Chapter 28 (2/2)
Fro Tan felt that this cat was a not easy going It looked like it did well in fights
This was Mr Guo's first ti Li Yuanba He had seen pictures of the cat online before and had heard about it froot in touch, they chatted online once Yanzi was very happy to learn Mr Guo had opened a pet center She had shown him pictures of the cat and came in to buy vaccines and cat food before, but this was the first time she showed up with the cat
”You cat…seeh experience that he could tell the cats current mood from its eyes He decided it was best if he didn't touch it, or else he would probably earn a few scratches or bites
The cat laid there cal look when he came close, it didn't show any unusualness
Mr Guo looked at the cat, then asked: ”Why do you think it's sick?”
”He just lays there and sleeps He used to at least go out to play He doesn't react at all when I play with him at honores all his toys and this has been going on for weeks My neighbor says he's probably sick Guo Xiao, do you think he's sick, like really really sick?”
Mr Guo thought for a second then asked: ”What about its appetite? Any changes?”
”Yes He's eating more now”
Mr Guo nodded ”It's fine Don't worry Li Yuanba's just pregnant”
Zheng Tan: ”…” That's one weird sentence
Yanzi had an evenat a nant He's a boy”
Mr Guo rolled his eyes ”You can tell that's not true just by its fur color Black and Yellow cats are basically all female The pattern is caused by random X chromosome inactivation in cells in different places of the cat's body”
If the inactivation happened to a doene, the patch of fur turns out black If it happened to a recessive gene, the patch of fur turns out to be yellow
Yanzi was still so to Mr Guo's explanation ”I'enetics major”
The tent to highschool together, but s in University
”Did nobody tell you that your cat was female?” Mr Guo was perplexed Yanzi lived in an old apartment complex, the residents were faular interactions Even if Yanzi couldn't tell the cat was female, it didn't make sense that no one realized this
”Well… I kinda just stay hohbor said he's a boy, so I named him Li Yuanba” Yanzi seemed embarrassed
Yanzi's actual name was Li Yan It was an ordinary nairl She never stood out in a crohen she was a student This cat used to be a stray She had found it and adopted it
”Your neighbor? The short guy with the hair parted in the middle and the really shi+ny shoes?” Mr Guo asked
”Yeah That's him” Yanzi nodded
Mr Guo tucked ”That guy brought his cat in to get neutered last week His cat was feht it was easy to tell the gender of a cat like it was easy to tell the gender of a dog”
Now realizing that her fenant, Yanzi asked if she needed to do anything special to take care of it
”Well, avoid giving it medicine or any chemicals, especially steroids and Bleomycin You need to control the quality and quantity of its food intake…”
Yanzi recorded everything Mr Guo said
”I'll stop here for now Go home and look it up on the internet If you have any e online or eularly”
”Thanks so much Ah! Are those kittens?” Yanzi finally saw the fur balls in the corner of the studio
”Yes They're six weeks old They just did a photoshoot for an ad and fell asleep”
”An ad? An ad for kittens? Can I see it?”
Mr Guo considered it and showed her the unprocessed photos
”They're so cute” Yanzi exclai on a cat tree ”Is that black cat the father?”
”No Their mother is a shorthair house cat, and their father is a Siberian cat”
”Then how is it getting along so ith the kittens”
”…Maybe kittens just find it approachable” Mr Guo was curious himself
”What a special cat Guo Xiao them in for a photoshoot as well Can I borrow that cat too?”
Mr Guo did not answer but looked over to Zheng Tan
Zheng Tan: ”…”
He did not want to babysit kittens anymore
Translator's Thoughts
Alex in Wonderland
[1] Li Yuanba is the brother of a Chinese e warrior