Chapter 5 Raising a Cat Is Not So Easy (Part I)
It's hard to imagine that my mother, who has hated small animals since she was a child, would let Hao Qi go so easily this time.
You know, don't say it's a pet like a cat or a dog, even the koi fish raised by Hao Qi's father on a whim for a while were made into braised fish by his mother when he was not at home - the unaware father was still eating with relish at the time, and after seeing the empty fish tank, that kind of mood is probably difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Because of this, Hao Qi never thought that he would one day be approved by his mother to raise a cat, and this is probably the source of the cat's girlfriend's touch.
"Okay Miao Miao, you're going to cry like a little cat......"
"I'm a cat now......"
Under Hao Qi's comfort, Xia Miaomiao finally temporarily calmed down the complex emotions that she was frightened and moved just now, and then, one person and one cat started a new round of big eyes and small eyes.
"What the hell are we going to do, Hao Qi."
My girlfriend, who just felt the novelty and excitement of becoming a cat, finally began to worry about her situation for the first time.
"If I were discovered, would I have walked into the scientific research team and arrested and dissected something?"
It stands to reason that normal people's thinking is probably worried about their disappearance at home.
"Huh? It's okay at home...... My parents went on a trip abroad yesterday morning, otherwise how do you think I would have agreed...... Promise to come to the house with you scoundrel......"
…… Well, regardless of the results, it can be regarded as a solution to a top priority for the time being, as for the next thing if his girlfriend's parents can't contact her abroad...... Let's just take a step at a time.
"Anyway, this time before figuring out what gets you back to where you were...... You're probably going to have to live in my house. ”
For now, this is probably the best interim solution.
Let's not talk about taking Xia Miaomiao to the hospital, will I be treated by the doctor as paranoid and stay in the hospital for observation, judging from the conclusion I got from my mother just now, my girlfriend may only be able to talk to herself now...... Of course, this is something that needs to be tried in depth. But at least for now, Hao Qi didn't dare to go out with his cat girlfriend.
"Meow hey hey ......"
Just as Hao Qi was getting dressed and preparing to go out to buy related items, Xia Miaomiao on the bed suddenly smirked again.
"What's wrong?"
"No, people just suddenly remembered what you said to me last night......
"What did I say?"
“……”
So, men are like this, they used to swear by all kinds of rhetoric, but as long as the sage mode passes, they probably can't remember how many unequal treaties they have signed to lose their power and humiliate the country.
Therefore, when Hao Qi was naturally confused, the cat's girlfriend really lost her temper because of this situation.
"Hao Qi, you big idiot!"
After speaking, his girlfriend turned over angrily and ignored him, and Hao Qi's kind words with gentle words were fruitless, so he could only choose to go out temporarily to solve the current problem first.
"Huh?"
As he passed by the living room, he was surprised to see a few red tickets pressed against the cups on the coffee table—apparently they had been left for him by his mother when she had just left.
"Cat fund...... What an empathetic mother. ”
Stuffing the red ticket in his pocket, Hao Qi, who was determined, locked the door and went out of the house, took the elevator downstairs, and ran directly to a pet supply store near the community.
The origin of the practice of keeping pets by humans is quite early, and in today's society, people who are accustomed to the fast-paced life in order to avoid the loneliness of daily life, and the phenomenon of these little ones who can't talk as partners, family members and even spiritual sustenance is becoming more and more common.
From the most common cats, dogs, fish and birds, to all kinds of strange pets that are now fancy renovations, pet raising has become a phenomenon, and along with this phenomenon, it is a special industry that can also be called "phenomenal" pet goods.
The shop near Hao Qi's house is called "Love...... Well, it doesn't matter whether it's "pampering" or "loving pet", because until today, Hao Qi has never really gone in, at most, he occasionally stops at the door, teasing the small animals kept in the cage through the transparent floor-to-ceiling glass and waiting for the owner to come to choose, or the Samoyed who has been squatting at the door every day since the opening of the store to bask in the sun and watch the scenery, and has a white long hair.
And today, Samoyed watched with a puzzled look as the guy, who usually rubbed his dog's head angrily, pushed open the door and entered the store for the first time.
After entering the door, Hao Qi found that the store was actually very large, in addition to the display cage he saw at the door, there was still more space inside, three rows of long shelves and the display shelves on the walls on both sides, there were also all kinds of products that dazzled him - many of them Hao Qi couldn't even imagine what their function was.
In addition, at the end of the shelf, Hao Qi found that there was a staircase leading to the second floor, and now he could vaguely hear the scattered cries of small animals upstairs, which caused the little guys in the cage beside him to respond, and for a while, one after another, as if welcoming his arrival.
"Hello...... Do you have any needs? ”
Mixed with the cries of the small animals, there is also a soft female voice.
Hao Qi subconsciously turned his head, and then saw that in the cashier at the door, a girl who had just closed the book in her hand was smiling at him.
"Meow ......"
On her slender thighs wrapped in jeans, a large cat with long supple fur was probably disturbed from her comfortable sleep, lazily stretched out her paws and meowed, and then let her body be picked up by her owner and placed on the chair where her owner had just sit.
"This cat is so good......"
Looking at this docile big cat at the mercy of his master, Hao Qi couldn't help but sigh a little.
"Ah, this is a Ragdoll cat, with a very docile personality, but it's a little bigger...... And it takes a lot of time to take care of the hair, but it's a very considerate and clingy type. ”
When introducing her pet, Hao Qi noticed that the girl's eyes were filled with a unique look—as if she had the pride of introducing her best child to another parent.
But immediately, she withdrew from this emotion and smiled apologetically at Hao Qi.
"Look at you...... Do you want to buy groceries for your cat? ”
"Huh? How do you know ......"
"Poof."
The girl's big black eyes winked playfully at Hao Qi.
"Only cats who have just been hugged to the house and are not familiar with the environment will accidentally scratch the owner's face."
"Is that so......"
Hao Qi touched his cheeks with some embarrassment - he had confirmed in the mirror before that the claw marks on it were very shallow, but he didn't expect to be noticed.
But...... Why are you so sure it's a cat and not a girlfriend?
Although he wanted to defend himself a little, considering his own purpose, Hao Qi deliberately let his eyes avoid the other party's smile that seemed to glow in the sunlight through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and pretended to scan the shelves around him.
"So...... That one...... I want to buy what I need to get a cat. ”
"Okay, what do you need?"
Touching the red ticket in his pocket, Hao Qi rarely showed a wealthy posture.
"Anyway, if you can use it, just pick a good one!"
"Poof."
This time, Hao Qi could see that the shopkeeper's sister originally wanted to hold back her laughter, but in the end she couldn't hold back.
"You should be...... First time getting a cat, right? ”
"Can you see that, too?"
Hao Qi suddenly regretted it a little - if he had known, he would not have been in a hurry to go out before, but would have taken a look at Baidu on the Internet first.
"Because lately, there have been a lot of customers like you who have raised cats on a whim."
I probably also noticed that my behavior of laughing out loud just now was inappropriate.,The girl who tried to restrain her smile.,Don't forget to add at this time.。
"But...... It's rare for a boy to have a cat. ”
"Ahem...... Actually, my girlfriend's cat asked me to take care of it for a while. ”
The excuse used to prevaricate my mother was dispatched again, and it seems to be working well. After Hao Qi explained this, the shopkeeper's sister nodded understandingly.
"In that case...... How big is the cat now? What breed? ”
"Hmm...... It's about the size of that one, if you have a variety...... It's the kind of black and white ......."
tried his best to describe the basic situation of his girlfriend, and finally provided the relevant information to the girl in front of him, Hao Qi, who thought that he could enter the purchase process in this way, ushered in a new wave of problems.
"So, are you planning to keep it for the long term, or for the time being? How much space do you have in your home for your cats? Are there any furniture that you are afraid of being damaged by cats? ”
…… Hao Qi began to feel that his head was a little too big.
I thought it was a very simple thing, but it turned out to be ...... Looking at the level of complexity, it is not much different from when I was dating my girlfriend before!