Chapter 1387 - Chapter 1387 You’re the one I favor the most (4)
Chapter 1387 You’re the one I favor the most (4)
Xiyou and Xiangyi were playing with the dog on one side, Su Jianan browsed the internet to see what she needed to pay attention to when feeding an Akita dog, and at the end of the day, ordered some things for the dog and dog food online, which could be delivered as soon as the afternoon.
Nearly ten o’clock, Lu Bo Yan was upstairs in his study dealing with things, and Su Jian An was in the living room with her two little ones when Tang Yulan suddenly sent Su Jian An a video invitation.
Su Jianan connected the video call and saw that the old lady had put on a delicate light makeup and was wearing a brightly colored early autumn outfit, looking in a good mood.
Su Jianan also couldn’t help but smile, “Mom, what’s so happy?”
“I suddenly decided to travel to Switzerland with Mrs. Pang and the others.” Tang Yulan smiled and said, “The scenery in Switzerland is very nice at this time of the year.”
The news came too suddenly, Su Jianan was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and busily said, “I’ll check the weather and see what clothes you need to bring over.”
“No need, I’ve checked it all out and packed my bags.” Tang Yulan had a small touch of pride on her face, “Although I’m old, I’m not completely out of touch with the times, I’ll have no problem planning a trip!”
Su Jianan nodded approvingly and asked with a smile, “Did you bring the cold medicine? And the hotel and the itinerary and so on, have they been arranged?”
“It’s all done, you don’t have to worry about anything for me, I’m just calling to tell you.” Tang Yulan suddenly remembered something, “Right, have Xiyou and Xiangyi woken up?”
“Woke up early today.” Su Jianan points the camera at the two little ones, “Bo Yan bought them an Akita dog.”
“An Akita dog?” Tang Yulan smiled, “Bo Yan also had an Akita dog when he was a child.”
“…… Ah?!” This time, Su Jianan really didn’t react, looking at Tang Yulan in a daze, “Mom, could it be that you remembered it wrong?”
Where does Lu Bo Yan look like someone who would keep a pet?
“How could I remember it wrong?” Tang Yulan said with great certainty, “Bo Yan did have an Akita dog when he was a child, and his relationship with Akita was quite good.”
“……” Su Jianan took quite a while to accept this fact, shaking her head, “Bo Yan never told me that, he just told me that he doesn’t like keeping pets.”
“Ah ……,” Tang Yulan continued as if something had dawned on her, “he was probably injured by that Akita dog from before.”
“What’s going on?” Su Jianan was eager to know the whole story, “Mom, do you have time to talk to me carefully?”
“Of course I did!”
Tang Yulan organized the bits and pieces of his memory and told Su Jianan the original story.
When Lu Bo Yan was ten years old, his father adopted a tiny Akita from a friend.
At that time, although Lu Bo Yan is not close to people, but does not exclude small animals, free time to feed the small Qiu Tian, and occasionally take the small Qiu Tian go out for a walk, a person and a dog get along quite harmonious.
That’s right, at that time, Lu Bo Yan and Akita’s relationship was merely still harmonious.
That Akita wasn’t affectionate towards people, and Lu Bo Yan didn’t force the Akita to stick to him as its little master.
All in all, it was that both Lu Bo Yan and Akita Dog had found the most comfortable mode of getting along for each other.
Five years later, Lu Bo Yan was fifteen years old, Akita had grown up, and Lu Bo Yan had grown into a handsome and outstanding teenager.
Qiu Tian began to be willing to rub up against Lu Bo Yan, and when Lu Bo Yan went to school, it would follow Lu Bo Yan all the way to the door, until it couldn’t see Lu Bo Yan before it was willing to go back to the house.
When Lu Boyan comes back from class, he also likes to touch Qiu Tian’s head before going to read and study.
In a flash, another year has passed.
Lu Bo Yan was sixteen years old when the walls of her life tumbled down, she lost her father in a flash, and her originally happy and fulfilling home was shattered.
After Dad’s funeral, Lu Bo Yan returned home and saw Akita standing at the door waiting for him.
He opened the door to go back in, and Akita, seemingly sensing his sadness, rubbed his head against his leg before, without looking back, leaving that home.
Instead of being there for him after he lost his father, Akita, whom he had raised for six years, left him forever, just like his father.
Tang Yulan looked forward to the day when Qiu Tian could come back, but until the Kang family came to her door, until she brought Lu Bo Yan and started seeking refuge, Qiu Tian never came back.
Then later, Tang Yulan and Lu Bo Yan went to the United States.
Tang Yulan has quite a bit of time on her hands after work, thinking about getting a pet to keep her company like her neighbors do, and to occasionally take out for a walk.
She discussed it with Lu Bo Yan, but Lu Bo Yan just said, “Mom, don’t raise it.”
Tang Yulan remembered the Akita dog they’d had for six years, said nothing, and ended up without a pet.
For so many years, Lu Bo Yan never mentioned that Akita dog to anyone again, including Su Jianan.
He probably, really doesn’t like pets anymore.
After Su Jianan heard this, she felt even more surprised, and it was only after a long time that she found her voice: “…… Bo Yan has never talked to me about this matter.”
Tang Yulan still understood Lu Bo Yan and sighed, saying, “He just doesn’t want to bring it up again, I guess.”
Su Jianan expressed her understanding.
When Lu’s father died, it should have been Lu Bo Yan’s saddest time.
At that time, he might have been able to take a little comfort from Akita if she could have stayed with him.
However, when he needed companionship the most, Akita, who had just developed a bond with him, chose to leave him.
Turns out, it’s not because of dislike.
Fear that it would eventually leave that’s why Lu Bo Yan doesn’t keep pets.
Tang Yulan watched the video of the two little ones and the Akita dog being intimate, sighed softly and said, “That’s nice.”
Su Jianan knew that Tang Yulan was not talking about the two little ones, but Lu Bo Yan.
Fifteen years had passed, Lu Bo Yan didn’t keep pets and didn’t have any interest in the topic.
But now, he’s willing to get a pet again, and has an Akita that once hurt him.
This meant that Lu Bo Yan no longer cared about the harm that the Akita had caused him fifteen years ago, and he had built up a new confidence in pets, as well.
Even if Tang Yulan didn’t tell Su Jianan about this past, one day in the future, he would definitely be willing to take the initiative to open his mouth and actively tell Su Jianan.
Su Jianan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said, “Mom, the past is the past.”
“Yeah.” Tang Yulan nodded gratefully, “It’s all in the past.”
“Let’s not talk about the past.” Su Jianan handed the cell phone to Xiyou and Xiangyi and coaxed the two little ones, “Grandma is going on a trip, you guys kiss grandma and say goodbye to her.”
Tang Yulan’s face was clearly displayed on the screen, Xiao Xiangyi took the cell phone, kissed the screen with a “bark” and pouted at Tang Yulan: “Hug.”
Little Xiangyi didn’t know when she learned these two words, and whenever she said them in a milky voice, basically no one could refuse her “asking for a hug”.
Tang Yulan smiled helplessly and compassionately, waved her hand at Xiangyi and said, “Grandma almost has to go to the airport, so I can’t hold you today. Be good at home and listen to your mom, grandma will come back and bring you good food and fun, okay?”
Of course Xiangyi didn’t understand Tang Yulan’s words, but when she saw Tang Yulan waving her hand at her, she naturally lifted her small, fleshy hand and waved it twice at Tang Yulan.
Xiyou’s attention was all on the Akita dog, not looking at Tang Yulan at all, Su Jianan had to call out to him, “Xiyou, say goodbye to grandma.”
Konishi met casually waved at the screen without even looking at it.
“Bastard!” Tang Yulan intentionally scared the little guy, “There is a time difference between Switzerland and A city, Xiyou, you won’t be able to see your grandma for a few days, oh!”
Only then did Xiao Xi met twist his head to look at the cell phone screen, however, there was no expression on his cool Lu Bo Yan’s little face.
Tang Yulan pointed to her cheeks and said, “Xiyou is a good boy, give grandma a kiss so grandma can happily go on a plane ride.”
Oblivious to his grandmother’s words, Konishi met twisted his head and continued to jerk the dog.
Instead, Acacia took the phone and kissed the screen several more times.
Tang YuLan sort of got a hint of comfort from XiangYi here, making a kissing motion of XiangYi while spitting at XiYou: “XiYou this kid, like his father when he was a kid!”
Su Jianan nodded, “Yes, it’s all his father’s pot.”
Little Saikou also seemed to decide that the pot belonged to his dad, jerking the dog while saying, “Daddy! Daddy!”
Su Jianan stroked Little Xiyou’s head, brought the topic back on track, and asked Tang Yulan, “Mom, what time is your flight?”
“In three and a half hours, there’s no rush. But Mrs. Pang and I have an appointment to have dinner together before boarding the plane, so it’s almost time to leave.” Tang Yulan hands her luggage to the driver and says as she walks out the door, “I won’t call Bo Yan, Jian An, please say something to Bo Yan for me.”
“I’ll go talk to Bo Yan now.” Su Jianan gets up, “Mom, wait for my call, I’ll see if Bo Yan wants to arrange anything for you.”
Su Jianan hung up the phone, asked Aunt Liu to keep an eye on the two little ones, and hurriedly ran upstairs to the study.
Lu Bo Yan saw Su Jian An panting and closed the file, “What’s wrong?”
“Mom is going to Switzerland with Mrs. Pang and the others!” Su Jianan asked eagerly, “Should we arrange for someone to follow along and protect mom?”
“Mom has always had people around her and they’ll be along for the ride. I have a few friends over in Switzerland, Mom and Mrs. Pang will be fine.” Lu Bo Yan said and asked suspiciously, “Did mom tell you what she’s going to Switzerland for?”
“It’s fine.” Su Jianan said, “She just suddenly wanted to go on a trip.”
Lu Bo Yan paused and said, “Switzerland was my father’s favorite place when he was alive, and when he was young, he even planned to go to Switzerland with my mom for a long stay for a few years after he retired and then come back.”
Su Jianan also remembered that since she met Tang Yulan when she was ten years old, she seemed to have heard Tang Yulan talk about going to Switzerland many times.
She drifted off into a trance, “Is that why mom goes to Switzerland so often?”