Da Mao and Tie Dan have a habit of smelling the delicious aroma of food, which means it’s time to eat.

But now, they’re both queuing up with their food bowls, waiting to be fed. Why hasn’t the mistress fed them yet?

Meanwhile, Ning Shu and the three children are amazed by Da Mao and Tie Dan, finding them adorable as they hold their enamel bowls.

“Mom, are they going to eat now?” Er Bao’s voice is excited. “Mom, they can pick up their bowls and eat by themselves, they’re so clever.”

San Bao: “Food, food, Mao, food, mom…” He tugs on his mother’s clothes, indicating that he wants to feed Da Mao.

Yibao also smiles happily.

Tie Dan: “Woof woof woof… [ Hurry up and give me some food ]…”

Da Mao: “Woof…”

Their eyes are watery, looking at Ning Shu as if they could speak.

Ning Shu: “…Wait a moment, I’ll get it for you.” Unable to resist this cute temptation.

She walked into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and poked the pig’s trotters a few times with chopsticks.

They were cooked but still not tender enough for her liking.

However, for Da Mao and Tie Dan, tenderness didn’t matter, so Ning Shu scooped out four pieces and, because they were still hot from the pot, she decided to soak them in cold water.

Then she fetched another soup bowl, filled it with a large serving of pig’s trotter soup, intending to serve it to Da Mao and Tie Dan once it cooled down.

She hadn’t added salt to the pig’s trotter soup yet. But for stewed dishes like this, whether it’s pork rib soup or pig’s trotter soup, salt is usually added near the end of cooking.

Generally, it’s not good for pets to eat salted food, so her decision not to add salt was just right.

As the pig’s trotters and soup cooled, Ning Shu turned around and saw that the three children at the kitchen door had turned into five.

Originally, Da Mao and Tie Dan were quietly waiting in line, not making any noise, being exceptionally well-behaved.

But now, behind them stood three more chileren. The difference was that the three children didn’t hold any bowls.

Ning Shu couldn’t help but chuckle. Why did she feel like she was seeing five little pups?

“Mom, food. Da Mao wants food,” Sanbao’s mind was now solely focused on Da Mao.

Seeing Mom standing there without giving Da Mao food, he started urging her.

Ning Shu: “It’ll be ready in a moment.” This son was raised and then given to the dogs.

The pig’s trotters had been soaked in cold water for almost long enough.

She carried the bowl to the door and handed two pieces of pig’s trotters to each of the two enamel bowls.

No sooner had she finished distributing them, Da Mao and Tie Dan grabbed their bowls and headed back to the dining room.

Curious, Ning Shu and the three children followed suit right away.

Seeing Da Mao and Tie Dan place the enamel bowls in the corner of the dining room, which was where Ning Shu had previously placed their luggage and enamel bowls, they began to devour their food as if they hadn’t eaten for days.

They seemed as if they hadn’t eaten for days.

In reality, it wasn’t that they hadn’t eaten for several days; it had been a long, long time since they had eaten meat.

In this era, meat was scarce, even humans struggled to get it, so who would consider their needs?

In the enamel bowls of Da Mao and Tie Dan were two pieces of pig’s trotters each.

Although Ning Shu had picked out the largest ones, how much bigger could sliced pig’s trotters get? So, in no time, they finished them all.

Originally, she thought they would ask for more after finishing, but they didn’t.

After eating, Da Mao and Tie Dan obediently lay down.

They seemed to know that they only had one bowl of food, and even if they weren’t full, that was all there was.

Ning Shu knew from their earlier devouring of the pig’s trotters that they definitely hadn’t eaten enough.

But there was nothing she could do. When she bought the pig’s trotters, she had considered the needs of her family of five, so she hadn’t bought much.

She would have to buy more next time.

Oh, with Da Mao and Tie Dan in the house, their appetite was probably comparable to Lin Guodong’s.

She needed to start making money with her app.

Ning Shu returned to the kitchen and brought the lukewarm pig’s trotter soup to the dining room.

Da Mao and Tie Dan sniffed the familiar meaty smell and immediately perked up, lifting their upper bodies energetically and looking at Ning Shu.

As Ning Shu approached them, their eyes lit up, seeming to sense that their mistress had brought food for them.

After Ning Shu ladled a large bowl of pig’s trotter soup into the bowls of Da Mao and Tie Dan, they immediately started slurping it up eagerly.

Ning Shu: “Da Mao and Tie Dan are just like us, they both like drinking meat soup.”

Erbao: “They also like eating meat.”

Yibao: “Eating meat, drinking meat soup.”

Ning Shu chuckled, “You guys play with Da Mao and Tie Dan, I’ll go cook.”

The three brothers replied, “Okay.”

Watching Da Mao and Tie Dan drinking pig’s trotter soup, and with nothing to do themselves, the restless Er Bao suggested, “Shall we play with the cloth ball?”

“Okay, I’ll go get the cloth ball.” Yi Bao went to the room to get the cloth ball and went outside with Er Bao and San Bao.

Because there were only three people in Yibao , Erbao and Sanbao, they could only play triangular games.

In the dining room, after Da Mao and Tie Dan finished drinking the pig’s trotter soup and licked the enamel bowls clean, leaving no trace of soup behind, they didn’t see the three children in the dining room.

Following the sounds and scents, they found them outside in the yard.

Seeing the three children having fun, they lay down at the entrance of the yard, watching.

“Mao, play,” San Bao saw Da Mao and called out to him while waving his hand.

Da Mao lazily stood up from the ground and walked over to San Bao.

Seeing this, Er Bao said, “San Bao and Da Mao will be a team, shall I and Brother be a team?”

San Bao loudly agreed, “Okay.”

Yi Bao hesitated a bit, “Um…”

Did San Bao understand what Er Bao meant?

“Is it okay?” He asked tentatively.

“It’s okay,” San Bao replied, even if he didn’t understand Er Bao’s intention, it didn’t stop him from answering, “Me, Da Mao, together.”

Da Mao stood beside San Bao, looking at Yi Bao and Er Bao, as if he also agreed with San Bao’s words.

Er Bao said, “Brother, give it a try, give it a try.”

Yi Bao hesitated no more, “Alright, let’s explain the rules to Da Mao… Da Mao, you and San Bao are a team. Catch this cloth ball and pass it to us… If you can’t throw it, give it to San Bao to throw, understand?”

Da Mao: Woof.

Yi Bao didn’t know if Da Mao understood or not, but he explained anyway.

Then Yi Bao and Er Bao stood in position, the cloth ball in Yi Bao’s hand, and he threw it towards San Bao.

As San Bao prepared to run over to catch it, a figure swiftly leaped from his side, snatched the cloth ball mid-air, and landed gracefully, successfully avoiding San Bao, being careful not to hurt him.

The eyes of the three children widened like quail eggs.

Er Bao’s mouth watered, “Da Mao… Da Mao is really amazing, isn’t he?”

Yi Bao could only hear the pounding of his own heart.

In the end, he couldn’t help but praise, “Da Mao is really awesome.”

“Da Mao…” San Bao excitedly called out, “Da Mao, great job.” San Bao praised Da Mao.

Da Mao could understand the tone of “great job”. In the past, during training or missions, people often praised it.

Da Mao was very happy to be praised by San Bao and looked at San Bao with extra tenderness in his eyes.

He tilted his head back and offered the cloth ball in his mouth to San Bao.

San Bao took the cloth ball from Da Mao’s mouth and then threw it with all his might towards Yi Bao and Er Bao.

However, San Bao was not very strong, and the ball didn’t reach Yi Bao and Er Bao.

If it had been before, Yi Bao and Er Bao would have been prepared to run over and pick up the ball themselves to help their younger brother.

Now, they were also prepared to run over and pick it up.

But at this moment, Da Mao jumped up again.

Unlike before when he caught the cloth ball, this time Da Mao’s head hit the ball, sending it flying towards Yi Bao and Er Bao.

“Wow…”

The three children exclaimed in astonishment, their eyes full of admiration for Da Mao.

…

Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Ning Qin carried a basket to go buy dinner.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the house, she saw a large dog outside and was startled.

Looking closer, she saw that it was Ning Shu’s three sons and the dog playing. Anger surged in her heart.

This was a residential compound, how could they bring a dog in? Was there no discipline anymore?

Ning Qin thought about asking the children to take the dog away, but considering her grievances with Ning Shu, she didn’t dare to ask.

What if the children commanded the dog and it charged at her? She was pregnant, and this was the child she had been longing for so desperately; she didn’t want to take any risks.

After some thought, Ning Qin simply went back inside.

Even if Zhang Xian came back and found out she hadn’t gone to buy dinner, she had her reasons.

What was the point of going out now?

As dinner time approached, it also meant that the children would be coming home from school.

Zhang Qian hurried home after school, but when she reached the path leading to her home, she saw a dog ahead, especially since this dog was playing cloth ball with the three children from the neighboring house.

Curiosity flickered in Zhang Qian’s eyes. But then she remembered the argument they had had at noon, and Zhang Qian fell silent again.

She watched them play as she walked back home, especially when she passed by them, she kept turning her head.

When she reached the doorstep of her house, instead of going in right away, she stood at the entrance of the yard and watched.

Of course, the three children also noticed Zhang Qian.

Children are inherently forgiving, but sometimes they can also be persistent. Ning Qin and Ning Shu had argued, so they held a grudge against Ning Qin’s daughter.

However, they remembered what their parents had told them, that they shouldn’t blame other children because of adults’ conflicts.

The children hadn’t done anything wrong, so it wasn’t right to scold them. So, the three children just glanced at Zhang Qian and continued playing cloth ball.

“Yi Bao, Er Bao, San Bao…” It wasn’t until Yang Baozhu, Yang Jinzhu, Yang Yinzhu, and others returned from school that the street became lively.

“It’s a dog, wow, this dog can catch this ball.”

“Wow, did you see that? This dog jumped up and hit the ball, so cool.”

“Wow…”

“Oh my god…”

This street had about ten households, and most of the soldiers with military qualifications had children.

So, during this after-school time, there were naturally more children returning home. When everyone saw this scene, they all stopped in their tracks.

“Baozhu sister…” Er Bao greeted when he saw Yang Baozhu.

Yang Baozhu ran over to them, “This dog is so amazing and smart, it can actually play with this ball.”

Upon hearing her mention this, Yi Bao felt a bit aggrieved, “San Bao and Da Mao are one team, and we, Er Bao and I, are another team, but we keep losing and losing.”

It was the first time San Bao had won, and after hearing his brother’s words, his little red face was filled with pride, “Da Mao, amazing, great job.”

Da Mao: Woof…

San Bao received a response from Da Mao, revealing a sweet smile, shy yet pure.