Saturday and Sunday didn’t have any classes, but Yu Qian still got up early. She happily finished her breakfast and then completed her tutoring session. The afternoon was completely free for her to laze around.

Yu Qian’s plan was simple— go out, buy a bag of snacks, and then happily come back home to scroll through her phone. A life of idleness like this was simply perfect!

Once she had the thought, she immediately put it into action. Excited, Yu Qian picked out an outfit. As a girl, going out on a whim still required some proper dressing up, even if the destination was just a large supermarket about two kilometers away from the Bai family’s house.

Humming a tune, Yu Qian went to the backyard and found Baibai sleeping. She forcefully shook it awake. The distance wasn’t too far anyway, so she could treat the walk as exercise. Besides, it had been a while since she last took Baibai for a walk. This was killing two birds with one stone.

After putting Baibai on a leash, one person and one dog headed out.

The trip there went smoothly, shopping went smoothly too, but on the way back…… something unexpected happened.

Yu Qian carried a large bag of snacks in one hand while holding Baibai’s leash in the other. As they walked, Baibai suddenly stopped and began pulling her toward the side of the road.

“Baibai!” Yu Qian thought it just wanted to play, so she got a little annoyed and pinched its ear. However, Baibai showed no intention of stopping.

Unable to resist, Yu Qian let it lead the way.

Stepping into the greenery by the roadside, she slowly began to hear the faint whimpering of a puppy.

A dog? Yu Qian’s heart tightened and she quickened her pace alongside Baibai.

After walking for a few dozen meters, she saw a green nylon bag in the grass. Something was moving inside it.

Yu Qian hurriedly opened the bag and a small short-haired puppy with a white coat and yellow spots wriggled its way out.

Looking at the weakly whimpering little dog, Yu Qian’s hands trembled, and her chest rose and fell violently.

What kind of disgusting person would do something like this? To abandon and harm such a small creature like this…… If Baibai hadn’t heard the sound, the puppy might have died and rotted away there without anyone ever finding it.

Yu Qian quickly took out a pack of meat jerky from her bag and tore some pieces off to feed the puppy. Watching it devour the food hungrily, she fed it a bit more.

Seeing the little white dog wagging its tail at her, Yu Qian didn’t hesitate and picked it up.

Since she had found it, she might as well take it home and raise it. One dog wasn’t much, and two wouldn’t make a difference.

And so, with Baibai on a leash in one hand and the little white dog and her snacks in the other, Yu Qian made her way back to the Bai family’s house.

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This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m

“Where did that dog come from?”

Leaning against the Bai family’s gate, Jiang Zheng spotted the puppy in Yu Qian’s arms at a glance.

“I picked it up.”

Yu Qian put the puppy down and shook her arms, slightly out of breath. Carrying it all the way back had left her drenched in sweat.

Inside the house, Lin Niannian heard Yu Qian’s voice and happily ran out.

“Qianqian, you’re raising another dog? What’s its name?” She crouched down to look at the little puppy that was clinging to Yu Qian but didn’t dare to touch it.

“It’s name is…… Heihei^[1]Blacky.”

“But it’s a white dog?”

“Uh…… Well, we already have Baibai at home.” Yu Qian looked at Lin Niannian with an expression that said this was completely logical.

Jiang Zheng clicked his tongue and shook his head as he stared at the two dogs. “Yu Qian, if you really want a dog, I can get you some purebred ones. Just look at your taste— Baibai already looks like an abstract painting, and now you’ve managed to find one even uglier than him.”

“Mind your own business. I just like native dogs.” Yu Qian rolled her eyes at him.

“I don’t care, but someone does.” Jiang Zheng turned toward the house and called out, “Bai Qiming, your sister just added another member to your family! Aren’t you going to come welcome it?”

Bai Qiming walked out of the house.

Yu Qian was crouched on the ground, silently looking at him along with the dogs.

Bai Qiming shot an annoyed glance at Jiang Zheng, who was clearly enjoying the show, then parted his thin lips and said, “Take it to the pet hospital for a wash, vaccinations, and a health check-up.”

“Thanks, Brother Ming.”

Seeing that Bai Qiming didn’t object to her keeping the dog, Yu Qian smiled. She patted Baibai’s head. “Baibai, your wife is safe. You’d better take good care of her from now on.”

Lin Niannian asked, “Eh? Is this puppy female?”

Yu Qian thought, Shouldn’t it be female?

She hadn’t checked the puppy’s gender yet, but she had just assumed it was a little female dog.

With that thought, Yu Qian skillfully lifted Heihei’s left hind leg— male.

Sorry, Baibai, it looks like you’ll have to settle for this in the future, but this was your own choice, not my fault.

The three people watching: “……”

“Bai Qiming, aren’t you going to do something about your sister? Look at her actions, she’s outright insulting the dog.”

Bai Qiming silently turned his head away, completely ignoring Jiang Zheng’s exasperated voice.

Yu Qian put down the puppy’s leg and snapped at Jiang Zheng, “Stop saying ‘your sister^[2]Ni Mei; sounds like Ni Ma which is considered a vulgar insult’ all the time. I keep feeling like you’re secretly cursing me.

Besides, I was looking at the dog, not you. What, do you want to defend Heihei’s rights now? He might not even mind.”

Jiang Zheng looked at the little white dog that, after being let go, shamelessly snuggled up to Yu Qian for more pets. For a moment, he was so frustrated by her words that his chest hurt.

Just as the two were about to start arguing, Lin Niannian quickly stepped in to smooth things over. “Qianqian, we actually came today to invite you to the club tomorrow.”

“A club?”

“Mm-hmm! The Li family’s eldest brother, who has ties with my family, just opened a new club. It’s having its grand opening tomorrow and he invited us to go have fun.”

“I don’t want to go.” Yu Qian shook her head firmly. Just hearing about a club sounded boring. Watching anime would make her much happier.

“See? I told you this little bumpkin would rather stay home.” Jiang Zheng said, still holding a grudge over Yu Qian’s earlier remarks, his tone laced with sarcasm.

“Qianqian……”

“I really don’t want to go.” Yu Qian shook her head so hard she almost gave herself a concussion.

She knew Lin Niannian was trying to introduce her to their social circle, but she had zero interest. Socializing with people was such a hassle.

Seeing Yu Qian’s unwavering attitude, Lin Niannian had no choice but to give up on the idea of taking her to the club.

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According to Yu Qian’s original plan, she should have been comfortably lounging in her room right now, eating snacks and binge-watching shows.

But Heihei’s unexpected arrival forced her to take it for a check-up first.

A whole group of people ended up piling into a car and heading to the pet hospital.

Yes, a whole group.

Lin Niannian, Bai Qiming, and Jiang Zheng all tagged along.

Yu Qian looked speechlessly at the people behind her. Lin Niannian had come willingly, and Bai Qiming had come to accompany Lin Niannian, but why was Jiang Zheng there?

Seeing the blatant look of disdain on Jiang Zheng’s face, Yu Qian couldn’t help rolling her eyes. People always say women’s hearts are unfathomable, but men’s hearts are a bottomless pit.

After more than two hours, Heihei’s check-up was finally complete. Other than being a little malnourished, it was in good health.

After buying a new collar and leash for Heihei, the group got back in the car and headed home.