Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 172 Little Dog, Be Good
"The puppy is quite well-behaved, so let's call him 'Good Boy'?" Nan Xu took a sip of yogurt.

"As long as you're happy." Lu Zhiyan smiled indulgently. "Alright, I'm going to start cooking now. You can go out."

"I'll stay here with you."

"You? Just don't cause any trouble. Why don't you go check what the puppy is eating?"

Without saying a word, Lu Zhiyan pushed Nan Xu out of the kitchen and closed the glass door.

Nanxu finished the last sip of yogurt and threw the yogurt bottle into the trash can.

She looked at the suitcase in front of her, which was packed full of goat milk powder and puppy food.

Jiang Lan had written detailed instructions on how to feed the puppy on a sticky note. Nan Xu picked up the sticky note stuck to the milk powder can and read it carefully.

Feeding formula? Should I use a bottle or a dog bowl?

Shouldn't we use a baby bottle? Nanxu rummaged around again and found the baby bottle under the diaper pad.

She walked to the sofa. The puppy was still asleep. She decided to wait until it woke up before making the formula.

Nan Xu was about to sit on the sofa to read the script when she received a reply from Lu Zhiruo as soon as she turned on her phone.

"I'm quite interested in this script. Who's the director? I really want to meet the director."

Nanxu replied: The director is Zhang San, a relatively unknown director. As for meeting, I'll give him your WeChat ID so you can discuss it yourselves.

Lu Zhiruo quickly replied: Thank you for your help, Axu. I'll treat you to dinner another day.

Nanxu: It's no big deal. Just lower your fee when you get the role.

Lu Zhiruo: Why? You're an investor, aren't you?

Nanxu: Yes, the costumes and props are especially important for this drama, so I hope you won't set the salary so high.

Lu Zhiruo chuckled and quickly replied: I love this script so much, I can act in it for free.

Nanxu: Are you sure you're not joking?

Lu Zhiruo: No, I'm not short of money. Besides, I'm about to retire from the entertainment industry, so this is just a way of giving back to my old customers in the entertainment circle, even though Zhang San isn't one of them.

Nan Xu smiled and exited the chat window.

After finishing their meal, Nanxu urged Lu Zhiyan to hurry up and head to the pet store to buy a doghouse, toys, and other miscellaneous items for Guaiguai, such as fish oil, lecithin, and shampoo.

Lu Zhiyan paused in putting on his coat. "It's so small now, it probably doesn't need fish oil and lecithin, right? Shouldn't we start using them at five or six months? Isn't it too early to buy them now? What if they expire?"

"You're really short of money? Just buy it if I tell you to. Whether you need it or not, what if your baby isn't feeling well and needs some nourishment?" Nan Xu crossed her legs, holding her baby in one arm and feeding her with the bottle in the other.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhiyan immediately deflated, thinking that his wife was the most important person in the world.

"Okay, I got it, I'll go buy it right away."

"Okay, I've sent you the things you need to buy via WeChat. Go get them now."

Lu Zhiyan stood by the car and sighed deeply. What a disaster! With this little brat around, his status has plummeted.

Nanxu used to coax him and occasionally act coquettishly towards him, but now she devotes all her attention to Guai Guai.

The shock he felt was too sudden and too great; he couldn't accept it all at once.

Nan Xu sat on the sofa for a long time without hearing the car start. She stretched her head out of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at Lu Zhiyan standing by the car, thinking about something.

She frowned slightly, took a few steps to the door, and opened it. "What are you dawdling about?"

Lu Zhiyan turned around and said, "I'll go right now."

Nan Xu pursed her lips and closed the door.

Four hours later, Lu Zhiyan walked in carrying large and small bags.

Nanxu lay on the carpet playing with Guaiguai. Nanxu didn't know where she found a small bear plush toy and put it on the floor to play with Guaiguai.

Hearing footsteps, it barked twice. Nan Xu got up, walked across the sofa, and saw Lu Zhiyan standing in the entryway with a resentful look on his face.

"You're back." She got up and walked towards Lu Zhiyan, obediently following behind her.

Nan Xu took the things from Lu Zhiyan's hands, opened the bag, and took out the toys and doghouse she had bought for Guai Guai.

A pink, semi-circular doghouse is perfect for a little princess like Guai Guai.

Nanxu happily opened the package and eagerly put Guaiguai into the doghouse. "Quickly see if you like it! It's a new doghouse that Daddy bought!"

"Dad?" Lu Zhiyan paused, his expression shifting.

It doesn't want to be the puppy's father.

The dog lay obediently in its kennel, sticking out its adorable pink tongue. Nan Xu's heart was completely melted by its cuteness.

"Oh my, Lu Zhiyan, look! It's so cute and adorable!" Nan Xu nudged Lu Zhiyan with her elbow.

Lu Zhiyan forced a smile.

Nan Xu glanced at Lu Zhiyan's perfunctory attitude, then carried the doghouse in one hand and Guai Guai in the other, heading upstairs.

"Hey, why are you leaving? Aren't you going to eat dinner tonight?"

"I'm not eating anymore. When you come up later, bring up the baby's formula and bottle." Nan Xu said without turning her head.

Lu Zhiyan looked helplessly at the large and small bags in his hands; he had truly fallen out of favor.

Lu Zhiyan put the things on the sofa. After buying the things, he went to a specialized shop to have the toys, dog bed, and clothes for the dog washed and disinfected before bringing them back.

He was worried that he would have to clean and disinfect the dog later, and he found it troublesome and was also afraid that Nanxu would have to do all the cleaning and disinfection herself.

Judging from her behavior this afternoon, it seems that in Nanxu's heart, Guaiguai is already more important than him.

He went into the kitchen, took out a box of braised beef noodles from the cupboard, tore open the packaging, filled it with hot water, and put the instant noodles on the table.

Nanxu didn't want to eat, so he was too lazy to cook either, and just ate some instant noodles to get by.

After finishing his instant noodles, Lu Zhiyan threw the noodle box into the trash can and put the baby formula and bottle into the bag containing the toys.

They carried large and small bags upstairs.

Lu Zhiyan kicked the door open and found that Nan Xu had actually put Guai Guai on the bed. He frowned imperceptibly.

He didn't dislike Guai Guai, nor did he object to Nan Xu putting Guai Guai on the bed; he just felt a little awkward.

But thinking about it carefully, why was he arguing with a dog? The person... no, the dog had left its mother and come to their home when it was a puppy.

He should be more magnanimous.

"My darling, come here, come to Mommy's arms." Nanxu squatted by the bed, holding a small doll to coax her baby.

Seeing the harmonious relationship between the "mother" and "daughter," Lu Zhiyan couldn't bear to break the atmosphere.

"Uh, isn't it time for your baby to drink milk?" Lu Zhiyan took out goat milk powder and a baby bottle from the pile of toys.

Nan Xu picked up Guai Guai, rubbed Guai Guai's round little head, put her fingers in Guai Guai's mouth, and Guai Guai nibbled on them.

"It's hungry, oh my darling." Nanxu lifted it up and kissed its sweet little belly. "Time for some milk."

"Zhiyan, just make twenty milliliters for my baby."

Lu Zhiyan took out the baby bottle, walked to the table, picked up the kettle, poured in 20 milliliters of water, and then added the goat milk powder.

"Can it get enough to eat with such a small amount?" Lu Zhiyan looked at the adorable baby that Nan Xu was holding with a puzzled expression.

"Feed every four hours, and if it's not enough, just feed it again later."

(End of this chapter)