Chapter 1278: Side Story: Sangzhi Is Coming Home Soon
Communication failure between Huo Feng and the kid Huo Yao was common, and being disliked by Huo Yao was also frequent.
Whenever things didn’t go well between them, Huo Yao would tell Huo Feng not to come back.
Mainly, because to Huo Yao, whether Huo Feng was home or not made no difference.
Even when Huo Feng was home, he wouldn’t play or sleep with Huo Yao.
It was mostly the aunt who accompanied Huo Yao, and it was Ye Xi and Minal who pampered him.
To Huo Yao, Huo Feng was just a family member called ’Dad,’ and even a not-so-important one, dispensable.
So, Huo Yao often said things like telling Huo Feng to leave the house.
Huo Feng’s attitude towards Huo Yao remained unchanged, and he wouldn’t deliberately act just because Huo Yao didn’t care about him.
Regarding the matter of dog training, Huo Feng had already compromised once, so another compromise was impossible.
Although Huo Yao verbally rejected the idea, Huo Feng still took the Husky out of the house the next day before Huo Yao woke up.
Finding a specialist dog training club for the Husky was not just talk for Huo Feng.
He quickly found the nearest dog training club, then sent the Husky there, paid a large sum upfront to have the owner train the Husky well.
The Husky was still very young, and the club had never trained such a young dog before. For such a young dog, it wasn’t about training but more about teaching...
Everything had to start from zero, teaching it to pee and poop.
Huo Feng’s demands were simple: teach the dog to pee and poop by itself, obey commands, follow when outside; in short, to be well-trained.
A generous commission made the club gladly accept this Husky.
Huo Feng considered the matter settled.
However...
Later, while at work, he heard that Huo Yao had cried at home for a whole day, cried until he almost fainted.
Huo Feng let Huo Yao cry, as he pleased.
After all, to Huo Feng, he had already compromised by allowing Huo Yao to keep a dog.
As an unfeeling father, Huo Feng was not going to cater to Huo Yao’s every whim.
So, he didn’t regret the decision to send the dog to the club.
...
After losing the dog, Huo Yao was sad for several days, either crying or arguing with Huo Feng, angrily blaming him for stealing his dog, and sometimes refusing to speak or listen to him.
Huo Yao called Minal and Ye Xi again; this time, his purpose was not to buy a dog.
He didn’t want to stay home; he didn’t want to be together with Huo Feng.
Minal and Ye Xi took Huo Yao to stay with them for a night, but during the day, they couldn’t manage to look after him, so they had to send him back.
Huo Feng let Huo Yao make a fuss, paid him no mind.
The father-son conflict lasted for a while, in the end, neither compromised with the other, they naturally returned to normal, resuming their previous relationship.
Time passed quickly...
In the blink of an eye, a month and a half passed, and Huo Feng was counting down, getting closer to when Pu Sangzhi would return.
He began to feel tense and excited, changing his WeChat avatar from ’Lonely’ to ’Expectant.’
Lately, Huo Yao had also been immersed in anticipation...
Because Huo Feng promised to pick up the now-trained Husky from the club this weekend.
In the evening, the father and son sat on the living room sofa, Huo Yao watching cartoons, Huo Feng on his phone...
The atmosphere was serene and leisurely, with a hint of harmony.
Huo Feng received a message from Pu Sangzhi on WeChat, nudged Huo Yao’s small body, "You little rascal, your mom is coming back soon."
Huo Yao responded perfunctorily: "Hmm..."
Huo Yao’s feelings towards Huo Feng were as thin as paper; towards Sangzhi... were even completely blank.
So, his attitude was very indifferent.
Seeing this, Huo Feng probed again, "Your dog is coming back soon too."
Turning his head, Huo Yao’s big, shiny eyes gazed at Huo Feng, "Dad, you better go early to pick it up!"
Huo Feng: "..."
Now, Huo Feng didn’t think it was a big deal for Huo Yao to drive him out of the house anymore.
Because Huo Feng knew, in Huo Yao’s world, even Pu Sangzhi, his biological mother, was less important than a dog.
