Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Ai Qing listened attentively to the instruction, and then occasionally glanced at the QQ messages to see if Xiao Yu had turned back.

……

As it approached 3 p.m., Ai Qing finally received a message from Xiao Yu and breathed a sigh of relief.

Having finished shopping, he bought Xiao Youqian a milk tea, and the two went to the underground parking garage to drive home.

Back home, Xiao Youqian took the elevator upstairs and followed her to the door.

Before Ai Qing could even open the door, Xiao Yu inside had already heard the noise and came over to open it for her.

"Vera, I'm here to pick you up."

Upon hearing Xiao Youqian's voice, Vera inside immediately ran out, meowing softly.

She first ran to Xiao Youqian's feet and nudged her a few times with her head, then ran back to Xiaoyu's side, circled her several times, and looked up at Xiao Youqian: "Meow~ Meow meow meow!"

"Hey? It seems Vera really likes the little fish, she doesn't want to leave." Xiao Youqian squatted down with a smile, patted Vera's anxious face, thinking that she didn't want to go home.

Ai Qing, who was standing next to her, twitched her lips. She thought about how Xiao Yu had turned into a human in front of Vera and then turned back into a cat. Her cat-like worldview must have been severely damaged.

The urgent shouting now suggests that he might be telling Xiao Youqian about the amazing scene he witnessed.

The good news is that Xiao Youqian obviously doesn't understand meow language.

She picked Vera up and stroked her back to calm her down, then said with a smile, "Okay, okay, good girl, let's go home now. We'll let you come play with Little Fish again next time you have time, okay?"

"Meow!"

"So that means you agree?" Xiao Youqian kissed Vera's cheek, then looked at Ai Qing beside her and said, "Then I'm going home now, bye-bye."

"Okay, goodbye, Sister Qian."

After seeing Xiao Youqian off and watching her walk into the opposite door, Ai Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the door across the street close.

He then looked down at the small fish on the ground with a helpless expression: "At least we weren't discovered. Let's go back inside."

Xiaoyu followed Aiqing home and jumped onto the sofa to watch the tablet.

She's recently become obsessed with novels. Although her reading speed is worrying, taking her more than ten minutes to finish a chapter, she has plenty of time. Apart from sleeping and the time she needs to cook, clean, and study after turning into a human, she can use the rest of her time for entertainment and leisure.

It's already much more comfortable than being a student or a working stiff.

Ai Qing glanced at the little fish on the sofa, chuckled, and shook her head.

Anyway, after the little fish turns back into a kitten, there's really nothing else to do, so playing on the tablet is fine.

After confirming that nothing else was wrong, he returned to his bedroom and began writing.

As a result, Ai Qing had just been typing for a little over an hour and was thinking about what to eat for dinner when she received a call from Kong Fugui.

"Hey! Is Mr. Ai busy?"

"If you're busy, just say what you need to say."

"I'll treat you to dinner!" Kong Fugui said with a grin. "Concise enough, right?"

"That's so good?" Ai Qing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Today, because the little fish didn't turn into a cat until noon, and there wasn't enough time to recharge in the afternoon, Ai Qing had to take care of dinner herself.

Especially since Xiaoyu was still reading a novel in the living room, not very close to Aiqing, the efficiency of the warm current's transmission was not high.

Little Fish had already made her plans. If she skipped dinner, she could turn into a human in the early morning and then pitifully beg Ai Qing to go out for a late-night snack.

As for Kong Fugui, he would always announce his intention to have dinner in advance in the past, so it's quite unusual for him to suddenly say he's treating everyone to dinner today.

"Let's eat and catch up on the gossip while we're at it," Kong Fugui said with a smile. "My cousin is going on a blind date, and my elders insist that I go and check out the guy. I'd be bored going alone, so I thought I'd ask you to keep me company."

"Won't we end up having an awkward conversation sitting at the same table?" Ai Qing felt embarrassed just thinking about it and immediately refused, "If that's the case, then forget it, you can go and enjoy yourself."

"No way!" Kong Fugui quickly said, "How could we sit at the same table? My cousin and her blind date are at one table, and we'll sit at our own table. We'll mainly be watching what the guy is like."

"That's fine." Since someone was treating, Ai Qing didn't mind and nodded in agreement. "What time are we going? I'll get ready."

"I'm downstairs at your building."

"You're really quick, aren't you?" Ai Qing said, speechless. "If I hadn't agreed, were you planning to just walk up and kidnap me?"

"It's not impossible," Kong Fugui chuckled. "So, should I come upstairs to pick you up, or will you come down yourself?"

"Wait here, I'm going down."

"Is your sister-in-law not home?" Kong Fugui asked. "Would I disturb your enjoyment?"

"You're overthinking it. I live alone."

Ai Qing rolled her eyes, hung up the phone, got up, tidied herself up quickly, and left the bedroom to tell Xiao Yu.

"My friend invited me out for dinner, so you'd better stay home tonight. If you're chatting with anyone on QQ, remember what I told you, okay?"

"Meow~"

Xiaoyu said she understood, jumped off the sofa, and obediently opened the door for Aiqing.

Ai Qing squatted down to put on her shoes, patted her head, and then went out downstairs to find Kong Fugui.

Sitting in the tycoon's luxury car, Ai Qing couldn't tell what brand it was, but it felt nice to the touch.

After fastening her seatbelt, Ai Qing asked, "Your cousin has already gone on blind dates, why haven't you made any moves yet?"

“I dated a girl I met through a blind date, but we broke up not long after we slept together. My dad had a bit of a falling out with his friends,” Kong Fugui said awkwardly, touching his nose. “After that, my dad stopped introducing me to his friends’ daughters.”

"...You really are a talent."

“My dad’s friend doesn’t even know what his daughter is like in private,” Kong Fugui said with a sneer. “If she were really some pure, innocent virgin, I would have known after a few words. She wouldn’t mess around for my dad’s sake.”

"They were easygoing, but after the breakup, they turned around and complained. They were a bit too much of a sore loser."

Ai Qing clicked her tongue twice and shook her head repeatedly: "I don't understand the world of you scumbags and playboys. All I can do is write you into my book."

"Damn! You wrote it in the book but didn't tell me the title. You're really mean," Kong Fugui complained.

"You know it's sarcastic?" Ai Qing rolled her eyes at him. "Then what about your cousin? Does she need you to vet her blind dates?"

"That's because everyone trusts my judgment of people," Kong Fugui chuckled. "These days, you can know a person's face but not their heart. I can tell what kind of man he is just by looking at him."

"However, my cousin is similar to the blind date girl I mentioned above. She went to a vocational college and has dated four or five boyfriends. She has a lot of romantic experience."

"I told my family that we had only talked about it once, and only my cousin knows a little about it."

"I'm about to graduate, so I need to settle down and go on a blind date arranged by my family. I hope I can have a good life together in the future."

"Isn't that just finding an honest person?" Ai Qing concluded.

"You're really good with words," Kong Fugui said, somewhat speechless. "These days, honest people like you and Lao Wu are hard to find."

Chapter 103 Little Fish Misses You

Speaking of Wu Yong, Ai Qing remembered him. Last time, she took Xiao Yu to experience riding the subway and also went to Yintai City for dinner.

Wu Yong was secretly going on a blind date at the next table.

However, having promised Wu Yong not to tell anyone, Ai Qing didn't mention it to Kong Fugui.

Anyway, I'm just going there to freeload a meal, and Kong Fugui's cousin's affairs have nothing to do with me.

"Let's arrive early, find a corner seat, and wait for them to come," Kong Fugui said to Ai Qing after parking the car in the underground parking garage of Yintai City.

"Whatever, I'm just here for dinner. You can arrange the rest." Ai Qing took out her phone and checked the time. It was only 5 p.m., and she would finish dinner around 7 p.m. at the latest. She could still write some words when she got back tonight.

"Okay, let's go."

Kong Fugui led Ai Qing onto the elevator and they went up to the fourth floor.

As Kong Fugui led him in a familiar direction, Ai Qing spotted a familiar shop in the distance and had a vague sense of unease.

"Wait a minute," Ai Qing couldn't help but ask, "Which store did your cousin choose for her blind date?"

"Oh, it's a Japanese restaurant." Kong Fugui glanced around, spotted the sign for Asakusa-ya, and beckoned Ai Qing to follow. "They even sent me a reservation code. You know, young girls like that, they seem to really like Japanese food."

Ai Qing: "...Indeed."

Following Kong Fugui to the entrance of this familiar Asakusa-ya, Ai Qing twitched her lips. She hadn't expected to come here again for dinner after just being here at noon.

The thought of having to come here for lunch and dinner again tomorrow made Ai Qing a little nervous.

"Could you tell your cousin that we could go to another store?"

"Oh? You don't eat Japanese food?"

"It's not that I don't want to eat..."

"Why be so fussy?" Kong Fugui patted him on the back. "Come on, come on. I heard it tastes good. You can bring your younger siblings to try it sometime."

Ai Qing was led into the store with a helpless expression.

After showing his reservation code, Kong Fugui pulled Ai Qing to sit down in the innermost corner and scanned the code to look at the menu.

The waiter came forward and served tea, glancing at Ai Qing, feeling that this guest looked somewhat familiar.

However, after only one glance, the waiter turned and went back to his work.

Ai Qing opened the menu. He doesn't eat raw food, so he skipped about a third of the items on the menu.

There weren't many of his favorite meat dishes left; he had already tried several kinds at lunchtime.

With the idea of ​​avoiding eating the same thing twice, Ai Qing ordered the restaurant's signature eel rice, but tried different side dishes.

Kong Fugui, sitting across from him, seemed a little surprised. While looking at the menu, he asked, "Why do you seem so familiar with this? You finished ordering so quickly?"

“I’m usually quick,” Ai Qing said. “When are your cousin and her blind date arriving?”

"Almost there." Kong Fugui glanced at the chat history and said, "They said we'd meet at the entrance of Yintai City first, and then we'd come up together."

"After we finish eating, should we continue waiting, or can we go for a walk first?"

"I just wanted to see what the guy was like. We'll leave after we finish eating," Kong Fugui said nonchalantly. "I only agreed to come and check it out because I couldn't persuade my uncle otherwise. Who would want to do this?"

"To be honest, this whole thing was pretty unreliable to begin with. With my uncle's old-fashioned personality, he would have no idea how outgoing his daughter was in college."

"When he introduces his daughter to people, he always says that she has been obedient and well-behaved since she was a child, which I find quite funny."

Ai Qing glanced at him sideways: "How dare you talk about others like that?"

“Well, I don’t hide it. Everyone in my family knows what kind of person I am.” Kong Fugui puffed out his chest, looking completely open and honest. “But it’s all other people’s family matters. If my uncle hadn’t been good to me since I was a child, I wouldn’t have bothered with it.”