Final chapter reveals the relationship
It was not until he took the dog into the hospital that Shi Nianzhu finally regained consciousness from the trance of his relationship being made public.
After the doctor initially determined that there was nothing serious wrong with Yuanyuan's body, he cleaned and dewormed Yuanyuan first. The whole puppy was no longer in the same state as when it was in the trash can, but now beautiful and clean.
A few minutes later, the few remaining moments of trance were replaced by worry about Yuanyuan's physical examination report results.
Fortunately, the result was good, Yuanyuan is healthy and only needs one vaccination.
Yuanyuan, who was controlled by the doctor and received an injection, curled up in Shi Nianzhu's arms and didn't move once he was freed, ignoring the doctor's teasing.
"The little guy is quite vindictive." The doctor tapped Yuanyuan's furry ears.
Shi Nianzhu also laughed: "It will forget about it after a while. It only remembers eating but not beating."
After the vaccinations were completed, the two of them left the pet hospital. If Shi Nianzhu hadn't found Yuanyuan, he would have definitely stayed at Jiang Du'an's house.
But at the moment, Shi Nianzhu not only had to take a little Yuanyuan home to take care of, but two elders in the Jiang family also found out that he was in love with Jiang Duan. These two things accumulated and he really couldn't cope with it, so he decided to go home.
Jiang Duan, understanding and worried that he might be bored on the way, chatted with him and took the bus back to the Shi family's house. When they arrived at the door, Shi Nianzhu said he had to take care of Yuanyuan and sent Jiang Duan back to the Jiang family for the time being.
When little Yuanyuan first came home, he bit the hair on the carpet and struggled with all the things in the house he had never seen before.
Shi Nianzhu sat cross-legged on the carpet, enthusiastically shopping online for all the tools and toys needed for dog raising.
There were dozens of little red dots in the shopping cart. She had almost bought everything. Wang Xiulin, who had just finished her beauty treatment, came back with her bag.
She saw Shi Nianzhu looking intently at her phone with her head down, so she walked over leisurely, put down the bag slung over her arm, and rubbed the back of Shi Nianzhu's head with one hand. "What are you fiddling with?"
Shi Nianzhu half-raised her head to look at her, and was about to answer when Wang Xiulin exclaimed, pointing her well-maintained finger at the furry child on the carpet: "Whose puppy is this? Did you buy it? It's the same breed as Yuanyuan."
"Our puppy, grandma." Shi Nianzhu immediately told Wang Xiulin how he picked up the puppy on the road and how he deduced that the puppy must be Yuanyuan's reincarnation looking for him, and told it to her with great interest.
"In short, it's meta meta."
"That's truly a great fate." Wang Xiulin sighed, not finding it outrageous at all.
She believed in this kind of metaphysics. Or rather, ever since Shi Guilin held Shi Nianzhu, who was still a baby, and insisted on raising her, Wang Xiulin had believed in the saying that fate was predestined.
She was very happy. She took two steps and moved to the carpet. She half-knelt beside Yuanyuan and touched her for a while, making Yuanyuan hum, "Oh, it's really like her. I have to tell your father and others this good news."
She surrounded Yuanyuan, who had a dazed look on her face, raised her phone and took pictures left and right. She took several photos in a row and sent them all to the family group. Then she repeated what Shi Nianzhu had said to her in the family group and tagged everyone.
Shi Nanqi was the first to send a message to welcome the "new" member Yuanyuan.
The other members of the Shi family followed suit, and for a moment, the chat box was filled with words of welcome to Yuanyuan.
Shi Nianzhu was happily swiping the screen of his phone.
The courier delivered the items very quickly. Soon, the dog's food bowls and other items were piled up on the floor of the living room. Shi Nianzhu dismantled them one by one and put them in order.
After most of the house was demolished, the family returned home from work.
Shi Guilin and the others took good care of Yuanyuan, and then helped Shi Nianzhu assemble some tools.
Time gradually passed until seven o'clock in the evening. Shi Nianzhu poured goat milk into Yuanyuan's food bowl to soak the dog food, watched Yuanyuan finish eating, and then went to the restaurant to eat.
The meal came to an end in a peaceful atmosphere. Shi Nianzhu saw that the time was almost right and that everyone would not be choked by what he was about to say.
So, he pushed the cleaned bowl and chopsticks forward and coughed, trying to hide his anger. "Well, Dad, I have something to tell you."
Shi Guilin glanced at him and said with a smile, "So serious? Then I'll put down my chopsticks and listen carefully. What exactly is it that makes you look like that?"
Shi Jianfeng and the others also sat up straight, indicating that they were listening attentively.
"Um, um, that is, I'm in love."
Like a sudden thunderclap, everyone at the table looked at each other in surprise with different expressions.
Immediately afterwards, a lot of curiosity was directed at Shi Nianzhu.
"When did it happen?"
"Who is the target? A high school classmate?"
"How long have you been dating? Do the other party's parents know about your relationship?"
"Don't be shy, Nian Nian. Eighteen is a good age to fall in love. Auntie supports you."
Shi Nianzhu couldn't help but look at Shi Nanqi with gratitude and understanding.
"So who is it? Tell me quickly." Shi Guilin seemed to be very happy to hear the news and was more curious than anyone else.
Shi Nianzhu was very embarrassed, her face slightly red, and she uttered a name in a restrained voice: "Brother Duan."
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Dead silence, dead silence, and dead silence.
I don’t know if it was because the name was too familiar that I was shocked, or because of something else.
Shi Nianzhu's eyes darted left and right. Seeing that they were silent, he became anxious. "Why... aren't you saying anything? Don't you agree?"
"No wonder..." Shi Guilin muttered to himself as if suddenly realizing something. "No wonder Sister Cheng suddenly messaged me today to chat. She initiated the entire conversation, but it was rambling and vague. I thought she was just making small talk, but it turns out she had a hidden agenda!"
Shi Lihan caught his awakening thoughts word by word: "..."
Now I understand that it’s a bit late.
Shi Guilin pondered for a moment, then asked Shi Nianzhu as if to prove a certain hypothesis in his mind: "Does Sister Cheng already know that you are in a relationship?"
Shi Nianzhu had been a good child in other people's homes for eighteen years, so she nodded without hesitation: "Yes, godmother knows."
After a pause, he added, "Grandpa Jiang knows about this too. They seem to agree with us."
"Ha!" Shi Jianfeng snorted coldly, "The old man is quite receptive. I should have known that his insistence on Nian Nian becoming his godson was premeditated and had ill intentions!"
Wang Xiulin scolded him: "You made such bad friends yourself. What a shame."
Shi Guilin stretched out a hand and rubbed his forehead. It was hard to tell whether he felt more desperate or helpless.
Shi Nianzhu was worried: "...You all, don't agree with me and brother Duan dating..."
"No." Shi Guilin interrupted him and said solemnly, "Dad respects every couple who truly loves each other. There's no discrimination based on sexual orientation. I just didn't expect you two to be together, so I need some time to sort things out. Don't feel burdened."
Shi Linzhuo was so shocked that he only just found his voice: "Damn it, when did that guy start secretly having an affair with Nian Nian right under my nose?!"
"It's not a secret affair, brother, you're too outspoken!" Shi Nianzhu blushed, "Brother Duan and I were together in Beijing a while ago, and we haven't been together secretly for a long time without your knowledge."
Shi Nanqi said afterward: "Ah, although it's a bit shocking, but when you think about it carefully, it's understandable. After all, what good brother is like Duan? He protects his younger brother like the apple of his eye, responds to every request, and is very clingy. He doesn't look like an ordinary brother. If you don't believe me, look at Shi Linzhuo. He is still Nian Nian's biological brother, and he is not that clingy with Nian Nian."
Shi Linzhuo spoke without thinking: "Nonsense, I'm a 24k pure straight man. If I were to be the same as a gay like Jiang Duan, I'd be doomed."
Shi Nianzhu: "...Brother, you are being presumptuous."
"Okay, okay, I'll let you two off the hook. It's just a relationship, I support you."
Shi Linzhuo was somewhat unruly in dealing with Shi Nianzhu, his spoiled younger brother, not unlike Jiang Duan, who always granted every request. He had been stunned speechless just moments before, but now he quickly accepted it.
Just because the other party is his younger brother whom he has loved for more than ten years.
Shi Nianzhu was a little happy and turned his gaze to the other elders: "What about you?"
Shi Nanqi shrugged. "Let's talk. If Jiang Duan treats you badly, I'll use my status as a famous musician to expose him to the public and cyberbully him."
"No, no, Brother Duan won't treat me badly." Shi Nianzhu waved his hands so that double images appeared, showing that he loved Jiang Duan very much.
Wang Xiulin said, "We are older and we won't get involved in your affairs. If you want to talk, just talk."
Shi Lihan and Chen Yi: "Yes, we support it."
Only the last person remained silent.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shi Guilin, with Shi Nianzhu's gaze being the most intense.
"Oh, I agree, okay? I agree." Shi Guilin turned his face away, looking like an old and lonely man who was willing but unable to do anything.
"Thank you, Dad. I'll go upstairs and rest now."
Shi Nianzhu was in a very good mood after having a full meal and successfully announcing her relationship.
He happily left the dinner table, grabbed Yuanyuan who was rolling around and playing alone, held him in his arms, and went into the bedroom with the defenseless puppy, and threw both man and dog onto the soft bed.
Shi Nianzhu held Yuanyuan up and chuckled twice, then kissed it: "I'm so happy, Yuanyuan."
Yuanyuan licked the kisses and nose tip that he had kissed, grinned and stuck out her tongue, smiling brightly, as if she could feel Shi Nianzhu's happiness firsthand.
"It seems that what the movies and novels say is true. Eighteen is indeed a great age." Shi Nianzhu swayed his legs and talked to himself while talking to Yuanyuan.
He received two gifts when he turned eighteen.
A puppy, a love.
Therefore, please bring more unknown gifts in the future.
Volume 3 - End.
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It's finished. Because this is a story about a developmental relationship written from Shi Nianzhu's perspective, I carefully considered the decision to write an ending that is full of anticipation and a sense of unfinished business. I wonder if this will make you happy when reading it, and give you a sense of hope that Shi Nianzhu has a happier future waiting for him.
Anyway, the main text is finished. Thank you to all the readers who have been following the updates.
As for the reveal of Nian Nian's red panda identity that everyone wants, I will write a special extra chapter in the next two days. Readers who like this novel, please continue to follow the red panda extra chapter of this novel. I will finish writing it and post it tomorrow.
Finally, thank you again for your encouragement and support along the way. I love you all.
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