695 The World Belongs to Cats (1/2)
Chapter 695: The World Belongs to Cats
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All twelve of the zodiacs would be cats!
With the brainless support of Snowy Lionet, Fina had a growing feeling that its thoughts on the matter were well-reasoned. Fina had even started to seriously consider the order of the new twelve zodiacs. Picking twelve breeds from the numerous cat breeds was actually quite a tough decision to make, too. Which breed to pick and which to not?
Snowy Lionet shamelessly fought for a position to take over the dragon spot with the Linqing Chausie Cats, its reason being, ”Since dragons do not even exist, or are long extinct, at least the Linqing Chausie Cats still has this one here!”
Everyone chimed in with one another and, soon enough, the new twelve zodiacs had their new selection and order. The Dragon Li Cats took over the spot of the Tiger. Even Old Time Tea took it seriously and held much gratitude to Fina.
Zhang Zian had just let them be, allowing them to continue with their absurd ideas, while he cleaned up the area and pretended to not hear anything. Zian had thought that he had no further business in this absurdity, but who knew?
Fina suddenly glared at him and said, ”You, mortal, shall be responsible to announce this queen's will to the world! This queen is aware that the custom is deeply rooted and will be hard to change in a short period, which is why leniency shall be given, permitting the new change of the twelve zodiacs to start from the next rat year. Do you understand?”
Zian said helplessly, ”I'm just an ordinary commoner. How do you want me to announce your will to the world?”
”That is not this queen's business,” Fina said unreasonably. ”Anyway, this queen's decree has been issued, so if no change is implemented by the next rat year...”
”Castration! Castration!” Snowy Lionet proactively volunteered. ”Your Majesty, he does not even have the capabilities to take on the task––based on what this one sees––so why not just castrate him right now?”
A castration before even using it once? No way!
In a panic, Zhang Zian quick-wittedly thought of an idea and suggested, ”How about this––isn't Pi writing a novel right now? Let's have Pi add this segment into its novel. We can treat it as an announcement to the world.”
Zian did all he could to persuade Fina before it finally, reluctantly, accepted the suggestion, but it was only temporary. If no change was implemented by the next rat year, Fina would still hold him responsible.
Zhang Zian could only count a day as it passed—muddling along. If he was unable to find a solution by the next rat year, he would have to say goodbye to his little nuts...
Lu Yiyun returned with a cloth and a bucket. She had already cleaned up the neighboring second floor; as for the first floor, since it was currently empty, there was no need to clean anything.
Holding on to two carps that were not fully dead yet, Wang Qian and Li Kun, too, returned and generously refused to accept the reimbursement from Zhang Zian. Zhang Zian, too, did not insist on returning the money to them, since the two of them had once again received a windfall.
Zian went up to the kitchen on the second floor to stew the fish before he headed down again to clean up the area with the rest of them. With four people working together, they made quick progress and completed the cleaning tasks without taking much time.
When Zian took out the trash, he noticed the people outside were just as what Fina had described. Every single one of them was in low spirits and seemingly unwilling to head back to work. A sense of lethargy could be felt from them; many had dark circles under their eyes and looked ahead. The whole street was filled with middle-aged, greasy men…
This could be due to a lack of proper rest during the long, festive break. Many people spent their time stuffing themselves, having mad fun, or spending the whole night playing mahjong with their relatives.