start with a pet store

Chapter 977 Milk Jiji

"Why are you here so early..." Ji Ling yawned and walked over in slippers.

"Make breakfast. Go wash your face. You can eat soon." Lu Jingxing smiled at her.

Because Ji Ling had something to do at school in the afternoon, she booked a flight for 11 a.m., which meant she had to leave at around 8 a.m.

Ji Ling quickly washed up and went to the kitchen: "Is there any reply on the platform? Did anyone say that the cat was lost?"

"A lot of cats have been lost, but no one seems to say who the little round-eared cat belongs to. However, there are a lot of people who want to adopt it. Someone even offered two thousand, saying that he just likes its round ears..." Lu Jingxing said helplessly.

The noodles were out of the pot and each of them took a bowl.

"This only shows that people don't know enough and only see the surface. And it doesn't necessarily mean that they think round ears are cute. The main thing is that they are special, so..." Ji Ling pulled out a stool and sat down.

There were Jerusalem artichokes on the table which she said looked dark but very delicious.

"Hey, isn't this a Jerusalem artichoke? How did you get it?" She immediately picked up a piece and put it into her mouth.

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly: "I checked my circle of friends before going to bed last night, and found that a neighbor in the community was selling this. You said you liked it the other day, so I asked her to send me a bag early in the morning. Here, you can take it with you and eat it when you return to school..."

He pulled a jar full of Jerusalem artichokes from the refrigerator.

"When she sent it to me, it was in a bag. I changed it to a bottle. It's more airtight and there's no need to worry about it leaking out." Lu Jingxing considerately sealed the bag tightly.

"Thank you..." Ji Ling was very surprised and very happy.

"Silly, eat quickly, or the noodles will be cooked." Lu Jingxing helped her separate the noodles and exchanged his bowl with the one she didn't choose.

They both sat down at the same time.

"I'm going to make a video about ear trimming to spread some knowledge. Although human words may not be taken seriously, it can help reduce the harm if someone understands it." Lu Jingxing said after taking a sip of noodles.

"Yeah, it's because there is too little popular science that makes people have this idea. People who truly love cats will definitely not want their cats to suffer like this. I support you..." Ji Ling gave Lu Jingxing a big thumbs up.

"Haha, with your support, I'll be motivated to do anything. Don't worry, we will definitely not sell round-eared cats in our store, no matter how popular they are." Lu Jingxing said as if it was a guarantee.

"I know. You love them so much, how could you allow such a thing to happen under your nose..." Ji Ling nodded repeatedly.

As the two were talking, Lu Jingxing's cell phone rang. He stood up, walked to the coffee table, and looked at the number. It was a direct call so early in the morning, so he hesitated and answered the phone: "Hello..."

"Hello, hello, is this Dr. Lu?" The voice on the other end was a female's, and sounded a little excited.

It’s not good to be so excited this early in the morning, Lu Jingxing thought to himself, and quickly replied: "Yes, I am Lu Jingxing."

"Oh, Dr. Lu, thank you, I was so anxious, thank you..." The other party kept thanking incoherently.

"No, hello, hello, excuse me, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lu Jingxing was confused by her thanks, but he still guessed it roughly.

"I just accidentally saw the video you posted. The cat you picked up last night is mine, it's mine. I've been looking for it for three days, wuwu, I thought it must have been lost, wuwu..." The woman started crying as she spoke.

"Don't cry, it's fine. Are you sure it's yours?" Lu Jingxing felt a little dizzy from her continuous whimpering and had to interrupt her again.

"Sure, sure. I've had it for six or seven months. I have the purchase certificate and many photos of it. I can be sure that it is my little ear." The woman's certain and affirmative tone made Lu Jingxing believe it.

He checked the time and said to the other party, "How about this, you come to my store in half an hour, and I'll take it there in about half an hour. However, I have to go out after eight o'clock, so you have to come by seven-thirty at the latest, or after ten o'clock."

He had to leave for the airport at eight o'clock, and he would only go to the store to pick up something later. He didn't have much time, and if he didn't leave more time, he wouldn't be able to confirm whether the woman was the owner of the small round ears.

"I may not be able to make it in half an hour, so why don't I just come over around ten o'clock?" said the woman.

"Okay." Lu Jingxing said and hung up the phone.

He walked over with a smile and continued eating noodles.

"She sounded so anxious at the beginning, but now she said half an hour is not enough. If it were me, I would have to come here in ten minutes." Ji Ling found it a little unacceptable.

"I said half an hour because I thought she would have enough time. She said she lives not far from our store and might not be used to getting up early. Besides, she will definitely know. Anyway, she will not lose it once it is in our hands." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

After Ji Ling finished eating, she put the bottle of Jerusalem artichokes into the suitcase, turned around and picked up Little Round Ears: "Your mom will come to pick you up soon. Be good when you go home next time and don't run around anymore, okay?" Although she only stayed with the little guy for one night, she still felt reluctant to leave.

The little guy was also very well behaved, humming in her arms and licking her hands constantly.

After Lu Jingxing finished eating, Ji Ling helped him clean up and then set off for the store.

Because the owner of Little Round Ears said he would not come until after ten o'clock, Lu Jingxing did not wait any longer. After putting Little Round Ears down, he drove directly to the airport.

Ji Ling let him go back while waiting for the flight.

There were already a lot of things going on in the store, and neither of them was the kind of person who would let their feelings get in the way, so after saying goodbye, Lu Jingxing went straight back to the store.

"Brother Lu, the owner of the kitten you brought back this morning is here. She has been waiting for you for a while." Ding Fang came up to Lu Jingxing as soon as she saw him.

Lu Jingxing nodded. There was a bit of traffic jam on the road. It was now a quarter after ten.

"Did she see Xiao Yuan'er?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"Yes, I saw it. She said it was hers. However, I asked her to wait until you come back before she can take it away." Ding Fang said.

"Okay, let her come to my office, and ask Xiaojiu to send the cat to my office as well." After Lu Jingxing finished speaking, he walked towards the office.

He had just changed into his work clothes when Xiaojiu and the owner of the small round ears walked in together.

"Brother Lu..." "Doctor Lu..." They both spoke at the same time.

Lu Jingxing nodded to the visitor: "Hello..." Then he said to Xiaojiu: "Put the cage here, you go and get busy..." Xiaojiu put Xiaoyuan'er on the desk and walked out.

"Little ears..." The woman sat down on the stool in front of the desk and used her hands to tease the little round ears in the cage.

The little guy rubbed his body against her hand, but he didn't seem particularly enthusiastic.

Lu Jingxing frowned slightly. The little guy was obviously very affectionate with Ji Ling, a stranger yesterday, but why did he seem not so affectionate with his owner? If it was a rural cat like a tabby cat or a big orange cat, it would be normal to have such a reaction, but for a pet cat like a ragdoll, its reaction seemed a little abnormal.

"Hello, please send me your certificate. I also need you to register here..." Lu Jingxing handed over the registration book.

"Well, I have a lot of photos and videos, take a look..." The woman took out her cell phone and found the video.

Lu Jingxing took it and looked at them one by one. After looking at six or seven, he slowly frowned.

"What's wrong?" The woman felt that something was wrong with Lu Jingxing.

"Um, ahem, ma'am, why do I feel that this one doesn't look like yours? Also, is your cat a female or a male?" Lu Jingxing asked while scrolling through the videos and photos.

"A female cat, I think. I remember it was a female cat. It looks exactly like it." The woman tilted her head to look at the little round-eared cat in the cage.

"But, ours is just a male cat, not a female cat..." Lu Jingxing looked up at her and said with certainty.

"Ah? A male cat? It seems to be a male cat? I don't remember." The woman said vaguely.

Lu Jingxing was amused by her: "You said you've raised it for half a year, but you don't know whether it's a female cat or a male cat? Have you taken it for sterilization?"

The woman shook her head. "No, it's healthy. I've never taken it to a pet store, so I haven't thought about sterilizing it. But, there's milk on its belly. Doesn't that mean it's a female?"

"Ah?" Her words made Lu Jingxing laugh again: "Who told you that only female cats have it? Male cats have it too. And, ma'am, I don't think it should be your little ear, because it's different from little ears."

"What's the difference? I think they are the same. Are you saying that because you don't want to give it to me?" The woman raised her voice a little.

Lu Jingxing shook his head. "How could that be? I just need to be responsible for it and for you. First, you can't be sure whether your cat is a female or a male. For this reason, I can't give it to you unless you can prove that your little ear is a male cat. Besides, if you look at the photo and compare it, you can still see the difference."

The woman leaned her head closer.

"Look, under its neck, the hair on your dog's ears is the same color as the hair on its body, but it clearly has a small ball of white hair. This small ball cannot be seen unless you look carefully. Yours is most obvious only in this photo. Also, their eyes are a little different." Lu Jingxing pointed out the differences one by one.

He pointed this out, causing the woman's eyes to widen: "This, this is just a tiny difference. How did you tell? Its size and fur color are exactly the same as my little ears..."

"But, I can be sure that it is not your little ear. You should keep looking. I think it is your little ear mainly because they all have small round ears. However, this feature may harm it. The sooner you find it, the better..." Lu Jingxing thought of what he had said to Ji Ling about the dangers of cutting round ears, and he couldn't help but worry about the little ear.

The woman felt even more depressed. She came here with high hopes, but it was all in vain.

“Is it impossible to find it, woooo…” The woman turned around and started crying.

"How long has it been lost? Have you looked for it?" Lu Jingxing didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to ask.

"Woo woo, it was lost yesterday morning. I looked for it the whole day yesterday and searched everywhere downstairs in the community, but I couldn't find it." The woman shrank her nose when she heard this.

"How did it get lost? Has it ever been out before?" Lu Jingxing asked again.

"When my family members went out, it ran away with them. But we have an elevator at home, so it disappeared as soon as they went out. We went to the community to look for it, but we never found it. There was a camera at my door, but I didn't see it either." The woman sat down on the sofa again. She had taken a leave of absence this morning to come and pick it up, but she didn't expect it to be a false alarm. Alas, anyone would feel uncomfortable.

"Besides the elevator, are the stairs closer?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"Stairs? That's impossible. I live on the tenth floor. How could it go down the stairs?" the woman said doubtfully.

"No, it doesn't necessarily mean going downstairs. Cats generally like to go upstairs. Have you ever looked upstairs?"

The woman shook her head: "No, upstairs, not downstairs?"

"Or, you can go back and look for it, one floor at a time, upstairs, and in the patios and other places, and look for it in every corner..." Lu Jingxing suggested.

"Okay, I'll go back and look for it now. I've taken half a day off and have to go to work in the afternoon. I'm sorry to bother you." The woman said and immediately left the office.

Lu Jingxing shook his head. How could he not be able to tell the difference between a male and a female cat after raising them for several months?

"Little Round Ears, we can only wait a little longer to see if we can find your mother..." He let Little Round Ears out of the cage.

When I saw its little round ears, I inexplicably felt pity for the little guy.

Ji Ling was about to board the plane and sent a message asking whether Xiao Yuan'er had been taken away.

Lu Jingxing explained the situation to her, and Ji Ling asked with ten question marks: "Why don't you recognize your own cat after raising it for half a year?"

"It's normal that you don't know her. Cats are not as close to their owners as dogs. It's just that you don't even know whether it's male or female. I really don't understand..." Lu Jingxing smiled and sent a message: "Aren't you boarding the plane yet?" He looked at the time. There were only two minutes left before boarding. This shouldn't be the case.

"It's late, but it's said to be at most half an hour late. Okay, if not, we'll just take good care of it... The little guy is so pitiful." Ji Ling replied quickly.

"Okay, have a safe trip. I have a guest here. Send me a message when you board the plane." Lu Jingxing's message was interrupted by a customer who came in.

Ji Ling quickly replied, "Okay."

"Doctor Lu, it's great to have you here. Please help me take a look at my Heidan..." A woman walked in holding a silver tabby, her voice a little anxious.

"What's wrong? Put it on the table." Lu Jingxing stood up quickly.

"I just got home and it kept vomiting. It did so several times. This has never happened before. Look, it started again." The woman hurriedly put her black egg on the table.

The little guy rubbed his back twice, then stopped and looked at the two of them with tearful eyes.

(End of this chapter)