"Jinbao, kitty."
Qin Yan had been waiting for the two of them to return ever since she got home.
She stood up, scooped the two little furry creatures into her arms, and nuzzled and cuddled them.
"Thank you!"
"Meow~"
"Woof, woof..."
Jinbao was delighted, its tail wagging nonstop.
Old Master Fu came over with his hands behind his back. Looking at the animals his granddaughter had brought home, he could not have been more pleased.
If it had not been for them today, things would have been dreadful.
"Come on, let's go have something to eat. We've prepared plenty for you."
"There are dried fish, too," Qin Yan told Black Cat in her soft little voice.
Black Cat's eyes visibly brightened, and its long tail swayed gently.
Qin Yan and Old Master Fu had already eaten.
They had not eaten at the Lu family's home and had suffered such a terrible fright that they were starving by the time they returned.
Now Qin Yan crouched nearby, watching Jinbao and Black Cat eat.
She also held dried fish and jerky, feeding the cat one moment and the dog the next.
Neither of them was eating from its own bowl anymore. They simply sat in front of the pretty little girl, waiting for her to feed them.
The food she fed them really was delicious. Eating it made them feel warm and comfortable all over.
"Want a strawberry?"
"Meow~"
Yes.
"Woof."
Yes.
"Caw, some for me, too."
Jixiang came over as well.
Instantly, both the dog and the cat looked over.
Jinbao barked and barked. It looked as though it was cursing at a certain big black bird, and in fact, it really was.
*You bird-brained bastard, you sure hid it well! You spent all that time at home pretending to be