Strange Life of a Cat

After Zheng Tan finished filming the ad for kitten cat food, he didn't care about the effect of the ad. His attention was focused on another matter - Jiao's mother was about to be discharged from the hospital.

Although the body has not fully recovered, there is no need to continue to be hospitalized. With employee benefits and some compensation, the hospitalization is almost free. Jiao's mother does not want to occupy the bed all the time, and she is not comfortable living in the hospital. Besides, Jiao's mother felt sorry for letting the two children eat the food in the cafeteria all the time. It's not that the food in the cafeteria is bad. Psychologically, the food at home always makes people feel better.

So, on a fine Saturday morning, Jiao's family was in the hospital to pick up Jiao's mother home.

Jiao Yuan was carrying a schoolbag, and Zheng Tan hid in the schoolbag. If a strange doctor or other irrelevant and unfamiliar people came over, Zheng Tan would hide his head in, and if no one was there, he would stick his head outside to watch the few people busy and pack their things.

The mood of being discharged from the hospital is always cheerful, and everyone has a smile on their face that cannot be concealed. During Jiao's mother's hospitalization, everyone moved a lot of things from the house one after another. Usually, I didn't see too many things, but they couldn't fit in a large cardboard box. Including the two children's rice bowls and cups, Zheng Tan's special cat bowl, and some small blankets.

Zheng Tan looked at the busy people inside, then turned to look outside the small ward that was separated.

An uncle who was nearly fifty years old came out with a white plastic bedpan commonly used in the ward, and went to the washroom to clean the bedpan.

When he came out after washing, he saw Papa Jiao who was moving the box out of the room. The uncle greeted him with a smile, "Xiao Jiao, picked up Xiao Gu and left the hospital?!"

"Hey, although she hasn't recovered, she said that she doesn't want to stay here any longer. She's not feeling well, so she can go home and recuperate." Papa Jiao spoke with ease today.

Papa Jiao and the uncle were talking there, and they were a little tired after packing up. Papa Jiao also took this time to take a break.

Zheng Tan knew from the conversation between the two of them that the uncle's wife was also injured and hospitalized in the school bus accident just like Jiao Ma, but that aunt was not as lucky as Jiao Ma. There were multiple fractures, and he was suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease as he got older. He was also in critical condition many times at that time, and he was transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward in the past few days. Since entering the hospital, she can't get out of bed at all. She eats, drinks and has diarrhea in bed. Her husband has always been taking care of her.

Jiao's mother couldn't get out of bed a few days before she was hospitalized, and Jiao's father was always looking after her. During that time, what Zheng Tan heard Jiao's father say most to Jiao's mother was "Don't worry, I'm here".

Sometimes, Zheng Tan is very envious of them. Whether it's Jiao's father, Jiao's mother, or the pair of uncles and aunts who came from the intensive care unit. Perhaps, this can truly be called "family".

"Okay, go home!"

Jiao's mother pulled a drag bag out, and Jiao's father hurried over to catch it.

Yi Xin, who had just finished the experiment, also rushed over to help at the end.

I didn't tell Aunt Ling and the others when I was discharged from the hospital this time, and Father Jiao only casually mentioned it to Yi Xin when he was arranging work, but Yi Xin came over unexpectedly.

Dad Jiao borrowed an SUV from a colleague in the courtyard, moved the things downstairs to the loading car, and then drove them back to the East Family Compound.

While moving things, Papa Jiao and Zheng Tan were both thinking at the same time: I really have to buy a car!

But now Papa Jiao is a little tight on money. The money he can move, including the money earned by his cat, has been invested in the company, and there is no extra money to buy a car.

Dad Jiao drove the car, thinking: Wait a little longer, I must buy it before the end of next year, and then I will take my family and Heitan back to my hometown for the New Year next year.

This year’s Chinese New Year is a bit early, and because of Jiao’s mother’s illness, Jiao’s father decided to stay in Chuhua City to celebrate the new year this year, let Jiao’s mother have a good rest, talk to the old people in her hometown early, and plan to take over the old people on both sides Together, but Grandpa Jiao rejected Papa Jiao's proposal.

The grandfather of the Jiao family said on the phone at that time: "Your land is only a little bigger, and it's better to live in our town comfortably."

In order to cultivate well and fully recover without leaving the root cause of the disease, Jiao's mother didn't go to middle school to attend classes, and she couldn't be too tired just after she was discharged from the hospital, and she was given a paid vacation. Many teachers who were injured in the accident like Jiao’s mother were treated in this way, so Jiao’s mother is not ashamed, she rests at home, takes care of the two children and the cat more, and makes up for the negligence during the hospitalization period.

With Mother Jiao at home, Zheng Tan felt that life was radiant again, and he felt much more comfortable. Get up with the two children in the morning, wash up with Gu Youzi, pee with Jiao Yuan in the morning, after washing up, there is a prepared breakfast.

There was one more person who went to school with Jiao Yuan in the morning—Li Shi Rui, who just moved to the compound. After the theft, the vice principal’s relatives moved out of the family compound, and the house was vacant. It just happened to be reserved for the newly arrived Professor Shi's family, and the house was well-decorated, which saved Professor Shi's family a lot of effort.

Although there is a companion, the two children are still used to calling Zheng Tan together. After sending these little kids to the school gate, Zheng Tan started running again, and went to the woods to practice climbing trees.

During this time, Zheng Tan rarely saw Xiao Zhuo when he went to the artificial lake. I heard that because the weather was too cold, he stayed at home to rest, and "Buddha" helped him apply for a room in the family building.

Another day when it was time to shoot commercials, Xiao Guo came to the door and brought a magazine, which was created by his friend. Many pet commercials shot by Zheng Tan were published in this magazine. I heard that this magazine sold well. not bad.

Xiao Guo didn't rush to leave after arriving, but called Jiao Mama, sat on the sofa and turned the magazine to the page of the advertisement shot by Zheng Tan.

Like the previous issues, it is a picture story, which is composed of several screens selected from the video advertisement shot by Zheng Tan and five kittens. Many readers who bought this advertisement will read the one-page advertisement story first, and the response of this issue is particularly good.

In addition, what is different from the past is that on the page next to the picture of this story, a large clear picture is placed on it. A big black cat raises its palm and a kitten lying on the blanket waving its paws The scene where the hands meet.

In the lower right corner of this big picture is the usual advertising slogan of "Obviously" pet center - "Obviously love you so much, can you take me home".

Jiao's mother cut out these two pages immediately after reading it, put them in a photo album, and asked Xiao Guo to develop a photo, and she wanted to save it.

In fact, Zheng Tan didn't comment very well on the photo that everyone praised. He felt that the photo showed his majestic and domineering image a bit sentimental, and his temperament was severely distorted.

No matter what Zheng Tan thinks about this kitten advertisement, the sales volume determines everything, and Xiao Guo's store also has a batch of kitten cat food orders. In fact, many people who contacted Xiao Guo mainly wanted to learn from him. How to make such an effect picture? Are there traces of PS? How to get the cat to make such actions? Xiao Guo has been practicing Tai Chi with others, anyway, there is no truth.

When Xiao Guo came to the pet center's commercial studio, Zheng Tan immediately noticed something strange.

Li Yan is here, but there are still some strange and familiar atmospheres around. Zheng Tan walked over to Li Yan and took a look. Li Yan was staring at his computer intently. There were some pictures in the computer. Many of them were taken with extremely bad effects, but some of them could be seen indistinctly.

The images are all about two cats, one big cat is the domineering "Li Yuanba", the kitten is not too big, just born, it is mainly white, with some yellow spots on its body, it is bigger than before The five kittens that Zheng Tan worked with were much smaller.

Is this the child of "Li Yuanba"? !

Zheng Tan looked at the name of the folder again - Li Yuanba and Peanut Candy.

Look at the kitten in the blurred photo again, the pattern really looks like that kind of peanut nougat.

Knowing that the tortoiseshell cat had given birth, Zheng Tan wasn't very interested, and just wanted to go home early after filming the commercial. However, two of the employees who took part in the filming today are temporarily busy, and they may have to wait for an hour or two before starting work.

While waiting, Zheng Tan did the same as usual, jumping onto the tallest cat climbing frame and resting on his stomach with his eyes closed.

Not far from Zheng Tan, Li Yan held the computer to discuss things with Xiao Guo. Listening to their conversation, Zheng Tan learned that Li Yan and the tortoiseshell cat were living in the pet center during this time.

There are some staff lounges and living rooms in the pet center. Li Yan is always scared because her cat is pregnant. She is afraid that something unexpected will happen. She has no experience in taking care of pregnant women, let alone pregnant cats. For the center, she has paid rent for two months in a row. There is Xiaoguo to help take care of her here, and Li Yan feels at ease. As for herself, she does not have high requirements for where to live, as long as she has a computer and a place where there is internet.

"Li Yuanba" gave birth to cubs within a few days after moving here. Rarely, only one cub was born, and this one was bigger than ordinary newborn cat cubs.

Li Yan wanted to take more photos or videos as souvenirs, but when "Li Yuanba" saw a camera or something, he looked like a diamond with glaring eyes, and his already fierce face seemed to be full of evil spirits, which made Li Yan very distressed . Xiao Guo couldn't help either, he couldn't even get close, the cat would be ready to fight whenever a stranger approached, so he went to find it.

Yanzi didn't turn on the flash when taking photos of her cat, and they were all sneak shots. The tortoiseshell cat of Yanzi’s family has very sensitive senses, so many times when Yanzi tries to steal it, she will fail, often only taking pictures of a tail or an afterimage. The pictures I showed Xiao Guo before were taken after a long time of hard work.

Later, Li Yan installed a camera and peeped at the laptop every day.

Now, after seeing the photos, Li Yan turned on the camera again and started peeping.

"A few days ago, I heard people say that tortoiseshell cats are very docile and quiet. They are better than ordinary cats, and they are good at taking care of their offspring. Is this true? I think my 'Li Yuanba' fits this statement very well. .” Li Yan said proudly.

Xiao Guo thought for a while, "I heard from my grandma that a tortoiseshell cat is either docile and quiet, or a bandit. I think your cat tends to be the latter."

"Guo Xiaoming!!" Li Yan picked up a cat teasing stick beside her and pulled it out.

After playing around for a while, Li Yanyou worried about her cat's daily life, such as diet and heat preservation.

"Are you nervous?" Xiao Guo rubbed his slapped arm and said, "A lot of cats don't let their cubs see. Your cat is fine. In fact, cats don't need to care too much, you just have to make sure Its nutrition is enough to keep up. Cats are not like dogs. Most of the cats in their natural state are solitary animals. You may often see some dirty stray cats squatting on fences or stone piers, squinting their eyes Leisurely basking in the sun, but compared to stray cats, stray dogs are much more miserable. Natural canines tend to live in groups, so you often see some stray dogs with their tails between their tails, appearing frightened and uneasy. Stray Dogs are easy to die, but many stray cats can survive alone for a long time. Cats can hunt independently and look around their territory with kingly eyes, while dogs, many like to follow their masters, and some pee and shit need someone to accompany them ..."

Hearing what Xiao Guo said here, Zheng Tan looked at the golden retriever dog lying on its stomach not far away. It was a golden retriever bitch. Some people might think that the American shorthair male cat in the store is called "Prince", so this one should be called "Princess", right?

Unfortunately, this golden retriever is not called "princess", but "lord". I heard that it won an award at a certain pet show, and Xiao Guo posted the certificate on a conspicuous place in the store as a publicity. Because of the superior appearance, many of the icon portraits of the dog pet food produced in Xiaoguo's shop are of this golden retriever.

The local tyrant Jin in the golden retriever is very eye-catching. He is lively, intelligent, and kind to his family, and he is gradually recognized by more and more people.

At this moment, because Xiao Guo mentioned stray dogs, Li Yan also looked at the golden retriever. Xiao Guo followed Li Yan's line of sight and saw his "master" grinning and wagging his tail vigorously.

"Whatever you look at, it's you!" Xiao Guo shouted towards the golden retriever.

The golden retriever "lord" didn't know if he understood. He stopped flicking his tail because of Xiao Guo's words, and then continued to flick his tail with a grin.

"You're a foodie!" Xiao Guo said helplessly.

Taking his eyes away from the golden retriever, Zheng Tan lay on his stomach and thought.

What Xiao Guo said just now made Zheng Tan think of some problems. He didn't know how to position himself. Does he belong to the category of living alone? Or clustering? Man is a social animal, and now he has the mind of a grown man, with the blood of a cat.

What would it be like if one day I was living outside? Is it still possible to squint your eyes and enjoy the sunshine leisurely? Or are you anxiously living in this cramped social environment with your tail between your legs?

Zheng Tan really didn't know.

When the two employees came back, Zheng Tan withdrew his thoughts and started working.

The commercial this time was not difficult, it wasn't cat food for kittens, so it didn't take long. After the filming, Xiao Guo sent Zheng Tan back to the compound in the East District.

Zheng Tan, who was full of food and drink, lay on the sofa at home and watched the boring TV series with Jiao Ma for a while, took a nap, and then went out to the wild.

Because Jiao's mother is at home, Zheng Tan doesn't have to accompany the children, and sometimes he will go outside for a while at night before returning home. At the end of the year, Dad Jiao also had a lot of work. Recently, it seems that the experimental project has progressed to a critical point. He often stays up until 11 or 12 o’clock in the evening or even returns home in the early morning. Strolling around the building, waiting for Dad Jiao to drive them home with a small electric car.