The dogs seemed determined to play dirty. They simply refused to get down, huddling up there and turning a deaf ear.
Ye Yaodong almost laughed in exasperation. "Have I raised a pack of shameless mutts? Get down here!"
"See them setting up a pot to boil water over there? Keep squatting in there, and they'll come grab you, twist your heads off, and pop you into the pot to scald your fur off."
"Whine... woof, woof..."
Two came down, but the others were utterly unafraid of his threats.
The officials found it rather funny too. Director Chen laughed. "Forget it. Let them stay there. We're not leaving right away anyway."
Someone beside him agreed. "They're quite like police dogs. The police dogs back in the army loved staying in the sidecar too. They never wanted to get out, and they'd even urge you to start driving."
"These are just country mutts, nothing fit to show off. How could they compare with police dogs?" the village chief said with a smile.
"Don't underestimate country dogs. These dogs are very clever. Give them some training, and they'll make fine dogs too," Director Chen said in disagreement.
Ye Yaodong thought so too. They were underestimating country dogs. What was wrong with country dogs? Still, police dogs were surely smarter. If only he could get hold of one to breed with his dogs.
Secretary Chen smiled and chimed in. "Dogs take after their owners. A-Dong is clever, and so are the dogs he raises."
"That makes sense..."
"Come on, let's sit at his house for a while. It's close by, not much of a walk. We can come back when it's time to eat."
"Let's go..."
Everyone headed toward Ye Yaodong's house, chatting and laughing. The two dogs that had originally jumped down under