Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 182 What did you eat? Why are you so heavy?
With one hand holding a cane and the other supporting herself against the wall, Chaochao slowly made her way to Chu Xiu's room.

Fang Xingzhi is currently living in this house.

Chaochao found a chair, stepped on it, opened the bookshelf, and carefully put a few books wrapped in oil paper into her arms from the top.

Chu Xiu once said that these books are all collector's editions and are very valuable.

After finishing, she wiped the water from her forehead and smiled at Fang Xingzhi, who had been following behind her, saying, "Master Fang, let's go back quickly."

Fang Xingzhi looked at her, his mind filled with a million questions, but in the end he only moved his lips and didn't ask anything.

He, as an outsider, has no right to ask these questions.

He simply said, "Hurry up and walk, be careful not to fall."

Since he's already carrying the book in his pocket, he has to be careful, otherwise all his hard work coming all this way would be for nothing.

Chaochao nodded earnestly, and as he was about to leave with his cane, he suddenly pointed to the courtyard and said, "Master Fang, Qiqi, Qiqi is over there."

The rain was pouring down in the yard. Qiqi lay on the bread oven, head drooping, motionless, looking like she was about to cry.

It thought it was the family's darling, but it never expected that everyone would forget about it, leaving it, a pitiful dog, to fend for itself here.

Chaochao walked towards Qiqi with her cane. Fang Xingzhi wanted to stop her, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

It's still a life, even a dog's life matters.

He found a plank of wood and followed them.

Qiqi got very excited when it saw Chaochao. It happily spun around in place, its tail swishing and splashing the water.

The water had already submerged its claws, yet it still grinned at Chaochao, baring its teeth and sticking out its tongue.

Indeed, it is everyone's treasure; it has not been forgotten.

Its owner came to rescue it!

Chaochao and Fang Xingzhi called Qiqi to stand on the wooden board, and the two of them pushed it forward, one in front and one behind.

Fang Xingzhi patted its rump and said, "Silly dog, don't move around."

He thought to himself, "Don't wolves know how to swim?"
The book says that when wolves hunt, they go up mountains and down rivers. This wolf must really be a coward.

Qiqi was unaware that Fang Xingzhi was cursing it in his heart. It just grumbled twice, clearly dissatisfied with Fang Xingzhi patting its bottom.

The two people and the dog quickly crossed the main room and arrived at the backyard.

There were also two animals in the backyard, a cow and a horse.

Chaochao turned her head and looked to Fang Xingzhi for help.

Fang Xingzhi frowned; this girl had probably softened her heart again.

Sigh, he's really impressed.

Under the expectant gazes of Chaochao, Fang Xingzhi gritted his teeth, leaned on his cane, and walked over to untie the rope.

He patted the bull's head and then touched the horse's face, saying, "This is all I can do to help you. The rest is up to your fate."

The ox mooed twice, the horse shook its neck, and both of them stood still.

They were large and strong, and the floodwaters only reached their bellies, so they were not in any real danger.

"Let's go, let's go quickly." Fang Xingzhi urged Chaochao, afraid that she would cause any more trouble and create unnecessary complications.

The two pushed Qiqi with difficulty through the rain, and finally arrived safely at the bottom of the cave.

"Chao Chao, Chao Chao, come up quickly!" Li Ruru called out anxiously.

When everyone saw Qiqi, they realized what she had been doing. Peipei said, "Mom, so Big Sister went to rescue Qiqi."

Yinyin happily greeted Qiqi: "Qiqi, Qiqi!"

When Qiqi heard its little owner's voice, it wagged its tail happily.

Fang Xingzhi patted the dog's butt again and said, "Don't move, or you'll fall."

Qiqi turned her head, bared her teeth, and glared at him with displeasure.

"You bastard, you have no conscience," Fang Xingzhi cursed.

He held onto the plank with one hand to prevent Qiqi from being swept away by the flood, and with the other hand he held onto the ladder, saying to Chaochao, "Hurry up and get up there."

Chaochao wanted to say something more, but Fang Xingzhi's face darkened. "Hurry up." Chaochao was startled. It was the first time she had ever seen Master Fang lose his temper. She quickly shut her mouth and grabbed the ladder to climb up.

After Chaochao climbed up, Fang Xingzhi began to have a problem.

How do we get this big dog up there?

Chaochao was also annoyed; she shouldn't have climbed up so early.

She originally wanted to tell Fang Xingzhi that they should send Qiqi up first, but he was so fierce that she swallowed her words.

"Let's use a rope," Xiao Yishan said. Peipei was very efficient and quickly found a thick rope and threw one end down.

Fang Xingzhi tied a rope to the wooden board, and the person on top pulled it up by holding the other end of the rope.

Qiqi and the wooden plank were pulled up together, and the rope slowly swayed the plank in circles.

Qiqi kept spinning around and wouldn't stop; its world was in chaos, and its head was spinning.

Fortunately, the dizziness didn't last long, and Xiao Yishan and Li Ruru quickly pulled it up.

Yinyin happily hugged Qiqi's head and rubbed it repeatedly. She whispered, "Qiqi, I'm sorry."

The flood and torrential rain came too quickly; she was rushed and pushed up into the cave, her mind not having time to think about anything else.

She felt guilty because she had forgotten to bring Qiqi along.

Qiqi stuck out its long tongue and licked her face, its front hooves on the ground and its tail wagging happily.

It didn't mind and even invited Yin Yin to play together.

Yinyin giggled and said, "Wait a minute, let's play together after Master Fang comes up."

Fang Xingzhi was alone at the bottom; when he climbed up, no one was holding the ladder down below.

The ladder was swaying precariously in the flood, making it difficult for people to stand steadily.

Li Ruru just untied Qiqi's rope and threw one end to Fang Xingzhi.

“Master Fang, tie the rope around your waist, and we’ll pull you up.”

Fang Xingzhi looked up at Li Ruru and Xiao Yishan above, unsure if they could pull him up.

Chaochao urged loudly, "Hurry up!"

Peipei seemed to have guessed Fang Xingzhi's concerns, and she called out, "Master Fang, don't worry, we can help you."

Are the four of them really unable to move an old man?
Fang Xingzhi had no other choice. He tied the rope around his waist and climbed the ladder quickly.

So fast that Li Ruru didn't even have time to react before she saw his head pop up, followed by that face that was both old and young.

Just as Li Ruru was about to exclaim happily, Fang Xingzhi suddenly slipped. The ladder was washed away by the flood, and he lost his footing, falling rapidly downwards.

This place isn't high; you won't die if you fall, you'll just get soaked at most.

He can swim, so he can get back up.

He was very open-minded, but the people above him were terrified.

"Grab the rope!" Peipei exclaimed, and everyone grabbed the rope together.

Just as Fang Xingzhi was falling face down, almost touching the water, he was pulled back by the others.

"Pull hard!" Li Ruru gripped the rope tightly with both hands.

Four people used all their strength, but they still couldn't move the old man.

"What did this old man eat? How come he's so heavy?"

She gritted her teeth and pulled hard on the rope while cursing.

As the rope slowly moved upwards, Fang Xingzhi saw everyone gritting their teeth and working hard, and was suddenly moved.

This family, although they can be a bit noisy at times, are all good people at heart.

In this time of crisis, they did not abandon him, an outsider.

Qiqi and Yinyin also joined the rope-pulling team. Qiqi bit the rope, kept his limbs close to the ground, and swung his head back forcefully, pulling the rope up a large distance.

(End of this chapter)