Chapter 20: Customized Cat Food - Ensuring Personalization While Maintaining Regular Production...

She tried her best to place her round little face on Shi Wan's knee. Shi Wan couldn't help but touch her wet little nose, and inexplicably thought that if this Maine Coon were a dog, she would definitely want to shove her muzzle into Shi Wan's hand right now.

"What's your name?" Shi Wan touched the still damp fur on her body, thinking that she didn't know if she could dry it with a towel. It seemed that she would have to buy a dryer for the farm.

If a cat accidentally gets wet, you can wipe it dry immediately and put it in a dryer, so you don't have to worry about it catching a cold or getting sick.

Thinking of the dozens of cats in the neighboring cabin, Shi Wan paused, realizing that one machine probably wouldn't be enough.

If you want to bathe your cat one day, you need at least three or four machines working together.

Although she felt she couldn't wash more than a few in a day.

I can only wash a maximum of five; any more than that and I really can't handle it.

She found the large towels she had bought online wholesale when she moved in. Fortunately, she had washed and dried several of them in advance and put them in the closet in case she needed them at the last minute.

This is exactly what we needed.

Shi Wan cleared the things off the table, then picked up the Maine Coon, who was still lying at her feet, trying to beg for adoption, and held it under her armpit.

hui~

It's so heavy...

Shi Wan was used to the weight of Tangyuan, and she almost couldn't lift Maine when she tried to hold her.

She placed the Maine Coon on the table and gently wiped her wet paws with a large towel, carefully examining her long fur to check for any skin conditions.

Maine rested her head heavily on Shi Wan's elbow, snoring contentedly without any hesitation, showing no fear of being seen.

After wiping it a bit dry, Shi Wan looked at the big cat in front of her and couldn't resist the urge to touch it. She held the big cat's head in both hands and carefully rubbed it, rubbing its mouth, eyebrows, and the top of its head.

Pan stretched his neck out and tried to reach Shi Wan's hand with his chin.

She lingered for a while, still wanting more, before finally letting go.

Actually, Tangyuan was standing on top of the refrigerator and almost jumped over to bite her.

"You still haven't told me your name?" Shi Wan asked in a high-pitched voice.

The Maine Coon wanted to get closer to her, its big paws pawing at Shi Wan's hand, wanting to hold her in its arms, meowing, "Meow Oreo."

Wow, that sounds sweet.

"If it has a name, it must have an owner, right?" Shi Wan hesitated again. "It's not right to keep a cat with an owner on the farm without permission."

Although she was very envious, Shi Wan still didn't really want to do it.

When Tangyuan ran away, Shi Wan cried for several days, hoping every day that a kind person would come to her house with Tangyuan and tell her that they had found a cat.

However, it didn't happen.

She didn't want Oreo's owner to cry at home too.

She sighed and stroked the cat affectionately. "Do you still remember where your home is? I'll take you home after the rain stops, otherwise your parents will worry about you."

Oreo's amber eyes were somewhat confused. "Meow has no home, and no owner."

Shi Wan was somewhat surprised.

Are Maine Coons considered stray cats these days?

It must be hard for Maine people to survive in the wild...

I feel like I can't even compete with the local scumbags for a trash can...

If she goes out and picks up cats whenever she has nothing to do, could she pick up a whole platoon of purebred cats?

Maine recounted her experiences in fits and starts.

She said she used to have an owner, but she was always hungry. The owner's house only had one small bedroom, so she couldn't run around every day.

Occasionally, they can't resist running and jumping, and will inevitably knock things off their owner's table.

The owner was always unhappy. Later, the owner moved away with his things, gave her a big meal, and then left without taking her with him.

At that time, she didn't know why; she just ate happily and ran around the room.

The next day, a stranger appeared in the owner's room, and she was kicked out.

Later, I heard from other stray cats that she had been abandoned.

Her owner didn't want her anymore.

Oreo was a little sad. Although her owner sometimes scolded her, he was still very good to her. He would take her to bathe and hold her while she slept.

She lingered in the apartment building, unwilling to leave; she wanted to wait for her owner a little longer.

But after waiting for a long time, it still didn't arrive.

Oreo left sadly in the end.

She rummaged through trash cans with other stray cats, was chased away by other cat groups, and got beaten up together.

Some people wanted to take her away along the way, but Oreo didn't want to, even though she liked people and wanted someone to play with her.

But Oreo always remembered that little room, and she was a little scared.

It wasn't that she was afraid of the small room, but that the small room would drive her away again.

She grew up with many stumbles and struggles, but she took good care of herself until one day, she suddenly felt an impulse.

She felt something calling to her from afar, and she wanted to come and see.

After saying goodbye to his companions, Oreo chased the call all the way in the rain and arrived here.

She felt a sense of security as she crawled into her nest; she felt she would never have a small room again.

She will own this very, very big farm.

Shi Wan silently patted her head, unsure of what to say.

Oreo nuzzled her, her eyes wet, looking pitiful and adorable. She pleaded, "Mimi is so soft, Mimi will be your pillow, Mimi is so soft, Mimi wants to stay."

No one could refuse that, right?

Anyway, Shi Wan couldn't. When she first received the task, she was still thinking about how to keep this guest.

There's no need to think about it anymore; the customer has already convinced him.

"Of course!" Shi Wan pondered how big a nest to prepare for the Maine Coon, whether the neighboring cabin could accommodate it, and a series of other questions. "How about I take you to meet the cats here later?"

"They are all farm employees, and they are all very nice cats."

Oreo wagged its tail happily, "Meow, I'll be an employee too! Meow, I can do the work!"

This is a serious and high-quality employee of the system. Shi Wan originally wanted her to be the factory manager or the planting area manager to supervise and help everyone with shift changes or work.

However, the new cats had not yet integrated into the group, and Shi Wan was really worried that the cats would "fight".

I thought about it and then gave up.

Let's wait a while, until Oreo integrates into the cat group and performs well, then we'll promote her.

She took out the cat beds she had restocked and took her Maine Coon to choose the one she liked.

Oreo was clearly still reluctant to leave the super comfortable cat bed outside, but she also knew that she couldn't sleep in that bed forever.

Putting aside the other cats, the white cat behind this person looks unwilling.

He seemed to really want to punch her.

Oreo sensed the aggressiveness of the glutinous rice ball.

Although she didn't know why, she gave in and carefully chose a yellow pumpkin cat bed.

It looks soft and comfortable.

Shi Wan took her dog and cat to the wooden house next door.

A bunch of cat heads were still crowded at the door of the wooden house, their curiosity endless, staring at every blade of grass and every tree outside even after all this time.

They seem really eager to go out and have fun.

However, what I hate even more is getting my fur wet.

So he squatted down by the door and looked outside.

Shi Wan walked around the few cats lying on the floor and went inside. Oreo followed closely behind her, looking at the densely packed cats in the room with curiosity and surprise.

Don't they fight?

Oreo was puzzled.

Shi Wan found an open space and squeezed her way to set up the pumpkin cat house. She then introduced the new member to the cats that had gathered around. Several cats curiously surrounded Oreo, sniffing her scent intently, while a few enthusiastic ones had already gone over to lick Oreo's fur.

It seems they've accepted her.

Shi Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, when I opened the task, it had changed to "Task completed, ready to submit".

She happily submitted the task and received a reward of fifty points.

There was also a card as a reward. Shi Wan looked at the words on the random card, took a deep breath, and then went to wash her hands.

No, no, she's a perpetually unlucky person.

The kind of gacha game where you always have a guaranteed pity system...

You get a permanent card instead of a limited-edition one when you try to draw one...

The kind of scratch card that never yields a prize...

How could she possibly believe in her own luck?

Busy forwarding the lucky koi fish image, posting blessing comments, washing her hands, and hugging Tangyuan tightly, Shi Wan finally opened the card reward.

"Upgrade card... upgrade card... factory card will do... if all else fails, please give me a warehouse card, please..."

Shi Wan muttered to herself, looking hopefully at the revealed card.

"Livestock Area Rabbit Cage Unlock Card: Hey girl! Don't be blinded by chickens! That's just basic food. Rabbits are delicious too! This great cat king's favorite! Fragrant rabbit meat pellets are the best supplement for a cat! Super nutritious!"

Shi Wan lost her smile.

"I haven't even figured out how to raise chickens yet, and now I've got a rabbit..." Shi Wan slumped back in her chair like a salted fish that had lost all its dreams. "My research on rabbits is limited to spicy rabbit legs and rabbit hot pot, which smell absolutely delicious..."

Tangyuan stood innocently on Shi Wan's lap, tilting her head to look at Shi Wan. When she heard that it smelled good, she immediately stood up, stepping on Shi Wan's shoulders with her front paws. "Delicious!"

"Yes, yes, it's delicious..." Shi Wan put away the rabbit cage unlock card and said a few perfunctory words to Tangyuan, "Let's figure out how to raise chickens first. I'm raising these two hundred chickens in a state of constant fear, afraid that one day something will go wrong and they'll all die in front of me..."

We dare not produce too much freeze-dried chicken, for fear of supply shortages.

She saw in the system that there were fully automated chicken coops, high-tech chicken farming, and an intelligent alarm system, so she didn't need to worry at all.

It's just expensive.

I'm so angry.

Either wait until she accumulates enough points, or wait until she becomes proficient at raising chickens. In any case, it's best not to unlock the rabbit cage for now, because she's afraid she won't be able to keep the rabbits alive and will end up losing everything.

In the end, all I could do was cry while holding the cat.

Tangyuan never really cared; he always listened to Shi Wan, knowing that Wan Wan would never harm him.

The rain lasted for three days straight, and Shi Wan felt like she was going to grow mushrooms.

This made Wang Zhizhi extremely resentful.

After all, it's really tough for office workers to commute to work in the rain. She was yelling and cursing Li Cheng every day, and then cursing the awful weather.

Finally, the true colors were revealed: "Honey, do you still have any strawberries? Give me some, I'll buy two pounds."

Shi Wan: ...I give up.

Your map of the Yan Kingdom is rather short.

Fortunately, strawberries usually last for four or five months after they ripen, and since she planted a lot and used high-tech fertilizer, the strawberries kept growing in batches.

After a while, we'll be able to eat fresh fruit again.

Thus, a cycle begins: a bunch is grown—processed into freeze-dried strawberries and sold in bulk—then the strawberry seedlings in the field are tended—and another bunch is grown…

At first, Shi Wan felt sorry for the strawberries, but later she was able to accept that some of the strawberries that couldn't be picked would rot on the ground.

Consider it fertilizer.

Anyway, it's just rotting in our own fields; it hasn't flowed out.

She packed a small box containing about three kilograms of fruit in a styrofoam box. Her fruit was large enough that it didn't look like there were that many, but the quality was excellent.

You can smell the rich strawberry scent even before you open the box.

Although freeze-dried strawberries didn't sell very well, Shi Wan was still satisfied, since they weren't a favorite treat for her cat, which was understandable.

As long as freeze-dried egg yolks sell well, that's fine.

As usual, after inspecting the farm every morning, she prints out the day's production tasks, hands them over to the cat foreman on duty that day, and then, with the help of the packers, packages them for delivery.

After importing the shipping information into the backend and confirming that everything was correct, Shi Wan closed the order system.

She receives many private messages, most of which are declarations of love for cats or requests for more screen time for certain cats.

Occasionally, someone would approach her with a price tag, asking which cat they wanted to buy, or saying they wanted to adopt it for free.

Shi Wan simply deleted the message.

However, a new private message piqued Shi Wan's curiosity.

"Pudding is a puppy: Hello, does your farm accept custom orders for cat food?"

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Author's Note: Employee File Selection

Name: DouDou

Breed: Tabby cat

Appearance: Brown fur with bony spurs, a tail with ringed markings and a black tip, short and stiff fur, strong and sturdy limbs, almond-shaped green eyes, and a short, pointed face; an adorable kitten.

Personality: Intelligent and lively, loyal to its owner. Compared to other kittens that like to run away from home, DouDou is a very well-behaved and clean kitten who will tidy up. However, he loves to be praised; he will be very happy if you tell him he is cute.

Identity: Member of the Meow Meow Clan, Employee of Factory No. 2

Age: Around one year old for a typical kitten (still a baby)

Likes: Loves flattery, loves playing with cat toys, chicken puree and freeze-dried food, and enjoys farmers stuffing their hands with their food.