Chapter 20 The Poor Little Puppy
Yun Xia, with her sweet tongue, showered Liu Xiaonian with compliments, making Liu Xiaonian spin around in circles, claiming she was a fairy descended from heaven. Xu Yingying was even angrier, secretly cursing her as a show-off and a lackey.
Yunxia, with her sharp ears, pretended not to hear and grabbed the stray dog, giving it a good rub. Surprisingly, it felt pretty good.
At noon, Aunt Xu cooked a large table of dishes. Although her cooking skills were not as good as those of Director Liu, who was visiting relatives, they were still passable.
But her sister-in-law was picky, always complaining that this dish was too salty or that dish was too oily, and she even subtly mocked her for not knowing how to manage money.
At first, Aunt Xu smiled a few times, but later she couldn't keep her composure, and the scene became quite awkward.
"Aunt Xu, how did you make this braised pork? It's sweet and delicious, the meat is tender and smooth, and the fat isn't greasy at all. I feel like Xiaxia could eat three big bowls of it by herself."
The little girl, her mouth greasy from eating, praised him without reservation, successfully breaking the deadlock!
Aunt Xu seemed to have opened a floodgate of words, explaining the cooking techniques for braised pork non-stop, leaving her sister-in-law, who was from her own family, unable to get a word in edgewise and only able to stare blankly.
Xu Yingying and Liu Xiaonian had small appetites and were full after eating only a little. With the adults' permission, they ran back to their rooms to play by themselves. As for Yunxia, she was still slowly drinking her crispy pork soup.
"Drink slowly, no one will take it from you. People who don't know any better will think that a poor, ignorant relative has come to visit your sister-in-law."
Yunxia: ...Get your eyes checked, I was clearly drinking very elegantly!
"Aunt Ma is right. There are many dishes on the table that I have never eaten before, such as Daokou roast chicken, braised sea cucumber with scallions and coconut chicken. So my eating manners are a bit unrefined. Please don't mind."
The dishes she just ordered were mostly eaten by those born in the Year of the Horse, and the way she ate them was... incredibly unsightly!
"You...you have no manners!" Ma Qiuju said angrily, clutching her chest.
"Qiuju, Xiaxia was talking about herself, don't overthink it."
"Hey, Aunt Ma, what are you thinking about? Xiaxia is very curious, can you tell me?"
They sang and laughed, saying all the nice things, and Ma Qiuju suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, making it hard to breathe.
Wow~ Wow~ Wow~
Suddenly, a crying sound came from the side-lying child. The adults' eyes narrowed, and they rushed over to check on the child, no longer caring about gossip.
"Waaah, doggy...doggy, she's suffocating me! Hit her...hit her!"
The little girl, her face streaked with tears, hugged the limp, rolling-eyed mongrel and wailed in agony.
"You child, how can you be so wicked? Yingying is your own sister, and you just casually say 'hit'!"
"Mom, I didn't suffocate it. It crawled into the blanket by itself. It's so rude. My sister Niannian sleeps with the stray dog at night. Ugh, it's so dirty."
"My dog...my dog, oh my god, you...you have to pay me back!"
The chaotic scene was clearly overwhelming for Aunt Xu. She could only hug her daughter and whisper words of comfort. She didn't have the strength to utter a single word of rebuttal to the sarcasm from her sister-in-law and her daughter.
"You brat, what are you glaring at me for? The dog isn't yours!"
The look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them cannot be hidden.
The little mongrel shook its head and wagged its tail vigorously; the soft feel of its fur seems to still be right before my eyes.
That was a life. How cruel must one be to kill someone?
"Niannian, I've learned a little first aid. Give me the dog and see if there's any hope of saving it."
Liu Xiaonian quickly handed the dog over, saying, "Xiaxia, if the dog comes to life, all the dolls and toys in the cabinet are yours."
He stopped breathing, his body went limp, but he was still warm, and his heartbeat was weak. There was still hope!
“Niannian, there’s still hope. The heart is located on the left side of the center of the 3rd to 6th ribs. Gently press with your fingertip, and I’ll do… artificial respiration.”
Upon hearing that there was hope, Liu Xiaonian, without even wiping away her tears, quickly did as instructed.
Yunxia covered the dog's nose and mouth with both hands, puffed out her cheeks, and blew hard, more than a dozen times, but still saw no reaction from it.
"Xiaxia, don't stop! You have to save the dog!"
Even while crying, she didn't dare stop the movement of her fingertips, which shows how much she loves this dog.
Recalling the green energy of the fertile fields in the space, his gaze suddenly hardened. "Niannian, if I say there is hope, then there is hope."
"Heh, Yingying, this trip was worthwhile. Giving a dog first aid is something even circuses wouldn't dare to do."
"Sister-in-law, please... watch your mouth!"
Yunxia couldn't hear a single word the people inside were saying. Her consciousness kept flashing between space and reality as she breathed green air into the puppy's body.
snort!
With a muffled groan, the little dog resumed breathing on its own.
"It's alive...the dog is alive! Waaah, I was so worried!"
The little dog stuck out its tongue and licked the girl's wrist and the tip of its tail back and forth, indicating that it was recovering quite well.
"Niannian, the dog hasn't recovered yet, don't hug it so tightly."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaonian hurriedly placed it on the quilt, lay down by the bedside, and stared intently with her big, wet eyes, afraid that something might happen to it again.
Woof! Woof! Woof!
He yelled at Xu Yingying as if he had seen an enemy!
"Pah, it's filthy and smelly, and you put it on the bed? If it dared to get on my bed, I would have killed it long ago."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaonian decided to give up being a fairy!
Gritting her teeth, she got up and fought back, pulling hair, grabbing neck, and kicking calves. Her chaotic fighting style made it difficult for Xu Yingying to defend herself.
Ma Qiuju cursed a few times, forcefully pulled the two apart, hugged her daughter tightly, and was about to slap Liu Xiaonian when Aunt Xu stopped her.
"Pah, you ill-mannered fellow, beating your own family for a piece of trash dog. Look how badly Yingying is scratched. This matter won't be over until you pay 100 yuan in compensation."
Upon receiving her mother's signal, Xu Yingying started crying and shouting repeatedly, "You're disfigured! The neighborhood committee director is bullying me!"
Faced with her unreasonable and domineering relatives, the intellectual Aunt Xu was clearly at a disadvantage. Yun Xia whispered in Liu Xiaonian's ear, teaching her techniques for throwing a tantrum and acting shamelessly.
"Wow, murder! The auto repair shop manager condoned his daughter's murder! Waaah, I'm going to write a complaint letter! Waaah!"
The position of director was coveted by many people, and the words "complaint letter" terrified Ma Qiuju.
"What a disaster! Having a relative like you is the worst luck imaginable. Xu Xiufen, you need to discipline your unruly child."
Having been bullied like this, Xu Xiufen was ready to go all out. "Niannian is fine, it's your Yingying who's the real troublemaker. Like father, like son. She was a quiet little dog when she was young, and who knows what outrageous things she'll do when she grows up."
"Xu Xiufen, you think you're so great? You dare to talk about my daughter? You're asking for death."
“You started this trouble first. I will take Niannian to the hospital to see a doctor for her injuries. You will have to pay whatever the medical expenses are. The same applies to Yingying. The Liu family can take responsibility. However… return the jewelry that is stolen every year as soon as possible.”
"Just a heads up, the amount has already reached the threshold for filing a case. We've kept all the invoices. With your showy personality, you must often wear jewelry out to flaunt it. Ha, the evidence is really complete!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Qiuju panicked instantly. "No, we're all relatives. Why make such a fuss? Kids always grind their teeth and fight. Just apply some iodine, and it'll go away in a few days."
Poor little puppy: ●)o(● Phew, I'm alive again! Give me a stack of recommendation tickets and monthly tickets!
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