Chapter 23: Fujimoto's Family Feast with the Cat
In the middle of the living room, there was an old woman in her early sixties sitting upright.
The grandmother held a clay teacup in her hand, staring intently at the eight-o'clock family drama playing on the TV, while Junko, who had just returned from the taekwondo club, was sitting next to her peeling oranges for her.
The Fujimoto family's Ah Zhong honestly lay on the grandmother's lap, while the black crow landed motionless on the bird's shelf.
Grandma's hearing is very good, she has heard the sound of the voice in the hall just now, at this time looking at her grandson and the two cats behind him, Grandma said lovingly: "Kenta, who is here?" Tell me about it. ”
Little Fat Dun walked to her side barefoot, pointed to the two cats behind him and said, "The one of the tanuki flowers is a new member of our family, and its name is the Great Sage." The black one was a friend of the Great Sage, and it brought it back as a guest. ”
Grandma Fujimoto said with a smile in a coaxing tone when she heard this: "It turned out to be a guest, please come in." ”
Kenta noticed that there was a meaning in his grandmother's tone, and said unconvinced: "Grandma, my great sage and his friends are smart. They came here today with gifts, and my mom said that the bonito soup was the best. ”
Grandma Fujimoto put away her carelessness just now when she heard this, and said with some surprise: "Really? That's great. I know that the cats that take things in the house are good cats, and I think that when we were still living in the countryside, we also had such a cat, and there was no trace of mice in the house at that time. Where are these cats like now, they are fed finely, and they can't even scratch mice, and they don't look like cats. ”
Just as they were talking, Ah Zhong, who was honestly lying at Grandma Fujimoto's feet, suddenly raised his head and stared at Mo who walked in after him.
Dogs have an extraordinary memory, and as long as they have smelled a scent, they will be able to smell it accurately for several years.
So the black cat on the other side, which had offended his territory, smelled its scent before it got close to Ah Zhong.
It's this black cat, who was educated by the little master yesterday, and when he thought of this, the golden retriever bared his teeth at the ink who leaned over.
Grandma Fujimoto noticed her dog's movements, she quickly patted the golden retriever's head a few times, and said in a somewhat stern tone: "Ah Zhong, you can't do this." It was a guest brought in by Kenta, and a good dog was not allowed to show his teeth to the guests at home. ”
The golden retriever who had been taught again whimpered quietly with a nasal voice, and his wet nose arched under Grandma Fujimoto's hand, and he quietly glanced at the black cat, and unwillingly lay down.
Kenta, who sat down opposite Grandma with the cats, looked up at the quartz clock hanging on the wall, and then stuck out his head and shouted to the kitchen, "Mom, it's almost six o'clock, and Dad will be back in a while, and the meal can be stuffy now." ”
As soon as he had finished speaking, Mrs. Fujimoto's echo sounded in the kitchen, and the grandmother took the orange handed by her granddaughter, divided the orange petals into two parts, and handed them to her grandson and granddaughter.
The three grandparents ate oranges and drank tea, and enjoyed the TV series with relish.
Just after seven o'clock, Mr. Fujimoto drove home on time in his private car, and after entering the house, he first kissed his children before saying, "Mom, you are here." Is it still smooth on the road? Etsuko? Didn't she stay? ”
Hearing her son mention her daughter, Grandma Fujimoto said angrily, "Etsuko is in the kitchen with Rie, and she can only look like a woman when she comes to your house." ”
When Mr. Fujimoto heard his mother's words, he said with a sad face: "Mom, don't say that about Etsuko, she is very good." ”
Grandma Fujimoto complained when she heard this: "Yes, I am so good that I can't get married." Look at what her temper has become now, she is competitive and never refuses to admit defeat, her temper is harder than that of men, and I sometimes forget that I gave birth to a son and a daughter. ”
Although he was not satisfied with his mother's evaluation of his sister, Mr. Fujimoto was not easy to refute clearly, after all, it was his mother.
While they were talking, Mrs. Fujimoto came out of the kitchen with the seafood pot she had sat in and said, "The meal is ready, let's go wash our hands, and then come out around the table." ”
During the meal, Xu Jie finally met Mr. Fujimoto's sister at the dinner table.
I saw that she was wearing a regular royal blue professional suit, with a fashionable and neat short hair, and a light makeup lightly depicted on her bright facial features.
The young lady didn't wear much jewelry, only a pair of Tiffany's new diamond stud earrings this spring on her ears.
Xu Jie once saw an introduction to the pair of studs in a jewelry magazine, the price is five figures, of course, the price behind the price is not in yen, but in US dollars.
In short, Mr. Fujimoto's younger sister gives the impression of one word in general, a strong woman.
For Japanese women, this adjective is not necessarily a compliment, and it is no wonder that Grandma Fujimoto complained so much about her daughter just now.
Kenta was busy preparing dinner for the animals in the house before serving it, and Kamiha said that Junko had already put away the bird food, and he was now preparing the food for the big dogs and cats in the house.
Everything for the animals is prepared in advance, and the white rice is added to the seafood bought today, and in order to ensure safety, these seafood are only boiled in water, and nothing else is left.
Even so, looking at the appearance of the three plush ones just bowing their heads to eat, you can know which seafood is still delicious.
Tonight's protagonists are seafood, but in order to take care of her grandmother, who likes vegetarian food, Mrs. Fujimoto also pairs a lot of vegetables and tofu in the hot pot.
While eating, Kenta also has to take care of the cats and dogs at home.
Cats and dogs will get out of the plate if they don't pay attention when they eat, and Chubby Dun is responsible for cleaning up the things they get out in time to prevent those stains from getting greasy on the tatami mats.
Etsuko Fujimoto had been keeping an eye on her little nephew, and after noticing his movements, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Kenta, what do you always see them do?" If you don't eat well, the food will be cold. ”
Hearing this, Chubby said proudly to his aunt, "I'm watching them and don't let them get food on the tatami mats." But our dogs and cats are very smart, and even if no one teaches them, they know that food can't get to the floor. ”
Hearing this, Etsuko Fujimoto glanced around the tatami mats near the cats and dogs, and sure enough, she didn't find any rice grains and vegetable soup, and couldn't help but praise: "I can teach the cats and dogs in the family so well, and I really deserve to be my brother." ”
Hearing this, the little fat dun said a little unhappily: "Auntie, my great sage was not taught by my father, it was originally smart, and the great sage can still understand my words." ”
A trace of surprise flashed in Etsuko Fujimoto's eyes when she heard this, and then she said, "I don't believe it, how can a cat be so smart?" ”
Hearing that his aunt said that she didn't believe it, Kenta was a little anxious, he put down the rice bowl in his hand, came to Xu Jie's side and said, "I'm not lying, if you don't believe it, I'll show you." ”
As he spoke, he began to give various orders to Xu Jie.
There are guests here today, of course Xu Jie can't make Kenta embarrassed, so he didn't hesitate to execute all kinds of passwords of Xiao Fat Dun.
Xu Jie's clever and intelligent appearance surprised even Yuezi, who has been in contact with animals since she was a child.
Soon she said with surprise: "Brother, our company happened to receive an advertisement for pet food a few days ago, but the requirements of the manufacturer are too high, and we have been looking for a long time and have not been able to find a suitable animal model." Seeing your great sage's table today, it really made my eyes shine, brother, can you lend me your cat for an advertisement? ”
The Fujimoto couple looked at each other when they heard this, and then went to see their son together.
Seeing this, Etsuko Fujimoto changed her goal, but before she could speak, Little Fat Dun said first: "Auntie, don't ask me, being a model is a matter that requires the consent of the Great Sage himself." ”
When Yuezi heard this, she bent down and said to Xu Jie, who continued to eat: "Great Sage, do you want to come to me for a part-time job?" Once it's done, there's a year's worth of canned cat food that you can eat openly. ”
Xu Jie raised his head when he heard this and licked his mouth, it was thinking about this young lady's mention very seriously.
But before it could say anything, Grandma Fujimoto, who had been eating quietly, suddenly put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand.