Chapter 10: The Wounded Cat
Walking on the road with a limp, Xu Jie felt that he was really memorizing words today, and it was okay to be chased by a dog in order to drink saliva at noon, and he broke his leg when he came to the school.
If there is a big artifact perpetual calendar, Xu Jie really wants to look through the annotations on it to see if it is inappropriate to mark today.
Kenta carefully followed Xu Jie with his schoolbag, this time Xu Jie's leg would be injured, also for the sake of protecting him from the disaster.
Their last class of the afternoon was PE and the teacher gave the children a running lesson.
The boys watched while the girls ran, and the girls cheered them on when the boys ran.
There are 9 grades and more than 50 classes in the comprehensive elementary school, and in addition to Kenta's 3 classes a year, there are two classes that have sports activities on the playground.
Next to Kenta's class is a graduating class of this year, and the boys and girls in the third year of junior high school are playing a dodgeball game.
The seniors who played it gradually began to be uncertain, and I don't know who it was, and with a strong smash, the ball flew towards the back of Kenta's head.
Xu Jie, who ran to the school to find water to drink, happened to see this scene, and without thinking about it, he took a leap and blocked the ball with his body.
The ball that was vigorously deducted happened to hit Xu Jie's right hind leg, and after landing, Xu Jie's leg began to throb, and now he didn't even dare to land, so he could only curl up on his right hind leg and walk with the other three legs.
Although he complained in his heart that he was thinking back, Xu Jie was actually quite lucky.
Fortunately, the dodgeball was smashed on his body, otherwise with its strength, it would have smashed directly into Kenta's head, and it is estimated that the concussion would be light.
Kenta, who was so guilty, didn't even want to go to class, so he asked the teacher for leave and said that he wanted to take the cat to the doctor.
The childlike physical education teacher looked at his watch when he heard this, and found that it was only ten minutes before the end of class, so he agreed to Xiaopandun's request.
In fact, the physical education teacher was very grateful to the tanuki, if it hadn't suddenly rushed out to block the dodgeball for Kenta, maybe Kenta would have been injured.
There are students injured in their own classrooms, and as a classroom teacher, they can't escape the involvement anyway, although it is only a mistake between students, but it is inevitable to write inspections and deduct bonuses.
So in order to express his gratitude, the physical education teacher, who had just graduated, agreed to Kenta's request.
Kenta wanted to carry the cat away, but Xu Jie felt that it was not necessary, and it was not a good feeling for the cat to be held, even if the posture was skillful.
Originally, it didn't want to go to the vet, but its hind legs hurt more and more, and now it is even more difficult to land. Xu Jie, who was afraid of fractures, finally agreed to go to Kenta's pet hospital for a check-up.
The Fujimoto family's pet hospital is located in the most prosperous area of the prefecture, and it is not too far from the general academy where Kenta and Junko attended.
Originally, Kenta saw that the cat didn't like to hug himself, so he let it go, but watching the tanuki's more and more crutches, he finally squatted down and picked up the cat.
Xu Jie, who was throbbing his right hind leg, couldn't care about anything at this time, it was better to hug it than to have more pain in his leg.
Walking along the commercial road, you will pass an intersection and turn left, and the first shop on the side of the road is the Fujimoto family's pet hospital and beauty salon.
Far across the street, Xu Jie saw through the glass window that there were many people waiting with pets in the store, and it looked very popular.
When Chubby pushed the door in, Mrs. Fujimoto was shearing a VIP teddy dog.
This kind of dog rarely sheds its hair, so every time the weather is hot, the owner has to artificially cut off the thick hair.
Finding that it was her son who pushed the door in, Mrs. Fujimoto was surprised and said, "Kenta, why did you come here today?" ”
Then she looked at the quartz clock hanging on the wall, turned her head and asked, "It's not school time yet, why did you come out so early?" ”
Kenta puffed up his chest and replied while showing Xu Jie in his arms to his mother, "I was almost hit by a dodgeball during physical education class in the afternoon, and it was the raccoon that saved me again, but it was injured." I wanted to bring it here to show my dad, and the teacher agreed. ”
Mrs. Fujimoto put down the scissors in her hand and motioned for the other clerks in the store to come and take over the work she had just done.
He bent down and stroked the top of Xu Jie's head and said, "Is this the tanuki cat that Junko told me?" It looks really cute. Thank you for saving my son Kenta, this child has been taken care of lately thanks to you. ”
It should be the reason for frequent contact with pets, when being touched by Mrs. Fujimoto, Xu Jie felt very comfortable, and couldn't help rubbing his head in her palm several times.
Mrs. Fujimoto, who is also petite and delicate, observed Xu Jie when he was close to him, and soon noticed his injured right hind leg.
So she said very distressedly: "Poor cat, I don't dare to walk with my legs." It just so happens that your father is free now, so Kenta will bring your tanuki up and show your father. ”
The Fujimoto family's shop is three-storey, the first floor is a pet grooming shop run by Mrs. Fujimoto, the second floor is a pet hospital run by Mr. Fujimoto, and the third floor is the operating room and the storeroom of the beauty salon.
When Kenta climbed up to the second floor with Xu Jie, Mr. Fujimoto happened to have no patients here.
Putting Xu Jie on the examination table, Kenta stood aside and watched his father examine Xu Jie, and after a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, is it okay?" Did you hurt your bones? ”
Mr. Fujimoto is slightly chubby, and he looks very similar to Kenta, looking at his face, Xu Jie can already predict what Chubby Dun will look like when he grows up.
Mr. Fujimoto, who smiled gently, wore medical latex gloves and groped along the muscle lines of Xu Jie's hind legs from bottom to top little by little, and from time to time he had to press on a certain part.
Xu Jie obediently lay on the examination table to be examined, and when it was pressed and did not feel pain, it would twitch its legs, and then scream to remind the doctor that it hurt here.
Mr. Fujimoto carefully examined Xu Jie's injuries, and then said to his son with certainty: "Don't worry about Kenta, there is nothing wrong with this kitten's bones." However, the dodgeball still caused some trouble for it, and I'm afraid its right hind leg has been swollen for a few days in recent days. ”
Hearing this, the little fat dun put down his heart, and then he said to his father a request that he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Father, can I get this cat?" Kenta asked his father expectantly.
Mr. Fujimoto was slightly stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said, "If Junko's description with us is not wrong, this kitten is very wise, do you have to ask for its opinion first." ”
Hearing this, Kenta walked to Xu Jie's side, stared at its eyes face to face, and said very sincerely, "Tanuki, are you willing to come to my house?" I'll take good care of you as if you were part of the family, Daddy, it's supposed to be a tanuki, right? ”
This is the second time that Xiaopandun has made this request to Xu Jie, but unlike the last outright refusal, this time Xu Jie really began to consider Xiaopangdun's proposal.
Mr. Fujimoto was surprised to find that the kitten seemed to be really thinking about his son's suggestion, but he still said to his son, "Yes, this kitten is a Chinese civet cat." However, judging from the fineness of its fluff and the shape of its eyes, it should still have some American shorthair pedigree on its body. ”
Saying that, Mr. Fujimoto said to his son tentatively: "Taking care of a pet is not an easy task, if you want to have a cat, then you have to take care of all the things of the cat yourself, your mother and I will only provide some appropriate help on the side, and we will not take care of the rest." So whether or not to bring this kitten home, Kenta, you have to think about it carefully. ”
When Kenta heard this, he said with certainty: "I want to raise it, I will feed it, change it with cat litter, take it with injections, bathe it and groom its fur." Tanuki, would you like me to take care of you? ”
Kenta's words made Xu Jie feel warm in his heart, and the tail behind him couldn't help but stand up, and flicked back and forth.
As a veterinarian, Mr. Fujimoto certainly knows how cats react when they are happy, so he says with a smile: "It is estimated that it will take another week for the swelling of this cat's right hind leg to subside, and it needs to stay in the hospital to recuperate during this time." Then this week, I will ask Kenta to take care of this cat, which can be regarded as giving you a time to get along in advance. ”
Kenta was very supportive of his father's decision, and Xu Jie had no intention of objecting, so he temporarily lived in the Fujimoto family's pet hospital.