CH 1

In the morning, around six o'clock, Bo Zhou was awakened by Wan Dou jumping up from his cot.

Wan Dou is an active, full of energy Shiba Inu who is not yet four years old, and every morning he eagerly waits for Bo Zhou to take him out for a walk.

Recently, however, he has been getting up earlier and earlier.

(TN: 豌豆(Wān dòu) - pea)

When Bo Zhou got up, fed the dog, washed her face, and opened the refrigerator, she was still half asleep.

The refrigerator was empty, not counting the loaf of bread in the corner and the bag of milk.

Bo Zhou checked the expiration date of the milk and found that it had been expired for several days.

She threw the milk in the garbage and ate the bread for breakfast.

Wan Dou finished eating his dog food and waited at the door with his leash in his mouth, looking at Bo Zhou expectantly.

Bo Zhou put her shoes on, looked at Wan Dou, sighed and stroked his head, then tied the leash to him and said:

«Let's go play.»

It was a foggy morning in late autumn. After walking about a hundred meters, Bo Zhou's hair was already wet from the fog.

Bo Zhou finished a scrap of bread in a few bites, threw the bag in the trash can, and then ran with Wan Dou down the deserted paved road.

The trees on either side had already turned completely yellow, and the sparse branches and leaves made a dull sound as the wind blew through the grove.

A layer of leaves that had fallen overnight lay on the ground, and they rustled quietly as they were stepped on.

After running for more than twenty minutes, Bo Zhou slowed down, out of breath, and Wan Dou stopped ahead of her and turned around, barking a sign to her to hurry up.

Bo Zhou walked slowly and coaxed him:

«I can't run anymore. Let's take a break.»

Wan Dou yapped, not too satisfied, but still walked back to Bo Zhou and walked beside her feet.

After a few minutes of walking, a small wooden house appeared on the side of the road. It looked like a newsstand, but it was a flower store.

«Let's go buy flowers,» Bo Zhou jogged off, while Wan Dou, sticking out his tongue and wagging his tail, rushed forward excitedly, but was pulled away by the leash and barked unhappily.

«Slow down,» Bo Zhou laughed.

There was a small stool at the entrance to the flower store, where the owner was sitting and using scissors to cut fresh flowers that had just been brought in today. When he saw the girl and her dog coming up, he greeted them with a smile:

«You're early today.»