Jane Sampson then bent James Blackās arm and took a step forward, allowing the Great General to lead the way.
But to her surprise, the Great General headed straight out of the great courtyard, crossed a road, and went towards the small park opposite. Winding their way through, he led them to a corner of the park and then went into a cluster of bushes on his own. After a while, he came out again.
However, when he came out, he had a puppy in his mouth.
It was a newborn puppy that hadnāt even opened its eyes yet.
A short time later, there were a few rustling sounds from behind the bushes, and another Golden Retriever came out. This one seemed a little weak and also had a newborn puppy in her mouth.
The Great General put the puppy he was carrying on Janeās shoes and then gently nuzzled her foot with his head. He then bit at Janeās sleeve, asking her to pet him.
Jane Sampson stood there in a daze for a quite a while before she came back to her senses.
"These are the Great Generalās children!" Jane exclaimed with joy, bending down to pick up the puppy by her feet, delighted by the adorable little creature.
The other Golden Retriever was the mother hound, who, judging by her appearance, seemed to be the mother of the Great Generalās child.
Unlike the Great General, who wholly trusted and was affectionate towards Jane and James, the mother hound stayed close to the Great General but watched Jane warily, or rather, watched her hand.
"The Great General is indeed robust in his old age," Jane chattered, considering the Great Generalās age in human years; he would be an elderly man by now.
Yet, the Great General had become a father.
Jane remembered that before her rebirth, Peter Gingery had told her that one day the Great General brought back two dog sons from who knows where. The day after the Great General brought the dog sons home, he brought back a dog daughter-in-law.
The incident was unusual, so Jane had made a special trip back to the Black Residence. But by the time she learned about it, the Great Generalās sons were already several months old, and Old Master Black had kept the Great Generalās wife there. At that time, when Jane saw the Great Generalās wife, she didnāt look like the dog before her now.
It seemed that this female dog was initially a stray and had changed after living at the Black Residence for several months.
"The Great General is really great!" Jane said with a cheery laugh, patting the Great General while noticing the mother houndās attentive gaze, and then returned the puppy in her hand to the Great General.
"Heh." James Black scoffed at Jane praising the Great General and stood still without moving.
It was then that Jane turned to give James a look, "Thereās something wrong with your tone."
"Jane, the Great General has become a father," James said coolly.
Jane, squatting there, blinked her eyes, "Are you very envious?"
"So what if I am?" James asked back directly.
"Youāre dying of envy, and thereās nothing I can do about it," Jane shrugged and turned her head to pet the head of the Great General again, "Weāll reward you with a pack of biscuits when we get back! The Great General is truly remarkable!"
The Great Generalās dog face was filled with pride, and he barked a few times, then turned to cuddle with the mother of his child by his side.
"Letās go, Great General, take your kids, take your wife, and letās go home!" Jane patted the Great Generalās head.
The Great General was smarter than the average Golden Retriever and, hearing Janeās words, wagged his tail excitedly before bending down to pick up his son.