The hero has two faces

Chapter 37: Ask for something

"Just tell me if you have anything to do. If I can do it, I will definitely help. After all, it is fate to meet someone who likes cats as much as I do." Chu Huai guessed that what the shopkeeper asked for was probably about making cards, because The shopkeeper started hesitating to speak when he saw the list.

"This is an unkind request, but I really can't find anyone to help. Well, I have a cat who is old and dying, but I have lived with him since I was a child. I don’t want to open him, so I thought about sealing him into a card before he died, so that I can see him even if I miss him.”

Chu Huai finally knew why the shopkeeper looked at Niannian with such envy and nostalgia. The cat he liked as others was dying, which was unacceptable to him.

"But why not find other card makers? Although card makers are rare, it should not be difficult for the Welsh capital to find one."

"I've tried it, but it doesn't work. It hates being sealed into a card, so I often wonder if it doesn't want to see me anymore. So I want to find a card maker that cats like more. Let me take a look." The shop owner asked, now that Fulai was lying listlessly at home, he really didn't know what to do.

All of this coincided with the death that Chu Huai saw. It seemed that the cat would indeed leave soon.

"Let me take a look for you. What's the name of your cat?" For Chu Huai, cats' minds are actually much easier to understand than humans. They are often proud, but they rely on the person they like and act like a baby. Apart from eating, there are only a few things that Chu Huai thinks about, and Chu Huai plans to help the shop owner who is about to lose his family.

"The name is Laifu. It's a cat similar to Niannian. Laifu is nearby. Let me take you to see it." Chu Huai was overjoyed at Chu Huai's willingness to help the owner, and immediately stood up and prepared to take Chu Huai there. Look at his family blessing.

It may take some time to prepare so many cumbersome materials, and there is no rush for a while, so Chu Huai stood up and followed the shopkeeper through the back door of the Eight Treasures Material Shop and entered a new world.

The place corresponding to the back door of the Eight Treasures Material Store is quite unique. The exquisite courtyard shows the wealth of the owner. The owner of the store made a gesture of invitation, and Chu Huai walked in front.

"This yard was left by our ancestors. You also know that the Babao Material Shop trades a lot of precious materials every day. These materials need a safe place to store them, so the entire backyard is extraordinarily large. This is a blessing. Should bask in the sun in the old place."

Sure enough, after the three of them passed through several rockeries, they saw an orange cat curled up on a stone and staring at the lake.

"Laifu!" The shopkeeper shouted, but Laifu continued to be in a daze as if he couldn't hear him.

"It's been like this for a long time. Laifu doesn't seem to care about me very much recently. I don't know what the problem is?" The shop owner looked a little frustrated. At first he kissed his master, but then he struggled and jumped out of his arms and ran away.

"Hey... I don't know what to do if I've been in this state recently." The shop owner felt very helpless.

"Has he shown resistance to you before?" Chu Huai asked, basically once a cat likes someone, it will not suddenly change its attitude and become indifferent. There must be a reason for this.

"Never. He used to be very clingy to me. Until a while ago, he seemed to be avoiding me. He was very resistant to the card maker I was looking for."

"I have a guess now, but I'm not sure, so I need the shopkeeper to help me confirm it." Chu Huai felt that something was wrong when he saw the interaction between Fu and the shopkeeper just now, and then he had to see if his guess was correct.

Laifu didn't go far after running away. After all, he was an old cat. He looked a little lazy. After leaving the owner, he found a place with sunshine and stared at the lake, as if there was something there.

"Laifu! Laifu!" The owner of the store called out Laifu's name at a place very close to Laifu according to Chu Huai's request, but Laifu didn't respond and was still in a daze.

"From just now, it seems that Laifu is not completely unresponsive to you. When you approach him, he will want to avoid him, but there is no response when you call his name, so I guess it may be because of his age. It’s a big problem, my ears are not working well. But it can be seen that Laifu doesn’t really hate you. When you went to hug him just now, he habitually gave you a kiss, but later realized something. I ran away immediately." For animals, there are only a few ways to express their love, and they can only consider those in their little lives. They are full of eyes and hearts, and this is their world.

"Meow." Nian Nian circled around Chu Huai's feet in a coquettish manner, as if she sensed that there was someone of her kind, the orange cat turned her head and stared fixedly at Nian Nian.

Compared with Fu, Nian Nian looks much healthier. He was raised by Chu Huai and is chubby. His fur is healthy orange and he walks like a little emperor.

"It's really similar. Your cat is very similar to Laifu when he was young. Now Laifu can't keep up with his energy as he gets older. He always likes to be alone." The owner sighed. .

"However, I haven't figured out why Laifu rejected the card maker. Logically speaking, he should want to accompany you for a longer time..." Chu Huai squatted down and pinched Niannian's paw and asked.

"Do you know what's going on every year?" I have 100% trust in my pet Chu Huai. It has been as smart as a human since it was picked up by me. Maybe this little guy will understand me better. What about the same kind?

"Meow~" Niannian shook her big tail, ran to Laifu and stared at Laifu.

At this time, Laifu made an unexpected move. It covered its head with its paws, and curled up into a ball in fear and pain.

It was a movement that animals would only do when they felt extremely insecure. Chu Huai frowned and felt more and more incomprehensible.

Niannian gently licked Laifu's head, as if to appease him.

Finally, Laifu relaxed a little. It looked at Niannian and then at its owner, stood up and put its head on Niannian's body, as if it wanted to make Niannian get closer to its owner.After finishing these blessings, he let out a soft cry and looked back to see that the master had disappeared.

Looking at Laifu's back, Chu Huai suddenly felt very uncomfortable. He always felt that Laifu was saying goodbye.

"Laifu may want you to find a new pet. Laifu should be the first to feel things that he can't hear. With the gradual loss of hearing, his perception of the outside world becomes weaker and weaker. I felt panic because I realized that I might not be able to be with you anymore. In order not to let you know that this matter was sad, Laifu began to avoid you and ran to places where you could not see. When it saw Niannian who looked similar to itself When you are in the park, the first reaction is to be afraid. It is afraid that this new guy will take its place in your heart, but on the other hand, he hopes that the new pet can make you happy when he is not around. As for why he hates making cards Master... I think it might be because it wants to keep the way you remember it."

This is actually Chu Huai's guess. When a girl is old, but the person she likes is still as beautiful as before, maybe staying by that person's side becomes a kind of sweet torture. She wants to be with him but is afraid I can't hear it and it looks old. Laifu is old. It always spends a lot of time recalling its happy times. It hopes that these things will never change and keep their best appearance.

This may be the reason why Laifu resisted the card maker, afraid of letting himself retain this aging appearance.

"I have to find it!" The shopkeeper thought that Laifu resisted him because he didn't like him anymore, but now he came to such a result and immediately chased after him.

The one who found Laifu was this little guy who quietly "slept." Chu Huai saw the dissipation of the dead energy in Laifu's body, which was also a sign that life was beginning to dissipate. Laifu might be leaving today.

"Do you need me to make the card for you? Laifu probably doesn't have much time now?" Chu Huai asked, this matter still needs to be decided by the shop owner himself.

"We... don't need it anymore." The shopkeeper smiled helplessly, "I was careless before. I was busy with business matters and ignored it. I didn't understand what it was thinking. I just wanted to keep it. He, fortunately met you today. Life and death are fate, when it is time to leave, I was wrong to want to keep him with a card."

"Laifu...you will always be my baby, I will only remember you, including the memories you want me to remember, and I will never forget them." Gently hugging Fu, the store The owner gently stroked its fur, and it looked like Laifu fell asleep in the arms of the gentle owner.

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"To be able to buy materials at such a cheap price today is really beyond our expectations." Tong Hua checked today's harvest and sighed. All materials, no matter whether they are expensive or not, are all calculated at [-]% off, which is a fair price in the first place. The eight-treasure material shop in China is definitely a discount that you can't see, but an outsider, Chu Huai, got it, and it's so easy that you don't even need to talk.

Tong Hua found that he seemed to be lucky since he picked up Chu Huai. Chu Huai seemed to have a good luck physique and always had some unexpected gains. This may also be a kind of ability.

"Hey...Tong Hua, why do you say that there is life and death? Whether it is for gods or for Buddhas, there is no eternal existence. Life and death can separate everything. Thinking about it like this, the most terrifying thing in the world is that you still have things you miss. , but he was forced to leave." Chu Huai was always terrified of these things, he couldn't imagine watching these close people leave his heart, as if it took him countless days and nights to get used to his master's departure.

Tong Hua laughed, "So I'm glad we won't have that day, because I am you and you are me, life and death can't separate us."

The author has something to say: Tomorrow's update will be at night, and then the 2w word will be updated on the 1nd.