Chapter 236: Hei Dou
“The rain’s getting heavier.”
Sitting in the cafeteria, Wen Yang munched on the noodles Ning Chu brought, gazing at the pouring rain outside the transparent plastic curtain.
The tiled floor of the cafeteria was already marked with water stains from the students’ shoes, and the cold moisture in the air seeped in through his sleeves, sending shivers down his spine.
“I saw the weather forecast says it’s going to rain until Monday.”
Resting her chin on one hand, Ning Chu complained, “If it keeps raining this hard, we won’t be able to go out and have fun this weekend.”
“Yeah, it won’t be convenient for me to deliver takeout either.”
“Then don’t go. The roads are slippery in the rain; what if you fall?”
She picked up the takeout box and slurped up the remaining soup, then pulled out a pack of tissues from her pocket to wipe her mouth.
Girls can’t just shake it off when they go to the bathroom like guys can, so she developed the habit of carrying tissues when going out.
With more than half an hour left before class, the two of them weren’t in a hurry to leave the cafeteria after finishing breakfast.
“Let’s see how it goes?” Wen Yang turned to Ning Chu, his eyes gleaming with eagerness, “I could stay at your place for the weekend?”
Ning Chu immediately knew what this guy was thinking.
Recalling Wen Yang’s kiss and touches before he left last night, her face flushed, and she angrily yelled, “Pervert! Sex fiend!”
If it weren’t for Wen Yang, her little bump wouldn’t keep developing!
“I only act like this around people I like; I wouldn’t feel interested in anyone else,” Wen Yang teased with a grin. “Doesn’t that just mean I like you?”
“Don’t mimic Shaoqing’s smooth tongue.”
She shot him a glare and muttered, “If Wang Jie goes to find his girlfriend, and you come to play with me, isn’t Shaoqing going to be all alone in the dorm this weekend?”
“That’s why he argued with Wang Jie last night; he can’t stand boredom.”
Just then, Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing walked into the cafeteria one after the other.
Ning Chu glanced at the two, noticing Zhang Shaoqing acting unusually humble, flailing his arms around next to Wang Jie, talking about who knows what.
Zhang Shaoqing caught Ning Chu’s gaze, paused for a moment, then hurried over to her, asking, “Hey, do you still want that cat? Hurry and take it away.”
“He Dou? What’s up?”
“Damn! I can’t afford to keep a cat anymore!”
He plopped down in front of them, complaining, “The cat food in the dorm is about to run out, I can’t even afford to eat myself!”
“He Dou is your cat; you think you can just wash your hands of it, huh?”
“Uh…”
Ning Chu frowned in distress, “How about I buy the cat food, and you take care of it? Didn’t you like Hei Dou a lot?”
“Why didn’t you say so sooner? Hurry and order this brand of cat food.”
She peered at Zhang Shaoqing’s phone screen, her face turning green. “No way! Why are you getting a cat such fancy stuff?!”
That cat food costs over four hundred bucks for ten pounds!
Converting that to a per pound price… that’s about fifty!
She doesn’t even eat that well!
“It’s imported, highly nutritious,” Zhang Shaoqing immediately sent Ning Chu the online shopping link. “Hurry up, the dorm’s cat food will only last a week or two.”
“Damn, that thing really can eat! It devours cat food like a bulldozer, and at just half a year old, it’s almost ten pounds. Was it starved in its last life or what?”
“Change the brand?”
Ning Chu was genuinely upset about the four hundred bucks; buying two bags would cover her rent and utilities for a month.
“Then you take the cat yourself.”
“……”
After a moment’s consideration, she finally nodded, “Alright, I’ll take it.”
“By the way, since Hei Dou’s getting a bit ‘riled up,’ it’s about time for you to get her spayed.”
“Riled up…”
Ning Chu’s face sank even lower.
She had no money!
Spaying a female cat costs at least a thousand bucks, and she just rented an apartment; she couldn’t scrape together that much cash.
But estimating the timing, Hei Dou was only about half a year old, so she probably won’t turn into a cat girl before the New Year. Even if she got ‘riled up,’ it should be fine, nothing too serious.
Moreover, Hei Dou would turn into a cat girl sooner or later, spaying her felt a bit excessive.
When winter break comes, she could take the cat back home for her mother to take care of—just like adding a cat girl sister to herself, giving her mother a bit more to worry about…
After all, her mom isn’t working right now, so this gives her something to do and prevents her from getting depressed stuck at home all day.
Ning Chu pondered for a moment, then said, “Let’s not spay her.”
“Suit yourself!”
Zhang Shaoqing, feeling relieved to have rid himself of the burden, turned and walked toward the breakfast stall.
You had your chance, and you messed it up!
This guy’s primary focus was always on cat girls. If Hei Dou becomes a cat girl and shows her gratitude to Zhang Shaoqing, wouldn’t that be a happy twist for everyone?
Yet, he foolishly kicked out his future wife!
Ning Chu watched his cocky back and scoffed inwardly, then turned to Wen Yang, saying, “After class tonight, you go to the dorm and pack up Hei Dou’s stuff.”
“Alright.”
“When the winter break comes, I’ll take Hei Dou home.”
She stretched and, holding an umbrella, walked with Wen Yang toward the teaching building.
Now, it seems like her rental place has a cat girl who can repay kindness at any time, and the teaching building has a succubus ghost thirsty for Wen Yang’s body. If she’s not careful and lets Wen Yang wander off alone, he might even run into a sickly vampire girl.
And she can’t directly interfere with their plots.
Oh, the danger is everywhere~
As soon as they stepped into the teaching building, Wen Yang rapidly scanned the surroundings, relieved not to spot that girl in red.
Ever since he learned there was a female ghost here, every time he attended class, he felt like he was visiting a grave.
It was still early, and there weren’t many students in the teaching building; the classroom had only a few classmates.
As always, Ning Chu sat in the front row, placed her umbrella in the drawer, then pulled out her phone to look for appropriately priced cat food online.
She couldn’t afford the fifty-per-pound cat food; something around twenty should work just fine.
Money was tight.
Her living expenses for December hadn’t come through yet, and she only had a few hundred bucks on her.
Adding Hei Dou meant she needed to prepare cat food and cat litter.
“How much do you have left?”
Wen Yang glanced at his phone before answering, “A bit over a hundred bucks, from delivering takeout last weekend.”
Ning Chu wasn’t around last weekend; he borrowed an electric bike to deliver takeout to nearby businesses, managing to earn a decent amount from dawn till dusk.
Since it’s a gig economy, whatever he earned could be cashed out the same day.
“That’s not too bad~”
Ning Chu muttered, “Let’s get Hei Dou some sample packs for now; I’ll get her the big bags when my living expenses come in.”
As far as she was concerned, Hei Dou wouldn’t be feasting on cat cans and treats every few days anymore; the quality of her food would drop sharply. She just hoped Hei Dou wouldn’t be too picky.
Anything would be better than those country cats who ate leftovers and hunted for food, right?
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