Chapter 40
Fu Zhan keeps his word.
The whole stack of cash was stuffed into the small backpack. The small portion that couldn't fit in was folded up and stuffed into the gap, filling it up completely.
Jiang Ling took the small backpack into his arms and covered it with his paws.
Fu Zhan smiled and flicked his finger on Jiang Ling's forehead: "Little rich dog."
But he made money, and it also deepened Fu Zhan's suspicion of him.
"Who taught this little thing to be so smart?"
Fu Zhan lay down, with one hand behind his head, and the other hand playing with Jiang Ling's fur: "I remember the day I bumped into you, you were a little stray dog, dirty all over, and the nameplate around your neck was just a simple piece of wood. If you had an owner, he probably wouldn't treat you well. Would such a person carefully teach you to recognize words and money?"
He rubbed his palm all over Jiang Ling's body.
Jiang Ling was just calling him a hooligan when he heard him say, "He looks like he has just reached adulthood. Did he start training when he was a child?"
Jiang Ling was too lazy to explain Fu Zhan's suspicion. Even if soul traveling across time had been performed a thousand or ten thousand times in novels and TV dramas, it would be difficult to truly connect the two in reality.
It doesn’t matter whether you can guess it or not.
In short, making money is the most important thing!
Fu Zhan: "Could it be..."
Jiang Ling looked up. Could it be that he had guessed it?
Fu Zhan asked, "Are you a puppy from the circus?"
Jiang Ling yawned in exhaustion, then lay down to rest, thinking to himself, "If you think so, then so be it."
But the circus explanation is not bad either.
Last summer vacation, he, his brother and his mother watched a modern circus performance in Xinhai Xinchuan District, which included animal performances. He didn't know if there would be such an opportunity again in the future. His eyelids drooped slightly and he closed his eyes to take a nap.
"Is that so?" Fu Zhan pinched Jiang Ling's little paw.
"Yes, yes," Jiang Ling wagged his tail.
"It seems like you have no objection, so let's just leave it like this," Fu Zhan lay on his side, gathered Jiang Ling and the small backpack next to him, and stroked Jiang Ling's head. The problem with the puppy was solved, and he soon felt sleepy after not sleeping all night.
After Fu Zhan fell asleep, Jiang Ling picked up his backpack and left the house.
There is a bay window sill on the first floor with small windows on both sides for ventilation. As long as he jumps onto the bay window sill and stacks some toys, he can step on the toys and flip out of the small window. There is a flower bed under the window that can catch him and he won't fall too hard.
Like last time, he walked along the bus signs, trying to avoid the crowds.
I met the wild cat again along the way.
Jiang Ling took the initiative, took a few steps back and then accelerated forward.
Although he couldn't run fast with a backpack on his back, and even in the eyes of the cat, his speed was very slow, so the wild cat didn't hide. It had a typical "rabbit and tortoise race" mentality, so the wild cat never expected that Jiang Ling would suddenly turn around when he got in front of it and hit it on the head with a bang using the inertia of the swinging backpack.
"Meow--"
The wild cat screamed and rolled on the ground, then got up and ran away quickly.
Jiang Ling continued walking.
The two brothers, Alaskey and Golden Retriever, told him that they could hitchhike, so he waited at the Sanli Bridge intersection.
A few minutes later, an old man came from the end of the intersection on an electric tricycle, still carrying the golden retriever and Alaskan dog. He quickly barked, and the golden retriever and Alaskan dog looked at him. The golden retriever shouted, "It's you!"
Alaska jumped out of the car first, picked up Jiang Ling and ran after the car.
The golden retriever turned around and licked the back of the old man's head. The old man had to stop the car and turned around to give the golden retriever a slap: "Shut up and sit still!"
Alaska took the opportunity to jump in.
Jiang Ling got into the car safely.
"We thought you wouldn't come again, and you've become even cuter. But it doesn't matter. We recognize your scent, no matter how you change, we recognize you." The golden retriever was very excited, sniffing Jiang Ling all the time, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "You're wearing a skirt, my god, you're wearing a skirt!"
Alaska said, "I said it was a girl."
Last time they were jealous of each other for several days, and then they discovered a serious problem. They had not yet confirmed whether Jiang Ling was a male or a female, so they argued for several more days.
"Whether it's a girl or not, I like it!" the golden retriever announced loudly.
Alaska was not to be outdone: "I liked it first!"
Golden Retriever: "It's obviously me!"
Alaska: “It’s me!”
Along the way, the two big dogs were quarreling fiercely. Jiang Ling wanted to stop them, but his barking was not enough compared to the two large dogs. The quarrel finally stopped when he got off the car.
In order to keep the brothers in harmony, Jiang Ling said before leaving: "Stop quarreling, I am not suitable for anyone, I am a male."
"It's okay," the golden retriever shook his big tail and shouted at him, "I'm sterilized and can adapt to both sexes."
Alaska: "Me too."
With a thud, Jiang Ling fell down.
He looked back at the two big dogs, but the electric tricycle had already carried them away.
There is a maple tree on the road not far from home. In autumn, the maple leaves will change color, and from a distance they look as red as fire. Every time Jiang Ling passes by, he will pick up a few maple leaves, put them in the book to dry, and use them as bookmarks. The extra ones will be stored in glass bottles. This has been his habit for several years.
This time, the maple leaves were still dark green.
He picked up a piece and walked home.
The gate of the wall was closed. Jiang Ling squeezed his head through the gap in the iron railings of the gate. However, the small backpack on his body was stuck. He twisted his body to tilt the backpack as much as possible to squeeze in, and his two front paws kept digging forward.
After much difficulty, the backpack squeezed in, and Jiang Ling fell forward.
But finally I got in.
"puppy?"
Jiang Yi saw him upstairs and ran down immediately: "Is it you? Is it the puppy who helped me drive away the bad guys last time? You look very different."
This time Jiang Ling was very clean and wearing a beautiful dress. It was obvious that she was a pet dog with an owner.
Jiang Yi couldn't help but feel disappointed: "I wanted to adopt you last time, but I looked for you several times and couldn't find you. But how come you are back again? Whose puppy are you?"
Jiang Ling rubbed his brother's hand with the top of his head, then lowered his head and put down the maple leaf in his mouth.
As he expected, Jiang Yi's expression changed.
"These are the leaves my brother likes," Jiang Yi's eyes were red. He knew that his brother had a hobby of collecting leaves. Whenever he saw strange and interesting leaves, he would pick them and put them in his brother's glass bottle.
Jiang Ling rubbed the back of his hand again, then rolled on the ground and threw his backpack to the ground.
Jiang Yi: "What is this?"
Jiang Ling held the small backpack in his mouth and handed it to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi was surprised: "Are you going to give it to me?"
Jiang Ling: "Woof!"
Jiang Yi opened the small backpack and was surprised to find it was full of money.
"You, you..." Jiang Yi stuttered a little, but his mind was quick, "Are you here to give me money?"
"Yes!" Jiang Ling knew that his brother would not be so stupid. After all, they are brothers. "Mom's monthly salary is more than 6,000 yuan. After deducting the monthly water and electricity bills and her medical expenses, there is at most 4,000 yuan left. Even if you earn 2,000 yuan part-time every month, you still need several thousand yuan. Unless Mom works overtime non-stop, her body can't bear it. With this money, you don't have to worry about repaying this month."
Jiang Yi stared at the money, their family was short of money right now, and the money brought by the puppy was undoubtedly a timely help.
There was a fierce struggle in my heart whether to take it or not.
"Don't hesitate, take it!" Jiang Ling called out, stepping on the maple leaf with his claws and pushing it in front of his brother's eyes, "This is the money I sent, there will be no problem if you take it."
Jiang Yi's eyes fell on Feng Ye again, and he whispered softly: "Feng Ye, brother, money... Could it be that it was sent by my brother?"
As he spoke, Jiang Yi started to cry. The puppy in his sight was blurry. He sobbed and cried softly: "How could it be my brother? My brother is dead."
Jiang Ling was stunned.
Although I knew that the chances of my survival were slim, it was still a huge shock when I heard it from my family in person.
He really died...
Jiang Yi recalled the chaos at that time. The dormitory building of the senior year collapsed, shaking other buildings. The first and second year students were in an uproar, and all the students rushed to the corridor. He rushed forward like a madman, but the gate under the first year building had been closed long ago, and he couldn't get out at all. He didn't care whether his phone would be confiscated, so he could only call his mother: "It was too chaotic that night. The people who were rescued were all covered in dust and injuries. No one could recognize each other. All family members were arranged in the waiting area. The next day..."
Jiang Yi choked up: "The next day, we received a notice of my brother's death."
He thought of the unrecognizable bloody face in the morgue, and suddenly, his whole body was in pain: "The school did say that it would compensate me, and the principal even came to visit my home in person, but up to now, I haven't received a penny of compensation, and they only said nice things..."
"Maybe the school can't come up with so much money at once, so they can only do it slowly," Jiang Ling comforted his brother.
Then he tapped the maple leaves with his paws and pushed the backpack forward with his nose.
"Okay, Xiaoyi, I'm leaving."
Afraid that his brother would hesitate and refuse to accept it, Jiang Ling turned around and ran away after saying this.
Jiang Yi grabbed his backpack and chased after him, but Jiang Ling had already disappeared into the bushes in the distance. After a while, his small body ran even farther and disappeared into the bushes again.
Jiang Ling slowly stopped only after making sure he was far enough away from home.
He stood there and took a rest, then walked back the way he came. There was no ride back and the journey was long, so he could only walk and stop.
While he was resting under the shade of a tree, two shadows fell in front of him.
The vengeful wild cat brought helpers.
The helper was a fat orange cat with a sturdy body, which showed that it ate a lot. The two cats circled around Jiang Ling slowly.
The wild cat was quite proud, its tail standing high up swaying slowly in the air, and it sneered, "Little guy, you are very fierce, don't even think about running away, I will definitely beat you to death this time!"
The fat orange cat said proudly: "Yes, I will definitely beat you up... eh?"
Before they could even utter the word "die", Jiang Ling disappeared from their sight. The orange cat looked down and saw the puppy had already bitten its leg tightly: "Meow? Meow!!!!!!"
The fight started unexpectedly!
The orange cat screamed and kicked Jiang Ling with its hind paws. Jiang Ling was kicked but did not let go.
"I'll do it!" The wild cat jumped up.
Jiang Ling pulled out a mouthful of cat hair with great effort, while dodging the sudden attack from the wild cat.
"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, meow!" The orange cat next to him screamed in pain, licking his paws as he screamed.
"Little guy, you are really agile," the wild cat praised without sincerity, and the pads of meat on the ground showed their sharp claws again, but it did not dare to act alone, and commanded the orange cat, "Hurry up and get up, let's go together."
The orange cat twisted his fat body and said, "No, I can't get up. I'm too fat. Please help me!"
Wildcat turned his head and said, "You are such a waste!"
Taking advantage of their distraction, Jiang Ling rushed forward again. He was not sure if he could deal with the two cats together, but the two cats obviously did not cooperate very well. Besides, he was very unhappy because he had confirmed his death. He had been feeling heavy in his heart all the way and had no place to vent his depression.
Now is the perfect time!
Let out all your unhappiness!
A mouthful of Woohoo!
Just as the wild cat was helping the orange cat to turn over, half of its head was bitten by Jiang Ling.
wildcat:""
"Meow——" The wild cat cried heartbreakingly and shook its head wildly.
Jiang Ling's teeth were not that big after all, so they slid down quickly, but he bit the wild cat's ear in the process.
"Meow meow meow meow!!!!" The wild cat kicked its limbs in pain and scratched Jiang Ling several times, but Jiang Ling refused to let go. "I surrender, I surrender, let me go! Fat Orange, help me!"
The orange cat was already trembling: "The little guy's fighting ability is so strong!"
Wildcat: "Nonsense, why would I ask you to help?"
The orange cat said, "Okay then."
Wildcat was confused: "What's good?"
Orange cat: "My mom is calling me to eat. I have to go home quickly. I can't miss eight meals a day."
The fat and plump orange Ton Ton Ton ran away.
"Surrender, I surrender!" The wild cat kept begging for mercy.
Jiang Ling finally loosened his teeth. He was not as experienced as Sheng Xiaoxing in the dormitory in terms of fighting, but he knew that he had to be strong-armed. He stepped on the wild cat's head with his claws and asked, "Will you sneak attack me on the road again in the future?"
"Never again, never again!" The wild cat crouched low, with its face pressed to the ground. After several attempts to defeat the puppy, it had already given in. "From now on, you are my boss."
Jiang Ling thought about it seriously and decided that there was no harm in having a younger brother. Maybe he would be useful someday in the future. He loosened his grip and said, "As long as you don't try to deceive me, it's not impossible to have you as my younger brother."
"I won't lie to you. I've been cheated many times before and I don't dare to lie to you again."
"Okay," Jiang Ling said, "What's your name?"
The wild cat scratched its aching ears with its claws and said, "My name is Aqiang."
Jiang Ling: “….”
Jiang Ling: "Is your wife's name not A Zhen?"
A Qiang was shocked: "Boss, how did you know?!"
Jiang Ling looked up at the sky speechlessly: "......"
I can actually guess it just by talking casually.
"Boss, tell me quickly, have you seen it?" A Qiang quickly followed Jiang Ling who was still walking forward and asked anxiously.
Although Jiang Ling won, he was scratched in many places, his fur was dirty, and his skirt was torn. When he was biting, he was dragged and thrown by Aqiang, and his claws hurt a lot. He glanced at Aqiang, limped and said, "I just said it casually. I haven't seen it."
"If you see it one day, you must tell me. It is a cow cat. Its eyes always reveal clear stupidity, but I love it very much."
Jiang Ling: “….”
Aqiang kept chattering along with Jiang Ling all the way.
It turned out that it was not a wild cat nearby, but came to the area with the cow cat to look for food. As a result, a heavy rain dispersed them, and the rain washed away the scent of the cow cat. It couldn't find the cow cat, so it had to wander around this area and refused to leave. In order to find food, it always rummaged through the trash cans in the community, which inevitably annoyed the residents. Sometimes when it was extremely hungry, it came up with the bad idea of robbing other cats and dogs.
"Boss, I will follow you from now on. Can you help me find Ah Zhen?" Ah Qiang looked at Jiang Ling with hope in his eyes.
Jiang Ling choked. He already had a lot of troubles, and now taking in a younger brother would bring him even more troubles.
He thought for a moment and said, "I'll try my best."
"Thank you, Boss!"
After walking for a while, Aqiang stopped and said, "Boss, I can't go with you. I can't leave here. I'm afraid it won't see me when it comes back."
"I don't need you to follow me," Jiang Ling took two steps forward and turned back to remind him, "Don't rob other cats and dogs again. I'll bring you food when I have time."
Aqiang meowed and jumped into the alley nearby.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Ling finally returned to the city from home, and then from the city back to Fu Zhan's residence.
The way out of the house was through the window. He could climb out from the inside but couldn't climb back in. He could only lie down outside the door and wait. He was so tired that he fell asleep in a daze.
The man upstairs was also sleeping.
The sun sets and the bright sky gradually turns dim.
Fu Zhan was woken up by a ringing phone.
Fu Zhan slowly opened his eyes, took the phone with his long arm and put it to his ear, saying in a scattered voice: "Hello......"
Listened to a while.
"Another party?" Fu Zhan pinched his brows to wake himself up. "I'm tired of parties. I'll talk about whether to go out later."
The callers were still those friends who, like him, slept all day and stayed up all night. Last night, Zhao Chengyi organized a card game, and tonight, Wei Ze was the host. Hearing that Fu Zhan was about to hang up, Wei Ze hurriedly said, "It's okay if we don't have a party. How about we go to a concert by a famous master..."
"I'm not interested in music," Fu Zhan threw away his phone, lay on the bed for a while, tilted his head and shouted, "Little thing?"
After shouting and waiting for a long time, the puppy didn't come up.
"Little thing?" he continued.
With a puppy, I have something to worry about. Now, no matter whether it is morning or evening, the first thing I do when I wake up is to check on my puppy to see if he has eaten well and what he has played at home.
"You used to come up when I called you, but now that you've made enough money and become a big shot, you don't listen to me anymore?" Fu Zhan got out of bed, tied the belt of his pajamas casually, and walked downstairs slowly.
Halfway up the stairs, I realized something was wrong.
It's very quiet downstairs.
"Little thing? A ball of hair!"
Fu Zhan quickened his pace, walked into the living room and looked around, and sure enough, the puppy was not there.
ran away???
I strode towards the door in my slippers, and when I opened it, a group of puppies were at my feet.
"You...how did you get into this state!!" Fu Zhan was shocked. If it weren't for the lace on the torn little skirt, he wouldn't have recognized that this was his puppy. "Who got you into this state?"
He carefully picked up Jiang Ling and held him in his arms.
Fu Zhan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and his life was smooth. He had three capable older brothers, so nothing could make him anxious. However, adopting a puppy always made him anxious. He used his fingers to push aside the dirty fur and checked Jiang Ling with a serious expression to see if he had any injuries.
There were scratches on the back and stomach, and there were faint signs of bleeding.
That was because Aqiang was bitten and felt pain, so he scratched it hard with his claws.
"I just took a nap and you came back with injuries?" Fu Zhan's face darkened.
Jiang Ling rubbed against Fu Zhan's arms obediently. This was a good opportunity to win his sympathy and strengthen their relationship. Only a fool would be stubborn at this time. He whimpered softly, as if he had used up all his strength to make this sound. His eyes began to become watery, and the whole puppy was like a glass doll that was about to break.
"Because you have to sleep during the day, I didn't want to disturb you, so I went out to play for a while. I didn't expect to meet two ferocious wolfhounds. They were two against one and they only bullied me."
"If I wasn't afraid that you would be sad if I died, I wouldn't have the energy to come back."
"Fu Zhan, I'm so afraid that I won't see you again in the future."
“Woo woof….”
To act like Aquaman, you need to devote your whole self to the role and act until you believe in it yourself.
Fu Zhan held him in his arms. Although he couldn't understand, the miserable look of the puppy was so real, and the tiny cries coming out of its mouth made him tremble with pain: "Does it hurt a lot? Is it very uncomfortable? I'll take you to the hospital right away. We'll treat the wound and do a full body check. Don't worry, baby will be fine. Don't worry."
Fu Zhan was a little panicked.
His puppy looked as if he was dying.
He didn't dare put the puppy down, so he just held it in his arms, grabbed the car keys from the storage rack and rushed to the hospital.
"Doctor! Doctor!" Fu Zhan rushed into the hall, "Hurry up and take a look at it! Hurry up and help me take a look at it!"
Fu Zhan did not change his clothes before going out. His hair was messy, and he was wearing pajamas and slippers. Anyone who saw him rushing in anxiously holding a puppy in his arms would think that the situation was very urgent.
"Hurry! The doctor is inside," the nurse immediately led him to the clinic.
Fu Zhan gently placed Jiang Ling on the examination table, and performed all the necessary examinations, including auscultation, palpation, and X-rays.
"How is it?" Fu Zhan asked anxiously.
The doctor read through all the documents and said, "Well... the CT scan showed that the bones were fine, the blood test results were also good, and the heartbeat was stable. At present, we just need to take care of the external injuries."
Fu Zhan said coldly: "But it is very weak."
"This..." The doctor was also puzzled. "You can observe the situation tonight and see if it will get better after a period of rest."
Fu Zhan was suspicious: "Are you sure?"
After a moment of silence, the doctor said, "Some time ago, a Tibetan mastiff came to me for a checkup. All its indicators were good, but it was not in good spirits. Later, I inquired about it and found that it is now in good condition. This shows that it was a psychological problem. Your puppy may also have a psychological problem."
Fu Zhan asked: "What psychological problem?"
Doctor: "Look at its appearance. Um... maybe it lost a fight and is a little depressed?"
Fu Zhan was still very skeptical: "Really?"
The doctor speculated: "It's either a psychological problem or he's just too tired."
Fu Zhan looked down at Jiang Ling in his arms.
Because he felt safe being held, Jiang Ling dozed off without realizing it. He was half asleep and half awake during the examination, so he heard some of the conversation. He yawned with his little mouth open, stretched his short legs, and slowly opened his eyes, but he did not forget to continue acting.
He looked at the man with all his heart and eyes, and conveyed with his mind: "Fu Zhan, if it weren't for you tonight, I wouldn't have survived. Thanks to you, I'm much better now."
The deceived man breathed a sigh of relief: "You finally recovered."
The doctor remained silent.
If I'm not mistaken, I've woken up, okay? !
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