Pat a pat, all quieted down.
Give it another, no more cooing sounds.
Three quick pats, then back to sleep, that's how it sounds.
She was sleeping soundly until that unknown disturbance outside stirred. She hadn't even woken up when Little San began to cry out loud.
Little San is terribly fussy, intolerant to even the slightest noise. Otherwise, it's just wailing and shrieking, enough to make one's ears ache, and risking crying herself hoarse. Now, the issue is not just Little San crying alone; it seems like two others outside are also screeching. Thankfully, Conghua's Congtou was raised at Jian Zhiqing's big Siheyuan. After all, with a child at home, better not to keep dogs. Dongsheng specifically goes there each day to feed them, and it's just right. As he's learning to cook these days, the leftover meat each day is more than enough for two dogs.
