After we broke up, my ex-girlfriend gave birth to a daughter.

As the questioning subsided, the four adults sat in the living room watching cartoons with their child. On the TV screen, a little dog was fighting against evil villains and ultimately succeeded in protecting its young owner.

"This puppy is so smart!" Mu Mu exclaimed, completely absorbed in watching it.

"Indeed clever."

Shu Jingming then asked, "Mumu, do you really like smart puppies?"

He planned to take this opportunity to find out his daughter's preferences and then secretly buy her a puppy in a couple of days as a surprise.

After she finished speaking, Mu Mu answered earnestly, "Yes, yes! I like smart puppies, like sausages!"

"Ham sausage?" Shu Jingming was clearly taken aback by the answer; the name obviously didn't refer to a dog breed.

Dai Qingning explained from the side, "It's a little stray dog ​​that lives outside the community. Mumu fed it sausages a few times, so she named it that."

"Mom, let's go find some sausages to play with later! We haven't seen them in so long, and Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma have never seen sausages before either," Mu Mu suggested.

"Shouldn't stray dogs be homeless and wandering around? How do we know where it is?" Chung Mei-chiao asked casually.

Mu Mu answered seriously, "The sausage lives in the park. It comes out every time I go to the park!"

Dai Zhiyuan said with a doting look, "Then after we finish eating, let's go for a walk in the park and meet your good friends."

"Uh-huh!"

Shu Jingming thought to himself that his daughter must really like that stray dog, which was why she named it.

Adoption is a perfect alternative to buying and selling, which makes the daughter happy too – killing two birds with one stone.

Owning a pet can cultivate a child's sense of responsibility and compassion, which is beneficial to their healthy development.

[Raise a pet, task reward: 3000 RMB; daily 1000 RMB monthly bonus card]

Shortly after, a system notification sounded in Shu Jingming's mind.

In addition to the cash prize, there's an extra reward this time. Judging from the name, it seems to grant a daily cash reward of 1,000 yuan for a month after use?

If that's the case, that's 30,000 yuan. Then, with a savings doubling card, life will get better.

......

The mealtime passed quickly, and Mu Mu led the four adults to the park next to the residential area. The park wasn't very big; it only took half an hour to walk around it.

"Sausage! Sausage!"

Mu Mu stepped onto the cobblestone path and shouted loudly in all directions.

A short while later, a rustling sound came from the haystack, and a small dog darted out.

The puppy looked like a West Highland White Terrier; it was small, cute, and gave off an easy-to-bully vibe.

The puppy's fur should have been white, but because it had been a stray for a long time, it looked grayish and had a lot of matted fur.

Right now, the ham sausage quickly ran to Mu Mu's side with its short legs. It circled Mu Mu several times, its tail almost shaking like a helicopter propeller.

The enthusiastic puppy made Mu Mu beam with joy. She turned to Dai Qingning beside her and said, "Mom, can you help me open this package? I want to feed the sausage."

"Of course." Dai Qingning tore open the outer packaging of the sausage and handed the whole sausage to Mu Mu.

The puppy stared intently at the sausage in Mu Mu's hand. It didn't try to snatch the food from the child's hand, but instead sat obediently in place waiting to be fed.

Mu Mu squatted down, broke the sausage in her hand into pieces, and threw them in front of the puppy.

The puppy wolfed down its food, finishing the whole sausage in no time. It then looked up at Mumu again and wagged its tail affectionately.

"Sausage, let's go play on the slide!"

Mu Mu shouted and ran towards the slide not far away, with the little dog following closely behind. The two of them lined up to sit on the slide.

During this process, Mu Mu laughed happily, and the puppy laughed happily too.

Shu Jingming and his group stood quietly by, watching the scene unfold. No one urged them to leave, silently protecting the friendship and innocence between the child and the puppy.

Mu Mu only left the slide when she got tired of playing, while Ham Sausage stayed by her side the whole time.

"Mommy, the sausage lives in the park every day, it's so pitiful. Can we take it home?" Mu Mu looked up at Dai Qingning with a hopeful expression.

"No." Dai Qingning knew her daughter was kind-hearted and that she also liked the puppy very much, but she still hardened her heart and refused.

"Mumu, bringing a puppy home means taking responsibility for it, but you have to go to school and I have to go to work during the day, so we don't have time to take care of and spend time with the puppy."

Dai Qingning's daily work and childcare had already exhausted all her energy, so she simply couldn't bring herself to adopt a puppy.

"Okay..." Mu Mu's eyes were full of disappointment.

Seeing her daughter's sad expression, Dai Qingning felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She thought for a moment and then replied, "How about this, we'll feed it another sausage, and then I'll take a picture of it and post it in the residents' group to see if anyone wants to take it home."

"Mmm!" Mu Mu nodded repeatedly.

She can't take the puppy home, so she hopes someone can take it home so it doesn't have to live in the park anymore.

"Sausage, we're leaving now. We'll come see you again tomorrow." In the end, Mu Mu said goodbye to the puppy with reluctance.

The little stray dog ​​seemed to realize the separation. It stopped following Mu Mu and gradually stopped walking. Its tail, which had been wagging from side to side, drooped down. It stood there quietly watching Mu Mu leave.

Mu Mu felt sad. She didn't dare to turn around, because if she did, she wouldn't be able to leave.

Shu Jingming took in everything. He planned to turn back and take the puppy away, so he made an excuse to leave first: "That's enough for today, I'm going back too."

"Dad, will you come to see me again tomorrow?" Mu Mu looked at Shu Jingming expectantly.

Shu Jingming didn't answer the question immediately, but turned to Dai Qingning and asked, "Is that alright?"

Dai Qingning turned her head away: "Don't ask me, you make the decision yourself."

Since she didn't directly refuse, does that mean she agreed?

"Mumu, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, Dad!"

Shu Jingming bid farewell to the group of people and quickened his pace to return to the original park.

Soon, he found the stray dog ​​named Sausage.

He crouched down and beckoned to the puppy. The puppy smelled a familiar scent on him and wagged its tail as it came over.

Little one, come home with me, and you won't have to wander anymore.