Chapter 52

Xiaobudian and Xiaomi held the puppies to Tangtang and Guoguo’s house.

Xu Ran and Liu Tong was busy in the yard when they heard someone called dad. Turning around, they saw four kids standing outside the gate of the yard, each one with a puppy in his arms, including their two sons.

Xu Ran opened the gate of the yard, getting the kids in.

The kids put down the puppies right away after entered into the yard. Though the puppies were not heavy, but they still felt a little tired after walked such a long way.

Seeing the children tired, Xu Ran turned back and said to Liu Tong, “Tongtong, let’s get them some drinking water and let them take a break.”

Xu Ran didn’t ask Tangtang and Guoguo about the puppies, nor scolded them, which made Tangtang and Guoguo feel unease, like having butterflies in the stamoch.

Liu Tong came out with some water and also brought Xiaobudian and Xiaomi some ediable seeds. Then Xu Ran opened his mouth, “Xiaobudian, did your family know where you were going out? ”

It wasn’t until that time Xiaobudian realized that him hadn’t told anyone before left home. What was worse, he also took his little brother out with him. He couldn’t laugh anymore, ‘Now I’m dead… I must get scolded today.’

Seeing Xiaobudian’s face, Xu Ran understood. He said to him, “No worries. I will take you home and explain to your family. They won’t blame you. ”

Hearing Xu Ran’s words, Xiaobudian cheered up at once, running to Xu Ran and rubbing Xu Ran with his little head, “Mr. Xu, you are the best! ”

Xu Ran petted him on the head, looking at Liu Tong and taking Xiaobudian and Xiaomi out.

On the way to Xiaobudian’s home, Xu Ran asked where the puppies came from. Xiaobudian confessed that they were his grandma’s, and also told Xu Ran that Tangtang and Guoguo had paid for the puppies except one thing-what the puppies were for. As a good friend, he must keep the secret for Tangtang and Guoguo. Xiaobudian considered himself completely loyal to his friends.

Xu Ran didn’t expect these children had any secrets, since he had known where the puppies came from, he just let it go. Anyway, Tangtang and Guoguo had paid for them. If it was not enough, he could pay some more.

Xu Ran thought that Tangtang and Guoguo bought the puppies because they liked them, as like the rabbit that they raised before. Tangtang and Guoguo hadn’t got many things to cherish in their lives, but for the ones they had got like the rabbit, they took great care of. However, the rabbit hadn’t got pregnant yet, and Xu Ran doubted it because there was no male rabbit.

When Xu Ran took the two kids to their home, there was no one in the house, which made Xiaobudian relived a little. Then he quickly entered the yard with Xiaomi.

Xu Ran smiled and waved to them, turning back to home.

When he was back, Tanggang and Guoguo had been talking to the puppies. The puppies were just new born and sleeping on the ground with their eyes closed.

Liu Tong was not in the yard. Xu Ran guessed he may be in the kitchen because it was lunch time.

The two kids immediately stood up from the ground and put their hands behind their backs, looking very well-hehaved.

Xu Ran didn’t mean to embarrass them, petting each on their heads, “Go get stools to sit down and tell me about the dogs.”

The two children went inside the room to get stools and sat beside the puppies. Xu Ran looked at them, waiting for them to speak.

Tangtang and Guoguo looked at each other. Finally Tangtang opened his month, The puppies are Xiaobudian’s grandma’s. We like them vey much so we took them home. We would have only had one but we took them all at last because Xiaobudian’s grandma said they would be abandoned if no one raised them. Dad, we gave Xiaobudian’s grandma six copper coins as we didn’t bring much money when we went out…”

Tangtang’s voice trailed away. Also, he bowed his head, lower and lower, almost to the ground.

“Sit up straight and talk. Why don’t you dare to admit the words you’ve said? If dare not, why did it then? Tell me, were you right or wrong? ”

Tangtang sit up straight reflexively, looking up at Xu Ran, “Dad, I was wrong. “

Guoguo also added, “Dad, I was wrong. ”

“Why were you wrong? ” Xu Ran said with a look like ‘If you don’t have a good reason, I will spank you. ’

”Dad, we should not have taken puppies back without your and daddy’s permission.” Tangtang replied seriously.

“Why did you do that since you have known it was wrong? ”

Tangtang and Guoguo didn’t know how to respond, looking at Xu Ran puzzled. They were too young to understand, so Xu Ran changed another way.

“Let me ask you, will you still bring the puppies back even though you know you will be scolded? ”

Tangtang and Guoguo nodded their heads at the same time, “Yes! ”

“If so, then you need no regret for what you’ve done as long as it was not illegal. If it’s done, then don’t be afraid to take the responsibility. Do you understand? ”

The two children still didn’t understand what regret and responsibility was, so Xu Ran explained patiently. “It means that no matter what the result is, admit what you have done bravely, undetstand? ”

This time they understood, nodding heads at the same time, “Yes, dad. “

Xu Ran smiled with comfort, “God boys. Treat the puppies well since you’ve taken them back. You raise them yourselves. ”

“Okay! ” The two children replied with a crisp voice.

Just coming out from the kitchen, Liu Tong saw this scene and smiled too.

The puppies were just born more than ten days and still drinking milk. There was no dog mother for them, nor any other milk. Xu Ran asked Liu Tong to make some bone soup mixing some porridge for the puppies.

Two of the puppies were black, one was white and the fourth one was spotted, looking very cute and feeling so soft in the hands.

When the two children were playing with puppies, Xu Ran also joined in for a while, even reluctant to leave when Liu Tong asked them to go to meal.

Looking at Xu Ran also like a child, Liu Tong was amused, “Ran, you take Tangtang and Guoguo to wash the hands and go to meal, and I will feed the puppies on bone soup. ”

“All right. ” Xu Ran took the two children to wash hands and go to meal.

The two children kept discussing which puppy was cuter and which one was fat and cuddly.

Xu Ran would like to join, but remembering he had been an adult, he had to eat his meal demurely.

“Dad, let’s name our puppies. ”

Gobbling up his meal, hearing his, Xu Ran raised his head immediately. They were really his sons and knew him so well! Xu Ran has the same thought with the two kids, so they began immediately to discuss names for the puppies.

“Let’s call them Flower and Grass. ”

“No. Fluffy and Bean. ”

“That doesn’t sound good. Let’s call it Wangwang. ”

“Nope. Let’s call Laifu since Xiaobudian’s grandpa’s dog called Wangcai. ”

In the name of discussion, the two kids had been proposing and Xu Ran kept opposing.

Finally, Xu Ran put down the chopsticks in his hands, pounding the table, “I will make the final call. They are Peach, Plum, Tangerine and Peanut.

Tangtang and Guoguo looked at Xu Ran, bewildered. Finishing feeding the puppies, Xu Tong saw this scene after he came in from outside. Before he realized what was happening, Liu Tong stood in front of the children, “Ran, don’t mad at the kids. Speak to me. ”

Liu Tong’s words confused all the other three, ‘What was that?’

Xu Ran took Liu Tong’s arm and made him sit, “Tongtong, I wasn’t angry. I was just talk with Tangtang and Guoguo about giving the names to the puppies. ”

” Ah, really? ” The question was for Tangtang and Guoguo. Tangtang and Guoguo nodded on and on.

Liu Tong apologized to Xu Ran, embarrassed, ” Sorry, Ran. I wronged you. ”

Looking at Liu Tong with excess caution, Xu Ran felt a pain in the heart. Pictures flashed into his mind that many times Liu Tong stood in front of them to protect them, like the gesture just now, beaten and cursed without saying anything.

Feeling upset, Xu Ran stopped eating, pulling Liu Tong and standing up, and said to the kids, “Tangtang and Guoguo, enjoy your meal. I will talk to your daddy for something.”

Pulled by Xu Ran, Liu Tong felt a little unease. He didn’t know what Xu Ran was going to say, but he wouldn’t disprove whatever Xu ran said. It was his fault today and he would take anything as long as Xu Ran didn’t leave him.

Upon thinking of it, Liu Tong felt unease much more.

Entering the room, Xu Ran closed the door, looking at Liu Tong seriously.

Liu Tong got frightened by the look and opened mouth stammered, “Ah… Ran, what are you going to say? ”

See the person frightened in front of him, Xu Ran just realized he had behaved too seriously. He held Liu Tong into his arms, “Tongtong, I’m sorry..”

Liu Tong was bewildered. Hearing that “sorry”, he was even more flustered.