At the end of one day's training, Tao You dragged his exhausted body home. He was so tired that he had no strength to speak and couldn't lift his hands. He seemed to be throwing himself on the bed the next second. As soon as she inserted the key into the door, she was bombarded with messages from Hong Xiqi.
She glanced at her phone and put it back in her pocket, not intending to reply to the message.
"What are you doing?" Entering the living room, there was an open suitcase on the floor, half full, and some clothes piled on the couch next to it. Tao You wondered, this is the rhythm of traveling far away.
Tao's mother walked out of the bedroom with a cosmetic bag in hand and explained: "I am going on a business trip this month."
Business trip, a month? ! No one cares for a month!
Tao You instantly caught the key word. My heart slowly changed from doubt to surprise. The corner of my mouth couldn't help but raise for a second, and then lowered it instantly: "Then when are you leaving?"
Tao's mother kept packing her clothes. She glanced up at Tao You and said, "You seem to want me to go."
That little thought was seen through, Tao You's heart skipped a beat, and the hand holding the schoolbag strap gradually tightened. His face was slightly bitter, trying to find some disgusting words to make up for it. He opened his mouth and thought for a long time, but found that his mind was blank. Finally, He only said the word "no" weakly.
This cannot be blamed on Tao You. She has been at home alone since she was in elementary school. There is no doubt about her ability to be independent. In addition, Tao's father usually spends more time taking care of the house. In Tao You's mind, the most important thing Tao's mother did at home was to supervise her studies. Tao's mother was away from home for a month on a business trip, and she couldn't find any reason to be unhappy.
Mother Tao snorted, packed her suitcase, sat down and said, "The flight is tonight."
"Be honest at home and don't miss out on the homework you should do and the preview and review you should do. I will call to check."
"Less takeout, it's not healthy. If your dad doesn't have time to cook, you can cook it yourself, or go to Xiao Song's house to eat."
Tao You agreed perfunctorily to go back to the room, took out her cell phone, and symbolically sent a message to Tao's father, telling him that two special guests were coming to the house, and then opened Hong Xiqi's chat box and replied to the message.
In the evening, Tao's father sent Tao's mother back. Tao You was lying on the bed, reading a book with his feet up and a popsicle in his mouth.
"Get up." Tao's father waved away Tao You's dangling feet, found a comfortable position beside the bed and sat down, pointed at the message on his phone and asked: "What special guest? Your mother just left, you are like this He just brought people home without consulting me. It’s a bit presumptuous.”
Tao You sat up, threw the bare wooden stick into the trash can, and said with a smile: "I'm not sending you a message, so why doesn't it count as a discussion? I didn't bring anyone, just a dog and a dog. Just a cat."
"Mom is not here, and you are not allergic to hair. You will only stay for a few days. Before mom comes back, I promise to clean up without leaving any traces." She said as if swearing, looking at Dad Tao expectantly, without any trace in her eyes. Worried, she guessed that Tao's father would not disagree.
Dad Tao put his hands on his knees and opened his mouth several times to say something, but finally he sighed: "Why did a dog and a cat suddenly come here? Will you take care of them?"
Tao You held the book and leaned against the bedside, "Of course I will take care of it. Hong Xiqi is going out to play for a few days. There is no place to take care of the pets at home, so please ask me to help take care of them for a few days."
"Dad, Mom has never allowed pets in the house. Aren't you curious about what it's like to have two such cute creatures in the house?"
Tao's father's eyes flashed slightly and he said harshly, "There were a lot of guard dogs in the countryside when I was a kid. They were dirty and barked when they saw people..."
Before Tao's father could finish speaking, Tao You interrupted: "This is different. You will know when I bring it back tomorrow."
"Ming, tomorrow?!" Tao's father was startled again, "So anxious? We don't have their sleeping nests, food, or toys at home, so we don't have time to prepare them."
With that said, Tao's father took out his mobile phone and prepared to buy something.
Tao You blocked the screen of her phone: "I'm only here for a few days, and you won't be living in our house all the time. Hong Xiqi will prepare everything. Don't get excited."
"Oh, that's okay," Tao's father took back his phone with a slight disappointment, got up and walked outside the house, "You should go to bed early, you will be very tired after a day of training."
"You really don't need to buy it? I heard that cats don't all like that kind of thing, crawling
Cat racks and the like. "Dad Tao arrived at the door and asked again without losing heart.
Tao You couldn't laugh or cry, "It's really not necessary." Why did Tao's father look forward to it more than he did.
In the evening of the next day, when the training was about to end, Hong Xiqi held two dogs in one hand, carried a cat bag on the front and back, and pushed an oversized suitcase with the other hand. She walked slowly on the playground, attracting many people. People stopped and watched.
Coach Tan stood closest to the door. Hong Xiqi was the first to see such a big formation. His eyes widened in surprise, he turned his head and said with some humor: "The whole family is migrating? Such a big formation."
Hong Xiqi leaned back, let go of the suitcase, and tried hard to hold on to the cake in front of her, which was red-eyed and almost crazy when she saw the tennis ball. In comparison, Croissant seemed much calmer and followed Hong Xi quietly. Qi's side.
Hong Xiqi was dragged forward and staggered several steps. Fortunately, Coach Tan helped in time and tied the rope to a chair on the side, so that she was not dragged away.
"I asked Tao You and Song Yimian to take care of them for a few days." Hong Xiqi put down her backpack and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "I'll go to the airport after my parents get off work, so I'll bring them here first."
Several team members who were taking a break gathered over and started to raise and lower their hands to the two cats and two dogs. They kept praising them and their eyes were shining.
"Oh, that's it." Coach Tan looked down at Gao Gao, who was sticking out his tongue, and said to the team members on the side, "Okay, go to training after the break, don't waste time."
Several people were reluctant to leave and returned to their own court with their rackets in hand.
Coach Tan coughed a few times, squatted down, sometimes touched Congpao's head, sometimes scratched Croissant's chin, and from time to time stretched out his fingers to tease the two cats in the cat bag, looking like he was enjoying it, and his mouth Li said, "Put them somewhere else. It will affect our training too much. Look, if it weren't for the rope, these two dogs would have chewed up the tennis balls."
He pointed at Gao Gao and Croissant, whose heads moved with the movement of the tennis balls on the court. From time to time, they would take a few steps forward, but were stopped by the leash. Especially Gao Gao, who was too lively, as if she was going out for the first time.
"I see you had a lot of fun," Hong Xiqi whispered, looking away, waving to Tao You who had just left the game, "Little Youyou, come on!"
Tao You called Song Yimian who was in another venue, and the two of them walked over.
"Xiao Youyou, I'll leave them to you. My parents are here and I have to go." Hong Xiqi said quickly, "All their things are in this box. If you need anything, ask me on the phone. Bye." She said. After speaking hastily, he turned around and left.
Suddenly, Croissant's traction rope came loose. One second, Croissant, who was very obedient and quiet, twisted his neck to break free. The next second, before anyone could react, he rushed straight towards Tao You, as if he had seen something delicious.
Before Tao You could swallow the water in his mouth, he puffed out his mouth and made a "Woo" sound. He stared wide-eyed as Croissant's huge body jumped on him. Tao You was thrown to the ground, and the water in his mouth suddenly He choked on his trachea and coughed violently. The water glass in his hand fell aside and the water spilled all over the floor.
Kesong seemed to realize that he had done something wrong. He silently stepped aside and sat down, sticking out his tongue and looking at Tao You with an innocent face.
Coach Tan nervously stepped forward to help Tao You up: "Are you not injured?"
Tao You patted his chest and shook his head, his face turning red from his ears to his neck.
"That's good." Coach Tan breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't get injured now, it will delay training too much."
"Get them away quickly. The place where you play is not a place for walking pets." With that, Coach Tan walked towards the training team members with the racket in the creaking nest, clapped his hands to signal them to stop, and raised his voice and said, "Just a reminder. , in the past few months, please don’t let yourself get injured, pay attention to safety, and try not to do anything that may cause injury except training. Training time is too precious, we can’t afford to waste it!”
"Keep training!"
Song Yimian picked up Tao You's cup, packed his backpack, put the croissant's leash back on, and said to Tao You, "Let's go."
"The training isn't over yet. Where are we going?" Tao You asked doubtfully, twisting his sleeves that were wet with water, his voice a little hoarse.
Coach Tan returned to the sidelines after a round of inspection. When he saw Song Yimian tidying up, he lowered his head and looked at his phone, raised his eyebrows and asked: "
What to do? It's only what time, and training isn't over yet. "
"You didn't ask us to take them away." Song Yi said sternly, "See you tomorrow."
This was the first time he saw Tao You blatantly skipping training. With disbelief and a little uneasiness in his heart, he put his cat bag on his back and was dragged out of the court by Song Yimian. She didn't feel completely relieved until she was dozens of meters away from the playground, but she still couldn't believe that Coach Tan let them go so easily.
"Which two are you taking home?" Song Yimian asked.
"Croissant and egg tarts." Tao You shook the rope in his hand and pointed to the cat bag on his body. She originally wanted to bring two cats home, but Croissant was so enthusiastic just now, and she suddenly felt that she was very close to it. Song Yimian couldn't let Song Yimian raise two dogs at once. According to Croissant and Gao Cao's personalities, It's really noisy, and I don't know what kind of house they will break into if they stay together.
Tao's father came back especially early that day. When Tao You arrived home, he was already preparing food.
"I'm back." Tao's father came out of the kitchen with a cucumber in his hand. He watched with bright eyes as Tao You let the cat out of the bag and then untied the croissant's leash. He smiled with an unspeakable smile. Gentle, "These two little guys are so cute."
