"You are such a money-losing guy! I am so kind to raise you, but you still want to raise another money-losing guy at home?! Let me tell you, don't even think about it!"
"If you don't listen to me, you don't have to come back! I'm just happy!"
"Throw this beast away!"
The woman's shrill voice was mixed with the crying of a child, with an inexplicable sadness.
The boy held a dirty puppy tightly in his arms, and his face was full of tears. He didn't dare to resist even when the woman beat him and scolded him. Instead, he carefully protected the puppy in his arms.
There were more and more onlookers, and the woman was probably embarrassed. She spat fiercely and said, "Let me tell you, if you don't throw this beast away, you can't enter the house today!"
After that, he pushed the onlookers away and left.
A group of children around laughed and said, "Simon, your mother doesn't want you anymore! She went back by herself!"
"This dog is so dirty, why do you like it so much? My mother said that only people of the same kind like to stay together. Are you also a dog? Haha!"
"Why don't you speak, Simon? You're barking twice!"
"Have you been beaten silly by your mother?"
"She's not my mom!" The young man said hoarsely, "She's not!"
A group of children were scared by his appearance. They screamed a few times and made faces one after another. "You are just a homeless stray dog!"
"You still have the nerve to yell at me! When I go back and tell my father, you will be beaten!"
"Simon, your mom doesn't want you!"
The words spoken from the child's mouth were always the most hurtful. The youth's tears fell wildly, but he did not cry again. He just held the puppy tightly in his arms. The puppy seemed to know that he was sad and sobbed a few times.
The children left, playing with each other.
The onlookers advised a few words and sent out their own unessential kindness. An old man came forward and pulled the young boy up and said, "Kid, don't cry. Go home quickly."
The teenager wiped his dirty face and said, "Grandma... Can you help me keep this dog? Its mother passed away, and my family won't let me..."
The old man looked at the furry little thing and wondered, "This, my wife is allergic to dog hair."
The light in the young man's eyes went out, but he soon cheered up and looked at the others. "Sister... Sister, can you..."
"I usually go to work, and I don't have time..." The white-collar woman said awkwardly, "I don't have time to take care of it."
The teenager looked at another middle- aged man and said, "Uncle! Dogs are very obedient! I beg you..."
The man waved his hand and said, "No, no, I can't afford it at home!"
Those kindness just now seemed to be false. With just a slight poke, the mask of hypocrisy would all be broken.
Even if the little boy was holding a clean dog in his hand, very few people would take it over. After all, it was a pet. It was okay to take it as a compliment at ordinary times. If it was really decided to raise it, whether it was the tools or medicine of dogs and food, it would be a huge cost, and not many people were willing to pay it.
The young man's eyes became bright again and again. The onlookers were afraid that he would ask for help, so they left quickly. Only the young boy was holding the dog and sitting on the spot crying silently. It seemed that the world was so big, but there was no room for him and a little dog brat.
He slowly touched the dog head and whispered, "Don't worry... I won't let you be a stray dog. If no one wants to raise you, ! will accompany you all the time."
The puppy sniggered, not fully understanding. It seemed to be comforting the little boy.
Simon smiled and wiped his tears with the back of his hand. "You are the only thing left by my mother... I will definitely protect you well."
A gust of wind passed, and his thin body shrank, revealing his skinny ribs. He looked extremely thin.
Just as he was about to go somewhere else to ask, a pair of snow-white and clean sneakers appeared in front of him.
He slowly looked up and saw a pair of very beautiful eyes. He leaned over and looked at him. "Hello, little friend."
It was the most beautiful pair of eyes he had ever seen in his life.
It was like the bright morning star hanging in the sky.
"... Nice to meet you." Simon said in a panic, "What... what can I do for you?"
Sara glanced at the puppy in his arms and smiled. "Are you looking for its owner?"
Simon's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Yes! Sister, are you willing to adopt it? It was a big dog raised by our family, but then my mother passed away, and the big dog also died. My stepmother didn't allow me to raise a dog. If I lose it... I really have no choice..."
Sara said, "I can keep it."
Simon immediately cheered up. He lifted the dog's forelimbs and picked it up. "Great! You have a master!"
He wanted to put the puppy into Sara's arms, but he was afraid that it would dirty Sara's snow-white clothes. He said embarrassedly, "... Sister, I'll find a place to bathe it." He was also afraid that Sara would not like to raise this little dirty dog, so he quickly said, "It's actually very cute! It's so cute! I just haven't taken a bath for a long time..."
Sara smiled and didn't mind. She held the dog in her arms and said, "It's okay. I'll take it back and wash it." She touched the teenager's head and said, "Was that your stepmother just now?"
Simon lowered his head. "... Well, she doesn't like me."
Sara replied, "She's not your biological mother. It's normal that she doesn't like you."
Simon's eyes were filled with tears again. "But dad doesn't like me! They bought a new house with the compensation money they got after the death of their mother. After giving birth to their younger brother, they threw away all their mother's things. Even dogs don't allow me to raise them..."
Sara sighed in his heart. As the saying goes, when you have a stepmother, you will definitely have a stepmother. The ancients really don't bully me.
It would be fine if the stepmother didn't have a child. But if the stepmother had a child, the previous child would basically be living in a nightmare.
Sara said softly, "It's okay. I'll keep the dog for you. Don't worry. If you can, you can come to see the dog in the future."
Simon said excitedly, "Really?!"
"Of course it's true," Sara said. "How old are you this year?"
"...Fourteen years old."
Sara was a little surprised. This child was so thin. She thought he was only ten years old, but she didn't expect him to be fourteen years old.
"If you study hard, you'll make great achievements in the future." Sara narrowed his eyes and smiled gently. "When you've made great achievements, no one can stop you from doing anything you want."
*...Really?"