Chapter 137 Miracle of Love 3 Hey! The little guy opened his eyes!
Before dawn, it was feeding time, but before the alarm clock in his arms went off, Liu Kun, who was nestled on the living room sofa, woke up with a start.
He turned off the alarm clock early, tiptoed to the kitchen, scooped out a little of the leftover meat paste and rice water from before, and heated them up on the gas stove.
After heating it up, the paste was put into a special transparent plastic bag, with a thin tube attached to one end of the bag. Just as I was busy, Qiu Xiaoman came over.
She remembered the time too, but she didn't expect Liu Kun to get up even earlier than her.
She yawned repeatedly as she leaned against the doorframe: "Can you manage on your own?"
"You can manage, go back to sleep a little longer, you have dark circles under your eyes." Liu Kun was a little worried. Don't be fooled by Officer Qiu's youth and better physical condition than his; the energy and spirit she overexerted in her youth will come back to haunt her as she gets older.
Qiu Xiaoman knew what was going on, but wasn't this a special circumstance? She checked the time: "I'm leaving in a bit, and I might not be back for the next few days. If I don't make it back, I'll leave Little Lightning in your care. I'll have President Shen arrange for someone to feed Mango, so you don't have to run back and forth."
"No need, I'll go. Uncle Zhou will be back soon, and he'll take turns with me, so I can rest during the day." Liu Kun's eyes were bloodshot, clearly he was putting on a brave face.
Qiu Xiaoman didn't say anything, but silently turned around and went to find a towel. The two of them spent a lot of time feeding her, and finally finished feeding her a bag of liquid food. In the end, they had to hold Xiaoshan's neck and use their other hand to help her get the food down her intestines.
This job was meticulous and tedious, even more tiring than heavy physical labor. Liu Kun was in charge of it all night, which shows how attentive he was.
Qiu Xiaoman wiped Xiao Shandian's mouth, then went to the kitchen to cook some meat for Zhui Feng. Only then did she yawn repeatedly, pick up her keys, and prepare to leave.
Liu Kun was a little worried: "You should sleep a little longer. Driving while fatigued can cause accidents."
Qiu Xiaoman waved her hand with a smile: "It's okay, I'll go to the pharmacy and buy a bottle of medicated oil. I'll put a drop under my tongue, and then apply some to my temples and philtrum, and I'll feel refreshed."
Liu Kun was a little surprised: "Do you often stay up this late?"
"Studying, huh? I'm supposed to be a senior in high school this semester." Qiu Xiaoman said and left. Staying up late is nothing unusual, but what's unusual is that this time she stayed up late not to study.
Behind her, Liu Kun fell into a long silence. It turned out that Officer Qiu harbored hatred for President Shen, as well as regret for not finishing his studies.
She must have been a good student, what a pity.
*
When Qiu Xiaoman arrived at the base, it was just time for the military dogs to train.
She first went to Captain Lu to explain the situation and helped Zhui Feng get a few days off before going to the training ground.
When they arrived, they found Deputy Captain Sun reprimanding someone. The topic revolved around Little Lightning, criticizing Xiang Xian for not being careful or vigilant enough during the handover of the dog. At the same time, he reflected on his own shortcomings in the management of military dog files and decided that all information involving drug-sniffing dogs and their offspring would be handled specially in the future.
After scolding the boy, he glanced at Qiu Xiaoman and asked, "Xiao Qiu is back. How's Xiao Shandian? Is he feeling better?"
"After being fed liquid food, he let out a few loud, smelly farts." Qiu Xiaoman was being factual and didn't want to offer any comforting words on the matter.
Deputy Captain Sun nodded solemnly: "Thank you for your hard work. Go and rest. I'll help look after things for a while this morning."
"No need, I'm already tired and can't sleep now. I'll just go to bed early tonight." Qiu Xiaoman knew that time was tight here, so she naturally had to make the most of every second. Now that Zhui Feng was missing from the training, she couldn't afford to be careless.
Deputy Squad Leader Sun was worried about her health and advised, "Why don't you take a hot shower? You'll be able to fall asleep once you relax."
"I'm fine," Qiu Xiaoman insisted.
Deputy Captain Sun could only watch for a while before turning around to find Captain Lu.
He was very worried. He saluted as he entered, and after sitting down, he sighed, "That Xiao Qiu has dark circles under her eyes and refuses to rest. She's too responsible and will easily suffer. Why don't you go and persuade her? There's still a long way to go, and half a day won't make a difference."
"No need to persuade her anymore. She wants to finish today's training as soon as possible and rush back to the city to spend the night with Little Lightning." Captain Lu knew Qiu Xiaoman's plan and tried to persuade her, but this young comrade was very opinionated and wouldn't listen to him at all.
Deputy Captain Sun panicked: "Isn't this ridiculous? She's been running back and forth, and she's not getting enough sleep. What if something happens to her on the road? Who's going to take responsibility? Old Wen will definitely come after you and me!"
Team Leader Lu sighed helplessly, "What can I do? Am I supposed to assign her a driver?"
“That’s just you saying it out of anger. You don’t even have a dedicated driver, so how can you assign one to her? But…” Deputy Captain Sun’s eyes darted around, and he said, “How about this, the logistics team from the canteen is going to the city to make purchases, right? Let the two people in charge of purchasing go tonight, and Xiao Qiu can ride in their car and come back with them tomorrow morning.”
"Where will the purchasing team stay tonight?"
"The military guesthouse."
"Staying in a guesthouse just to buy groceries? Aren't you afraid of getting in trouble with your superiors?"
"It's just an occasional special case."
"Forget it, that girl is stubborn as a mule, she won't agree."
Deputy Captain Sun didn't believe in such superstitions, so at lunchtime he specifically talked to Qiu Xiaoman about it. As Captain Lu had predicted, Qiu Xiaoman wasn't willing and didn't want any special treatment.
Left with no other option, Deputy Captain Sun went to Chu Huaimin and Xiang Xian, asking them to reduce their lunch break by half an hour and start training half an hour earlier in the afternoon, so that Qiu Xiaoman could leave earlier in the evening.
Qiu Xiaoman went back to her dormitory and fell asleep immediately, not even hearing Yang Miaomiao trying to chat with her. Yang Miaomiao was very curious, stood on tiptoe by the bed and took a look, and couldn't help but laugh. Hey, this little Qiu, she's sleeping so soundly today, she's even snoring. She must be exhausted.
Yang Miaomiao didn't have the heart to disturb her, so she drew the curtains, stopped reading, climbed into bed, and slept with her.
Qiu Xiaoman was woken up by the whistle for emergency assembly. When Yang Miaomiao saw her sit up, she explained, "The weather forecast said it would rain this afternoon. We added a forced march in the rain to the schedule today. It's not your business. You can go back to sleep."
Qiu Xiaoman said "oh" and lay down again. She had just fallen asleep for a while when, sure enough, the weather turned bad and a torrential downpour started, so the afternoon's military dog training was moved indoors.
When Qiu Xiaoman arrived, Chu Huaimin and Xiang Xian had already been lecturing for more than half an hour. They explained to Qiu Xiaoman, "Deputy Captain Sun said that you need to go back to see Little Lightning tonight, so he wants us to finish today's task as soon as possible."
So that's how it is. I never would have guessed that Deputy Captain Sun, who is so big and burly, is actually such a thoughtful and kind-hearted person.
In this way, she could leave at 4:30 pm. The roads were slippery due to the rain, so she drove slowly and arrived in the city around 8 pm.
Liu Kun seemed to have guessed that she would come, and left her dinner.
As soon as Qiu Xiaoman entered the room, she asked if Xiao Shandian was awake. Liu Kun shook his head: "He did fart more than a dozen times, which suffocated me."
Qiu Xiaoman looked at the bandage on his head and asked with concern, "How about you? Are you still in pain?"
"It doesn't hurt." Liu Kun smiled and closed the door. "You eat slowly, I'll go inside and keep them company."
"Uncle Zhou went to the hotel again?" Qiu Xiaoman didn't stand on ceremony. She washed her hands, sat down, and picked up her chopsticks.
"Yes, he gave Little Lightning two more bottles of anti-inflammatory medicine and one bottle of glucose today. Little Lightning urinated three times. I've already changed the mat, but I don't know if he'll poop later."
Qiu Xiaoman rolled her eyes in disgust while eating: "Wait until I finish eating before you talk."
"Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."
Did you cook this?
"Hmm, is the taste alright?"
"It's alright, but I don't like soy sauce. You can put less next time."
"Okay, then you can eat the fatty meat?"
"I don't really like it, but I didn't have a choice before, and it wasn't easy to eat it even once, so I would force myself to eat it."
"Okay, from now on I'll only cook lean meat."
"The pork rib soup is good."
"I'm glad you like it."
"You learned it yourself?"
"Yes, when you're making a living in someone else's home, you have to know how to do everything."
Qiu Xiaoman fell silent. For someone with an unhappy childhood, reopening old wounds is an attempt to gain trust.
It might have been subconscious, without any other meaning, but she doesn't want to open up to a man like that right now.
Silence is contagious. She didn't speak, and Liu Kun became mute too. It wasn't until she finished washing the dishes and came in to tell Liu Kun to go to bed that Liu Kun finally asked, "Are you full?"
"Okay, thank you." Qiu Xiaoman yawned repeatedly, but didn't plan to go to bed. She didn't want to accidentally bump into Xiao Shandian when she turned over. So, like the other family members who were accompanying patients, she lay down by the bed and wrapped herself in a blanket.
Around 2 a.m., she was woken up by the stench. She initially thought it was Little Lightning farting, but when she opened her eyes, she realized it was Little Lightning pooping.
Liu Kun came in at some point and was washing Little Lightning's bottom with a basin of water. Zhui Feng, meanwhile, grabbed the poop-stained mat, jumped off the bed, and ran to the living room.
Qiu Xiaoman rubbed her eyes: "How did you know Little Lightning pooped?"
“Zhuifeng, go out and call me.” Liu Kun pointed to the small stool by the bed. “I was worried you would sleep too soundly at night, so I prepared a small stool for Zhuifeng. He can jump down and find me if anything happens.”
"I really don't know how to thank you." Qiu Xiaoman got up and helped out.
After cleaning and changing the mat, Liu Kun went out and brought in some food to feed Little Lightning.
They were still feeding him liquid food. It took both of them working together to manage it, and it was quite a struggle. I can't imagine how Liu Kun managed it by himself.
After finishing her work, Qiu Xiaoman followed Liu Kun to the living room. Looking at Liu Kun washing the toilet seat in the bathroom, she felt a strange sense of emotion: "You used to wash diapers, didn't you?"
"Okay." Liu Kun smiled and looked up. "It's alright, you should rest. You have to go to work early in the morning."
"I'm not sleepy anymore, you should rest for a while."
"No need, you go to sleep."
"How are the mangoes and the three flowers?"
"Everything's fine. Do you want to name Sanhua?"
"Go ahead and take it."
"Huh?" Liu Kun looked up in surprise, but his hands didn't stop moving. "I'll take it? It's your cat, you take it."
"Just take it when I tell you to." Qiu Xiaoman didn't want to argue and was clearly getting impatient.
Liu Kun had no choice but to comply. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is the little princess alright? She eats very slowly and doesn't care even if the kitten is meowing loudly in its nest."
“That’s normal, anyway, Mango will help take care of the child.” Qiu Xiaoman smiled. “Then let’s have a little princess. It’s not common to see a stray cat that doesn’t guard its food.”
“Yes, she has a great personality.” Liu Kun glanced at her again subconsciously. “You’ve heard that cats and dogs often have personalities like their owners.”
"Just say it if you want to praise me. But I don't have a good personality at all." Qiu Xiaoman wasn't stupid; she naturally knew what he wanted to say.
Liu Kun laughed: "Actually, you have a good personality. Straightforward people don't play tricks behind people's backs. You're also patient, but you're just sharp-tongued."
"Alright, we're talking about the cat, why are you talking about me?" Qiu Xiaoman saw that he had finished washing the two mats, so she squeezed in to help rinse them several times with clean water and put them on the radiator to dry quickly, so that there wouldn't be no replacements later. They were all baby mats, probably bought from a shopping mall, but she didn't ask.
Just as I was busy, Zhui Feng started barking loudly inside.
Their eyes met, and in an instant they realized something. They simultaneously put down the cushions they were holding and headed straight for the bedroom.
Pushing open the door, I saw the wind chasing me, spinning wildly around the tray, its tail almost like a propeller.
Qiu Xiaoman quickly came over to take a look, and hey! The little guy had opened his eyes!
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