During the day, the snow melted slowly at a speed invisible to the naked eye; at night, the melted snow condensed into ice. This cycle would last throughout the winter.
In the north, there was a custom of "cat winter." Zhang Zian felt like he was a cat in winter, and the real cat, Fina, had a particularly long sleep today. Fina was not to be blamed. Yesterday, the ballet music echoed until midnight. Fina was very tired from teaching the four Abyssinian cats how to dance, so today it had a legitimate reason to catch up on sleep.
Even the Abyssinian cats, known for their dexterity and graceful steps, found it very difficult to learn the ballet steps that Zhang Zian and Fina had choreographed together. It was much more difficult than the figure eights and Little Apple.
During this period, because of disagreements, he and Fina had several disputes about the choreography, and of course, Fina won all of them. This was not because Zhang Zian was weak, but because Fina's reasons made him unable to refute. When it insisted, it said that the cat could do these movements; when it objected, it said that the cat could not do these movements...
The four Abyssinian cats were also suffering. After a whole day of running and learning difficult dance steps, they were all very tired. Today, they stayed on the second floor with the other three cats to catch up on sleep.
Zhang Zian was half lying on the recliner, carefully studying the pedigree left by Cathy. Richard stood on his shoulder. If he encountered a word that he did not know, Zhang Zian would ask it. In fact, there were more words that he did not know than words that he knew! Although he had to endure Richard's sarcasm and teasing, he could not help it. This guy was more useful than the Oxford Advanced Dictionary. It could always explain a strange word in the form of a dirty joke...
Rather than a pedigree, it was more like a breeding manual left by Cathy. Not only did it detail the previous breeding situations, but also the body shape and fur color of the kittens that were born. It even looked forward to the future and wrote down her thoughts about the Abyssinian cats.
After more than ten years, the front part of the handbook was already yellowed, and the handwriting was clear and graceful. The handwriting was very beautiful, but when it came to the last part, the handwriting was a little sloppy, and the content was a little chaotic and contradictory. It was as if the author had a premonition that his time was approaching, and he was eager to convert all the mature and immature thoughts in his mind into words.
Nevertheless, the value of this handbook was beyond doubt. It could be said to be the most precious information on breeding chocolate-colored Abyssinian cats. Zhang Zian did not have the heart to destroy the original copy, so after making a copy, he carefully kept the original copy, and wrote down his doubts and reading experience on the copy.
When it comes time to use books, you will regret not having enough. Cathy should know some knowledge about genetics, but Zhang Zian knew nothing about it. He had already returned all the content he had learned in his middle school biology class to the biology teacher. When he encountered something that he could not figure out, he had to send a message to Sun Xiaomeng for advice. He had no choice, as she was the only genius student he knew in this field. Although Professor Wei Kang was knowledgeable, he was more focused on theoretical aspects.
It did not matter if Zhang Zian asked one or two questions on a whim. When he asked more questions, Sun Xiaomeng obviously became suspicious, because a pet shop owner did not need this kind of knowledge, and there were some things that even she needed to look up before she could give an accurate answer.
In this regard, Zhang Zian just explained that he planned to systematically learn about cat breeding, since he was very free at the moment. No wonder Sun Xiaomeng was suspicious. He had left a lot of different impressions on other people, but in any case, "diligent and studious" was not one of them...
Zhang Zian had thought about leaving these cats to Sun Yinian's Pets' Home breeding base, and letting them breed them on his behalf, which would save him a lot of trouble. But he immediately rejected his own idea. Sun Yinian was a very honest person, but if the cats were handed over to him, they would only be able to keep what they had already achieved, but they could not improve. Cathy's efforts would be wasted, and sooner or later, other breeders of Abyssinian cats would catch up with them. In addition, although Sun Yinian was very honest, his employees might not necessarily be honest. Under the temptation of the right amount of money, they might do something, so it was safer to keep these cats in his hands.
Therefore, even if he did not understand the breeding manual, Zhang Zian could only bite the bullet and read it. After reading the book a hundred times, the meaning would become clear to him.
He had always thought that male cats should be bred from those that had won awards in competitions, equating the breeding grade with the competition grade. It was not until he read the manual that he realized that many purebred male cats did not participate in competitions at all. When choosing a breeding cat, one only needed to consider the bloodline and health status. The kittens of the competition grade cats were often not as good as the kittens of the breeding grade cats.
"Mr. Store Manager, I have finished the drawing. Would you like to come and have a look?"
While he was busy reading, Lu Yi Yun sent him a message.
There was an automatic door with good soundproofing between her and Zhang Zian's cashier. She did not want to shout, so she often sent messages to communicate with Zhang Zian.
Zhang Zian put down the breeding manual and stretched. He had been reading for a long time, so it was a good time to move his body. He came to the cashier, and Lu Yi Yun turned the monitor to him, nervously waiting for his evaluation.
Seven lifelike Abyssinian cats were lying or lying on the screen, looking charmingly naive, and the level of the drawing was very high. Although they were all chocolate colored, she accurately grasped the characteristics of each one, so that people would not be confused when looking at them.
"Amazing drawing!" Zhang Zian exclaimed.
Abyssinian cats were very cute, and Lu Yi Yun was best at drawing cute girls in 2D — not because she liked to draw them, but because most of the illustration jobs she received were like this. She seemed to have applied 2D animation techniques to the seven cats, slightly exaggerating the size of their eyes, adjusting the proportions of their heads and bodies, and adding in the cute anthropomorphic movements, without too much distortion, it made them look even cuter!
Even Zhang Zian, who was not very interested in 2D, was full of praise for this drawing. He felt that it was a great deal to hire Lu Yi Yun. It was a waste of her talent to work as a cashier. Just this drawing alone would cost more than 1,000 yuan, even if it was not done by a famous professional artist.
In addition, he also noticed that in order to prevent unscrupulous people from stealing the drawing, she also added a delicate watermark signature on the bottom of the drawing, indicating the Amazing Fate Pet Shop and her online pen name — Xinyun.
Seeing that he was satisfied, Lu Yi Yun carefully breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had drawn her own Jasmine before, so she was more experienced in drawing cats. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to finish the drawing so quickly.
"Mr. Store Manager, should I post it on the public account? What should I name it? "she asked in a low voice.
Zhang Zian always had a headache when it came to naming things. When he first came up with a name for Galaxy, he had racked his brains and spent a lot of time and effort to choose a "big" name that could satisfy Galaxy.
"It's up to you." He pushed the troublesome task to Lu Yi Yun.
Lu Yi Yun thought for a moment and suggested, "How about... 'Mysterious Ancient Elves — Abyssinian Cats'?"
"Okay." He made a decision. "That's it."
Lu Yi Yun nodded and began to edit the content of the article on the public account. She introduced the characteristics of Abyssinian cats, emphasized that they were the newest members of the CFA family, and finally publicized that the shop had introduced this rare cat and welcomed everyone to come and buy it.
"Don't write 'buy'," Zhang Zian pointed out. "These cats will not be sold for the time being. Change it to 'visit'."
Lu Yi Yun revised according to what he said, and let him read it as a whole to make sure that there were no other omissions in the wording. Then she posted the first article on the public account of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
Zhang Zian's mind had drifted away. He looked at the shop across the road, thinking about the breeding and delivery room.
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