We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

There were quite a few people at the adoption event, mostly college students.

Li Mubai and Chen Qiuhe finally found Daju after some effort. At that moment, it was sleeping in the cat cage, breathing evenly.

"Are your two younger siblings going to adopt this cat?"

Upon seeing Li Mubai and Chen Qiuhe standing in front of the orange, the staff immediately came over to introduce them.

"This orange cat has a gentle temperament, making it a perfect adopter, and..."

"Thank you, but no need," Chen Qiuhe waved her hand in refusal.

"Meow."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the orange cat, seemingly on its deathbed, sat up abruptly, stretched, and paced back and forth in its cage.

"It's obvious this cat really likes you. Aren't you going to consider adopting it?" the staff member continued.

But then, at the age when he felt most helpless, he encountered a kitten he wanted to adopt...

He had tried to gauge his parents' attitude, but was rejected each time. On this matter, Li's parents seemed particularly resolute.

"Let's go see the other kittens," Chen Qiuhe said.

Li Mubai nodded. He couldn't stay here forever, otherwise the staff would continue to "sell" him oranges.

"Meow." The orange cat stood in the cage watching the two people leave, and meowed again.

Goodbye, Orange, I hope you find a good home.

Do you like cats?

As they walked along, Li Mubai looked at Chen Qiuhe, who was looking around with great interest, and asked.

"Yeah, don't you think Hakimi and Hakimi are really cute and therapeutic?"

Li Mubai smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

After wandering around for a while, I came back to check on the orange cat and found that its cage was empty.

"Excuse me, did the orange cat here get adopted?" Chen Qiuhe asked the staff directly.

"Yes." The staff member looked up and saw it was the same two people from before. She said, "If you see a cat you like, you should make a decision quickly, otherwise someone else will take it. We have other cats here, like..."

Chen Qiuhe didn't listen to the staff's words. She thanked them and left. They weren't really going to adopt the cat; they were just here to see where the orange tabby would end up.

"Li Mubai, the staff said that Daju has been adopted."

"Okay." Li Mubai paused for a moment, "Then let's all go home."

There's nothing else to do here.

"Don't rush, it's almost noon, let's go grab some lunch," Chen Qiuhe said.

Li Mubai checked the time; it was eleven o'clock. If he went home now, he wouldn't get home until around one o'clock, by which time he would probably be hungry.

"What do you want to eat?" he asked.

"Hmm—" Chen Qiuhe looked thoughtful. "Right, let's go eat barbecue. I've never had barbecue before!"

"OK."

He has little appetite and will eat anything.

"Li Mubai, have you ever eaten barbecue?" Chen Qiuhe suddenly asked.

"I've eaten there once."

"one person?"

"No, with someone else."

"friend?"

"good friend."

……

The barbecue restaurant was located in a shopping mall; it was another chain store that he and Xie Shu had visited.

It seemed that this was Chen Qiuhe's first time eating at an all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant, as she sat down and didn't move.

"You have to get your things yourself," Li Mubai reminded him.

"oh oh."

She was just like Li Mubai back then, completely clueless, while Li Mubai, like Xie Shu back then, patiently taught her.

"Don't cook these beef cubes for too long."

"it is good."

"You can also scan a QR code here to order other snacks. See what you want to eat."

"You still need to be a veteran." Chen Qiuhe gave him a thumbs up.

Practice makes perfect...

"Here you go, this is for you too, and this is for you as well." Chen Qiuhe picked up a few pieces of meat and gave them to him.

"Eat it yourself."

"I'm full, I can't eat anymore." Chen Qiuhe leaned back in her chair and rubbed her stomach.

Girls really do have small appetites; luckily, not much was left, and Li Mubai didn't have much of an appetite either.

"I need to rest for a bit, you can eat slowly." Chen Qiuhe leaned back in her chair.

Looking at Chen Qiuhe, who was staring blankly out the window, he inexplicably imagined her as Xie Shu from back then. He chuckled to himself.

"Hey, Li Mubai, there seems to be a pretty big park over there. Shall we go check it out?" Chen Qiuhe suggested.

"No, let's go back sooner rather than later."

"No way, we're already here, why are you so focused on going home? Who's even at your house?!"

"There's homework at home... Have you finished it? There's quite a bit of homework this week, isn't there?" Li Mubai reminded him.

"Uh-huh—" Chen Qiuhe stammered, scratching her cheek, "I haven't moved yet."

"Don't even think about playing if you haven't finished your homework. Everyone go home."

"At such a young age, you already know the teacher's tone so well; you're bound to be terrifying in the future," Chen Qiuhe said.

Having read too many novels, Li Mubai was speechless.

Sigh, another two-hour bus ride.

The shopping mall is quite a distance from the bus stop, so walking this distance is like digesting your food.

"Wait a minute," Li Mubai suddenly called out to Chen Qiuhe.

"What? You've changed your mind and want to go to the park now? I'm telling you, it's too late. You'll have to beg me now!"

Li Mubai did not respond; he went straight to a flower stall.

"Handsome, what would you like to order?"

"Boss, do you have jasmine flowers?" Since Li Mubai didn't know which one was jasmine, he asked directly.

"Yes, we do." The shopkeeper walked to an area. "This whole area is full of jasmine, including Tiger Head Jasmine, Pearl Jasmine, and both single and double petals. Which one do you want?"

What are the different types of double-petaled lobes?

"These, these, these are all double-lobed."

"Then I'll take this one." Li Mubai picked out a smaller, more portable one.

"This thirty."

It's alright, within Li Mubai's acceptable range.

"Hey, Li Mubai, do you still want to grow flowers?" Chen Qiuhe asked.

"Yes." Li Mubai didn't say much more.

"I send you jasmine, hoping you will never leave me," Chen Qiuhe recited.

"What is this?"

"I just happened to see the meaning of jasmine flowers in a video."

"oh."

Jasmine, jasmine.

"You can keep it. After it blooms, remember to pick the petals and give them to me. I'll use them to make jasmine tea cakes and jasmine flower pastries," Chen Qiuhe suggested.

"impossible."

He was unwilling to relinquish his hard work.

"Hmph, then I'll secretly do it myself," Chen Qiuhe said jokingly.

"If it disappears after it blooms, I'll come looking for you and make you pay me back."

"Compensate? I'll compensate you with jasmine tea cakes and jasmine pastries." Chen Qiuhe slapped her forehead. "Wait, do you even know how to grow flowers?"

"No." Li Mubai shook his head, then looked at the other person. "You can?"

"I don't know either."

……

He can search online for how to raise it.

What is ferrous sulfate solution? And what is potassium dihydrogen phosphate?

After returning home, Li Mubai looked at the care methods taught online and felt a headache coming on. He decided to tell Xie Shu about the orange grove's condition first.

Li Bubai: "Class monitor, Daju has been adopted."

Solitudo: "Class monitor, are you calling yourself?"

Okay, he forgot again, it's a language habit.

Li Bubai: "Thank you for your letter."

Solitudo: "Yeah, that's good. We don't have to live a life of hardship anymore."

Solitudo: "The best outcome for a stray cat is to be adopted."

Li Bubai: "Yes."