Chapter 48: Meow
Wang Qiuqiu really wanted to explain something, but didn’t know how.
After all, some dogs did eat poop; this was a fact and irrefutable.
But… he had never eaten it!
Police dogs ate specially formulated meals, nutritious and abundant. Later, when he was adopted by his mom and dad, he also ate dog food and dog meals, never having eaten that kind of thing.
After a long while, he finally couldn’t help but squeeze out a sentence: “Domestic dogs eat dog food, not poop.”
Jing Mimi had already hidden further away from the durian and didn’t respond to his sentence.
Jing Zhi was also a bit speechless and decided not to explain first, planning to open it directly and feed it.
His mother used to reject durian too. Later, after being forced by him to try a piece while pinching her nose, she found it delicious.
No amount of explanation and recommendation was better than personal practice.
If they still couldn’t accept it after tasting, then he wouldn’t force it.
But Mimi liked sweets, so he thought Mimi should like it.
Not long after, Jing Mimi and Wang Qiuqiu each had a small spoonful of durian stuffed into their mouths.
Jing Mimi was coaxed by Jing Zhi for a long time before eating it, using the usual praise and goading method. His little head was dizzy from coaxing, and he half-heartedly tasted a mouthful.
—Papa is so good to me; I’m willing even if Papa asks me to eat poop.
Wang Qiuqiu ate because he saw Mimi eating. He actually didn’t reject durian that much. Although he thought it smelled strange, he was willing to try. He was just afraid that if he ate it while Mimi didn’t, Mimi would treat him as a poop-eating puppy.
After eating, both little cubs showed expressions of surprise and chewed synchronously.
So sweet! So delicious!
Jing Zhi was very satisfied seeing this. The Durian Sect had gained two more cute little followers. He fed them a little more with the spoon.
Durian easily causes internal heat, so Jing Zhi didn’t dare feed too much. He ate a little himself, and froze the rest in the refrigerator, waiting for Jiang Suifeng to come back and eat slowly.
He went to the kitchen to cut other fruits and made a fruit salad.
So many fruits weren’t cheap; the Musang King durian alone cost nearly four figures. But because of some childhood experiences, he was never stingy on himself after growing up.
He still remembered when his mother hadn’t divorced yet, going to his grandparents’ house for New Year greetings. He wanted to eat the fruit on the table, but his grandmother snatched it away and fed it to his cousin. His cousin actually didn’t like it that much, ate a few bites and stopped, but even so, she wasn’t willing to give it to him.
His mother was very good to him, but she was just an ordinary person. Single-parent families were always tighter financially. Compared to many peers, his childhood had too many regrets.
So after growing up and making money, he never wronged himself.
Later, he had the kitten Mimi, and he always gave him the best, never stingy about spending money on him.
The kitten Mimi turned into the little human Mimi was the same.
Not long after, the two little cubs sat side by side on the sofa, eating fruit salad while watching cartoons.
The cartoon was Big Ear Tutu, Jing Mimi’s favorite cartoon recently. The protagonist Tutu had a talking kitten named Xiao Guai. Mimi liked Xiao Guai very, very much.
Jing Zhi had also watched this cartoon when he was little. At that time, he envied Tutu for a long time for having a talking kitten. He wanted one too, but he couldn’t raise a cat at home, and he never met any talking kitten.
Rewatching this cartoon now, he couldn’t help thinking: If only the little human Mimi could occasionally turn back into kitten form, like Xiao Guai, still able to talk and communicate with them without barriers.
But one shouldn’t be too greedy. It was good enough now; contentment brings happiness.
Wang Qiuqiu also watched with an itch in his heart, his desire to raise a kitten reaching its peak.
That night, he stayed overnight here and slept on the small bed with Mimi after a long time. After turning off the lights, he secretly rubbed Mimi’s hair for a long time.
Mimi’s hair was even better to rub after growing longer. While rubbing, he heard Mimi talking in his sleep.
“Mi… meow…”
What was the difference between this and rubbing a fluffy kitten?!
Unfortunately, Mimi already had papas and his own small home, so he couldn’t go home with him and become his kitten.
…
The next day, Wang’s father and Wang’s mother came early in the morning to pick up Wang Qiuqiu, bringing a sumptuous breakfast for several people.
When Wang’s father and Wang’s mother arrived, Wang Qiuqiu was holding a small comb, combing Jing Mimi’s hair.
Jing Zhi smiled and explained to the two: “Qiuqiu seems to have a habit of pulling hair when sleeping, messing up Mimi’s hair, so he proactively offered to comb Mimi’s hair.”
Jiang Suifeng also praised: “A very responsible little friend.”
Wang’s father and Wang’s mother were also proud of their sensible cub.
Therefore, when Wang Qiuqiu suddenly said in the car after leaving, “Dad, Mom, I want to raise a kitten,” they agreed without thinking.
The car turned straight to the largest cattery in City A, taking Wang Qiuqiu to choose a pet cat.
…
After Wang Qiuqiu left, Jing Mimi stared at the kitten balloon tied by Papa next to the small bed, feeling a bit lost.
Although Brother Qiuqiu invited him to visit his home later, it was still a bit far and inconvenient, so they couldn’t meet often.
Today was Saturday, and Jiang Suifeng didn’t have to work. Seeing him in low spirits, he rubbed his little head, scooped him into his arms, and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jing Mimi answered, “It would be great if our home and Brother Qiuqiu’s home were together.”
Hearing this, Jiang Suifeng exchanged a glance with Jing Zhi, who was fiddling with his phone beside him. Jing Zhi blinked at him and mouthed “I’ll ask.”
They were originally planning to buy a new house but hadn’t decided where. They could indeed consider buying in a location closer to Wang Qiuqiu’s home.
A few minutes later, Jing Zhi received a reply from Wang’s father: [Our family has quite a few houses in City A! Currently living in Yuanli Garden near the kindergarten. Later, when Qiuqiu goes to junior high and high school, we might move to a nearby house.]
Jing Zhi: “…”
Fight with the truly rich.
Jing Zhi relayed Wang’s father’s reply to Jiang Suifeng.
Jiang Suifeng ruffled the hair of the little cub in his arms: “Fight with the truly rich.”
Jing Mimi blinked his eyes blankly, not understanding.
Although he said that, Jing Zhi still looked at houses near Yuanli Garden that were in a straight line with Jiang Suifeng’s company.
Childhood friendships were the most memorable.
Mimi and Qiuqiu were destined and got along well; maybe they could become best friends for life.
After lunch, Jing Mimi proactively asked for a small piece of durian and fell asleep sweetly.
Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng didn’t nap. They moved the camera originally bought for the kitten Mimi to the bedroom, took some of the kitten Mimi’s old goat milk powder and a syringe, opened the door quietly, and went to Zhu Shan’s home opposite.
Zhu Shan’s home was very simple, with almost no soft furnishings inside. The layout was similar to theirs. The housing prices and rent in this community weren’t cheap. They didn’t know how he could afford to live here given his financial situation, but the two didn’t ask too much.
As soon as they entered, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng skillfully prepared some goat milk and fed it to the little orange cat wrapped in a blanket with the syringe.
Zhu Shan wasn’t as experienced as Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng, so he just helped on the side.
The little orange cat’s tail was broken, and its mental state wasn’t very good. However, the wound had been treated and wasn’t bleeding anymore. There were no other injuries on its body. The abuser only cut off its tail. Wrapped in a warm blanket, its vitality stopped draining away.
Zhu Shan didn’t pay for heating at home, so it was a bit cold. But he thoughtfully placed a hot water bottle outside the blanket to keep the little orange cat warm.
After being fed a little warm goat milk, the little orange cat perked up a bit, looking pitifully at the humans in front of it. Its body was still trembling slightly from pain, but it was very cooperative, with a strong will to survive.
This was a kitten Zhu Shan picked up in the middle of the night last night. He treated its wound in a flurry, but in the end, due to lack of experience, he chose to ask his neighbors opposite for help.
Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng planned to feed it some goat milk to replenish some energy and then take it to the pet hospital for a checkup.
“That Guo Shangjin is 90% the cat abuser,” Zhu Shan clenched his fist and said. “But we haven’t collected enough evidence yet, so we can’t alert the enemy for now.”
Jiang Suifeng looked at his phone again, his brows furrowed tightly. “I didn’t expect him to have delivered takeout to our house so many times before.”
Yesterday, after receiving Jing Zhi’s message, Jiang Suifeng suddenly thought of something and looked through the chat records with riders in various food delivery apps.
He thought: Delivery riders can grab orders in the backend, and they mostly choose addresses close by. Guo Shangjin lived in this community, so he would definitely be more inclined to deliver takeout to this community.
Unexpectedly, he really saw “Guo Shangjin” in there.
Even the dinner delivered along with the small bed when buying it for Mimi the day before yesterday was delivered by Guo Shangjin. Their attention was on the small bed at that time, and they didn’t notice the rider delivering dinner at all.
This way, he could know that a surveillance camera was installed at their door because he delivered that meal, and stopped secretly putting those notes at their door to disgust people.
He also had the means and opportunity to perfectly avoid surveillance, abuse cats, and dispose of bodies, making it hard to leave any evidence.
Seeing the screenshot sent by Jiang Suifeng, Jing Zhi also looked through the food delivery apps on his phone, and sure enough—he also saw Guo Shangjin.
At that time, the kitten Mimi was still around, and occasionally sneaked out curiously while his papas were getting takeout. He dared not imagine that Mimi had been so close to the cat abuser.
Fortunately, no accidents happened even once.
This matter needed to be planned carefully. Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng took the tailless little orange cat away first.
Because Mimi was still sleeping at home and needed an adult to accompany him, Jiang Suifeng took the little orange cat to the pet hospital alone, while Jing Zhi stayed at home and searched for something in the homeowners’ group chat.
He remembered that a few months ago, a pet cat raised by someone in the community went missing. That person was a girl. During that time, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng often bumped into her looking for the cat downstairs.
She looked for a long, long time, and finally only found the corpse of the kitten that had been tortured and killed.
She broke down and cursed in the homeowners’ group chat for a long time.
They needed more strength.
Let the cat abuser receive the punishment he deserved thoroughly.
…
When Jing Mimi woke up, he found he was the only one in the bedroom. rubbing his eyes groggily, he got out of bed, put on his slippers, and went to the living room to look for his papas.
No one in the living room, but there was movement in the cat room.
Jing Mimi ran into the cat room immediately.
But he saw—his papas wrapped a strange little orange cat into a burrito with a soft small blanket and put it in his cat nest.
Jing Mimi stood there in disbelief for a few seconds.
Papas actually brought another cat home!!!
And rolled another cat into a burrito!!!
Sleeping in his cat nest!!!
Hearing the noise, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng looked towards the cat room door simultaneously. But before they could say anything, the little cub standing at the door turned and left directly.
Jing Mimi angrily locked himself in the bedroom closet, pouting aggrievedly, his stomach full of emotions with nowhere to vent. His gaze fell on the phone watch on his wrist, and he called Brother Qiuqiu, accusing his papas of their “crimes.”
“They already have me, why do they want to raise another kitten?”
The more Jing Mimi spoke, the more aggrieved he felt, and golden beans (tears) fell crackling down.
“Woo…”
**
The call ended with Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng taking Mimi out of the closet.
Jing Mimi hung up the phone quickly, not wanting Brother Qiuqiu to continue hearing his conversation with his papas and witness his papas’ love for him being divided.
Wang Qiuqiu spun around anxiously on the spot but couldn’t do anything. Suddenly thinking of something, he ran hurriedly to his mom and dad and looked up.
“I don’t want to raise a kitten anymore. Return that reserved kitten.”
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Author’s Note:
Wang Qiuqiu: Panicked [Scared]
