Chapter 143

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"What an adorable Stray Dog."

Lin Xiyu loved the Stray Dog very much, smiling as she chased after it from behind, taking the opportunity to pick it up and ruffle its fur.

"Puppies get sick easily; it needs vaccinations."

The new Store Manager Li Xiao knew quite a bit about raising dogs; she had a Pekingese at home, a male, and its color was the same as the little female dog the Female Cousin bought, looking like a pair.

Chatting about raising dogs gave them a common topic; after a few sentences, their relationship grew much closer.

"You two chat, I'm leaving first."

Wang Fan also had to manage the Internet Cafe business, running back and forth, with no time to watch them chat idly.

"Thanks, Boss."

With the Stray Dog, the Female Cousin indeed regained her spirit and was full of Motivation again.

She bowed respectfully to Wang Fan to express her gratitude.

"No need to thank me, just work hard."

Wang Fan took out a Cigarette from his pocket and gave Li Xiao a look.

Li Xiao understood at once and followed him out the door.

"What are they saying?"

The Female Cousin looked Curious, craning her neck to look outside.

"Sister, don't look, I have something for you."

Lin Xiyu pulled her back and stuffed an Envelope into her hands.

Seeing the Envelope, the Female Cousin was Stunned for a moment, and her eyes reddened again.

"Don't cry; it's not worth it for a scumbag."

Lin Xiyu wiped her Tears with heartache: "The two thousand yuan Guben got back for you; the money you borrowed before, he'll work off the debt at the Internet Cafe, and once he's saved enough, he'll pay you back in one lump sum."

"Mm."

The Female Cousin pulled at the corners of her Mouth, forcing out a Smile: "Thank Guben for me; I'm always troubling him."

"What trouble are you talking about."

Lin Xiyu deliberately teased her to cheer her up: "Us two sisters, who's with whom, do we need to be so Polite?"

"Yes yes yes, it's my fault; I shouldn't be so distant."

The Female Cousin composed herself and showed a Smile.

"That's right."

Lin Xiyu smiled with her eyes and eyebrows, and carefully reminded: "From now on, if there's anything, don't keep it bottled up alone; say what needs to be said, don't be afraid of Trouble, we're family, family should help each other..."

"I know, my good Younger sister."

The Female Cousin was naturally straightforward; once she figured it out, she felt Relieved: "You put it that way, it's like we switched roles, as if you were older than me, like my sister..."

"In some ways..."

Lin Xiyu deliberately joked and boasted: "My mindset is indeed more mature than yours."

"Tsk tsk."

The Female Cousin's eyes flashed with Joking, smiling as she teased her: "No wonder they say, a woman who's been in love is like a fruit that has lost its astringency, moist and alluring; my good Younger sister, tell me, in which ways exactly is your mindset more mature than mine?"

"Cough cough."

Lin Xiyu instantly understood what the Female Cousin meant; her Ear Root turned red, and she coughed twice, Embarrassed.

"Hurry up and say it, don't play dumb..."

The Female Cousin's smile grew stronger: "Say it out, let us who haven't dated gain some insight, be prepared in advance..."

"No."

Lin Xiyu's Ear Root felt hot: "I was just saying it casually; you actually believed it."

"Cut it out."

The Female Cousin refused to let her go, continuing to press: "You and Guben are almost engaged; not a single intimate Behavior? Who would believe that if you said it out loud?"

"Suit yourself if you don't believe..."

Lin Xiyu stuffed the Stray Dog into her arms, her Ear Root red, and went to the restroom.

"Hmph, slipped away pretty fast."

The Female Cousin contentedly ruffled the dog's fur, turned back, and focused her attention on the two people standing outside the door.

Wang Fan held a Cigarette between his fingers, pointing in the direction of the Small Commodity Wholesale Market, saying something to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao nodded frequently, her attitude toward him very Respectful.

"That Wang Fan kid, usually looks carefree, but when talking business, he really seems like the real deal."

The Female Cousin glanced toward the restroom and sighed with slight regret: "What a pity, Xiyu's heart is already completely occupied by Guben; she can't see his good points, nor does she know how much he's done for her behind the scenes; these two, it's a case of destined but not meant to be..."

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The Stray Dog healed the Female Cousin's emotional wounds and also resolved a Worry Lin Xiyu had been carrying in her heart for a long time. What should have been a happy ending for everyone, unexpectedly another mishap occurred after returning home.

That evening, an uninvited guest arrived at Grandpa Gu's home.

The Maternal Aunt's biological mother suddenly came to Grandpa Gu's home after dark, holding an infant who had just been born, only a little over a month old.

"Woof woof."

The stray dog saw a stranger, barked fearfully twice, and hid beside Sister's feet.

"Aiyo, why do you have a dog at your house?"

The old lady saw the stray dog and curled her lip in dislike: "You can't keep a dog when there's a child, chase it out quickly......"

"Why not? It's my dog......"

Sister was unhappy, bent down to pick up the stray dog, and held it in her arms.

"Mother-in-law, you have to decide this matter......"

The old lady's eyes showed displeasure: "That little girl doesn't understand things, but you've raised several children, surely you know the dangers of keeping a dog?"

"Leilei, what the in-law says is right."

Grandma sighed helplessly, looking at Sister with a hint of apology: "There's a child in the house, you really can't keep pets, it's not good for the child's health."

"Grandma."

Sister held the stray dog close to her chest with heartache, full of reluctance: "I want to keep it, I beg you, let me keep it."

"You can keep it if you want....."

Grandma smiled bitterly with a gloomy face: "But you can't live at Grandma's house anymore, go back to your own home."

"No."

Sister's eyes turned red instantly, her voice choked: "I'm not going home, my mom won't let me keep a dog, she'll definitely force me to throw it away."

"It's not Grandma forcing you."

Grandma felt sorry for her granddaughter but didn't want outsiders to laugh: "It's really not good for small children to keep dogs, a newborn's body is weak, if they get sick, if something happens, no one can bear it......"

"Leilei, listen to Grandma."

Uncle also joined in persuading: "The matter of adopting the child had already been settled, no one expected you to buy a puppy back at this time."

"You say that, so it's my fault?"

Sister felt wronged in her heart, not venting it out was uncomfortable: "Fine, since you all think I'm wrong, I'll leave, I can't stay in this house anymore......"

"Sister, where are you going?"

Lin Xiyu saw her run out of the yard holding the dog, was startled in her heart, and hurriedly chased after her.

"Sigh."

Grandma watched the two sisters run far away and sighed deeply.

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Sister didn't want to go back to her own home, holding the puppy like she had lost her soul, listlessly wandering in the alley.

Lin Xiyu had no choice but to call Guben, asking him to help arrange a temporary place for Sister to stay.

Wang Fan was once again innocently hit, dragged out of bed by Guben's continuous torture in the middle of the night to make room for his subordinate.

"Damn, I bought you a dog and now I have no place to live, is this boss wronged or not?"

"Sorry."

Sister rarely blushed, ashamed and unable to raise her head: "I didn't expect the place Guben found would be your house....."

"What's wrong with you again?"

Wang Fan sighed helplessly: "Buying a dog caused trouble, not going home to sleep late at night, wandering around the alley, not afraid others would take you for a ghost and have a monk take you away."

"I didn't expect that my aunt's mother's mother would happen to bring back a child today."

Sister held the puppy, wanting to cry but no tears.

"Purr."

The puppy saw its owner was in low spirits, affectionately rubbed her wrist, and made a soft purring sound from its throat, as if comforting her.

"Good Cola......"

Sister was moved to tears, calling out the new name she had given the puppy, almost shedding tears: "You treat me the best, from now on I have no home either, we two will depend on each other for life."

"Woof woof."

The puppy seemed to understand, barked happily twice, and nuzzled into her arms again.

"Tsk."

Wang Fan couldn't stand the clinginess of one person and one dog, his teeth ached a bit: "Stop being mushy, let's talk serious business, you living at my place all the time isn't a solution, do you want me to rent you another apartment?"

"Aren't you going to Shanghai soon?"

Sister was especially quick at calculating money matters: "Don't waste that money, I'll just stay at your place, and I can help you watch the house at the same time."

"You really are quite calculating....."

Wang Fan laughed in anger: "There's still half a month before school starts, I can't sleep at the internet cafe every day, can I?"

"Your apartment has two bedrooms and a living room, quite spacious."

Sister smiled awkwardly: "Two people can live there, or we each take a room, let's just make do for a few days first?"

"I don't mind....."

Wang Fan grinned: "You're a girl, living with a man, aren't you afraid your reputation will be ruined if it gets out?"

"Sigh."

Sister sighed: "In the past, I might have minded a little, but now, my heart is completely cold, I have no romantic thoughts at all, I guess I'll be like this for the rest of my life, loveless and alone, growing old in solitude."

"Really?"

Wang Fan couldn't understand: "You like that guy named Xu Rui that much? What's good about him? To make you so devoted."

"Some things you don't understand....."

Sister looked desolate.

"I don't understand?"

Wang Fan scoffed, laughed in anger: "Brother has dated at least a dozen girls since I was young, what kind of woman haven't I seen."

「It's exactly because you're so flirtatious that your female cousin doesn't look up to you...... 」

The female cousin's sentence hit his deadlock.

「Stay by yourself, don't forget to lock the door..... 」

Wang Fan was speechless with anger, picked up the motorcycle key, and left with a wave of his hand.

「You really want to sleep at the Internet Cafe? 」

The female cousin didn't expect to be too quick with her mouth and blurted out the truth, annoyed beyond measure.

「Mind your own business. 」

Wang Fan didn't want to listen to her nonsense anymore, striding with his long legs, went downstairs in a few steps.

「Ai ai, this matter is getting...... 」

The female cousin watched him walk away and closed the door somewhat embarrassedly.

「Woof woof. 」

Stray Dog saw her dejected expression and affectionately rubbed against her arm again.

「Kele is the most well-behaved, kiss my treasure. 」

The female cousin was instantly healed by Stray Dog, kissing and hugging him.

「Woof woof. 」

Stray Dog felt his owner's love, his big eyes bright and sparkling, grinning hehe happily.

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Donghua Street No. 9.

Lin Xiyu saw that her female cousin had a place to stay, fearing her maternal grandmother would worry, she went home alone.

「Where is Leilei? 」

Uncle's maternal grandmother's mother had already left, and as expected, her maternal grandmother was not at ease, hard supporting herself not to sleep, waiting outside the door.

「Guben found her a place to live, already settled. 」

Lin Xiyu saw her maternal grandmother's eyes red from staying up, hurriedly stepped forward, supported her maternal grandmother back to the room to rest.

「It's good as long as there's a place to live. 」

Her maternal grandmother heard this, thus felt relieved, and patted the back of her hand kindly: 「You worry too much about this matter, find time to tell your female cousin, this child was brought from your uncle's maternal home, considered her niece by blood, her mother couldn't shirk it, so she agreed to help raise the child for others....... 」

「Is that how it is? 」

Lin Xiyu was rarely surprised: 「What happened at her relative's home? Why don't they want the child? 」

「What else could it be...... 」

Her maternal grandmother knew full well: 「In the countryside only two children are allowed, this is seeing the second child is also a daughter, they don't want her, right. 」

「Will the uncle's wife be affected by adopting this child? 」

Lin Xiyu showed worry in her eyes: 「Nowadays isn't it all family planning, one family can only have one child, if there's an adopted one, what if they don't let her give birth herself? 」

「This matter your uncle has inquired about. 」

Her maternal grandmother lowered her voice: 「It seems there is a policy, after adopting for how many years one can still give birth...... 」

「Is what your uncle inquired accurate? 」

Lin Xiyu still wasn't at ease: 「They drank so many years of traditional Chinese medicine for the child, if they really aren't allowed to give birth, wouldn't they regret it for a lifetime. 」

「This I won't manage. 」

Her maternal grandmother waved her hand somewhat tiredly: 「At my age, I can't worry about so much anymore, while I can still move, help them pull the child a bit, in a few more years, it's truly willing but powerless. 」

「Maternal grandmother, you're only in your seventies, not old at all. 」

Lin Xiyu deliberately coaxed her maternal grandmother to be happy: 「Sister Yan said, you have old-age blessings, and your body has no problems, you can definitely live to a hundred years old. 」

「Hehe. 」

Her maternal grandmother heard it happily, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes bloomed like flowers.

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The child brought by Uncle's maternal grandmother's mother from Lao Jia is a little girl only over a month old.

The little baby hasn't weaned, hungry late at night, no milk to drink, wronged and wailed loudly.

Uncle's wife hasn't raised a child, couldn't coax her no matter what, panicked and flustered.

Her maternal grandmother climbed up from bed in the middle of the night, guiding Lin Xiyu to cook millet porridge, feeding the child with rice oil.

The little baby drank the millet oil, finally stopped crying.

The little infant couldn't resist sleepiness, yawned a few times, and closed her eyes again.

「My good child, finally fell asleep. 」

The whole family was woken up by the little baby, Uncle rubbed his temples laughing and crying.

「Raising a child is not as easy as you imagine. 」

Her maternal grandmother smiled and scolded, giving the couple a preventive shot: 「Since you've taken her in, raise her well, tomorrow go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy some milk powder back, a newborn's stomach and intestines are weak, can't eat coarse food, can only feed rice oil and milk powder. 」

「And diapers, pull more back. 」

Uncle's wife noticed her arm was a bit wet, with a bitter face said: 「Just drank rice oil, and urinated again...... 」

「Puchi. 」

Lin Xiyu looked at Uncle's wife being tormented by the little baby to the point of listlessness, couldn't help it, covered her mouth and laughed out loud.

「Don't laugh, everyone sleep. 」

Her maternal grandmother smiled and urged her: 「While the little baby is asleep, hurry up and sleep, if she wakes up, the whole family will have to busy around her again. 」