Strange Life of a Cat

After the Lantern Festival, students from the affiliated elementary school or Chuhua University's own school started to start classes one after another.

Some people are happy when school starts, while others feel the opposite.

In Zheng Tan's view, college students usually bring more smiles when they return to school than the children in the attached primary school.

The children in the first and second grades are still trying to find excuses to play truant, and some children at the entrance of the attached primary school still have red eye circles, sniff their noses from time to time, and walk into the school gate under the pressure of their parents.

In contrast, the young people who rode bicycles like a gust of wind were in a much better mood, eager to find the girls they hadn't seen for a long time and really missed.

The psychology of the sixth grade children is special. They spend their last primary school years with the complicated feelings of "I'm finally growing up" and "the paralysis still has so many homework and exams".

Zheng Tan didn't know if every kid in the sixth grade had such contradictory psychology, at least Jiao Yuan was like that, the kid was always inexplicably excited and anxious. As Dad Jiao said, this is about to enter puberty.

Children entering puberty...

That is to say, when he goes to junior high school, Jiao Yuan can no longer be regarded as a brat, but belongs to the ranks of "young boys". Well, I guess I can find some small X books in Jiao Yuan's room in the future.

Zheng Tan was lying on the sofa, with the tip of his tail swaying slowly, watching Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi go out, Jiao's mother sent them out, and went straight to the grocery shopping after seeing off the children.

Zheng Tan didn't go out much during the day these days. The school was full of people, and it was very lively. After the freshmen returned to school, the campus, which had been quiet for the winter vacation, became noisy again.

Zheng Tan didn't want to go out and wander around at such a time, it was inconvenient. Therefore, Zheng Tan changed his work and rest schedule. During the first week of school, he stayed at home to sleep during the day, and went out to stay after dinner at night.

Over the past few nights, Zheng Tan has gained a little understanding of the tattooed man's schedule, but it's not enough, he has to guarantee a success once, so he has to follow up a few more times. Besides, the materials at hand are still a little short, and some things have not been found.

Zheng Tan squinted on the sofa for a while, and when he woke up, he found that it was only half past nine, and Mother Jiao hadn't come back yet, so he probably went to chat with someone again.

Stretching, Zheng Tan looked out the window. The sun was shining brightly, but the temperature was still not high, and the people passing by were still wearing thick down jackets.

Being bored and unable to sleep, Zheng Tan simply decided to go for a walk.

After a year, Ah Huang became much more lazy and fatter. Zheng Tan often saw Ah Huang sleeping on his balcony, with his head protruding a little from the crack in the balcony railing and his tail flicking out. Shake it around twice, for fear that others will not know it is sleeping there. Fortunately, the gap between the railings is not too big, Ah Huang will not fall through the gap.

As for the sheriff, his family tied him up at home, because there were many cat dealers during the Chinese New Year, and after some cats disappeared, the sheriff, who often ran outside, was ordered not to leave the house, even if he called Fan Tian.

Without them, Zheng Tan is more free and easy on his own.

After climbing trees for a while, Zheng Tan walked out through the woods where there were fewer people. At this time, there were not many people walking on the campus road, perhaps because of the popularity of the campus, the two rows of bare sycamore trees beside the driveway did not look so bleak.

Zheng Tan walked aimlessly along those sunny places. There was no wind, and the sun warmed and fluffed up the fur on his body, which was very comfortable.

Zheng Tan was squinting his eyes to enjoy the warm sunshine when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

Following the sound, Zheng Tan saw a man in a long loose fur coat standing there, waving at him, at the other end of the flower bed.

Xiao Zhuo?

Zheng Tan turned around and walked towards Xiao Zhuo.

Compared with the last time Zheng Tan saw her, now Xiao Zhuo's belly is obviously protruding, even wearing loose winter clothes can't cover the protruding arc.

Xiao Zhuo was holding a bag with a book in it. It looked like it was newly bought, and he probably just came back from the bookstore in front of the school.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Zhuo looked at Zheng and sighed. Bending over, reached out and gently tapped Zheng Tan's forehead.

Knowing that the cat in front of him was a cat and couldn't speak, Xiao Zhuo still asked out of habit.

People who have been with animals for a long time will do the same when they see other animals, talking directly instead of imitating them.

Zheng Tan was afraid to approach Xiao Zhuo, looking at his stomach, what if something happened? Look how hard it is for her to bend over. Moreover, isn't it said that pregnant women avoid cats because of the problem of toxoplasma gondii?

Scanning his surroundings, Zheng Tan realized that he had unknowingly approached the area of ​​the Xi Family District. So, Xiao Zhuo has been living in the family compound in the West District during this time?

"Go, go to my place to play?" Xiao Zhuo took two steps, stopped and stood there, turned to look at Zheng Tan, with some expectation.

Zheng Tan stood on the spot and thought for a while. He has been recovering from a cold for a while. As for the problem of toxoplasma gondii... he should not have it, right? I seem to be very healthy, and I often take a bath. I sleep in the same bed with Xiaoyuzi every day. Seeing that Xiaoyuzi is fine, there should be nothing that can infect Xiaozhuo.

After hesitating for a while, Zheng Tan looked at Xiao Zhuo who was full of expectations, and took a step forward.

Seeing Zheng Tan following up, Xiao Zhuo immediately showed a smile on his face, and while walking ahead, he told Zheng Tan some things that happened in the past few months.

Xiao Zhuo doesn't usually talk to people, and there are actually only a few who can talk to them. However, Xiao Zhuo won't directly say what he thinks to them. When dealing with people, there is always some consideration, but when dealing with cats, it is different.

People are more likely to speak their minds to some animals or some spiritual sustenance items, which is also a way of catharsis. Some people keep pets for this reason.

Later, Xiao Zhuo needed to recuperate because his stomach was getting bigger and bigger, and his movements were not very convenient. Xiaozhuo gave the household.

People like "Buddha" have already gained fame and fortune, and they don't care about such a house at all. In normal times, "Buddha" will not compete with other teachers, but for Xiao Zhuo, "Buddha" Really shot.

With a word of "Buddha", everyone else has to stand aside.

At this time, there were not many people walking outdoors in the west area. During working hours, only a few people could be seen in the compound.

The houses on the west side of the compound are very new, and some buildings have similar layouts to those on the east side, but the exterior looks much more gorgeous and fashionable. The greening is okay, but it is definitely not as good as that of the East Courtyard. Although the various constructions are very bright, it always makes Zheng Tan feel uncomfortable.

Maybe he has gotten used to the old houses in the East District compound, facing these glamorous new buildings, Zheng Tan always feels that something is missing.

Zheng Tan remembered the time when he first came to this place, the sides of many family buildings in the east courtyard were covered with ivy, the surrounding trees were lush, and there were people setting up grape trellises in the corner of the courtyard. In the evening, some old people They sat there, shaking the bamboo shoot fans with brown spots on their hands, chatting.

Some people say that being old is a kind of emotion, and it is true. The years have eroded for decades, and the accumulation of emotions accumulated through generations has been accumulated. This may be the reason why those old professors are still willing to live in that small old house.

After living in the east courtyard for a while, Zheng Tan truly felt the tranquility in simplicity.

Xiao Zhuo didn't live in the houses that Zheng Tan saw after entering the gate of the community, he had to go further inside.

The West Family Courtyard is much larger than the East District Courtyard, so besides the main entrance, there are several side entrances.

The part in front of the main gate of the courtyard is a six-story building, and further inside, there are several newly built elevator rooms. This is very close to one of the side doors. Xiao Zhuo sometimes enters and exits through this side door. It is convenient to go outside the school here. . Today, she just bought a book and planned to go for a walk in the campus on a whim, but she ran into Zheng Tan unexpectedly.

It is not easy to get the places in these elevator rooms.

Zheng Tan followed Xiao Zhuo into the elevator. There was no one else in the elevator. If there were other people, they would definitely wonder why there was a cat in this elevator. Cats still ride elevators?

Xiaozhuo is on the sixth floor, which belongs to the middle section of the building.

"This is where I live now."

After getting out of the elevator, Xiao Zhuo pointed to the house with the house number "606". There are also Spring Festival couplets.

When Xiao Zhuo opened the door, Zheng Tan walked in, and found that there were other people's breath inside. So stopped at the door and sniffed.

Seeing Zheng Tan's reaction, Xiao Zhuo smiled and said, "Ms. Ye asked someone to take care of me, but she is not here today, she has something to go out."

"Buddha" is really considerate. But yes, with such a big belly, no one can rest assured. Zheng Tan thought.

Zheng Tan glanced at the furnishings in the room. About 100 square meters, the lighting is very good, the decoration is full of modernization, and the color is very warm.

There are several fruit baskets on the table, which contain various fruits, and another basket contains other foods.

Zheng Tan jumped onto the table and leaned over to the basket to have a look. There were still some preserved fruits and sour plums in it.

"It's all from Mrs. Ye's family. I can't finish it. Do you want to eat it?" Xiao Zhuo grabbed a handful of peeled walnuts and peanuts from a bag. After taking it out, she hesitated again. She didn't know if cats could eat these.

Regardless of whether other cats can, Zheng Tan ate anyway.

"Let's stay for lunch at noon." Xiao Zhuo patted Zheng Tan's head and said.

Zheng Tan tugged at his ears.

Lonely pregnant woman...

Forget it, I will reluctantly stay with you for a while longer.

Zheng Tan looked at the peeled nuts in the bag, ate some snacks and slept, it was probably afternoon. In fact, it is not difficult.

Xiao Zhuo didn't know if the cat in front of him understood his words, so he called Dad Jiao during get out of class time and explained the matter, so as to save Jiao's family from waiting anxiously at home.

Xiao Zhuo knew that the cat in front of him was very important to Jiao’s family. During the time when Jiao’s mother was hospitalized, Xiao Zhuo also heard something about this black cat when he went to visit. Jiao’s family really loved this cat. value. Moreover, Xiao Zhuo didn't want to treat this black cat like the other cats in the compound.

This black cat is different.

At noon, the nanny hired by the "Buddha" came back to cook.

When the nanny saw Zheng Tan, her expression could be called frightened. She thinks it is better for pregnant women not to get too close to cats. Cats like to run around, like to play with insects and eat mice.

The nurse said a few words about the germs or parasites that cats may carry, and the effect of these germs and parasites on the fetus. But Xiao Zhuo just said "um" twice to show that he heard it, and then continued to let Zheng Tan lie next to him, quite close to each other.

Seeing that the reminder is useless, the nanny called "Buddha" in the kitchen to report the situation while cooking.

"Is there a cat?!" The Buddha's voice raised a lot, and he didn't seem to agree.

"Yes, yes," the nanny sensed the dissatisfaction of "Buddha", and continued: "It's still only black!"

At her nanny's house, some people think that black cats are not very auspicious, so she has never had a good impression of this pure black cat.

"Black?" The voice from "Buddha" dropped again, appearing much calmer.

"right."

"Is it black charcoal?"

"Uh...it seems to be, Xiao Zhuo called it that."

"Then leave it alone."

"ah?"

"This black cat is different." "Buddha" knew that Xiao Zhuo was familiar with this cat, so he deliberately investigated the cat's diet, daily life, other living conditions, and habits and temper. The results of the investigation made "Buddha" It's quite satisfactory, otherwise he wouldn't show a different attitude towards a mere little associate professor.

"Oh." After hanging up the phone, the nanny was still full of doubts. What's different about this black cat?

The nanny stretched out her head to look at the black cat squatting on the moon chair and squinting her eyes in the bedroom. She shook her head, but she didn't see anything special. It was similar to the black cat she had seen before, with no more ears or one less. eyes.

In the end, the nanny attributed the attitudes of "Buddha" and Xiao Zhuo to "the rationality of scientific researchers".

Zheng Tan squatted on a softly padded moon chair in Xiao Zhuo's room, putting his hands up.

Zheng Tan learned this pose from Big Fatty and the others. The first time he saw Big Fatty pose like this, Zheng Tan wondered, what kind of trouble is this kind of hatching posture? Then, Zheng Tan stuffed a round stone the size of a quail egg between the paws that Big Fatty kicked.

Well, that would be more like hatching eggs.

Zheng Tan still remembered the helpless look in Dapang's eyes, and then Dapang moved his forefoot to push the stone out.

Later, when Zheng Tan saw Ah Huang squatting in this posture, he did the same thing, but Ah Huang just squinted his eyes, meowed, and then did not move. So every time Zheng Tan saw Ah Huang squatting like this, he would have the idea of ​​stuffing stones into it, maybe just stuffing an egg to see?

Later, Zheng Tan discovered that many cats like this. It seems that cats are more at ease when they pose in this posture, and they are not going to move their claws for the time being.

Therefore, Zheng Tan also learned to squat like this, holding his hands together. I heard that this is called peasant holding. After getting used to it, Zheng Tan felt that it was okay to feel this way.

The smell of food came from the kitchen. Xiao Zhuo, who was lying on the recliner, put away the book, rubbed his eyes, looked at the squatting black cat squatting on the moon chair next to him, and smiled silently. Perhaps, in the future, you can also have a cat at home, not too expensive, just a native cat. You don't have to work too hard, it doesn't matter if you can be lazy, and it doesn't matter if you like to steal snacks...

At the same time, in the small restaurant not far from the alley in the old building area, the waiter who came to carry the wine looked at the beer box that was half missing the bottle, and snorted. It's getting too much, is it true that you will drink the whole box secretly?