Chapter 405 Childhood Sweetheart 12
âGo back quickly!â Wang Cailian saw that Chen Qing was dirty all over.
Chen Xiaopang just washed his head in the bathroom. He dared not to take a bath for fear of catching a cold again. Chen Qing was the dirtiest. He just put his shoes at the door of the ward and dared not to wear them in.
âOh, Big Yellowâ¦â
âTake it back and keep it.â Wang Cailian took a look at him, âI donât like dogs but I canât drive my sonâs benefactor out.â
Before Chen Xiaopang could swallow the soup, he shouted, âBig⦠Big Yellow! I managed to snatch it from Tang Cao. He wants to keep it too!â
âWhen you get well, you can see your dog.â
Chen Qing yawned and left. At noon, Chen Xiaopangâs fever was gone. He said that he wanted to go home.
âIâll take you back if you donât have a fever at night.â Wang Cailian lied to him. The doctor said that Xiaopangâs inflammation index was very high and he could not get rid of the fever for a day or two.
In the afternoon, Chen Qing came again. He was clean but he was flustered.
âDarling, Iâm screwed! Dad and Mom are coming.â
Wang Cailian was watching two children play checkers. She thought she heard it wrong, âWhat are you saying? Whoâs coming?â
âOur parents!â
Wang Cailianâs parents died when she was very young. She was brought up by her uncle and aunt. So her father-in-law and mother-in-law, that is, Chen Xiaopangâs grandparents were coming.
âAre my grandparents coming?â Chen Xiaopang asked happily.
Chen Qing sighed, âThey are probably already on the plane.â
âDo they know what happened to Xiaopang?â Wang Cailian frowned.
They had always been frugal. They thought that the plane was unsafe. But they even came by plane this time. They must know something happened to Xiaopang.
âThe housemaid said something!â
In the morning, when the housemaid was cleaning the house, Xiaopangâs grandpa called. The housemaid said something about Xiaopang, so Xiaopangâs grandpa was anxious. When Chen Qing received the call, they were already at the airport.
âZhao Ying, my grandparents are coming!â Chen Xiaopang didnât know that his father was already in a mess. He said to Zhao Ying happily, âThey must have brought me sticky bean buns and sausages. They are delicious!â
Zhao Ying nodded at once, âThen you should get better soon, or Aunt wonât let you eat.â
In the evening, Chen Xiaopang began to have a fever again. The doctor prescribed the medicine. Chen Xiaopang fell asleep in a daze after eating. Chen Qing went to the airport to meet his parents with Zhao Ying.
âWhen you go to bed at night, remember to see Ying.â Wang Cailian said when they left.
She wanted to accompany Xiaopang in the hospital, but she couldnât let Zhao Ying stay. She wanted Zhao Ying to go to school tomorrow, but Zhao Ying didnât want to. She wanted to come to the hospital to accompany Xiaopang.
When Chen Qing and Zhao Ying picked Xiaopangâs grandparents up, Grandpa said.
âWhereâs my grandson?â
Then he continued to say.
âWhy didnât you get kidnapped?â
Chen Qing is speechless.
âIs this Ying?â Grandma smiled and pulled Zhao Ying, âThe last time I saw you, you were so small. Then your family moved to the city. We have not seen for a long time.â
Zhao Ying greeted politely, âHello, Grandpa and Grandma!â
Zhao Ying continued to say, âDonât worry, Grandma. Xiaopang is all right. But he has a fever and canât go home yet!â
âHum!â Of course, they knew. Chen Qing had made it clear on the phone.
Chen Qing laughed, âLetâs go home first. Iâll take you to the hospital tomorrow morning.â
âIâm going now!â Grandpa said.
âDad, itâs not time to visit. The hospital is closed.â Chen Qing advised him, âBesides, what are you going to do now? Xiaopang is sleeping. Are you going to wake him up?â
Grandma took Zhao Ying and walked away, saying, âIâm not messing around with you. Iâm going back to make something delicious for Xiaopangâ¦â
âDad?â
Grandpa glared at Chen Qing and said, âDo you want to stay here?â
If it werenât for Zhao Ying, Grandpa would have scolded Chen Qing to death along the way. After returning home, Zhao Ying took a bath in the room. Grandpa picked up his slippers and beat Chen Qing. Chen Qing ran around the house but he dared not to shout.
âWhat did I say?â Grandpa was tired. So he sat on the sofa and scolded, âYanjing is so big. There are all kinds of people. They even kidnapped my grandson!â
Chen Qing said weakly, âDad, what they wanted to kidnap is the child of the Tang Family. We havenât been into the eyes of those kidnappers!â
âWhat do you mean? Do you want them to pay attention to you?â Grandpa smashed his slippers on Chen Qingâs head, âApart from money, what do you have?â
âDad, donât say that!â Chen Qing sent the slippers to the old man, âItâs really an accident this time. Those kidnappers were not professionalâ¦â
The old man interrupted him, âWhat? Are there any part-time kidnappers now?â
âI mean, they used to be farmers in the country. They steal because they are lazy. They see that people who kidnap children from rich families can make a lot of money in the movies, so they also kidnap others.â
Those were what the police told Chen Qing. They interrogated the three kidnappers. They all had criminal records, but the most serious was stealing electric cars. This time they wanted to make a lot of money. They thought itâs the safest to kidnap children from rich families.
They saw Tang Cao on TV. It was the activity of Caesar. Seeing someone on the Internet commenting on Tang Caoâs identity background, they recorded it. They found an opportunity to kidnap Tang Cao, but Chen Xiaopang ran into it unluckily and was taken away togetherâ¦
âBecause of this, they were inexperienced and soon discovered.â Chen Qing said, âIf it werenât for your grandsonâs own ability to run away, we would have brought him back earlier.â
Grandpa was angry again, âMy grandson is smart and knows how to help himself! If you are kidnapped, you must be stupid and cry there.â
Chen Qing hummed twice. The old man looked at him, âDonât pretend to be okay. Iâm going to take Xiaopang back this time. You say the countryside is not good. OK! Then you can buy a house in our city. Your family can live in the city by then.â
âDad⦠Stop talking that!â Chen Qing frowned, âIs this such a simple thing? Why donât you ask Xiaopang?â
The old man ignored him and saw a yellow dog running down the stairs.
âIs this the dog that saved my grandson?â
Chen Qing saw that the clean dog who had eaten a big can and slept as soon as it came home ran to the old man in full swing.
Big Yellow sat down and tilted its head.
Then it barked.
âHow obedient it is!â The old manâs eyes brightened. He touched the dogâs head and praised, âYou are a good dog!â
Big Yellow whined twice coquettishly.
Then he barked at Chen Qing.
Big Yellow kept barking.
Chen Qing is speechless.
âWhat did you do to it?â The old man asked.
Was it because he took it to the pet hospital for physical examination and injection? Chen Qing thought itâs wrong. Itâs very friendly to him in the afternoonâ¦
Big Yellow continued to bark. Seeing that Chen Qing didnât move, it stood up and ran to the cupboard door near the kitchen.
Chen Qing understood that it was hungryã
There were cans and dog food in the cupboard. Chen Qing bought the most expensive ones.
âItâs smart!â Seeing Big Yellow begin to eat cans, Grandpa praised, âIt is smarter than that the big yellow dog in our village.â
After eating, Big Yellow ran to the door and continued to bark at Chen Qing.
âItâs going to pee.â The old man stood up and said, âIâll go!â
Chen Qing was busy bringing the tow rope to Big Yellow. He persuaded, âDad, itâs so late. Let me go. You donât know the way. You canât find your way home.â
âHere are just a few big houses. How can I not find it?â The old man shouted, âGive it to me! Iâll go.â
âShall I go with you?â Chen Qing handed the rope to his father.
The old man glared at him, âI donât want to go with you.â
âDadâ¦â Chen Qing didnât know whether to cry or to laugh, âItâs the first time for Big Yellow to go out. I have to follow. You can go by yourself tomorrow, okay?â
Grandma waited for Zhao Ying to fall asleep and then went downstairs. She saw Chen Qing and his father go out with a dog. She went to the kitchen to soak the pickles and prepare the flour. She planned to make dumplings for Xiaopang tomorrow morning.
About half an hour later, she heard the barking of dogs and the scolding of the old man outside.
âDad, are you okay?â Chen Qingâs face turned pale with fear and chased the old man in.
Grandpa with a red face shouted to Grandma who came out of the kitchen, âGive Big Yellow a big bone we brought!â
Big Yellow barked and went around Grandpa two times to show thanks.
Grandma saw Chen Qing sweating and asked him to take a bath and change clothes, âDidnât you go to walk the dog? Why is it like a war?â
âItâs really a war!â Chen Qing ran upstairs, âWait for me, and Iâll talk to you later.â
When he had cleaned himself up and went downstairs, his father had finished.
Specifically, when they walked their dog, they met a Husky without a dog rope. Grandpa had never seen such a dog! At a glance, he thought it was a wolf. He was scared.
Chen Qing told him the dogâs name was Husky and it could pull a sled. Grandpa wanted to have a close look. But Husky suddenly barked at him crazily. The stupid master of Husky was still laughing and saying that his dog was good and wouldnât bite others.
As a result, the stupid dog opened his mouth and bit its master first. Then the master screamed and ran away. The dog turned its head and tried to bite his father. Chen Qing hurried up to catch it. Before he could act, Big Yellow had rushed up.
The two dogs bit each other. Husky limped away.
âBig Yellow is better than you!â The old man touched the dogâs head and said, âIt is our benefactor!â
Chen Qingâs mouth twitched and he said, âDad, who can consider a dog a benefactor?â
âWhy not?â The old man shouted, âIt saved my grandson. It just saved you and me. Itâs really our benefactor!â
Big Yellow was regarded as the benefactor of the Chen Family, so it didnât sleep in the kennel prepared by Chen Qing downstairs at night. It swaggered into the bedroom with the old man and slept at the end of their bed.
In the morning, Grandpa and Grandma got up before dawn. Grandpa went to walk the dog and Grandma went to chop dumpling stuffing. When Chen Qing yawned and went downstairs, he saw Zhao Ying stand on a stool and learn to make dumplings with his mother.