Chapter 20: It’s Hard To Refuse A Homeless Kitten
“Unwilling to eat voluntarily?” Jiang Yuan frowned, her slender brows furrowed. “Is she sick?”
The nurse shook her head. “All examination results are normal.”
“I’ll go take a look,” Jiang Yuan said, greeting Jiang Die.
As soon as she entered the boarding area, she saw the Princess Blue Cat in its enclosure, curled up, looking lifeless.
“I heard you haven’t been eating lately?” Jiang Yuan walked over and teased, “Are you on a diet?”
The familiar voice instantly revived the listless Princess Blue Cat.
It immediately jumped to the door and looked at Jiang Yuan plaintively, “Wuwuwu, you’re finally here! You haven’t visited the cat in so many days! Do you have other cats outside?”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
She said helplessly, “You’re not intentionally starving yourself because I haven’t visited you, are you?”
The Princess Blue Cat became tsundere, “Not at all, it’s just that the food here is disgusting! The cat doesn’t want to stay here, take the cat home!”
Jiang Yuan smiled, “Wait for your owner to pick you up.”
The Princess Blue Cat quieted down.
The person and the cat remained silent.
After a while, the Princess Blue Cat finally spoke, “She came.”
Jiang Yuan pressed her lips together and suddenly understood.
“You want to come home with me?” she asked.
The kitten gazed at her with its round, blue crystal cat pupils, hiding cautious expectation, “Can’t I?”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
Honestly, at this moment, it was hard for her to refuse a homeless kitten.
So when Jiang Yuan appeared holding the blue cat, Jiang Die even doubted her eyesight.
“Yuan Yuan, what is this?”
Jiang Yuan: “Sister, this is the cat I raised, her name is Blueberry.”
Changing the name was the cat’s own suggestion.
Jiang Yuan naturally had no objection; after all, she couldn’t bring herself to call a gray, scruffy blue cat “Princess.”
She had originally wanted to name it Black Bean or Coal Ball, but the vain little girl disagreed.
When Jiang Yuan introduced her, Blueberry meowed with a chipmunk voice.
After all, it was part of its new owner’s family, so it had to be a bit humble.
Jiang Die was very surprised; in her impression, Jiang Yuan didn’t like small animals.
Zhan Zhan and Momo looked up at the fluffy cat in their aunt’s arms, their childish faces brimming with curiosity and excitement.
What a lovely kitten!
Jiang Yuan noticed the two little ones’ gazes, and holding Blueberry, she crouched down. “Do you want to pet her?”
Zhan Zhan and Momo vigorously nodded their little heads like little chicks pecking at rice.
Two small hands were carefully extended.
The cat felt soft and warm to the touch.
Today was so happy.
She ate her favorite coconut chicken, got an Ultraman plushie, saved an injured Xiao Bai, and petted the lovely Blueberry.
But there was also a bit of unhappiness.
Her sister and aunt were bullied by many people.
In the early morning, the first ray of dawn flickered faintly among the mountain ranges.
Thin frost clung to the treetops, few pedestrians were on the streets, and early birds flew low over the power lines.
Jiang Yuan was sleeping soundly when a piercing scream suddenly erupted from the living room.
She was startled awake from her dream, and the screaming continued.
It was her mother, Ms. Deng Rui!
Jiang Yuan hurriedly threw off the quilt and rushed out, “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Seeing the scene in the living room, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Deng Rui held a slipper in her hand, and Blueberry squatted on the coffee table, with an attitude of “What’s the cat’s fault? The cat is also scared silly.”
“Mom…” Jiang Yuan said weakly, “I messaged you last night that I brought a cat back. Didn’t you check your phone…”
Deng Rui was so scared she almost died.
She said irritably, “What phone am I supposed to be looking at first thing in the morning! I think you just want me dead and are trying to anger me to death!”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Jiang Yuan walked to her side, smiling ingratiatingly, “Mom, put down the slipper first, let’s talk properly.”
Deng Rui put her slipper back on her foot, glanced at the blue cat on the coffee table, and said with a headache, “What’s going on with you lately? Why did you even bring a cat home?”
Jiang Yuan: “Found her.”
Deng Rui: “You…”
Next, she earnestly advised Jiang Yuan to send the cat away.
No one understood Jiang Yuan’s three-minute passion better than she did.
“Raising a cat is not a small matter; once you raise it, you can’t just abandon it…”
“It sheds a lot of hair every day, its poop stinks, and buying cat food every year is also a big expense.”
“If it gets sick, it’s even more troublesome…”
Jiang Yuan listened patiently, “Mom, I’ve carefully considered all of this; I accepted it before raising her.”
Deng Rui opened her mouth, could only sigh heavily, and left feeling lifeless.
After receiving her education, Jiang Yuan took Blueberry back to her room to educate her.
“You scared my mom!”
Blueberry said righteously, “The cat wasn’t scaring her; the cat was greeting her.”
If it hadn’t known it was the new owner’s family, it wouldn’t have bothered to pay attention.
Jiang Yuan: “…”
At 5:30 in the morning, when Ms. Deng Rui was startled by Blueberry, Comrade Jiang Dashan was still snoring in his room.
Two hours later, the farce was staged again.
Jiang Dashan was so scared he almost twisted his ankle.
Ms. Deng Rui felt a sense of balance.
Blueberry was caught by Jiang Yuan and brought back to the room for another scolding.
“I’m going to see Xiao Bai later. You stay in the room and don’t run around. I don’t want to come back and find you made into a dish and served on the table.”
Jiang Yuan carefully warned Blueberry and went out with unease.
Upon returning from the pet hospital, Jiang Yuan opened the door and saw Blueberry comfortably lying in Deng Rui’s arms.
She almost suspected she had the wrong door. “Mom, why are you petting the cat?”
“Oh, our Blueberry is so lovable,” Deng Rui said smilingly, in a very good mood.
Jiang Yuan looked at the comfortable Blueberry, “What’s going on?”
Blueberry honestly confessed, “This afternoon, an annoying person came to see Mom. The cat peed on her, and Mom was very happy.”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
Wait.
Why is she calling her Mom now?
“Who came this afternoon?” Jiang Yuan sat next to Deng Rui, gossiping.
Deng Rui’s face immediately showed disdain.
“Who else could it be? Cao Laoting came again to show off about her daughter’s workplace, talking about how several second-generation rich men are pursuing her daughter, and how they sent her cars and gold. I couldn’t bear to watch her smug look.”
Cao Laoting, whose real name was Cao Xiaoting, was Deng Rui’s fair-weather friend.
Deng Rui said while stroking the little cat’s head, “It’s fine if she brags, but she also has to put me down, asking which unit you’re going to after the new year, if your sister has anyone pursuing her, and when you’re going to change that second-hand car.”
After saying the last sentence, Deng Rui regretted it immensely and quickly tried to cover it up, “She said she sent a car, she’s definitely bragging!”
Jiang Yuan: “…”
If it were before, she would have immediately demanded to change cars.
Now she just said lightly, “Just ignore her.”
Deng Rui’s eyes widened in surprise.
Jiang Yuan had been quite sensible lately; could she be brewing some big move?
“What are we eating tonight?” Jiang Yuan kicked off her slippers and lay down on the sofa.
Deng Rui: “Your dad said he’s making lamb dumplings.”
Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and asked, “Should we call sister back to eat?”
Deng Rui: “…”
Just when she thought she was sensible, now she’s starting to cause trouble again.
Deng Rui sighed helplessly, “Jiang Yuan, your sister is already having a hard time raising two children by herself. I’m begging you, let her live a peaceful life!”
