"IF Childhood Sweethearts" - The cat is here to play with you!
"...Okay."
When Shi Dai heard Ji Cailing's idea of letting the two children play together when they had time, she smiled and agreed.
"I recently moved to Beijing because of a job change, and I was thinking of finding a playmate for Miaomiao to help her burn off some energy."
"Kids this age are just too noisy."
Ji Cailing exclaimed in surprise, "But Miaomiao looks very well-behaved."
“She is obedient, but,” Shi Dai carefully considered her words, then helplessly shrugged, “she is a bit troublesome.”
Ji Cailing didn't quite understand Shi Dai's troubles.
After all, the Yan family is really rich. Even though they moved out of the old house with its rich heritage and chose a small luxury villa outside, the decorations in the house are still made to match the level of the old house.
The servants each had their own specific tasks.
Private tutors, extracurricular teachers, and nannies who take care of children in daily life all help Ji Cailing share the trivial work and responsibilities of raising children.
However, since Jiang Yingxu had just arrived home, the couple cherished the time they spent with him, so they would spend all their time with him for the next two days.
But whatever the situation may be.
Just praise them.
Ji Cailing looked at the two children who were huddled together and chattering in the distance, and a smile spread across her gentle eyes.
"Xiao Xu is a bit quiet, but she gets along very well with your Miao Miao."
She praised Shi Miao for being beautiful, dressed cutely, and having a sweet tongue.
Shi Dai returned the compliment by praising Jiang Yingxu, saying that he was young but sensible and polite, and that the way he helped hold the door open when they went out showed how considerate he was.
The words had barely left his mouth.
Shi Miao, who was running around playing, almost tripped and fell.
Jiang Yingxu grabbed her hand and supported her swaying body.
He frowned slightly and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Shi Miao used his strength to steady herself.
She shook her head, then lowered her eyes to look at her feet, muttering softly, "My legs just aren't that steady..."
The voice was soft.
Jiang Yingxu didn't hear clearly, "What?"
Shi Miao immediately looked up, her eyes crinkling, and said in a sweet voice, "I meant, thank you, brother. If you hadn't caught me, I would have fallen!"
Her speech was slightly slurred, like that of a child who had just learned to speak.
The words and phrases are slurred together, with the last syllable slightly drawn out, and whatever is said has a coquettish tone.
I don't know why.
Looking at her and listening to her voice, Jiang Yingxu couldn't help but think of the kitten he had seen last night.
It's also soft and fluffy like that.
So cute.
Jiang Yingxu hummed in agreement, her face tense, her lips pursed, and she solemnly declared, "I won't let you fall."
The two little ones huddled together, like two tumbleweeds, running and playing between the living room and the garden.
He was playing with his toys for a while when he started picking at the flowers and leaves.
Shi Dai saw Shi Miao's little paws eagerly reaching for the blooming flowers in the garden, and coughed lightly.
The little girl's back stiffened.
Like a kitten caught doing something wrong, she pretended to be calm and natural, gently stroking the petals with her fingers.
Then he withdrew his hand, puffed out his cheeks, and glared at her angrily.
"Mom, we kids are playing games, you adults aren't allowed to watch."
Shi Dai didn't even look up: "What are you saying? I can't hear you."
Shi Miao: "...Hmph!"
It's almost lunchtime.
Ji Cailing, along with Jiang Yingxu, who had been playing and had a light sheen of sweat on his forehead, said goodbye to them.
The two figures had just stepped out of the gate.
Shi Dai's smile vanished, and she turned her head away.
Shi Miao, who had secretly reached out her cat paw and damaged a few petals while the two adults were talking: "..."
Seeing that things were not going well, he turned and ran.
Shi Dai caught up unhurriedly, calling out, "Shi Miao—"
She was tall and had long strides; she could catch up with Shi Miao, who was fussing over with her short legs, in just a few steps.
Just then.
Thump.
The clothes fluttered to the ground, and a fluffy little kitten popped out from the collar.
The paw pads thrashed on the wooden floor, making a smooth, low-slung turn, and slipped under the sofa.
Shi Dai snorted coldly.
Immediately afterwards, she also disappeared from the spot, her shirt fell to the ground, and a long-haired hawksbill turtle swaggered out from under the hem.
The calico cat let out a yelp and hurriedly ran out from under the sofa. Just as it was about to crawl into another corner, the nimble tortoiseshell cat leaped up and pinned its head down with a paw.
The kitten could only hunch its neck and meow in a pleading tone, its voice soft and sweet.
I felt the pressure on my head loosen.
She immediately rolled over, revealing her snow-white belly, and nuzzled the tortoiseshell cat with her head in a coquettish manner.
Shi Dai patted her and said irritably, "You're getting bolder and bolder. Last night a cat ran out, and today you deliberately kicked the ball to that kid's feet."
"You little brat, do you want to fly to the sky?"
No one could match the pressure a mother exerts.
Shi Miaomi whimpered and blinked, looking completely innocent.
Kittens are at the age when they are most energetic and love to parkour and destroy things.
Before, it would either suddenly jump onto Shi Dai all day long, or sneakily lurk in the corner, and then suddenly attack Shi Dai, biting and nibbling at her as she passed by.
She bit off several tufts of long hair from the hawksbill turtle's colorful tail.
Shi Dai is a big cat now, and it's really hard to keep up with her liveliness.
His gaze shifted.
She patted Shi Miao and asked, "Do you like the child who came today?"
Shi Miao tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said affirmatively, "I like it."
He doesn't yell and scream like many children, nor does he paw at cats haphazardly without regard for their wishes, and he doesn't use super heavy force.
He was very polite.
I know to extend my hand and let the cat sniff it first as a greeting.
The movements to pet the cat were very gentle and slow, giving the cat enough space to back away.
Shi Dai casually licked her fur and said, "Okay, I think that kid likes you quite a bit. You can go play with him from now on."
Don't put her already exhausted mother through the wringer.
The kitten, pleased with the licking, squinted its eyes and purred sweetly.
Since Shi Dai has agreed.
That evening.
Jiang Yingxu was sitting in his study, flipping through picture books under the bright lamplight.
Suddenly, I heard a knocking sound coming from the window.
He looked up.
Then I saw a small, long-haired kitten standing right next to the glass window.
Four little paws were on the windowsill.
Long hair fluttered in the night wind.
Seeing that he had looked over, it raised its paw and tapped the glass again, making a human-like gesture.
Jiang Yingxu didn't have time to think about how she got up to the third floor. She stood up abruptly, almost holding her breath, afraid that she might slip and fall.
He quickly climbed onto a chair and unlocked the window.
The kitten calmly slipped in through the gap, casually shaking its ruffled long fur.
The mangosteen-like claws stepped on the picture book.
She tilted her little head back, held her fluffy tail high, and looked very proud, meowing at Jiang Yingxu.
Hey, the cat's come to play with you!
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"Preface Diary"
I made a new friend today.
Her name is Shi Miao.
She said I could call her Miaomiao.
Miaomiao and Miaomiao are both incredibly cute.
I like her.
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