Raising a Dog

Outside the door, Yu Bing smiled and took the bamboo basket of flowers from Xiao Lin. "Thank Xiao Li for us. We'll definitely put it on our bedstand and look at it every day."

Yu Bing and Jiang Chun took the flowers Xiao Li made. Xiao Lin's mission was completed, so he skipped away.

Yu Yan, who had sprained her ankle when she jumped down, was leaning against the wall and breathing, listening to the sounds in the courtyard.

She heard Xiao Lin say goodbye and the sound of the courtyard door opening.

"I remember I closed the door when we left just now," Jiang Chun said in a puzzled voice. Yu Yan, who had a guilty conscience, ignored the pain in her ankle and limped towards the village.

Realizing something was wrong, the two of them immediately ran into the house. The table had been swept clean, and there were only two soufflés left. How could they not understand? There had been a thief.