Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 49

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Seeing how the dogs seemed to be able to communicate with Shen Luo, the girl felt a lot more at ease and nodded.

Shen Luo poured them both some hot water, then went back to his cleaning.

Actually, Shen Luo had helped find lost pets a few times before, but none had been as tricky as this. Most of the time, it was just someone losing a pet in Yujin River Park and asking him for help.

This time, though, things weren't going so smoothly. Shen Luo finished clearing out all the trash, threw it away, moved all the cages to new spots, and cleaned everything up. Xiao Chuan had already swept away all the cobwebs and wiped the windows spotless—and still, there was no sign of the dogs.

The girl was starting to get anxious. What if the dogs had gotten lost themselves?

Officer Chen spoke quietly to calm her down, and she managed to steady her nerves a bit.

It wasn't until the evening that the sound of barking echoed from outside. The girl jumped to her feet, ran to the door, and flung it open. A whole group of dogs poured in. Leading the charge was Ethan, and in his mouth—was a chihuahua.

"Benben!" the girl cried out, rushing over to scoop the chihuahua into her arms. The dog barked a few times, then started licking her face, panting hard and visibly excited.

Shen Luo walked over and gave each dog a pat on the head. They were all a little damp, with muddy pawprints here and there—looked like they'd run through quite a bit.

He handed each of them a strip of jerky as a treat, and the dogs all huddled up and started gnawing happily.

He glanced at the poor chihuahua—besides being filthy, it was clearly starving. After running around all day, it probably hadn't eaten a thing.

Shen Luo turned and scooped out a bowl of dog food. The chihuahua looked up at him, licked his hand, then wagged his tail and dove into the food, munching away.

The girl watched as Benben stuffed his entire little face into the bowl, finally letting out a deep breath. She smiled for the first time and said, "Thank you so much, boss. Really. Benben means everything to me."

Shen Luo said, "You don't have to thank me. If anyone deserves thanks, it's my dogs—they're the ones who brought your Benben back."

Right then, Big Horn swooped in through the door, squawking, "I'm so exhausted! Boss, I need food!"

Shen Luo figured Big Horn had played a big part in this too. If he hadn't been leading the way, the other birds probably wouldn't have even recognized Benben if they saw him. So, for once, Shen Luo didn't bicker with Big Horn. Instead, he poured out some fresh bird food—mealworms, even.

Big Horn tilted his head, blinking in surprise. Was Shen Luo really being this chill all of a sudden?

The other birds returned to their perches in a neat row, waiting patiently for their turn to be fed.

Shen Luo filled the tube feeder with millet, and the birds dove right in, pecking away.

There was still a group of birds waiting outside too, but those weren't ones Shen Luo raised—they were Big Horn's friends from his years of wandering the streets. Even though Big Horn could be a total loudmouth at the hospital, he seemed to have built quite a reputation in the bird world.

It was wintertime, so there weren't many birds out and about—mostly sparrows, along with a few rare ones like thrushes and magpies. Quite the unusual sight.

After feeding them, the girl asked curiously, "Are the birds outside yours too?"

Shen Luo shook his head. "Of course not. They helped out, so they came by for a free meal. Can't just have them lend a hand and send them off empty-beaked, right?"

"How do you know they helped?" she asked.

"My bird told me," Shen Luo replied casually.

The girl's eyes widened in surprise—she hadn't expected that at all.

Because of her asthma, she usually had to avoid anything with feathers, so she hadn't been around birds much. Today just happened to be a lucky day—she came by during the big hospital cleanup and got to see something special.

After a while, Benben the chihuahua finished eating, then hopped onto her lap and started snuggling up to her affectionately.

Now that her dog was safely back, the girl didn't stick around too long. She left behind five thousand yuan as a thank-you, then headed out with Benben in her arms.

Seeing that five grand did put Shen Luo in a pretty good mood. The moment he'd seen that little designer doggie sweater, he'd guessed the owner probably had money—and he'd guessed right. That meant they could splurge a little more this New Year!

Officer Chen gave his thanks, then followed the girl out.

With the cold weather, even the cats and dogs at home didn't feel like staying outside too long. When they did go out and come back, they'd often drag in animal corpses—mostly birds that had frozen or starved to death. Winter was brutal for stray or wild animals. Shen Luo did what he could, regularly setting out food, and while he managed to save a lot of them nearby, he couldn't save them all.

As for the dead ones the pets brought back, Shen Luo could only bury them.

On New Year's Eve, fireworks kept going off outside, and the cats and dogs—terrified of the noise—stayed huddled quietly in the hospital for once.

That day, while everyone was celebrating and getting ready for the New Year's Eve dinner, the hospital stayed quiet. Shen Luo got together with Xiao Chuan and Wang Wei to cook a proper reunion meal. It used to be simpler in previous years, but this time, Shen Luo had put real effort into it—chicken, duck, fish, and pork, all present and accounted for. He'd been up early that morning preparing everything, even slaughtering the chicken himself.

Wang Wei, who was never the most observant, just thought the more lavish meal was because there was one more person celebrating this year. To him, that made sense.

The chicken had been raised at home, the fish was a gift from Boss Li at the sand quarry, the pork was from Zheng Jiamei—some countryside-raised meat she gave as part of a friendly exchange—and only the duck was store-bought. The meal had a cozy, rustic feel to it.

On the first day of the new year, the pets could no longer hold back. Cooped up all night, they burst out the door for some much-needed zoomies—and this time, they brought Shen Luo back a huge surprise.

The pets in Shen Luo's household had a habit of picking things up and bringing them home.

At first, they would bring all sorts of garbage to the hospital, which gave Shen Luo a headache. After a long period of guidance, the pets finally understood what they could bring home and what they didn't need to bring.

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