No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 124 "Little Female Cat" Tuan Tuan

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【Ping'an Fresh Braised Meat】

"elder sister--"

An Guoguo shouted, and Guan Ren could vaguely see a figure flash in the kitchen.

Then, with hurried footsteps, a girl wearing sleeves wiped the sweat from her forehead and shook the water off her hands as she walked out.

"Hello, what would you like to buy? Just...wait, what?!"

An Ning knew that Guan Ren would come to her house to buy things, and she also knew that Guan Ren was the "good person" her mother had mentioned twice before, who had even come to her house to help change light bulbs.

But after a series of unexpected events, it was the first time she had ever met Guan Ren at home.

Therefore, the moment he looked up and saw Guan Ren, he froze.

Guan Ren grinned:
Do you sell lemons? I'd like to buy some.

"..."

An Ning's face turned bright red as expected. She clenched her hands on the apron hanging in front of her, looked left and right, and then tiptoed to the stall.

"Guan Ren, hello..."

"Hello, young proprietress."

Guan Ren continued to tease her, enjoying listening to her timid and soft voice.

But after only a few words, An Guoguo stopped writing Tang poems properly.

She ran over with a thud, stood warily in front of An Ning, and used her small hand to shield An Ning, her intelligent eyes fixed on Guan Ren:

"You're not allowed to buy my sister."

“An An…”

Children speak without thinking, and An Ning helplessly gave her younger sister a gentle push.

But in some ways, Guan Ren might even understand the nature of this little thing better than An Ning.

So he squatted down and bluntly poked An Guoguo's round little face:
"You really won't sell your sister?"

"Do not sell!"

"I speak with a strong sense of justice," An Guoguo said, then her eyes darted around as she recalled a word she had seen on TV:

"Unless you marry her properly!"

"An An!"

Even An Ning, who inherited her mother's gentleness, couldn't help but frown when she heard An Guo Guo's even more unrestrained childish remarks. She was both angry and ashamed, speechless, and grabbed her sister's shoulders, giving her a shake.
"Can you go play somewhere else?"

"No."

An Guoguo's eyes gleamed with the cunning of a shrewd merchant as she stared intently at Guan Ren, holding up two fingers:

"Five coconut candies, and you can take your sister with you."

"Guan...Guan Ren, don't listen to me, An'an..."

An Ning was in a hurry to explain, but then she blinked and stared blankly as Guan Renzhen pulled five coconut candies out of his pocket:

"Give."

An Guoguo was dumbfounded.

They were dumbfounded and drooling at the same time.

An Ning was also dumbfounded.

Why does this person always carry so many coconut candies in their clothes?
"Graves, didn't you stop eating coconut candy before?"

"I'm going to eat again."

The past was before and the present is now.

The embarrassing incident of losing a tooth from coconut candy is in the past. As a clever child who doesn't forget the pain after the wound heals, isn't forgetting the pain a kind of carefree attitude?

So Anguo grabbed all five coconut candies with both hands.

"Is that enough to buy your sister?"

"Enough...enough..."

Anguo's little pocket was much smaller than Guanren's big pocket. Anguo put four stones in the left pocket and then put one in the right pocket. Then, looking at the still not full right pocket, she reluctantly raised her little head:
"Guan Ren, Guan Ren, are you still going to buy it or not?"

"Buy more? You have two older sisters?"

Anguo doesn't have a second older sister, but she still has her mother:

"Since we're already here, why don't you buy my mom too?"

This time she held up three fingers:

"If you buy a lot, I'll give you a discount; three coconut candies will do!"

"Think it over. If I buy everything, you'll be all alone."

That is a problem. An Guoguo ate her hand with her eyes open for a while, then thought about it:
"Then you, then you can buy me too. If you buy me and my mom together, then give me ten more coconut candies."

"..."

So this guy thinks he's the most expensive one.

But kids sometimes like to seriously think about things they know are just playing house.

After Guan Ren had played along with her for a while, he patted her little bottom and sent her away.

"Sorry, Guan Ren, An An sometimes likes to talk nonsense..."

"Oh, it's no big deal."

I sensed that the young proprietress's elegant way of speaking was influenced by the older proprietress.

Guan Ren deduced from this that An Ning would likely grow up to be a second An Shui Rou, as gentle and sweet as her mother.

"Where did Sister Shui Rou go?"

Sister Shui Rou…

So that's how he addresses his mother...

An Ning updated the knowledge base, then pointed in the distance:
"She went to deliver goods." "Oh, okay, could you weigh some chicken feet, duck feet, chicken gizzards, and some dried tofu and bean curd sticks for me..."

"Should the chicken gizzards be sliced?"

"Cut it."

Watching An Ning's slightly immature hands busily working just as quickly as An Shui Rou's, Guan Ren's feelings were actually quite complicated.

On the one hand, I admire her competence and understanding.

On the other hand, one can also roughly sense the helplessness involved.

In fact, for self-employed families like Anning's, especially those running busy businesses like prepared food, it's inevitable that their children will spend time helping out at home.

At the same time, this kind of street environment is not very conducive to studying.

Therefore, it is truly remarkable that An Ning was able to maintain good grades in most subjects under these circumstances.

The effort and perseverance behind it are definitely considerable.

Then, recalling what An Guoguo once mentioned, An Shui Rou's health wasn't actually that good either.

This made Guan Ren, for the nth time, silently sigh in his heart about how difficult it was for An Jia to make a living.

"Okay, that makes 28."

"Hmm, I'll buy some more, some chicken wing tips and some duck wings too."

An Ning watched as Guan Ren pulled out a few more bills from his pants. A strange light flashed in her eyes, a slight frown crossed her brows, and she hesitated, pursing her lips slightly before saying:
"Guan Ren, we bought too much. You can't finish it all, can you? How about we..."

"No no no."

An Ning was unaware that Guan Ren had already noticed her unconscious micro-expressions, and he casually said:
"My mom still wants to eat."

"Huh? Auntie, she..."

"Correct."

Guan Ren paused:
"You don't know, I'm only so-so when it comes to this stuff. It's mainly my mom who's like a little glutton and always loves to slurp something up."

Oh, it's because Auntie likes to eat this. Then it's only right to buy more.

After Guan Ren said that, An Ning's eyebrows and eyes visibly relaxed, and she continued to weigh things quickly.

To be fair, this was the first time An Ning had ever heard someone describe her mother as a "little glutton." As she weighed the vegetables, she couldn't help but smile slightly as she reminisced about the taste.

bang-

"?"

And at that very moment, it was as if "speak of Cao Cao and his wife will appear."

Just as he finished saying "little glutton," the plastic stool at the entrance of the shop was overturned, and Guan Ren looked around in astonishment, only to find a fluffy white velvet ball.

Do you have a pet? When?

"Oh, her."

An Ning glanced back:
"Her name is Tuantuan. She came here by herself recently. My mother thought she was clean, so she fed her something. But she didn't expect her to stay. My mother was going to send her away, but who knew she would repay the kindness."

"Oh?"

Guan Ren's ears twitched:
"Explain in detail how I repay your kindness."

"On the second day, Tuantuan caught two rats, probably from a nearby shop. Anyway, she caught almost all the rats on this half of the street after that. When we found out, she had dried a lot of rats on the other side of the street."

"Cow."

Guan Ren hadn't seen a cat that could catch mice in a long time.

But according to An Ning, Tuan Tuan's supernatural abilities don't stop there.

As mentioned before, Tuantuan is very clean; she even turns on the tap herself to wash her paws and face.

"Wow, wow, this is truly a treasure trove..."

Moreover, the white fluffy ball didn't seem afraid of people at all. Guan Ren went over and touched it, and the other party not only enjoyed it but also rubbed against Guan Ren's leg.

but…

There's something rather strange about it.

That is, when Guan Ren got closer, he found that the cat's appearance was a bit strange.

She's still adorable.

But how should I put it? Rather than saying it's like a cat, it's more like...

"An Ning, I think this cat looks like a fox."

Guan Ren examined Tuan Tuan for a moment and then said this.

However, An Ning was taken aback upon hearing this:
“Tuantuan…she wasn’t a cat to begin with.”

"What?"

Not a cat?
Guan Ren was also taken aback for a moment. When he turned back to look at Tuantuan, he saw her stick out her pink little tongue and chirp happily twice:

"Wang~"

"..."

Goodness…

This thing is a dog?!
Guan Ren lifted her up and looked between her two hind legs.

"..."

Ok…

I can't see it very clearly...

Guan Ren puffed out his cheeks and blew on it.

Slightly blow away the fur around the ball.

Now it's clear.

Clearly, Tuantuan is a female dog that looks like a cat and catches mice.

(End of this chapter)