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

Chapter 72 People! I haven't even gotten on the bus yet! (4000 words)
Some are happy and some are sad.

Just as the CEO of Starry Sky stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the city with a sense of triumph, confident that he had a full week's time advantage, enough to leave his competitors far behind.

He never expected that Chen Nian would make a move again!
Since we can't completely prevent cat food from being bought up, let's turn the tables and use their tactics against them!
Chen Nianbing split into two groups:

Along the way, he instructed the owner of Orange House to sell his 10g portion of cat food to Fanxing, who was eager to buy it, at a "high price," as originally planned.

On the other hand, he filtered out other pet brands or research institutions that had left detailed contact information and were eager to buy cat food in the background. Then he had Xia Qiyue put on a 'mask' and use a newly registered account to pretend to be a lucky cat lover who had won the cat food, and take the initiative to call several of them.

After she provided strong proof by showing off a unique little can containing 'hereditary cat food,' the other party quickly believed in Xia Qiyue's identity.

The jars have Chen Nian's signature cat paw logo, the kind that you wouldn't even bother to imitate.

The cat food inside was exactly the same as the one Chen Nian had shown.

They are all very special!

Ultimately, three financially strong businesses agreed to the deal.

And they even transferred the money on the spot!

They don't mind spending tens of thousands of crickets; as long as they can get the 'ancestral cat food,' it's all worth it.

"It's done!"

Xia Qiyue excitedly gave Chen Nian a victory sign.

“I told them that my cat had already eaten some of the cat food and there were only a few grams left, but they were still fighting to buy it.”

"This round trip has saved you a lot of cat food!"

"Hurry up and thank this girl for being thrifty and good at managing the household!"

She handed the phone to Chen Nian to look at.

The chat history and transfer records are displayed above.

Chen Nian took it, smiling and shaking her head: "This little bit you saved isn't even enough for what you usually 'sneak' to eat, is it?"

"Hey! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"It's clearly Little Blue who's greedy!"

Xia Qiyue's smile froze, and she quickly picked up Xiao Lan as a shield: "Isn't that right, Xiao Lan?"

Little Blue: Meow meow meow?

Are you even human?

Chen Nian swiped her finger across the screen, looking at the eager, greedy, and even somewhat humble words, and couldn't help but click her tongue: "These guys are really crazy."

Didn't you ever consider that you might be a scammer?

"It's all because your cat food is so effective!"

Seeing the topic shift, Xia Qiyue quickly picked up where she left off.

"Those lucky cat owners who received your cat food praise it in the comments section every day, saying that it not only tastes good, but also cured their cats' gastrointestinal problems. One even said it cured his cat's years of loose stools. They're practically praising it to the skies!"

"Such amazing cat food, even if it's only a few grams, even if there's only a sliver of a chance it's real, they're willing to take the gamble! Being scammed out of that little bit of money is nothing to them, but what if they win?"

Chen Nian didn't reveal that Xiaomi cat food does indeed have some special effects.

He tapped his finger on the phone screen: "Just these three. Leave the other purchase requests hanging for now, no need to reply."

"I'll send them the cat food tomorrow morning."

“Hmm, I’ll send an extra 10g to the Orange Master.”

Since the other party has helped me a lot, I naturally can't be stingy with a thank-you gift.

"Huh?" Xia Qiyue blinked, somewhat puzzled. "Are you really going to send them cat food? Are you so sure they can't figure out the formula?"

"Of course we have to send the real thing, otherwise it would really be a scam, wouldn't it?"

Chen Nian spoke frankly.

"A transaction is a matter of mutual consent, but we cannot engage in deception and leave ourselves open to criticism."

As for Xia Qiyue's concerns, he simply gave a profound smile: "Don't worry, even if you give them a hundred years, let alone ten, they might not be able to completely replicate it."

These are Xiaomi's exact words.

"Alright!" Seeing Chen Nian's determination, Xia Qiyue said no more.

There might be other mysterious ingredients in the cat food.

"By the way, how do you plan to send it? If the addresses are the same, it'll be discovered eventually, right?"

Chen Nian had also taken this into consideration.

"Don't worry." He opened the SF Express app on his phone: "Use a privacy label to hide the sender's information, and explain to the pickup driver that it's a special item that needs to be sent to different addresses separately. They will understand."

He pointed to the "Privacy Sending" option on the screen.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qiyue gave a thumbs up in admiration: "It has to be you, you've thought of everything so thoroughly."

She hugged Xiao Lan and rubbed against her, then let out a big yawn.

"Ugh—if there's nothing else, I'll head out now?"

"Wait a minute," Chen Nian called out to her with a smile, "Aren't you going to take some cat food back?"

Xia Qiyue helped him outsmart those merchants, so he had to reward her.

For foodies, of course they have to reward themselves with delicious food.

The kitten food is just right.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qiyue paused in her steps.

Her body spun 180 degrees in place with incredible smoothness.

"Oh dear! I can't accept this!" With a bright smile, she walked to the cabinet, skillfully took out a handful of kitten food from the third drawer on the bottom left, and put it in her pocket.

"This should be enough. Thank you for the gift, boss! Goodnight! Bye-bye!"

After saying that, she ran away in a flash.

Little Blue, left behind: ? ? ?
Hey! I haven't gotten on the bus yet!
"I almost forgot about you." Less than two seconds later, Xia Qiyue turned back, picked up Xiao Lan, grinned at Chen Nian, and rushed out the door again.

Chen Nian called out from behind, "That's for Xiao Lan! Don't eat it all!"

"I know, I know!"

boom.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Chen Nian couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then his smile froze abruptly.

"Wait a minute, I don't think I told her where the cat food was. Did she smell it again?" He rubbed his temples helplessly and walked towards the storage cabinet.

"This nose is even more sensitive than a cat's! Looks like I really need to let Xiaomi keep it safe for now; guarding against 'insiders' is the most important thing."

The next morning.

Before the morning mist had completely dissipated, Chen Nian and Xia Qiyue tacitly split up to continue their morning exercise.

Each of them carried several small, tightly sealed packages with privacy labels affixed to them, and went to courier points in different areas of the city to anonymously send the items to the three impatient buyers.

All that's left is to wait for fermentation.

However, Chen Nian underestimated the speed at which information spreads in the business world.

On the afternoon of the same day he mailed the package, the atmosphere in the CEO's office at Fanxing suddenly plummeted to freezing point.

"What did you say?!"

In the CEO's office, the CEO of Fanxing Group gripped his phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white: "They've acquired cat food too? How could it be so fast?!"

A few minutes later, he hung up the phone, his face grim.

The carefully planned time advantage vanished in an instant!
A strong sense of crisis gripped him.

He grabbed the landline and made a call: "I want to see the cat food analysis report by tomorrow morning, or you can get the hell out of here!" Immediately afterward, he called his secretary.

"Immediately! Anonymously leak the news that 'samples of Chen Nian's ancestral cat food have already been leaked through other channels' to 'Pet Joy,' 'Youchong,' and 'Singularity Bio'! Remember, make sure they find out 'accidentally'!"

Since I can't get a stable amount of time for research, let's all work together! Let's see who can do the research faster!

Whoever cracks it first wins!

And so, all the merchants who obtained the 'hereditary cat food' began to race against time to research cat food.

Chen Nian was unaware of all of this.

At that moment, two special guests arrived at the door of his studio.

Grandma Li and Grandpa Ma.

Upon opening the door after hearing the knock, Chen Nian looked at the old man outside in surprise.

"Grandma Li, what brings you here?"

Grandpa Ma, with his hands behind his back, said with a smile, "Grandma Li had something to give you, so I brought her along."

"Did I disturb you?" Grandma Li smiled kindly, her eyes narrowed.

"No, no, please come in!"

Chen Nian quickly turned to the side and invited the two of them.

"No, no," Grandma Li waved her hand gently, "I won't go in and cause you any trouble."

Her gaze swept over Xia Qiyue, who had come out after hearing the noise, before returning to Chen Nian.

His eyes were filled with genuine gratitude:

"Thanks to you two for what happened to Mao Mao last time. I don't have much of value, but my hands are still quite dexterous, so I knitted these two little items. I hope you won't find them too bad."

As she spoke, she carefully took out a plain-colored paper bag from a faded cloth bag she carried with her and handed it to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian carefully took the paper bag.

Xia Qiyue curiously leaned her head closer.

Chen Nian took the contents out of the paper bag.

Those were two exquisite yarn picture frames, roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper.

The image is a cartoon head meticulously crocheted stitch by stitch with various colored yarns.

The picture on the left is of Xia Qiyue.

With long, flowing hair, her signature smiling eyes, and a touch of playfulness at the corners of her mouth, she is incredibly lifelike!

The one on the right is Chen Nian.

A gentle smile, focused eyes, even her hairstyle is meticulously styled, she exudes charm!

What's even more heartwarming is that in the lower right corner of each portrait, there is a small, round cat paw print delicately crocheted with white yarn—that's Mao Mao's unique mark!

"Wow--!!!"

Xia Qiyue's exclamation was filled with surprise and emotion.

She carefully took her own yarn portrait from Chen Nian's hands, her fingertips gently brushing over the delicate and soft yarn, feeling the sentiment contained in every stitch.

The smile on his face in the portrait seemed to carry warmth.

Xia Qiyue couldn't help but hug the portrait tightly to her chest, as if embracing the most precious treasure. Then she stepped forward and gave Grandma Li a gentle hug filled with gratitude.
"Thank you, Grandma Li!"

Chen Nian also felt a warm current surge into her heart.

He looked at the lifelike woolen portrait in his hand, a portrait that reflected the old man's painstaking efforts. The simple material carried a sentiment that weighed more than a thousand pounds!
He held the portrait carefully in both hands, looking sincerely at Grandma Li:
"Grandma Li, this gift is the most thoughtful and special one I've ever received! I will cherish it dearly! Thank you!"

Hearing that the two of them liked it so much, Grandma Li's wrinkled face instantly blossomed into a radiant smile, and every line around her eyes radiated satisfaction and joy: "I'm glad you like it! I'm glad you like it! Mao Mao will be happy to know that you like it!"

Chen Nian and Xia Qiyue warmly invited the two elderly people into the house for a cup of tea once again.

Grandma Li waved her hand: "No, I need to hurry back and tell Mao Mao the good news!"

Finally, with Grandpa Ma's help, the two elderly people left with satisfied smiles.

Holding the warm gift back in her studio, Xia Qiyue still couldn't put it down, rubbing the portrait against her cheek again and again, like a kitten that had just received its favorite toy.

"Waaaaah, Chen Nian, do you know? This is more precious than any limited edition figurine I've ever received! It's a gift made with 'heart'! I love it so much!"

Chen Nian liked it just as much.

He placed the yarn portrait neatly on his desk, right next to the previous group photo.

The portrait shows him with a gentle smile, as if he too is watching over everything.

Xia Qiyue carefully selected the most conspicuous spot at her workstation—among a pile of adorable cat figurines—and solemnly placed her portrait there.

The playful smile crocheted from yarn stands out among the plastic or resin figurines with a unique, warm glow full of human warmth.

She couldn't resist taking out her phone and snapping many photos of the portraits and figurines from different angles.

Looking at the beautiful scene frozen on her phone screen, her smile was pure and content, like a child who had received the best candy in the world.

After enjoying her happiness for a while, Xia Qiyue looked at Chen Nian and said softly.

"Now I know why you wanted to have a display case."

Her eyes swept across the display case.

A fluffy mini slipper, a tabby cat figurine carrying a koi fish, and cartoon heads on the table.

The meaning behind these gifts far exceeds their intrinsic value.

It can make people smile involuntarily when they glance at it, even when they are unhappy.

"That's the meaning behind my live streaming."

Chen Nian's gaze swept gently over the gifts.

Each and every one of these achievements is an affirmation of him by others, and it is also his greatest motivation to keep going!
in the space of consciousness.

Instead of sitting gracefully, Mimi became as excited as if she had inhaled the finest catnip, rolling around aimlessly in the soft halo of light like a fluffy little ball of fur!

Its emerald green eyes narrowed into slits with happiness.

Its tail is held high, like a cheerful little windmill.

'Chen Nian, get closer to the portrait, get closer to the portrait, meow~ I love this gift so much, it feels so comfortable, meow!'

'Okay, okay~'

Chen Nian's mind was filled with a doting smile.

He did as instructed, gently picking up the knitted cartoon portrait of himself from the desk and holding it closer, as if this would allow Xiaomi in his consciousness to feel more.

Just then, the scene before my eyes seemed to blur for a moment.

In a daze, Chen Nian seemed to see something.

It was an old man, his back hunched, his hands, etched with the marks of time, deftly manipulating the fine crochet hook, drawing the soft yarn of various colors.

The needle tip occasionally flashed a faint light under the lamp, emitting an extremely subtle 'rustling' sound.

She knitted slowly, but with great focus.

He would stop after crocheting a few stitches, squinting his blurry eyes as if recalling something.

On the table beside her, a white cat lay quietly, its front paws tucked in, like a round ball of yarn.

Occasionally, it would reach out its paw and gently touch the area where the old man was weaving.

As if to say:

Crocheting it like this makes it look more like a cat!
(The Black Cat is making a limited-time return!)

　Two more chapters tonight!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)