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Chapter 125 Guan Qiaoyun's Anxiety (Temporarily Overcoming Illness)

(Chapter 120 has been released and is available to read)
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"But this face... it looks more like a cat's face no matter how you look at it."

Guan Ren looked at Tuan Tuan in his arms repeatedly. Although she looked like a fox, foxes are indeed a type of dog.

But her slightly round face, her bright, sapphire-like eyes, her pink kitten nose, and her equally pink paw pads…

In short, if he couldn't choose a fox and had to choose between a cat and a dog, Guan Ren would rather consider Tuan Tuan as a cat.

A cat that looks like a combination of a British Shorthair and a Ragdoll.

An Ning didn't care about that.

Although she mistook Tuantuan for a dog because of its barking.

But in reality, whether it's a cat or a dog doesn't matter to her.

Anyway, raising Tuantuan is just like raising cats and dogs in the countryside. You can feed them rice and noodles. It's very worry-free. The key is that it can catch mice and help with household chores.

Moreover, Tuantuan can even wash her face and paws by herself.

Such a special little gadget is not only easy to keep at home but can also benefit the family. Why should An Ning care whether it's a cat or a dog?

However, An Guoguo was different. She insisted on getting to the bottom of things and argued with Guan Ren with her little head held high:

"She's not a cat, she's a puppy."

"It's a cat."

"It's a puppy!"

Guan Ren put Tuan Tuan on the ground:
"Tuantuan, are you a cat or a dog? If you're a cat, meow once; if you're a dog, bark twice."

"Wang~"

Now Tuantuan has more entries on her profile.

So, this is a female dog that catches mice, looks like a cat, is actually a dog, but mentally identifies as a cat.

“Look, even Tuantuan herself says she’s a cat.”

She's lying.

Anguoguo was shocked and heartbroken by the lying puppy, and held Tuantuan on a small stool to teach him a lesson:

"Tuantuan, you're a puppy, you can't pretend to be a kitten, understand?"

"Wang?"

……

Guan Ren shook his head and watched An Guoguo teach Tuantuan, not paying much attention to it.

At worst, a species that's round and clumsy is just a round and clumsy creature.

Just like Hideyoshi's gender is Hideyoshi.

Just a little bit.

Although it was the first time Guan Ren and Tuan Tuan had met, the other party seemed to have a good impression of Guan Ren, including but not limited to: when Guan Ren hugged her, she kept rubbing and licking him, and after they separated, the way she looked at Guan Ren seemed to be giving him a flirtatious look.

This little rascal…

This was the first time Guan Ren had ever seen such a spiritually intelligent and human-like little animal being burned. He couldn't help but think that if he were in a fantasy world like in a novel, and could transform Tuantuan, then...

Unfortunately, imagination is just imagination.

But the thought of the novel reminded Guan Ren that he should supplement the manuscript of "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism".

"Guan Ren, everything you requested has been packed."

"okay."

An Ning had already packed the braised food that Guan Ren had bought into two bags, and carefully tied a slipknot before handing it to Guan Ren, who was watching from the side.

As I looked, I discovered something interesting: An Ning's hair actually had a refreshing lemon scent.

"It smells so good..."

"?"

Little Lemon looked up, puzzled, and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her thin, soft little ears:

"What did you say?"

"Oh."

Guan Ren pointed to the packaged braised dishes:

"I'm telling you, this smells amazing."

An Ning gave a smile that resembled An Shui Rou's, but was much more shy:
"It doesn't smell good enough; it tastes the best."

"Uh-huh."

Guan Ren agreed wholeheartedly, nodding repeatedly:

"Delicious! Love it!"

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"Sister Qiaoyun, I'm back."

"?"

Upon returning home, seeing the large and small bags in Guan Ren's hands, Guan Qiaoyun frowned slightly:
Is it Chinese New Year?

"Hmm, together?"

Guan Ren went to get two pairs of chopsticks and gave one pair to Guan Qiaoyun.

"Guan Ren, don't think that just because you have a little money you can enjoy it all."

After Guan Qiaoyun took the chopsticks, she didn't forget to give her earnest advice:
"If you develop a habit of not being able to save money, that's not a good thing."

"I know, I'll save what I need to save, and we still have some left over." "Still have some left over..."

Guan Qiaoyun pouted:

"You've spent almost all of your ten thousand yuan on a phone and a computer, how much left over?"

Guan Ren smiled but remained silent.

She'll find out then.

……

Guan Ren bought a rather generous amount of braised food this time, but he couldn't finish it all at once, so he put the rest in the refrigerator.

Guan Qiaoyun does indeed quite like eating this.

Especially the chicken wing tips; when they were put in the refrigerator, she ate them all, leaving only a few, which Guan Qiaoyun still felt wasn't enough.

So the next day, when Guan Qiaoyun went grocery shopping, she thought of buying some extra chicken wing tips to take home.

"I think it's called... [Ping An Fresh Braised Food]..."

The vegetable market on Liuxing Road and Ping An Fresh Braised Food Market are on separate streets. There are many more braised food vendors than just An Shui Rou's shop. If her son hadn't mentioned it, Guan Qiaoyun would never have noticed that there was such a place.

She only went to this store for the first time today because she was craving something sweet.

"Hello, what would you like to eat?"

Upon arriving at the stall, a female owner immediately greeted us warmly.

Guan Qiaoyun was slightly taken aback; this person's voice was really pleasant.

He's practically a news anchor...

“I… weigh a little bit of wing tip.”

"Okay, pick it up."

An Shui Rou placed the stainless steel bowl covered with a plastic bag over, and Guan Qiao Yun, while using tongs to put the contents inside, also looked up and glanced at the other person.

Without a doubt, she is a very beautiful woman.

However, to outsiders, that beauty is easily obscured by external items such as headscarves and aprons.

Her movements while working at the stall were both efficient and gentle; she was the kind of person whose mere presence made you feel comfortable.

"..."

It seems that what that little rascal said is true; this proprietress is indeed a mother with a lovely voice, gentle yet capable…

"Okay, that's 15 yuan in total."

"Oh, thank you."

Guan Qiaoyun had originally planned to casually mention Guan Ren's matter to An Shuirou.

For example, she would say, "My son often buys from you, it's really good," and then the other person would ask, "Who is your son?" Guan Qiaoyun would puff out her chest and say, "Guan Ren," and then she would routinely listen to people praising Guan Ren or something.

However, because he was distracted while looking at An Shui Rou, the imagined conversation came to nothing.

Instead, Guan Qiaoyun began to pay some attention to the proprietress named An Shui Rou, who seemed to be quite charming.

Furthermore, Guan Ren had mentioned that she was his classmate's mother, and using this connection, he frequently visited her...

"Tsk."

Guan Qiaoyun didn't know why, but she couldn't help but frown when she thought about this.

She didn't know the specifics.

Actually, if Guan Ren was interacting with girls his own age, Guan Qiaoyun wouldn't have felt anything wrong with it.

However, whenever Guan Ren comes into contact with mature women of his own age, especially those who seem to be quite outstanding, Guan Qiaoyun always feels a strange sense of unease, as if she is always worried about something that might happen even in times of peace.

What happened...?

She wouldn't have acted like this when she was younger, or even when Guan Ren was little...

Now, things have turned out this way, making her seem like an "insecure woman"...

……

And so, Guan Qiaoyun, lost in thought about all sorts of things, made her way home.

In the evening, Guan Ren took out both the newly bought and the old braised dishes.

It turned out that Guan Qiaoyun only ate two bites and then stopped eating.

"Sister Qiaoyun? You bought so many chicken wing tips but aren't you going to eat them?"

"Uh? Oh, you can have it."

Guan Qiaoyun wasn't without an appetite.

But after taking a couple of bites, she suddenly remembered An Shui Rou.

In addition to her voice, movements, attire, and appearance, she also recalled An Shui Rou's figure in great detail this time.

That tiny waist…

Is she really a woman who has given birth to two children?

What if... I were compared to her?
Guan Qiaoyun never imagined that she, a mother, would one day experience "body image anxiety" because of another woman.

Although it's relatively minor, it's still something I'm concerned about.

Therefore, after taking a few bites of the chicken wing tips, Guan Qiaoyun secretly pinched her waist, thinking about this matter, and hesitated, no longer wanting to eat.

Two days later, when Guan Ren returned home from school, he discovered a scene that he found very strange.

"Sister Qiaoyun, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)