Chapter 78
by VolareExtra 2: Dog Raising Daily Life
After the house was settled, Jiang Chen had always wanted to get a dog. Finally, they found a day when both of them were free and prepared to go to the adoption center to see the dogs.
The adoption center was also familiar with Jiang Chen. Although he had come less frequently in the past two or three years, Jiang Chen would still come occasionally when he was in a particularly bad mood. The person who received them was a volunteer, a twenty-year-old girl who was a university student in Jiang City. Hearing that they wanted to adopt a dog, she enthusiastically led them to see the dogs.
“Most of the dogs here are stray dogs, and many have been neutered. Do you prefer small dogs or large dogs? Or do you have any breed requirements?”
The girl saw them touching their fingers and shoulders from time to time, and her eyes sparkled with a strange light: “Are you adopting one each, or raising one together?”
Jiang Chen smiled: “Raising one together.”
“Oh…” The girl looked them up and down several times and said, “Then why don’t you go over there and take a look? We recently brought back a dog mixed with Border Collie blood. It was pregnant when it came and was quite badly injured. It died just after giving birth to its puppies. If you don’t mind the pedigree, you can adopt a puppy and watch it grow up.”
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up, and he naturally took Ling Sheng’s hand: “Let’s go take a look.”
Ling Sheng nodded.
The dog mother was indeed mixed with Border Collie blood. It should be a mix of Border Collie and Chinese rural dog. The puppies she gave birth to were either gray and white or black and white. They were a month old, had just finished their milk, and were huddled together, staring at them with their bright, round eyes, so cute that their hearts melted.
Ling Sheng’s eyes were almost instantly glued to them. The girl let them in. The puppies had been with humans since they were born, so they weren’t afraid of people. They barked at them, their voices soft and tender. As soon as Ling Sheng walked over, a gray and white puppy ran over and accidentally fell at his feet. Ling Sheng quickly picked up the puppy, a small, soft thing, and it lay in his arms, licking Ling Sheng’s fingers.
Ling Sheng immediately decided to take it back.
Jiang Chen also saw it. They didn’t say anything, just made a decision with a look, and just as they stood up to leave, a black and white puppy suddenly ran over, its little paws stepping on Ling Sheng’s shoes, jumping around him and barking at him.
Jiang Chen squatted down and picked it up, and it kept trying to get into Ling Sheng’s arms, barking at the little gray dog in Ling Sheng’s arms.
The little gray dog heard its barking, raised its head, whined at it twice, and then comfortably lay back in Ling Sheng’s arms.
Now the puppy in Jiang Chen’s arms became anxious and barked even more fiercely. They found it funny and interesting. Jiang Chen said, “Why don’t we take it back too? It seems reluctant to leave. It’ll be good for them to have a companion.”
Ling Sheng had no objection, so they ended up taking two back instead of just one. After completing all the procedures and listening to the precautions, they took the dogs to the car. Ling Sheng put a diaper pad on the back seat and sat in the back to take care of the dogs, while Jiang Chen drove in the front.
While waiting for the traffic light, Jiang Chen turned around and saw Ling Sheng using a wet wipe to clean the puppy’s eyes, his expression gentle, a smile on his lips, muttering to himself in a low voice, like a new dad.
Jiang Chen watched with fascination until the car behind honked its horn, and he realized that the light had turned green. Only then did he turn back and concentrate on driving.
When they got home, they walked into the house, each holding a dog. Two dog nests had already been placed on the floor, along with puppy toys. Various dog snacks and collars were placed on the storage cabinet next to them. These were all slowly prepared little by little before they decided to get a dog.
“Daxi, Erxi, we’re home.” Jiang Chen lifted Daxi in his arms. Daxi barked twice in confusion, its little legs kicking wildly, and then started barking at Erxi.
Erxi looked around curiously for a while, then lay back in Ling Sheng’s arms. Ling Sheng smiled and patted the back of Jiang Chen’s head lightly: “Alright, Sanxi, put Daxi down, he’s a little scared.”
Jiang Chen had just put Daxi on the ground when he suddenly realized something was wrong: “Wait, why am I Sanxi? Am I ranked after them?”
Ling Sheng found it funny and deliberately teased him: “Didn’t you name them yourself?”
Saying it was double the happiness.
“No, I want to be ranked first, I’m the biggest.” Jiang Chen childishly picked up Erxi from Ling Sheng’s arms and put it on the ground, then hugged him tightly: “No, I’m second, you’re the biggest.”
“Let go, you smell like dog.”
“People who raise dogs should smell like dog. Don’t like it? Then let’s go take a bath together.”
“No, what time is it?”
In the end, Jiang Chen dragged him to the bathroom, dilly-dallied and took a shower, and was coaxed into taking a nap. When he woke up, he found Jiang Chen playing with Daxi and Erxi in the yard. The two puppies ran around him. It was April, and he was wearing light workout pants and a short-sleeved shirt, his short hair dyed gold in the setting sun, smiling brightly.
Ling Sheng leaned against the door, watching this scene and smiling gently and contentedly.
But soon, Jiang Chen couldn’t smile anymore.
Since bringing the two dogs home, Ling Sheng had basically given all his time to the dogs. Every day when he came home, the two dogs would pounce on him, and then he would play with them, give them snacks, take them for walks, and occasionally wash them on his days off, take them to the pet park. Any animal cub would naturally have a cute attribute, and Ling Sheng devoted almost all his time outside of work to the two dogs.
Jiang Chen could be said to have completely lost his favor.
This day, the weather was very good, and the two-month-old dogs could be bathed. The weather in late April was already hot. Ling Sheng was wearing a white T-shirt and black workout shorts, holding Daxi to the bathroom on the first floor to give it a bath. Ling Sheng liked doing these things. If he had time, he would do it himself, and only send them to the pet store when he didn’t have time.
Daxi was more lively and didn’t like taking baths, so it would always get Ling Sheng all wet and wouldn’t cooperate. If Jiang Chen was there, it would be a little afraid, but if Ling Sheng gave it a bath alone, it would be completely unrestrained.
The sternness that Ling Sheng showed at work was completely useless on the two furry kids. He coaxed Daxi while using the shower head to wet its body. Daxi didn’t cooperate, dodging and shaking its fur, quickly getting him all wet.
Ling Sheng fought wits with it as usual, but after a while, Daxi suddenly looked behind him and calmed down, sitting obediently on the ground, letting Ling Sheng rub bubbles on it. Ling Sheng was wondering why it had suddenly become so well-behaved when he turned around and saw Jiang Chen with his hands on the glass, his forehead resting between his hands, looking at them with a face full of sorrow.
Like the first wife who caught her husband having a secret tryst with a mistress.
Ling Sheng chuckled: “What are you doing? I’m giving Daxi a bath.”
He was completely soaked, the white T-shirt sticking to his back, highlighting every inch of the bone lines on his back very clearly. Jiang Chen opened the glass door of the shower and stepped in. Daxi was also well-behaved at this time, sitting there motionless, its eyes fixed on Jiang Chen. Ling Sheng moved his body, thinking that he was going to bathe Daxi together, so he gave him his place.
The white T-shirt became translucent after being wet, clinging tightly to his body, the thin muscles of his chest and abdomen looming, and as he moved, the clothes were slowly pulled, and water flowed down his neck.
Jiang Chen squatted in front of him, but didn’t move to wash the dog, his eyes only fixed on Ling Sheng.
Ling Sheng had been very busy during this time, and every night when he came back, he would look at the dogs, take them for walks, weigh them, and after doing everything, he would take a shower and go to bed. He saw that he was sleeping soundly, so he couldn’t bear to wake him up. Counting it, the last time they were intimate was a week ago, and only once, other times Ling Sheng was too tired and fell asleep, letting him do whatever he wanted on him.
His status was simply lower than the dogs.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen suddenly patted Daxi’s butt and directly opened the door of the shower. Daxi, who was halfway through rinsing off the foam, jumped up and darted out.
“Hey, Daxi! What are you doing… um.” Ling Sheng was knocked down and sat directly on the ground, his back leaning against the glass.
Jiang Chen’s hand had already reached into the wet clothes, touching the smooth skin after being showered with water, kissing him while saying, “Master, give me a bath.”
Ling Sheng had just opened his mouth when he was pushed against the glass, his chin pinned down, enduring his kiss. The kiss, full of love and jealousy, was like wanting to swallow his tongue, kissing him until he couldn’t breathe.
“You…” Ling Sheng was breathing messily from his touch, panting heavily, and said with amusement, “You’re even jealous of a dog.”
Jiang Chen directly grabbed the hem of his T-shirt and pulled it up, Ling Sheng cooperated and raised his hands to let him take it off, but Jiang Chen suddenly lifted the T-shirt at his wrist, using the wet T-shirt to tie his hands together, then sat on the ground, grabbed his waist and pulled him directly onto his body.
He licked the water droplets on his body while saying vaguely and aggrievedly, “Aren’t I your favorite little dog?”
Ling Sheng was caught off guard, his teeth bumping against him, and he cried out. Jiang Chen knew what he liked, he kissed him while his hands moved inside his soaked pants.
The shorts were loose, and the skin after being showered with water was smoother than usual. Ling Sheng’s hands were tied, and he couldn’t move, but he couldn’t exert any strength on his waist, and his body kept sliding down. Jiang Chen pulled his hands over and buried his head in his arms, allowing him to hang on his body.
The kiss became more and more intense, Ling Sheng frowned, twisting his body under his hands, his mouth blocked, only able to make sticky sounds with his nose, until the last moment, Jiang Chen let him go, letting him slump on his body, gasping for breath.
Jiang Chen was still rubbing against him, smearing all the stickiness on his back, and said stickily in his ear, “Master, you made me dirty, you have to be responsible for washing me clean.”
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Daxi rubbed against Erxi in the yard, whimpering aggrievedly, complaining to Erxi. Erxi pricked up his ears and heard the two owners in the house making strange noises. He had heard it several times, so he was not surprised. He stuck out his tongue and licked the wet Daxi, and the two of them lay down together by the doghouse in the yard to bask in the sun.