With Jane and the photographer driving ahead to lead the way, Zhang Zi'an was much more relaxed. Tim's family station wagon didn't have a navigator in it, perhaps because the couple had lived here long enough that they didn't need a navigator.

Tim and Lauren don't live in downtown Los Angeles, but in a county within a large region, and the CFA Tour is in another neighboring county, about half an hour's drive away.

Along the way, Zhang Zi'an and Richard discussed the situation they might encounter in the arena and discussed countermeasures.

In the other car, the photographer was skeptical that Jane was doing the right thing, and in his opinion, the magic stick surnamed Zhang must have used a trick to set up some props in the lawn in advance, and it was not worth wasting time on this - in a way, his guess was closer to the truth.

Jane couldn't be sure, but she insisted, thinking it was worth a try.

Approaching her destination, Jane, who was driving the car, noticed a temporary sign on the side of the road to guide the CFA contestants and spectators in the direction of the arena, and cars sprayed with various cat patterns frequently drove by, including real cats and cartoon cats like Hello Kitty, and some vehicles had phone numbers printed on them, advertising their catteries.

When she arrived at the gymnasium marked on the map, she saw that it had become a sea of cats. All kinds of cats, though she couldn't tell what kind they were, were all kept in their cages and carried into the gymnasium by their owners. Some catteries are very involved and only one or two people come, while others have a strong lineup and are clearly determined to win.

Many cattery owners know each other and are not in a hurry to bring their cats in, but stand near the entrance of the gymnasium and chat, enthusiastically contacting feelings, talking about cat-related news and gossip, talking about some of the experiences and experiences of breeding cats, and of course, there are people who just talk about the weather and the election like ordinary Americans.

She and Zhang Zi'an's car stopped at the entrance of the gymnasium one after another, and several cattery owners recognized the car behind it as the blue peak, and walked over to say hello.

"Hey, Tim, you're late today......"

However, it was not their old friend Tim who came out of the car, but a strange Chinese with black hair and yellow skin, and there was no one else in the car.

"Uh...... Who are you? Why are you driving Tim's car?" They unceremoniously questioned Zhang Zi'an out of concern for their old friend, and even secretly surrounded Zhang Zi'an to prevent him from escaping.

Jian motioned to the photographer to hurry up and take pictures, it was best for a few of them to fight, whether Zhang Zi'an beat them down or was beaten down, it would be good news - the headline of the former is "Kung Fu Master Lives Up to His Name", followed by "Fake Kung Fu Master Presents His Original Form".

These American men are all very big, and Zhang Zi'an looks pitiful when he is surrounded in the middle.

He grimaced, and Richard said, "It was Tim who asked me to drive his car, and he and Lauren stayed at home and weren't going to participate in this race - if you're his friends, you should know that the blue peak cat is currently in a state of bruise." ”

They looked at each other hesitantly, believing most of them. Tim did tell them that he was not going to participate in this tour, anyway, there was a chance, and the situation of the blue peak was as the Chinese said, half a point.

"Sorry for misunderstanding you, I'm Jack. ”

"I'm Simon. ”

"I'm Vincent. ”

"Carl. ”

"I'm Jeff Zhang, I'm from China, I'm friends with Tim and Lauren, and I'm staying in their house temporarily. ”

They introduced themselves to Zhang Zi'an and shook hands one by one, and the atmosphere eased. The style of dressing and even the tone of their speech are very similar to Tim, with raunchy plaid shirts and baggy jeans, and overalls and boots, all of them are between 40 and 50 years old, and they are all straightforward personalities from the physiognomy, no wonder Tim has become an old friend.

Jane smacked her lips in disappointment and motioned for the photographer to put down the camera and stop shooting for the time being.

Zhang Zi'an knew that they cared about their friends, so he spoke disrespectfully at the beginning, and he didn't care about it.

Carl lifted his baseball cap and asked tentatively, "Tim did tell us that he didn't plan to participate in this game, but he said he would come over and visit and get together with a few of our old friends, and he changed his mind?"

Zhang Zi'an nodded, and Richard said improvisedly: "Because Thanksgiving is coming, you know that the Keller family has a party in the backyard every Thanksgiving, and he needs to be busy preparing and can't get out of it for the time being." He and Lauren asked me to say hello to you on their behalf and invite you to the party. ”

Even knowing such details of life, several of them no longer have any doubts in their hearts.

"Jeff, how did you and Tim meet? We haven't heard him talk about it, when did he meet a friend from China?" Simon asked.

Richard replied, "Because they just recently went to China, met me in China, and invited me to the United States." ”

Vincent sighed, and said with pride in his tone, "So you're here to visit the CFA competition? Welcome! Be sure to visit my booth! I'm sure you've seen Tim's cats, but ours are no worse than theirs!"

"Come on, Vincent, you won the least number of championships last year, so don't be embarrassed in front of your Chinese friends!"

"What do you say! Last year, I missed several stops because I was renovating the house, what does this have to do with my cat!"

Vincent's words drew laughter and ridicule from several others, and he reluctantly retorted.

It seems that although they are friends, they are secretly working harder, and no one will admit defeat, striving to cultivate a better cat. In this atmosphere of healthy competition, they compete with each other but support each other to move forward.

"Check it out at my booth too. ”

"Gotta check it out with me!"

They all made invitations, and they all had full confidence in their cats. In a sense, this is also a part of their secret competition, allowing Zhang Zi'an, an impartial third party, to judge whose cat is better, and even quarreled over it. Several of them were loud and loud, causing the other contestants and spectators to look sideways, thinking that there was a fight here.

"Everyone, everyone, please listen to me. Richard interrupted their argument.

They were quiet for a while, staring at Zhang Zi'an and listening to what he had to say.

"Thank you very much for the invitation, but...... Actually, I'm not here to be a spectator – I'm here to compete. ”

As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of several of them suddenly froze. When they heard that Zhang Zi'an was from China, they instinctively thought that he was coming to the United States for a visit, but they did not think of this possibility. They know that there are catteries in China, and they also know that Chinese catteries often take shortcuts in competitions, but the CFA clearly separates the Chinese region, but there are Chinese catteries that come to the United States to compete?

It's just that, out of trust in Tim, although they were surprised, they didn't say too much about their words and actions.

Richard continued: "I own a pet shop in China, and that's how I got to know Tim, and I came to the race today on my own and it didn't matter to Tim, he just lent me the car. ”

Pet shop?

A few of them laughed in their hearts, if it was a Chinese cattery, maybe they would pay attention to it, after all, the Chinese cattery is very magical, but the pet store also dares to participate in the CFA competition?

Simon squeezed his eyes ambiguously at the other three, pretending to be very serious and asked, "Jeff, which cat breed are you going to participate in?"

Because Ragdoll cats are more popular, nearly half of the cats in the current CFA competition are Ragdoll cats, and Tim sells Ragdoll cats, and Zhang Zi'an got acquainted with Tim again, so Simon thinks that his guess is nine out of ten.

Zhang Zi'an spread his hands regretfully, "No, because my cat doesn't have a pedigree certificate and can't participate in the championship, so I'm here to participate in the domestic cat competition, regardless of cat breed." ”

A few of them finally couldn't help laughing, amateur is really amateur, all the way to the United States, actually just to participate in the competition of the domestic cat group, everyone knows that the competition of the domestic cat group is just entertainment and performance, even if they win the championship, they can't prove anything.

"Okay, Jeff, what about your cat? Let's take a look at your cat, we have a good eye, and we can tell at a glance that it's going to win the house cat class. Karl said with a stifled smile.

Zhang Zian turned back to the car and said in Chinese: "Fina, get out of the car quickly!"