Chapter 80: Meow
After watching the beautiful fireworks, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng took Mimi for a stroll outside before heading back.
Xu Sumei had caught a cold and was coughing a bit these days. The fireworks display at night was crowded, so she didn’t go with them, staying at home to watch the Spring Festival Gala while waiting for them to return.
When they got home, an interesting skit was playing on the TV.
Xu Sumei coughed twice, smiling at the TV, her hands knitting something without stopping.
They were all gifts for Mimi.
After the New Year, Mimi was going to kindergarten, and these would come in handy.
She hadn’t made these little things for a long time since Jing Zhi grew up.
While making them, she inevitably recalled fragments of Jing Zhi’s childhood memories, thinking of countless New Years in the past, and couldn’t help sighing in her heart that time passed so quickly.
After changing his shoes, Jing Mimi ran da da da to Xu Sumei, patted her back, and touched the cup she placed on the coffee table. Finding the water inside had turned cold, he held the cup and asked his papas to add hot water, sternly reminding her—cough hasn’t healed yet, drink hot water.
Jing Zhi immediately smiled and did as he asked.
Under his supervision, Xu Sumei obediently drank a few mouthfuls of hot water and stroked his little head lovingly.
Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng hadn’t watched the Spring Festival Gala much in recent years, always feeling it lacked the meaning of New Year during their student days. This year, they watched for a while and felt bored, using the excuse of packing things to go to the bedroom.
This was Jing Mimi’s first time watching the Spring Festival Gala. It was very fresh to him. He nestled beside Xu Sumei, asking her something from time to time.
By the time he noticed, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng had already secretly kissed enough in the bedroom.
If not for Mimi, they would probably be doing some adult things during the New Year. But precisely because of Mimi, they could spend this New Year together.
This was a turning point year, and also the beginning of a happy chapter.
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That night, the family of three stayed overnight here.
Xu Sumei gave Jing Mimi a red envelope, bulging, obviously containing a lot.
Jing Mimi, who used to think one yuan was a huge sum, clutched the red envelope excitedly, the pattern of money reflected in his eyes.
He had become a rich little kitten!
The bed in Jing Zhi’s bedroom wasn’t small. When he was in middle school, under great pressure and with high requirements for sleep, Xu Sumei specially bought him a large bed. Now it was just right for two adult men plus a few-year-old cub.
Xu Sumei had changed into clean, sun-dried sheets and duvet covers in advance, soft and warm.
Jing Mimi wandered all over Jing Zhi’s former bedroom, very curious about the bookshelf. Sitting on the swivel chair, touching this book, looking at that one, not understanding many words.
Suddenly, a bulging pink envelope fell down.
Before Jing Mimi and Jing Zhi could react, Jiang Suifeng picked it up with quick eyes and hands.
It wasn’t the love letter given to Jing Zhi by others as expected. Inside weren’t letter papers either, but many notes with writing on them.
It was… his handwriting.
They should have been written when they lived in the same dormitory during graduate school. Originally, they should have been thrown away, but Jing Zhi secretly collected them.
Turning his eyes, Jing Zhi was looking at him with a smile, without any guilt of being discovered. Old married couple, nothing to be shy about.
This face had shed the greenness of university days, but still made his heart pound uncontrollably.
Love started in student days is always particularly memorable. Lasting through thousands of sails, it’s like wine becoming more mellow and fragrant.
If Mimi weren’t here, Jiang Suifeng would definitely kiss him directly to taste it.
Jing Mimi’s puzzled voice sounded at the right time: “What is this?”
Jing Zhi explained: “It’s what Big Papa wrote before. Big Papa has good handwriting, so I collected it.”
Jing Mimi nodded thoughtfully.
He could understand the behavior of collecting good things. When he was the kitten Mimi, he liked to hide some things in the corners of the home, maybe freeze-dried treats he couldn’t bear to eat, maybe favorite toys.
What Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng didn’t expect was that in the many years following this, Jing Mimi followed suit and collected many of Wang Qiuqiu’s paintings.
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The bed in the bedroom wasn’t as comfortable as the one at home. Afraid of being squeezed in the middle, Mimi slept on the side next to Jing Zhi. But because of his poor sleeping posture, he fell to the floor at night, scaring the three of them.
Fortunately, the bed wasn’t high, and he wasn’t hurt or scared.
When he was the kitten Mimi, sometimes he would accidentally roll off while sleeping on the cat climbing frame. Kittens sleep lightly and react quickly, landing steadily on four paws every time, never scared.
The little human’s reaction wasn’t that fast. He fell solidly, ending a lively dream.
In the dream, he returned to Planet Meow.
It was the Cat God who took him back.
The Cat God said to him: “Happy New Year, Mimi. The cats on Planet Meow have also prepared a New Year gift for you. Do you want to go see it together?”
He agreed without hesitation.
Although returning in the form of a dream, he knew this wasn’t a dream.
Planet Meow was in the night, decorated with a New Year atmosphere, hung with cute cat paw-shaped red lanterns everywhere, brightly lit.
He couldn’t help asking the Cat God: “Will Brother Qiuqiu also return to Planet Woof for the New Year?”
The Cat God nodded and answered: “Yes, the dogs on Planet Woof also prepared a New Year gift for him.”
Jing Mimi was a bit curious, secretly planning to ask Brother Qiuqiu after going back.
At first, he was in the form of the little human Mimi, stepping on the cloud ground with both feet, soft but solid.
The Cat God floated in front of him, holding his small hand with one paw, leading him forward.
Not long after, he saw a familiar Tortoiseshell cat with one ear.
“Sister Chestnut!” He quickened his pace excitedly.
The Tortoiseshell cat also ran towards him.
In a moment, one person and one cat embraced fully.
Behind Chestnut followed a Tortoiseshell cat and a Dragon Li cat.
Chestnut nestled in his arms, twitching her only small ear, introducing to him: “Mimi, these are my mom and dad.”
Jing Mimi’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.
He still remembered that Sister Chestnut’s kitten mother was the cat raised by Nurse Auntie Lin Pan’er before. He didn’t expect to have the chance to see it.
Besides it, there was actually Sister Chestnut’s kitten father!
Uncle Shen and Auntie Shen would definitely be very happy if they knew.
They had a new little human baby on Earth, and Sister Chestnut also had kitten mom and dad on Planet Meow.
Nothing could be more complete than this.
Unfortunately, things on Planet Meow couldn’t be told to humans on Earth.
Jing Mimi rubbed his chin gently against Chestnut’s small ear and asked her: “Sister Chestnut, do you have any wishes?”
Chestnut wagged her tail and answered: “Actually, my wish was also to let those cute pet bloggers who abused cats receive the punishment they deserved. The wish has been fulfilled.”
She was afraid Mimi would get hurt, so she never dared to let Mimi fulfill this wish of hers. Unexpectedly, other cats’ wishes were also related to this, fulfilling her wish in a roundabout way.
Chestnut added: “But I have a new wish now. Mimi, accompany my sister to grow up for me.”
Her sister was still a baby born not long ago. She believed Mimi would be a very good brother.
Jing Mimi nodded and agreed immediately: “Okay!”
After chatting for a while, the Cat God took Jing Mimi deeper into Planet Meow.
Along the way, Jing Mimi met many familiar cats.
There was Sheriff the Tuxedo Cat, wearing a handsome police hat on its head, saying to Mimi: “Mimi, Happy New Year. Uphold justice in the new year too!”
Jing Mimi saluted it non-standardly, learned from cartoons.
There was Bell the Jianzhou cat, shaking the bell around its neck, jingling non-stop, running to Jing Mimi and giving him a string of bells.
There was Mao Mao the Calico cat with small wings, holding Jing Mimi’s coat hat in its mouth, letting him hug a small cloud, flying with him on Planet Meow for a while.
Planet Meow from a bird’s-eye view was even more beautiful, full of festive red everywhere. There would be no fire on Planet Meow; red would only be celebration.
There was a strong black cat, followed by a little black coal ball minion, acting like a cat boss, saying to Jing Mimi: “Happy New Year. Say hello to Little Zhenxing and the little black cat he raises for me next year.”
Jing Mimi nodded obediently, knowing this was his Cat Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandpa’s Cat Big Brother.
There were several kittens of different colors, all helped by Uncle Zhu Shan before. They said: “Happy New Year, Mimi. Visit the uncle opposite more often; they even prepared a red envelope for you!”
Jing Mimi knew what a red envelope was. He had already received Grandma’s red envelope and planned to use the money inside to do something meaningful.
There was Tie Tie the Siamese cat, lying on a cloud, exposing its soft belly, saying to him: “Mimi, take good care of yourself. Only with a great body can you reach the standard for blood donation after becoming an adult.”
It said this deliberately, not requiring Mimi to donate blood after becoming an adult, just wanting to motivate him to take good care of his body.
Jing Mimi rubbed its belly and said okay, he had already gained a lot of meat.
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After greeting many cats one by one, the Cat God finally stopped with him on a cloud.
The next second, the Cat God cast magic on him.
The little human Mimi disappeared, and the kitten Mimi appeared.
Mimi looked at himself in surprise, all four paws stepping on the soft cloud, his little tail held high, and meowed clearly.
Not long after, he was surrounded by many cats in the middle, a group of fluffy ones snuggling together.
Suddenly, “crackling” sounds rang out not far away, and the cats stopped playing in unison.
It was many fireworks exploding into the sky.
But the fireworks weren’t in the shape of Mimi’s name, but in the shape of Scottish Fold kitten Mimi, filled with amber eyes.
The cats sat side by side, admiring this lovely fireworks show.
Every time a firework exploded, several kittens dubbed it: “Meow!”
Soon, all the kittens joined in.
The kitten Mimi looked up with his little head, excitedly and thrilled: “Meow—!”
This was a unique New Year surprise prepared by the cats of Planet Meow for Mimi.
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The fireworks ended, the dream woke up, and Jing Mimi found himself accidentally rolling onto the floor. Papa picked him up immediately.
Jing Mimi nestled in their arms half-asleep and half-awake, blinked groggily, and let out a “Meow.”
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The little cub from Planet Meow spent a complete New Year.
