Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan lay on the sofa with bamboo mats in the room, yawned, turned over, and looked at the calendar hanging on the wall in the living room.

It's July today. Xiaoyouzi and Jiao Yuan have been busy with final exams recently. Summer vacation is coming soon. In order to have a better summer life, they are working hard to get good grades.

As for the college entrance examination, it has ended long ago. When Zheng Tan went for a walk two weeks ago, he passed by the construction site and saw Zhong Yan. The guy seemed to be in a good mood, and he should have done well in the exam. Perhaps, this is also the best test for this guy in the past few years. It was the most refreshing time. You don’t have to hide your clumsiness, you don’t have to worry about other things, you just have to do your best to take the test.

The college entrance examination scores have come out at the end of June. I don't know what the guy's grades are. Zheng Tan hasn't traveled far recently and has basically been hanging around the school.

Several families in the building knew that Ermao's Heimi was going to give birth to a cat kitten. However, cats were no better than dogs and were more careful with people. No one went there often, but only occasionally bought something for Heimi to eat. That's how Jiao's mother was, every now and then. Buy something to send over.

Zheng Tan has only been there once recently, and it was with Jiao's mother. Heimi's condition is not bad, but Ermao is not in good condition. She seems to be neurotic, and there are dark circles under her eyes. I don't know what he is anxious about. From now on If his wife gave birth to a baby, would he be anxious for ten months in a row?

Wei Leng and Qin Tao came a few times, but they didn't enter the house. Ermao wouldn't let them in. If they came, they would go outside to find a place to eat and talk so that they wouldn't affect Heimi.

Just when Zheng Tan was thinking about when Heimi would give birth to kittens, his ears twitched and he looked towards the door.

Black Coal, go out to eat!

The one who knocked on the door was Ermao. Although Wei Leng didn't go to Ermao's place when he came over during this period, he would call Ermao and Zheng Tan to have a chat in the woods not far from the East District compound. Every time he came over, he would mention something. For eating, there are stone tables and benches on the other side of the woods. Except for the large amount of bird droppings, sitting there is quite comfortable.

Zheng Tan and Er Mao went out of the building, and Wei Leng was already waiting there. Just like the previous times, he was carrying a bag with some food and cold beer in his hand.

When they came to the woods, they wiped the bird droppings on the stone bench, and then the two of them sat down.

Wei Leng placed a disposable paper bowl, cold dishes, and sliced ​​duck bought at a shop in front of the school. This girl is finally engaged and plans to hold a wedding in October this year.

Decided? Then I'll prepare a big gift when I have time. Oh, and by the way, I'll buy a pair of mandarin duck ornaments for you. Er Mao said.

No, don't give Yuanyang as a gift. Some time ago, I saw reports that Yuanyang exchanges spouses. It's not as beautiful as people say. Wei Leng replied.

Then I'll just give you two figurines.

That's not bad. Oh, by the way, your black rice isn't raw yet? Wei Leng asked, looking at Er Mao's wilting appearance of lack of sleep.

I've been annoyed lately. Didn't you say that the baby was born in two months? It's already been two months and there's still no movement. I called the veterinarian at the veterinary hospital and he said that some cats do get pregnant a little later. , it often happens that the baby is born after more than a week. A few days ago, a cat friend’s cat over there gave birth to a baby after 65 days of pregnancy.”

Wei Leng curled his lips. He still felt that Er Mao was too nervous. He was just a cat. Isn't that the case?

Don't be happy in your heart. When your wife has a baby, you may not be better than me. Er Mao said.

That's my wife, of course I'm nervous. Is that your wife over there? Look at your virtue. If other people knew about it, they would definitely be shocked. I never knew you liked cats so much. After a pause, Wei Leng added: They've all become cat slaves.

Er Mao hummed twice and didn't explain, but just ate and drank in silence.

Zheng Tan crouched beside him and listened to the two chatting while eating. Speaking of the issue of kittens being born in the future, what will happen to the kittens when they grow up? Send away or stay? Ermao hasn't thought about it yet, but he will definitely not sell it or give it to the people at the pet center. We will see when the time comes. If the kittens grow up and Heimi wants to kick them out of the house, let's talk about it. What if? If you don’t rush them, I’ll keep them all.”

Hey, you have three cats in your small place? It's not too much trouble. Wei Leng didn't think this was a good idea, and not every cat was the same as the black cat in front of him. By then, the quarrel between the three cats would be enough to annoy Er Mao.

After eating and drinking, the afternoon sun was still hot, and Wei Leng went back to the company. He had something to do nearby today, so he stopped by to have a look and chat.

Knowing that the black rice production period is approaching, the most anxious person in the Jiao family is Jiao's mother, who has to ask about the black rice every day. Zheng Tan would also listen to the noise on the third floor when he was at home. If it was the same as usual, then he probably hadn't given birth yet.

As the days passed, Er Mao's nervousness increased. He would go to the study every now and then to look around. He didn't even think about surfing the Internet. He called the veterinarian several times a day and asked a veterinarian to come over to check on the situation. In the end, the veterinarian stopped. He gritted his teeth when he saw black rice at the door, and Ermao immediately pushed him out of the house. However, the veterinarian is also very knowledgeable. Although he has not been observing Black Rice for a long time, he can see that it is nothing serious. It will be a few days later, and the cat will be healthy.

After a few more days of this, Ermao got up in the morning to urinate. He was still not quite awake. He watched a horror movie too late last night to distract himself. He couldn't get up this morning because he was still woken up by peeing.

After wandering to the toilet and finishing defecation, I walked to the study as a habit. Every morning after peeing, he would definitely take a look into the study, otherwise it would be difficult for Ermao to fall asleep again even if he continued to lie on the bed.

However, at this glance, Er Mao's half-opened eyes widened because he was not very awake.

Through the dim light coming from the curtains, Er Mao saw the small extra lump in the cat's bed that was different in color from the cat's bed and black rice.

Damn it!

Ermao was completely awake.

Carefully approaching the cat's nest, he took a step forward. When he thought of something, he quietly walked out, ran back to the room, took out a pair of gloves he had prepared, and came to the study again.

Heimi was probably tired, so he lay there sleeping. When he noticed Er Mao approaching, his ears moved, his eyes opened a slit, he looked at Er Mao, and then continued to sleep. He was not as wary of his owner as some cats. This made Er Mao very happy. She is indeed her daughter.

Er Mao tentatively stretched out his hand to touch the kitten. Seeing that Heimi had no other reaction, he boldly picked up the kitten and took a look at it. It had no arms or legs and looked very healthy. The two soft, fluffy little ears didn't stand up either. I heard it would take three weeks to stand up. I didn’t even open my eyes, I had to wait a week. This is a calico cat. The black and yellow fur on its back covers a larger area, and its belly is much whiter.

Ermao can't tell the difference between male and female, let alone this kind of kitten. However, I heard that these three-flowered cats are basically female cats. Well, Heimi has a daughter. After carefully observing the small ball on his palm, Ermao remembered that there should be another kitten and gently put the kitten down.

He had read in a book that if a kitten is touched and leaves a human scent, the big cat will find it strange and stop feeding it, and may even bite the kitten to death, so Er Mao prepared gloves in advance, one to prevent the kitten from The other reason for leaving his own smell on his body is that he is afraid that the germs on his body will be passed on to cats. After all, he usually doesn’t pay much attention to personal hygiene, so Er Mao thinks it’s better to pay more attention to it. When he put the kitten down, Er Mao also gently rubbed the kitten on Hei Mi. Even if the smell remained, it would be enough to get the smell of the female cat.

Putting the tri-colored kitten down, Er Mao looked at the nest. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he realized that the color of the second kitten's fur was similar to that of black rice. They were both black and white, except for the black and white patches. Just a little different.

Er Mao gently picked up the kitten. This one was also very healthy, but...

Looking at the face of the little kitten in front of him, Er Mao's mood suddenly worsened.

This black and white kitten has a black mole on its mouth, and Hua Mi also has a yellow mole on its mouth. They are the same place, the only difference is the color, but Er Mao looks at this little cub. You will think of this little kid’s bastard father.

Although he was not very happy to see the mole on the kitten's mouth, Er Mao carefully put the kitten back to Hei Mi, petted Hei Mi for a while, and prepared to leave.

When I got up, I remembered that I was not there when Hei Mi was born last night. I don't know which one was born first. So which one is the rice?

After looking at them, Er Mao felt that they were both about the same size, so they couldn't be judged by their size.

Thinking of the mole on the black-and-white cat cub's mouth, Ermao decided that this one was millet and the three-flowered one was rice. Having made a decision in his heart, Ermao looked at the black and white kitten that was sucking milk and thought to himself: Why do you have an extra mole? It would be great if you don't have moles, but why not imitate your father who has moles?

After exiting the study, Er Mao was still excited, and looked back at the study. He heard that kittens are more afraid of light when they are born. The curtains in the study were closed, so it should be fine this way.

Zheng Tan heard the unusual noises from Er Mao that day. Usually, Er Mao was still sleeping in his cage at this time, so he was not as diligent as he was today. He guessed that the kitten was born, but he followed Jiao's mother the next day. Let's go downstairs and watch.

Mother Jiao didn't go into the study, she just looked at the door. Heimi was still very wary of people except Ermao. Even Zheng Tan didn't want to get close to the cat's nest. He bared his teeth and growled when he got close. For a short period of time, Hei Mi would not let the two kittens out of his sight. They basically only moved around the cat's nest. Er Mao moved the cat bowl to the study room to save Hei Mi from walking around. Hei Mi could only poop or stretch for a walk. Mi will leave for a short time and won't go too far.

When he saw the mole on the black and white cat cub's mouth, Zheng Tan was so happy. The mole looked so accurate! Just like his father.

Xiao Youzi and Jiao Yuan also wanted to come and see the kitten, but Mother Jiao said it would be better not to disturb them now as they would wait for a while.

When Zheng Tan followed Mother Jiao to see them again, a week had passed. The two kittens looked much stronger than when they were born, and the fur on their bodies was much thicker. Their eyes were opened a little, but not fully.

Zheng Tan noticed that the eyes of the two kittens were both grey-blue. After listening to Jiao's mother and Er Mao chatting, he learned that the kittens were like this when they first opened their eyes. They only started to change color about three weeks after birth. At that time, It's my future eye color.