Chapter 351 Returning a Favor (1/2)

Chapter 351: Returning a Favor

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

They drove to Sophie’s house. Li Du felt complacent after giving the puppy a name. He thought the name was very pleasant, simple, and fit the occasion.

However, he read Sophie’s hardened face and asked, ”Don’t you think the name is perfect?”

Sophie looked at Ah Meow lying on the window with its dopey eyes, and said, ”No, it’s just beyond my expectation. I thought you would name the puppy—”

”Ah Wong?” Li Du asked excitedly.

She couldn’t help but laugh. ”Exactly!”

Li Du nodded proudly. ”I knew you would think like that. Ah Wong is too common, but Ah Ow is rare.”

Sophie sighed, petting the puppy. ”Well, as long as you’re happy.”

”Owwuu, ow!” the little puppy cried softly.

The puppy was temporarily entrusted to Sophie; she would take good care of the little creature. Sophie had volunteered to take care of it as she did not believe others except herself would know how to do it properly.

Li Du felt embarrassed and said, ”I could take care the puppy by myself if you could just tell me how to take care of it. After all, you have to go to work.”

Sophie shook her head. ”Forget it, just leave this little pup to me until it learns how to walk. Otherwise, I’ll be very worried. This puppy is too small, and it was born less than ten days ago. It’s difficult for most people to take the responsibility.”

She made a soft and comfortable bed for the puppy, put it in a small cage, then placed it on the bed in her room.

She found a wicker basket, stuffed it with some green leaves, and placed a soft gauze padding over the leaves.

”Those leaves contain a natural smell, and create a cool feeling. Also, the breathable gauze will keep it from feeling too hot.” Sophie patted the basket.

She also put an alarm clock in the basket.

Li Du asked, ”Do you want him to develop a sense of time?”

Sophie laughed, ”What? This is a mechanical alarm clock that makes a rhythmic sound. He will think this is his mother’s heartbeat, and it will calm him down.”

She waited until the puppy urinated a little. She used a cotton swab dipped in its urine and rubbed it around the cage.

”The smell will also make it calm. We can’t use its mother’s smell, so this is the next best thing.”

Li Du said, ”You know a lot!”

Sophie shrugged. ”My dad taught me all of this. I had many small pets when I was young, like rabbits, chickens, and a pony.”

”You must be excellent at equestrian skills.”

Sophie smiled. ”No, I’m just a beginner. My pony was disabled in regards to his hind legs. It couldn’t walk far and got tired easily when I was on his back, so I didn’t ride much.”

”I know there is a ranch which has some good quarter horses. If you’re free, we could go horse riding.”

”I wish I could,” Sophie sighed, ”but look, I can’t go anywhere before this puppy is able to take care of itself.”

She was right. Li Du looked at Ah Ow sleeping next to the alarm clock and sighed.

The little creature was too weak. They doubted whether it could live.