When we got home, the adults had all gone to work, and the younger children had either gone to school or gone out to play. There was no one at home.

Because there's not much work to do in the fields now, and the work points are fewer, Grandma Su has stopped going to work.

After returning home, he took the cloth he had saved up for several years to the village to borrow a sewing machine, intending to make a new outfit for Su He to wear to work.

Despite Su He's repeated refusals, explaining that the police had uniforms and she probably wouldn't have a chance to wear new clothes, they couldn't stop her and could only watch her leave.

Of course, Grandma Su also planned to go out and show off, spreading the news that Su He had a job and that it was in the police force, so that Wang Cheng would be scared and dare not come to her door again.

In the past, Grandma Su would borrow sewing machines from the village chief's house, but this time, because of Wang Chengcai's matter, Grandma Su hated the village chief's family. She felt that if it weren't for Su Zhihe, Su He wouldn't have gone through all this.

The village chief's family was quite wronged. Although Su Zhihe came to apologize later, he had no say in his wife's family's affairs. Even though he tried to persuade and stop them, they simply wouldn't listen to him!

So how could Old Mrs. Su not hate her?

Fortunately, my granddaughter is now a police officer; otherwise, she might have really been ruined by that toad Wang Chengcai.

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Su wished she could vent her anger right now, but she also knew that Su He worked in the capital, and that distant water could not quench immediate thirst. Moreover, she was only a temporary worker, so she could only endure it for now.

...

After Grandma Su left, Su He, having nothing else to do, spent her time organizing the things left behind by the original owner, including some books, intending to keep them as mementos.

But after a short while, I suddenly heard a cat meowing again. I looked up and saw that the black cat from before had somehow jumped onto the windowsill.

Su He smiled instinctively. "You're here? Did you come to see me?"

"Meow~" the black cat meowed again, and for some reason, Su He seemed to understand it; it seemed to be saying yes.

Huh? What's going on?

Not sure if she had misheard, she tentatively asked again, "You were the one who chased the snake away and saved me last time, right? Thank you!"

"Meow~" the black cat responded again, and she understood; it acknowledged that it was it.

This time, Su He was certain that she could indeed understand the meaning behind the cat's meows.

So what's going on? Could this be her cheat code for time travel?

Before she could figure it out, the black cat meowed again and pointed its tail at something on the windowsill, meaning it was a gift for her.

Su He subconsciously looked over, and then... was startled. It turned out that a dead rat had been left there sometime during the night!

He quickly patted his chest to calm himself down, then looked at it with a mix of amusement and exasperation. "Is this a gift for me? Thank you, but I don't eat this. You can keep it for yourself."

The black cat meowed a few more times after hearing this, seemingly a little disappointed, but still insisted on delivering it again.

Su He breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with the black cat for a few more minutes. She found that although it wasn't a direct translation, she could understand the general meaning of every sound it made.

The black cat could roughly understand what she was saying.

Now she was certain; she seemed to have suddenly come to understand cat language.

So why is that? Is it because she was injured while rescuing the cat, and that's why she's giving compensation?

But what's the use of being able to understand what a cat is saying?

Regardless, she still has to give it a try.

Thinking of this, Su He got up and went out into the village. The black cat, having grown impatient with her repeated questions, had already left, but promised to come back to find her later...