I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 78 - 77: The Tsundere Military Dog

Winter mornings were exceptionally cold, but Song Yuanhuan had become accustomed to his daily routine and didn’t retreat from the chill at all. He got up early, full of energy, and went out for morning exercise.

Xu Xiuxiu, still groggy from sleep, instinctively curled around little Song Chengguang’s body, shrinking back into the warmth of the blankets as she squinted at Song Yuanhuan, who was clad only in a thin short-sleeve shirt for his morning run. Xiuxiu bared her teeth in a grimace, ranting internally, while recalling a phrase she once came across online.

"Don’t make friends with someone who can jump out of bed as soon as the alarm clock rings in the dead of winter, because if they can get up as soon as the alarm sounds, there’s nothing they can’t do." With this thought, Xiuxiu suddenly started to worry about herself—Yuanhuan was someone who didn’t need an alarm clock, a person who got up punctually every day of the year! What was she to do? She was his wife, after all!

After her amused griping was over, Xiuxiu had had enough of lounging in bed and finally got up.

By the time Yuanhuan returned from his exercise, Xiuxiu had just finished washing up. She looked at the white porridge, steamed buns, and deep-fried dough sticks that Yuanhuan had brought back, and her appetite soared. Even little Song Chengguang was happily gnawing on a steamed bun, making their breakfast quite harmonious.

After breakfast, Yuanhuan changed into his neat military uniform and left the house. With nothing much to do at home, Xiuxiu decided to take Song Chengguang out for a walk. The two of them, one big and one small, walked harmoniously along the tree-lined paths of the Military District in matching outfits specially purchased by Xiuxiu.

Song Chengguang was overjoyed, and despite being bundled up, he still trotted ahead with his little short legs. Even with his little hands turning red from the cold, he clutched his rattle, shaking it rattlingly.

"Chengguang, slow down," Xiuxiu called from behind, concerned.

"Hehe." Song Chengguang did not respond to Xiuxiu, just staring dumbly at her with a goofy smile. Then he turned his head and resumed running forward, as if deliberately contrarian.

Xiuxiu shook her head, resigned to the fact that this mischief-maker was becoming more and more naughty.

"Doggie." Song Chengguang was very bold and liked all kinds of animals. Even the prideful egg-laying hens that Xiuxiu used to raise in the city were chased all around the yard by Chengguang. So, when the little guy saw a soldier with a military dog, he immediately rushed over with his short legs, thrilled.

"Chengguang, don’t go near it," Xiuxiu warned, eyeing the imposing military dog. The dog was almost as tall as little Chengguang, and its large mouth looked as though it could swallow him whole. Therefore, feeling anxious, she called out from behind to stop him.

"Doggie play." But who knew, as soon as Chengguang laid eyes on the military dog, he completely ignored Xiuxiu, who was beside herself with worry. He couldn’t tear his gaze away from the dog, and after staring excitedly for a while, the little guy disregarded everything and rushed forward to hug the dog’s neck, chanting, "Doggie, doggie..." Song Chengguang called out enthusiastically and even excitedly chewed on the dog’s neck with his teeth.

The mighty military dog surprisingly did not resist Song Yuanhuan’s enthusiasm and allowed Chengguang to fuss over it.

Xu Xiuxiu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw this, yet she was soon rendered speechless and wide-eyed.

The soldier who was holding the military dog’s leash didn’t stop Song Chengguang from getting close, wanting to see Zhui Ming’s aloof behavior, he too stood there with a stunned expression. Always ingratiating and very familiar with the military dog ’Zhui Ming’s’ temperament, he simply couldn’t believe his eyes at this moment. Zhui Ming had seemingly shamelessly acted cute just now, and it was towards a little kid who could barely walk steadily, allowing the kid to mess with its fur. It was the same Zhui Ming that usually wouldn’t let anyone touch it out of awe for its majesty, the number one military dog in the Tiger Wolf Military Region! Damn!

"Woof..." The military dog Zhui Ming called out amiably, seeming to quite like Song Chengguang.

Song Chengguang giggled as he hugged the dog’s head and, with his mouth wide open, he happily imitated a dog’s bark, "Woof, woof."

The back-and-forth barking between boy and dog seemed rather discordant.

"Chengguang, let go." After being dumbstruck for a while, Xu Xiuxiu quickly stepped forward and forcibly picked up her son, rescuing the military dog which, due to Song Chengguang’s presence, now had an expression as if to say ’you hurt me, but still, you laugh it off’ – a look of utter despair that was truly unnerving.

"Sister-in-law, hello!" As soon as Xu Xiuxiu picked up Song Chengguang, the soldier came back to his senses and saluted her, "I’m the military dog handler, Wu Guoqing, this is the military dog Zhui Ming, the number one military dog of the Tiger Wolf Military District, it has been awarded second and third-class merits and is a distinguished service dog. It usually doesn’t bite without a command, so please don’t worry, sister-in-law." Wu Guoqing introduced Zhui Ming to Xu Xiuxiu with a very serious tone. Although he was somewhat jealous that the kid could gain Zhui Ming’s favor, he still didn’t want Xu Xiuxiu to reject letting Zhui Ming and the child be affectionate, because of her concern. After all, this was the first time Zhui Ming had shown affection to someone besides that one person, and he didn’t want Zhui Ming to be disappointed.

"So you’re that amazing!" Hearing his words, Xu Xiuxiu squatted down with Song Chengguang in her arms. Song Chengguang immediately laughed foolishly and reached out to touch Zhui Ming, his little hands boldly trying to pry open Zhui Ming’s big mouth. Xu Xiuxiu watched with knitted brows, deeply afraid that Zhui Ming would get angry and bite Song Chengguang. However, Xu Xiuxiu’s concerns were clearly needless, as not only was Zhui Ming not angry, but it actually seemed quite cooperative with Song Chengguang’s playful antics and didn’t seem at all upset.

Xu Xiuxiu relaxed and let Song Chengguang play with Zhui Ming for a while until Song Chengguang was sweating profusely from the fun. Only then did they say goodbye to the military dog handler, Wu Guoqing, and Zhui Ming, and walked unsteadily towards the military wives’ stronghold.

At ten o’clock in the morning, the sunlight was perfect. The military wives’ stronghold was already bustling, with a group of children playing happily and the military wives gathered together chatting. When Xu Xiuxiu arrived with Song Chengguang, everyone was startled for a moment, but Yan Molin was the first to smile and call Xu Xiuxiu over.

"Auntie." Zhao Nan, having not seen his playmates for quite some time, eagerly got up early to join the group. While having fun, he saw Xu Xiuxiu arrive with her brother and excitedly rushed over to make his presence felt.

"Have you had breakfast, Nannan?" Xu Xiuxiu asked with concern.

"I have." Zhao Nan nodded and took Song Chengguang’s small hand, "Auntie, I’m going to take my brother to play." Having lived in the city for two or three months, Zhao Nan had already become completely accustomed to looking after his brother.

"Good," Xu Xiuxiu nodded, "Be careful." After Zhao Nan’s injury and disfigurement, the stronghold had become somewhat frightening in Xu Xiuxiu’s eyes; had there been anywhere else to go in the Military District, Xu Xiuxiu would not have chosen to bring Song Chengguang here. But now, seeing that Zhao Nan didn’t seem concerned, she dismissed the idea that she was overreacting. freewebnøvel.com