Of course, the teachers also taught some things, but most of the time, the children played by themselves.

The teacher of Nursery Class 3 was named Jiang, in her twenties, looking quite young.

After the minister and Teacher Jiang had a conversation, she took the three kids to the classroom.

Ning Shu followed and stood outside the classroom, observing from the window.

She saw that the three kids were placed towards the back of the classroom by Teacher Jiang.

They sat quietly, their curious eyes wandering around.

After watching for a while, Ning Shu left. Children need to learn to adapt and become independent as they grow up.

However, when Ning Shu arrived at the door, Da Mao and Tie Dan were still squatting in their previous positions.

Sister Fu saw her and amusingly remarked, “These two dogs have been squatting like this all along. I told them to get up, but they didn’t listen.” She also found these two dogs quite interesting and obedient to their owner.

Ning Shu said, “Da Mao, Tie Dan, get up.”

As soon as she said that, Da Mao and Tie Dan got up and surrounded Ning Shu, looking behind her and into the distance.

Not seeing the three kids, Da Mao and Tie Dan became anxious and worried.

So, they started barking at Ning Shu.

“Woof woof woof… woof woof woof…”

Da Mao nudged Ning Shu’s leg with its head, pushing her towards the classroom, while Tie Dan grabbed Ning Shu’s pants leg with its mouth, pulling her inside.

Sister Fu, curious, asked, “What are they doing?”

Actually, Ning Shu didn’t know their exact meaning, but she could guess, “My kids haven’t come out yet, they’re concerned about the kids.”

Sister Fu exclaimed, “So intuitive? These dogs are amazing!”

Ning Shu patted Da Mao and Tie Dan’s heads, then pointed inside, “They’re in there for school. They’ll come back home at noon. Let’s go home for now.”

Da Mao and Tie Dan didn’t understand the earlier conversation, but they understood the word “home”.

They didn’t want to leave; they wanted to wait for the three kids.

But their training since they were young told them to obey.

“Da Mao, Tie Dan, let’s go…” Ning Shu waved to them, then said to Sister Fu, “I’m heading home now.”

Sister Fu responded, “Okay.”

Reluctantly, Da Mao and Tie Dan glanced back at the nursery before finally following Ning Shu with hesitant steps.

Behind them, Sister Fu couldn’t help but mutter, “These dogs are like humans, too smart, even smarter than humans.”

Back at home, Da Mao and Tie Dan didn’t seem as lively as before; they seemed listless, lying directly at the gate of the yard.

Ning Shu didn’t think much of it, assuming they just wanted to lie down.

In the morning, before checking the app, thinking about visiting the vet in the afternoon and possibly finding something to “buy” on the way back, she checked today’s items on the app.

Tofu Buns: 15 yuan for one portion, with 6 buns per portion, 6 portions left.

Sauce-flavored Duck: 20 yuan for one portion, half a kilogram per portion, 6 portions left.

Large Grilled Sausage: 19 yuan for one portion, with 4 pieces weighing 200 grams per portion, 8 portions left.

Cheese Bread: 12 yuan for one portion, with 3 bread rolls per portion, 2 portions left.

Handmade Pork Floss: 25 yuan for one portion, half a kilogram per portion, 6 portions left.

Ning Shu hadn’t expected to have meat buns just yesterday, and today there were tofu buns again.

She herself really loved tofu buns, so without hesitation, she bought 4 portions. She bought 2 portions of sauce-flavored duck, 2 portions of large grilled sausage, and 6 portions of cheese bread.

She didn’t buy handmade pork floss, as it seems like such things didn’t exist in this era.

After buying the groceries and seeing her balance shrink again, Ning Shu sighed.

She hadn’t figured out how to make money yet, so for now, she would see if she could use Grandma Yang’s dried goods.

If she could, she could claim to send 20 kilograms of dried goods to He Ling, and then when she got to the city, she could find a place where nobody was around and take a photo directly for the app.

After buying the groceries on the app, Ning Shu started to prepare lunch.

They had ribs and pig trotters yesterday, so there was no fresh meat for lunch today.

While cooking, she steamed some wine lees marinated fish and fried some home-brought preserved meat with a few vegetables.

She fried all the vegetables that everyone had brought over the past few days; otherwise, they would become stale.

While Ning Shu cooked lunch, she felt that something was off today, unusually quiet.

“Oh,” she remembered, “I haven’t seen Da Mao and Tie Dan lining up. Don’t they usually come when they smell the food?”

“Da Mao, Tie Dan..” Ning Shu stepped out of the kitchen and checked the yard’s entrance first, but there was no sign of them.

Then she went to the dining room, where their bowls were still there, but they were nowhere to be found.

Ning Shu thought for a moment.

Could it be that it’s time for them to go pee at noon, so they went to patrol their territory? Lunch was already prepared, so she hurried to check.

Following the markings Da Mao and Tie Dan left yesterday, Ning Shu couldn’t find them anywhere.

Now she was getting worried. Where could they have gone?

Meanwhile, the school bell rang.

In Class 3 of the kindergarten, Teacher Jiang observed the three new kids today. They seemed well-behaved, playing among themselves, appearing a bit shy.

Even the youngest one wasn’t making a fuss.

“Kids, the bell rang. You can go home for lunch now. If your parents let you go home by yourselves, then go ahead. If they come to pick you up, wait at the school gate, okay?”

“We know,” the kids replied.

They were used to the teacher’s instructions.

Hearing that they could go home after school, Yibao and Erbao helped Sanbao off the stool and immediately headed outside.

They really wanted to see Da Mao and Tie Dan.

As soon as they stepped out of the classroom, the three kids heard barking not far away.

“Woof woof woof… woof woof woof…”

“Look, it’s Da Mao and Tie Dan,” exclaimed Er Bao excitedly to his brothers.

Indeed, Da Mao and Tie Dan were barking outside the school fence.

Other kids who had just come out of the classroom also heard the dogs barking and curiously looked towards the school gate.

Some brave ones ran over to take a look, while others, who were more timid, stayed back.

Yi Bao and Er Bao, along with San Bao, walked to the gate.

Da Mao and Tie Dan continued barking outside the fence, even more excited than before.

“Woof woof woof… woof woof woof…”

Not only were they barking, but they were also pacing back and forth outside.

“Da Mao…” San Bao reached out through the fence from inside and patted Da Mao’s head.

Da Mao rubbed his head against San Bao’s hand.

Tie Dan, being shorter, propped up his front legs on the fence so that he could stick his head out too.

“Tie Dan, you’re so short,” teased Er Bao, but he also couldn’t resist patting Tie Dan’s head.

Yi Bao said, “Let’s go out quickly.”

“Ah,” the three brothers stepped out of the school gate, and Da Mao and Tie Dan surrounded them, spinning around them incessantly.

“Da Mao…” San Bao hugged Da Mao’s neck.

Er Bao playfully messed with Tie Dan’s head.

Yi Bao curiously asked, “Da Mao, Tie Dan, are you here to pick us up from school? How did you know we were done with school?”

“Woof woof woof… woof woof woof…”

Da Mao and Tie Dan smelled the aroma of food, knowing it was mealtime.

Not seeing the three little ones, they came out to find them for dinner.

Unfortunately, they didn’t know Ning Shu was looking for them.

“Da Mao and Tie Dan are amazing, knowing to come pick us up. Let’s go, it’s time for dinner at home,” Er Bao said, bouncing away.

Tie Dan trotted behind him.

Yi Bao held San Bao’s hand and didn’t run. Da Mao took Er Bao’s place, walking on the other side of San Bao.

The five happily headed home, Three children and two dogs.

“Are those their pet dogs? They’re so cute.”

“I want to have a dog too.”

After they left, many other kids looked at their direction with envy.

On the other side, Ning Shu still hadn’t found Da Mao and Tie Dan.

Seeing the three brothers were about to finish school, she decided to go to the nursery first to check on them.

As for Da Mao and Tie Dan, this was the residential area, so they should be safe.

She just didn’t know where they had gone.

As a result, before Ning Shu could reach the nursery, she saw Er Bao and Tie Dan running towards her, followed by Da Mao, Yi Bao, and San Bao.

Ning Shu: “…”

Full of worry, not sure whether to express it or not.

Er Bao, however, proudly said, “Mom, Da Mao and Tie Dan are so clever. They knew we were done with school and came to pick us up.”

Ning Shu, not in the best mood, replied, “Yes, very clever.”

She wanted to teach Da Mao and Tie Dan to let her know when they were going out, but she didn’t know how to teach them. “So, Da Mao and Tie Dan were waiting at the school gate when you finished school?”

“Yeah, as soon as we came out of the classroom after school, we heard Da Mao and Tie Dan barking outside the fence,” Er Bao excitedly recounted what happened.

“They’re quite something,” Ning Shu said, patting Tie Dan’s head.

When Lin Guodong returned for lunch, Ning Shu recounted the incident: “I almost searched the entire residential area. I even thought they might have gone to mark their territory.”

Lin Guodong chuckled lightly, “You don’t need to worry about them here. Without someone leading them, they can’t leave. The guards at the sentry post won’t let them out either. Moreover, in the residential area, if anyone tries to harm them, ordinary residents wouldn’t stand a chance against them. Similarly, with the atmosphere of soldiers here, they wouldn’t harm the residents. So, don’t worry too much. I think it’s lunchtime, and they went to call the three brothers for lunch. When it’s dinner time, you can observe secretly. They’ll probably do the same.”

Ning Shu nodded, “I’ll check during dinner then.”

After lunch, while Lin Guodong was tidying up inside, Ning Shu was getting ready to take Da Mao and Tie Dan to the vet. Suddenly, they heard Mrs. Yang’s voice from outside, “Ning girl, are you there? Have you finished your meal? I brought some dried mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms.”