Huo Zhixiao’s car was parked at the entrance of the village, and he had to cross the entire village by the small river.
It was really uncomfortable to have wet clothes sticking to his body, so Ding Yinan simply found the nearest farmer and borrowed two towels from the grandmother at home. Seeing that he was drenched all over, the old lady kindly took out the hair dryer.
“What did you do? Even your hair is wet.” the old woman asked.
Ding Yinan and Huo Zhixiao glanced at each other, Huo Zhixiao tacitly did not say a word, Ding Yinan said: “I accidentally fell into the river just now.”
“You can actually fall in that river?” The old lady laughed loudly, “I think you want to catch fish, right? The fish in the river are not easy to catch.”
Ding Yinan didn’t have the nerve to say that they went to the river to have a water fight. Seeing Huo Zhixiao’s expression next to him, he must have realized how childish his actions were just now, so he buried his head and just wiped his body water stains.
“Indeed.” Ding Yinan followed the old lady’s words, assuming that he acquiesced to her guess. At least the reason for catching fish was more legitimate than fighting water fights.
After wiping their body with towel and blowing their hair with a hair dryer, the clothes on the two of them were still a little wet, but at least it wasn’t as unbearable as before.
The two said goodbye to the old lady, and then continued to walk towards the entrance of the village.
At this time, the sun had gradually set in the west, and the orange glow shone on the backs of the two of them, leaving two long shadows on the muddy dirt road. The two shadows sway in unison, like the two protagonists in a black and white silent film in this quiet countryside, they reach a tacit understanding without words.
The two of them didn’t speak much along the way. Ding Yinan felt embarrassed, Huo Zhixiao was naive, but he went crazy with his boss, this was really not like his usual style.
After being elected as the class monitor, Ding Yinan never laughed or quarreled with his classmates because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to start his work. It was the same at work later, he always maintained the seriousness that a social person should have, just to leave a reliable impression on others.
It turned out to be naught now. The professional image he had worked so hard for for three years was ruined, and he had a water fight with Huo Zhixiao because he couldn’t hold back. It was said that idiots are contagious, and it seemed that childishness is also contagious.
As for Huo Zhixiao on the other side, he seemed to have played around too much, he was finally tired. He walked lazily, as if enjoying the rural atmosphere.
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This little dog was yellow all over, only the parts of the four paws are white, as if wearing four gloves, highly recognizable.
Ding Yinan looked at the puppy and said to Huo Zhixiao, “It’s sick.”
The puppy’s limbs and belly were covered with dirty mud, which shows that it suffered a lot from yesterday’s heavy rain. The native dogs in the countryside were tenacious, but this puppy was only three or four months old, so it was impossible to withstand the wind and rain like last night.
“Sick?” Huo Zhixiao was surprised for a moment, he poked the puppy in disbelief, and seeing that it really didn’t respond, he asked Ding Yinan again, “What’s wrong with him?”
“Caught a cold.” Ding Yinan said, “A puppy’s resistance is weak, and it’s easy to catch a cold when it’s raining.”
“I see.” Huo Zhixiao squatted without moving, as if he still couldn’t believe that the puppy who was so lively yesterday would look like this today.
“Let’s go.” Ding Yinan looked at the time and urged Huo Zhixiao, “Whether it can survive or not depends entirely on its own good fortune.”
Huo Zhixiao looked back at Ding Yinan: “You mean it will die?”
Ding Yinan did not deny: “A cold is a serious illness for a puppy.”
Huo Zhixiao looked at the sickly puppy again, with an indescribable expression.
Ding Yinan was not an apathetic person, he just has seen more reality than Huo Zhixiao. Sick dogs in the countryside are like beggars wandering in the city, and they cannot be rescued if they want to. If you give them too much empathy, you will only end up making yourself uncomfortable in the end.
But seeing Huo Zhixiao’s refusal to leave, Ding Yinan could somewhat guess what he was thinking – he didn’t want to leave this puppy alone.
A rational person would not be able to think of creating a rainbow out of nowhere, so whether Huo Zhixiao was whimsical or unconstrained, he was a standard romanticist.
His code of conduct had always been based on the current mood. He would not consider what problems he will face after saving the dog, whether he should be responsible for it for life, or release it back to the field to let it live on its own.
Ding Yinan looked at the time again, finally breathed out helplessly, and asked Huo Zhixiao, “Do you want to take him to the pet hospital in the county?”
“Yes.” Huo Zhixiao finally stood up, as if he was waiting for Ding Yinan to say this. However, he was the one who wanted to save the dog, but when he stood up, he made room for Ding Yinan, making it clear that the puppy was too dirty and he didn’t want to touch it.
Ding Yinan had long been used to Huo Zhixiao’s behavior, he took out a dried handkerchief from his body, wrapped the puppy around his body and hugged it.
Fortunately, there was a pet hospital in the county. Although the environment of this hospital was dirty and poor, and there was still a strange smell of disinfectant in the air, it was better than nothing.
The doctor took the puppy’s rectal temperature and observed its symptoms. As Ding Yinan guessed, the puppy had a common cold and a fever.
“Do you have time to feed it?” the doctor asked.
“No.” Ding Yinan replied categorically, not giving Huo Zhixiao a chance to ask questions, so as not to make trouble for himself again, “Let’s hang water on it directly.”
If you love your pets, you will probably be afraid that the infusion will weaken the drug resistance of your pets. But Ding Yinan naturally wouldn’t have these concerns, he just wanted the puppy to get well as soon as possible. He didn’t let Huo Zhixiao spend any more time on this matter.
After the puppy was hung up on the water, Huo Zhixiao didn’t leave immediately, but watched from the side for a while. He poked the dog’s head for a while, and played with the tail for a while. The puppy was obviously impatient, but he didn’t have the energy to deal with him, so he could only bark twice as a warning.
“Secretary Ding,” Huo Zhixiao looked up, with a lingering smile in the corner of his eyes, “Let’s give it a name.”
“You give it.” Ding Yinan said casually.
“How about Chang Ming Bai Sui (Longevity)?” Huo Zhixiao said, “I wish it a speedy recovery.”
Ding Yinan pursed his lips, and said in a matter of fact but down-to-earth way: “The little dog can’t live that long.”
Huo Zhixiao’s expression was obviously a little displeased, looking at Ding Yinan’s eyes was like looking at a straight man who didn’t understand the style. He said: “This is a blessing. Since it is a dog in Sanyang Village, let’s call him San Baisui.”
Ding Yinan wisely didn’t express any further opinions. Originally, in his work rules, the most important thing was that the boss was happy.
“San Baisui.” Huo Zhixiao patted the dog’s head again, the puppy’s energy seemed to be better than before, and it opened its mouth to drive away Huo Zhixiao’s hand.
“You torment it so much,” Ding Yinan couldn’t help but said, “Aren’t you afraid that it will bite you after it recovers?”
“How could it bite his Dad?” Huo Zhixiao said without changing his face, “San Baisui is a good dog.”
Ding Yinan never knew that Huo Zhixiao liked small animals so much, and he never greeted a colleague when he was sick, but he called himself father in front of a dog.
This surprised Ding Yinan, he always thought that Huo Zhixiao only cared about himself. There was a time when Huo Xun was sick and hospitalized, Huo Zhixiao didn’t even visit the hospital, but just sent him to deliver a fruit basket.
But now it seemed that maybe Huo Zhixiao was not a person without warmth, he just had limited warmth and was stingy in giving to others.
At this time, Huo Zhixiao’s voice suddenly interrupted Ding Yinan’s thoughts.
“San Baisui.” Huo Zhixiao bent down and came to the puppy’s head, as if to whisper to it, but his eyes were on Ding Yinan.
The mischievous smile that Ding Yinan was familiar with hung on the corner of his lips. Huo Zhixiao opened his lips slightly and said to the puppy, “Call him Mom.”
Secretary Ding: …?
Thanks for the update
Not mother, let’s call him “little farther” or “xiao father”
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Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you very much!♡♡♡♡
Secretary Ding, criticizing Huo Zhixiao for not visiting his probably neglectful and over-demanding father, while he himself wouldn’t even take a puppet to the pet hospital just to give it a higher chance to survive.
I wouldve done the same thing thou. I never understood why people think a dog’s life has the same worth as a human’s life….hmm…well I may be biaised considering I hate small dogs, but the point is that I totally get secretary Ding’s point ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
Definitely biased, but I at least agree with the sentiment he makes, that they’re so common that you can’t save them all, though he was a bit cold about it.
Exactly. Lost some points here with me..
LoL!!! Thanx for the chapter
Love how Boss Huo likes messing around with Ding Yinan 😁
Thanks for the chapter 💞