As Zhang Zian had guessed, Zhao Qi worked in the same unit as Xiaowang and Tian Tian, but her relationship with the couple could only be regarded as a nodding acquaintance. She was not interested in how they got to know each other or how they got to know each other.
Because Zhao Qi often posted pictures of cats on her WeChat Moments and talked about how to raise cats, she was known as a cat owner in her small circle of colleagues and friends. Therefore, 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 second-hand knowledge, Zhang Zian's pet knowledge was up-to-date, far from the old knowledge that had been passed down for decades. Her colleagues were amazed after reading it, and she always felt good about it.
Xiaowang and Tian Tian also came to her out of admiration and wanted to ask her to recommend pets. At first, they were inclined to raise dogs, but as a cat lover, she strongly recommended cats. Because her knowledge about dogs was relatively shallow, she would be exposed if she said too much.
This pair of lovers were relatively soft-hearted, and they belonged to the type that followed the crowd. Unable to withstand her success, they became more inclined to raise a cat, but they had not completely made up their minds.
Yesterday was Saturday, and it was too hot outside for Zhao Qi to go out. It was boring to stay at home, so she invited them to her house to pet cats, mainly to show off Lan Lan.
Xiaowang and Tian Tian originally planned to go to the pet shop for a site inspection, but it was difficult to refuse such hospitality. They were thin-skinned, so they agreed and arrived at Zhao Qi's house on time. They also prepared cake, ice cream, and other small gifts.
Because they had already informed Zhao Qi before they arrived, when the doorbell rang, Zhao Qi, who was cleaning the house, especially the cat's fur, knew that they had arrived. She immediately went to open the door.
Lan Lan followed behind her curiously.
When Zhao Qi first took Lan Lan home, when the courier came to the door, Lan Lan almost ran out of the door. Since then, Zhao Qi had been extra careful when the courier came to the door.
In addition to Shi Shi, Zhao Qi's regular guests were Liu Wenying and Yue Yue, who lived upstairs. They were all very familiar with Lan Lan, and it probably thought that they were also coming this time.
Zhao Qi confirmed the identity of the guests through the peephole, opened the door, and warmly welcomed them into the house.
Xiaowang and Tian Tian exchanged a few pleasantries before lowering their heads to look at Lan Lan. The dignified little fellow had left a good first impression on them.
However, Lan Lan, who was usually very friendly to Shi Shi and Liu Wenying, turned around and went back into the house in disgust when it saw Xiaowang and Tian Tian. Usually, it was very curious about the staircase and insisted that Zhao Qi or someone else carry it back.
Zhao Qi felt a little strange, but she didn't think too much about it. She was busy greeting the guests. Little Wang and Tian Tian didn't know the habits of cats. They thought that cats were like this, so they didn't think much of it.
After entering the room and taking their seats, Little Wang and Tian Tian first politely complimented the layout and furnishings of the room. Then, the three of them shared the cake and ice cream and exchanged some gossip about the unit. They were all young people, so the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.
Naturally, the topic of conversation turned to cats.
When they were talking before, the three of them were sitting on the sofa in the living room. Zhao Qi hinted to Lan Lan several times to come over and jump onto the sofa or sit on her lap, but it always seemed to be hesitating about something, wandering two or three meters away from them.
Tian Tian's eyes kept glancing at Lan Lan. In order to let them see it clearly and show off how obedient Lan Lan was, Zhao Qi walked over and picked Lan Lan up. She put it on the coffee table in front of Tian Tian and Xiaowang and encouraged them to rub it.
Tian Tian tried to rub it a few times and immediately fell in love with the smooth feeling. She happily let her boyfriend touch it too.
However, just as Xiaowang reached out to touch it, Lan Lan immediately jumped off the coffee table in disgust and turned around to go back to the bedroom.
Zhao Qi was a little embarrassed. Lan Lan was usually not like this. Even Yue Yue could rub it happily.
Xiaowang was also very embarrassed. He laughed at himself and said that he had never been liked by cats.
When he was in university, there was a stray cat on campus. Not only did it get along well with the students, but it also often ran into the classroom and sat still, listening carefully in class. Everyone said that it was a cat that loved to learn. From the teachers to the students, they all took good care of it, and it seemed to know that the students would not hurt it. It had no problem stroking it a few times, and it seemed to enjoy it very much.
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 happily went up to stroke it. He saw others stroking the cat enthusiastically, and after a few words from his classmates, he felt a sudden impulse to try stroking it a few times. He had never had a cat before, and he had never stroked one before. As soon as he approached it, before he could squat down and reach out, it seemed to stand up unhappily and run away.
His classmates laughed, saying that he wanted to stroke it without feeding it. It was just a joke, but because some of the girls laughed with him, he felt embarrassed. Later, he bought canned cat food and fed it to it when he met it. It ate happily, but when he tried to stroke it, it wriggled its body unhappily, as if it didn't want him to stroke it. He laughed a few times and gave up on the idea of stroking it.
It was just a small thing, but sometimes small things could make people mind, especially when he met the stray cat on campus again. It would always be like a thorn in his side, reminding him of the embarrassing experience.
After graduation, he left the campus and came to Binhai City to work. He met Tian Tian, and the busy work and relationship made him gradually forget about it. Sometimes, even when he thought about it, he felt that the stray cat might be an exception, and it didn't mean that other cats hated him.
However, today, Zhao Qi's Lan Lan made him remember that incident again. Two different cats were giving him the cold shoulder, which meant that it wasn't an exception.
Today, he was much more mature than he was when he was in university. His work and relationship were stable, so even if he was despised by the cat, he wouldn't be as embarrassed as he was at the time. However, he still felt uncomfortable.
He said to Zhao Qi in a self-deprecating way, "In the past, the elders in my hometown said that men don't raise cats, and women don't raise dogs. Maybe I'm really not suitable for raising cats, and cats don't like me. Why don't I raise a dog?"
Zhao Qi, who was a cat fan, didn't like hearing this. She wasn't convinced, and in order to prove him wrong, she asked them to sit around for a while. She ran upstairs and borrowed the little white cat from Liu Wenying's house.
The little white cat, who had lost its mother due to the cat abuse incident, was already half grown. It was very lively, and in the hearts of Liu Wenying and Yue Yue, it had more or less replaced the dead Fluffy.
However, the little white cat, who was even more afraid of strangers than Lan Lan, didn't seem to like Little Wang very much. Although it wasn't as resistant as Lan Lan, its body language explained everything.
Zhao Qi's shallow pet knowledge was not enough, so one of the reasons she brought them to the pet shop was to find Zhang Zian and get to the bottom of it.
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