Whether it was a pet shop in China or a cattery in the United States, the operators always had to get up early like diligent bees, ventilate, clean, change the cat litter, and wait for customers. Although cats were animals that loved cleanliness, the smell of cat urine and feces was very pungent. It was even worse when dozens of cats were together.
Tim got up before dawn, and in order not to wake up his wife, he tiptoed out of the bedroom. He stood in front of the kitchen counter, methodically frying eggs and baking bread, so that his wife could have a hot breakfast as soon as she woke up. The morning sun shone on his shoulders through the window, softening the rough lines of this big man's face.
"Ding!"
The toaster made a crisp sound, and two pieces of perfectly cooked bread popped out.
Tim heard some noises. He squinted his eyes and looked up at the far end of the street.
A van turned the corner, and the words "Blue Climax" were on the side of the van.
Tim put down what he was doing and quickly opened the door to greet the van.
"Hey! Jeff! "
He waved at the van.
Zhang Zian parked the van on the side of the road and got out of the van in high spirits. The driver's license in China could be used temporarily in California, which saved him a lot of trouble. He went to bed very early last night. There was no TV in the wilderness, and the Internet was very poor. Without any entertainment, he had to sleep.
"Tim, good morning!" Richard, who was invisible and standing on his shoulder, responded to Tim's greeting.
"You came back just in time. Go in and have breakfast." Although Tim was eager to know the situation of his kittens, he refrained from asking.
Zhang Zian waved his hand. "Breakfast is not urgent. Come and help me. Let's unload the van first and let the kittens in."
Tim had the same idea. He opened the rear door of the truck, and seeing that all the kittens were safe and sound, he was relieved. He picked up two air boxes and moved them into the house. Zhang Zian also picked up two and followed behind him.
"How was the training, Jeff? Did it go well?" he asked casually, pretending that he didn't care.
"Very good, these cats are very smart, and they learn very quickly," Richard responded. "I think in another two or three days, they will be able to learn completely."
"Really? My God, Jeff, are you serious? "Hearing that, Tim's heart pounded a few times. Although Zhang Zian said at the beginning that it would only take a few days, such a fast speed was really beyond his expectations.
"Of course, I'm not kidding." In fact, Zhang Zian's training had already been completed. It was just that he didn't want to surprise these foreigners too much, so he hadn't removed the last seal yet. He couldn't stay in the United States for a long time, so he didn't add any special instructions for the kittens.
He and Tim carried the air boxes back and forth, and soon, all of the kittens were moved into the house.
At this time, Lauren also got up. She put on her clothes and went downstairs, warmly greeting Zhang Zian. Tim told her the good news that the training was going well, and she was also very surprised, because it meant that they could make it in time for Thanksgiving. They were going to hold a party in their backyard on Thanksgiving Day and invite their relatives over. The dancing kittens would definitely cause a sensation.
Tim and Lauren invited Zhang Zian to have breakfast together. Zhang Zian didn't refuse. He had eaten a lot of barbecued meat yesterday and was in urgent need of some carbohydrates. He wolfed down the bread, fried eggs, bacon, and orange juice. He missed the buns, kebabs, tea eggs, soy milk, and fried dough sticks on Zhonghua Road very much.
"By the way, Tim, when is the CFA Tour?" While eating, he moved his shoulders and signaled Richard to confirm this question.
Since he had come to the United States, besides visiting the famous attractions in Los Angeles, it would be nice to participate in the CFA Tour. Although there were CFA Tours in China, they had never been held in Binhai City. Now that he was the owner of a cattery certified by the CFA, if he didn't take this opportunity to broaden his horizons, would he be able to show off in front of others in the future?
Since 2016, the CFA had officially separated China and set up a separate zone — the China Zone, while the rest of the world, including the United States, was an international zone, which meant, "You China people are too powerful for us to play with you, so we have set up a separate zone for you to entertain yourselves."
The fuse of this matter came from another piece of gossip.
Some domestic catteries with famous Ragdoll kittens had obtained a lot of points through fraudulent means such as false certificates, low scores, and making the female cats give birth frequently in a short period of time. The scores were so high that the catteries in other countries could not catch up with them, and they had completely become the role of a prince. Under strong protests from catteries in other countries, the CFA decided to cut off the China Zone.
False certificates were a traditional means of counterfeiting, which was similar to the false license plate of a car. Low scores were malicious use of the CFA competition rules to bring in a lot of cats as denominators. The rule of the CFA was that the more cats participated in the competition, the higher the score of the champion. Making the female cats give birth frequently was relatively bad, and there were even cases where the female cats gave birth less than two months after giving birth to the first child. They completely regarded the female cats as fertility machines, and were severely punished by the CFA.
Therefore, even if he got the high-quality Ragdoll kittens from Blue Climax, he was not interested in participating in the CFA competition in China. It was a competition to see who could take advantage of loopholes, who could fabricate better, and who could be crueler to their own female cats … Once it was related to interests, many people had no bottom line. The performance of the so-called formal catteries was sometimes not as good as the breeding base of Pets' Home in private.
However, he was still somewhat interested in participating in the CFA competition in the United States. After all, this place could barely be regarded as a pure land.
Tim pushed the table, walked to the calendar hanging on the wall, and looked at it. Some important days were ticked off with a marker.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it — it's today." Tim sat down again and ate the last bite of the omelet. "What's wrong? Jeff, do you want to participate? "
"Today?" Zhang Zian was stunned and almost choked on the bread in his mouth. He quickly drank some orange juice to calm himself down.
Damn, this is not right! When he was in China, he had asked Tim this question. At that time, Tim's answer was tomorrow. How did it suddenly become today? Did the CFA change its schedule temporarily?
"Wait a minute, Tim. I remember that you said it was tomorrow. How did it become today?" Richard asked for him.
"Sorry, it's my fault." Tim waved his hand apologetically. "After flying from the United States to China, my brain was muddled and I got the date wrong. That's why I told you it would be held tomorrow."
Oh! Zhang Zian also thought for a few seconds before he understood. Did Tim mean that after flying over the International Date Line, he got the date mixed up? This was understandable.
He had always thought that the competition would be held tomorrow. Fortunately, he had confirmed it with Richard today. Otherwise, he would have missed the opportunity.
"I remember that the competition venue is not far from here?" Richard asked.
"Not too far. It doesn't take long to drive there. If you want to go, I will show you the route later." Tim said. Suddenly, he hesitated and asked again, "Jeff, are you going to take that golden cat to the competition?"
Zhang Zian saw the strange look on his face and didn't know what he was thinking about. Richard answered for him, "Yes, but I'm just going to have fun. I don't plan to win any prizes."
"I see..." Tim and Lauren looked at each other and exchanged glances.
"Is there a problem?" Richard asked. Zhang Zian cooperated and put on a confused expression.
Tim said with some embarrassment, "Jeff, do you mind if I ask? If I'm not wrong, your cat should be an Egyptian cat, right? "
"Indeed." Zhang Zian nodded.
Tim sighed. "So, does it have a pedigree certificate? You know, cats without a pedigree certificate can't participate in the CFA Championship Game. "
Zhang Zian was suddenly speechless. He really didn't have one!
Tim saw his embarrassed expression, which further confirmed Tim's guess — that cat was probably not a purebred Egyptian cat, so there was no pedigree certificate.
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