Ni Yang reached out and patted Dapang’s head. "Dapang, why are you alone? Where’s your brother?"
Ni Cuihua replied with a smile, "Yangyang, didn’t you see Duoduo on the tree branch at the entrance of the village when you arrived? These days, it has been calling for you several times every day, waiting on the branch for you morning and evening."
"No, I haven’t," Ni Yang shook her head.
Not seen?
That was a bit odd.
Ni Cuihua frowned slightly, "Could it be that you didn’t notice?"
Ni Yang said, "Even if I didn’t notice, Duoduo should have seen me."
Now, Ni Cuihua felt something was off, "It seems I haven’t seen Duoduo since last night," and with that, she called into the house, "Mom, did you see Duoduo last night?"
Old Lady Shangguan came out of the room and after thinking said, "I didn’t see it. I remember when I locked the door last night, the bird’s nest was still empty."
The weather was still a bit chilly, so Ni Yang had built a warm little nest for Duoduo indoors.
Since Duoduo often stayed out overnight, Old Lady Shangguan didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.
Suddenly, Ni Yang had a bad feeling in her heart and quickly set down her bags, "I’ll go out and look for it."
Ni Cuihua said, "It’s not the first time Duoduo didn’t come home at night. It must be fine, Yangyang, don’t worry. You just got off the plane, have something to eat first."
Ni Yang shook her head, "No! I can’t eat until I find Duoduo."
Having spent two years with Duoduo, from chick to fully feathered adult, Ni Yang had come to see Duoduo as a member of the family.
With that, Ni Yang hurried out the door.
She went to Demingxuan first.
Besides liking to mingle with other birds outside, Duoduo also liked to fly into Old Du’s house.
Old Du was surprised to see Ni Yang, "Ni Yang? When did you get back?"
Ni Yang was also surprised, "How do you know I haven’t been home lately?"
"It was Duoduo that told me." Old Du continued, "You don’t know how much that little fellow missed you, mentioning you several times a day, it missed you."
"I came to look for Duoduo, is Duoduo here?" Ni Yang asked.
Old Du shook his head, "No, it has not come here for the past two or three days. Has Duoduo gone missing?"
Ni Yang nodded, "Yes, my mom said she hasn’t seen it since last night! Since it’s not here, I’ll go look elsewhere."
"I’ll come with you." Upon hearing about Duoduo’s disappearance, Old Du was also very anxious.
Ni Yang said, "No need, I can go by myself."
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