Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan stood on a fence post in the yard, yawned boredly, and then lowered his head to watch an earthworm crawling on the ground.

In the small tiled house, the old woman and Er Mao were talking about their experiences over the years and some things from that year. Zheng Tan had no intention of listening to their stories there, so he simply came out to get some air.

In fact, without Er Mao having to say anything, the old woman had already guessed the blood relationship between Er Mao and her, and Er Mao couldn't rely on her even if he wanted to. According to seniority, Er Mao had to call the old woman aunt. Zheng Tan heard from the villagers that the old woman came to this village more than forty years ago. She was already forty years old at that time, and she would be ninety years old in two years.

After Zheng Tan yawned a dozen times, the wooden door creaked open. Ermao walked out.

Judging from the expressions on Er Mao's face, the two of them were talking quite enthusiastically, and they didn't have the shitty look on their faces that the old lady played before.

Let's go. Er Mao waved to Zheng Tan, indicating that he was ready to leave.

Zheng Tan looked at the small tile-roofed house and then at Er Mao. Is this what happened after the acknowledgment?

Not really.

It was not convenient for Er Mao to take the old woman away. He didn't drive here. Even if he drove here, it would be difficult. He planned to go back first and discuss it with his family before coming to pick up this great aunt. After all, this was not a trivial matter.

Since Ermao had muted his cell phone when he came here before, when he was walking in the minibus to the urban area of ​​Luanyang, he discovered that there were nineteen missed calls, all from the same number, which was Wang Bin. But Er Mao just glanced at it and didn't call back.

Zheng Tan heard Er Mao sigh all the way, and he knew that this time Er Mao would have to talk to his family.

After staying one night in a hotel in Luanyang City, we drove back to Chuhua City early the next morning. The journey back went smoothly. The first thing Er Mao did when he arrived in Chuhua City was not to go to his mother to discuss the matter with his great-aunt, but to go to the pet center to take Heimi back.

Hei Mi was probably angry because he was thrown into the pet center. As far as Zheng Tan knew, Hei Mi didn't groom Er Mao for the next three days. Even when Er Mao was holding the stuffed toys that he usually liked to play with, he only moved his paws twice perfunctorily. At first, Ermao thought the cat was sick, but after sending it to the pet center, everything was checked and everything was normal. The veterinarian said in a joking tone that the cat was probably having a tantrum. Ermao waited on it for three days before it returned to its original state.

For a period of time after returning to Chuhua City from Luanyang, Er Mao was often not at home, and no one came to see Er Mao again. Wei Leng came here once, taking Zheng Tan to play in the night building, and also talked about the situation at Er Mao's house.

As the saying goes, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. For Er Mao, the newly found great-aunt is such a treasure. Several elders in the family were at odds with Er Mao before, but her great aunt suddenly became Er Mao's biggest supporter in Chuhua City. My aunt has no children, and she and Er Mao can chat well. Seeing this, the elders in the family have nothing to say about Er Mao always running to my aunt. Er Mao's grandfather even encourages this behavior.

I heard that when Er Mao had a quarrel with his father, he would run to his aunt to take refuge. With this great aunt here, Er Mao's father would have to hold it in even if he was angry. Therefore, Er Mao no longer had to hide. He was recently at a landscape lake. Bian bought a house for his aunt and hired someone to take care of it. The old woman chose Ermao's house to save her face and refused the arrangement of Ermao's parents.

You can really cause trouble. Wei Leng said to Zheng Tan.

Ermao became more arrogant now that he had support, but he did not move out from the East District compound. And if Wei Leng hadn't told Zheng Tan, even Zheng Tan wouldn't have known that Ermao's father was the top leader of the provincial government. It's estimated that the residents of the entire East District compound wouldn't have known that there was also a son of the governor's family living in the compound. Lord.

To say that Er Mao is arrogant is just compared to the previous secretive ways of avoiding people and things, but as long as Er Mao doesn't tell anyone, no one can guess Er Mao's background. Moreover, within a certain range, everyone only knew Wang Bin, the governor's son, and the name Wang Ming was very unfamiliar.

In the courtyard, Zheng Tan was lying on the tall sycamore branches, looking at Er Mao who was walking his cat on the grass below. When he went out to walk his cat recently, he guarded against the cats around him like a wolf, except Ah Huang, because Ah Huang Huang is the only castrated male cat.

Er Mao! A man slowly came over from the gate of the courtyard.

Zheng Tan looked over and recognized that this person was Qin Tao, who had been led to the road to the sky and hit two pieces of bird shit. The clothes are still the same as last time, casual suits and leather shoes, looking like a human being.

You left early again. Er Mao glanced at him.

It was only three o'clock in the afternoon. Qin Tao must have left early when he came here.

I'm bored sitting there. I've played two games and lost two games in a row. I'm not interested anymore. I'm going to go back to sleep. I'll go to the bar to hang out at night and find another girl that I like. Qin Tao said nonchalantly. Anyway, he comes here every day, and sometimes he just sleeps at home when the weather is windy or rainy. Anyway, it doesn't matter if the company lacks him. The employees all know that he is just a decoration.

Er Mao was noncommittal to Qin Tao's answer.

I came here just to tell you that it's my birthday this Saturday. At seven o'clock in the evening, I have booked a private room in Menghuasha. I will introduce you to some friends by the way. Let's get to know each other and play together. Don't stay with the cat all day. We are all bored together, you. Qin Tao said with disdain.

Is Wang Bin going? Er Mao asked.

That guy is a serious person now and is very busy. He never participates in such activities. I haven't seen him a few times since I came to Chuhua City. But we are different from him. We are bad students who enjoy themselves in time. Qin Tao handed over a The you know look.

Okay, I'll be there on time at seven o'clock on Saturday night. Er Mao was relieved when he heard that Wang Bin wasn't going.

By the way, Qin Tao glanced around, Where's the black cat?

Er Mao raised his hand and pointed towards the tree where Zheng Tan was lying.

The leaves are not very dense yet, and if you look from below, you can easily see Zheng Tan's tail hanging on the side of the branch.

Qin Tao looked in the direction Er Mao pointed, and Zheng Tan also looked at Qin Tao with curiosity. What was this guy looking for? Revenge?

Er Mao, please bring this black cat with you on Saturday. Qin Tao said.

Why? Are you inviting a cat to your birthday? Are you a cat? Besides, you don't know it well enough... No, why invite it instead of my 'daughter'? Are you discriminating?! Ermao Stare.

Hey, I really don't know what you cat slaves are thinking about all day long. Why do your brains always turn in the wrong direction? Qin Tao shook his head, It's my cousin. She has a bad temper, but she is very good to cats. , the problem is that she has never been able to raise a cat well. Either the cat ran away or something happened to her. In short, she cannot raise a cat by herself, but she is in a good mood when the cat is around. Recently, that girl has not been able to raise a cat. I know how angry I am, as if I have eaten dynamite. You also know that I am under the care of my uncle in Chuhua City. I have to take care of this girl no matter what. There is no way I won’t invite her to my birthday. There is a cat Don't worry, at least she won't lose her temper.

After listening to Qin Tao's words, Zheng Tan summarized it. After all, Qin Tao's intention was to make his birthday party go smoothly, have more fun, and avoid being disturbed by his cousin, so he dragged himself over to accompany his cousin. In Qin Tao's eyes, Heimi is not as reliable as Zheng Tan. Although this guy is considered a playboy, he still has good eyesight.

Accompanying guests...

Zheng Tan moved the tip of his tail. Why should I go by myself if there is no benefit?

Just as he was thinking about it, Zheng Tan heard Er Mao say under the tree: Ten thousand.

What? Qin Tao was stunned, unable to realize what Er Mao meant.

Let me tell you, Er Mao raised his index finger, pointed at the black cat on the tree, and then extended his hand to Qin Tao, That cat has an appearance fee of 10,000.

Holy shit, you think I'm buying a golden cat?! Ten thousand dollars for it! Ten thousand dollars can buy hundreds of these cats! Oh, the ones from cat dealers are even cheaper, you can buy one for just a few dozen dollars Fat.

Er Mao was not in a hurry, and started to calculate the gains and losses with Qin Tao on his fingers, Do you think that if your cousin gets angry, the wine he throws away will be more than this price, right? Also, there are various compensation fees such as tables, chairs and benches...

Listening to Er Mao's words, Zheng Tan nodded inwardly. Children can be taught, and sometimes the two hairs are quite useful.

Okay, okay, it's just 10,000 yuan. That's it. Saturday night at seven o'clock, you and the black one, be on time.

Ten thousand yuan is really nothing to Qin Tao. After achieving his goal, Qin Tao answered the phone and ran away in a hurry. The assistant called and there was an urgent document that he needed to sign and approve, even though it was done at the company. The position is basically just a decoration, but the necessary procedures still have to be followed.

After driving out of the gate of Chuhua University, Qin Tao suddenly remembered that the paralyzed black cat was not from Ermao's family. He had no right to negotiate the appearance fee of other people's cats! It’s true, you were fooled if you didn’t pay attention!

Qin Tao really wronged Er Mao. The reason why Er Mao talked about Zheng Tan's appearance fee was because of Wei Leng. Wei Leng told Er Mao that if Zheng Tan was asked to do something in the future, it would be best to give him some benefits, otherwise the cat would just do it perfunctorily.

Zheng Tan would definitely be sad if he knew the truth. Sure enough, Wei Leng was more familiar with his own style of doing things.

After hearing Wei Leng's words, Er Mao was thinking just now that cat food and stuffed toys are of no use, so it would be better to just ask for money directly and then just give it to the Jiao family, just say it is a red envelope given by someone else. Thank you.

Er Mao is now very familiar with the Jiao family, and often takes the initiative to help move things, which doubles the favorability of the three Jiao family members. Therefore, after Er Mao proposed to take Zheng Tan out to play, Jiao's mother hesitated for a while, but agreed. .

With Wei Leng in front of her, Er Mao and Wei Leng are junior brothers, and her cat already likes to go out to play. Mother Jiao can only sigh in her heart, her cat is raised crookedly, but if it is not allowed to go out to play I can't bear to see it lying listlessly on the sofa with its ears drooped. All in all, it's spoiled.

On Saturday, Zheng Tan had dinner at home. As for Qin Tao's birthday party, Zheng Tan didn't think he could get anything to eat there. He had to fill his stomach first so that he would have the strength to run away even if something happened.

Menghuasha is a private club, and the boss is a woman in her forties. Although she is about the same age as Qin Tao's mother, Qin Tao still calls her Sister Sha instead of aunt. After all, many women of this age are more Prefer younger names.

Sister Sha happened to be in the store today. She was stunned for a moment after seeing Er Mao. Then she smiled and said a few words to Er Mao. She had met Wang Bin and was a little surprised to see Er Mao.

Zheng Tan was in the backpack, but he stuck his head out of the backpack and looked around.

There were many people coming in and out of the store. If Zheng Tan walked on the ground, he would probably be kicked and stepped on. This is the tragedy of a small person.

Hey, you brought a cat with you too. Sister Sha chuckled after seeing the black cat head on Ermao's backpack.

also?

Did Qin Tao make some preparations to prevent Zheng Tan from coming?

Seeing Er Mao's confusion, Sister Sha explained: Just now there was a little beauty with a leopard print cat that was larger than an ordinary cat. It was so majestic, and she also went to Qin Tao's side, so...

After looking at Zheng Tan, Sister Sha sincerely reminded her, Pay more attention, I don't think that cat is easy to mess with.

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