Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Although the shop didn't have air conditioning, it was always warm and cozy around Aunt Xu's place. After sitting down, the two of them huddled together to keep warm, so it wasn't as chilly as outside.

After the wontons were served, everyone took a few sips of the hot soup, and immediately felt warm all over.

"The movie starts at 9:30 in the morning. Shall we sit in the cat cafe for a while first?" Xiaoyu said vaguely, having just snatched a bite of Ai Qing's wonton.

“Okay.” Ai Qing nodded. “I’ll write for a while and finish today’s writing. The rest of the time is up to you.”

"Okay, then, do you want some little fish to give you warmth?"

"...I have plenty here."

"Do you want some or not?"

"Let's talk about it when we get to the cat cafe."

To be fair, ever since the liquid warm current condensed in her body, Ai Qing basically no longer needs to actively ask Xiao Yu for warm current.

According to Xiaoyu's estimate, a single drop of liquid warm current would be enough to sustain her for more than a week.

Ai Qing has even less need for warmth, and only spends two or three hours a day writing.

A single drop of liquid warm fluid could last at least a month, and might not even be used up completely.

Of course, if you only take in and don't give out, you'll eventually run out of money.

But the two of them couldn't resist being together all the time, and after the ban was broken, they would often get together.

After all, living together means you can do whatever you want without interference from others.

At such times, every attack by Ai Qing brings a surge of warmth.

It also takes time and effort for warm currents to transform into liquid.

So much so that every time, Xiaoyu would have to kiss Aiqing to transfer the warmth that was about to overflow from her body to him.

Otherwise, it simply wouldn't fit.

Often, it's not that the two people are out of energy, but rather that their bodies are overflowing with warmth, so much so that they'd probably explode if things continued like this.

Otherwise, these two would really become a perpetual motion machine.

But no matter what, as she continued doing this every day, the warm current in Ai Qing's body not only did not decrease, but instead accumulated more and more.

According to Ai Qing's estimate, there are now about seven or eight drops of warm liquid in her body, which have condensed into a small ball in the dantian area.

He didn't know if this place was called the dantian, but it was located between his chest and abdomen, and he could sense it if he concentrated his mind a little.

It's amazing.

Just those seven or eight drops of warm liquid, plus about the same amount from the little fish.

Even if Xiaoyu needs to temporarily retract her cat ears and tail to maintain her complete human form, as long as she absorbs Aiqing's warm current, she can maintain this form for one or two weeks without changing back.

A single drop of warm liquid is enough to make the little fish retract its cat ears and tail in about a day.

As for Ai Qing's ability to transform into a cat, it seems that the energy required for Xiao Yu to transform into a human is about the same.

However, Ai Qing doesn't usually dare to transform outside, for fear of being captured, so she only indulges in it at home and doesn't consume much of the warm current.

But he was also a little itchy, really wanting to experience the joy of running in the wild.

After all, with my current body, even though I usually practice Vajra Kung Fu and receive the blessing of warm currents, I am healthy and free from illness, but I would probably have trouble running a kilometer.

Unless you're running with warm air all the way, it's definitely going to be tough.

But the cat form is different. It runs around the house with Xiaoyu for more than half an hour without getting tired, truly bringing back the joy of Aiqing's childhood.

However, apart from transforming into a cat and receiving the most basic warm current blessing, he, like the little fish, has not yet been able to develop any other uses for the warm current.

According to Ai Qing's idea, since the warm current is so powerful, similar to the spiritual energy and true essence of immortal cultivation, it must have some kind of magical function, right?

Do we have to find some Taoist secret manuals to see if there are any techniques for hand seals and incantations?

Xiaoyu didn't have so many thoughts; after all, even now, there were still many things about this world that she didn't understand.

But Ai Qing has been exposed to this kind of fantasy world since childhood, and now she is a novelist, so it's inevitable that she will have some random thoughts in her mind.

Especially after actually experiencing something like a warm current in real life, my original understanding of the world has changed dramatically, and I have begun to doubt the truth behind this world.

Could it be that there really are immortal cultivators in this world?

Whenever she thinks of this, Ai Qing longs to visit the place where the Vajra Kung Fu has been passed down.

I wonder if those Taoist priests know that after practicing Vajra Kung Fu, everyone will spontaneously generate a warm current?

Or perhaps one's constitution is inherently special, and this condition was only triggered after practicing Vajra Kung Fu?

Perhaps because he read too many novels, Ai Qing tends to overthink things. But Xiao Yu doesn't have an ID card, nor does he have a driver's license, so he basically can't travel far.

These questions had to be kept to themselves until another opportunity arose.

Now, let's just enjoy the birthday celebration that Xiaoyu arranged for him.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to write a novel."

Since I can't find the answers in real life, I might as well write them all into a novel.

Since it was something she had personally experienced, Ai Qing felt it was quite engaging to write about.

He just doesn't know when spiritual energy will revive in the real world; he's already prepared to become the protagonist of a novel.

Thinking this, he opened his mouth and caught a small steamed bun that Xiaoyu had picked up. His mouth was full of delicious soup.

Chapter 212 Birthday Gift

After breakfast, the two of them strolled hand in hand to the entrance of the cat cafe.

It was still early before they left, and Hu Tian and Li Qiqi hadn't arrived yet.

Little Fish took out her key, opened the door, and went inside to let the cats out.

Ai Qing took her notebook, sat down in a corner, and began typing.

The new book surpassed 10,000 subscriptions within a few days of its release last month, and secured its first post-release recommendation spot in early January, with average daily subscriptions already reaching 15,000.

The royalties for last month were released a few days ago, amounting to approximately 50,000 yuan.

Because the warm current is inexhaustible, Ai Qing basically squanders it whenever she is writing or brainstorming.

For him, updating 10,000 words a day is no longer a difficult task, given the support he receives.

With an update speed of three to four thousand words per hour, and the quality has not been affected at all, on the contrary, thanks to the support of the warm current, it has always maintained a high standard.

When the new book was first released, it had about 170,000 words. Now, after more than 20 days, the total number of words has quickly reached 400,000 words, which is quite fast.

"Happy birthday, boss."

Just as Ai Qing was typing, she heard Hu Tian's voice.

Ai Qing turned his head and saw that Hu Tian was putting a bag in front of him.

"This is?"

"A birthday present." Hu Tian tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled. "I won't be joining in the fun at your birthday party. I'm very grateful to you and Xiaoyu for providing me with this job."

"Thank you." Ai Qing accepted the gift without ceremony, but still took the opportunity to ask curiously, "But Sister Tian, ​​you shouldn't have any trouble finding a job. It's actually beneath you to work in the beverage industry here."

“There’s no such thing as a noble or lowly job,” Hu Tian said, shaking her head. “Besides, I have my own reasons for coming here.”

At this point, Hu Tian glanced at the lively cats in the cat petting area, a gentle expression appearing in her eyes.

“I have loved animals since I was a child. I grew up in the countryside and my family had three dogs and a cat. I spent my childhood with them.”

“They are not as free as they are in the countryside in modern urbanized cities.”

"The advantage of being adopted is that you will be taken care of and have no worries about food and drink. The disadvantage is that you will be confined to a small space and you will not be able to choose your own owner."

"If you're unlucky, you might get beaten and scolded all the time, but if you're abandoned in the wild, more than 90% of stray cats and dogs won't survive their first winter."

"Later I thought, could I take them all in? But the idea was beautiful, but also naive."

"After the failure, I realized that relying solely on government welfare subsidies and social donations is far from enough. If we cannot form our own virtuous economic cycle, we will never be able to escape a sad ending."

At this point, Hu Tian paused for a moment, then smiled a little embarrassedly, "I shouldn't have said so much."

"It's alright." Ai Qing smiled, though she wasn't as selfless as Hu Tian.

He opened the cat cafe simply because he wanted Xiaoyu to be happy.

While Xiaoyu felt sorry for the stray cats, she didn't actually have Hu Tian's magnanimity; she just did some small things within her power.

A cat cafe's shelter capacity is always limited. Xiaoyu didn't expect to save them all; she just didn't want the kind of tragic deaths of stray cats on the streets that happened to her anymore.

Hu Tian was just expressing her feelings. Knowing she couldn't force anyone, she smiled and wished him a happy birthday again before heading to the beverage section to prepare for the opening.

Xiao Yu wandered over and curiously peeked into the bag Hu Tian had given her, then looked at Ai Qing.

Ai Qing chuckled, reached out and pulled the bag over, then opened it to take a look.

It wasn't anything valuable, just a pair of cups.

Upon closer inspection, I found two cups in a transparent box, one blue and one red.

Each of the drawings depicts a dog and a cat.

Looks like they're couple mugs.

"Take it back and use it as a toothbrush cup." Ai Qing glanced at it a few times, then waved it in front of Xiao Yu a couple of times, "A couple's cup."

Little Fish looked around curiously for a moment, then asked, "Do you have couple cups?"

"You're thinking quite a lot," Ai Qing chuckled. "Then you can call it the Couple's Cup, it's just a name."

"Oh, okay." Xiaoyu nodded, then looked at Li Qiqi, who had come into the house with Hu Tian earlier, and immediately asked, "Qiqi, where's your gift?"

"Hmph, just you wait." Upon hearing this, Li Qiqi immediately rummaged in her bag and pulled out a small orange fabric bag. "Here, take this."

"What is this?" Xiaoyu asked curiously, but instead of opening it herself, she handed it to Aiqing.

Ai Qing was also a little curious. She opened the small cloth bag and looked inside, and immediately raised an eyebrow.

There's an adorable kitten inside.

Of course, it's not a real cat, but a kitten made of other materials.