It was a sunny and pleasant day, truly suitable for a stroll. Miaomiao skipped along in front, while Wei Ziqi slowly followed behind, carrying Miaomiao's schoolbag.
"Little teacher! Pass me the schoolbag!"
"What's up?" Wei Ziqi quickened his steps and walked forward, asking.
"Look!"
Miaomiao pointed at the ground, her eyes shining with excitement. Wei Ziqi looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a scrawny orange tabby cat sitting there obediently, with a tiny kitten of the same color in its mouth.
"There's still a lot of food in my schoolbag. They look hungry. I'll feed them some."
Miaomiao rummaged through her schoolbag as she spoke.
Liking furry little animals is a girl's nature, and Miaomiao was no exception. Maybe this was the only display of her girlishness.
Miaomiao never asked her father for anything before, so even though she liked them, there were no pets at home. In fact, as long as Miaomiao proposed it, Lin Yao wouldn't refuse.
Miaomiao emptied all the food from her schoolbag, squatted on the ground, opened a sausage, and brought it to the big cat's mouth.
The big cat immediately put down the kitten in its mouth, bit off a piece of the sausage, and spat it out. It landed right in front of the kitten's mouth.
"Do you want to give it to your baby? It's okay. I have a lot more. You should eat quickly too. I'll open another one!"
Miaomiao spoke to the big cat softly and opened another sausage, putting it in front of the kitten.
Only then did the big cat lower its head and start gobbling up the food.
They seemed to be extremely hungry. Their mouths never stopped for a moment, eating very hurriedly. The kitten's teeth weren't very sharp yet, so it had a hard time eating. Miaomiao crushed the sausage in her hand a bit and put it on the ground.
The big cat ate four whole sausages, and the little kitten ate a whole one too.
After the two cats had a good meal, they came up to Miaomiao's legs and rubbed their heads against her. It was the first time Miaomiao had been so actively approached by an animal. She was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She reached out and stroked the big cat's back, feeling very content.
After rubbing for a while, the big cat picked up the kitten and walked away slowly, as if it was about to leave.
Miaomiao stood up slowly. She felt a bit sad. She really liked these two cats.
Watching the big cat's departing back, Yao Mingxuan patted Miaomiao on the shoulder and said, "Let Uncle Lin buy you one when we get back."
"No. If there's fate, we'll get it. If we force it, it won't be nice." Miaomiao slowly shook her head and refused.
"It's just buying a cat. Oh, forget it. You're right. If there's fate, we'll get it." Wei Ziqi smiled helplessly. He really couldn't understand why buying a little kitten could be elevated to the level of fate and whether it was forced or not.
The big cat had gradually walked away. It jumped onto the nearby lawn, and its figure was almost out of sight. Wei Ziqi was just about to pull Miaomiao away when suddenly the big cat jumped out of the lawn again.
It wiggled its butt and ran in front of Miaomiao. It put the kitten on the ground and then ran away in a flash.
"Is your fate here?" Wei Ziqi stared blankly at the direction where the big cat had left and the little kitten stumbling on the ground, sighing.
"Yes! Its mother gave it to me!"
Miaomiao didn't expect the big cat to do this either. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the little kitten from the ground. She was so happy that she danced and jumped on the spot.
"Yes, its mother gave it to you. This is what you call fate. But will Uncle Lin let you keep a stray cat?"
Wei Ziqi also reached out and tapped the little kitten's head. Who could refuse such a cute creature as a cat?
"Yes! As long as I want to, Dad will definitely agree!"
Miaomiao nodded confidently and carried the cat back home.
Lin Yao hadn't come back yet. Miaomiao put the little kitten on the ground and let it move around freely.
"Miaomiao, I'll use the computer to look up how to take care of a little kitten. Then we'll go out and buy some things for it." Wei Ziqi naturally turned on the computer and started looking up beginner's guides and relevant information on raising cats.
He jotted down what they needed to buy on paper and then directly pulled Miaomiao out to go shopping.
They just needed to use their phones to locate and they would know where there were pet stores nearby. In a high - end community like this, there were all kinds of shops around. It wasn't difficult to find a pet store.
Here, Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi were doing a big shopping spree for the stray kitten they had picked up. Besides the necessary items like cat litter, a litter box, cat food, goat milk, a feeding bottle, and a food bowl, they also bought a lot of other snacks, canned food, and toys.
Fortunately, Miaomiao was strong enough. Otherwise, the two kids really wouldn't have been able to handle so many things.
On the other side, Lin Yao had just gotten home. As soon as he opened the door, he was startled by a meow.
He looked down and saw a dirty orange kitten running around everywhere.
"A cat? Why is there a cat at home?"
Lin Yao muttered to himself in confusion. Then he took out his phone and called the driver, asking why Miaomiao hadn't come back yet.
After getting the answer from the driver, Lin Yao smiled helplessly. It seemed that this cat must have been picked up by his daughter on the way.
"Dad! What are you doing at the door?"
Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi had just come back and saw Lin Yao squatting on the ground in front of the kitten, not knowing what to do, with the door still open.
"Ah? You're back. Where did you go just now?" Lin Yao slowly stood up. After seeing his daughter, he took the plastic bags from their hands and asked.
"We went to buy things for the cat! Dad, I want to keep it!" After giving the things to her father, Miaomiao rushed into the room, picked up the little kitten, and announced happily.
"It's okay to keep it, but it's a bit too dirty now. Later, ask Uncle Driver to take it to the pet hospital for a check - up. If there's nothing wrong with it, give it a bath and then bring it back to keep. If there are any problems, we'll cure it and then bring it back, okay?" Lin Yao had no intention of refusing at all.
Actually, he had a cleanliness fetish. He didn't like cats and dogs that shed hair, and he didn't really like keeping pets. But since Miaomiao liked it, the cleanliness fetish didn't matter anymore.
"Okay!" Miaomiao obediently agreed.
"Then I'll cook first. You guys play first. Don't let it run around randomly." Lin Yao still thought the cat was too dirty and couldn't help but feel a bit disgusted.
"Okay!"
Miaomiao agreed readily. She carried the kitten and the shopping bags and ran back to her room.
Wei Ziqi looked at Miaomiao in the room, rolling on the bed with the cat in her arms, loving it so much that she couldn't let go. For a moment, he was at a loss for words. His gaze slowly shifted to the cage they had bought on the ground.
He always felt that Uncle Lin meant to keep the cat in the cage, not to let it roll around on the bed with Miaomiao.