Liu Chunsheng was surprised that such a big rat was caught by Da Bai: "This dog is not raised in vain, it can even catch mice. I won't be afraid of rats at home anymore."
Da Bai, hearing Liu Chunsheng praise him, barked a few times in response, then wagged its tail rapidly, its expression incredibly happy.
"Can this dog understand what we're saying?" Liu Chunsheng also noticed Da Bai's unusual behavior.
Normally, a puppy as small as Da Bai, at its playful age, would be curious about everything and would have long since run off to play.
It wouldn't stand there listening to people talk and respond.
"Da Bai's intelligence is indeed quite high; it does whatever it's told!" Liu Yifeng knew that a dog with high intelligence was equivalent to a four or five-year-old child.
And the comprehension and cognitive abilities of a four or five-year-old child were already very strong.
So, if Da Bai was truly intelligent, it wouldn't be surprising that it could understand them.
Afterwards, the two entered the warehouse and got busy. They worked until twelve noon, and a large portion of the pomelos still hadn't been sprayed with nutrient solution and returning essence.
Liu Yifeng planned to take his father to eat something first, and then continue working after they returned. They had to finish before Tongtong's school ended.
But just then, the kindergarten teacher called. The teacher's voice on the phone was extremely anxious: "Tongtong's parents, do you have time to come to the hospital now?"
"What's wrong?" Liu Yifeng quickly asked.
"It's like this, Tongtong has a fever, it's reached thirty-nine point two degrees. We teachers wanted to send him to the hospital, but Tongtong refused to go and wouldn't let our school doctor examine him.
Because he's uncomfortable, he's lying in bed crying and calling for his mother. I don't have Tongtong's mother's contact information, so I'll have to trouble you to come," the teacher said.
Hearing that Tongtong had a fever, Liu Yifeng became very worried: "Okay, I'll come over now. Please take good care of Tongtong for me, I'll be there soon."
"What happened?" Seeing his son's unusual expression, Liu Chunsheng also became anxious.
"Dad, let's not eat now. We need to go to the kindergarten first. The teacher called and said Tongtong has a high fever and refuses to go to the hospital or take medicine!"
"Wasn't Tongtong fine this morning? How did he suddenly get a fever?"
"It's inevitable for children to feel unwell. Let's hurry over!" Liu Yifeng said, locking the warehouse door.
Then he drove to the kindergarten. What would normally be a thirty-minute drive, he completed in just twenty minutes.
Upon arriving at the kindergarten, Liu Yifeng rushed inside. The teacher was already waiting outside.
"Teacher, when did Tongtong get a fever?" Liu Yifeng asked as he jogged alongside the teacher.
"Around eleven o'clock, our teacher noticed Tongtong's face was a bit too red, so she felt his forehead and found it extremely hot.
She started to cool him down physically, but it wasn't very effective, so we wanted to send him directly to the hospital. But as soon as Tongtong heard 'hospital,' he became very resistant and wouldn't let our school doctor examine him.
I don't know if it's because of the high fever, but he kept calling for his mother. We were really at a loss, so we called you," the teacher explained.
As soon as the teacher finished speaking, they arrived at the infirmary. The kindergarten always had a school doctor on duty to prevent any sudden situations from going untreated.
The children attending here were all from influential families, and if something happened, the kindergarten wouldn't be able to afford the compensation.
Entering the infirmary, Liu Yifeng saw Tongtong lying on the sickbed, his eyes closed, calling out for "Mama."
His lips were chapped from the fever, and he had no energy whatsoever.
But whenever a doctor in a white coat approached him, he would resist fiercely, leaving the school doctor somewhat helpless.
Seeing his son, who was lively and active this morning, in such a state after just half a day, Liu Yifeng's heart ached.
Liu Chunsheng, seeing his precious grandson in this condition, scolded angrily: "You were all supposed to be taking care of the child. My grandson was clearly fine this morning, how did he end up like this at the kindergarten?"
"Dad, now is not the time to assign blame. Keep your voice down, don't scare Tongtong!" Liu Yifeng said, then walked to the bedside and held Tongtong's small hand.
Tongtong, who had been restlessly turning his head and calling for his parents, calmed down significantly upon feeling his father's warmth.
However, Liu Yifeng was pained by Tongtong's constant cries of "Mama."
He knew Tongtong was missing his mother.
But why would Tongtong suddenly miss his mother so much that he even got sick because of it?
In fact, he knew that Tongtong's illness likely had little to do with the kindergarten. It was probably a case of him falling ill from longing.
"Tongtong, it's Daddy. Shall Daddy take you to the hospital?" Liu Yifeng said gently.
Liu Chunsheng quickly added, "What are you still asking? Hurry and take him to the hospital!
Children are very fragile. A prolonged high fever can damage their brains."
Liu Yifeng finally reacted. He was so flustered that he had lost his mind.
But just as he was about to pick up Tongtong, Tongtong opened his eyes. He saw Liu Yifeng and gave a weak smile: "Daddy, I'm fine, I don't need to go to the hospital!"
"How can you not go to the hospital? You have a fever, you need to go for a check-up!" Liu Yifeng said, not giving Tongtong a chance to object. He directly picked up Tongtong and was about to leave the infirmary.
At this moment, Tongtong burst into tears: "Waaaah, I don't want to go to the hospital, I don't want to go to the hospital!"
Liu Yifeng stopped and quickly tried to soothe him: "Tongtong, be good. You're sick now, you won't get better if you don't go to the hospital. Are you afraid of getting shots?
It's okay, Daddy will get shots with you, alright?"
"I'm not afraid of shots, but I don't want to go to the hospital!"
Although Liu Yifeng didn't know why Tongtong was so resistant to going to the hospital, seeing that Tongtong was determined not to go, he said with a serious expression: "You can temporarily not go to the hospital, but you must let the kindergarten doctor examine you. If the fever goes down, we won't go to the hospital. If it doesn't, you must go, otherwise Daddy and Grandpa will be angry."
"Okay!" Finally, Tongtong agreed!
While the school doctor was examining Tongtong, Liu Yifeng found Tongtong's head teacher and asked: "What lessons did you have at the kindergarten today?"
"We first taught the children to recognize some simple English letters, and then we had a music class.
At ten o'clock, I told the children stories about the reunion of the Mid-Autumn Festival and then played some videos of happy families, all to let the children understand the importance of the Mid-Autumn Festival and to make them value it from a young age.
Tongtong was in good spirits at first, but after I finished talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival being a reunion festival, Tongtong's spirits seemed a bit off. Then during the break game, he didn't want to participate and sat there staring into space. He even ignored his favorite friend, Yao Yao.
At first, I thought he hadn't rested well yesterday. It wasn't until eleven o'clock that I discovered he had a fever. You already know what happened next: Tongtong refused to go to the hospital and wouldn't let our school doctor examine him."
After listening to the teacher, Liu Yifeng had found the cause of Tongtong's illness.