about it makes me tired.
But what about now?
She has a home, family by her side, and now a cat and a dog; her life couldn't be more perfect.
"Back then, I was just busy doing nothing, and I felt like life had no meaning."
"And now?"
"That's all nonsense," Shen Fenghua said with a smile. "We're living like gods right now."
"Hey, I think so too. Now that I think about it, the only time my husband has been somewhat reliable over the years is when he's introducing you to potential partners."
Shen Fenghua immediately objected, "You can't talk about your brother-in-law like that. He's helped me a lot. You can't say that. Change it right now."
Li Yanran: "..."
"Well, he's got someone protecting him now."
Li Yanran's tone was slightly sarcastic, and her smile was almost bursting out.
She knew her husband wanted to repay the kindness Shen Fenghua had shown her. However, the two of them didn't talk much, so whenever Shen Fenghua needed help, he would fawn over her, afraid that she might be dissatisfied in some way.
Shen Fenghua didn't know what Li Yanran was thinking, but when she recalled those years, Shen Fenghua was sincerely grateful to Li Yanran's family. If it weren't for her being able to go there often to catch her breath, she probably wouldn't have lived to see Qi Ye appear.
These days are just too depressing.
"Sister Yanran," Shen Fenghua secretly slipped her hand under Li Yanran's blanket, "I feel so lucky."
The first twenty years were tough, but thinking about life now, I suddenly feel that it's not unacceptable.
"Alright, stop thinking about it," Li Yanran said, looking at Shen Fenghua with fear. She thought that if Shen Fenghua had just fallen asleep with her and they had chatted for a while, she might have become depressed. That would be ridiculous.
If Qi Ye doesn't come back then, he'll be holding a knife and ready to kill people.
Just thinking about it made Li Yanran unable to contain her joy.
The rain pattered down as the two chatted idly. Drowsiness crept in, and before they knew it, the room was quiet and they were both asleep.
The next morning, Grandma looked at this new family member who had joined the previous night and still found it somewhat strange.
Dogs are very loyal and can guard the house. As a country girl, my grandmother had a very good impression of this little dog.
When she learned that the puppy was brought back by Dahuang, she was even more surprised. "Great! Cats bring wealth, dogs bring riches. Our family has both cats and dogs. Maybe in the future, we will be a wealthy family with a good financial situation."
Li Yanran chuckled, "Grandma, your family is now considered a well-off family, didn't you know?"
Putting everything else aside, just look at this warm and brand-new cotton coat I'm wearing. As for my daily food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, who would believe I'm broke?
Grandma knew this, of course, but she felt that young people's horizons should not be confined to this small area.
Why can't we broaden our horizons and think about going to the capital or Shanghai?
Thinking of this, a barely perceptible trace of nostalgia flashed in Grandma's eyes.
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