This kitty can let you off the hook, but it must maintain the majesty of a beast.
"Dundun, do you want mommy to hold you for a while?"
Shen Baobao was worried that Lin Xu might struggle carrying over ten pounds of food and water while also holding the twelve-pound Dundun up the mountain.
Lin Xu said,
"I’m fine."
Shen Baobao patted Dundun’s head again:
"Daddy is really working hard, let’s make things easier for him, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Dundun imdiately got up and prepared to jump into her arms, but was caught in the act.
This little guy must have been uncomfortable being held too long, so after the jump, it didn’t stay in her arms but leaped onto her shoulder, curling itself into the hood of Shen Baobao’s coat.
Its two hind legs stretched into the hood while its two front legs pawed on Shen Baobao’s shoulder, providing a better view.
"Wow, my baby is so smart! Co on, let’s take a selfie video with mommy."
Shen took out her phone, pointed the cara at herself first, then slowly moved it to the right, capturing Dundun peering over her right shoulder.
Seeing the cara lens catching it, the little guy gently blinked, then nuzzled Shen Baobao’s neck with its head, looking obedient and understanding.
"My baby is so good, haha!"
After a bout of interaction, mother and child continued their ascent, with Lin Xu following behind to ensure Dundun wouldn’t fall off.
As they approached the summit, they saw Han Shuzhen stretching on a nearby clearing.
Upon seeing her, Shen Baobao asked,
"Mom, Dad just said when you two t, you were the one chasing him, right? He even said you couldn’t move when you saw him."
Hehe, old Mr. Shen loves to brag, so as a daughter, I must help him kick this bad habit.
However, just as she finished speaking, Han Shuzhen snorted coldly:
"He says a lot. The first day we t, I was on my way to dical College when he pedaled his tricycle to set up a stall, not watching the road like he was blind, and he hit directly, even swelling my ankle..."
Lin Xu couldn’t help but laugh,
"In that sense, ’couldn’t move’ wasn’t entirely inaccurate."
"My dad... so who chased whom? Was it you who chased him?"
Han Shuzhen took a sip of water, wearing a look of regret about past events:
"Your dad hit and then played the victim, claiming the tricycle was damaged. Out of consideration for a student, he didn’t ask for compensation, then tried to walk away. My ankle was swollen, so I refused to let him leave, trying to get money for dical bills, and ended up chasing him for half a street."
Understood... Father-in-law’s ’chase’ was more about chasing after debt, huh.
Indeed, language is an art.
The sa event, when described by different people, can result in completely opposite facts.
"Hmm... Dad hit and ran, did he eventually pay for your dical bills?"
"He only had thirty cents left, saved by persuading during a supply purchase to buy a flatbread... I softened and let him go. Who knew that by night class, this blockhead would be carrying a bottle of red flower oil, pacing around dical College looking for ... like a fool."
When she caught up with the tricycle, the furious Han Shuzhen demanded fifty yuan for dical expenses right away.
Hitting and running, how poor was his character?
Young Shen Guofu rummaged through his pockets for a while, only to find a crumpled thirty cents, one of which had a torn corner.
Seeing the crumpled bills and that embarrassed face, Han Shuzhen’s anger turned to regret.
The dical ointnt at the hospital didn’t cost anything; applying a bit was enough. Why put up a fuss with a poor man on the trike?
She didn’t take the thirty cents, even bought two beef patties from a nearby stall and handed them to Shen Guofu before hobbling back to dical College.
Thought it would end there.
Who knew, by night class, classmates started gossiping about soone searching the school for a limping female student, claiming he gathered enough for dical fees after selling his goods.
Han Shuzhen joined the crowd out of curiosity, and spotted the sweaty Shen Guofu.
He struggled to sell much by evening, traded off the goods, and with so help from friends scraped together fifty yuan and rushed to the school with it.
Shen Baobao listened with tears in her eyes, imagining Dad must have gone through a lot of hardships, huh?
"Did you end up taking that fifty yuan from Dad?"
"I did."
"What? Dad was suffering so much, why did you take his money? You never lacked money growing up."
Han Shuzhen brushed aside so hair hanging by her ear, smiling as she said,
"Because that fifty yuan was my bride price to marry your father!"
Seeing mother-in-law’s face full of happiness, Lin Xu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Everything the young people do, the mid-aged people have already experienced.
No matter the passionate love or PDA thods of the young, they can’t compare to the previous generation.
"Mom and dad’s love makes cry, Xu Bao, let’s be like that too, shall we?"
Before Lin Xu could reply, Han Shuzhen laughed and said,
"You can’t. The first day I got close with your dad, he promised to do whatever it takes to earn money so the kids wouldn’t suffer from poverty... And he did it, so you’re ant to live peacefully. We’ve tasted the hardships for you."
"Thank you, Mom... I’ll never upset you again."
Mother and daughter leaned against each other, with Dundun on Shen Jiayue’s shoulder nuzzling grandma too.
When Shen Guofu joined, the family sat in a gazebo at the mountain top, each enjoyed two pieces of chocolate, drinking so water, while Dundun also munched on so fish jerky, licking a bit of mineral water.
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