The Cub Comes from Planet Meow 27

Chapter 27: Meow

Wang Qiuqiu’s parents happened to come to the welfare institute on the day Jing Mimi felt unwell and went to the hospital.

Ever since the retired police dog Qiuqiu they adopted passed away, Wang’s mother had been depressed all day. Wang’s father thought of many ways and took her to many places to relax, but there was no improvement.

As the end of December approached, near New Year’s Day, Wang’s father and Wang’s mother returned to City A, thinking of gathering with family to distract her.

Just a couple of days after returning to City A to rest, Wang’s mother proactively suggested visiting the children in the welfare institute, and Wang’s father readily agreed.

Due to physical reasons, they couldn’t have their own children. When Qiuqiu was still around, he was their only fur child. To make up for their regrets, they often supported child welfare causes, and the welfare institute in City A was a place they frequented.

They didn’t expect to see a child in the welfare institute who looked remarkably like Qiuqiu.

He was a little boy about five or six years old. Under the sunlight, his eyes were a beautiful dark brown. Without light, pressed by his eyelashes, they looked like they were mixed with jet-black ink.

His personality was exceptionally good, emotionally stable unlike a child of his age, and he loved drawing.

Even more coincidentally, his nickname was also Qiuqiu.

Before this, they had also thought about adopting a child, but they just held a “let it be” attitude and hadn’t met a child they felt a connection with.

But the moment they saw this child, they couldn’t look away.

As expected, they got along very well too.

The adoption process went very quickly.

They came to pick him up early this morning.

Unexpectedly, when they entered the dormitory, they found him sleeping in the same quilt with a child with light yellow hair.

The little friend’s sleeping posture wasn’t very good, using Wang Qiuqiu as a body pillow, and his hair was messy from sleep. Even so, it couldn’t hide his beauty and cuteness in the slightest. His eyelashes were curly like a doll’s, and his little face was flushed red from sleep.

Wang Qiuqiu was already awake. Seeing his mom and dad appear here, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes. But he didn’t lose his composure. Instead, he carefully moved Jing Mimi’s arm and leg off his body and got out of bed lightly.

Wang’s father followed Wang Qiuqiu to the washroom on this floor to wash up.

Wang’s mother’s gaze remained on Jing Mimi, sitting by the bed waiting for them to return.

Jing Mimi woke up not long after. When he woke up, he saw a particularly beautiful auntie sitting by his bed. Even more surprisingly—the auntie’s hair was the same color as his!

This was the first time Mimi saw a human with the same hair color as him since becoming a little human, and his eyes lit up instantly.

When Wang Qiuqiu came back from washing up, he saw Mimi clinging to his mother, chatting with her with curved eyes, his small hand stroking his mother’s long hair lovingly.

Mom’s hair was dyed light blonde and curled, somewhat similar to Mimi’s hair color. The big one and the little one stuck together, creating a very harmonious picture.

Wang’s father saw his wife’s love for this child in her eyes, and he also felt a connection with this child. So he asked the director about this child, implying that he wanted to adopt this child as well.

Wang’s father was a famous entrepreneur in City A, and Wang’s mother was also a famous painter in the industry. They were childhood sweethearts who fell in love in college. They had money and love. For such a family, raising any number of children wouldn’t be too many, let alone just adopting two.

Bai Ying, who happened to pass by, overheard this and hurried to notify Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng.

When Jing Zhi rushed over, Jing Mimi was drawing a kitten under Wang’s mother’s guidance, and Wang Qiuqiu sat on his other side watching him draw.

Jing Mimi really had no talent for drawing, but Wang’s mother was gentle and patient, without any look of disdain or impatience on her face.

Wang’s mother already treated Jing Mimi as her own little baby—if all went well, Mimi would be their second cub. The two children had a good relationship, which was perfect for keeping each other company.

Suddenly, Jing Mimi looked up and called out in surprise: “Papa!”

Wang’s mother was stunned by the sudden call from the little cub. Following his gaze, she saw a handsome stranger with delicate features.

Outside the door, Wang’s father and the director also followed in.

Jing Zhi strode to Jing Mimi and nodded politely to Wang’s mother. Although the other party was suspected of trying to “snatch the cub” from him, the cub’s “Papa” just now had invisibly determined the victory.

This was probably what it felt like to have nothing to fear.

The confidence given by the kitten.

“Papa, look at the kitten I drew.” Jing Mimi presented the drawing in his hand to Papa like a treasure.

Crooked lines, but more recognizable as a cat shape than last time.

Jing Zhi praised effortlessly: “Mimi has improved a lot, really amazing.”

Wang’s mother was completely stunned, looking at the two who seemed like a real father and son, then at her husband.

How come the prospective second cub already has a father?

…

A few minutes later, Wang’s mother roughly understood what happened.

Although they both liked Mimi, Mimi was determined to recognize someone else as his father, and the other party also planned to adopt Mimi and was waiting for the notice period to end. A forced melon is not sweet; forcibly adopting Mimi would only hurt him.

The second cub plan was forced to end before it even started.

Fortunately, the adoption procedures for the first cub were almost done, and they could take him home directly today.

The two didn’t rush to leave. Wang Qiuqiu had very little luggage and didn’t take much effort to pack. It was obvious that he also had some attachment to this place.

Especially to Mimi.

Wang Qiuqiu only felt slightly relieved after confirming that his mom and dad had added Mimi’s Papa’s contact information.

This was his first kitten friend, and the only friend with a similar experience to him. Although he hadn’t found a chance to confess his identity as a puppy to Mimi, he genuinely regarded Mimi as a very important existence.

Wang Qiuqiu secretly drew a Scottish Fold kitten and a German Shepherd puppy on the drawing paper, preparing to confess his true identity to Mimi before leaving today.

To make a better impression on Mimi, he specially drew the German Shepherd puppy in a cuter, chibi style.

…

Jiang Suifeng stood at the top of the stairs, not following because of Jing Zhi’s instructions.

Jing Zhi didn’t want to expose their relationship, fearing it would affect the adoption procedures for Mimi in the future.

Understandable.

If it were just a single man adopting a child, as long as it complied with regulations, no one would gossip.

But if a homosexual couple adopted a child, who knew what unknown troubles and obstacles might arise.

If this couple interested in Mimi wasn’t reasonable and wanted to fight for Mimi, it would be troublesome. Or if they were homophobic, it would be even more troublesome.

For Mimi’s sake, being cautious was good.

Although he felt Bai Ying should have already sensed their relationship, she had no negative emotions about it and probably wouldn’t tell others, so there wasn’t much to worry about.

And he had been observing here for a long time; things seemed to be going smoothly inside.

Not long after, Jing Zhi walked out from inside. Mimi wasn’t with him.

Jiang Suifeng’s heart tightened.

Jing Zhi walked straight to his side, gave him a look to follow, and explained, “Nothing happened. They have given up on adopting Mimi. Mimi is learning to draw inside.”

Jiang Suifeng then relaxed and followed him downstairs.

Jing Zhi went down to the first floor and walked straight out without taking an umbrella.

The snow had been getting heavier over the past two days, but the snow in the north was dry. Shaking it off after getting wet would be clean, so it didn’t matter.

Jiang Suifeng followed him to a large mushroom umbrella for children to play under. There were many small mushroom stools under the umbrella.

Jing Zhi patted the snow off his body, found a small mushroom stool randomly, sat down, and stared blankly at the curtain of snow.

Jiang Suifeng sat down beside him, sensing his bad mood, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jing Zhi continued to stare at the falling white snow in a daze. Just when Jiang Suifeng thought he wouldn’t answer, he suddenly spoke: “Thinking about how to adopt Mimi after the notice period ends.”

Today’s little episode gave him a sense of crisis.

He needed to consider not only the custody issue with Jiang Suifeng but also the possibility that other adopters might take a fancy to Mimi.

Not all adopters were as reasonable as Wang Qiuqiu’s prospective parents.

Many children in the welfare institute were abandoned and had some physical defects. Compared to them, the probability of Mimi being chosen by adopters would be much higher.

Jiang Suifeng roughly knew Jing Zhi’s worry and stated: “A male must be at least 30 years old to adopt a child of the same gender.”

Yes.

Jing Zhi was only twenty-seven.

According to his age, he couldn’t adopt Mimi from the welfare institute as a father now.

He had thought about this problem a long time ago, but at that time, he thought there were always more solutions than difficulties. Either wait until he turned thirty to go through the adoption procedures, but three years was too long with too many variables. Or worst case, put Mimi under his mother’s name. Although a bit strange, at least Mimi would be in his household registration. It would just take a long time to explain to his mother, not knowing if she would be willing to have her grandson suddenly become her nominal son.

“Do you know what the flower language of a stray cat is?” Jiang Suifeng asked abruptly.

“What?” Jing Zhi was stunned.

“Slow hands get nothing.”

“…”

Jing Zhi had heard of this internet meme. Because it’s an ownerless kitten, if you can’t take it home immediately for some reason, it might be picked up by someone else.

Four years ago, if they hadn’t taken Mimi home the moment they saw him, there probably wouldn’t be the stories that followed.

And now… the kitten turned little human might also experience the “law of slow hands getting nothing.”

“Little Jing, I am also Mimi’s father. I also have the right to adopt him, but I don’t want to compete with you. We shouldn’t have such a relationship,” Jiang Suifeng’s expression suddenly became serious. “But my 30th birthday is on December 29th, just before Mimi’s notice period ends.”

How could Jing Zhi forget Jiang Suifeng’s 30th birthday?

He also knew in his heart that Jiang Suifeng adopting Mimi was the best choice.

But he was just afraid…

Afraid that he couldn’t continue smoothly with Jiang Suifeng, afraid that Mimi would suffer grievances.

At least Mimi’s custody wouldn’t have any problems on his side; his mother had already accepted Mimi.

But the family on Jiang Suifeng’s side was a ticking time bomb.

How could he be reassured?

Just then, Jiang Suifeng’s phone suddenly vibrated.

Afraid it was a work message, he opened it casually to take a look.

The next second, Jiang Suifeng spoke abruptly: “My sister sent me a message.”

His voice sounded a bit weird.

Jing Zhi: “What?”

Jiang Suifeng had told him about Jiang Yuanyuan and Grandpa Jiang. Jiang Yuanyuan suddenly messaging Jiang Suifeng was likely related to Grandpa Jiang.

“Grandpa couldn’t accept her reading that kind of BL manga and had insomnia all night. He talked to her on the phone for a long time last night, emotionally breaking down a bit, saying he didn’t understand why she had such a special hobby, and even asked if it was my influence.”

“She took Grandpa to a comic convention in City A early this morning, dragging Grandpa to take photos with some BL CP cosplayers to prove she has many fellow enthusiasts.”

“…”

Although Jing Zhi had some feelings against Grandpa Jiang because of that text message, at this moment, he felt a bit of pity.

**

On the other side, at the comic convention venue.

Grandpa Jiang stood in front of the calligraphy handwriting stall his granddaughter rented in advance, holding a brush, surrounded by a group of cosplayers asking him to write CP names for free.

Amidst praises of “Grandpa Teacher, your handwriting is too beautiful,” “My bias’s name comes alive under your brush,” “Grandpa Teacher, you are much more open-minded than my feudal old-fashioned grandpa,” and “Grandpa, do you still need a granddaughter,” he wiped away non-existent sweat and kept writing.

Young people nowadays… how… how…

How can they like homosexual culture so much

**

Author’s Note:

Grandpa: (Sweating profusely)