I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 198 Cats Are Like This

"Okay, okay, you're going to raise it. You name it. What name do you want?"

Jiang Yingzhu waved her hand and asked curiously.

Li Yan put the little calico cat down. Surrounded by three people, the kitten immediately started circling around, trying to hide in a seemingly safe place.

Ultimately, it chose the space between Li Yan's two feet.

"Let's not go overboard with the fancy stuff. Today is Laba Festival, so let's just call it Laba."

Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian showed expressions of surprise. Jiang Yingzhu looked at the kitten between Li Yan's legs and called out.

"Laba Festival?"

The little calico girl's pointed ears twitched slightly, but she neither responded nor looked up.

It lay there, its little head, covered in black, white, and yellow colors, looking ahead, then occasionally turning its head to the side, its eyes wide open, seemingly looking at something.

"Laba Festival!?" Mei Mengqian called out as well, but Xiao Sanhua tugged at her ear and still didn't answer.

“The name you chose is meant for you to call it,” Jiang Yingzhu said, pointing at Li Yan. “It’s also possible that it doesn’t like the name.”

"Stop making such a fuss." Li Yan said speechlessly, "Laba heard you, but he just doesn't want to talk to you."

"If you keep shouting, it will get annoyed and start paying attention to you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian showed expressions of doubt.

"Really? Have you ever been a cat before? Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Yanxin said he had never been a cat, but he had raised cats.

Believe it or not, I'm too lazy to shout it.

Hearing this, Jiang Yingzhu believed it somewhat, but still kept calling out while drinking her porridge.

"Laba Festival! Laba Festival~"

Jiang Yingzhu called out once, and Mei Mengqian called out once in return.

After they had finished most of their bowls of porridge, Xiao Sanhua finally raised her head, looking around curiously, and looked up at them.

"Meow~"

"Hey, it's actually true!"

Jiang Yingzhu and the other woman were delighted, and Li Yan also smiled and nodded.

"Not bad, not bad. Laba now knows his own name. You've done a great job."

The little calico bird held its head high, seemingly puzzled as to why this human was calling it again. Jiang Yingzhu and the other girl's joyful expressions froze instantly.

"I knew you were up to no good!"

Jiang Yingzhu pouted and reached out to pet the cat, but Laba shrank back, dodging the attack. At the same time, Laba nimbly turned around and squeezed into the space between the stools where Li Yan was sitting.

"Hey, you're actually avoiding me!" Jiang Yingzhu snorted.

"It's not familiar with you yet, and there's still the environment, so don't make a fuss." Li Yan glanced at her sideways.

"Oh. Should we give it something to eat? You happen to have some Laba porridge."

"Too small, need to eat milk or high-protein wet food."

"Really? Isn't that how you feed stray cats in the countryside?" Jiang Yingzhu scratched her head. "They're all lively and energetic."

"Of course, if you survive, you'll be lively and energetic." Li Yan rolled his eyes.

Mei Mengqian couldn't help but laugh. Jiang Yingzhu realized what was happening and immediately tried to pull Li Yan's face.

Just then, Zhou Qinqin's voice suddenly came.

"Oh, oh, oh, flirting, aren't you? Let the teacher take a good look."

Jiang Yingzhu was startled and immediately shrank back.

Looking towards the doorway, I saw Zhou Qinqin standing there, holding a large bag of lunch boxes filled with vegetables.

"I brought over the lunch you ordered from Aunt Wang's place on my way."

"Thank you, teacher. Would you like to eat with me?"

Li Yan got up and took the bag. Zhou Qinqin glanced at him, then her gaze was drawn to the little thing following behind him.

The kitten's tail couldn't stand up yet, but its legs were moving incredibly fast, following behind Li Yan's feet, making one worry that Li Yan might step on it.

"No need. You also have a cat? Did you find it?"

"How did the teacher know?!"

Zhou Qinqin looked helpless. "I've picked up a few cats too, but they ran away over the wall once they were grown up. There's nothing in these mountains, but some of the cats that ran away will come back to check on you occasionally."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan and the other two surprisingly detected a hint of sadness in their voices.

"The teacher doesn't keep tabby cats, does she?" "She also keeps black cats and calico cats."

Li Yan nodded. "Okay, looks like he's been dumped three times."

Let's use this as material for future novels.

"Teacher, relax a little. Think about it, maybe the black cat or the calico cat you raised is a descendant of that tabby cat."

“If you can talk, then talk more.” Zhou Qinqin pointed at him.

"I have some unopened cat food and canned food here. Come over and I'll get it for you."

“Okay then.” Li Yan agreed without any hesitation, he could tell that Zhou Qinqin was not short of money.

At least the cost of a few pets isn't a problem.

It seems that both being a teacher and writing involve elements of personal interest.

I don't know what her family does.

Li Yan handed the packaged food to Jiang Yingzhu and stretched out his foot to push Laba away from in front of his feet.

Follow Qinbao to the next room.

Little Sanhua got up from the ground and, seeing Li Yan walk out, immediately stopped following him.

He scrambled back into the empty space on the stool where he had been sitting.

It looks like they plan to stay there.

Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian thought it was cute and wanted to touch it, but remembering the precautions Li Yan had mentioned before, they held back for fear of scaring the kitten.

However, Jiang Yingzhu took a few photos and posted them directly on her social media.

Zhu Zhu: Today is a lucky day, I've struck gold! [Image]

Jiang Yingzhu refreshed the page, enjoying the stir-fried pork while looking at the replies and likes.

Suddenly I saw that Mengmeng also posted a picture, a classic nine-grid layout, plus a caption—

The firewood by the stream is soft and the felt blanket is warm; my cat and I stay indoors.

Jiang Yingzhu scratched her head and picked up a piece of stir-fried pork for Mengmeng.

"Mengmeng, eat meat."

"Oh, thank you, Zhuzhu." Mei Mengqian didn't know why Jiang Yingzhu was suddenly being so polite. She put down her phone after posting on social media and subconsciously thanked her.

Jiang Yingzhu nodded. "You're welcome. Mengmeng, your post on your social media is really good. Could you delete it so I can post that sentence?"

Jiang Yingzhu looked at Mengmeng expectantly, feeling that her words were quite sophisticated.

Although she didn't know what a "barbarian felt" was or had no firewood, it didn't stop her from showing off.

Mei Mengqian looked up at Jiang Yingzhu and actually read the words "stir-fried pork" on her face.

I wondered if it was too late to spit out the stir-fried pork now.
"Zhuzhu, you and I have different friends."

Jiang Yingzhu's eyes lit up; she thought it made sense and immediately changed the content of the previous post.

When Li Yan returned carrying a box, half of the dishes were still left.

It was obvious that the two of them intentionally stayed.

"Oh right, a delivery guy just brought this over. I opened a can of food, but I only ate a few bites on Laba Festival and then stopped. Maybe it wasn't good?"

"Really? How did it taste?"

"It's alright, a little bland," Jiang Yingzhu said subconsciously, then realized she had been exposed and coughed.

"I was just curious."

Mei Mengqian sat to the side without saying a word, staring at the canned food and Laba Festival, feeling extremely embarrassed for Zhuzhu.

She had promised to keep it a secret, so how could Zhuzhu be so easily tricked into revealing anything?

Li Yan glanced at Jiang Yingzhu and smiled.

"That's how cats are."

Jiang Yingzhu nodded, saying, "I knew it, her behavior wasn't strange at all."

Then, she felt that Li Yan's words were strange.

Watching Li Yan fill water containers, pack food, prepare goat milk, and then arrange them in the corner.

There is also a litter box and cat litter.

Jiang Yingzhu watched as the little one followed Li Yan around like a little shadow.