558 Mutual Flattering (1/2)
Chapter 558: Mutual Flattering
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”Oh! What a dense fog!”
Snowy drew the curtains open, saw the dense fog outside, and sighed. Her parents would certainly keep her inside because of so much fog. The weather had been bad this winter, with a lot of strong wind and rain. She had to cancel a few planned live broadcasts and disappoint the internet fans. Although this was not her fault, but rather the restriction of outdoor live broadcasts, and the fans were not blaming her, she still felt bad about it.
She laid flat on the bed in pajamas, and lifted Snowball, her Persian cat, out of boredom.
”Wow! Snowball, you are so heavy, and getting heavier. I can barely lift you!”
Shi Rong, Snowy's mother, was a full-time housewife and had nothing else to do at home. She liked cooking and was a good cook. Shi Rong was feeding Snowball with fancy food from expensive supermarkets. Snowball was fat with shiny coat, which was almost as shiny as Snowy Lionet in the Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
Snowball was twice the size as when it first arrived, weighing almost 5 kilos, making the arms tired after lifting it for a while.
It was very obedient and domicile, and never fought back no matter how Snowy played with it, just like a big warm fuzzy toy.
”Snowy, did you get up? Get downstairs for breakfast!”
Her mother called from downstairs.
”I'm up! Will go down in a moment!”
Snowy responded and put Snowball down. ”Come, Snowball, let's go downstairs for breakfast.”
Snowball meowed and followed her downstairs.
Her father Jiang Tianda was taking a rare day off today, but was still wearing suit and shirt, ready to go out anytime. He already finished breakfast, and was reading the newspaper attentively, while sitting on the leather couch with his legs crossed.
A western-style breakfast was served today, with bread, fruits, salad, milk and orange juice on the table.
The mother was seated and spreading strawberry jam on Snowy's toast. Snowball's breakfast was also served in its own plate.
Snowy was eating her breakfast without much interest, thinking about what to do today. Poor families had few visitors even if they lived downtown, while rich families always had a lot of visitors even if they lived on a remote mountain. A rich family like the Jiang's usually had a lot of gift exchanges around the end of the year, and it was a headache to choose the gifts. Cheap gifts may make themselves look bad, while expensive gifts might bring trouble to the receiver. The parents were discussing this on and off. Snowy had no interest in such matters and was not listening. She was thinking about where to visit during the Spring Festival.
”Snowy?”
”Snowy?”
Her mother had to call her twice to get her attention. She looked at her mother, looking lost. ”What's the matter?”
”Did you hear me when I talked to you?” Her mother frowned.
”I did... But then I forgot about it after you called me. Just repeat it!” Snowy was bold enough to defend herself.
Her mother didn't know what to do with her. She sighed and repeated her words. ”Snowy, your Aunt Zhou and cousin Vivi are coming today. It's almost Spring Festival. I'll go to the hair salon with your Aunt Zhou. Are you coming with us?”
”No!” Snowy shook her head with resolution. ”My hair is too short for a haircut. Why would I follow you to the hair salon? It's a waste of time!”
”Your hair is too short, like a tomboy. Most boys like girls with long hair. Wasn't there a popular Weibo posting about 'until your hair reaches your waist'... Even if yours doesn't reach your waist, it should at least cover your neck!” Her mother had been persuading her many times. ”You want to save time by keeping your hair short. What do you do with your extra time anyway? Horsing around?”
Snowy picked up Snowball and covered her face with it. She grinned. ”Why should I care if boys like it or not? Snowball has long hair. They should love it!”
Jiang Tianda complained with a loud grunt, and flipped the newspaper hard. Snowy pretended that she didn't hear anything.
”You damn girl! Can you talk nicely?”
Snowy's answer was annoying, but her mother was not surprised. Even if she knew her daughter wouldn't listen, she said it anyway. Maybe one day her daughter would suddenly change. Who knows?