Just as Zhang Zian had guessed, Zhao Qi, Xiao Wang, and Tian Qi worked in the same unit, but her relationship with the couple could only be considered a nodding acquaintance. She was not interested in how they knew each other or how they got together. They had no contact before.
Because Zhao Qi often showed off her cat in her friends ‘circle and talked about cat raising, she was a cat master in the small circle of colleagues and relatives, so her colleagues who had pets or wanted to raise pets often came to her for advice. Her knowledge was second-hand knowledge from Zhang Zian. Even if it was only second-hand knowledge, because Zhang Zian’s pet knowledge was the latest, it was far from the old knowledge that had been passed down for decades. Her colleagues were shocked when they saw it, and it often made her secretly happy.
Little Wang and Tian Qi also came to her because of her fame and wanted her to help recommend pets. At first, she was inclined to raise dogs, but as a cat fan, she strongly recommended the cat Qianqian because her knowledge of dogs was relatively shallow, and she would be exposed if she said too much.
The couple was a little soft-hearted and followed the crowd. They couldn’t help but become more inclined to raise cats, but they hadn’t made up their mind yet.
Yesterday was Saturday, and it was too hot outside. Zhao Qi didn’t want to go out, and it was boring to stay at home. She invited them to come to her house to play with her cat, mainly to show off lan lan.
Little Wang and Tian Qi had originally planned to visit the Pet Shop on the spot, but it was difficult to refuse such hospitality. They were shy, so they agreed and arrived at Zhao Qi’s house on time. They also prepared small gifts such as cakes and ice cream.
As they had already greeted each other before they arrived, Zhao Qi, who was cleaning the house, knew that they were here when she heard the doorbell ring. She immediately opened the door.
Lan lan also followed behind her curiously.
Back then, when Zhao Qi first brought lan lan home, lan lan almost ran out through the crack of the door when the courier came to the door. She had to be extra careful every time the courier came to the door.
Other than Shishi, only Liu Wenying and Yueyue were regular customers of Zhao Qi’s house. They were both familiar with lan lan, so it probably thought that they would be the ones coming this time.
Zhao Qi confirmed the guests ‘identities through the peephole, opened the door, and warmly welcomed them in.
Little Wang and Tian Qi exchanged a few words before he lowered his head and saw lan lan. This strong-looking little girl had left a good first impression on them.
However, lan lan, who was usually very warm to Shishi and Liu Wenying, turned around and went back to her room when she saw little Wang and Tian Qi. She was always curious about the corridor and wanted Zhao Qi or someone else to carry her back.
Zhao Qi felt a little strange, but she didn’t think much about it. She was busy greeting the guests. Little Wang and Tian Qi didn’t know the habits of cats, so they thought that cats were like this and didn’t care.
After entering the room, the host and the guest took their seats. Little Wang and Tian Qi first politely praised the layout and furnishings of the room. Then, the three of them shared the cake and ice cream and exchanged some gossip. They were familiar with each other and were all young people, so the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.
The topic naturally shifted to the cat.
When they had been talking, the three of them had been sitting on the sofa in the living room. Zhao Qi had hinted to lan lan a few times, asking it to come over and jump on the sofa or sit on her lap, but it always seemed to hesitate, hovering two or three meters away and not approaching.
Tian Qi’s eyes kept glancing at lan lan. In order for them to see clearly and to show off how obedient lan lan was, Zhao Qi walked over and picked lan lan up. She put her on the coffee table in front of Tian Qi and little Wang, and even encouraged them to take a nap.
Tian Qi tried to stroke it a few times and was immediately fascinated by the smooth touch. She was so happy that she let her boyfriend touch it too.
However, just as little Wang reached out to touch it, lan lan immediately jumped off the coffee table in disgust and turned to go back to the bedroom.
This time, Zhao Qi was a little embarrassed. Lan lan was not usually like this. She could even flirt with Yue Yue very happily.
Little Wang was also embarrassed. He laughed at himself and said that he had never been liked by cats.
When he was in college, there was a stray cat on the campus. Not only did it live in peace with the students, but it also often ran to the classroom and sat upright, as if it was listening to the class seriously. Everyone said that this was a cat that loved to learn. From the teachers to the students, they all took good care of it. It seemed to know that the students would not hurt it, and it had no problem petting it a few times if it wanted to. It even seemed to enjoy it.
Once, the stray cat was lying on a bench in a small park, basking in the sun. He and a few classmates passed by, and the girls among them went up to stroke it happily. He saw others stroking the cat with great enthusiasm and was reprimanded by his classmates, so he wanted to try stroking it himself on a whim. He had never raised a cat before, and he had never stroked a cat before. As soon as he approached it, it seemed to run away unhappily before he could even squat down and reach out his hand.
His classmates laughed and said that he wanted to slip away without feeding it. This was originally just a joke, but because some of the girls laughed along, he felt embarrassed. Later, he specially bought Canned Cat Food and fed it whenever he saw it. It ate happily, but when he tried to slip away, it twisted its body unhappily, as if it didn’t want him to slip away. He laughed a few times and gave up the idea of killing it.
It was just a small matter, but small matters could sometimes make people mind, especially when he met this stray cat on campus again in the future. It would always be like a thorn that would make him recall the embarrassing experience.
After he graduated, he left school and came to Binhai city to work. He also met Tian Qi. The busy work and relationship made him gradually forget about this matter. Sometimes, even if he thought about it, he felt that the stray cat might be an exception. It did not mean that other cats hated him.
However, today, lan lan in Zhao Qi’s house reminded him of that incident again. Two different cats had given him cold looks, which meant that this was not an exception.
Now, he was much more mature than when he was young and inexperienced in college. In addition, his work and relationship were very stable. Even if he was despised by the cat, he would not be as embarrassed as he was back then. However, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He said to Zhao Qi in a self-deprecating manner,”the elders in my hometown used to say that men don’t raise cats and women don’t raise dogs. Maybe I’m really not suitable to raise a cat. Cats don’t like me either. Why don’t I raise a dog?”
Zhao Qi didn’t like what he said. She was not convinced. In order to prove that he was wrong, she asked them to sit for a while and went upstairs to borrow the white cat from Liu Wenying’s house.
The little white cat, who had lost its mother because of the cat abuse incident, had grown up and was very lively. In the hearts of Liu Wenying and Yueyue, it had more or less replaced the dead Maomao.
However, the little white cat, who was even more unafraid of strangers than lan lan, didn’t seem to like Xiao Wang too much. Although it wasn’t as resistant as lan lan, its body language had already explained everything.
Zhao Qi’s shallow knowledge of pets was not enough, so one of the reasons she had brought them to the Pet Shop was to get to the bottom of things with Zhang Zian.
