Vladimir glanced at the slightly awkward title and asked, "What is a small animal?"
"As for the specific definition of a small animal … Generally speaking, it should be small animals like cats, dogs, rabbits, and hamsters that can be artificially raised," Zhang Zian replied.
"Isn't this a pet for humans? Why not just write pets? "it asked again.
"The concepts of pets and small animals overlap to a large extent, but they can't be completely equivalent. For example, the country stipulates that most types of parrots cannot be raised as pets by private individuals. If it's just to protect pets, most parrots are excluded … In addition, the concept of pets is too narrow. A cat is a pet at home and is protected. If it runs out of the house and becomes a stray cat, is it not protected? Is the law protecting the cat itself, or the family? This way, it's easy for people to deliberately exploit the loopholes in the law, "Zhang Zian explained patiently. "The most important thing about the law is its rigor and enforceability. If there are laws but the specific enforcement standards are vague, it will be very difficult for the law enforcement officers."
"In fact, pets don't need much protection, because legally, pets are private property. They are already protected, and illegal infringement is not allowed. In fact, what needs to be protected are the small animals other than domestic pets." Zhang Zian clicked the mouse, minimized the document, and opened another folder. It was full of pictures. Of course, they weren't pictures of the big sisters, but photos left from his trip to Germany.
"Before you came to the pet shop, I went to Germany. Germany's animal protection policy left a deep impression on me."
He clicked on the photos for Vladimir to see. Most of them were taken when he visited the pet shop and the aquarium, including photos with Reina and Karl.
"At that time, I was thinking that it would be great if China could be like Germany and establish a complete animal protection law … At present, China has a wildlife protection law, and it's being implemented quite well. People's awareness of wildlife protection is also increasing, but the protection of small animals is still lacking … You saw the villagers in the village next to the dog market on TV yesterday. They were harmed by leopards, but they actively supported the country's wildlife protection policy," he said.
Vladimir's mouth moved. It wanted to say something, but it swallowed it back down.
"Why did you suddenly want to write this?" It asked another question. Did he hear something from Xinghai, so he was trying to save the human race?
Many young people are not interested in political issues, and I'm basically unemployed. I don't have much pressure on me. Although I don't earn much money, I've always paid taxes according to the law … Most importantly, I vote every time there's a national election. You might think it's childish, but I always think that my vote may change the country and the world. "Zhang Zian scratched his head in embarrassment.
Vladimir listened carefully, then shook his head and said, "I don't think it's childish."
"In the past, I was just an ordinary person, an ordinary citizen. I knew that my words didn't carry much weight, and that being able to fulfill my responsibility of voting was already my limit, but … Grandma Gu informed me that I had joined the Municipal Political Consultative Conference as an additional member, and had the right to participate in politics. So I thought about it and felt that I should do something. As the saying goes, if you're not in your position, don't do anything about it. But now that I'm in my position, if I don't do anything about it, wouldn't I be doing nothing? It's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes … No, it's selling pets. "Zhang Zian smiled easily.
"I looked it up on the Internet yesterday. The members of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference have no legislative power, but at least they can fully express various opinions through the CPPCC, and participate in the discussion of national policies and major local affairs. So I want to write such a proposal, and then present it at the first meeting of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference." He switched back to the document.
Vladimir's eyes swept over the lines of writing in the document.
"Do you think … this will work?" it asked. "A proposal like this can push the process of legislation forward?"
Zhang Zian shook his head. "I don't know, but I know that if I don't try, I'll never know."
"And I believe that with the rapid increase in the number of pets in China, legislation for pets and small animals will one day be put on the agenda. Someone will have to push the first domino — although that person may not be me, I have to at least try. Isn't success built on the foundation of repeated failures?" he added.
It was true that China was too big, and the gap between the rich and the poor was unimaginable. Different regions had different local customs and customs, and the establishment of a small animal protection law was bound to encounter huge challenges and difficulties. But it was impossible to say that a large country like China would never have a similar bill in the 21st century. It was only a matter of time.
It was precisely because of the difficulties that they had to prepare for a rainy day.
Vladimir raised a front paw, pointed to a line of words in the document, and said, "I don't think the words used here are very accurate."
"Oh?" Zhang Zian perked up. "How do you think it should be written?"
It thought for a moment, then said, "You can be more direct and use a stronger tone. Compared to others, you are an expert in this area. Don't belittle yourself."
Zhang Zian nodded and tried to modify it according to its ideas. The effect was indeed better. The way he used the words before had always put himself in a humble position as a nobody, but humility could be looked down upon.
Time passed slowly, and the sky became brighter.
At the same time that the first ray of light from the east shone through the window, Zhang Zian also typed in the last full stop.
The entire document was not long to begin with, and under Vladimir's suggestion, it was further cut to highlight the key points. The bottom of the document was mostly blank.
He rubbed his sore eyes and looked at the time. It was already time to get up, so he no longer deliberately lowered his voice. He connected the computer to the printer and printed out the document.
"What are you going to do now?" Vladimir asked.
"This is just a proposal, not a draft legislation. And I'm a newcomer to the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference. How can I make this proposal get enough attention?" He pointed to the blank space at the bottom of the document. "I want to try my best to get as many people to co-sign it. This is my biggest task today."
As he spoke, he first signed his name neatly.
"I don't know how many people will be willing to sign this proposal in the end … I hope that at least the blank space will be filled." He looked at the piece of paper, not confident in his heart.
"Alright." He stood up and stretched, then let out a long yawn. "I'm a little sleepy, but I have to go to a lot of places today, so let's set off early. I'll go brush my teeth, wash my face, and change my clothes first. Vladimir, you woke up very early too, so you should go back to sleep. "
Vladimir shook its head. "No, I'll go with you."
"You're going too? We have to go door-to-door today, so we can't drive. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome enough to drive and stop. It'll be very tiring, "he reminded it in advance.
It smiled lightly. "Meow meow is not afraid of the difficulties of the expedition. Thousands of mountains and rivers are nothing."
"… Alright then."
Zhang Zian saw that it had made up its mind, so he no longer tried to persuade it. He put the proposal on the table and went to wash up.
"Bastard, stingy! I just dreamed that I was living in the palace. Why did you have to wake me up at this time! "
After a while, amidst Sihwa's angry roar, he came out of the bathroom. His pajamas had been splashed with a lot of water, and he looked a little disheveled.
"After I change my clothes, we'll set off … Be careful, don't step on this proposal and dirty it." He saw that Vladimir was still standing on the table, so he pulled out the proposal from under its feet and blew on it. After all, it often went out, unlike Fina, who liked cleanliness. It wouldn't look good if the proposal was dirty.
He looked at it and found that it was still dirty. There was a faint paw print next to the name he had just signed, but the paw print was very shallow. If he didn't pay special attention, he might not be able to see it. So, there shouldn't be a need to print another copy, right?
The printing paper was also bought with money. It didn't fall from the sky.
After changing his clothes, he folded the proposal and put it in his pocket, then left the second floor with Vladimir.
After they left, the other elfins woke up one after another.
Pi rubbed its eyes and put on its pince-nez. Seeing that the laptop was still open, it jumped down from the wicker hammock chair and sat on the chair that was still warm.
It had a lot of work to do today. In addition to the normal number of updated words, it mainly wanted to organize the outline. For a web novel that easily had millions of words, if there was no outline, it was easy to write about the later parts and forget about the earlier parts.
The other elfins got up, washed up, and made a lot of noise. They passed by it, but it didn't affect its focus. It was used to the noise here. Besides, it would quiet down later, and the noisy main battlefield would move downstairs.
Time passed by, minute by minute.
It focused on organizing the outline, sorting out the timeline according to the order in which each elfin appeared. From Zhang Zian's download to the beginning of the game until today, each elfin had an important part in the outline. They were both independent and connected to each other.
When it came to Vladimir's part, Pi was a little tired. It decided to get up and move its body. It was still a long way from writing this part, so there was no need to write a detailed outline. A simple outline would be enough.
So, it thought about it and used the simplest sentence to summarize the content of this part. It felt very satisfied, then jumped down from the chair and wobbled around the room.
In front of the blinking cursor, it wrote: Chinese cats are so ambitious that they dare to change the world!
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