1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

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"Big Yellow, let's go out for breakfast."

Shi Tiesheng pushed his wheelchair out of the room and called out to the dog that was sleeping in its kennel. The dog immediately opened its eyes, wagged its tail, and ran towards its owner.

After running up to its owner, it rubbed against its owner's trouser leg, as if it were being affectionate.

Seeing this, Shi Tiesheng reached out and rubbed the dog's head, saying in a good mood, "Good dog, it's National Day today, I'll give you an extra meal later."

Before long, the man and the dog arrived at a wonton shop.

Although this breakfast shop has only been open for a year, Shi Tiesheng is already a regular customer.

I come here to eat often, so I've become acquainted with the owner.

The boss's surname is Yi, and everyone usually calls him Master Yi, as does Shi Tiesheng.

"Master Yi, I thought I wouldn't be able to have your wontons today."

"Haha, that's not the case. We're a small business, not a government agency. We don't take holidays unless there's a really urgent matter."

After a pause, Master Yi continued, "How's your new novel coming along, great writer? Although I'm just a roughneck, if your novel gets published, I'll definitely buy it and read it."

"Master Yi, please don't flatter me. What kind of great writer am I? Although I was lucky enough to publish two novels, they didn't have much influence. Besides, I had some health problems recently, and I couldn't even do the temporary job that the neighborhood committee found for me. Now I can only stay at home and recover."

"Oh dear, you really have bad luck... Here, your wontons are ready. I cooked a few extra for you. I wish you a speedy recovery, Tiesheng, and I also wish you to become a true great writer soon."

"Okay, thank you, Master Yi. I won't stand on ceremony with you today."

"no, I'm fine……"

After finishing breakfast, Shi Tiesheng paid for the wontons, then called Da Huang and prepared to go home.

As he passed a nearby bookstore, due to his limited mobility, he called out to the bookstore clerk across the street, "Comrade, has this issue of 'Harvest' magazine arrived yet?"

"It's here! It just arrived this morning!" the shop assistant called out. Seeing that Shi Tiesheng had difficulty walking, the assistant added, "Would you like to buy one, sir? I'll bring one over to you."

"Give me one, please. Thank you."

Soon, the shop assistant brought him a copy of this issue of "Harvest" magazine.

The magazine still smelled of freshly printed ink.

After thanking him, Shi Tiesheng paid the money and then looked around expectantly.

"Hachiko, the loyal dog?"

"Hey, this time Comrade Fusheng actually wrote an article about dogs."

He glanced up at his dog, Big Yellow, suppressed his curiosity about the novel, closed the magazine, and decided to take it home to read later.

-

Hachiko grew up into a majestic Chinese rural dog. Every day, it would follow Li Mingyuan to the train station, and in the afternoon, it would wait for him outside the dispatch office to finish his shift.

Over time, the station staff all got to know it.

"Hachiko, you're here early today?" The stationmaster also liked the dog and would often pat its head when he passed by.

Colleagues often joke, "Mingyuan, your dog is more punctual than a person."

Hachiko seems to have an innate sensitivity to time. Every afternoon at 5:10, when the green train from the provincial capital pulls into the station, it always stands up, wags its tail, and looks towards the exit. Not long after, Li Mingyuan will come out, smile, and cuddle with him for a while before the two of them go home together.

This continued for a year. Li Mingyuan performed exceptionally well and was promoted to deputy head of the technical department, where he began to participate in more important projects.

Hachiko has become a sight to behold at the train station, and many passing passengers have come to know this yellow dog that arrives on time every day to pick up its owner.

……

As he read, Shi Tiesheng felt his vision blurring. He put down the magazine and called out towards the door, "Dahuang, Dahuang..."

As his dog rushed in wagging its tail, Shi Tiesheng picked it up, tears streaming down his face, but a smile playing on his lips.

……

This morning, Wenhui Daily published Mr. Ba Jin's commentary on "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale," so many readers read the newspaper first before buying the magazine.

Because Harvest magazine already had a great reputation and high sales volume nationwide, coupled with the healing effect of Chen Fusheng's "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale"—if ten readers bought it, it could make eleven readers cry—by noon, all bookstores across the country that had subscribed to Harvest magazine were sold out.

As a result, the bookstore's order hotline flooded the Harvest magazine office like snowflakes.

Even the 77-year-old Ba Jin had to work overtime during this National Day holiday. Yu Hua, who is still a dentist at Wuyuan Town Health Center, finally didn't have to go to the county to buy the magazine "Fangcao" this time, because his idol, Comrade Fusheng, had published his fourth novel in the magazine "Harvest".

As for Harvest magazine, they order it from the bookstores in their town.

Now, Yu Hua has bought the magazine back.

Seeing that the workplace was still deserted and there wasn't a single patient, he felt at ease and started reading a novel.

-

Winter came exceptionally early in 1982; a heavy snowfall occurred just as November began.

With increased pressure on railway transportation, Li Mingyuan often works overtime until very late.

On a cold afternoon, Hachiko waited outside the station as usual. At 5:10, the train from the provincial capital arrived on time, and passengers carrying large and small bags poured out of the station.

Hachiko stood up, its eyes fixed on the exit, its tail swaying gently. As the crowd thinned out, its owner did not appear.

Hachiko seemed to sense something and began pacing back and forth anxiously. This wasn't uncommon; the station staff assumed Li Mingyuan was working overtime or was delayed by something else, and they even came over to comfort Hachiko.

"Hachiko, Mingyuan might be working overtime. It's getting cold, you should go home first."

Hachiko didn't listen and remained in the same spot. It would look up at everyone who came out of the station, and when it realized that it wasn't its master, it would lower its head in disappointment.

As night deepened, the station fell completely silent, with only the howling wind carrying snowflakes as they began to fall.

Hachiko finally realized that he wouldn't be able to wait for his master tonight.

It slowly got up and reluctantly walked back, turning back every few steps.

The next morning, when the station staff arrived at work, they found Hachiko standing in the same spot, his eyes fixed on the exit.

Many colleagues once again expressed their envy towards Li Mingyuan.

However, not long after, Zhang Jianjun, who was an old classmate of Li Mingyuan and now worked in the same unit, heard some terrible news.

Yesterday afternoon, Li Mingyuan was inspecting signal equipment when he was struck by a train that couldn't brake in time while trying to save a child who had suddenly wandered onto the tracks. He was seriously injured and died in the hospital early last night due to the severity of his injuries.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Jianjun immediately went to the second-floor window, stared at the stubborn figure on the flower bed for a long time, finally wiped away his tears, went downstairs, and walked towards it.

The road wasn't long, but Zhang Jianjun felt as if his feet were filled with lead, and every step was extremely difficult.

Of course, he still came to Hachiko, squatted down, and wanted to reach out and touch him, but he withdrew his hand halfway through.

After catching his breath several times, he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Hachi, don't wait anymore. Mingyuan... he won't appear again."

……

A long time, a long time.

Yu Hua put down the magazine in her hand, trying to calm her 'healed' mood, but found it was completely ineffective. So she jumped up and started cursing:

"Damn it, I'm going out right now to pick up a puppy..."

……

Han Sanping rubbed his eyes, picked up a magazine, and walked out of the Beijing Film Academy.

He was going to find Chen Fusheng; if Chen Fusheng wouldn't make the film, then he would make it himself.

That's so damn touching!

Meanwhile, at Hua Shuai's house, Ling Zi also finished reading the novel and shared the same thoughts as Han Sanping.

But when she passed through the living room with red eyes, she was noticed by many people, and her father quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Dad. I was just moved by a novel. You guys chat, I'm going out to run some errands."

What novel excites you so much?

"Hachiko, the loyal dog, was published in the magazine Harvest."

The sound of Lingzi gradually receding into the distance came from the doorway.

(End of this chapter)