Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

All in all, everything seems to be going quite well.

There are also some people who slipped through the net and don't just live in Jinpan Yuntingfu, but move between multiple communities, so they are not so easy to find.

Their space is 120 square meters, but the actual area where the cats can move around is only about 60 or 70 square meters. Twelve or thirteen cats is already considered a lot.

“I never realized our little fish could be so useful.” Lang Xiangying squatted down, patted the little fish’s head, and then looked at the maple leaf behind her, chuckling, “Little maple leaf is here too? Live well here from now on, Grandma will come back to see you every day.”

At this point, Lang Xiangying looked up at Ai Qing and asked, "Where's Little Fishman? Why didn't she come today?"

"I'm busy with my live stream," Ai Qing said without batting an eye. "I'll come over when I'm done. I'm taking the little fish home first. Grandma, could you watch them for me?"

"Okay, go ahead." Lang Xiangying waved his hand and saw Ai Qing out of the shop.

To avoid being discovered, Xiaoyu didn't transform back into human form the whole way; she simply jumped into Aiqing's arms and let him hold her.

After returning home, it jumped to the ground and transformed back into human form.

"I'm still a little nervous." Xiaoyu touched her chest. "I'm so afraid that Grandma will recognize me."

"It's okay." Ai Qing patted her head. "Actually, even if they find out later, nothing will happen."

Of course, Ai Qing was just trying to comfort Xiao Yu; it's better to keep such things from being known if possible.

Otherwise, there's no need to cause any real trouble.

"Let's tidy up a bit, we still have to go down in a little while," Ai Qing reminded her. "Grandma is still waiting, we can't let her keep watching the shop."

The cat cafe hasn't opened yet, but the cats have already moved in. They need some time to get used to the environment, so Aiqing and Xiaoyu aren't in a hurry.

After all, cats that are carefully selected for cat cafes are completely different from cats that have been living as strays in the wild for a long time.

Making the latter obediently submit is many times more difficult than making the former.

If it were an ordinary person, Ai Qing would definitely not be optimistic about the idea of ​​using stray cats to serve customers at their cat cafe.

Just training a cat is an extremely difficult task.

But the difference between Aiqing and Xiaoyu's cat cafe is that...

First, thanks to Lang Xiangying's early groundwork, the stray cats in the neighborhood would generally give Grandma some face.

Second, there are small fish.

After all, we're all cats, so it's easier to talk to us.

In the wild, although you may occasionally encounter people feeding them, the number is small, and some of them may have malicious intent.

But it's different in cat cafes.

The customers who come to the cat cafe are all people who really love cats.

After all, people who are willing to spend money to pet cats are generally friendly and gentle towards them.

On one side is the environment where you might encounter bad people in the wild, and on the other side is the blissful life surrounded by good people.

Even a kitten knows which side to choose.

……

Around 4 PM, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu returned to the cat cafe.

After Xiao Youqian's introduction, the decoration team divided the cat cafe into three parts according to Xiaoyu's idea.

In the outermost street-facing shop section, Xiaoyu copied the cat cafe she visited last time and created a horizontal window at the entrance selling milk tea and juice.

The space is about three or four square meters, and it is responsible for selling drinks to customers on the street and when they come into the store.

The entrance to the store is a single sliding door on the right side against the wall.

After entering, there is a straight corridor leading to the deepest part. On the left is a large floor-to-ceiling glass window with a row of narrow tables and ten stools in front of them.

Customers who buy drinks can sit on stools for free and enjoy their beverages while gazing at the store's cats through the window.

The entrance to the cat cafe's cat-petting area is located in the middle of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

There's a glass door with a lock in the middle. After paying a 60 yuan entrance fee per person and undergoing disinfection, you can enter from here.

Inside the cat-petting area, you can also buy drinks or snacks and enjoy the beautiful scenery that can only be appreciated by eye from the benches outside.

As for the decoration of the cat-petting area, Xiaoyu did put some thought into it.

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The cat petting area is the largest part of the cat cafe.

The area surrounding the perimeter was only about 20 square meters in total.

The cat-petting area is about 60 or 70 square meters in size and is rectangular in shape. Looking inside from the entrance, you will find that the buildings are staggered, like entering a dense forest.

After consulting with the stray cats in the neighborhood, and based on her own preferences as a cat, Xiaoyu specially customized this cat tree.

This can no longer be called a cat tree; it should be called a cat climbing a grove of trees.

After entering the cat-petting area, there is a tree stump on each side, and a third tree stump further in.

Each tree stump has a perfectly thick bar, just the right height difference for a cat to comfortably step over.

At the top of the tree stump are outstretched branches and leaves. Because they are all fake, they are more sturdy than real tree branches, allowing the cat to climb and jump around easily.

At a slightly lower level, there are also interconnected passageways and jump points.

Directly in front of the entrance to the cat-petting area and on the right-hand side against the wall are two huge floor-to-ceiling cabinets that support the roof and the ground. The interiors have been transformed into cat beds, but they are not just plain square boxes.

Based on the cats' preferences, Xiaoyu designed the interior to be narrow yet airy, with even the branches extending from the three tree stumps in the middle serving as passageways for them to return to their rooms, leading all the way to their cat beds for easy access.

When it's time for them to rest quietly inside, simply close the small doors.

To be honest, most cat cafes would absolutely not recommend doing this.

Especially the cat tree high up in the sky.

After all, no one can be sure whether a cat will fall from mid-air while playing.

It's fine if the cat falls down on its own, but the worry is that it might land on a guest's head or body and get scratched by the startled cat.

That would be a losing proposition.

But the small fish are different.

As long as she does a good job of training her employees and makes them work diligently during work hours, that's fine.

Ai Qing was also a little worried about this, but seeing that Xiao Yu seemed quite confident, she let her make the plans.

It seems to be working quite well.

Ai Qing followed Xiao Yu into the cat petting area and looked up to see the stray cats that had been caught in the past few days. They were all moving around among them and looked quite active.

Especially the sheriff and the others, because Lang Xiangying is taking care of them here, they all adapt very quickly, and they almost forget their previous life in the wild.

Although Maple Leaf had just arrived, the initial tension was gradually dispelled by the novelty of the place, thanks to the presence of Sheriff and his several lovers.

"You're here." Lang Xiangying, who was sitting next to the tree stump, greeted the two of them with a smile as they entered the shop. "You two keep an eye on things first. I have to go back and relieve the old man. He's made plans to go fishing with some people."

"Okay, okay, Grandma, thank you for your hard work!" Xiaoyu quickly went over and took Lang Xiangying's arm.

However, the old lady was still quite healthy and enjoyed being helped by Xiaoyu. She walked out of the shop with a smile and waved to the two of them: "I'm going back now. Come to my house for dinner tonight. I bought a lot of vegetables, and Xiaoyu's favorite fish tofu soup."

"Mmm!" Little Fish nodded repeatedly, her eyes lighting up. "Grandma is so kind! I love this soup. I feel like I can never make it taste the same when I make it myself."

"There are some details you still need to master. I'll teach you slowly later," Lang Xiangying said with a smile.

After chatting with Xiaoyu for a few minutes, Lang Xiangying returned to the supermarket across the street.

Xiaoyu watched her grandmother cross the road safely before turning back into the shop.

Ai Qing is currently sitting at the table and chair area in the cat petting area.

This is a resting area for guests.

Small tables are scattered around the three tree stumps, some of which even have branches extending from the stumps, allowing cats to climb directly from the stumps onto the tables and interact with guests.

Each table has a cup holder that is completely integrated with the tabletop, perfectly fitting the cups of drinks sold in the store, so you don't have to worry about them being knocked over by the cat.

As for the remaining space inside the cat cafe, part of it, behind the second door to the right of the cat petting area, has been converted into a restroom.

The first door on the right has been converted into a recuperation room and storage room.

Upon entering, you'll see a cat lying on its side in a cat bed, with the storage area further inside.

This cat is a female cat, as you can tell from her protruding belly.

Lang Xiangying calls it bread because the orange-yellow pattern on its back looks a lot like the pattern on a baked bread in an animated film.

This cat only came to the neighborhood in the last month. It missed the initial wave of neutering and has recently been bred by other male cats in the nearby neighborhood.

This time, it was lured here by the little fish, and we assured it of the absolute safety of its reproduction and all its dietary needs; it only needs to take good care of itself during its pregnancy.

But after giving birth, she'll have to stay at the cat cafe to properly greet customers and repay their kindness.

As for the kittens, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu plan to raise them for a month or two before showing them to visiting guests.

If a customer likes one, you can buy it and take it home.

It can be said that Xiaoyu has fully absorbed the excellent experience from the cat cafes she had previously visited.

As for the opening date, it is tentatively set for November 1st.

Xiaoyu needs to hire at least two more waiters.

One is responsible for the beverage area, and the other is responsible for the entrance to the cat-petting area.

In this way, the monthly labor and rent costs alone would be at least 15,000 yuan.

Not to mention the cat food and litter for more than a dozen cats, which are also considerable expenses.

Of course, in addition to that, publicity is also a major issue.

However, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu never intended to make much money from the cat cafe; they considered it a success if they could cover their costs.

However, to Ai Qing's surprise, their two new accounts, which they had only created for less than half a month, seemed to have become quite popular.

……

"Brother, this video of the cat cafe's renovation has already reached two million views!" Sitting on a stool outside the glass window of the cat cafe, Xiaoyu looked down at the data displayed on her phone and said with some surprise, "My most popular video of Madoka only has a little over two million seven hundred thousand views."

Yes, that's right.