TSWPF -Chapter 440 Making Amends

Li Qingning put down her hands and strode over, grabbing Diandian’s ears. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Stinky Diandian, why did you leave me and run away? Why didn’t you take me with you, leaving me alone to face my sister and brother-in-law’s anger? How could you be so heartless, huh?” That was way too disloyal.

Diandian shifted its head guiltily. It hadn’t wanted to run away—it was just afraid of being scolded by the mistress.

“I’m talking to you—where are you looking?” Li Qingning forced Diandian’s head to face her, glaring. “Look at me. No staring around.”

Diandian blinked innocently at her, hoping she would forgive it.

“….”

Li Qingning took a deep breath, grabbed both of Diandian’s ears, and twisted them around twice, making sure Diandian wouldn’t try to act cute.

Yes, act cute.

She had learned that phrase from her sister.

Diandian blinked at Li Qingning again, letting out a few whining “awoo” sounds.

“I don’t understand.”

“….”

What else could it say? Diandian helplessly grinned.

Li Qingning wasn’t about to let Diandian off easily. Twisting its ears, she went off on a rapid-fire critique.

Who told it to be so disloyal, leaving her to run off?

Luckily, her sister wasn’t angry—otherwise, she would have skinned it alive.

Diandian kept blinking and baring its teeth, giving her a pleading, apologetic smile.

Stop scolding it—it already felt guilty!

Seeing Diandian’s apologetic expression, Li Qingning couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

She hugged Diandian’s big head tightly, laughing, “Trying to act cute for me, huh? Trying to act cute for me…”

Diandian stuck out its tongue and rolled its eyes in a very human-like way. Ningning was trying to strangle it, wasn’t she? Right?

At that moment, Ah Huang walked out of the room. He stared at Diandian with authority, his eyes full of displeasure.

Seeing his expression, Diandian immediately knew it was in big trouble.

Its father was angry—oh no, oh no…

Even though it had grown up, it still wasn’t a match for its dad.

It swallowed nervously. Should it go to the mistress for protection?

“What’s wrong? What are you two fighting about?” Li Qingning noticed Diandian trembling. Frowning, she patted its big head, worriedly asking.

Diandian withdrew its gaze and rubbed its head against Li Qingning’s chest, hoping she would save it.

“Awoo… Stand up if you’re a male. Don’t go crying to someone else every time you make a mistake. What kind of courage is that?”

At these words, Diandian shivered again. It pulled away from Li Qingning’s embrace, stood up, shook its fur, and declared righteously that it hadn’t sought help from anyone.

It would never admit that—absolutely not—so its dad wouldn’t look down on it.

Ah…

Li Qingning now understood why Diandian had been trembling. She stood up, patted its big head, squinting with a teasing smile, and said, “Stinky Diandian, even you have something to be afraid of?”

She had thought it was fearless, but it was scared of its dad after all.

Good—it deserved a little lesson.

Diandian looked at Li Qingning with a wronged expression, then turned its eyes to its father, not daring to make a sound.

Ah Huang slowly walked over, looking sternly at Diandian. “Why did you leave Ningning and run off?”

Diandian lowered its eyes guiltily and whispered that it hadn’t abandoned her.

“Still trying to argue?” Ah Huang swatted Diandian on the head with a paw, almost knocking it down with his strength.

Li Qingning was startled and quickly stepped in front of Diandian. “Please, say it nicely—don’t hit him!”

“Look, look! Ningning is protecting you—what about you?” Ah Huang continued scolding Diandian. “Didn’t I tell you our whole purpose in life is to protect our masters? And you didn’t just fail, you ran away? Are you trying to make me angry?”

Diandian looked at Li Qingning’s back, hearing its dad’s words, and felt even more guilty. It lowered its head slightly and nudged Li Qingning’s back with its big head, softly whimpering.

Li Qingning thought it felt wronged by Ah Huang’s scolding and gently patted its head, looking at Ah Huang to signal him to stop. Diandian knew its mistake.

Actually, Ah Huang hadn’t really blamed Diandian—he was just lecturing it on purpose.

Diandian stepped out from behind Li Qingning and told Ah Huang it would never make such a mistake again. It would protect its masters and never let them get hurt even a little.

Seeing Diandian’s sincere apology, Ah Huang nodded slightly. “I’ll forgive you this time. But if there’s a next time, I won’t go easy on you.”

Diandian promised not to give him a reason to teach it again.

It wouldn’t make such a careless mistake again.

Ah Huang glanced at it, then changed the subject. “Next time you take Xiaoxiao out to play, make sure to tell me.”

“Why?”

“I go out to protect Xiaoxiao.”

“….”

Ah Huang knew Diandian well, and Diandian knew Ah Huang. It grinned, realizing why its dad had been so angry—it was because Diandian hadn’t taken him along to play?

Thinking this through, Diandian relaxed completely.

It whined twice, then ran off. Under Li Qingning’s curious gaze, it dragged a goat back from outside.

It went up the mountain and didn’t come back empty-handed.

“Diandian, you’re amazing! Tonight we have meat again.” Li Qingning’s mind raced through all the ways to cook the goat. She sucked in her saliva, patted Diandian’s head, and praised it several times.

Diandian happily hopped a couple of times, proudly glanced at its dad, and carried the goat to find Li Qingling.

“….”

Ah Huang thought it shouldn’t have let that stinky kid off so easily. It should have given it a proper scolding.

Li Qingning patted Ah Huang’s big head. “I’m going to find my sister now.” With that, she followed Diandian.

When Diandian reached Li Qingning’s room door, it gently put the goat down and peeked inside, checking if Li Qingning was there.

XiaoxiaoXiao, playing on the bed, saw Diandian and pointed, babbling excitedly.

Li Qingling turned around and saw Diandian peeking in. She couldn’t help smiling. This little guy was finally nervous?

She adjusted her expression and then huffed at Diandian, “What? Too scared to come in now? Hmm?” She wondered where it had gone before—it had only just returned.

Diandian hesitated, then stepped in with tiny quick steps, looking like it wanted to come forward but was also afraid.

“Diandian, did you do something wrong? Too scared to face me?”

Hearing this, Diandian dashed over and sat by the bed, looking at Li Qingling with wide eyes.

XiaoxiaoXiao was thrilled to see Diandian, rolling off the bed in excitement.

If Diandian hadn’t used its big head to block her, she would have rolled under the bed.

Li Qingling was startled by how fast the little one moved. She scooped Xiaoxiao up and gently patted her little bottom. “You, you scared me.”

Now that the little one could roll over, her movements were slick. In a blink, she could roll off the bed if not carefully watched.

Thinking it was a game, the little one giggled, hugging Li Qingling’s neck and smearing saliva all over her face.

Li Qingling helplessly took a handkerchief and wiped the saliva from her face and mouth, telling her to behave. She had something to ask Diandian.

Upon hearing this, Diandian obediently admitted its mistake—it shouldn’t have taken Xiaoxiao outside to play.

Li Qingling held Xiaoxiao in one arm and rubbed Diandian’s big head with the other. “Do you know why I didn’t let you take Xiaoxiao out? Look, she can’t talk yet and has no way to protect herself. If someone kidnaps her, she might never be found again.” Even in modern times, kidnapped children are hard to recover; here, it would be even worse.

“Awoo… I will protect her. No one will take her away.”

Anyone trying to kidnap Xiaoxiao would have to get past him first.

“I know Diandian is capable,” Li Qingling praised him, then shifted tone. “But have you thought about this? What if there are many people? What will you do then? Others can’t understand your words and won’t be able to help. And what if they knock you out? Can you still protect Xiaoxiao?”

One question after another, Diandian’s expression darkened.

It had been too overconfident, never considering these possibilities.

If something happened to Xiaoxiao, killing it wouldn’t help.

Lowering its head, it apologized again. “I was wrong.”

Li Qingling smiled and patted its head again. “When Xiaoxiao is older, you can take her out to play, okay? When she can talk and walk, you won’t be able to stop her anyway. From now on, if you want to take her out, you must tell me. Don’t make me worry, got it?”

“Awoo… Got it…”

It promised to be less reckless in the future.

Li Qingling comforted Diandian a little, then put Xiaoxiao on the carpeted floor to play together.

Playing with Xiaoxiao instantly wiped away Diandian’s little moodiness.

When Liu Zhimou came back and saw the goat at the door, hearing Diandian playing with Xiaoxiao, he knew Diandian had come to make amends.

He shook his head smilingly and strode inside.

Li Qingling saw him and went up to greet him. “You’re back?”

Liu Zhimou looked at her and curved his lips. “Wife, there’s a big goat at the door. Didn’t you see it?”

“Ah?” Li Qingling was confused. She went to the door and indeed saw a goat. She rubbed her forehead. “Diandian didn’t tell me.” Probably forgot.

Liu Zhimou glanced at Diandian, who had its ears perked up, eavesdropping on them, and chuckled again. “Come, wife, I have some good news.” He took her hand and led her into the inner room.