The wolfdog rubbed back and forth in Li Yu's arms. Seeing this, Li Yu took out a blanket from behind and placed it underneath.
The wolfdog rubbed hard against Li Yu's embrace twice more, then let out two soft, milky howls. After that, it lay in Li Yu's arms, no longer moving.
Li Yu stroked the wolfdog, feeling its warmth and the sensation of its fluffy fur.
His heart was very calm. He had not initially intended to save that wolfdog, nor had he thought of adopting these three wolfdog puppies.
But the moment he turned his head and met the wolfdog's gaze, he, who had always been cold-blooded and ruthless, felt a slight stir in his heart.
It was only after he rescued these three puppies and they continued to squat at his feet that he had the idea of adopting them.
Forget it, since they were saved, then so be it.
In this apocalypse, sometimes, animals are more grateful and more loyal than humans.
The vehicle sped along, and the cold wind howled outside the car window. The puppy in Li Yu's arms shivered slightly.
Seeing this, Li Yu simply closed the car window. The car quickly became quiet.
Only the occasional soft, milky howl added a different color to everyone's drowsy state.
Nothing else happened on the way back.
......
On another road, Third Uncle drove an off-road vehicle and stopped at the courtyard they had just left.
He squatted on the ground and observed carefully, then looked in one direction. "Get in the car."
During the drive, he occasionally stopped to check the road surface.
It wasn't until he reached a fork at a highway intersection that Third Uncle stopped again and observed for a while.
"That direction," Third Uncle said, his eyes slightly narrowed.
......
Meanwhile, Li Yu and the others, after driving for four hours, were finally nearing the base.
Seeing the Gas Station meant they were almost at the base.
"Second Uncle, we're almost back. Please get ready. Also, Third Uncle went after one of their people and isn't with us for now," Li Yu said through the walkie-talkie.
"Okay, did your Third Uncle go alone?" Second Uncle asked.
"Yes, Third Uncle said he's fine on his own. I originally wanted to go with him, but he seemed to prefer going alone," Li Yu said helplessly.
"Alright. Fine," Second Uncle said.
"Hmm, we're almost..." Just as Li Yu was speaking, a sound suddenly came.
"Awoo, awoo, awoo."
A cute little puppy sound.
"Xiao Yu, what was that sound just now?" Second Uncle asked, finding it a bit strange.
"It's nothing. I picked up a few wolfdog puppies on the road. They just opened their eyes, so I just brought them back," Li Yu said.
Second Uncle was surprised to hear this. Li Yu, most of the time, except when dealing with people in the base, was indifferent, even somewhat ruthless, to many things outside the base.
This had always worried Second Uncle and Third Uncle about Li Yu's state.
Now he was actually picking up a few wolfdog puppies?
Could he want to eat them?
Suddenly, Second Uncle remembered that many years ago, his older brother had a dog, and when Li Yu was little, he often saw that dog following Li Yu around.
Thinking of this, Second Uncle said, "Alright, you've all worked hard. Come back quickly. Those wolfdog puppies probably can't eat millet porridge. You can feed them some milk powder."
"Okay."
Soon after, the gate opened, and Li Yu and the others entered.
The three fluffy wolfdog puppies that Yu Tong was holding immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Song Min, also a woman, saw these adorable wolfdog puppies and couldn't contain the maternal glow within her.
She stood next to Yu Tong, constantly teasing the puppies.
Suddenly, Song Min asked, "What are these wolfdog puppies called? Have they been named yet?"
Yu Tong suddenly paused, then looked at Li Yu and said, "Yu Ge picked them up, so let him name them."
Song Min said with a smile, "Mr. Li, these wolfdog puppies don't have names yet?"
When Li Yu heard this question, an indescribable feeling suddenly arose in his heart: naming them.
He seemed to have never named a person or an animal before. This feeling of bestowing a name upon a person or animal was somewhat wonderful.
Li Yu pondered for a while, thinking.
Then he checked the undersides of the three wolfdog puppies.
Two males, one female.
Hmm. Then...
Everyone's interest was also piqued. Everyone wanted to know what kind of domineering names Li Yu would come up with. After all, the mother of these three wolfdog puppies was a genuine large wolfdog.
A domineering name would sound very cool!
In this expectant gaze.
Li Yu said, "Hmm. Then, let's call them Tie Zhu, Gou Dan, and Cui Hua. Common names are easier to raise."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him suddenly looked at Li Yu, their eyes filled with surprise.
They hadn't expected Li Yu to think for a few minutes and come up with such names.
What the hell, these names.
Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Li Yu was very calm.
"What do you all think?" Li Yu asked.
"Uh, this..."
"Uh, that..."
Yu Tong suddenly found herself unable to look directly at these wolfdog puppies.
"Then we'll temporarily stick with these names," Li Yu said.
Everyone fell silent. After all, these wolfdog puppies were picked up by Li Yu, and naming them was Li Yu's right.
......
Everyone entered the base. It was dinner time at the base.
Li Suxin's eyes lit up when she saw the wolfdog puppies that Yu Tong and Li Yu were holding.
Captain Lü and Lao Xie's daughters, Xiao Jing and Xiao Fei, also gathered around.
Li Suxin excitedly ran over and said, "Big Brother, where did these wolfdog puppies come from? They're so cute! Give them to me, give them to me, I want to hold them."
Li Suxin tugged at Li Yu's arm, wanting to hold the wolfdog puppy in Li Yu's arms.
Li Yu, helpless, handed the wolfdog puppy in his arms to Li Suxin, saying, "The puppy is still very fragile. Hold it carefully."
"Awoo, awoo." The wolfdog puppy, feeling that it had left Li Yu's embrace, began to howl continuously.
Li Suxin nodded like a pecking chick, gently holding the wolfdog puppy.
It seemed that it hadn't eaten since birth, and had been howling all the way. At this point, it was a bit weak. After howling a few times, the wolfdog puppy gave up weakly.
"Brother, Second Uncle just asked me to get some milk powder. Is it to feed these wolfdog puppies?" Li Yuan looked at the wolfdog puppies, her eyes sparkling.
It seemed that these wolfdog puppies had won the favor of the women in the base.
But it was understandable, after all, puppies, especially when they are small, are especially adorable.
Just like the local dogs from before, they were always very cute when they were small, but grew up to be less attractive.
"Yes, you can feed them. Keep an eye on them, don't let those little guys play themselves to death," Li Yu said.
"Alrighty!" Li Yuan smiled. She had wanted to pet them earlier, but she didn't want to snatch them from the children.
