paddock

Zhang Xiuyan, who came over for "inspection" in the middle of the night, frowned.

The palm-sized face was full of tears.He was clearly asleep, but his body was still shaking slightly, as if he was afraid or wronged.

Such a small brat, yet so courageous, he thought that this brat didn't know how to write the word "fear".

I didn't expect it to be strong on the outside and weak on the inside.

Zhang Xiuyan stretched out his hand expressionlessly, and patted Yuan Ning's back mechanically.Yuan Ning felt the warm palm, and stretched his hands and feet slightly.

Yuan Ning turned over slightly, subconsciously approaching the source of warmth.

Zhang Xiuyan wiped away the wet tears on Yuan Ning's face with his other hand.

Yuan Ning, who was asleep, noticed the existence of that hand, and opened his small arms to embrace the big one that was stretched out.He hugged Zhang Xiuyan's hand, rubbed his face against it, his frown relaxed, and he muttered: "Mom... you are back."

Zhang Xiuyan wanted to shake off Yuan Ning who had climbed up, but he paused when he heard Yuan Ning's words.

A kid at this age is trouble.

If he leaves, this brat will cry again, right?

Zhang Xiuyan thought for a while, pulled back the quilt and sat on the side of the bed, letting Yuan Ning hug his hand and continue to sleep.He has a strict schedule, and seeing that it was time to go to bed, he leaned against the head of the bed and closed his eyes, sleeping next to Yuan Ning.

After four o'clock in the morning, close to five o'clock, Zhang Xiuyan woke up on time.A little light leaked through the gaps in the curtains, and it seemed that the outside was already white and bright.

Zhang Xiuyan looked down at the little guy hanging on his lap.

The little guy was quite honest when he slept by himself, but now his hands and feet were wrapped around him. His little arms and legs were so thin that if he turned around at night, he might crush them.

Zhang Xiuyan never approves of pampering children, so naturally he would not let Yuan Ning know that he was by his side all night.With a cold face, he separated Yuan Ning from himself, pulled up the quilt to cover Yuan Ning, and got out of bed!

Zhang Xiuyan straightened his nightgown in front of the mirror, feeling a little numb in his hands, a little numb in his legs, and even a little numb in his neck.

Troublesome brat.

Zhang Xiuyan opened the door and went back to his room, put on his sportswear and went out for morning exercises.

Yuan Ning woke up at six o'clock, feeling very energetic.

He was overjoyed.He dreamed of his mother last night, and his mother stayed with him all night, just like when he was a child!

Yuan Ning quickly changed her clothes and brushed her teeth. When she opened the door, she saw Zhang Xiuling and Ms. Xue guarding the door.

Ms. Xue hugged him with her arms open: "Ningning!"

Ms. Xue and Zhang Xiuling went to bed early last night, and naturally woke up early in the morning.But Zhang's family is Mr. Zhang's outsider, Zhang Xiuyan's insider, Zhang Xiuyan doesn't let them in to disturb, they can only wait outside.

Ms. Xue said: "Yesterday was really scary! Ningning, don't be like that next time, you know?" She hugged the small and soft Yuan Ning in her arms, her whole heart tugging together.She checked Yuan Ning's body up and down, and asked anxiously, "Did the dog really not bite you?"

Yuan Ning shook his head: "No."

Ms. Xue wanted to ask a few more questions, but Zhang Xiuling could see that Yuan Ning was uncomfortable.She stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Ning's hand to rescue Yuan Ning: "Brother is already having breakfast, let's go down too."

Yuan Ning was relieved.

Zhang Xiuling pursed her lips and smiled.

Ms. Xue could only follow downstairs.

Zhang Xiuyan even sat upright while having breakfast.Seeing them coming down, he said, "Sit."

Zhang Xiuling pulled Yuan Ning to sit opposite Zhang Xiuyan.This location is far away from Zhang Xiuyan, safe!

Seeing that Zhang Xiuling was afraid of Zhang Xiu's strict avoidance, Yuan Ning was secretly happy.Zhang Xiuyan always keeps a straight face, even though he cares about Zhang Xiuling so much, Zhang Xiuling is still terrified of him.Call him so fierce!

Yuan Ning didn't dare to show the slightest bit of gloating on his face, but only sneaked a glance at Zhang Xiuyan from time to time.

After breakfast, Meng Zhao came over.Zhang Xiuling immediately told Meng Zhao what happened yesterday.Meng Zhao is a student of agriculture, with a double major in agriculture and veterinary medicine. After hearing this, he said happily, "Fortunately, nothing happened. Despite the docile appearance of the Akita dog, its ancestor is a bear hunting dog."

Yuan Ning opened his eyes wide.

Meng Zhao said, "You'll know the name right? People used to take it with them when they hunted bears."

Yuan Ning gestured: "Is it that big of a bear?"

Meng Zhao nodded.

Yuan Ning felt lingering fear.

Meng Zhao said: "Do you know that you are afraid? Next time you meet them, don't provoke them. If it chases you madly, remember not to scream. If you scream, it means that you are ready to 'fight'. Most dogs are very If you want to 'fight', it will bite you!"

Zhang Xiuling covered her mouth.She blamed herself and said, "I yelled at that time, no wonder it just chased us!"

Yuan Ning thought of the painful eyes of the Akita dog, and couldn't help but ask another thing: "Teacher, the dog suddenly went berserk, is it possible that it was poisoned?"

Meng Zhao was slightly surprised.He said: "Why do you think that? Most people would think it has rabies."

Yuan Ning was dumbfounded.

Although Yuan Ning is young, she also knows that people should not let others know that she is different from others.

He remembered that there used to be a man with six toes on his left foot near his second aunt's house. Since he was known, others have been laughing at him. When he was in elementary school, people would call him "the one with six toes" when they saw him.

Yuan Ning once ran into the six-toed man crying secretly, and realized a truth in a daze: "Being different" is not enough, it is better to be the same as others in everything - then no one will notice.

Yuan Ning's ears were slightly red, and he lied: "I guessed it." The lie had already started, and it was easy to make up the next one, "Snow White, I finished watching it last night. The queen took a poisoned apple and poisoned her to death." Snow White. So I wonder if it was poisoned, too."

Meng Zhao knew that children always have many wonderful ideas.Instead of being suspicious, he boasted: "Ningning is really smart. In fact, you children are the easiest to communicate with animals. Most animals are very sensitive and can perceive your kindness or malice. That Akita dog didn't bite you, probably Because I noticed that you have no hostility towards it."

Hearing what Meng Zhao said, Yuan Ning felt a lot more at ease.

So it is!It turns out that it is easier for children to understand what dogs say?Yuan Ning said seriously: "I will try to communicate with them next time!"

Meng Zhao finished teaching Yuan Ning step by step, and was about to leave when he heard Zhang's doorbell rang.

Aunt Shen went to open the door, but saw two young police officers in police uniforms standing outside.Meng Zhao met them head-on and knew that they came because of what happened yesterday.He has learned this by himself, and is also very interested in the inspection results, so he immediately decided to stay a little longer and listen to the results brought by the police.

When Zhang Xiuyan heard that the police had come to the door, he carried Yuan Ning downstairs.

Obviously Zhang Xiuyan was only in his teens, but the two young police officers were a little embarrassed when facing him.They first apologized for not arriving at the first time, and then passed the inspection report to Zhang Xiuyan: "This is the test result of the Akita dog's stomach residue, please take a look."

Zhang Xiuyan nodded, asked the two young police officers to sit aside, and sat down to read the inspection report himself.

Meng Zhao watched from the sidelines, and was a little more moved by the ability of the Zhang family.It's not that the police officers usually have a bad attitude, it's just that after meeting Zhang's family, their attitude is several times better than usual!Look at that respectful attitude, it is not much different from facing the superiors.

After Zhang Xiuyan finished reading, there was not much expression on his face.Seeing Meng Zhao's curious face, he handed over the inspection report.Meng Zhao is a professional, after a few glances, he understood immediately, and was extremely horrified in his heart: it was really poisoned!

The young police officer said: "Comrade Xiao Zhang, yesterday your younger brother insisted that he was poisoned. I want to ask him a few words to see if he knows anything."

Zhang Xiuyan glanced at Yuan Ning, who was quietly sitting next to him, and refused, "There's no need for that. He's only been here for less than half a month, and he hasn't been to anyone's house, and he hasn't been separated from my sister during walks." Pass."

My younger brother can teach himself a lesson, but he still has to be closely protected from the outside world.Just by looking at the expressions of these two young police officers, Zhang Xiuyan knew that there was a huge inside story about this matter, and he would never let Yuan Ning get involved in those messy things.

Seeing that the young police officer wanted to speak again, Meng Zhao couldn't help explaining, "Ning Ning said that because of... Snow White."

Young police officer: "???"

Meng Zhao copied Yuan Ning's words.

Everyone can't laugh or cry.

The two young police officers stood up and said: "Since this is the case, we will not bother. This case is not just a pet nuisance case, and the Akita dog involved in the case cannot be dealt with for the time being. We will inform you again when the case has the final result." , I will give you a satisfactory explanation then."

Zhang Xiuyan nodded and got up to see off the guests.

Yuan Ning didn't have a chance to speak from the beginning to the end, so he could only sit obediently in his place.Zhang Xiuyan sent Meng Zhao away, turned around, and saw Yuan Ning sitting there obediently, his heart softened inexplicably.Just when he was about to talk to Yuan Ning, Zhang Xiuyan realized that this was wrong. Disciplining children must be strict from an early age, and he must not be soft-hearted.He sullenly said, "This is the end of the matter."

Yuan Ning nodded.

Zhang Xiuyan waved his hand and let him play by himself.

Yuan Ning felt relieved, turned and ran away.

Zhang Xiuyan: "..."

That was not the case with the little guy last night.

Last night, this little guy kept drilling on him!

A few days later, the two young police officers came to the door again.This time Zhang Xiuyan didn't bring Yuan Ning, but read the case report brought by the other party himself.After learning about the details of the case, Zhang Xiuyan said: "This matter ends here, and the Zhang family will not pursue it any further."

The two young police officers looked at each other and let go of the big stone in their hearts.

Yuan Ning didn't know about this, until two days later in the evening, when an important local news was broadcast on the evening news, Yuan Ning knew the follow-up of this incident: "The following is a local focus news, the nanny poisoning the elderly case."

"The person involved in the case, Mr. Qian, has been working as a housekeeper and cleaner. Two years ago, Mr. Qian was working as a cleaner in a medical institution. He accidentally discovered that a drug can make people unconscious, and even have symptoms such as madness, insanity, and irritability. It eventually led to brain death. Qian obtained a batch of such drugs through the convenience of cleaning, and committed crimes in many places, poisoning and killing the elderly and looting their property.

"After committing the crime, Qian not only did not escape, but also stayed at the employer's house to settle the babysitting fee. Thirteen crimes have been committed so far, but none of the victim's family members found anything unusual. Until recently, a pet wounding case occurred. The crime was discovered by the police. This time, the Akita dog raised by the victim suddenly went crazy when he went out for a walk because he accidentally ate the poisoned food..."

A picture of an Akita dog was shown on TV.

Yuan Ning was dumbfounded.

Zhang Xiuling was also taken aback: "This is the dog that day!"

"What dog?" A clear voice interjected leisurely.

Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't anyone at the table who spoke.

He followed the sound and saw that the door of the dining room was pushed open at some point, and a boy about eight or nine years old stood there.The boy was wearing a well-fitting sportswear, his skin was tanned to a healthy tan color, with a wide smile on his lips, a pair of beautiful eyes swept around and landed on Yuan Ning.

The author has something to say:

Ning Ning: I'm so happy!Mom stayed with me all night!

Chapter Mother Xiu Yan: …………………