Strange Life of a Cat

Although this person dislikes someone, Sixty-eight usually does not take care of other things before completing the task at hand. Even if he has a personal vendetta against someone and dislikes someone, he will not immediately seek revenge. , the matter at hand is urgent.

Therefore, in the next period of time, Zheng Tan's life remained peaceful. Sometimes he would go for a walk in the residential area by the lake. If he went there in the afternoon, he could have afternoon tea to fill his stomach temporarily. All Zheng Tan had to do was listen to what the old lady had to say.

The old lady's son would often visit her, and even if he couldn't go, he would call her to say hello. The family hired a nanny to take care of the old lady. For the old lady, apart from going out for a walk, eating, drinking and sleeping at home, everything was boring. Unfortunately, I can't travel far because my body has not fully recovered. Therefore, Zheng Tan became a good listener.

From the old lady's words, Zheng Tan knew that Xiao Gao came twice more, but Zheng Tan didn't encounter him. The old lady said that she had a great time chatting with Xiao Gao. Zheng Tan knew as soon as he heard this comment that the old lady must have been tricked into talking. Normally, when they were having a good chat, they didn't have too much vigilance and precautions. Think about that shame. Hou's acting skills are superb and he has a curvy Xiao Gao. Looking at the old lady again, one can imagine what kind of happy conversation scene it would be without Zheng Tan to cause trouble. Xiao Gao I'm probably extremely happy.

However, Xiao Gao has not appeared again in recent days. Without Xiao Gao chatting with the old lady, occasionally when Zheng Tan came over, he would hear the old lady's emotions and the things she recalled deep in her memory because of Xiao Gao.

The old lady said that she had a love affair when she was young, and it almost became a real relationship. Unfortunately, they separated due to some reasons. Although the two parties still communicated through letters for several years, another unexpected incident happened. Since then, , the old lady moved to Chuhua City, and there was no news from the other party.

Zheng Tan felt that the old lady must be quite lonely now. Although her son has always been thinking of her, the old lady felt sorry for her son because she was too busy with work, and did not let him come over all the time. She also asked her daughter-in-law to take more care of him. She only needed to hire a nanny. As for her grandson, Now he has been sent abroad to study, and he has not been seen all year round, only occasionally making calls from across the ocean.

Zheng Tan had heard the old men and women in the compound say that people nowadays often like to send their parents to nursing homes to save trouble, but they themselves would never want to go to a nursing home until they die. Zheng Tan didn't know what a nursing home looked like, but he often heard people chatting in the compound and knew that many elderly people disliked that place.

It's not as good as the news said. Some old people can only sit in front of the window every day and look out the window silently. Maybe they still hope that their relatives can visit them often, but most of the time they are probably disappointed. of. There are also some elderly people whose memory declines as they grow older. After staying in a nursing home for a long time, they don't even know their relatives. Even if they stay longer, their biological sons and daughters may forget them.

Families with good conditions, such as the old lady's family, have a son who is a well-known entrepreneur in Chuhua City and is filial enough. Although he can't come over often, he can't wait to hire ten or eight nannies for the old lady.

In front of her son and daughter-in-law, the old lady must be nice in all kinds of ways, but she is actually quite lonely in her heart. The nanny is not a relative after all.

Little black cat, tell me, should I also have a small pet like a cat or dog? But at my age, I don't know how long I can live. What if I can't take care of you by then? The old lady looked at Zheng sighed.

Zheng Tan avoided the old lady's hand that was reaching out to touch the cat's head, thinking: Why am I so young?

Zheng Tan has actually seen many situations like this old lady's. There are also many old people in the compound whose wives have passed away and their sons and daughters are no longer around, such as the fat old lady. However, although the place where Big Fatty's old lady lives is smaller than here and the accommodation conditions are not as good as here, the old lady lives quite comfortably. Big Fatty is with her at home, and there are also various old men in the compound outside. My wife is chatting, singing and telling jokes, which is much better than the one in front of me. It's no wonder that the old lady of Big Fatty's family only wants to stay in the compound and refuses to allow her son to move out.

On this day, Zheng Tan walked to the residential area again. When he got in through the iron fence to visit the old lady and listen to her chatter, he found that the house was very lively today.

There were several cars parked outside the house, all of which were million-dollar high-end cars. I looked at the license plates and found that two of them were not local, with Nancheng license plates.

There were several people sitting in the room. Zheng Tan only knew the old lady, her son and her daughter-in-law, but not the others. The old lady's daughter-in-law, the middle-aged woman who always looked down upon Zheng Tan, had a bright smile on her face, showing a rare sense of closeness. The two middle-aged men also had smiles on their faces. , a few of them were talking, but their voices were not loud or noisy.

But what about the old lady?

Zheng Tan stuck his head out at the door and looked inside. Seeing this, the old lady and her son called Zheng Tan in. Displeasure flashed in the middle-aged woman's eyes. She felt that it was not good to let such a black cat in when there were distinguished guests, but she could not refute her husband's reputation.

Zheng Tan thought for a while, then walked in in full view of everyone, looked around, but didn't see the old lady.

Do you have a cat at home? the strange middle-aged man asked.

No, I don't know whose family it belongs to, but my mother said that she was destined to have this cat. When she was in the hospital... The old lady and her son briefly explained the matter, which surprised the two of them.

Although it doesn't look like a famous cat, it doesn't look like a stray cat either. It's so strong and not afraid of people. It looks really smart. The stranger smiled.

After listening to these two words, Zheng Tan was not in a hurry to find the old lady. He saw a closed room on the first floor. That was where the old lady usually took her lunch break. She was probably in it now. From the conversations of these people, Zheng Tan also got another piece of information - besides the old lady, there was also a little old man in the room? !

Zheng Tan's heart for gossip suddenly ignited. Two days ago, he heard the old lady lamenting that the past was like smoke, but now there is an old man. This is the rhythm of finding a wife for the old lady.

However, the more he listened to these people talking, the more Zheng Tan felt that something was wrong. I bet the old man now is the one the old lady always lamented about some time ago. I heard that the two old men were engaged when they were young, but later they went their separate ways. Nearly 60 years have passed since they separated. According to the comments of several people in the living room, From the conversation, it seems that the two old people who are now single have the intention to get together again.

In fact, what surprised Zheng Tan the most was not that the two old men were reunited after nearly sixty years, but what the strange middle-aged man and the old lady and her son said when they talked about Xiao Gao.

The middle-aged man said that Xiao Gao was a department manager of his company. Some time ago, he had business contact with the old lady's son. Now he has been transferred to another place, so he is no longer responsible for some business in Chuhua City. There will be new people coming to contact us soon. After hearing what the other party said, the old lady and her son stopped asking any more questions and praised Xiao Gao as a very good and capable young man.

Zheng Tan carefully observed the strange middle-aged man. He didn't say much about the meaning of Xiao Gao and just left it behind. Zheng Tan thought about some of the previous things and listened to the conversations of several people here. He guessed that the strange middle-aged man wanted to find someone because of his father's relationship, so he contacted Xiao Gao. As for Xiao Gao among them, How did he make the deal with the other party, how did he get the title of department manager, and how did he get here? Zheng Tan didn't know, and he didn't need to find out. He didn't believe what the strange middle-aged man said. The two old men meeting each other was a coincidence, he only looked at the current results.

In any case, regardless of whether the two elders recognize each other was planned by the other party, now that the two elders recognize each other and are reunited, it is a good thing for both parties. The business cooperation between these two successful people is expected to go further. , which is a good thing no matter how you look at it.

Zheng Tan left without staying here longer. It is estimated that the two old people who reunited again after nearly sixty years will definitely chat more.

For Zheng Tan, the old lady's family are just passers-by in life. He does not need to spend too much energy or affection on those people, even if they have great wealth and extraordinary status. What really matters is the Jiao family.

In the evening, the three members of the Jiao family and a cat were sitting on the sofa watching a martial arts drama on TV. Zheng Tan felt drowsy and yawned when he suddenly heard the little Yuzi next to him say: That scream in there is wrong. !”

Zheng Tan looked at the pictures on the TV and listened. The picture on the TV showed the protagonist in a deep mountain. The background sound was the chirping of birds. There were also several pictures specifically showing those... bird. Zheng Tan took a closer look at it several times and found nothing wrong with the bird or its cry.

Jiao Yuan thought thoughtfully, Are you saying that the bird inside should be a giant cuckoo, but what was played on the TV was four cuckoo calls?

Yeah! Little Yuzi nodded.

Hey, you can see this, you're so careful, I didn't notice it just now! Jiao Yuan patted his thigh excitedly, then ran to the master bedroom and took out a book from Jiao's father's bookcase and flipped through it. I started to discuss with Xiao Youzi the differences between the several species of cuckoos in the genus Rhododendron and which one is the cuckoo.

Mother Jiao doesn't understand these things, but she doesn't object to the behavior of the two children. Sometimes being more serious is also an advantage. It's not bad to occasionally find bugs while watching TV. At least it can help them learn more. As for Zheng Tan, he had seen this kind of bird in school and heard them sing, with four tones once, which is what Xiao Youzi calls the four-tone cuckoo.

Zheng Tan was thinking about taking a closer look at the cuckoos that were always jumping around the compound when he walked outside tomorrow, when he heard Jiao Yuan over there saying: Cuckoos and swallows are symbols of masculinity. In ancient times, In rural areas, they are worshiped during the Spring Festival to pray for fertility...

Before Jiao Yuan finished reading, Jiao's mother slapped him, forcibly took out the book in Jiao Yuan's hand and put it on the highest shelf of the bookshelf.

Watch TV carefully. If not, take a shower and go to bed!

Seeing Jiao's mother speak, Jiao Yuan curled his lips and came to sit down in the living room. Xiaoyouzi didn't say much. She actually didn't quite understand the words Jiao Yuan read just now, but looking at the helpless look on Jiao's mother's face, she still didn't speak. Ask Jiao Yuan.

Zheng Tan tugged at his ears. It's not a worry for a child to be too serious.

The next day, Zheng Tan didn't go to the residential area by the lake. He didn't want to disturb the old lady's reminiscence, so he started walking around looking for the four-sounding cuckoo that the two children talked about last night. Unexpectedly, he always saw it. I haven't seen a single bird of that kind for a long time today.

Zheng Tan was about to change lanes and continue searching, but suddenly he stopped and looked diagonally ahead. More than ten meters away, there was a person standing. Yesterday, I heard that this person had been transferred to another place. I saw him here today.

It was Xiao Gao who was standing there. At this moment, this person was no longer dressed in an elite outfit. Although he was wearing glasses, they were not the gold-rimmed glasses before, but black-framed acetate glasses. He was wearing a casual sweatshirt with a slanted Carrying a bag worth more than ten yuan, with no gel or hair, he looked like a student from Chuhua University.

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