Chapter 461

Driving the car, the two of them arrived at a nearby supermarket.

Qin Tian pushed the shopping cart in front, while Xia Nuannuan followed a step behind, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as she was still seriously pondering what name to give the dog.

"Nuan Nuan, don't worry about the name, let's buy things first!"

Qin Tian turned his head and said.

Xia Nuannuan pecked her little head, then walked quickly to his side and took his arm.

"Are we buying steak first?"

"Yeah, let's go over to the meat section and see if there's any good beef."

"Brother, have you made Western food before?"

Xia Nuannuan asked curiously.

"No!"

Qin Tian smiled and shook his head, then added, "It's just pan-searing a steak; could it be more troublesome than Chinese food? Don't worry, I guarantee it'll be delicious."

"Then I'll look forward to it, and you have to teach me how to make it later."

Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly.

"No problem."

Qin Tian readily agreed with a nod.

The two arrived at the meat section and first selected two pieces of filet for tonight's main course—that is, meat from the beef tenderloin, which is also the most tender part.

Afterwards, they also picked out two pieces each of sirloin and ribeye to keep on hand; if they couldn't finish them, they would put them in the freezer.

After selecting the beef, Qin Tian took Xia Nuannuan to pick out some essentials for pan-searing the steaks.

First, naturally, was butter, then side dishes like broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and onions; they also chose a few good potatoes to cut into strips and fry into french fries when they got back.

"Nuan Nuan, do you want to eat pasta?"

Qin Tian looked at Xia Nuannuan beside him and asked.

"No need, I don't think I'll be able to finish it."

"Then we won't buy it. Let's go buy a set of suitable tableware; we don't have Western-style tableware at home yet."

"Mm-hmm!"

After the two finished picking out a set of tableware, they came to the wine section of the supermarket.

Neither of them knew much about wine, so, adhering to the principle that you get what you pay for, they chose a bottle that was slightly more expensive.

Tonight was a very important moment, and the necessary sense of ritual had to be there.

"It seems like something is still missing."

Qin Tian looked at the items in the shopping cart and muttered thoughtfully.

"Steak, tableware, wine—we've bought everything we need, what else is there?"

After counting them one by one, Xia Nuannuan looked at him with surprised eyes.

"I've got it!"

Qin Tian raised his hand and patted his forehead, saying with a chuckle, "For our first candlelight dinner, how can we be without a pair of nice candles? Let's go, let's go find some."

"What candlelight dinner!"

Xia Nuannuan blushed with embarrassment; she hadn't heard of this before.

"It should be over there."

"Wait, you need to explain yourself first."

"Right, we also need to buy a tablecloth."

"Hey, are you even listening to me!"

Not long after, the two of them walked out of the supermarket with full shopping bags, and after opening the car door, they placed them in the back seat.

On the way home, they passed a flower shop, and Qin Tian drove over without a second thought.

After parking the car, he went inside and bought a bouquet of bright roses, and amidst the envious, auntie-like smiles of the female clerk, he handed them to Xia Nuannuan, whose pretty face was flushed red with both shyness and joy.

Back home, Qin Tian hadn't even opened the door with his key when he heard the dog barking inside.

"Wow, it even knows to come and welcome us! Hurry, open the door, hurry up."

Xia Nuannuan urged him with a look of surprise.

"Alright, alright."

Qin Tian agreed, unable to laugh or cry, and opened the door with his key.

The little grey dog, which had been on guard, saw it was them and immediately ran up happily, wagging its tail rapidly in front of the two.

"Oh my, you watched the house well, didn't you? Such a good boy!"

Xia Nuannuan squatted down, put down the shopping bag in her hand, and dotingly picked up the little grey dog to pet its head.

"Woof!"

The little grey dog barked once, sticking out its tongue to act cute and coquettish.

Qin Tian picked up Xia Nuannuan's shopping bag and said with a smile, "I'm going to put things away, you give it some snacks."

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile and carried the little grey dog to the balcony.

Qin Tian went to the kitchen to put the ingredients and tableware they had bought in their proper places.

It was still early, only three in the afternoon, and pan-searing a steak wouldn't take much time, so he didn't need to rush.

In the living room, Xia Nuannuan was holding some dog biscuits and playing with the little grey dog.

Following the instructions of that female shop manager, she gave it some simple commands, and if it did them correctly, she would reward it with something tasty.

However, the little grey dog had been a stray for a long time and clearly wasn't used to this "two-legged beast" routine; after Xia Nuannuan gave the commands and gestures, it always looked at her with its black eyes in confusion.

Seeing that she wouldn't give it anything to eat, the little grey dog lowered its head and barked, looking quite aggrieved.

"Oh my, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, here you go!"

Xia Nuannuan's heart softened; she couldn't stand this at all and directly handed over the biscuits in her hand.

The little grey dog began to lick them up happily, its tail wagging like a propeller behind it.

"How are you going to teach it like that!"

Qin Tian, who had walked over, watched this scene and said, unable to hold back a laugh.

Xia Nuannuan looked up at him and said with a helpless, bitter smile, "I can't help it, it looks at me like that, and I can't bear not to give it food. I'll just have to teach it slowly."

"Like this, no matter how slow you are, you won't be able to teach it."

"That's fine too. Anyway, it's so obedient, if it doesn't learn these action commands, then it doesn't!"

"That's true!"

Qin Tian nodded and walked over to sit down beside her.

"Brother, the temperature is still very low at night, will it be cold? Should we move its little bed inside and turn on the air conditioning?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at the dog bed on the balcony and suggested with some concern.

"If we move it in, we'll have to move the dog toilet in too. Later, we'll just close all the windows on the balcony and leave the air conditioning on; it won't be cold."

Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded.

"What's that smell?"

Qin Tian suddenly smelled a foul odor and looked around in confusion.

Seeing this, Xia Nuannuan also sniffed with her delicate nose and sure enough, she also smelled a foul odor.

Following the direction of the smell, the two soon discovered a pile of dog poop in the corner of the balcony.

"Why did it poop here? I didn't even notice just now!"

Xia Nuannuan said with a sheepish smile.

"Well, this really needs to be taught well!"

Qin Tian put his hand to his forehead and said helplessly, "I'll handle this, you go and discipline it; we can't let it poop and pee everywhere like this anymore."

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a solemn expression.

"And some dogs like to eat it after they poop; that kind of bad habit must absolutely not be allowed."

Qin Tian said in a serious tone.

"Ah? Really? It didn't eat that!"

Xia Nuannuan exclaimed.

"It seems fine for now, but it was a stray dog before and no one taught it, so it might have that bad habit. We must take it seriously."

As Qin Tian spoke, he walked to the cabinet where the dog's items were kept, opened the door to find tools, and prepared to become a "poop scooper."

"That does need to be taken seriously."

Xia Nuannuan looked down at the little grey dog at her feet and nodded in deep agreement.