CH 30

Wen Jin, Ruan Jinghong, and Xiao Chen, who is following them, walked through a hallway covered with warm-colored carpets, and stood in front of a glass door painted with cat heads. Just as they were about to knock on the door, they saw a young lady with cat ears on her head, who was hugging a big orange cat and combing its fur.

Ms. Cat ears heard the footsteps, turned her head to look at the guests outside the door, hugged the cat in one hand, pressed the switch by the door with the other, and said enthusiastically, "Welcome to Pippi Shrimp Cat Cafe."

Fortunately, the young lady speaks English.

Under the guidance of the young lady, the three of them cleaned their hands, changed their shoes and entered the cat café.

Ruan Jinghong briefly explained their intentions to Ms. Cat ears. After hearing this, the lady was very happy and expressed her welcome.

For online popular shops like theirs, bloggers, reporters, etc. will come to check in from time to time, which can be regarded as free publicity.

This cat cafe doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's full of secrets inside.

All kinds of cat litters, cat climbing frames, cat sofas, and cat toys are well arranged and in different shapes, just like a small cat amusement park.

From the perspective of the door, there are about seven or eight cats.  Ragdolls, golden gradients, blue cats, Persian cats, and orange cats are all available.

The store manager gave each of them a small bag of free freeze-dried cats, and introduced: "There are fifteen cats in our store, and a few of them are hiding in the cat's nest, and you can see them when you walk in. But don’t hug the cat by force, they will get angry.”

A few people came to the exclusive booth for guests, and observed these naive fluffy from a short distance.

The cats are very aloof. When they saw a new guest coming in, they just took a casual glance and continued to play their own games.

Ruan Jinghong was not reconciled to being left out, so she took out the freeze-dried gift from the young lady and put it in her hands. She spread her hands and called, "Mi... cat."

Several kittens nearby saw their beloved snacks, swept away their ignoring gesture just now, and rushed towards Ruan Jinghong's palm. That posture is comparable to a 100-meter race.

The pitifully few freeze-dried grains in Ruan Jinghong's hands were wiped out in just a few seconds.

A big orange licked her palm unwillingly, and uttered "meow meow" twice. Seeing that there was no new snacks to feed, it twisted its buttocks and turned around mercilessly.

It left so soon, I haven't pet it yet.

Ruan Jinghong bit her lip in grievance, and in the next second, a few more freeze-dried grains appeared on her open palm.

Ruan Jinghong looked up in surprise, only to see Wen Jin folding the empty freeze-dried packaging bag with a doting smile.

"Thank you, Teacher Wen."

Ruan Jinghong was rarely polite, and continued to call the kitty "meow meow".

Cats have a very keen sense of smell, they leave quickly and come back even faster.

Five freeze-dried capsules, in exchange for five seconds of warmth in the palm of your hand.

Ruan Jinghong hooked the orange cat's chin quickly this time, and seized the opportunity to stroke it twice. From the moment she entered the door, she fell in love with this fat guy.

Maybe Ruan Jinghong's skill at stroking cats is not bad. This time, after eating the freeze-dried food, the big orange didn't turn around and leave immediately like last time. 

Instead, he raised his chin and allowed the two legs in front of him to stroke his neck like a gift, and "purring" sound came out of its stomach.

Ruan Jinghong was very satisfied with the stroking this time and her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.

You squat in the cat cafe to look at the cat, and the cat watcher watches you in the cat cafe.

Ruan Jinghong pet the big orange for a long time, and consciously thought that "merely petting without feeding them is like whoring for nothing", so she asked the shop manager at the side, "Apart from freeze-dried, what other little snacks do the cats like?"

Seeing that the business was coming, the young lady introduced it very enthusiastically, "Our store has prepared canned cat food, cat snack bars, etc. that are popular with cats according to the preferences of cats. Each cat has different preferences.  The favorite food of the orange cat you're holding is imported small dried deep-sea fish."

"How much is a bag of dried fish?"

The young lady mentioned a number that shocked Ruan Jinghong.

How can a cat's snacks, dried fish, be more expensive than a person's dinner? It is indeed an internet popular cat cafe.

If it was normal, Ruan Jinghong would not be conflicted in the price of a bag of dried fish, but now the stingy program group has limited funds for their activities. There is not enough money for dinner.

Ruan Jinghong took a look at big orange, who was already a little close to her, and felt very sorry for it.

"I want a bag of dried fish." Wen Jin had a panoramic view of Ruan Jinghong's hesitant face, and while speaking, she handed a banknote to the shop manager lady in exchange for a bag of dried fish the size of a palm, which looked like eight pieces.

Wen Jin put the dried fish into Ruan Jinghong's hands, and in exchange for her expression of surprise and embarrassment, she comforted: "If you want to feed the cat, go feed it. I can help you with dinner."

With Wen Jin's promise, Ruan Jinghong felt inexplicably relieved.She happily opened the bag of dried fish and took out one.

Before she could call it, the orange cat, who had been watching her movements, had already put its front feet on her lap and swung its tail into a wreath.

Ruan Jinghong moved a little slower, and big orange almost threw herself on her, so enthusiastic that it was a bit overwhelming.

Sure enough, as the store manager said, this small dried fish is big orange's favorite.

The small dried fish about the size of an index finger long and wide was caught by the big orange in one bite, making a "woo woo" sound while nibbling.

It ate so well.

Ruan Jinghong, who was watching from the side, shrugged her nose, and could smell the scent of dried fish from a distance.

The store manager, who is especially good at observing words and expressions, saw through Ruan Jinghong's thoughts at a glance, and introduced: "The small dried fish in our store is baked with deep-sea fish, and all the raw materials used have passed food safety testing. Not only cats can eat it, people can eat too."

"Really?" Ruan Jinghong's eyes lit up when she heard the words. She actually wanted to try it just now, but she was embarrassed to say that she wanted to compete with a kitten for food.

"It's true. Many customers in our store have personally tasted this small dried fish."

The shop manager's words dispelled the last layer of worry in Ruan Jinghong's mind. She took out a wet towel and wiped her left hand, and picked out dried fish that looked quite big, and put it into her mouth.

It tasted particularly fresh and a little salty, a taste she liked.

Ruan Jinghong squinted her eyes and chewed contently, and let out a slight snort. She and big orange beside her were like sisters who had been separated for many years.

Wen Jin looked at her softly and couldn't help reaching out and rubbing Ruan Jinghong's fluffy head. Just like how Ruan Jinghong pet the big orange just now.

"Teacher Wen?"

Ruan Jinghong, who was still indulging in the delicious taste of dried fish, suddenly opened her eyes with a puzzled expression.

"You have cat fur on your hair, I'll take it off for you." Wen Jin said as she spread her palms, and sure enough there were a few fine orange hairs sticking to her hands.

It must've rubbed off when big orange pounced on her earlier.

Ruan Jinghong nodded knowingly, embarrassed to continue competing with the celebrity cat for a small fish, jerky after being interrupted like this.

She also thought that she shouldn't eat alone, so she asked Wen Jin and Xiao Chen if they wanted some dried fish, and they both shook their heads and said they didn't need it.

So she took out the remaining small dried fish in the bag one by one, and shared them among the fluffy ones who had been around for a long time.

Although she prefers big orange the most, she shouldn't be too partial, at most... one for other cats and two for big orange.

Facts have proven that dried fish is indeed more attractive than freeze-dried. This time, Ruan Jinghong managed to lure every cat.

She felt like a sea king, immersed in the sea of ​​cats.

"You like cats?" Wen Jin asked with a smile when she saw that Ruan Jinghong looked radiant ever since she entered the cat cafe.

"Mm!" Ruan Jinghong nodded heavily, "I've loved cats the most since I was a child, and I've always wanted to have a cat of my own."

These fluffy cats in the cat cafe are cute and adorable, but they are still a little bit ruthless.

Just like now, the small dried fishes in Ruan Jinghong's hands have been divided up, and after a while of "meowing" to no avail, they also won't continue to circle around her anymore, and go to play their own game.

"I like cats too, so let's get one in the future." When Wen Jin said this, his gaze stayed on Ruan Jinghong's side face for a few seconds.

"That's right, Teacher Wen, we will all have our own cats in the future!" Ruan Jinghong followed big orange with her eyes, never paying attention to the logical meaning of Wen Jin's last sentence. Thinking about her wish to raise a  cat since she was a child, she couldn't help but clench her fist in front of her chest as if to cheer.

After Ruan Jinghong finished feeding the cat, she sat back on the booth and watched a group of fluffy animals entertaining themselves. Kittens also need their own space. As an adult, they should not be too clingy to cats.

Some of these cats are scratching the sofa, some are jumping on the climbing frame, and some are chasing small toys, but they all enjoy themselves very harmoniously.

Only a blue cat and a golden gradient were chasing after each other, as if they were going to strike if there was a disagreement.

At first, Ruan Jinghong thought that the two wanted to fight, and planned to dissuade them.

But after seeing the two cats raised their paws and fought back and forth for a while, the blue cat had the upper hand and even rode on golden gradient.

In the process of rolling, golden gradient turned its paws upside down, and was pressed to the ground by the blue cat's two front paws. Its fluffy neck was covered by the blue cat's saliva.

Ruan Jinghong: ...

These two cats are being indecent in public.

She looked at the shop manager at the side, and asked with some concern, "Are all the cats here neutered?"

"The male cats castrated, and some female cats aren't." The shop manager lady followed Ruan Jinghong's gaze, "Those two cats are both young female cats. They came here from the same batch. They've been chasing and playing with each other since they were young.

Hearing the store manager's answer, Ruan Jinghong was a little relieved.

However, how can the two little female cats play so hard?

Although the store manager's sister said that it was two little female cats playing around, Ruan Jinghong couldn't help but intervene when she saw golden gradient being bitten by the blue cat and meowing.

She took an arm-long puppet fish toy, pushed the blue cat away, and rescued the golden gradient out of its clutches.

The blue cat made a fuss, seeing someone interrupting its good business, and was very upset. It arched its body and was about to throw a fit. But when it saw that it was the two legs that gave it dried fish just now, it restrained its temper a little bit.

Ruan Jinghong saw the displeased look on the blue cat's face, and lightly tapped its head with the puppet fish.

"How do you make friends with others like this? You have to be gentle, understand?"

"If you bite so hard, the little cat next to you won't like you."

"You bit him so badly just now that her hair became bald. You have to apologize and say 'I'm sorry'."

Ruan Jinghong said as she pinched the back of the blue cat's neck and brought it in front of golden gradient.

The blue cat succumbed to her "desire" and had no choice but to meow.

Ruan Jinghong nodded in satisfaction, stretched out her other free hand and patted golden gradient's head, "It has already apologized to you, you are a good cat, answer it and say 'it doesn't matter', in the future be civilized and friendly, okay?"

"Meow~"