Chapter 436 - 370: The Disliked Sister Rong
"In the morning, there’s nothing going on at the agriculture machinery station, so I’ll go after lunch. I have to go down to the countryside in the afternoon and might come back home late tonight."
Then Rong Wenming added, "Wait, I also need to make a trip to the police station to ask about those three people from yesterday."
Rong Yan, hearing this, hurriedly said, "Should I come with you?"
"No need, I can handle it myself," Rong Wenming flatly refused. This was something he could take care of by himself.
No need for his daughter to join him.
His daughter already had enough on her plate.
There was no need for her to handle everything... otherwise, what was his role as a father?
Seeing her dad refuse, Rong Yan wasn’t insistent, "Alright then! But be careful when you come home tonight."
Rong Wenming was, of course, very happy about his daughter’s concern for him.
"I will, don’t worry. The incident from six months ago won’t happen again. Stop worrying about me and go have breakfast! If you don’t eat now, you’ll starve."
Madam Rong, who walked out just in time to hear this, immediately retorted, "Breakfast? If you wait another hour, it’s going to be lunch."
Of course, Rong Wenming defended his daughter. Upon hearing his spouse’s comment, he quickly said, "My daughter went to bed late last night because she was writing articles, working hard, studying medicines... and reading lots of books. All that takes time, doesn’t it? Getting enough sleep will help her stay energized. When she’s busy, she can be on her feet all day long, doing high-intensity intellectual work."
"My dad understands me," Rong Yan remarked emotionally. "This is the thick love of a father!"
Madam Rong: ...
Could these two be chased outside?
She had merely made a casual remark, yet father and daughter had formed a united front.
Fine, they were family; she was the extraneous one.
Although she also bore the Rong surname, it was clear that her Rong was very different from the Rong shared between these two.
After Rong Wenming delivered his lengthy oration, he saw that his spouse’s face had darkened a bit.
To prevent her from getting too angry, he quickly said to his daughter,
"Alright, Yanyan, go have your breakfast!"
Rong Yan nodded and hurriedly left.
Don’t annoy the person cooking your meals.
Otherwise, if she stops cooking, what would they eat?
"I need to go too. I’m heading to the police station now, maybe I’ll be able to come back earlier."
After saying this, Rong Wenming pushed his bicycle and swiftly left.
Madam Rong: ...
After Rong Yan finished the breakfast left for her, she was ready to find a cool spot to lie down for a while.
Just then, Qin Mei ran up to her.
The young girl looked anxious, "Sister-in-law, you have to come and see Xiaohei. He seems sick and isn’t eating anything."
"Didn’t he hardly eat anything yesterday?" And... she wasn’t a vet!
"But... he hasn’t eaten much now... he must be very hungry," Qin Mei said with a worried face.
"Okay, I’ll take a look. Don’t worry." Playing a vet it wasn’t like she couldn’t see to it.
She walked into the courtyard.
Rong Yan watched Xiaohei... after giving her a human-like glance, the dog averted his gaze, continuing with his despair.
Rong Yan: ...?
Was she seeing things?
How could a dog make such an expression?
"Sister-in-law, how are you going to examine Xiaohei?" If she had to choose between Xiaohei and her sister-in-law... Qin Mei would still choose her sister-in-law.
Rong Yan didn’t realize that in Qin Mei’s heart... she was on the same level as Xiaohei.
"This, I have a way," Rong Yan pondered what to do.
Honestly, she really hadn’t treated a dog before.
Qin Mei was slightly worried about her sister-in-law, so she said to Xiaohei, "Xiaohei, don’t move, sister-in-law will have a look. She’s very skilled."
Rong Yan: ...
Thanks! Mind putting "I" before sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, are you going to check Xiaohei’s pulse?" Qin Mei wondered curiously.
Rong Yan: ...
How was she supposed to answer that?
"I’ll just touch its belly."
Then she reached out but it was her eyes that really ’saw.’
Xiaohei didn’t even snap at her twice, its reaction quite bland, eyelids unlifted, ears drooping.
Seeing it like this, Rong Yan simply went ahead to pry open its mouth... and then touched its belly again... and wouldn’t you know, this belly-rubbing really gave her a taste of the joy of petting a dog.
The fur was rather nice.
The belly was soft.
One pat, two pats, three pats...
Xiaohei: ...
I am a dog, but this human is even more dog-like than a dog.
Is this ever going to end?
Qin Mei was extremely worried... was her sister-in-law touching it for so long because Xiaohei was severely ill?
Just as she was about to speak up, Rong Yan finally stopped, seemingly reluctant.
"...It’s okay, it just misses home."
Qin Mei: "...Misses home? Its previous home?"
"Yes." It had been in their home for only one night; it must be missing a different home.
"What should we do?"
"It’s fine, let it miss home! It’ll be better in a day or two. It also needs to reminisce about the past, let it quietly enjoy this loneliness in the new home."
Qin Mei: ...
She didn’t quite understand what her sister-in-law was saying.
Thinking it over, she spoke up: "So are we not supposed to do anything?"
Is that what she meant?
"Right," Rong Yan nodded.
"What if it gets hungry?" The young girl was kind; she had experienced hunger herself, and it was very unpleasant.
Rong Yan glanced at the dog with its head hanging low and slowly said, "If it gets hungry, it will find food. Don’t worry about it."
Qin Mei: ...
"Okay, in a bit, let’s give it a bath," Rong Yan felt this was most important.
Because she belatedly realized, after touching the dog for so long... it seemed it hadn’t had a bath.
With this thought, she couldn’t bear the wait any longer.
So she stood up, "I’ll get the water, you stay away from it."
Unfortunately, there was no hose, or else she would directly connect it to a faucet for the dog’s wash.
Qin Mei wanted to help, "Sister-in-law, do you need anything?"
"Bring a brush! We’ll brush its fur in a bit."
Xiaohei: ...
Madam Rong, who happened to hear: ...
Such torment!
To prevent the scarcely arrived Xiaohei from getting hurt and suffering, she quickly intervened, "Don’t move, I’ll do it."
When Rong Yan heard this, she turned to look at her mother, "It’s okay, I can handle it, don’t worry about me getting tired... I’m capable."
Madam Rong nearly rolled her eyes; her reply had an edge: "Who cares if you’re tired? I’m afraid you’ll be too heavy-handed and brush away all of Xiaohei’s fur. Stop, just stay away from my Xiaohei."
Rong Yan: ...
What did she mean by her Xiaohei?
Are they now two separate households?
Madam Rong ignored her and directly fetched a large tub.
Then she carried a tub of water over to Xiaohei and began washing him...
Seeing that she couldn’t get involved... Rong Yan firmly denied feeling snubbed.
Just as she was about to return to her room, she heard a burst of noise outside.