The owner of the large black dog looked around, not seeing any other large dogs. His displeasure grew. "You say it's your dog and it injured mine, so where is your dog? Are you going to tell me your dog just ran off?"
Liu Yifeng shook his head and pointed to the big white dog in front of him. "Isn't my dog right here?"
The owner of the black dog followed Liu Yifeng's gaze and noticed the big white dog. He immediately became enraged. "This small dog is less than half the size of my dog. How could it possibly injure my big dog, and it's completely unharmed? Are you insulting my dog?
Don't think I don't know, you're just afraid I'll ask for compensation, so you're shifting the blame to your little dog.
Let me tell you, you're not leaving without paying."
Liu Yifeng was a bit helpless. "Your dog was indeed injured by my dog. If you don't believe me, look at the wound on its neck. Aren't those teeth marks!"
To expose his lie, the black dog's owner immediately crouched down. He first patted his dog's head reassuringly, then asked it to lift its head to look at the wound on its neck. Indeed, they were teeth marks.
But... but how was this possible? His large black dog was considered the king of dogs in Wangjia Village. No dog had ever managed to injure his dog before, including some that were similar in size.
Yet, this small dog looked less than half the size of his own. How could the black dog have been bitten by it?
"You've seen the wound. It was indeed made during a dog fight," Liu Yifeng said, looking at the silent man.
The owner of the black dog looked at his dog, which was still in shock. The thought that this small dog had bitten it like this made him furious. "You useless mutt! You can't even beat such a small dog. What good are you? I'll slaughter you for dog meat later."
"Daddy, is this uncle going to kill this dog?" Tong Tong asked, looking up.
Liu Yifeng didn't answer Tong Tong. Instead, he turned his gaze to the black dog's owner. "This dog, after all, you raised it. How can you slaughter it just because it got injured once?"
"What business is it of yours if I slaughter my own dog? Why are you butting in?
I fed it well and raised it to be this big, all so it could guard the house.
Who knew it couldn't even beat a puppy? Why would I keep it and waste food?" the black dog's owner said with a dark face.
"But you've raised it for so long, you must have some affection for it. How could you bear it!" Liu Yifeng didn't object to eating dog meat, but he wouldn't eat the meat of a dog he had raised himself.
"Nonsense about affection! I get angry just looking at it now!" the black dog's owner said. Then, dragging his dog, he prepared to take it to the backyard to kill it.
Because it was its owner, the black dog didn't resist, but its expression was filled with melancholy and sadness. Liu Yifeng could even feel this sadness.
Seeing this, Tong Tong became even more anxious. "Daddy, can you save Da Hei's life? I don't want it to die."
Liu Yifeng didn't want to meddle, but he hated seeing his son upset even more. So, he called out to the man, "Wait!"
"What is it? Do you want to eat dog meat too?" The black dog's owner turned to look at Liu Yifeng, his hand still holding the back of the black dog's neck.
The black dog was like a lamb led to the slaughter, completely lacking its earlier ferocity.
"Don't kill this dog. I'll buy it. Name your price!" Liu Yifeng cut to the chase without wasting words.
The owner of the black dog found this novel. "My dog is already this big. Even if you buy it to raise, it won't be loyal. I think you should abandon that idea.
Don't come crying to me if you get bitten later."
"Don't worry, from now on, whether this dog bites someone or a chicken, it will have nothing to do with you.
If you don't believe me, we can write a guarantee," Liu Yifeng said.
Seeing that Liu Yifeng was sincere about buying, the black dog's owner loosened his grip, and the black dog slumped onto the ground. It seemed to know its fate, not barking or moving, its eyes full of sadness.
"Since you really intend to buy it, I won't overcharge you. Give me five hundred yuan, and this dog is yours!" The black dog's owner held up five fingers.
Honestly, five hundred yuan for a dog was a bit expensive.
However, for his son's sake, Liu Yifeng didn't haggle. He immediately took out five red fifty-yuan notes from his pocket. "I'll give you the money now, but once you have it, this dog will have nothing to do with you anymore."
Just as the black dog's owner reached out to take the money, Liu Yifeng pulled it back slightly.
The black dog's owner immediately agreed, "I promise. Hurry up and give me the money. You can do whatever you want with the dog, kill it or keep it, it's up to you."
Only then did Liu Yifeng give him the money. After receiving it, the black dog's owner went into the house, got a dog collar, put it on the black dog's neck, and handed the leash to Liu Yifeng. "Take it away!" With that, he went back into his room without looking back and closed the door.
Seeing that the black dog's owner showed no sign of reluctance, Liu Yifeng was curious how he could be so hard-hearted.
An ordinary person would be heartbroken to see their dog injured and bleeding. This man's first thought was to kill it. He couldn't help but feel sorry for the dog, to have found such a master.
Either don't raise a dog, or raise it properly. Those who aren't responsible for their dogs don't deserve to be owners.
"Daddy, since we bought it, let's let it stay at our house and not chase it away, okay?" Tong Tong shook Liu Yifeng's hand.
Liu Yifeng smiled and nodded. "Okay, from now on, it will be a companion for Da Bai."
"Hooray, thank you, Daddy!" Tong Tong happily kissed the back of Liu Yifeng's hand.
Knowing that Tong Tong was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see Da Hei killed by its owner, Liu Yifeng, as his father, should not stifle his kindness.
Therefore, as long as Tong Tong did something good, he, as his father, would support him no matter how much it cost.
It's just that this black dog looked several years old and was already bonded to its owner. Raising it from now on would be quite difficult.
However, no matter how difficult, he would raise it. After all, he had bought it, so he had to be responsible for it.
Liu Yifeng held the leash and gently pulled the black dog a little closer. He then said to it, "Your owner has sold you to me. From now on, I am your new owner, and he is your young master. As long as you behave and don't cause trouble outside, I will take care of you for life and never let you be homeless!"
He didn't know if the black dog could understand, but Liu Yifeng still said everything he wanted to say to it.
The black dog lay on the ground, neither speaking nor moving, its eyes still sad.
It probably couldn't quite process the fact that its owner wanted to kill it and then sell it.
Although dogs can't speak, they can understand a lot from their owners of many years with just a glance.
Da Bai, seeing that Da Hei wasn't responding to its owner, barked at Da Hei, as if urging it to respond and not keep its master waiting.
Liu Yifeng was very pleased with Da Bai's behavior today and planned to give it chicken legs that night.
The black dog remained unmoved, looking as if it were resigned to its fate.
Liu Yifeng knew that Da Hei was very sad at the moment, so he wasn't angry that Da Hei wasn't responding.
Instead, he mustered the courage to walk up to Da Hei, crouch down, and gently stroke its back. "I know you can't accept a new owner right away. Please believe me, I will take good care of you and will never sell you. Come with me!"
Whether Da Hei understood or resigned itself, it finally stood up.
Liu Yifeng then tried to walk it, and Da Hei obediently followed behind him, but it kept looking back at its former owner's house.
It wasn't until Liu Yifeng led it into the minivan that Da Hei lay down under the seat, motionless.
Da Bai seemed to know that this was a new member of the family. Despite having fought with Da Hei earlier, it was now wagging its tail vigorously at Da Hei, as if welcoming its arrival.
Soon, they returned home. Liu Chunsheng had also just returned from delivering pomelos.
When he saw Liu Yifeng leading a large black dog out of the car, he was startled. "Yifeng, where did this dog come from? Why is there blood on its neck?"