Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1144 - 1146: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1144: Chapter 1146: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

"Mom, Second Aunt agreed to send us a puppy," Xia Dabao said.

"There’s no need to send one. When the time comes, I’ll take some valuables to exchange with her, so we don’t have to hear any comments from Aunt Zhao. Even though they are family, they haven’t divided their inheritance yet, and financial matters are still decided by Aunt Zhao. Even if the dog is raised by Second Aunt, it usually eats their leftover food, so we can’t just take it without giving anything in return."

"Alright then, we’ll go get it after a while," the thought of having a puppy at home excited Xia Dabao greatly, and Axian too. The siblings began discussing what color they wanted. Xia Dabao liked white because it was pretty. Axian wanted black, saying it wouldn’t show dirt easily. After a long debate, they finally went with Xia Dabao’s choice.

Watching the siblings finally calm down, Nan Feng got ready to prepare lunch. Then, Wild Brother laughed and said, "You can’t just discuss the color, you also need to decide whether you want a male or a female."

As soon as Wild Brother finished speaking, a new round of debate started between the siblings. Xia Dabao wanted a female, saying it could give birth to puppies later, while Axian wanted a male, saying males looked more imposing.

In the end, they decided to compromise, and the outcome was beyond the expectations of Nan Feng and Wild Brother:

Xia Dabao: "Forget it, I don’t want a white one anymore, let’s get a black one, a male."

Axian: "..."

After lunch, Xia Dabao informed Second Aunt about this decision.

Second Aunt’s family was also having lunch, they ate together with Uncle Zhao’s family since they hadn’t divided their family property. The table was full with several young and old members, including Zhao Datu, but Tian Xiaobei was nowhere to be seen.

Xia Dabao asked Second Aunt to reserve a black male puppy for her, and Second Aunt agreed. As Xia Dabao was leaving, she couldn’t help but ask, "Second Aunt, hasn’t Xiaobei come back from cutting aquatic grass?"

Before Second Aunt could respond, Aunt Zhao interjected unhappily, "He did come back once just now, but I sent him away. He only cut so little aquatic grass all morning. Such a lazy person still has the nerve to eat, who would tolerate such a shameless person, right?"

Second Aunt was about to say something in defense of Tian Xiaobei, but Aunt Zhao immediately gave her a stern look, "In our family, we don’t feed freeloaders. Later, none of you should save any food for him, I want him to go hungry for a day."

Second Aunt dared not say another word.

Xia Dabao, however, looked at Zhao Datu who was eating, and asked as if it was nothing, "Datu also went to the riverbank to cut aquatic grass today, right?"

"I did, I cut a lot of it today. What about it?" Zhao Datu took a piece of meat and had to seriously answer Xia Dabao’s question.

"How much did you cut?" Xia Dabao asked.

"I cut... a whole basketful," Zhao Datu said somewhat guiltily.

Xia Dabao immediately understood that Zhao Datu was lying again.

...

At the riverbank.

Xia Dabao saw Tian Xiaobei cutting aquatic grass by the river from afar.

Carrying a bamboo basket, she walked straight up to him, then called out, "Tian Xiaobei."

Tian Xiaobei looked up, glanced at Xia Dabao, then averted his gaze again.

Xia Dabao set down the basket, and took out two eggs and two sweet potatoes: "Here, eat this."

Tian Xiaobei hadn’t eaten all day, and now looking at the eggs and sweet potatoes in Xia Dabao’s hands, he suddenly swallowed, but quickly looked away, his voice somewhat cold: "Thanks, but no need, I’m not hungry."