Qin Xiaoyu was stunned when she saw the person in the wheelchair. Wasn't this the little monkey who had caused trouble a few days ago? Why was his mouth crooked and his eyes slanted?
"He was fine when he was pulled out of jail, but he drank some alcohol yesterday and suddenly he's like this. You need to give him some acupuncture, what are we going to do? I'm counting on him to take care of me in my old age." Little Monkey's mother tugged at Aunt Wang's sleeve, wiping her nose repeatedly.
"This is a stroke, you should take him to the hospital, why are you taking him here?" Qin Xiaoyu remembered that Little Monkey's mother knew Aunt Wang. She had even used her to deal with Little Monkey's protection money collection.
Even though they're old friends, I can't get involved in matters of life and death. If someone gets stabbed to death, wouldn't that give them ammunition? How much compensation would they have to pay!
“He knows what he’s done, so I really can’t help you with that.” Aunt Wang wasn’t stupid; she immediately refused.
"This child has always been confused, you know that, you watched him grow up. Please help me this time, I can't let my family line end!" Little Monkey's mother was truly heartbroken, and her crying softened Qin Xiaoyu's heart.
"It's freezing outside, and he's had a stroke. You need to get him to the hospital quickly. If he keeps crying like this, he'll be beyond saving. Hurry up and go." Qin Xiaoyu really didn't know what to do with these ignorant humans.
"I keep a spirit in this house. That night he came and vandalized it, which frightened the spirit. This is retribution for him. Even a god can't save him. Take him to the hospital and leave it to fate." Aunt Wang said with a mix of joking and fright, and she even added a sealing barrier to her house. It's estimated that after this, no one will dare to come here.
That's terrifying; throwing a few stones can leave someone paralyzed on one side.
"Is she beyond saving?" The little monkey's mother couldn't take the shock and tried to collapse to the ground. Aunt Wang wasn't one to be trifled with; she grabbed her and gave her a sharp injection in the philtrum, causing the little monkey's eyes to widen instantly.
"I've done some quick calculations, and you've always been a good person. Hurry and get her to the hospital; maybe she can still survive." Hearing this, Little Monkey's mother obeyed.
After much persuasion, they finally managed to get the little monkey's mother and her group to leave.
Qin Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Godmother, your skills have improved quite a bit."
"What do you think? I've been having spirit mediums chant spells at home every day these past few days, one by one, I'm not letting them go!" Aunt Wang said smugly, and Qin Xiaoyu almost believed her.
Strangely, Commander Zhou, who was watching the commotion, did not denounce feudal superstition. Qin Xiaoyu had always suspected that Aunt Wang had secretly given him some kind of drug, so why didn't he resist?
Are's Cherokee drove into the yard, and the children in the house rushed out. They all got along very well with Are, except for the little sister who always harbored resentment.
Qin Xiaoyu slowly walked towards his car, watching him nimbly jump out, run to the back door, open it, and release a beautiful, flowing golden retriever...
She was convinced.
In the 1980s, keeping pets was not very popular. At that time, the focus was on keeping animals, and cats and dogs had practical functions: dogs were kept to guard the house, and cats were kept to catch mice.
The dogs were mostly common Chinese rural dogs, also known as "local dogs." They were gentle, not aggressive, and very intelligent. Many people who grew up in the 1980s have had one in their childhood memories.
Occasionally, someone might own a Pekingese, and that's considered quite remarkable. These people have never even seen a Golden Retriever before and are unaware that the species exists.
This is practically a mythical beast.
Everyone was stunned and dared not step forward.
Qin Xiaoyu knew that Golden Retrievers were the most docile, so she went over and gave it a head pat.
The golden retriever immediately accepted her as its owner, wagging its tail so hard it almost fell off, trying its best to please her.
Seeing that Qin Xiaoyu wasn't afraid, the children slowly gathered around her, each extending a hand, and soon accepted the new family member.
"Where did this come from?" Qin Xiaoyu asked curiously.
“This was kept at my home in England. It’s been with me for over four years. I haven’t been back recently, and it would be too lonely to leave it there, so I had a friend send it over.”
"It's really not easy." Qin Xiaoyu heard him speak so casually, but she knew in her heart that it involved going through many official checkpoints, and customs quarantine alone was a huge undertaking.
"It was indeed not easy; it took more than a month to get here." They walked towards Building 4. Cake happened to come back from outside and, sensing that something was wrong, stood at the door, bristling with anger.
The children, leading the golden retriever, had already run to the front of the building.
Looking at everything before her, Qin Xiaoyu glanced at A Lei again and suddenly realized that this was exactly what A Lei had described as home.
A Lei seemed to have thought of this as well, his eyes filled with tenderness, and before they knew it, their fingers were intertwined.
To everyone's surprise, the golden retriever actually has a very rustic Chinese name: Laifu.
“My grandma named it that, saying it was named after her first housekeeper, and it was kind of an honor,” A Lei explained.
"Laifu, Laifu?" Xiaojin frowned, thinking about something.
"Di li li li..." the little sister sang.
"Flower Fairy!" Xiao Jin finally remembered that Lai Fu was the name of the big dog in the animated series "Flower Fairy".
"Should we rename the cake too?" the younger sister suddenly suggested.
"No way! If you want to change it, get another cat. My cake can't be renamed!" Qin Xiaoyu protested.
"If only I had a flower key, I could spin it around and it would turn into a new outfit, and I'd have endless new clothes to wear..." Xiao Jin started dreaming.
"You have to have dreams, what if they come true?" Qin Xiaoyu blurted out, borrowing a famous saying from Boss Ma. Sure enough, everyone looked at her with admiration.
Xiao Jin never imagined that one day she would become an international supermodel, walking the runway with new clothes appearing every time she turned around, and countless new clothes waiting for her. Of course, that's a story for later.
Laifu is a good-natured guy. He is not only gentle with the children, but also treats all family members equally. He even takes the initiative to greet his wife.
"Good, good, this big dog is much better than the lapdog, that thing is so smug." The wife gave Laifu a thumbs up.
"It's getting used to everyone's scent in the house." Are was very satisfied with Laifu's performance.
“Laifu follows its master and is very friendly,” Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
The family had just settled in with a new member when another one arrived.
In the afternoon, just as the children gathered in the yard, a truck drove in. Old Ge hadn't wanted to move back; there's an old saying that you shouldn't move during the first month of the lunar calendar.
But going back home wasn't easy, and the busy farming season was just around the corner, so he couldn't find a vehicle to move. With a heavy heart, he moved his entire house out. Over the years of marriage, they'd accumulated mostly junk, and hadn't moved much else over.
"Erhuang'er!" Ge Erxiao rushed to the driver's seat and dragged out a big yellow dog.
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