Chapter 9: A Magical Dog
The taxi stopped at the gate of Jiahe Century City, and Shen Yueting paid the fare. Although Guan Ke wanted to show his gentlemanly demeanor, he thought that his house was lent to her to live in, so he thought that the fare was rent, and he felt at ease when he thought of this.
Several large tanker trucks rumbled across the road, fine dust flying in the air, and the nearest passers-by raised their hands to block their eyes.
Shen Yueting hurriedly walked into the community with Guan Ke. Flying dust hovered in front of and behind her, desperate to burrow into her collar and nostrils. Shen Yueting held her breath, turned left and walked past the three buildings before gasping for breath. "You're a great place to be. ”
"I think so too. Jiahe Century City is indeed a good place. ”
"You're not talking back?"
"Of course I'm talking the other way. ”
Guan Ke leaned on Shen Yueting's shoulder, feeling as if the strength had returned to his body, so he tried to get rid of Shen Yueting's support, but as soon as his head left Shen Yueting's shoulder, he felt that his upper body weighed more than a thousand catties, and he fell back on his head.
Shen Yueting's shoulders ached, and she frowned, "What are you doing?"
"I thought I could go, so I tried it, but it was just my delusion. ”
"Let's be honest!"
The gateway tilted his neck in agreement.
A puppy sprang out of the shadow around the corner, and circled around Shen Yueting and Guan Ke twice, the dog's tail shook wildly, and a pair of dog eyes were shining, like stars in the sky. It barked twice at the gatekeeper to express its joy.
However, Shen Yueting and Guan Ke didn't look so happy. Shen Yueting covered her nose and shouted: "It stinks!"
In addition to smelling the smell of sweat or rotten vegetables on the dog's body, Guan Ke also felt a little strange about things. He was impressed with the dog. Most of the bowl of yellow braised chicken he ordered in the Internet café was swallowed by this dog. The smell on its body was very similar to when he ate yellow stewed chicken, but the smell became stronger, and he wanted to vomit again. He literally vomited. The gateway controlled his vain steps, walked to the wall, put his hands on the wall, and began to retch at the corner.
After vomiting for about three minutes, Guan Ke realized that Shen Yueting was slowly knocking on his back. His head cleared up a lot.
The puppy barked twice aggrievedly and ran to a place ten meters away from the two. It didn't go, it sat on the ground on its hind legs, and its two eyes kept staring at Guan Ke and Shen Yueting.
"Let's go up quickly. Pour you a glass of water first. ”
The gateway tugged at her sleeve and signaled not to rush. "I almost forgot one thing, my parents don't know about my illness, don't talk nonsense. ”
Shen Yueting said in surprise: "You don't live alone?"
"I live alone, and my parents are here to see me today. Remember, don't tell your parents about my illness. ”
Shen Yueting was deeply moved, but still persuaded: "Why don't you tell them? ”
"There are always things that no one else can help with, such as a brain tumor. ”
Maybe he's right, there are always things that others can't help and you need to overcome on your own. She was silent and began to help the guest up the stairs.
The stairs were covered with dust, and the handrails were covered with a layer of ash. Shen Yueting wrinkled her nose, obviously disliking the environment here. "The property management in this community is really poor, no one comes to clean it?"
"It's all everyone sweeping the snow in front of the door, who do you expect to clean the stairs for you? I'm lazy and don't want to move, anyway, I'm the only resident in the 44 buildings. ”
She wanted to ask why you were the only one, but after thinking about the number forty-four, she knew the answer.
In fact, Jiahe Century City has property management, but the owner and the property are not compatible. The owners complained that the property could neither repair the damaged basement nor do a good job of cleaning the community, so they chose not to pay a penny of property fees; the property disliked that the owners paid too little fees, and refused to work hard, and finally did not even pay the wages of the cleaning staff, and directly said: "We don't owe you wages, it is the owners who owe you wages, you go to them and ask for it!" But who can really go to the residents to ask for money? As a result, the employees began to resign, and the environmental sanitation of Jiahe Century City was honored to be the first place in Pingle City.
When she was in college, Guan Ke also cleaned the building--- sometimes Runke would come over to play, although the number of times was rare, but it also wanted to leave a good impression on her. Since he learned of his illness, he has rarely picked up a broomstick.
The dirty dog followed them, his bright eyes glinting in the dimly lit staircase.
Guan Ke leaned on Shen Yueting and turned around.
The puppy immediately wagged its tail and let out a wail as if he had been wronged.
"You want me to take you in?"
The puppy wagged his tail faster and barked twice.
Shen Yueting was still thinking about who Guan Ke was talking to, and when she saw the dog, she realized that he was talking to a strange dog, and couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise. What a spiritual dog, she thought.
"I can take you in, but on one condition. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and neither do I here. My conditions are simple, but it's hard to do. On the condition that you listen to me. ”
The puppy barked twice. It took two quick steps forward, trying to lick his shoe.
Guan Ke immediately shouted: "Stop, stay away from me now, this smell, the living can be smoked to death by you!"
The puppy obediently took two steps back, his tail still wagging back.
"Let's keep walking. My house is on the fourth floor, and there are three flights of stairs?"
Shen Yueting hugged Guan Ke and said as she walked, "This dog is so smart, where did you pick it up?"
"It came on its own. Guan Ke didn't want to say more.
The gateway inserted the key into the keyhole of the door of room 404, turned twice, and opened the door. It was pitch black in the room. He fumbled for the switch button on the wall and turned on the light.
The light was blinding, and the customer closed his eyes and waited for a few seconds before opening them again. His parents were gone, and a note was left on the table.
The customs officer picked up the note and found that it was only two lines of words. Looking at the handwriting, I knew that it was my father who wrote: "Mom and Dad are back, you have to take good care of yourself." You're too thin, eat more meat, and if you don't have any money, just ask me. The child has grown up, and maybe we shouldn't be nosy anymore. ”
He put the note in his pocket and lay on the couch to cry. He endured it, and it took a long time before he felt better.
When he opened his eyes for the second time, he saw the dog again, wagging its tail at him. He saw its hooves stepping on the floor that his parents had just cleaned, and his anger rose suddenly: "Don't stain the floor of my house, get out!"
The puppy shrunk its neck and quickly stepped back.
Shen Yueting took a cup of boiling water and handed it to him: "Let's drink saliva first." I wash the puppy and it will come in. ”
"You don't have to do it. ”
"I didn't pay any rent, so washing it would pay my rent. ”
"I'm afraid you won't be able to stand the smell of it. ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
"I'm sorry for you. ”
A glass of boiling water into my stomach made my whole body feel much more comfortable. The house was empty, and something had to fill the house. Guan Ke turned on the TV, and the standard Mandarin voice of the news anchor began to waft through the room.
Shen Yueting walked into the bathroom and beckoned to the puppy, "Come here, I'll give you a bath." ”
The puppy glanced at the guest and saw that he didn't react, so he walked into the bathroom. A basin was filled with water, and Shen Yueting motioned for it to jump in. The puppy was holding the bathtub on his front legs, and if it hadn't been for Shen Yueting pressing the other side, the basin would have almost been overturned.
"I don't know your name yet?"
The dog barked twice.
Only then did Shen Yueting understand that it was just a dog and couldn't speak, so what was the point of asking it?
"I'll give you a name. ”
"Wow!"
"You see you're so dirty, like a beggar, why don't you just call it a beggar?"
"Wow!"
This time she heard the meaning of the dog's barking: it disagreed.
"Well, your fur is all black, so I'll call you black?"
"Whew!" still disagreed.
"I've never seen a dog as smart as you, so why don't you call you Cong Cong?"
"Wow!"
"It doesn't seem to be to your liking. Let me think about it, what other good name is there that is both to your liking and to you?"
The Guan Ke lying on the sofa couldn't stand the dog's barking: "Just call it Ah Hei!"
The puppy immediately wagged its tail wildly, and water droplets splashed everywhere. Shen Yueting was very suspicious that if it wagged its tail faster, it could turn into a helicopter's rotor and fly into the sky with it.
"May I ask Mr. Hei, what is the difference between 'Hei' and 'Heihei'? Why do you agree with his name and not what I say?"
Puppy, no, it should be called Ah Hei now, Ah Hei thought to himself, the name given by Boss Guan is not good, but it will work.
And Guan Ke, who was lying on the sofa, thought to himself, 'Hehe' and 'Ah Hei' are of course different, and it is easy to make people think crookedly.
Ah Hei licked Shen Yueting's palm flatteringly. I can't accept her name, but I have to get along with her first, don't we? What if she becomes the mistress of the house?
"For your sake, I won't care about you in general. After Shen Yueting wet Ah Hei's body, she thought about it for a long time and finally decided to pour laundry detergent on it. Hei barked twice in anger.
Shen Yueting put her hand to her mouth: "Shhh, be good, don't quarrel with your master." ”
Hei whimpered in disobedience.
"Be good!" Shen Yueting said "Be good" while brushing its dog hair with a brush for brushing shoes.
Ah Hei rolled his eyes upwards vigorously, but he could still see the black pupils on it.
By the time Shen Yueting brushed Ah Hei from beginning to end, dried it with a tattered towel and carried it out of the bathroom, Guan Ke was already asleep on the sofa.