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Even though I know that Coke is not inferior, I still hope it can become stronger. After all, no one can resist the temptation of dog meat under the threat of starvation. 

Therefore, Coke needs to become stronger. 

Huo Yishen’s request was simple, “I’ll help you train the dog, and you’ll teach Doudou to read.” 

Is that the request? Jiang Ning was a bit dumbfounded, “Doudou is smart and obedient, you can teach him yourself.” 

Huo Yishen looked unnatural, “I can’t teach her.” Training dogs is much easier. 

Jiang Ning felt awkward, “Okay, then let’s exchange.” 

He helps her train the dog, and she teaches Doudou to read. 

Just as she opened the door. A dark shadow pounced on her, it is growling low with impatience and unease, it’s claws constantly scratch Jiang Ning. 

Jiang Ning rubbed its head, “It’s okay, I’m not leaving.” 

She tried to appease the stray dog again with ham, but it was a bit challenging. 

It was still restless, following Jiang Ning wherever she went and it’s not allowing her to leave his sight. 

Besides being tired, she’s hungry from today. 

The unexpected reunion with Coke was truly worth celebrating, so Jiang Ning took out steamed ribs, drunken goose, farmhouse stir-fried pork, and beer. 

Even though it wasn’t hungry, the dog’s eyes were still looking eagerly, and it was drooling. 

Jiang Ning gave it some light ribs, then they relaxed and watched dramas while eating. 

Coke was very eager, jumping onto the sofa and lying on her, occasionally using its claws to nudge her shoulder 

Seeing Jiang Ning unmoved, it ran to its own food bowl and brought it over—more, food! 

“Such a clever little rascal.” Jiang Ning threw the bone for it to chew, “Don’t stuff yourself, there will be delicious food every day from now on.” 

After dinner, she had to teach Coke to go to the bathroom. 

Not just Coke, but also that pair of rabbits and their litter. 

The balcony was still damp despite the sealed glass, causing the rabbit to shrivel noticeably. Concerned, she placed cardboard beneath it and relocated the rabbit to the toilet. 

Once they were used to it, they lost their fear of people and began to wander around the house.” 

Coke saw the rabbits, it’s eyes are glowing green, and instinctively pounced, it was eager to bite. Jiang Ning quickly stopped it with a fierce look, “No! 

In the future, whether she eats meat or drinks porridge, she’ll rely entirely on them. 

They had gotten along quite well before, and Coke knew her temperament quite well, so he could only endure his itchy teeth. 
 

Coke, understanding human nature, solved its problem in the basket in the bathroom after teaching for over an hour, which was lined with black garbage bags. 

The rabbits, on the other hand, were not as bright, no matter how she tried to teach them, they couldn’t learn, causing her to clean up several times a day. 

Jiang Ning felt exhausted, “Coke, I’ll leave the task of taking care of them to you in the future.” 

To be a sensible dog, It needs to share the household chores and takes on the role of a poop scooper. 

After finishing, it was already late at night. Jiang Ning went to bed to rest, but Coke dragged its nest and followed. 

Alright, she understands why it doesn’t feel secure. 

She woke up several times during the night, all because of Coke’s disruption.

It’s extremely sensitive to sound, even the slightest noise downstairs would make it get up and guard the stainless steel door without leaving. 

Long periods of living as a stray have also changed the dog’s nature, it won’t easily make noise to alert enemies. 

Despite being a single unit building, it’s filled with life’s ups and downs, along with plenty of dirty and unsightly things. 

In the early morning, she was awakened by Coke’s restlessness. 

Opening the door, Yang Weicong’s classmate downstairs kept knocking, “Jiang Ning, Ah Cong was stabbed by you yesterday and bitten by your dog. He has a fever now. You have to take responsibility for this.” 

Jiang Ning closed the door, washed up, and had breakfast. 

A bowl of simple pork bone and offal soup, two small steamed buns. 

Coke had half a bowl of dog food and four small steamed buns. 

Just as she finished tidying up, Lu Yu came knocking on the door, prepared for today’s mission: to spend 1 million yuan. 

In addition to taking care of the child, Zheng Weili also had the task of looking after the dog. 

There was now a sandbag in the corridor, brought by Lu Yu and Zhang Chao for her to practice boxing and they emphasized not to use them as a punching bag again. 

Arriving at the department store at nine o’clock, there was still a sea of people queuing up. But to everyone’s surprise, the staff announced over the loudspeaker that today’s food supply had already sold out, and those in need should come back tomorrow. 

“I arrived at twelve o’clock last night, how could it be gone?” 

“I came to line up at nine o’clock last night, and I still didn’t get my turn.” 

Instantly, cries of despair filled the air, grievances boiling over. But what could they do? 

Now there are troops armed with live ammunition. Even if they rush in, they will not be able to grab food. 

With tired faces, they wandered reluctantly several times before finally leaving in despair. 

Ninety-nine percent of those coming to the department store were there primarily for food, with some other items considered as an afterthought. 

As the crowd dispersed, the huge mall suddenly felt empty. 

Compared with last time, there were significantly fewer products available this time, and anything that could fill the stomach was quickly snapped up. 

However, purified tap water has been introduced, priced at 10 yuan per liter. You’ll need to bring your own water filling tools. 

Thinking of the floating corpses in the water, Lu Yu and Zhang Chao lost interest immediately. 

Most of the goods in the mall were electrical appliances, clothes, quilts, and daily necessities, but even if you had money, you couldn’t spend it. 

There were still two rubber boats left. Lu Yu considered buying them as backups but hesitated at the price of 50,000 yuan each. 

Jiang Ning had a clear goal: preparing life-saving supplies for them in the extreme cold. 

She didn’t lack these items herself, but she couldn’t give them to others; she had to find another way. 

Essential living supplies had skyrocketed in price, but clothes and quilts hadn’t increased much. After all, money had to be spent on necessities, and everyone prioritized saving up to buy food. 

While browsing, they unexpectedly came across mink fur coats. 

Over the knee purple mink fur, soft to the touch and exceptionally warm when worn. 

After looking at the price, it was 49,999 yuan. 

Both men’s and women’s styles were available, with little price difference. Jiang Ning ordered seven pieces in one go, ensuring that even Coke got a share, which she planned to modify later. 

Spending 350,000 yuan in one go made Lu Yu’s heart ache. “Shouldn’t we get something more affordable?” 

“If we don’t spend now, should we save it to use as toilet paper?” 

In addition to mink fur coats, there were also warm cotton jackets, down jackets, assault jackets, quilts, socks, boots, thermal underwear, and more, providing them with a lots of options to purchase whatever they needed. 

Unfortunately, there were no pet supplies available; otherwise, she would have stocked up for Coke too. 

As she was browsing, suddenly, a middle aged man approached, whispering, “Miss, do you need grains?” 

Jiang Ning noticed him trailing her when she was buying the mink fur coat. She thought he might be a pickpocket or a robber, but she didn’t expect him to be a food smuggler. 

“What kind of grains?” she asked. 

“Rice.” 

“Is it soaked in water?” 

The middle aged man nodded, “Some are soaked, but there are also dry ones, but they are twice as expensive.” 

“What’s the price?” 

“2,500 for soaked, 5,000 for dry.” 

Jiang Ning pondered, “How do I know if the soaked ones won’t be poisonous?” 

“Miss, rest assured, we conduct the most honest business, with no deceit at all. 

As he spoke, he took out a handful of broken rice from his pocket. It had a dark yellowish color and didn’t have much smell. 

“How much do you have?” Jiang Ning asked. 

“I have as much as you want,” the middle aged man replied. 

Jiang Ning did some calculations, deducting the expenses she would used. “2,000 yuan per kilogram, I’ll take 250 kilograms.” 

The middle aged man, with grains in his hand, hesitated.