The 6:30 alarm jolted Yu Miaomiao awake from her dreams.
Her mind was awake, but her body wasn’t yet.
Wrapped in her summer blanket, she tumbled from the bed onto the floor, her head filled with the thought, “I can’t be late for the morning meeting today!!”
If her 3,500-yuan salary got docked with any more fines, she and Maodou would have nothing to live on next month.
Mechanically, she dressed, washed her face, and dragged Maodou downstairs. It was only while walking the dog that Yu Miaomiao gradually came to her senses.
Wait, wasn’t she only supposed to live for three more days?
Why bother going to work at all!
She really could quit her job now.
Squinting against the morning sun, Yu Miaomiao silently muttered to herself: Dying is great!
Without hesitation, she pulled out her phone and sent a message to her supervisor.
【I’m quitting】
【Don’t ask why. If you must know, it’s because I don’t want to do it anymore】
【Yesterday you said you could finish all the work I do in a day in just one hour】
【Please work an extra hour today. I won’t be coming in】
Putting down her phone, she happily picked up Maodou and spun around in a circle. But the joy lasted only a moment.
If only she could take Maodou with her.
Maodou’s future was uncertain, and she couldn’t afford to celebrate too soon.
With only three days left on her life’s countdown, the first thing to do was sell the gold.
Gold prices were high now, and the gold jewelry left to her by the old lady actually sold for 5,000 yuan!
As the 5,000 yuan notification popped up on her phone, Yu Miaomiao’s eyes welled up with tears.
She had been living frugally all these years. She’d been craving hotpot for the past two months but hadn’t been able to afford it until now.
With so little time left, she might as well enjoy a meal before she went.
At the hotpot restaurant, she indulged in lamb, tripe, duck intestines, shrimp paste, mushrooms… She ate until she was so full she nearly threw up, and it still cost less than 300 yuan.
She couldn’t just enjoy herself alone, so she also bought Maodou various kinds of jerky, canned food, and sausages…
“I’m sorry, Maodou. Your sister won’t be able to stay with you much longer.”
“I don’t know if your next owner will treat you well.”
She planned to leave all her money to whoever was willing to adopt Maodou.
But she couldn’t reveal this plan in advance. What if someone agreed just for the money, took it, and then abandoned Maodou?
Yu Miaomiao searched through her contacts for suitable candidates.
She didn’t have many friends, so she messaged everyone she was even slightly familiar with and thought might be reliable.
【Can you adopt my pet dog?】
【He’s a four-year-old toy poodle and doesn’t shed】
【He’s very well-behaved】
【He’s not picky and doesn’t eat much】
【Please, I’ve run into some trouble and really can’t keep him anymore】
【Saving a dog’s life is worth building a seven-story pagoda】
【o(╥﹏╥)o】
She also attached a few cute photos of Maodou.
Out of the twenty people she asked, nineteen rejected her…
Holding onto her last shred of hope, Yu Miaomiao sent another message to the only person who hadn’t rejected her yet.
She discovered they had blocked her.
Only when she was about to die did she realize her social standing was this bad.
Or maybe her social circle was just too low on the ladder.
Most of the people who replied said, 【I can barely take care of myself, how can I take care of a dog?】
Life is so hard to navigate…
After asking all day, not a single person was willing to adopt Maodou.
She was even forced to visit a stray dog shelter.
Most of the dogs there were kept in a large cage, forming a complex canine society.
A tiny dog like Maodou would definitely get bullied there.
Besides, Yu Miaomiao felt like she was sending her child to an orphanage, and it made her heart ache and want to cry.
In the end, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Dejected, she returned home and found the Soul Ferryman sitting on the sofa with his head in his hands.
Yu Miaomiao sat down beside him and also buried her head in her hands.
“Not a single person willing to adopt Maodou, sigh!”
She asked with a sigh, “Are you not having any luck either?”
“Guided eight souls, six of them refused to reincarnate. I don’t want to work this damn job for another day.”