Chapter 1582 Walking Jack-Os-Lantern (1/2)
After the rugby ball was thrown, Westin chased after it with his cheeks puffed, running with all his might. Before the ball touched the ground, a lithe silhouette leaped in the air and tackled the ball. The cat opened its mouth wide and bit into the skin of the ball, trotting over to hand it over to Elena, who had been standing by the side.
Elena exclaimed in glee, ”Wow, I got the ball!”
A boy rushed over and snatched the ball from her. Victoria chased after him and shouted, ”Kent, you're going to get in trouble!”
The boy turned to pass the ball to Westin and shouted as he did so, ”Don't even think of snatching the ball from me — oh, my god!”
Again, Ah Meow leaped up and intercepted the ball while it was still in the air. It tackled the ball down and carried it with its mouth to hand over to another girl. Westin sped towards Ah Meow to snatch the ball, running with all his might. ”Out of the way, I'll do this myself!”
After charging a short distance, a wolf the size of a calf appeared before him. It stared Westin down and bared its teeth at him. Westin was terrified. ”D-don't bite me, I'll hand the ball over!”
A boy called out from behind him, ”Westin, you coward, that's Ah Ow. I know her, my mom loves her. She doesn't bite, she's a really nice wolfhound!”
Westin hollered back, ”I'm the coward? I swear, Bacrot, you're dead. I'll give you a taste of the Westin Iron Fist right now!”
”If you're not a coward, why are you scared of a wolfhound that doesn't bite?”
”Let's see if you say the same thing when you're the one it's staring down. It's too scary!”
Li Du chuckled at the sight of the kids playing with Ah Meow, Ah Ow, and the bunch of the other little animals. He turned to Brother Wolf and said, ”I have an idea, pal. I know how to surprise Victoria.”
Brother Wolf asked, ”How?”
Li Du winked at him. ”I won't tell you just yet. Oh, right. Where are the pumpkins Sophie bought? I'm going to carve some.”
The pumpkins were in the ranch house, so he headed there with his carving knife to look for some long ones. He gauged the weight of the pumpkin and carried some over to start carving.
Brother Wolf offered, ”Is there anything I can help with?”
Li Du heaved a sigh. ”What can you help with? This is a promise I made, so I have to be the one to deal with it. Oh, right, could you call President Cole and ask him when he is free next month? I want to talk to him about business.”
Li Du spent the entire morning carving pumpkins. He thought about it for a while, then threaded some ropes through the pumpkins, hung a few lights, and installed the batteries. He turned the lights and the pumpkins were glowing in all sorts of colors. It looked pretty nice.
Lunchtime rolled around. Sophie had prepared a feast to entertain the children with. This was a very effective way of making friends, Li Du realized. Victoria and Elena had instantly become more popular in their little circle of classmates. The kids were young but clever — they already knew how important it was to befriend Elena and Victoria.
Of course, they were not far-sighted enough to realize the amount of help the two girls could provide throughout their career and life in the future. What they were thinking about was not that complicated — they were thinking of huge fields where they could run, big houses they could play in, new and novel toys they could amuse themselves with, and an endless supply of delicacies they could feast on. The teachers, too, treated the girls differently after realizing what their family background was like. It was only natural.