"Dad, is there something important you're calling about so late?" Liu Yifeng asked as he walked out of the warehouse.
To his surprise, it was Tongtong's voice on the other end: "Daddy, when are you coming back? I can't sleep without you by my side!"
Liu Yifeng looked at the half-unloaded pomelos and replied, "Tongtong, be good. Daddy is busy. If you can't sleep, can Grandpa sleep with you tonight?"
Although Tongtong was a little disappointed, he agreed: "Okay then!"
Hearing his son's voice, Liu Yifeng wished he could fly back to his son's side immediately, but reality wouldn't allow it. He had to wait for the movers to finish unloading all the pomelos and lock up the warehouse before he could go home.
"By the way, Daddy, Da Bai can run much better now! And it's very fast. When you get back, you'll see the changes," Tongtong said, as if inviting him to witness it.
This made Liu Yifeng incredibly eager to see Da Bai's transformation. He believed that once Tongtong took action, things would be different, and he wondered what surprise Tongtong had in store for him.
At two-thirty in the morning, the two truckloads of pomelos were finally unloaded and spread on the ground.
They covered the entire floor of the warehouse, with some piled on top, but this didn't prevent Liu Yifeng from spraying them with nutrient solution and Soul Returning Powder.
Liu Yifeng immediately settled their wages. Three hundred yuan per person, so three thousand six hundred for twelve people. He always carried five to six thousand yuan in cash when he was away from home, just in case.
Upon receiving their wages, the movers all wore happy smiles. Nothing felt more reassuring than getting paid.
"Mr. Liu, are you satisfied with our work?" one of them asked with a smile.
Liu Yifeng nodded: "Yes, you were all very diligent. I'm very satisfied!"
"That's good to hear. If you need any more moving services in the future, don't forget to contact us!"
"Alright, it's getting late. You should hurry home and get some rest!" Liu Yifeng had managed to catch a couple of hours of sleep in the truck while they were working and could still manage.
But it was different for them. They hadn't stopped since dinner, so they definitely needed to rest well.
After seeing them off, Liu Yifeng glanced at the pomelos on the ground, his mood greatly improved. Because in no time, these pomelos would allow him to make a substantial profit again.
He then turned off the lights and locked the warehouse door, leaving with a sense of satisfaction.
He arrived home at three-thirty and was overcome with sleepiness. He couldn't be bothered to wash up and just fell onto the bed to sleep.
The next day, he was woken up by his father.
"Yifeng, wake up. Come eat breakfast. We need to take Tongtong to school soon!"
Liu Yifeng groggily opened his eyes and asked, "Dad, what time is it?"
"It's already six forty. Breakfast is ready. You can eat it! I'll go wake Tongtong. Hurry up!" Liu Chunsheng urged.
He knew his son had returned late last night and hadn't slept much. But he couldn't drive, and Tongtong couldn't be late for school, so he had no choice but to wake Yifeng.
As soon as Liu Yifeng heard it was six forty, he sat up abruptly. He absolutely couldn't let Tongtong be late. The last time, Tongtong had told him that a child in his class was made to stand as punishment for being late, which was very embarrassing. If he also made Tongtong late, he would surely be unhappy.
"Huh? Dad, why does your complexion look so much better today? You're glowing. Did something good happen?" Liu Yifeng asked his father.
"Really? I also feel like I slept so well last night. When I woke up this morning, I felt like I had boundless energy." Liu Chunsheng was also puzzled by this.
"That's possible. We've been eating well lately, and we eat the organic vegetables we grow every day, so after a while, our complexion would naturally improve," Liu Yifeng explained.
Liu Chunsheng thought it made sense and didn't dwell on it further, leaving the room to call Tongtong.
Liu Yifeng didn't think about it anymore and got out of bed to get ready to wash up. As he walked out of the living room, he saw Da Bai lying on the floor.
He remembered what Tongtong had told him last night, so he immediately squatted down, picked up Da Bai, and looked at it from all angles. Externally, there didn't seem to be any changes. The only difference was that its muscles were a bit tighter. It wasn't as plump as before, looking like a lazy dog that lacked exercise.
Seeing Da Bai licking his hand with its tongue, Liu Yifeng put it down. He then picked up its favorite toy ball and threw it outside: "Da Bai, go fetch the ball." Since Tongtong said Da Bai could run exceptionally well, he wanted to see just how fast it was.
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Bai "whooshed" out of the living room and into the yard. Accurately and swiftly, it caught the ball in its mouth and then "whooshed" back to him. The entire process from leaving the yard to returning took only five or six seconds. It was so fast that Liu Yifeng didn't even have time to react. It wasn't until Da Bai dropped the ball at his feet that he snapped back to reality.
He stared in shock at Da Bai, which was wagging its tail happily at him: "Da Bai, how did you suddenly become so amazing?" He then picked up the ball and threw it again. Before he could say anything, Da Bai chased after the ball. Before it even fell to the ground, it leaped upwards and accurately caught the ball in its mouth. It then ran back to Liu Yifeng. After two such runs, it wasn't even out of breath, as if it were just a simple task. Its progress was more than just a little.
Liu Yifeng was amazed at how Tongtong had trained it, enabling Da Bai to undergo such a surprising transformation in such a short period. Not only had its stamina increased significantly, but its agility and accuracy had also improved considerably.
Just then, Tongtong walked out of his grandfather's room. Seeing Liu Yifeng, his sleepy expression immediately brightened. He walked over excitedly and hugged Liu Yifeng's leg: "Daddy, you're back! Tongtong missed you so much!"
Liu Yifeng hadn't expected that his son would miss him and depend on him so much after just one night apart. This was enough to show that Tongtong was a person who lacked a sense of security. He couldn't imagine how Tongtong endured the loneliness by himself before they were reunited. Although Yun Duo'er had hired a nanny to take care of him, it was still different from having one's own parents around. The feeling of having parents by your side was completely different from having a nanny.
Thinking about this, he felt he owed Tongtong a lot. He immediately picked him up and said, "Tongtong, Daddy promises that if I have things to do, I'll try to come back and be with you as early as possible!"
"Mmm-hmm, but if Daddy is really busy, you don't need to worry about Tongtong. Isn't Grandpa here?"
The more sensible Tongtong was, the more distressed Liu Yifeng felt. Tongtong was good in every way, except he was too understanding. Didn't he know the saying that a child who acts spoiled gets candy? The more sensible children were, the more they had to bear from a young age. He wished Tongtong could be as willful and clingy as ordinary children.
"Daddy, why are your eyes red? Did something fly into them?" Tongtong asked with concern.
Liu Yifeng shook his head and then changed the subject: "Daddy is fine. By the way, quickly tell Daddy, how exactly did you train Da Bai to make it so good, so much faster than before?"
As expected, Tongtong's attention was immediately diverted. He got off his father's lap and pulled him into his small study. "Daddy, I have something good for you!"