Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 299 - 291: Need and Want

Li Yuan mixed the milk powder with warm water and poured it into a stainless steel basin. The three little wolf pups, attracted by the scent, stuck out their tender pink tongues and ceaselessly lapped up the milk, making smacking noises.

She watched the little wolf pups with a beaming smile. The pups, who hadn't opened their eyes yet, could only rely on their sense of smell to locate their food.

It seemed that these wolf pups, born just a few hours ago, were starving. They licked up the milk so eagerly that, within minutes, they were about to empty the basin.

Seeing this, Li Yu examined the puppies' bellies and said, "Let's prepare some more; this seems to be too little."

Li Yuan, hearing this and also feeling that the pups hadn't had enough, ran off hurriedly to mix another bowl of milk powder.

By the time she returned, the little wolf pups were howling softly with their infantile voices, which didn't sound threatening at all and only added to their cuteness.

As soon as Li Yuan put down the freshly mixed bowl of milk, the little wolf pups scurried over with their tails perked up and started to lick frantically again. Li Yu observed them carefully; these pups had sharper muzzles, erect ears, and were bare-skinned without fur. Their tails were fluffy but not curly.

Overall, they looked quite similar to ordinary domestic pups at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that these wolf pups were significantly different from regular dogs.

They likely retained more than 70% of the wolf's characteristics and about 30% of a domestic dog's traits.

While the wolf pups were drinking the milk, Li Yuan constantly stroked their fur. Their bodies, fluffy and incredibly soft to the touch, made her reluctant to stop petting them.

The little wolf pups drank the milk quickly, and soon enough, they finished off the milk powder again. Judging from their looks, they still seemed unsatisfied. The two male wolf pups were stepping on the feeder, making 'pangpangpang' sounds, as if to say they wanted more.

Li Yuan was about to mix more milk powder when Li Yu stopped her, "They've just been born and their stomachs aren't fully developed yet. Let's feed them again after a while; we don't want to overinflate their bellies."

Li Yuan then ceased her actions.

The three little wolf pups, who had been clamoring around the stainless steel basin, started to sniff around after a while of not receiving any new milk.

Out of curiosity, Li Yuan squatted down and picked up a wolf pup to pet it. But the pup struggled and whined incessantly.

Reluctantly, Li Yuan had to put it down.

The newborn wolf pups, still unsteady on their feet, made their way towards Li Yu.

Upon reaching Li Yu's feet, they sniffed around, as if confirming something. After a while, sure of whatever it was they were checking, they licked Li Yu's pant legs, then lay down, exposing their bellies.

Li Yu chuckled seeing this, realizing these wolf pups weren't ungrateful.

"Ungrateful, they should at least see who's been feeding them," Li Yuan said with a puffed-up air of indignation.

After all, it was her who had been taking care of their feeding not long ago. How could they just run off after eating?

It was exasperating.

Li Yu said with a laugh, "Feed them a few more times and they'll recognize you."

After some thought, Li Yuan seemed to find the idea reasonable and nodded in agreement, "Alright, it's settled then. I'll be the one to feed these little wolf pups from now on."

"Haha, sure. Just don't forget to feed them," Li Yu replied.

"Okay, got it."

Li Yu paused for a moment as the wolf pups gathered around him. He recognized the three pups easily - the first one to come out, with a patch of grey-white fur on its head, was called Tie Zhu.

The second-born, Gou Dan, had some brownish-yellow fur on top of its head. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

The youngest, Cui Hua, had a blackish head with spots of yellow, looking somewhat like a little bear, yet her four paws were white, appearing extremely lovable.

Indeed, Li Yu felt very cheerful.

These little creatures are quite interesting.

"Tie Zhu, Dog Egg, Cui Hua, let's find you a den!" Li Yu said, then walked out of the villa. Generally, these cats and dogs were not kept inside the house.

The three little ones wobbled along, following step by step behind Li Yu, lining up in a row, which made Li Yu's parents exclaim in amazement.

"Big brother, these little wolf dogs are newborns, now letting them stay in the yard, won't they easily catch a cold? It's already November." Li Yuan said.

"November already, huh..." Li Yu thought, and indeed it was so.

And Li Yuan by his side also counted the dates, November, still remembering before the apocalypse, it was a season for frenzied shopping. But now, it seemed very distant from them.

However, looking back from the present, in those days of rampant materialism, in that atmosphere where desire far exceeded need, it seemed as though everyone was in revelry.

The heavy pressure of schoolwork, the busy work stress, and various other trivial matters of life made it hard for many people to catch their breath.

What is freedom, not just buying whatever you want to buy, that's called freedom, of course, it's another story if you have plenty of money. But it is to be able to do things without concern for others' opinions, to buy for oneself, that is called freedom.

...

Master Shengyan once said: In life, what is needed is not much, but what is wanted is too much.

Need and want, they conflict.

The puppies wanted to drink more milk powder, but based on their current physical condition, they only needed a proper amount; any more would only upset their digestive system.

"Then let's just put them in the little room on the rooftop. We can find some soft stuff to lay down, didn't we have a lot of those unused quilts before? We can use those to pad it." Li Yu said.

Li Yuan looked at the little wolf dogs, feeling her heart melt, with a longing gaze she said: "Brother, can I keep them in my room?"

"What if they poop in the middle of the night?" Li Yu said.

"Uh....."

...

In the little rooms on the rooftop, in a small corner, a warm den was built, sheltered from the wind and rain.

First, a layer of plastic bags was spread on the ground, then a layer of blanket, and on top of that, a layer of fluffy small blanket. There were many of such things; even before the apocalypse, many high-quality clothes, blankets, quilts, hardshell jackets, down jackets, and so on were purchased.

And after the outbreak of the apocalypse, during searches outside, they had emptied many clothing stores and home textile shops.

During that time, the frenzy of zero-cost shopping had started. As a result, now the base had an exceptionally large quantity of various supplies.

Li Yu poured some water, setting it in a bowl, in case the little wolf dogs got thirsty.

After everything was done, Li Yu intended to go down, just as he was about to lift his foot and close the door,

The little wolf dogs behind started howling. Their cries were pitiable, and Li Yu felt an unusual sentiment, pausing his steps.

He simply sat down in the room, which was usually used as a study with two rows of bookshelves on the wall, and a lazy rocking chair next to the bookshelves. Li Yu simply moved the rocking chair closer to the little dogs.

Then, the little wolf dogs finally stopped howling.