My Neighbor Totoro
Do you know Totoro?
Despite their fancy name, they are not cats but a kind of pet mouse, scientifically known as Chinchilla.
Chinchillas are small and plump, with a furry body, a long tail, and particularly fluffy tail hair, which makes them look very cute.
It is a very ideal pet.
And now, there is a white chinchilla in the live broadcast room.
The chinchilla has shrunk into a round ball, with the edges covered with fluffy hair that looks like it has exploded. The wide ears and small facial features together make up the cute face of this little guy.
It has only four thin claws under its body, which makes people wonder how these chopstick-like legs can support the fat body on top.
But all in all, it looks very cute.
There is a feeling of just waking up in a daze and then keeping my eyes open in a daze.
[I learned something new. It turns out that this is what a chinchilla looks like. 】
[So cute, why does it feel like a cross between a cat and a rabbit? It doesn't look like a mouse at all. Is it because the tail has fur? ]
[The front face looks like a rabbit, except that the beard is longer and more furry. ]
[So cute! I was a little repulsive when I knew it was a rat, but when I saw it in person I wasn't afraid of it at all. It looks so silly hahaha. ]
[Although, isn’t this a live broadcast room for the entertainment industry? Why put a chinchilla here? ]
“Ding Ding——”
At this moment, the sound of wind chimes suddenly came from the picture.
After a while, a shadow was cast, and a big hand grabbed the dazed white chinchilla in the cage and took it out.
Guji?
Even if it was suddenly grabbed, the chinchilla did not react violently.
The human's big hands were almost sunk into its soft hair, and the fingers randomly fiddled with it, flattening it into a pool of mouse cakes. Even in this way, the furry ball was still confused, and there seemed to be some confusion in its dark eyes, but it did not intend to resist.
"This is the chinchilla you liked before, boss. We have always called it Mianmian." The store manager, who was holding the chinchilla, smiled and stroked the chinchilla in his hand, sighing, "Because its fur is the softest in this cage, and its personality is also the softest among the batch. It is very well behaved."
The young man opposite thought for a moment, glanced at the ball of fur in the store manager's hand, and suddenly asked, "I heard that chinchillas can hold up signs. Can yours do that?"
The store manager hesitated, "Well... I've already learned the others, but this one is special."
"What's the special method?"
The woman placed the chinchilla on the table, smoothed its fur, and after it stood firmly and stopped running around, she took a mini flag and put it on the little guy's paw.
The Totoro named Mianmian was stunned for a moment.
The little pink paw moved, as if trying to grab the small flag, but it was not known whether it was intentional or accidental. When the woman withdrew her hand, the flag fell from its hand in less than two seconds.
Click.
Mianmian lowered her head and looked carefully at the things that fell on the ground.
After a moment, it seemed as if it was thinking about something, but it suddenly lay down and opened its mouth to nibble on the small flag on the ground.
“Hey hey hey!”
The woman quickly picked it up to stop it and shrugged at the young man: "See, that's how it is. It's a little confused on weekdays and occasionally makes mistakes, but it's pretty stubborn and will continue even if the method is wrong."
The evaluation is that although the ability is not very good, at least he works hard.
After saying that, the store manager hesitated: "When I made the reservation, I only said I wanted a clean and well-behaved one, but I didn't say it had to have any performing talents. Boss, you don't want to change it, do you?"
Gu Xu shook his head.
He reached out his hand and tentatively touched the chinchilla's head. Seeing the little guy's dazed reaction of pushing it with his claws but not moving much to avoid it, he was completely relieved and said, "This is it."
Uh-huh?
The audience was confused.
[Hmm? Isn't this a story about a big star and a little assistant? Why did they start with this? ]
[Is the chinchilla the heroine's (the bottom's) pet? Will she keep it as a token of love when she gets home? And then use it to torture people? ]
[Don't! Although I'm used to the bloody and stomach-breaking plots of misunderstandings in abusive novels, please don't involve small animals. Small animals are innocent! ! ]
[That's right, two people who don't open their mouths should just take care of themselves, and don't involve others, okay! ]
At this moment, the narrator spoke:
"He grew up in a poor family and grew up in an orphanage. He has always lived a frugal life and doesn't even have a decent place to live."
"In order to change his future, he keeps learning new skills just to find a good job."
[A typical poor little white flower protagonist... So where is the protagonist! ]
[A good job means applying for a job as a celebrity assistant. Who would have thought that I would be greeted with abuse? The evaluation is that it is better to do hard work honestly ()]
"But on the day of the interview, he made a mistake and his presentation was choppy and not professional at all."
"I thought that this was the end of her chance of passing. But surprisingly, she was chosen by the celebrity's agent and was chosen to be the celebrity's personal assistant."
[Hmm? So what about the interview process? Didn’t we just see the selection of pets? Could it be that the live broadcast room will also be linked to other channels? ]
[It's okay even if there are mistakes. As expected, these plots are quite illogical. I really don't understand why they would hire an unprofessional person as an assistant...]
[…No, didn’t you guys realize that the talent show and the process of the Totoro being bought just now were actually an interview? () So maybe the assistant could be this little Totoro? ]
Other audience members: ...Huh? ?
Brainstorming.
Lost in thought.
The narrator spoke with relief, acknowledging the comment:
"But he didn't know that his agent didn't value his ability, but his easy-going character."
"In other words, what big stars need is not a capable assistant, but a pet where they can vent their emotions."
[…Oh my god, my brain seems to be shrinking! ! ]
[But, if it's a pet, it seems to be okay (scratching my head)]
[I am shocked that you can even argue about abusive writing like this. 】
[No, no, bullying small animals is even worse. What big star needs to vent? Will there be a pet abuse segment later?! ]
[Yes, many of the big stars in this kind of articles are really childish and mentally unstable, and I suspect they are underage. If Totoro is used as the protagonist, won’t he be abused?! ]
The audience was on tenterhooks and full of doubt.
In the camera, Gu Xu has already brought Mianmian back home.
He first placed the chinchilla on the table, signaled the workers behind him with his eyes, and then entered another room.
The camera follows the young man as he opens the door.
The curtains in this room were tightly drawn, and it was pitch black inside. Nothing could be seen clearly, as if there was no light at all.
Only when the light from outside the door shines in can one barely see the structure of the room and the bulge on the bed.
"Hey... didn't I tell you to go to bed early last night?"
Gu Xu sighed and turned on the light. As expected, he saw that the food on the table had gone cold and no one had touched it.
Thump thump——
The bulge on the bed moved restlessly, as if trying to drive someone away.
"Okay, I know you're awake, get up quickly." Gu Xu cleared the bowls on the table and said before closing the door, "By the way, the pet you want has been bought. If you want it to recognize you, wash up quickly. Chinchillas only recognize one owner."
Click.
The door closed.
The camera then turned to the living room.
"You're so good..."
Gu Xu took the chinchilla out of the cage and let it stand on his hand, following the owner's instructions. For a moment, the little guy flapped its limbs and tried to struggle, but after he forced a piece of hay into it, it immediately calmed down, held the hay in its hands and began to chew it with a dull look in its eyes.
Looks more like a rabbit than a mouse.
Looking at it carefully, he tried to push aside the hair on the chinchilla's back with his hands. Originally, he just wanted to see if the inside was clean, but he didn't see the skin after pushing for a long time. He could only tidy it up again and stroke it from top to bottom.
Snap—
The chinchilla in my hand was shaking its whiskers and chewing grass calmly, not paying any attention to the human interruption.
It seems that it has a good temper, just as the owner introduced.
"Don't bite anyone." Gu Xu muttered worriedly, "That ancestor is not easy to serve. If he really makes you angry, just ignore him. Don't bite him, especially his precious hands."
Narrator:
"This is a hard-earned job. Even though the agent's requirements were complicated, he took note of them carefully."
"After all, she is a big star, so it is normal for her to have a bad temper. She will try her best to tolerate it."
[But, is Totoro really listening? It looks like a ruthless lawn mower ()]
[I just came to my senses from the setting of this live broadcast room... Come to think of it, if Totoro is really the protagonist, this request seems quite reasonable. ]
[Of course, when raising a pet, you hope that it is well-behaved and sensible and doesn’t bite people. Haha, it seems that there is no problem to apply the strict requirements for people to animals. 】
The audience gradually accepted everything, and only a few were still worried about the possibility of "pet abuse" that was previously speculated.
"Hello."
Soon, the room that was originally closed opened by itself.
To the audience's surprise, the person who walked out of the room was actually a teenager, and even had a bit of baby fat on his face.
This look instantly dampened the enthusiasm of the audience who were originally planning to complain about the big star's bad temper.
[Hiss... How come she's still a minor? A big star? ]
[Oh no, we are really complaining about this. We just said that the other protagonist in these articles is mentally immature, but it turns out that he is actually a child?! ]
[Boys of this age are indeed quite twisted, which seems to be unexpectedly true... But I suddenly became more worried about the safety of Totoro's life ()]
In the camera, the plot continues to develop——
"Give me."
The boy seemed to have no manners at all.
He didn't appreciate his brother's gentle suggestion that he eat first. He completely ignored the hot food on the table, walked directly to the sofa, and reached out to Gu Xu.
There were some dark circles under his eyes, and he obviously didn't get enough sleep. His hair was messy and even a little curly, as if he hadn't taken good care of it.
At this moment, the boy stared at the stupid-looking ball of hair in Gu Xu's hand and repeated again: "Give it to me."
Gu Xu sighed: "It's a pet I bought for you. Don't worry, I will give it to you. Go eat first."
Unfortunately, he still couldn't overcome the boy's determination not to eat unless he touched the chinchilla, so he could only put the chinchilla on the table and earnestly told his brother: "If you want to touch it, touch it gently and don't scare it."
"That's long-winded."
Gu Chen pursed his lips and reached out without hesitation to grab the soft ball of fur in his sight.
However--
Da da.
The chinchilla raised its ears vigilantly, jumped a few times, and hid far away.
Gu Chen: ...
He turned around and said, "It won't let you touch it, is the video fake?"
Gu Xu sighed, "It's not fake. You saw it just now. It stayed in my hand well. It must be because you didn't eat. It smelled that you were hungry and was afraid that you would eat it, so it ran away."
Gu Chen: ...
There was a hint of hesitation in the boy's dark eyes: "Really?"
Gu Xu pulled out the dining stool for him: "You'll know after you eat it."
"Oh, okay."
The boy, who seemed rude and weird at first, responded muffledly, and actually sat down on the stool and picked up the chopsticks obediently.
Narrator:
"On his first day, he almost had an argument with an arrogant and impolite celebrity, but fortunately, the agent who acted as a buffer in the middle successfully prevented the argument."
"At first impression, he didn't like this rude guy, and the big star also felt that this little assistant was not sensible at all."
The audience was shocked.
[Is this really following the plot? ? ]
【What? Hahaha, why does this kid look so natural? I suddenly feel that he won't hurt the chinchilla. 】
[There is a kind of pure stupidity, as if it has never been polluted by society ()]
[By the way, if you buy a pet for a child, can they take good care of the pet? 】
The following conversation answered the audience's questions:
"I'm leaving again tomorrow."
The speed of chewing slowed down imperceptibly, Gu Chen lowered his eyes, and responded lightly: "Oh."
"Its room is next to yours. It is said that chinchillas will run and jump at night, which may make a lot of noise. If you don't stay up late at night, put it in a cage in advance to avoid disturbing you."
Gu Chen was not happy: "It can just live in the same room with me, no need to separate. I won't sleep at night either."
"Then I won't be able to clean up in time, and I won't be able to change the chinchilla's food at any time. For the sake of the little guy's health, it's better for you to live next door. You can go in whenever you want to play with it."
Gu Chen poked the tofu at the bottom of the bowl with chopsticks: "Oh."
Having said this, Gu Xu couldn't help but say one more sentence:
"Play less games. Online fans are unreliable when things really get bad. They're not worth spending your time on."
After a moment of silence, Gu Chen raised his eyes and looked at him, saying calmly, "I'll be very bored if no one accompanies me."
He lowered his eyes again, poked the tofu that had been mashed into pieces by the chopsticks, and said in a light voice: "When the time comes, maybe no one will care even if I die..."
"Gu Chen!"
Gu Xu was a little anxious at this, but soon he realized that it was useless to repeat these arguments, so he took a deep breath and changed the subject:
"Let's not talk about that for now. The small signs you ordered have also arrived. If you like, you can use them to train this chinchilla. The manager said it's not very good at holding up signs yet."
The boy's attention was obviously diverted: "Huh? So stupid."
After swallowing the last bite, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, raised his hand and asked seriously: "If I touch it now, it won't hide from me, right?"
"Well, wait a minute, I'll teach you how to catch it."
Seeing this, Gu Xu came over to help and taught his brother the appropriate gestures.
He had carefully selected this chinchilla.
It is assessed to have a very mild and good-tempered personality. Even if it feels uncomfortable being caught, it will only struggle but will not bite.
Even if a chinchilla bites someone, it is safer than cats and dogs and does not require rabies vaccination.
Chinchillas themselves do not require too much interaction and are semi-interactive and semi-ornamental pets. It should be enough for them to serve as Gu Chen's companion for the time being.
Otherwise, if you keep your days and nights reversed, are unwilling to develop complete social relationships, and are always addicted to fake people on the Internet, problems will arise sooner or later.
"Oh, it feels so soft."
After successfully catching the plush ball he had been longing for, Gu Chen's eyes widened unconsciously, and his brows showed a rare lively temperament that matched his age. After a while, the chinchilla in his hand began to struggle with its claws waving because of discomfort. He was at a loss and could only turn around to ask for help: "Why is it moving?"
Gu Xu was somewhat pleased to see this development, so he patiently instructed: "It may be uncomfortable for it to do this, hold its tail with your wrist to give it a support point."
The boy did as he was told, and the ball of hair in his hand gradually relaxed.
Gu Chen looked at the ball standing in his hand, turned around and asked his brother: "What is its name?"
Gu Xu: "The pet shop named it Mianmian. You can also give it a new name."
"Just call me Mianmian. Names shouldn't be changed easily."
Gu Chen lowered his head and moved his fingers slightly.
His fingers, which were more sensitive than those of ordinary people, allowed him to clearly feel the sensation of sinking into the hair, which was warm and soft, and even more comfortable than the expensive weekly hand massage.
He slowly raised his hand, held up the ball of fur, and looked into Mianmian's bright black eyes.
"Hello, Mianmian."
“You are welcome here.”
Early morning.
The living room was completely dark, but somewhere deep inside, a light was faintly visible in one of the rooms.
Gu Xu left after dinner, but Gu Chen did not listen to his brother's health advice at all. He turned on his computer as usual tonight to prepare for the game live broadcast.
There is a very important matchup tonight and he has been preparing for it for a long time.
When he put on the headphones, he paused, as if he thought of something.
[Hmm? What's wrong? Aren't we going to start yet?]
[The other side has already entered the venue, there won’t be any accidents, right?]
Amid the confusion of fans in the barrage, Gu Chen left the camera.
After a while, he appeared again, holding a white fur ball and placed it on the table.
“First time opening…”
The boy muttered to himself, lowered his head and rummaged through the pile of handheld items he had prepared for the arrival of the Totoro. He finally found a suitable small banner, stood up quickly, and stuffed it into Mianmian's hand without caring about anything.
"Here you go."
whisper?
Mianmian looked a little dazed.
After all, anyone who is suddenly copied from one place to another will be a little confused.
But the result of long-term training in the pet shop made it subconsciously raise its paw and grasp the things handed to it by humans.
——It was a small banner with the words "Ren You will definitely fail" written on it.
And Ren You is the opponent that Gu Chen will fight in the game tonight.
[Wow, Chenchen is so smart! When did you get a chinchilla? So cute!]
[Hahahaha, there are also banners, which are not very harmful but extremely insulting.]
[I am dying of laughter. This is the first time I see Chenchen start to mock someone in advance.]
[Sure enough, Chenchen is getting better and better. It seems that my previous message was seen! ]
Gu Chen looked at the reactions of the comments, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, then turned cold again, and read out the ID of the first comment: "Red Squid, don't call me with double characters, call me brother."
[Hmm? But I’m already 20.]
Gu Chen looked unkindly: "No, you said last time that you were only 15, and asked me to write a blessing for you."
Red Squid posted a long comment without any hurry:
[Ah? What? Someone is using my ID to cheat, damn it! Chenchen, remember, I am a beautiful female college student, 20 years old, if there is a chance, I will do it.]
...I can't understand this English.
Gu Chen pursed his lips, but in order not to embarrass himself, he could only respond coldly to get away with it.
Although it was a pity that the only fan who would call him brother was gone, when he heard the game's preparatory bell, Gu Chen immediately put all that behind him and stared intently at the computer screen, with every finger ready.
He was so focused on the game screen that he didn't see the small words scrolling in the live broadcast room:
[Hehe, Chenchen is so clear and pure, I am crying.]
[Don’t lie, children really take things seriously!]
[I can't have any evil thoughts towards this face, his temperament is too much like my younger brother, haha, so well behaved.]
Narrator:
"As soon as the young assistant officially took office, he received a task to accompany the big star and support him."
"This is a showdown between a big star and his mortal enemy, and the big star wants to appear to be as comfortable as possible."
"Of course the assistant is also very serious."
The camera turns to the Totoro on the table.
The little fellow was dazed, still holding the silk banner that had just been stuffed into his hand. His two paws had begun to tremble slightly, but he still didn't let the banner drop.
Compared with the on-the-spot performance in the pet shop, this is indeed a very hard effort.
【cute! ! 】
[I also need a little assistant like this, so cute hahaha. ]
[Is this the personality of a big star in private? He is a very sincere kid, no wonder he has so many fans. ]
[But, this kid wouldn't let Totoro take the whole game, would he? That's not exploitative, he didn't even give him food! ]
The chinchilla's mouth moved.
It is just as the comment said, it wants to eat something.
In the past, I would get a reward for holding things like this, but why am I not getting any reward after holding them for so long?
Narrator:
"But he never expected that the big star didn't care about his physical condition at all and was only thinking about work."
"Even the salaries they deserve are not paid on time."
"He is angry."
[Oh wow! What did I say? ]
【Hahahaha, the little assistant is going to be angry! 】
Gu Chen indeed forgot to pay attention to the chinchilla. Once he got into the state, he basically wouldn't pay attention to the situation outside.
But just as the game started, he suddenly heard——
Click.
After being left out for a long time without any reason and with his hands sore from holding the flag, the Totoro, who had not received any reward yet, finally couldn't bear it anymore and threw the flag in anger.
Mian Mian: Throwing the flag is a signal! Shu Shu will never be a slave!
Considering that Totoro's personality is not suitable for the entertainment industry of photo shoots, after all, he is a little guy who is prone to heatstroke and is not suitable for going out for a walk, so his identity as a big star has also undergone some magical changes...
After all, I am not very good at photo-taking in the entertainment industry. Everything in the variety shows before was fake, so there were no photo-taking celebrities ()
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