Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

"Okay, goodnight, Auntie~"

The little fish obediently replied.

Ai Qing nodded, then turned off the hair dryer, put it back in its place, and watched her mother's figure disappear downstairs into the stairwell. She immediately grabbed Xiao Yu's hand and ran to her bedroom.

However, halfway there, Ai Qing thought for a moment and stopped at the door of Xiao Yu's bedroom.

"My mom probably won't come looking for me, but you're a guest, so she might come looking for you later." With that thought in mind, Ai Qing decided not to go back to her own bedroom. Instead, she took Xiao Yu's hand and walked into the bedroom that Yao Qiang had prepared for her.

……

Meanwhile, downstairs.

Ai Zhongguo was engrossed in reading the novel his son had written.

The thought that his son wrote this story of youthful romance on campus made him feel like a father, and he found it quite engaging to read.

This meant he didn't even notice someone coming from behind him.

"My childhood sweetheart will turn into a cat?" Yao Qiang's voice came from behind him. "Why are you suddenly secretly reading this kind of book?"

Chapter 178 Warm Current Cheating

Ai Qing woke up at six o'clock the next day.

Last night, Yao Qiang did not come to chat with Xiao Yu or offer any comfort as he had guessed; everything was fine.

And at around 11 p.m., the little fish also transformed back into a kitten.

In this way, naturally nothing romantic could happen.

If that were true, Ai Qing would be truly a bit abnormal.

Even if you can't sleep with a fragrant little fish, you can at least sleep with a kitten or a little fish.

When Ai Qing lies down, Xiao Yu will curl up on Ai Qing's shoulders and neck.

The cat's tail was wrapped around Ai Qing's head, half of its body was pressed against Ai Qing, and its head was resting against Ai Qing's cheek.

With its fluffy fur, Ai Qing could easily bury her head in a patch of cat fur around Xiao Yu's neck with just a turn of her head.

He really liked this feeling.

But what he liked even more was that every morning when he opened his eyes, he would see a beautiful girl next to him.

To be honest, even though she lives under the same roof as her girlfriend, Ai Qing has never actually slept a full night while holding Xiao Yu.

Back when Xiaoyu would transform into a human at three or four in the morning, Ai Qing was too embarrassed to touch her.

Later, the two confirmed their relationship. Xiaoyu had already practiced the Vajra Skill, which allowed her to precisely control her human time each day to the period between daytime and bedtime.

But it's only at night when Ai Qing is sleeping that her cat appears to keep her company.

I don't know when I'll be able to maintain my human form around the clock.

Because of the past month or two, Xiaoyu has been making me get up early every day to do Vajra Kung Fu, and Ai Qing has clearly felt that her overall energy has improved a lot.

Although there haven't been any obvious physical changes like from direct exercise, at least in terms of physical condition, many minor health problems that I had before have become less noticeable recently.

The most noticeable change is in his waist.

Previously, he had been sitting in a chair for long periods of time, which caused him to experience back discomfort whenever he sat down for an extended period of time.

I haven't really noticed this situation lately.

In addition, the small fish can provide him with warm currents, which have a very obvious therapeutic effect on various minor physical ailments.

It feels like this warm current is truly a versatile and wonderful thing.

To know.

According to some online writers he knows, the more successful they are, the more prone they are to various illnesses.

Now things are much better. With Xiaoyu, the "warm current savings princess," Ai Qing doesn't seem to have to worry too much about this.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Just as Ai Qing was lost in thought after waking up, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears.

He turned his head and saw that the little fish had turned into a beautiful little girl, still wearing the same pajamas she wore last night.

Although the pajamas are long in both the hem and the pant legs, one advantage is that they are relatively loose.

After Xiaoyu turned to the side and pressed her body against Aiqing, she hugged her and asked for a good morning kiss.

Ai Qing had no choice but to put her arm around her shoulder and immerse herself in the beauty of the early morning.

Her hands also wandered inside the little fish's pajamas.

Xiaoyu didn't exhibit the typical reserve and shyness of a girl; instead, she thoroughly enjoyed Ai Qing's exploration of her body.

Every inch his palm touched her skin made Xiaoyu feel happier and more joyful, deeply feeling Ai Qing's affection for her.

This morning, Xiaoyu had already aroused him to the point where he couldn't quell his lust.

However, Ai Qing eventually stopped, simply holding Xiao Yu in her arms, closing her eyes, and quietly enjoying the feeling of the two of them snuggling together.

When it was almost seven o'clock in the morning, the two of them got up.

Last night, Yao Qiang washed their clothes and even used a dryer to dry Xiao Yu's clothes.

After getting up, Ai Qing went to the balcony to get Xiao Yu's clean clothes and helped her change. She also changed into clean clothes herself, and the two of them went downstairs together.

Today is Sunday.

Yao Qiang is definitely sleeping in.

What surprised Ai Qing was that her father, who had developed the habit of getting up early every day, was still not up at this time.

That's quite surprising.

However, he didn't think much of it, assuming that his beloved son and daughter-in-law had returned home last night, which had made the old father feel sentimental and caused him to have insomnia.

Thinking this, Ai Qing brought Xiao Yu to the dining table in the living room.

On the table was a rice cooker containing hot porridge that Grandma Lang Xiangying had cooked early in the morning.

There were also side dishes like pickled mustard greens, fermented bean curd, and preserved eggs on the side to accompany the rice.

Grandpa and Grandma must be up by now.

Grandma was probably going to do her morning exercise dance in the neighborhood, and she was still wearing the new dance outfit that Ai Qing had given her when she earned her manuscript fees.

Grandpa must be minding the store at the supermarket.

So Ai Qing pulled Xiao Yu to sit down and served her a bowl of porridge.

He went into the kitchen and took two eggs from the refrigerator.

"What are you doing, brother? There's food here!" Xiaoyu didn't rush to drink the porridge, but instead got up and followed him in, asking curiously.

"Oh, I like to have scrambled eggs with my porridge." As she said this, Ai Qing cracked two eggs into a bowl, stirred them with chopsticks, then heated oil in a pan, and without adding any seasoning, scrambled eggs into a bowl.

He ladled the eggs onto a plate, then opened a bottle of soy sauce, poured a spoonful onto the plate, and drizzled it over the eggs.

Take two spoonfuls, then stir it slightly with chopsticks, and then carry the plate out of the kitchen.

The little fish followed beside her, smelling the aroma of the eggs. Hot scrambled eggs are naturally much more fragrant than cold side dishes.

"Brother, I want to eat this too."

"Go ahead and eat, it's not like I'm stopping you from eating."

Ai Qing served herself a bowl of porridge, and the two sat down facing each other. With scrambled eggs, Ai Qing also picked up half a piece of fermented bean curd and mixed it into her hot porridge. She slurped down the whole bowl.

My stomach suddenly felt warm and comfortable.

Little Fish didn't eat as fast as him. She savored each bite, picking up a piece of egg here, tasting a bit of fermented bean curd there, then eating some pickled vegetables, and then some preserved egg. She found everything quite delicious.

Previously, Ai Qing found it troublesome, so she would buy frozen steamed buns and dumplings, or wontons and dumplings for breakfast.

Little Fish has never had porridge in the morning before; this is her first time, and it feels quite novel.

Just as the two finished eating and were resting on chairs in the living room, Lang Xiangying returned after finishing her dance.

"Oh? You two are up pretty early," Lang Xiangying said with a smile. "Where's your dad? Still not up?"

"No, I don't know why it's so late today," Ai Qing replied.

"Then I'll go relieve your grandfather. He's going hiking in a bit. Why don't you go with him?" Lang Xiangying asked Ai Qing as she turned to go to her bedroom to change her clothes.

"Let me think about it." Ai Qing didn't agree immediately, but turned to look at Xiao Yu. "Are you going?"

"Huh?" Little Fish was taken aback. "Going hiking?"

“Yes.” Ai Qing nodded. “My grandfather usually has a habit of going hiking. Usually, after my grandmother comes back from dancing and asks him to take over, he gets ready to go hiking.”

“My dad usually gets up around this time, so the two of them often go hiking together to exercise.”

"Don't let my grandfather's age of seventy or eighty fool you, he's still very healthy. When I wasn't in good physical condition, I probably couldn't even climb as many mountains as him."

"Oh, okay." Xiaoyu nodded in understanding, then immediately said, "That's great! Xiaoyu hasn't gone hiking in ages. Is it Linping Mountain?"

"Correct."

"That little fish wants to go!"

Xiaoyu recalled the first time she was taken out of her home by Ai Qing as a human.

At that time, she went to Linping Mountain with Ai Qing. Around three or four in the morning, they climbed all the way to the top of the mountain and went up to the Donglai Pavilion.

We watched the sunrise together from the rooftop of the attic.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyu felt a warmth in her heart.

After that, Ai Qing took her to many other places, allowing her to witness the vastness and wonder of this world.

But for Xiaoyu, that night, standing on the mountaintop and watching the sun slowly climb up from the edge of the sky was a scene she would never forget.

Unfortunately, Ai Qing never took her there again.

Upon hearing that they could go hiking, Xiaoyu was naturally delighted.

However, for Ai Qing, the reason he stopped taking Xiaoyu hiking was simply because he was physically unable to keep up...

After all, a few months ago, Ai Qing took Xiao Yu hiking and woke up the next day feeling sore all over, so she naturally wouldn't want to suffer like that again.