It followed the sound and saw that it was indeed the mother of the human cub.
With a little effort, it broke away from the arms of the human cub.
Then, it ran away.
...
"dog-"
"Baby."
The woman looked at her daughter sitting on the ground, frowned and was about to say something, when she saw her daughter's red eyes and the wet tears on her face.
She knelt down and pulled her daughter up.
He reached out and patted the dust on his daughter's body, and said softly, "It's okay."
"If you didn't do well in the exam this time, just try harder next time."
"...Why don't you do well in the exam next time?"
The little girl's attention was suddenly diverted by the woman and she forgot about the dog that ran away.
The woman was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Then try harder next time."
"As long as the baby makes progress every time, it will be fine."
"Really?"
The little girl pursed her lips.
"real."
The woman took the little girl's hand and said, "Let's go, mommy will buy a cake for the baby."
...
"Mother."
From a distance, it saw the little girl looking up at the woman beside her.
"Um?"
"Am I stupid?"
"how come?"
"Mom's baby is very smart."
"But I always fail in exams."
The little girl lowered her head.
The woman stopped, turned around and bent down to touch the little girl's head, "Is the baby giving up now?"
"I just failed the test a few times."
"The baby's score this time is already higher than last time."
"The baby will get better and better as he takes the test."
"Um."
The little girl pursed her lips and smiled brightly.
It curled its lips, looking silly, and it was really easy to coax.
However, looking at the human cub that was about to disappear from its sight, and thinking about what she had just said, it scratched the ground with its paws in annoyance.
...
"Ah, dog!"
The little girl held her mother's hand and turned her head restlessly when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye.
She quickly turned her head, let go of her mother's hand, and ran back a few steps.
"What dog?"
The woman stopped, turned to look at the little girl, and asked strangely.
Then he suddenly realized, "Is this the dog you always play with during this time?"
"Um."
The little girl nodded hurriedly and ran around with her short legs, but could not find the figure she just saw.
"Gone."
The little girl's head drooped, "It was clearly here just now."
The woman touched the little girl's head and said, "The dog may just be here to say goodbye to the baby."
"I can see the dog again when the baby comes next time."
"Isn't it always like this before?"
"It's not always possible to see a dog."
The little girl murmured in a low voice, still a little depressed.
Then she suddenly thought of something, raised her head suddenly, her face full of hope, her big black eyes seemed to be shining, "Mom, can I take that dog home?"
"I love that dog so much."
"I'll take care of it!"
The little girl clenched her fists to show her determination.
...
The woman was stunned for a moment, then squatted down and looked at the little girl, "Do you know that dog has an owner?"
"The baby cannot take it home if it has an owner."
The little girl's excited and pleading expression paused.
"Owner?"
She murmured hesitantly, "I don't know..."
But soon, the little girl shook her head, "No, dogs don't have owners."
"I never saw the owner of the dog."
"A dog always belongs alone."
One person?
The woman was amused by the child's childlike remarks.
She touched the little girl's hair and said, "Even if a dog is always alone, it doesn't mean it doesn't have an owner."
"But, but..."
Seeing that the little girl's eyes were slightly red due to worry, she hurriedly said: "If the dog doesn't have an owner, mom will allow you to keep it, okay?"
"real?"
A big smile instantly appeared on the little girl's face.
"real."
The woman helplessly stretched out her finger and tapped the little girl's forehead, "The baby really likes dogs."
"It was the same before and it's the same now."
Thinking of the way the child cried because the dog she always played with disappeared, the woman couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"Before?"
The little girl tilted her head, a little confused.
"You were very young at that time, so you probably don't remember."
The woman didn't say much, but smiled and tapped the little girl's forehead, "If the baby really brings the dog home, the baby will be responsible for taking care of the dog."
"Um."
The little girl nodded heavily, "I will!"
"Don't deserve it now."
"Taking care of a dog is more than just playing with it."
The woman said quite seriously: "You have to feed it every day, take it for a walk every day, and give it a bath every few days..."
“Can all these babies do it?”
"If I can't do it, my mother will give the dog away."
"Don't give it away!"
The little girl immediately shouted, with a face full of promise, "I will do it!"
"I will take good care of the dog."
"I will feed the dog every day, and I will take the dog for a walk every day..."
The little girl clapped her fingers and said one by one, "So, don't give the dog away!"
...
In the shadow, it glanced at the little girl's firm eyes, with disdain on its face.
Come on, does it still need the care of a human cub?
This little human cub can’t even take care of himself, right?
...
It just followed the little girl.
Play with the little girl when she sees it.
Stay with the little girl quietly when she can't see it.
Looking at the silly smile on the little girl's face, although it was full of disgust, there was a slight smile in its eyes.
Days like this... are actually not bad.
Anyway, human lifespan is only a hundred years.
For it, it was just a short moment.
Then, it doesn't mind spending its whole life with this human cub.
Until this little human cub closes his eyes forever.
...
Well, it's too early to say this now.
This little human cub has just begun to understand the world.
You can't even tell it apart from a dog.
He is indeed an idiot.
...
It looked at the little girl who brought it another bowl of dog food, and the corners of its mouth twitched.
How many times have I been rejected? It won’t eat dog food!
Did this idiot do it on purpose?!
...
The story by the stream ends here.
Compared to the hustle and bustle not far away, it suddenly felt particularly quiet here.
Xi Bian glared at Pipa Ghost again, causing Pipa Ghost, who had unknowingly exposed most of his body because of listening to Xi Bian's words, to hide his entire body behind Xiao Xiao.
After a while, the Pipa Ghost carefully revealed one eye.
There was a bit of confusion and uneasiness in his eyes, as well as a bit of confusion and innocence.
Xiao Xiao laughed.
He looked towards the stream and said, "Sorry, Pipa Ghost just likes to make funny faces to scare people."