Grandpa Ten has been with Tao Huainan for almost three years.
Before Grandma Tian passed away, her eyesight was not good. At that time, Grandpa Shi would often bite her trousers to help her point the way, and would grab or kick obstacles on her way ahead of time.
Therefore, it was later sent to Tao Huainan, and it was easy to know how to accompany such a young and blind master.
Before Chiku came, the person Tao Huainan couldn't live without was Grandpa Ten. My brother is sometimes too busy, and he is not at home every day. When my brother is not at home, only Grandpa Ten is always with him.
So at this moment, it is really difficult for Tao Huainan to accept this matter. Tao Xiaodong touched his little hand on the edge of the sofa, sat on the ground and said to him: "Whether it is parents or grandpa ten, they are all by your side. , did not leave you."
"I don't want this kind of company." Tao Huainan's nose and eyes were red, and his lips curled into an arc when he spoke. The child was suppressing tears with all his strength, "...I want real company."
"Brother is with you." Tao Xiaodong grabbed his little hand and put it on his lips and kissed, "Brother will never leave you, and Chiku will also be with you."
Tao Xiaodong was very gentle when he spoke, and his brother's gentle voice was the most reassuring force for Tao Huainan.
Tao Huainan didn't know what else to say in order to keep Grandpa Ten, he was reluctant. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, his lower lip tremblingly moved a few times and was finally bitten by himself.
Tao Xiaodong really regretted it. He shouldn't have taken over the old golden retriever and made Tao Huainan face parting when he was still so young. If he had picked up a cub back then, Tao Huainan would have grown up by the time he left.
The life of a pet is too short for a human.
The old golden retriever couldn't move anymore. It was lying on the floor on its side with water beside it, and it couldn't drink anymore.
As soon as the door opened, it seemed to smell the scent of the little master, and its stomach rose and fell faster. It opened its eyes and opened its mouth. Tao Huainan was brought over to touch it, and the golden retriever struggled to breathe under his palm, making a difficult huffing sound.
Tao Huainan went to touch its head, and the golden retriever opened its mouth to gently grab his hand like every time. He bit his fleshy little hand in his mouth, then bit his sleeve, and shook his head weakly after biting.
Tao Huainan's tears fell patter, and he asked it: "Aren't you going?"
The golden retriever was already too tired, it loosened its teeth, and slowly lay its head back on the ground. The golden eyelashes fluttered, and her stomach was pressed against Tao Huainan's leg.
Tao Huainan hugged it, pressed his face against its neck, tears kept falling down, blending into the long golden fur.
"Will you come back Ten Grandpa?" Tao Huainan asked while hugging it, "You will still be my puppy."
That was the time when I saw Tao Huainan cry the most since Chiku came.
Compared with this time, his crying in the past was just minor troubles.
The golden retriever's breathing gradually slowed down, and then it stopped.
Tao Huainan didn't let go of his arms, and began to cry in a low voice. Later, Tao Xiaodong and Tian Yi came to hug him, trying to hug him. Tao Huainan began to scream and cry, but was forcibly taken away by his brother, crying until his voice broke.
Tao Huainan never cried like this, even if he was scared to be sent to school, he just sat there and wiped his tears silently. Crying uncontrollably like a normal child, this is the first time I saw Chi Ku.
Tao Xiaodong kept patting and coaxing him, stroking his head.
Hearing that brother Tian Yi wanted to send the dog away, Tao Huainan started screaming desperately again. Tao Xiaodong signaled Tian Yi to wait a while, hugged Tao Huainan and kept talking to him in a low voice.
Children get into emotions, and adults can't listen to anything they say.
Tao Huainan cried for about an hour, and gradually calmed down in his brother's arms. Resting his chin on his brother's shoulder, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Don't send it away, let it stay at home, okay?"
Tao Xiaodong didn't speak at first, and when Tao Huainan asked again, he shook his head and said, "No, baby."
Tao Huainan put his eyes on his shoulders, and tears welled up again.
"It has a place to go." Tao Xiaodong kissed him, "If you don't let it go, it will slowly rot and worms will grow."
Tao Huainan shook his head, not wanting his brother to continue talking.
These words were too sharp for the children, Tian Yi touched Tao Xiaodong's leg to tell him not to speak.
Tao Xiaodong continued: "My brother also wants it to accompany you forever, but he can't do it. If you still want the little animal brother, you can bring it back to you, but now we have to accept it."
He touched Tao Huainan's sweaty hair while talking to him.
When Tao Huainan stopped crying so much, Tao Xiaodong put him down and asked him to say goodbye.
Tao Huainan touched Grandpa Ten's belly that was no longer rising and falling, and tears fell silently again, quickly sliding from the eyes to the chin.
When my elder brother brought the golden retriever to him, he told him that it would be his own pet in the future, and he could play with him when no one was around. Children always have a sense of belonging to their own things in their hearts, and they will have a closeness independent of other things, because this is mine alone.
"What should I do..." Tao Huainan's voice was so hoarse that it was unbearable to listen to it. He shook his hand and golden retriever, "I don't have a dog anymore..."
He sadly called "Grandpa Ten", a little blind man who couldn't see, squatting there desperate and lonely.
Chi Ku suddenly grabbed his hand, took his hand from Jin Mao's body, put it on his knee and pressed it.
Tao Huainan wanted to continue touching Grandpa Shi who was already cold, and said slowly, "I will be your dog from now on."
Tao Huainan blinked, lowered his head and said, "You are not...you are slow."
Chi Ku still had rashes that didn't go away quickly on his face, and little red spots hung all over his face, and he said to Tao Huainan, "Don't cry, I'll be a dog for you."
"Then can you stay with me all the time?" Tao Huainan asked dumbly.
"Yes." Chi Ku said.
Tao Huainan shook hands with him, the tear on his chin couldn't hold back, and fell on his knee: "Then I can always be with you, and I'll be your puppy too, and we'll be each other's puppy."
Tong Yan and Tong Yu were also heart-wrenching, Tao Xiaodong and Tian Yi exchanged glances, and did not interrupt them when they heard the child's inappropriate words.
In the end, Grandpa Ten was sent back to Grandma Tian Yi's hometown, in a place not far from grandma's cemetery. The old golden retriever returned to his old owner, and they were finally able to accompany him for a long time.
The little master still has his own life, and his long life has just begun.
On the way back, Tao Huainan didn't cry anymore, the tip of his nose was red and his eyelids were swollen. He has been holding Chiku's hand tightly, it is empathy when he is sad, and he is a new hope in his closed and narrow world.
Now Chi Kui is his puppy.
Like Grandpa Ten, it belongs to him alone.
That night, Tao Huainan slept next to Chi Ku, holding his hand, and secretly said to him, "I will listen to you from now on, and you will listen to me too."
Chiku was very patient with him today and didn't think he was annoying, maybe Tao Huainan was crying so pitifully during the day. Chi Ku closed his eyes and said "OK".
"Because we are all puppies." Tao Huainan also closed his eyes, and a tear fell from the corner of his eyes after a while, and said softly, "I miss Grandpa Ten so much."
Chi Ku pressed his palm, Tao Huainan said: "I will not let you be as sad as I am now, I will not leave you."
"Go to sleep." Chi Kucao's child has used up all his soft thoughts today, and it is very difficult to continue to be on the same line with Tao Huainan at the moment.
Tao Huainan secretly cried for a while, then slowly fell asleep holding Chi Ku's hand.
From this day on, the two of them seemed to have reached a tacit agreement between children.
Tao Huainan has lived in the Chiku House for a long time, and only occasionally when Tao Xiaodong wants to cuddle him will he be hugged back and cuddled as a doll overnight. Chi Ku was also a little more patient with Tao Huainan, although he would be told to "don't be annoying", but he was still much softer than before.
During the Chinese New Year, my brother asked Tao Huainan if he still wanted small animals.
Tao Huainan stared wide-eyed and asked, "What kind of animal?"
"A kitten? A puppy?" Tao Xiaodong said, "You can do whatever you want."
Tao Huainan thought about it for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I don't want it."
"Really?" Tao Xiaodong asked.
"Really," Tao Huainan stretched out a finger and pointed to Chi Ku's room, "I have Chi Ku."
Tao Xiaodong held his little finger and changed the direction: "Where to point, it's here."
Tao Huainan said "ah", then pointed again, shaking his finger: "I'm late."
Tao Xiaodong made his brother so cute that his heart melted. He squeezed his face, rubbed it until his face was deformed and his mouth pursed.
Chi Ku walked out of the room, wearing a red suit. The red ones that the two children are wearing were bought by Mrs. Huang to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Tao Huainan's complexion was even whiter with the lining, his lips were red and his teeth were white like a baby. Chi Ku is skinny and dark, and when he wears red, he looks even darker and a bit earthy.
Tao Xiaodong laughed at him, saying that he had become a country boy again.
Although Tao Huainan couldn't see it, he also followed the music.
Chi Ku was never afraid of being laughed at by others. Both brothers laughed at him. He sat down on the sofa calmly and said, "I was originally a little boy from the countryside."
"You are not," Tao Huainan said with a smile, "you are my puppy now."
Tao Xiaodong flicked his head and said to him: "Don't be a puppy all day long, he is your little brother."
"Ah," Tao Huainan was obedient, and called out, "Brother."
Chi Ku flicked the other side of his head.