Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 83

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The kid, Yichen, added, "But my mom said if I don't do well on the final exams, she won't let me play with Lan Jing anymore."

"Oh? I thought she was gonna send Lan Jing back."

The kid grinned and leaned on the counter. "Nah, Lan Jing's super smart. He's won over my mom and dad. Now they can't bear to let Lan Jing go either."

This was something Shen Luo hadn't expected. Back when the blue-eyed cat was staying at the hospital, all Shen Luo had noticed was how vocal he was. As for the rest, he honestly hadn't picked up on anything special.

"Well, that's good. You should keep studying hard. The better your grades are, the more your parents will like Lan Jing."

"I will!"

Lan Jing was in great health. Yichen used his allowance to buy him a can of cat food and said they had to finish it before going home—otherwise, there'd be none left to eat at home.

Watching all this, Shen Luo felt it was pretty great. First, there was that kid with autism—he'd shown obvious improvement since getting Bai Zhuzhu. And now, with Lan Jing, Yichen had gradually started breaking out of his awkward shell. Maybe pets understood kids better than adults did. After all, both their worlds were simple and pure.

But a couple of days later, the mom came back with Lan Jing.

"That kid is just so careless. I wanted you guys to take a look—is this cat a mixed breed? A bunch of people said he looks like a Siamese."

Shen Luo answered confidently, "Nope, not a Siamese. Just a regular stray that happens to look like one."

Zheng Jiamei looked a bit nervous on the side. She was worried the woman might ditch Lan Jing for not being a purebred.

Unexpectedly, Yichen's mom looked relieved and said, "That's good then. My coworker has a female cat and was looking for a match. She saw ours and really liked him. I was worried ours might actually be a Siamese and that breeding would mess up the bloodline. Since they're both strays, it's not a big deal."

It was only because Shen Luo was sure this mom had no plans of abandoning Lan Jing that he told her the truth.

Then she bought a can of cat food too and said to Lan Jing, "Hurry up and eat it before your dad finds out, or there won't be any food tonight."

Shen Luo stood off to the side, sweatdropping. Yep, definitely mother and son—acting exactly the same.

Still, the complete 180 in the mom's attitude was pretty fascinating, so he asked her about it.

"At first, I really didn't like cats," she admitted. "I thought they'd distract my kid or spread germs. But after seeing how you guys run things here, I realized cats aren't dirty at all. Lan Jing's really well-behaved and sweet too—everyone loves him. I guess I gradually came around."

"Actually, Yichen doesn't sleep well. He's okay at night, but he's never liked napping in the afternoon. Then I noticed that Lan Jing would always curl up on his bed around noon. And Yichen would nap with him. I thought that was great. We used to beg and bribe that kid to nap, and he still wouldn't. Now he's willing to do it on his own."

Napping was something parents swore by—it was good for brain and physical development.

The mom added, "Honestly, every time I hear the cat purring, I feel sleepy too. It's so soothing—almost hypnotic."

Shen Luo laughed. "It's not just the purring—it's that any steady, gentle rhythm tends to lull people to sleep."

Things with Lan Jing had finally settled down, and Shen Luo could breathe a little easier. A lot of people who said they didn't like pets ended up loving them once they gave them a chance. It all came down to whether or not they were willing to try. Every pet was a little life, with its own charm and quirks—and they could win over a lot of hearts without even trying.

After that, a few more good things happened. Shen Luo had slowly started pulling out of the gloom that had been hanging over him since the mother cat incident. But every time he thought of Xiao Chuan, his heart still ached a little. Since Xiao Chuan left, he hadn't reached out even once. Shen Luo figured something must've happened that made Xiao Chuan choose to stay away.

Then You Minran showed up again with Bubu. Apparently, Bubu had fallen into a ditch and was now covered in mud—he needed a bath.

Looking at the muddy dog, Shen Luo was speechless. The cats at the hospital clearly remembered Bubu, the dog who loved sitting in line with them. The moment they saw him, they all scrambled up to the top of the cat tree.

Wang Wei dragged Bubu off for a bath while You Minran pulled a magazine from her bag and said, "This is a lifestyle mag my friend runs. There's a section in it about pets."

Shen Luo took it and said, "What, you want me to subscribe?"

You Minran rolled her eyes. She knew how stingy Shen Luo was—there was no way she expected him to actually fork over money.

"She's in charge of a column and wants to invite professionals or people in the field to contribute some pieces—like how to properly care for pets, how to groom them, stuff like that. I immediately thought of you. Don't you guys have vets here? Writing this kind of content should be a breeze. And here," she pointed to a section, "this one's for funny pet stories. I heard your animals are pretty hilarious. You could submit some short pieces. At least you'd get some payment out of it, right?"

Shen Luo flipped through the magazine. It was surprisingly high-end and definitely lifestyle-oriented, covering everything from home living to fitness to parenting. The content was wide-ranging and thoughtfully curated.

He tucked the magazine under his arm and said, "Thanks. I'll give it a shot when I have time."

You Minran added, "Good. They don't lack submissions, but they're short on the kind of scientifically accurate, well-informed content. As for the funny stories, they're looking for pieces with a bit of personality. Not stuff like 'a poodle that calls its owner mom'—they get those kinds of submissions all the time."

Shen Luo nodded. "Got it."

With the amount of chaos in his pet hospital, he was pretty sure he could churn out a few decent stories. No shortage of clowns in that place.

Once Bubu was clean and dry, You Minran took him and left. The entire pet hospital's cat population let out a collective sigh of relief. That was, except for Ah Fei—one swat from her was enough to keep even Ah Hua in line, let alone a clueless dog like Bubu.

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