Seeing his wife's weird expression and her insistence, Tim had to put aside the lawn to be mowed and follow her into the study.
Lauren's computer was open, and it was a YouTube page. Tim knew that she liked to watch some interesting videos when she was free, and he thought it would be the same this time — unfortunately, he was only half right.
"Look at this." Lauren pulled him to sit down and clicked play.
The cheerful music of Little Apple sounded, and a group of kittens danced along with it.
Tim's eyes widened, and he stared at the screen in disbelief. "What's going on?"
Lauren didn't answer. After playing it once, she replayed it.
"What do you think?" she asked with a smile.
"Is this the trailer of a movie? Please tell me it's a computer special effect. "Tim was still staring at the still picture.
Lauren shook her head. "I thought it was a video that had been edited, but it doesn't seem to be. Look at this."
She switched to another YouTube page and played another video.
The second video was longer. Different from the previous video, the protagonist and photographer of the second video was a black-haired girl, and there were no subtitles. However, that was not the point. The subjects of the second video were the same as the previous one. They were all the kittens, but one black kitten was missing.
After the second video was played, Lauren said, "The first video was indeed re-edited, but in my opinion, it was to make the video more compact, while the second video has no signs of being edited at all."
"So?" Tim shrugged with a forced smile. "Are you saying that these kittens really know how to dance? We've been running a cattery for so many years, and I've never heard of such a bizarre thing. "
"Tim," Lauren held his big hand and said gently, "Always be in awe of things you don't know."
Tim's palm was wide and thick, and rough like a bear's paw. He didn't dare to move after being held by her small hand.
"Even if it's true, what can we do?" He said hesitantly, and looked at the frozen screen again. "What does it have to do with us? God, this is China, half a world away. "
Lauren smiled and said patiently, "I was thinking, is it possible... to ask the pet shop owner how he teaches the kittens to dance?"
Tim frowned. "China is so big and there are so many people. Where are we going to find a shop owner?"
"You don't need to worry about that." Lauren let go of his hand and put a small note into his palm. "I left a message to ask the two vloggers. The first vlogger was a little secretive, while the second vlogger told me the address directly."
Tim unfolded the note. The address on the note was very detailed.
Lauren continued, "In addition, the second blogger admitted that he had nothing to do with the first blogger. The video that was uploaded was not shot by him, but a live broadcast of a Chinese female anchor. He thought it was very interesting, so he uploaded it to YouTube. I didn't expect it to attract so much attention."
Tim read the address on the note several times, then raised his head and said, "Dear, you mean …"
"I mean, maybe it's time to go to China." Lauren's eyes were full of longing. "That ancient civilization with thousands of years of history has always been shrouded in a mysterious veil. Now it's time to unveil the veil and see its true face. Don't you want to see with your own eyes whether these dancing kittens really exist? "
Tim grinned and said with a bitter smile, "Yes. But dear, if we go to China, what about the cattery? There are still many customers who have made appointments to see the kittens. Do we have to cancel all these appointments? This will affect our reputation. "
"Don't we have Alan?" Lauren laughed. "Let him look after the house."
"Him?" Tim was more surprised than seeing kittens dancing. "Let him look after the house? He's going to screw everything up! "
"No, I think he is a good kid, but he is too afraid of you, so he always makes mistakes in front of you. Give him a chance to be independent. Boys always need pressure to grow into men. "Lauren's tone was very soft, but it was extremely persuasive to Tim.
"Okay, okay." Tim said helplessly, "But have you ever thought that, if these two videos are true, that unknown pet shop owner really has a way to teach kittens to dance — if I were him, I would keep it a secret, and I would never say a word even if my mouth was broken. Do you understand me?"
He was worried that they would probably come here in vain. There was no reason for the China pet shop owner to tell them the secret of teaching kittens to dance.
"You are right, I also thought of that." Lauren pointed to the frozen picture on the screen. "But look at these kittens in his shop. What do we have that he doesn't?"
"What we have that he doesn't?" He was stunned and stared at the screen, following his wife's finger.
As a professional breeder who had run a cattery for more than ten years and participated in the CFA Tour many times, Tim was very knowledgeable and insightful. He could tell at a glance that those kittens were very common cat breeds, but there was no Ragdoll cat, which was very popular nowadays. As for other breeds, such as Norwegian Forest Cat, Bengal Cat or Bombay Cat, there was none.
The shocking fact that the kittens were dancing together made Tim ignore these. At this time, when his wife reminded him, he immediately understood what she meant — that pet shop did not have Ragdoll cats, and Blue Climax's Ragdoll cats were well-known in the industry.
"You mean …"
Although he understood, he still felt distressed to exchange the Ragdoll cats that he had carefully cultivated for many years. It was like giving his own child to someone else to raise.
"Honey, there is no free lunch in this world, you know," Lauren said earnestly. "We must accept the fact that only this pet shop in the world has cats that can dance, and we are not the only pet shop that can provide Ragdoll cats. Although our cats are good, they are not unique in the industry. If we don't act as soon as possible, I'm afraid that this God-given opportunity will be taken by others. "
His wife had always been right. Whether it was when she resolutely decided to quit her job to run the cattery, or when she decided to breed Ragdoll cats from a very early age, she did not personally participate in the daily operation of the cattery, but when it came to grasping the general direction, she often saw further than others.
Tim lowered his head. He knew that she was right, but his stubborn character made him unable to make up his mind for a while. He had never been abroad, and he did not expect that the first time he would go abroad would be in China, which was half a world away, in a city he had never heard of, and in an unknown pet shop. He thought about it over and over again, but he had no confidence about the success or failure of this trip.
Lauren reached out her hands, held his face, looked into his eyes and said, "Honey, after we get married, you still owe me a honeymoon trip, remember? We run the cattery, and we have never had time to go out for a vacation. Don't think too much about it. Just take it as our honeymoon trip. Can you promise me? "
Tim looked into her eyes for a long time. Time had left wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but these eyes … God was my witness, these eyes were still as clear as when they first met. No matter how much time had passed, these eyes were still as beautiful as before.
"Yes, I promise." He grinned widely. He had long known that he would never be able to refuse her request.
"You can book the plane tickets online. As for me …" He stood up from the chair and looked through the window at the courtyard full of bright sunshine, "I'm going to mow this damn lawn first."
"Okay." Lauren smiled happily. In his eyes, she was always a young girl in her prime.
Tim was the kind of person who did not make decisions easily, but once he made up his mind, he would not hesitate.
He strode out of the study, stood in the hallway, and shouted, "Alan! You brat, come here! I'm going to teach you a lesson these two days. You can either resign now and get out of here, or get ready to go to hell! "
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