Chapter 24 Chapter 24
"Mom, there are pigeons outside the window!"
In the morning, Su Ruoning got up early to work. She was a person who could not sit still. Even if she did not have a serious job, she was unwilling to let herself sleep until noon.
After making breakfast, cleaning the kitchen, washing clothes, and wiping the dust off the furniture, it was already nine o'clock in the morning when I finished all the busy work.
At half past nine, my daughter woke up, rubbing her eyes and acting coquettishly.
Su Ruoning prepared separate food for her daughter. After the child finished eating, she cleaned up the kitchen. By the time she was done, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
Watching the time ticking away on the clock, Su Ruoning was cleaning the stove in the kitchen. She inexplicably felt as if she was caught up in a cycle called life.
She was busy from morning till night every day, just trying to maintain a barely decent appearance, so much so that when her old friends asked her what she was doing recently, she could only smile sadly.
"What are you busy with? You're busy living."
Although there are many unsatisfactory aspects in life, Su Ruoning thought that the reason why she was still suffering was that among many unavoidable situations, God would occasionally give her sweet treats.
Just like now, in the dim morning light, my daughter stood up on the blanket, leaned her hands on the railing, and looked out the window with her face pressed against it.
"Mom, mom! There's a little bird!"
Her daughter's voice was so full of joy and surprise that Su Ruoning couldn't help but move over to look out the window.
"Hey, they are indeed pigeons, and there are many other birds."
Su Ruoning bought this house before she got married. The housing prices had not skyrocketed at that time. She was only 26 years old when she paid the full amount for the house.
Later, the price of this house soared all the way, increasing several times in a row. When they got married, Su Ruoning refused to sell the house and exchange it for a better one, no matter how hard her ex-husband persuaded her.
Therefore, even though the divorce and lawsuit later became a mess, she and her daughter still had a place to live.
At this time, it is autumn, and the leaves outside the window are half yellow, with the three colors of red, yellow and green complementing each other, looking lively and lively.
In this lively scene, a group of birds perched on the electric poles seemed a little out of place.
This made Su Ruoning feel strange.
Where did these birds come from? Why had she never seen them before?
With these doubts in mind, Su Ruoning closed the window and took back the clothes that were hung out to dry yesterday. When she returned to the living room, she found her daughter's head pressed tightly against the window, mumbling as if she was saying something.
Su Ruoning leaned over to take a look and found that a bird had actually flown over from the telephone pole and was interacting with her daughter through the window.
When Su Ruoning got closer, she was surprised to find that the bird was stunned for a moment.
Why does this bird seem familiar?
After thinking for a moment, Su Ruoning was shocked to find that this was not a strange bird at all, but the parrot she had taught and seen in the cafe yesterday!
Just as Su Ruoning was curious about the uninvited guest outside her home, a huge, emerald green bird was visiting Ning Su's home in Lijing Manor, three kilometers away from her home.
"Boss Ning, don't worry, we have found where the person lives, and we are just waiting for you to come over."
Mi Gao shrank into a corner with some disgust, trying not to be affected by the other person's smell.
"Okay, you don't have to call me boss, just call me by my name."
With the experience of entertaining the ginseng spirit, Ning Su prepared some snacks at home, and when a strange little demon came to his house, he would treat the other party to food.
Perhaps the food prepared by Ning Su was too tasty, or perhaps it was really hungry, the big green bird hesitated for a moment, then started eating without hesitation.
It smells really good.
Unlike the small birds that are easy to hide, this big bird named "Cuifeng" actually doesn't have an easy life. Fortunately, it is a protected animal, so it can operate in the zoo.
"Boss Ningsu, you don't know how tiring this work is!" Cuifeng couldn't help but complain after finishing her snacks.
Cuifeng is a big bird and is one of the signature birds of City A Zoo. However, feeding is prohibited in the zoo. Even if some humans take a fancy to it and want to give it some treats, they are stopped by the keepers.
"You can't feed it anymore, it's already very overweight!"
Cuifeng really has a hard time. As an ordinary bird, its size is certainly considered overweight, but the problem is that it is a monster.
It requires energy to practice.
Unable to eat enough during the day, Cuifeng had to stay awake at night and practice by breathing in the moonlight.
Its behavior was obviously abnormal. After being caught on surveillance camera, the zoo staff became a little worried, fearing that it was having a bad temper due to the restricted diet, so they hired a psychologist for it.
After diagnosis by a psychologist, it was found that Cuifeng did not sleep at night because she did not eat enough during the day. The keeper had no choice but to increase her food intake.
At that time, this incident was once a hot topic as a joke and became a meme.
The innocent Cuifeng is mocked by humans as a "gluttonous bird"
But even so, Cuifeng still couldn't eat enough.
"...Is that so? Then you should eat more." Ning Su didn't know how to interact with this outgoing guest, so he just pushed the snacks in his direction.
Speaking of which, this "greedy bird" took the time to come to the door for serious business.
A few days ago, Ning Su failed in his search for a tutor for the civil service exam online, so he tried to delegate the task.
At first, Ning Su just thought that this might be a solution and didn't necessarily have much hope for it, but who knew that the little demons' network of relationships was much more reliable than he imagined.
Just one day later, he received good news.
They found a highly qualified teacher who happened to be out of work recently.
According to the little demons, the female teacher surnamed Su is very capable. In their words, "even a stupid parrot can understand her lectures."
Although Ning Su didn't know the actual level of this little demon called "stupid parrot", he knew from the amazement in this sentence that this teacher was indeed extraordinary.
After receiving the news, Ning Su's first reaction was to set off immediately to meet the chosen teacher, but the ginseng spirit stopped him and asked him to see Cui Feng instead.
"It's not in accordance with the rules of bird demons if you meet a parrot for the first time."
It was from the popular science about the ginseng spirit that Ning Su learned that the bird monsters also have levels among themselves.
As a great demon, if Ning Su bypassed the leader of the bird demons in City A and went directly to see the parrot who found the training teacher, it might affect Cuifeng's authority and cause chaos among the birds.
"After all, you are one of the few great demons in our A City."
Therefore, Ning Su specially prepared food and entertained the leader of the current bird demons at home.
"I still have to go to work. Here is the address. Please contact the front line."
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, and discovering that Ning Su had deliberately restrained his imposing manner, Cui Feng thought that Ning Su had given him enough face, so he did not care about the details and gave him the teacher's address.
After exchanging greetings with Ning Su, he looked at the time and took the initiative to say goodbye.
"If you come to City A Zoo, you can mention my name and get free admission." Cuifeng said generously before leaving.
"……good."
After entering the world of monsters, it was the first time that Ning Su saw a monster with such a unique style of painting, and he couldn't help but feel curious.
In contrast, Cuifeng, who often interacts and communicates with humans, behaves more like a human than a demon.
The world is so big and full of wonders.
After entertaining Cuifeng, Ning Su was about to set off to find his civil service exam teacher. Before leaving, he suddenly realized something.
"By the way, isn't it going to take the exam?" From beginning to end, Ning Su didn't notice Cui Feng saying anything about the exam.
Naturally, the other party was not curious about who they were looking for.
This sense of relaxation is unique in the demon world where all demons, big and small, are working hard for the civil service exams.
"It has a job, why bother with this?" Mi Gao's answer was as matter of course, and he was even a little curious about why Ning Su asked that.
"If you go to the Monster Bureau, you still have to work, but in the zoo, you just need to squat, not only do you get food, but you can also become an internet celebrity."
At this point, Mi Gao could no longer conceal the envy in his tone.
"With its abilities, it wouldn't have been able to become the top bird. It was only because of its work and fame that it was able to defeat its rivals."
Ning Su immediately understood - it turns out that choosing a leader among the bird monsters is not just about martial arts, but also about weighing fame and influence.
In other words, it is comprehensive strength.
"It's lucky that it's a first-class protected animal in the country."
As a stray dog, Mi Gao had been displaced for a long time. After finally settling down after working hard to repay his gratitude, he couldn't help but say something sour to Cui Feng.
They are all monsters, why are there such big differences between them?
Pretending not to realize Mi Gao's pettiness, half an hour later, Ning Su and Mi Gao appeared outside Su Ruoning's community.
"You must be Lord Ning, I am Xiao Zhou, Senior Ren asked me to come to you."
Unlike the lax security at Lijing Manor, the residential complex where Teacher Su lives is one of the high-end residential complexes in City A. The property fees are very expensive, and the staff are also very attentive.
Since there was no clear person to visit, Ning Su and Mi Gao were stuck at the door and unable to enter.
Fortunately, the ginseng spirit anticipated this possibility and called his younger brothers in the community to pick them up.
"Hello, Xiaozhou."
This cat demon named Xiaozhou is a stray cat stationed in this area, commonly known as the King of Cats. He gained spiritual intelligence a few years ago and has been sitting firmly on this throne ever since.
A few years ago, it found its favorite object in a community called "Tianyun Villa" and made it its fixed base.
It was a coincidence. If Teacher Su had not happened to live in this community, it might not have been able to provide help in the first time.
"Come with me." During the short while they stayed, Ning Su and Mi Gao had attracted the security guard's attention, and he seemed to be attracted by Xiao Zhou as well, so the security guard made a gesture to come over.
"Go!"
Xiao Zhou is an orange cat. His cultivation has not yet reached the stage of transformation. Even so, with his intelligence, he still lives a much better life than his fellow cats.
He doesn’t look very old, but his weight is almost over 20 kilograms.
However, although the opponent was heavy, he did not feel any burden when running, like a flash of orange lightning.
Xiaozhou ran away. Ning Su and the security guard smiled awkwardly from a distance and turned away from each other's sight.
As he was leaving, Ning Su, with his extraordinary hearing, heard the security guards and the residents complaining, "It's that fat orange guy!"
"It's fine if I don't sterilize myself, but since last spring, I've hooked up with several female cats and they've gotten pregnant. Suddenly, there are several litters of stray cats in the neighborhood!"
But this orange cat is like a spirit, and you can't catch it no matter what you do. If you make it angry, it will even scratch you.
It's really a nuisance to the community.
Ning Su had heard some stories about the boat from Mi Gao before, and thought that the other party stayed here for love, but now he couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
Your cat's single-mindedness is really hard to trust.
Led by Xiaozhou, Ning Su and Migao found a low wall at the east gate of Tianyun Villa.
"You can jump over from here." Xiao Zhou stood on the wall and said condescendingly to Ning Su and Mi Gao.
In the sunlight, its fur is golden, and with its elegant sitting posture, it looks like a noble prince.
However, after hearing the security guard's complaints, Ning Su could no longer regard the other party as a serious cat.
"No, there are surveillance cameras here."
Ning Su took a look and found that it was the latest surveillance technology, which could break through Mi Gao's deception to a certain extent.
After all, the boat is not a human, so the path it takes is naturally the path it thinks is appropriate, and it doesn't care at all whether it is appropriate for Ning Su to take this path.
In addition, the reason why Xiaozhou took this route was naturally to test Ning Su's abilities.
Big demon? It won't recognize anything that doesn't pass its judgment.
Ning Su had no intention of judging Xiao Zhou's little thoughts, but this road was indeed blocked. In just a moment, the camera on the low wall had turned around and stared at Ning Su, the uninvited guest.
Through this camera, Ning Su seemed to be able to look into the eyes of the security guard behind him.
"Then I have no choice." Xiao Zhou meowed and licked his tail.
At the same time, Ning Su also sensed a hint of disdain in this sentence.
At this point, it seems that I can no longer enter this unfamiliar community. The other option is to find other ways to contact the teacher.
But the problem at hand is that the other party clearly stated that he did not have any workplace, and obviously we cannot directly go to the other party's workplace to look for him on the grounds of business.
Apart from all this, there was still the matter of waiting at the door.
However, the security guards who were ready to go did not seem to give Ning Su this opportunity. The more likely possibility was that Ning Su would be stopped and questioned about his purpose before he even waited for anyone to come.
It was a simple question, but due to various reasons, it was temporarily deadlocked.
Xiao Zhou licked his cat fur, pretending not to notice Ning Su's hesitation.
Both Xiaozhou and Ningsu actually understood that there was another option at the moment, which was for Xiaozhou to help bring the letter in and ask the teacher to go out and meet.
But since Xiaozhou didn't mention it, Ning Su didn't feel comfortable telling him about it directly.
“…Okay.”
Seeing that the camera was staring at him for longer and longer time, Ning Su thought that he might have been noticed by the security guards after doing this several times, so he did not hesitate any more and took out his cell phone to make a call.
After a while, the security arrived.
"Are you Mr. Ning? Your friend asked me to pick you up." The person who came to pick up Ning Su was none other than the security guard who had just been muttering about Xiao Zhou at the main gate.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't know you were the owner's friend. Please come in."
From beginning to end, the security guard was busy greeting Ning Su and never glanced to the side, so naturally he didn't notice the orange cat next to him.
This was unbelievable for Xiao Zhou.
This human in uniform would chase it every time before, so why was he ignoring it this time?
It’s such a big cat, can’t the other party see it?
Watching Ning Su talking to the security guard in astonishment, Xiao Zhou did not notice that his tail had dropped to the ground at some point.
Since Ning Su was a friend of the owner, and another owner called, the security guard easily let Ning Su in, and also let Mi Gao in as well.
After the man and the dog had entered the door and Yao Yao was the only one around, Mi Gao curiously asked the reason.
"You didn't say you had any friends here?"
Ning Su was silent for a moment, and said, "Actually, I didn't know that friend had a house in the community."
In fact, strictly speaking, this friend is not someone Ning Su knows in real life, but rather a "netizen" of his as a music up-master.
The other party was a musician, but he came from a well-off family and had no worries about food and clothing. In his early years, because Ning Su admired his works, he took the lead in making the connection and facilitated Ning Su's first business deal.
Since then, Ning Su's economic situation has improved slightly.
Later, Ning Su joined the circle and the contact between friends became less and less, until recently when the other party saw that he was active again and contacted him.
Upon learning that he was in City A, the other party generously wanted to lend him their house.
"My family bought several houses in City A in the early years. You can choose one for yourself." It was because of the other party's words that Ning Su made a special phone call to ask.
The result is just right.
"That's great." Mi Gao said enviously after hearing this.
"By the way, does your friend need a dog?" Mi Gao asked casually.
It doesn't care whether it has a rich owner or not. The main thing is that it has many friends and they all want to find a rich buyer.
Ning Su: “…”
If Migao's envious eyes weren't so stark, he would believe this statement more.
Ning Su solved the problem by owing someone a small favor, and his journey to find the person finally made some gratifying progress.
The act of successfully entering the door seemed to have convinced Xiao Zhou. The other party no longer put on airs and acknowledged Ning Su as a great demon.
I don’t know if I can fight, but having many friends… is also a kind of skill.
Xiao Zhou would not admit how complicated it felt the first time he walked past a security guard without being chased.
The next things were much easier. To a certain extent, there was no need for Xiaozhou to lead the way. As long as you walked into the community, you could hear the chirping of birds.
There were obviously more birds near a certain building than in other places, and that was obviously where the teacher lived.
But how should I greet someone if I come to visit?
Ning Su hurriedly arrived at the teacher's house, and suddenly realized what was going on, feeling a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last too long. Before he even entered the door, he heard the parrot's shrill cry: "Help! Someone is being beaten! Someone is killing children!"
Birds sing, and perhaps humans cannot understand them, but the calls of parrots are definitely different.
This stupid parrot used the tone it had learned from a TV show and called out loudly, instantly startling quite a few people.
"What's wrong?"
"what happens?"
At Su Ruoning's home, her ex-husband and mother-in-law, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, were blocking the door.
"Beibei is our child, so of course he should follow us."
Since she came to snatch someone away, the mother-in-law naturally didn't show any courtesy to Su Ruoning. She grabbed her granddaughter's arm with one hand, causing the little girl to cry in pain.
Su Ruoning was so angry that she was about to go crazy, but because her daughter was in the man's arms, she had to let go.
The mother-in-law was secretly proud of herself. She held the girl in her arms and coaxed her: "Beibei, come with grandma. Grandma will buy you something delicious."
Everyone knows that her daughter is Su Ruoning's weak point. To control Beibei is to control Su Ruoning.
Seeing this, the ex-husband stopped being polite and stated the purpose of his visit: "Dad is not feeling well and needs to come to City A for medical treatment. He is carsick and cannot ride in a car. Do you think he can stay here for a few days?"
After spending a few years together, Su Ruoning didn't need to think to know what the other person was up to.
The other party was not the one who came to see a doctor or not. He came here with only one purpose, which was to steal her house.
Even if you can't get one, at least you can move in first.
Su Ruoning wanted to say "no way" when she opened her mouth, but when she saw her daughter being forcibly hugged by her ex-mother-in-law with tears in her eyes, she didn't dare to say the words of refusal.
Just then, the stupid parrot saw that something was wrong and cried out loudly.
The neighbors were attracted, but the mother-in-law shouted loudly, "This is a family matter," so others were reluctant to get close.
"I think Teacher Su seems to need security."
From a distance, Ning Su listened to the noises broadcast by the bird monsters and said.
"You go and call?" Mi Gao asked.
"No." Ning Su shook his head. "The security guards won't come when they hear it's a family matter."
This is the bad thing about the human family. Bad people often try to blur the lines between the public and private domains, and try to bring public domain problems into the so-called family to be solved.
"What should we do then?"
Ning Su silently shifted his gaze to the orange cat king Xiaozhou.
"Meow?" Feeling Ning Su's gaze, Xiao Zhou suddenly became angry.
Soon, on Saturday, residents of Tianyun Villa saw a funny and interesting scene:
A fat, huge orange cat ran through the community in an agile posture.
Behind it, followed two or three uniformed security guards.
"Catch it quickly, it's this orange cat! It's showing off in the neighborhood!"
"If I catch him today, I'll take him to the ground!"
Xiao Zhou heard the human security guard's shout, shook his beard in disdain, and led his men to rush towards the floor where Su Ruoning was.
Therefore, when the ex-husband and mother-in-law were still relying on controlling their daughter and trying to threaten Su Ruoning to agree to their demands and stuff their family into Su Ruoning's house, a group of security guards rushed in chasing the orange cat.
"What are you doing?"
"What is this doing?"
Since they were already there, the security guards had no choice but to intervene in the face of the conflict at Su Ruoning's door.
Su Ruoning was not willing to give up this hard-won opportunity, and gritted her teeth and said, "I am the owner, and they are outsiders."
"They want to hold my daughter hostage and rob my house!"
A few words instantly defined the problem.
Seeing that things were not going well, the mother-in-law tried to strangle Beibei, but before she could do anything, she felt a pain in her elbow and subconsciously let go.
The next second, Beibei was moved into a warm embrace.
A young man wearing a mask hugged Beibei and took a step back.
Normally, Beibei is a little shy, but today, for some reason, she opened her round eyes wide, reached out her hand, and touched Ning Su's head.
“Horn, horn!”
From Beibei's perspective, the handsome brother holding her is not a human being, but a superman with scales and horns!
Just like the heroes in cartoons.
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