After lunch, a staff member from the pet hospital came over with a small cage. Inside it was a fluffy, white little puppy, whose eyes were fully open and could wag its tail and walk around.
Shuangshuang was so excited that she couldn’t speak. As soon as the cage was opened, she hugged Little Bu into her arms.
At the same time, another black and white little puppy in the cage saw Little Bu being picked up, and he got a bit excited too, wagging his tail wildly, as if he wanted some affection from Shuangshuang too.
Xiao Meng couldn’t resist the cuteness of the little guy either and quickly picked up the black and white little puppy.
"Wow, it seems like the doctor really took great care of you and your siblings, each one of you has such a round little belly."
Xiao Meng remarked to Yin Shixiu.
"Do you remember how these little puppies were before you left? They were all almost lifeless, I thought they wouldn’t survive!"
Yin Shixiu glanced at Shuangshuang, then at Su Xiaomeng, the mother-daughter expressions were almost identical...
Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin looked at the two little puppies... seeming unsure of what to do, hesitated for a while before asking, "This one’s called Little Bu, and... what about this one?"
"Taotao."
Su Xiaomeng promptly replied.
"Did you name it?"
"It wasn’t me, it was your good son who named it. Probably because someone named their dog Huang Huang, he decided to name this one Taotao."
"..."
The two puppies’ kennels, last week, Su Xiaomeng had already found someone to make them ready at Jun Garden, Shuangshuang was so reluctant to let go of Little Bu, urging Xiao Meng to return to Jun Garden to see the kennels.
After they took the dogs away, Zhou Mengqin asked Yin Shixiu,
"Shuangshuang and Huang Huang raising dogs... they’re still so young, these dogs..."
"The pet hospital made sure to give all the vaccinations before sending them over, and they’ll have annual check-ups, the shot records are all up to date, it’s not a problem."
"Shuangshuang said the dog was adopted from the orphanage... which orphanage? Is it the one where Huang Huang follows Elder Zhou for lessons?"
"Yes."
"And this Taotao Xiaomeng was talking about earlier... who is it?"
Zhou Mengqin seemed to have endless questions, while Yin Shaohui was also closely watching Yin Shixiu, his eyes full of curiosity, Yin Shixiu found amusement in it, "A little girl from the orphanage, one Elders like very much."
"This... Huang Huang often plays with these people, could it..."
"Mom."
Yin Shixiu called Zhou Mengqin, interrupting her, "You’re already eighty, if it’s unnecessary to worry, don’t overthink, okay?"
Zhou Mengqin gave Yin Shixiu a sideways glance,
"Even if I’m eight hundred, I’m still your mom, right? What do you mean by unnecessary to worry? You are really too trusting when it comes to Xiaomeng educating the kids..."
"What about Xiaomeng?"
Yin Shixiu leaned against the side and saw the old couple’s worried expressions, he asked somewhat helplessly.
"I’m not saying anything about Xiaomeng, I just feel that she doesn’t care enough about who Shuangshuang and Huang Huang make friends with."
Listening to what the elders say, Yin Shixiu understood the meaning behind their words, only...
"Xiaomeng has her own way of educating. I think at least up until now, Shuang’er and Huang’er are doing quite well."
"They’re fine now, but what about in the future? Shuang’er and Huang’er are my Yin family’s grandchildren, constantly hanging out with some kids from the orphanage... I’m not saying orphanage kids aren’t worthy of befriending my grandchildren, but being orphans, they have differences from ordinary families. They tend to be more self-pitying and sensitive, their personalities may also be affected. Their plight is one thing, but... some kids may approach Shuangshuang and Huanghuang out of impure motives, as their father, shouldn’t you be cautious for your children?"
"..."
"They are originally from different social strata, they may be innocent and pure now, but is this brief friendship just a new experience for Shuangshuang and Huanghuang or a potential threat to their future?"
Zhou Mengqin added.
In fact, the reasoning from the elders, Yin Shixiu also agrees with.
Social class... is a real wall, many people try to ignore this wall with emotional strength, but ultimately crash into it bloodily.
"It’s not Xiaomeng who took them to the orphanage, it’s Elder Zhou who did it. Huang Huang follows Elder Zhou to learn piano, which you agreed with. You can’t blame Xiaomeng for being unable to persuade Elder Zhou to change his educational approach."