Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 22 You're so ungentlemanly!

In the end, Chen Nian still let Xia Qiyue into the house.

You can't just stand at your doorstep with a big bag of groceries, can you?

That's inhuman!

So, out of respect for Xiao Lan, Chen Nian opened the door.

"There's a lot of food. I'll take out the dishes we'll eat today, and put the rest in the refrigerator."

"By the way, can you handle spicy food?"

As soon as she entered, Xia Qiyue walked into the kitchen with practiced ease.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, he pulled out a beige apron, tied it around his neck, poked his head out of the kitchen, blinked at Chen Nian, and asked.

"Yes."

Chen Nian tightened her throat and answered.

"That's good." Xia Qiyue grinned.

When Chen Nian opened the refrigerator with her bag of groceries, she found that the refrigerator, which originally only had a few bottles of drinks, was now completely full.

"So my bag is the lighter one?"

He turned his head to look at the kitchen.

"You bought way too much food."

Dengdengdeng-

The crisp sound of chopping vegetables mingled with Xia Qiyue's pleasant voice as they emanated from the kitchen.

“When I went to the vet yesterday, the vet said that your bandage was very good and that you didn’t need any further treatment, so I only paid for a check-up.”

"So compared to the cost of treatment, this amount of food is nothing."

Chen Nian remained silent.

If Xia Qiyue said that, wouldn't he be at a disadvantage?

He shook his head, picked up the little blue cat that was snuggling at his feet, carried it to the sofa, and then took out the kitten food he had just received and fed it.

Gradually, the aroma of stir-fried scallions, garlic, and chili peppers began to fill the room.

A few coughs were heard from the kitchen.

The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of mortals.

Chen Nian's nose twitched involuntarily, and then twitched again.

This is purely a bodily instinct.

So delicious!
Chen Nian was slightly lost in thought.

He hadn't experienced the aroma of food at home in a long time.

It wasn't that Chen Nian couldn't cook, but rather that whenever he tried to cook, no matter how delicious it was, he always felt it was lacking something.

He now knows what he's missing.

The everyday life of ordinary people.

People come first, then life begins!
feel good.

Chen Nian took out some kitten food and fed it to Xiao Lan.

Xia Qiyue feeds him, and he feeds Xiao Lan; this makes perfect sense.

Xiao Lan: Is it Chinese New Year??
Ding--

With a crisp sound from the rice cooker, Xia Qiyue's shout brought Chen Nian back to her senses.

"It's time to eat!"

"coming!"

Chen Nian gently placed the sleeping Xiao Lan aside and then walked towards the kitchen.

Inside the kitchen, Xia Qiyue was ladling rice into a bowl when she accidentally burned her finger on the edge. She quickly put the bowl down, blew on her finger, and then pinched her earlobe to cool it down, all the while saying "Hot, hot, hot."

When she saw Chen Nian appear at the kitchen door, she gave Chen Nian an embarrassed smile.

"hey-hey."

The smoky aroma from the wok blurred Xia Qiyue's face, but revealed her crescent-shaped eyes.

A word appeared in Chen Nian's mind.

Delicious food.

He stepped forward and took over the task of serving the rice: "Be careful."

"Okay, okay."

The two of them carried the food to the outdoor dining table together.

Stir-fried pork with chili peppers, stir-fried cabbage, and a bowl of tomato and egg soup.

The color, fragrance and taste!
Although it was a simple home-cooked meal, it touched Chen Nian's heart deeply.

"Let's eat~"

Xia Qiyue took off her apron, put it aside, and then picked up Xiao Lan, who had already reserved a seat, and sat down on her lap.

It's hard to imagine that the off-white apron was still spotless. The only proof that she was the one who cooked the meal was the beads of sweat on Xia Qiyue's fair forehead.

Chen Nian started eating before her stomach rumbled.

Stir-fried pork with chili peppers is perfect with rice, and stir-fried cabbage is appetizing. Paired with incredibly satisfying white rice, Chen Nian couldn't stop eating for a moment.

He didn't just praise Xia Qiyue's cooking; he proved it with his actions.

Xia Qiyue ate just as fast as Chen Nian.

It was only when she occasionally slapped away Xiao Lan's little paws that reached up from under the table that she was a step slower than Chen Nian.

"Hey! That's the last piece of meat!"

Xia Qiyue glared at Chen Nian, displeased, as he put the last piece of meat on the plate into his mouth.

"You're not a gentleman at all!"

After carefully savoring the last bit of deliciousness, Chen Nian slowly replied.

"A gentleman? Can a gentleman be eaten like meat?"

"Yeah! Delicious!"

"Humph!"

Xia Qiyue ladled a large bowl of soup for Chen Nian, and only after seeing Chen Nian slumped in his chair from overeating did she forgive him with a sense of relief.

The "Clean Plate Campaign" has been perfectly implemented!

Chen Nian enjoyed the meal immensely.

After washing the pot, Chen Nian came out of the kitchen and saw Xia Qiyue walking around the living room with her tablet in her arms.

If he hadn't known that there was only one app on the tablet, he would have thought Xia Qiyue was an internet addict.

"You eat just as much as I do, so why isn't your stomach bloated at all?"

Chen Nian touched her own stomach and then looked at Xia Qiyue's flat stomach.

The two became much closer over the course of a meal.

Xia Qiyue didn't even look up: "It's talent, there's no use in envying it."

Chen Nian scoffed.

Damn it, she tricked me again!
After wandering around for another ten minutes, Xia Qiyue, who had finally finished digesting her food, lay on the sofa and curiously scrolled through her tablet.

"Wow, Chen Nian, you can find all kinds of cat information on this tablet!"

"They even have this cat!"

She flipped the tablet over to show Chen Nian.

Chen Nian glanced at it.

The image on the screen is of a leopard.

Its fur is grayish-yellow, covered with dark cloud-like patterns (similar to marble patterns), giving it excellent camouflage capabilities.

"Taiwan clouded leopard?"

"Yes, I remember this big cat is from Taiwan, right? Wasn't it declared extinct a few years ago?"

Chen Nian nodded.

"It is indeed extinct, but there have been recent reports of people seeing Formosan clouded leopards in the wild. I don't know if it's true or not."

"As for this encyclopedia, you can find information on any cat that has existed in human history, including the Formosan clouded leopard and even purebred Barbary lions."

"That's awesome!"

This isn't the first time Xia Qiyue has praised the cat encyclopedia.

This encyclopedia is so amazing, calling it cutting-edge technology wouldn't be an exaggeration!

After enthusiastically browsing the cat encyclopedia for a while, Xia Qiyue finally put it aside with satisfaction.

Turning my head, I saw Chen Nian sitting at her desk, diligently preparing for her evening live stream.

At this moment, Chen Nian's profile looked very gentle, and her serious eyes were quite different from what was seen through the screen, appearing particularly bright.

Xia Qiyue tiptoed towards Chen Nian from behind, intending to peek, but Chen Nian discovered her.

"What do you want to do?"

Chen Nian turned her head and looked at Xia Qiyue suspiciously.

Xia Qiyue was caught red-handed, and her eyes showed a moment of panic.

"I"

Just as she was wondering what to say, she suddenly caught sight of the group photo on the desk out of the corner of her eye and subconsciously asked a question.

"I wanted to ask you, you used to have cats, right? Why don't you have any anymore?"

Terrible acting!

But Chen Nian still turned around to look at the group photo.

The person in the photo is Chen Nian as a child, holding a kitten in his arms.

A black tortoiseshell Ragdoll cat with a figure-eight pattern on its forehead.

(End of this chapter)