"No! I can agree to anything else, but absolutely not this."
Jiang Cheng frowned, speaking in an unusually strong tone.
This is not in line with his usual character.
"Brother, I'm begging you, I really want it, please just say yes!"
"Do you have experience? Are you confident you can do this well? What's the use of just thinking about it?" He scolded Xiaoli with a dark face.
Sitting on the sofa, Luo Xiaoli's beautiful eyes were misty, her lips were pouting, and her face was full of stubbornness.
On the weekend, the two sat on opposite sides of the sofa, neither willing to give in, and remained in a standoff.
The culprit behind the argument was casually sprawled on the coffee table in the living room, looking completely indifferent, and occasionally pacing back and forth with elegant steps.
A cat.
"Please, brother, just keep this cat, okay? It's so cute, can you bear to let it wander in the wild and starve to death..."
Xiao Li pleaded, her voice soft and sweet.
“Stray cats won’t starve; they’ll find their own food. And how do you know it’s a stray cat? Its fur looks shiny and smooth; it might be a pet from the neighborhood. If you force someone’s cat to stay, the owner will be furious,” Jiang Cheng said, his face full of black lines. “Are all the slow-moving cats on the street strays?”
“It’s not a pet! It often lies in front of our house and runs around the neighborhood. I’ve been watching it for a long time and asked the neighbors. It’s a stray cat.”
"Even stray cats are no good, they carry germs and bacteria."
“Then get vaccinated!” she protested.
"It's shedding everywhere, are you going to wash the clothes?"
"I'll wash it, I'll wash it!"
Jiang Cheng stared at the creature that looked quite cute.
It's cute, really.
Just think about how troublesome it is to actually raise them.
"Having a pet isn't just about giving it water and food; it also needs to poop, so you have to clean up after it. If it gets diarrhea or sick, you have to take it to the vet. If it runs around the room and makes a mess, you have to clean it up. You also have to get its vaccinations regularly and give it space to move around."
He kept talking, like a nagging old woman.
It's not that Jiangcheng has no compassion, but that if you raise a pet, you have to be responsible for it. What if Xiaoli is just having a passing fancy and only cares about being cute while forgetting everything else?
You can't just raise a pet and then abandon it, can you?
He despises this kind of person the most.
"Brother, I really want to have one, and I understand what you mean. I promise I will take on the responsibilities of a pet owner. I've wanted a pet since I was little, but my parents always wouldn't let me..."
She looked pitiful, even on the verge of tears.
Anyone who sees this would soften their heart and be unable to resist the demands of a girl like this.
Jiang Cheng himself didn't have any ill feelings towards cats, and it wasn't that he didn't want to fulfill Xiao Li's wish.
Just now, Xiao Li, out of pity, opened the door and let the cat into the house. The moment it entered, it ran around like a madman, rushing into Jiang Cheng's room and jumping onto a chair.
They stomped on him without warning.
I knocked over a teacup! I stepped in a puddle!
Plum blossom footprints were left on some materials!
A potted cactus was knocked over and rolled onto the ground!
He even kicked the laptop twice!
The whole process was thrilling, and after it finished making a scene, it left gracefully and went out of the room.
Jiang Cheng was left dumbfounded, staring at the wrecked desktop...
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What I just mentioned are minor issues. If it really affects his work, then we absolutely cannot keep the cat.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng was thinking the following.
Seeing that her pleading was in vain, Luo Xiaoli looked up and saw the fluffy cat peacefully licking its fur on the coffee table.
They had absolutely no awareness of the life-or-death decision of whether to be thrown out or to stay behind.
He looked so relaxed and at ease, as if he were truly at home.
Xiao Li walked over and slowly approached Jiang Cheng. "Brother!" she called out and hugged his arm tightly.
"Please~ please~ I only have this one small request~ please keep it~" She frowned slightly, her expression so pitiful that it was unbearable to look at, and her tone was so tender that it melted anyone's heart.
Even the most straight man like Jiang Cheng was starting to feel overwhelmed at this moment.
They say even a hero can't withstand three snorts.
He's always been the type of person who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.
Luo Xiaoli's coquettishness is incredibly effective.
He was caught in a struggle and hesitation.
I have never met such a well-behaved and sensible girl as Xiaoli. She never asks for anything and is always so obedient.
How disappointed would a child be if she wanted a lollipop and you forcibly took it from her and broke it?
Will I toss and turn at night, tears streaming down my face...?
Jiang Cheng's heart broke when he thought of Xiao Li crying in the night after he refused her request to keep a cat.
Or... let's keep this cat.
He glanced at the cat on the coffee table. It was a slender, white lion cat with thick fur, and a rather expensive breed. Since it was a stray cat, no owner would come looking for it.
Maybe Xiao Li really can discipline this cat?
Of all the households in this community, it just happens to linger around its own doorstep. I've noticed this before; maybe it really is destined to be with Xiaoli.
That's enough.
Once you soften your heart, you can never harden it again.
Jiang Cheng lowered his head and glanced at Xiao Li, whose eyes were filled with tears.
"Then let's keep it. I'll take you and the cat to get vaccinated and buy some pet supplies later... But you have to promise me you'll discipline it properly!"
"Really?!" Her eyes lit up instantly, her joy overflowing. She rushed forward and hugged Jiang Cheng's neck tightly. "Brother is the best! I love you the most!"
Xiao Li rubbed her face against his a few times, then stood up, hugged the cat on the coffee table, lowered her head, and let her soft black hair fall onto the cat's body as she lovingly stroked its smooth fur.
"Did you hear that? You can stay here now. From now on, your brother and I will be your owners," she said, stroking the cat's head. "Be a good boy and don't make your brother angry."
Seeing her like this, Jiang Cheng didn't want to say anything that would spoil the mood.
"Later, we'll set aside a space in the living room for it to use as its toilet. We'll keep the kitchen door closed from now on so the cat doesn't go in and cause trouble."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say!" Xiao Li nodded vigorously!
"Have you thought about what to name this cat yet? It can't just keep calling it 'cat, cat,' it needs to have a name."
"Brother, get up. I'll do whatever you say."
Jiang Cheng glanced at it, recalling its hateful, menacing appearance in his room, and said, "From now on, let's call it Little Bi."
"Little Bi?"
It just means "little brat"...
He said it to himself silently.
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