God's Gift

After being complimented by Lu Keming, Granny Li's expression became much kinder. She slowly put down the spatula and said something casually.

"This is how it is in the mountains. After we finally build a road, rocks from the mountain keep falling down."

After saying this, Granny Li looked at Yu Youyou in Lu Keming's hand and asked, "Why did my Youyou come back with you?"

"It usually goes out to play for a while by itself and comes back home in the afternoon. I thought it was a spirit and knew that I, an old woman with weak legs and feet, didn't have the strength to look for it. But this time it came back when it was almost dark, and it followed you..."

If it were a little later, Grandma Li would go out to look for the dog.

Grandma Li walked towards Yu Youyou, stared at the grinning Yu Youyou, and raised the spatula.

"Still staring at me? Why don't you come down?"

Yu Youyou was still smiling, but when she saw Grandma Li raising the spatula, her little face became serious. Her dark, watery eyes stared at the spatula, turning it around twice, and her brain was working fast.

Soon she remembered how she had dealt with her mother in the past.

Don't hit a smiling fish.

Thinking of this, a bigger smile broke out on Yu Youyou's face. She squinted her eyes, put her ears close to her head, and stretched out her chubby paws to grab Grandma Li's shovel.

"You want me to put it down?" Granny Li knew exactly what Youyou was thinking. She snorted and pointed at the yellow ground under her feet, "Come down quickly."

When Yu Youyou heard what Grandma Li said, she swung her tail and jumped off Lu Keming to the ground. She smiled and ran to Grandma Li's feet with her butt twisted, rubbing her head against her.

Lu Keming watched Yu Youyou's actions, raised his eyes and glanced at Grandma Li calmly, twisted his fingers lightly, and did not make any expression.

"Okay, let's go eat." Grandma Li pretended to be fierce towards Yu Youyou for a few seconds, then couldn't help laughing and invited Yu Youyou to eat.

As soon as Ye Li and Shen Minghua arrived at the door of Li's house, they saw Fang Ziang standing outside with a wronged look on his face.

"A-Li!" Fang Ziang perked up when he saw Ye Li. He came closer and saw Shen Minghua beside Ye Li. He greeted him reluctantly, "Shen Minghua."

Shen Minghua nodded slightly.

"Where is Yu Youyou?" Ye Li looked around Fang Ziang and did not see anyone who looked like Yu Youyou.

"Inside." Fang Ziang answered quickly when he saw Ye Li asking him.

"Inside?" Ye Li frowned and stared at Fang Ziang, "Then why are you standing outside?"

"It's still Lu Keming." Fang Ziang got angry when he mentioned Lu Keming. He just pinched Yu Youyou's face a few times, and Lu Keming stared at him like a death star.

What’s the big deal? Isn’t it just pinching a few times?

The more Fang Ziang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Yu Youyou was still half his sister after all, so what did him touching his sister have to do with Lu Keming!

He thought Lu Keming was targeting him on purpose!

Although Fang Ziang hasn't figured out the reason yet.

Ye Li didn't care what Fang Ziang was thinking. When he heard Fang Ziang say that Yu Youyou was inside, he walked straight in.

Shen Minghua glanced at Fang Ziang who was still feeling regretful alone, and did not remind him that Ye Li had already left. With a barely visible smile on his lips, he followed Ye Li inside.

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When the two walked into Grandma Li's house, Grandma Li was busy serving dishes to the table, but Lu Keming was sitting on the chair without moving.

Opposite him was a specially made tall wooden chair, on which sat a small white earthen pine tree, with its neck resting on the backrest and its head tilted back ninety degrees. Its eyes followed Granny Li's movements.

Grandma Li was busy working and would stop from time to time to wipe her hands with her apron and touch Xiao Tusong's head.

Ye Li looked at the loose soil and paused for a second.

Isn’t this the dog that Lu Keming was holding when we went up the mountain just now?

This dog seems to be also in the dog team.

Lu Keming had already heard the footsteps of the two people, but he did not move, nor did he turn around to look at them. He just picked up the teacup, took a sip with a calm look and indifferent expression.

Shen Minghua was already accustomed to Lu Keming's attitude and didn't think anything of it. He looked at Grandma Li who was busy running around and called out to her.

"Grandma, we're back."

When Granny Li heard the voice, she stopped and looked at the two young men standing in the yard. She was stunned for a second, then she reacted and asked with a smile, "Are you also trapped in the mountains?"

and also?

When Shen Minghua heard Granny Li's question, he subconsciously looked at Lu Keming.

The little pine tree, which had been leaning back to stare at Grandma Li who was busy working, immediately raised its head and looked towards the yard when it heard these words.

Lu Keming was sitting upright with his back straight, but when he saw Yu Youyou's actions, he lowered his eyes, then slightly raised his head and looked at Shen Minghua.

Shen Minghua noticed Lu Keming's gaze. Although he hadn't figured out what happened when he fell to the ground, he reacted quickly and answered Grandma Li with a smile.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that we would have bad luck."

"It's not bad luck. I heard from Xiaolu that many of your fellow travelers didn't have time to leave and are just temporarily staying at other people's homes." Grandma Li waved her hand.

"It just so happens that I'm the only one in this house right now, and there are many empty rooms. You can squeeze in and live here, so just stay here."

"Okay, then I'll thank you now, grandma." Shen Minghua smiled warmly and thanked Grandma Li politely.

"Today is a good day. The young people who came one after another are good-looking, polite and sweet-spoken." Grandma Li looked at Shen Minghua's polite appearance and joked with a smile.

When Shen Minghua heard what Grandma Li said, he was stunned for a second, looked at Lu Keming who was sitting upright, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Polite and sweet-mouthed?

Lu Keming noticed Shen Minghua's gaze, snorted disdainfully, and turned his head as if nothing had happened.

While the two were making eye contact, Yu Youyou, who was sitting on a special chair, could no longer control her tail, which was swinging like a small top and hitting the chair continuously.

Ye Li's eyes had already scanned the yard again and again, but he still didn't see anyone who looked like Yu Youyou. Finally, his eyes stopped on the servant dog.

Granny Li noticed the excitement of Yu Youyou, and then she remembered what happened during the day, and asked Ye Li and Shen Minghua:

"Have you had any contact with the dog today?"

Shen Minghua shook his head. "There were too many people today. We were squeezed outside and only saw it from a distance."

"However, we still saw the old lady's dog." Shen Minghua looked at the dog sitting on the chair with an excited expression, staring at him and Ye Li. He paused for a second and asked again:

"Is it Youyou?"

"Yes." Granny Li took Yu Youyou down from the chair and put her on the ground. "It doesn't matter if you didn't meet her during the day. You can stay here and interact with my little one every day!"

The first second Yu Youyou was put on the ground, she opened her legs and ran towards Ye Li and Shen Minghua. Her feet fell softly on the ground, her chubby body swayed, and her steps were extremely cheerful.

The white figure disappeared from sight. Lu Keming tightened his grip on the teacup and stared straight ahead without moving for a long time.