After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

When they got home, Jiang Xinlan had just returned from getting her nails done and was sitting on the sofa drinking water. Seeing them enter, she smiled and said:

"You're back? How was your fun...? Hey? What are you guys carrying?"

"Mommy! Look!" Niannian, holding Sanhua, ran to Jiang Xinlan like she was showing off a treasure.

"This is Huahua! The kitten we found! It's ours now!"

Jiang Xinlan frowned instinctively when she saw that it was a stray cat.

It's not that she dislikes cats, but she's worried that stray cats might have insects or bacteria if they stay outside for too long and accidentally scratch her child.

As soon as she frowned, Sanhua jumped down from Niannian's arms and took small steps to Jiang Xinlan's feet.

It gently rubbed its round head against her calf, its tail held high and swaying gently, its meows soft and sweet.

He even raised his head and looked at her with his big, wet, amber eyes, like a spoiled little child.

Jiang Xinlan's heart melted instantly.

"Wow, this kitten is quite intelligent." Jiang Xinlan couldn't help but squat down and tentatively stroke its head.

The calico cat let her pet it obediently, even tucking its head under her hand, purring softly, its fur fluffy and not wild at all, it was exceptionally well-behaved.

"Mommy, Huahua is so amazing!"

Gui Gui chattered on beside her, recounting how San Hua caught a thief, rescued a child, and dealt with bad guys in the neighborhood.

She spoke with great enthusiasm, "Today a bad guy tried to harm it with a talisman, but my sister and I broke it! Daddy took care of the bad guy!"

"Yes, Mom, Huahua is very well-behaved and doesn't scratch people," Niannian added.

"We'll take it to the vet this afternoon for a check-up, vaccinations, and deworming. We'll take care of it ourselves and we won't slack off."

Jiang Xinlan wasn't heartless to begin with, and Sanhua was so good at getting along with people. She was chubby and looked so lovable that there was no reason for her to disagree.

"Alright, then stay." Jiang Xinlan smiled and tapped Sanhua's little head.

"But let's make this clear first, the task of taking care of it is yours. No half-hearted efforts allowed. If you dare to slack off, I'll send it back."

"We guarantee we'll complete the mission!" The two children immediately saluted, overjoyed.

Sanhua seemed to know she had been kept behind, and happily rubbed against Jiang Xinlan's hand, calling out even sweeter.

Jiang Xinlan laughed so hard that she opened the most expensive can of tuna for it that noon.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xinlan drove her two children and Sanhua to the best pet hospital in Beijing.

A full physical examination, internal and external deworming, feline triple vaccine and rabies vaccine, bath, nail trimming, and ear cleaning.

The calico cat is exceptionally well-behaved. It doesn't fuss during baths or struggle when having its nails trimmed. The veterinarians and nurses at the pet hospital all adore it, saying they've never seen such a well-behaved and intelligent stray cat.

When the physical examination results came out, Sanhua was perfectly healthy; apart from being a little overweight, she had no other health problems.

After leaving the hospital, I went to a pet supply store and bought the best cat bed, automatic litter box, cat tree, and scratching post.

There were also all sorts of cat food cans, dried fish, freeze-dried food, and cat toys; I bought a whole trunk full.

When I got home, Sanhua already had her own little nest, and a lot of delicious food and fun toys.

After the two children had finished their baths and fallen asleep, Shen Yu sat on the living room sofa and put Sanhua on his lap.

Sanhua obediently lay on his lap, knowing what he was going to do, and didn't make a fuss.

Shen Yu channeled a very gentle wisp of spiritual energy into the three flowers' body, helping them stabilize their newly awakened intelligence.

It also helped it refine the remaining medicinal power of the old ginseng in its body, cleared its meridians, and left a trace of spiritual power in its body for protection.

From now on, ordinary evil spirits, talismans, and the like will be unable to get close to it.

He could sense that the medicinal power within Sanhua's body came from a century-old ginseng.

It must have been that when the cat was looking for food on the mountain, it accidentally ate an old ginseng root buried in the soil, which led to its opportunity to gain sentience.

He's quite a lucky little fellow.

Shen Yu didn't point it out, but instead used his divine sense to teach it the most basic breathing techniques, showing it how to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation.

If I cultivate diligently from now on, even if I can't take human form, living for a hundred or two hundred years and watching my two children grow up will definitely not be a problem.

"You can stay here from now on," Shen Yu said softly, stroking its head.

"Be there for your two kids as they grow up. If anyone bullies them, just scratch them. I'll take care of it if anything happens."

Sanhua raised her head, meowed at Shen Yu, nodded vigorously, and rubbed her head against his palm, looking very serious.

From now on, it will be a cat with a home.

Sanhua settled down at the Jiang family's house.

His full name is Shen Huahua, his nickname is Huahua, and the servants in the house call him Master Hua.

It is truly sensible and truly humane.

On its very first day at home, it knew where the litter box was, went in to use the toilet by itself, and buried it with litter afterward, doing so very carefully that there was no smell at all.

It doesn't scratch the sofa, the curtains, or destroy anything in the house. It obediently sharpens its claws on the scratching post we bought for it.

It doesn't do parkour or mate at night. After the two kids are asleep, it just sits in its little den by the door of the kids' bedroom and sleeps.

He didn't make a sound at all, just like a dutiful security guard.

Every morning at 6:30, I squat by the bedside and call my two children to get up.

It didn't bark, but jumped onto the bed and rubbed its wet little nose against the faces of the two children until they woke up.

They would even carry their little socks and shoes one by one to their pillow, arranging them neatly, more accurately than an alarm clock.

After the two children got dressed and came downstairs, it squatted at the entrance of the restaurant waiting. Jiang Xinlan poured it cat food, but it didn't eat it first.

Only after the whole family sat down and started eating did it lower its head and eat slowly.

After finishing my meal, I saw the two children to the door and watched them get into the car with their little backpacks on.

After the car had driven far away, I slowly turned around, basked in the sun in the yard, took a stroll, and played with the koi fish I kept in the yard.

Half an hour before school ends in the afternoon, I would squat at the gate of the villa and wait.

When it saw the two children's car drive back, it ran up and circled the car, its tail wagging like a little motor.

As soon as the car door opened, she jumped in and rubbed against the two children's legs, welcoming them home.

They've managed to coax their two children so much that the first thing they do when they get home from school is hug the cat, and they even put their favorite Ultraman cartoons on hold.

Jiang Xinlan also grew to like it more and more.

This cat is so good at reading people's expressions.

Jiang Xinlan was sitting on the sofa watching TV when it jumped up, lay on her lap, and purred softly, warming her legs—it was even more comfortable than a hot water bottle.

Jiang Zhenbang, Jiang Jianping, and Su Hui doted on it like their own grandson.