Chapter 43 (2/2)
”The two children went back to their room?” Papa Jiao asked softly
”Yeah They all went back… I aain,” Ma to the other end of the couch
This ti Tan didn't even bother to lift his eyelids It was just sleeping; no need for three people to come by within half an hour
EarlyTan was still asleep, Ma Tan was in a round shape, curled up when he was sleeping This posturetemperature not easy
Noticing that Zheng Tan had opened his eyes, Ma Tan's head, ”Good boy, keep on sleeping, just taking some temperature”
Zheng Tan: ”…” I am not a kid!
A few rees indicated on the thermometer A smile finally cracked on her face
”It looks like you will be fine”
Technically, Zheng Tan himself hether his cold had beco some medicine and was now much more comfortable His nose wasn't as stuffy as yesterday
After a stretch, Zheng Tan hopped off the couch to take apee in the bathroom
Looking at Zheng Tan's silhouette as he entered the toilet, Mama Jiao said to Papa Jiao, ”Why does Charcoal's tail never rise up?”
When other cats were in a goodTan never did
Zheng Tan would usually let the tail tilt doards When it alher
There were many black cats in this world, but the Jiaos had felt that there was a great difference between their black cat and other black cats Even when placed together, they could spot him very easily, because their black cat had soestures and could be easily separated by those ere familiar with him
”Who cares? There are no regulations saying that cat's tail must point upwards Besides, our Charcoal is really sensible… Just a little bad tempered once in a while,” Papa Jiao said
Zheng Tan no longer felt like sleeping after taking a pee He ju room's sill and looked outside
The sun had co the television, the weather forecast stated that there would be no snow for the next number of days, as the New Year's celebration had al that heavily in the future, or maybe there would be no snow at all
The residence courtyard was a stretch of white yesterday, but today, Zheng Tan saw that there were already pathways cleared out It was not definite whether this was the work of the old gatekeeper or the cleaners, as there were a lot of people in the courtyard who get too bored and had come out to sweep the snow
For the next two days, the Jiao household didn't receiveTan stayed in the house for that two days and didn't go out It was not until the third day when there were visitors going did Zheng Tan amble out the door
Two days after not leaving the house, Zheng Tan was stifled After walking out, Zheng Tan felt that his entire body was soothed
He went to the woods and cli Tan walked out He didn't see Tiger, Sheriff and the others, so he headed straight out the caate
Zheng Tan still headed towards the place where the kittens were buried When he went there to check, there were human footprints and a cat's, it was likely to be the old man and the white female cat
That female cat was still alive and with the old ed as the family that had moved away, at least someone cared about it, that was sufficient
The weather lightened Gradually, there were ave off an atmosphere of liveliness
Zheng Tan trekked along the familiar path to the alleyway of the old residential block He arrived just in ti a bulky puffer jacket roa casually out the alleyway He cursed at any person that bumped into hi in an ”S” curve
Zheng Tan hid around the corner and watched him leave
The tattooedpeople trash up places and being a hooligan Every week, there were a few changes of posts Today was his only time this week He probably went over there, found a corner to lie down and continued to sleep as before By the sight of it, he had stayed up late to watch soy too much
Zheng Tan waited for the tattooed man to walk off into the distance, then jumped over the fence into the old backyard of the old residential area when there was no one around
The tattooed e peri a fence That area was originally intended for public use to hang blankets but had now been forcibly occupied by him too The people around him commented on this, yet it had no effect Instead, they were harassed by him
The smallabove the room's door was firmly closed, but it was not the same for the kitchen There was a brokenby the kitchen It appeared to be broken for quite a while but never fixed
Zheng Tan entered from the broken , cautious to not be scraped by the shattered glass
When Zheng Tan set foot into this s in the first place but still filled with trash, giving off an even smaller impression There were a lot of disposable bowls and chopsticks, and some ramen box that was not throay
There was a layer of grease on the stove The floor was covered with a blackish substance Solidified, it definitely couldn't be cleaned if no force was applied into it
No gas cylinders to be found The iron pots tingled with rust Zheng Tan looked around The microas the appliance used most often in the entire kitchen
No wonder theof the kitchen re The kitchen was not in use, so it didn't matter whether to fix it or not
The kitchen door was closed Zheng Tan flattened against the door and listened for any noises outside He confirain that there was no one in the room, then jumped up to pull the door knob
Every household in this old residential area didn't have a big dwelling, approxi roohtest thing inside this room was probably this motorcycle It was evident that the oiped it very often Other than that, the rest of the space was filled with all sorts of odds and ends and garbage
The unfinished takeout on the table was not cleaned up The grains of rice on the floor had dried, stuck onto the floor
As for the bedrooazines were scattered across the floor The covers each had a scantily clad girl with big breasts The calendars that hung on the wall above the bed also had the same style
There was a lot of stuff on the bedside table The ashtray was filled to the briarette butts strewn across Contrasting to this environ clay teapot on the table
A card lay on the luxurious gift box scraords of wishful greeting, but it was not addressed to the tattooed ifted to an elderly person As to why it had ended up here with the tattooed h some shady means
Taking a look about, Zheng Tan didn't touch anything in here He backtracked through the same path, closed the kitchen door and walked out from the brokenHe waited for the coast to clear, then jumped over the walls and left
Not far outside the alleyway of the old residential area was a soing to be demolished, the boss planned to move the storefront to sos left inside Nevertheless, the business had flourished during the new year period People would now call to order frouests over, or book a private room The owner had earned quite a lot on the day of the New Year's Eve
The kitchen was beside theof the restaurant, filled with people ere either cooking or washi+ng vegetables
”One box of beer for the sixteenth room!”
”Okay, right away!”
The waiter wearing the uniform of the restaurant walked into the liquor storeroo the liquor, he realized that one of the boxes of beer was inally it had twelve bottles, but now it only had eleven bottles
Could it be that soet it, who cares? Even if soet involved and offend somebody
Hence, this waiter picked another complete box with twelve packs of beer and carried it out
After they knew that they will ement here was not as strict as before Besides, the new year celebration was not over yet The business was quite good Occasionally, everyone would turn a blind eye when someone reaped some profit from the confusion
So from thereon, those who entered the storeroo bottle of beer had the sahts as the previous person No one would spill this matter out