Obviously, the sister-in-law didn't expect her to be so eloquent. She was choked by her words and wanted to refute her, but she knew she was in the wrong, so she changed the subject.
"So what? That's better than just living here as a guest! At your age, shouldn't you be self-reliant? Why don't you return the money your aunt has spent raising you? And you're still trying to keep eating and drinking like that? It's really shameful."
"No matter what happens to me, it's a matter between my aunt and me. You didn't come here just to ridicule me, did you?" Her voice was really loud. Zhang You didn't want to continue arguing with her, for fear of attracting her aunt and others, which would make her aunt embarrassed. Zhang You simply changed the subject and wanted her to leave early.
"Hmph! If Xiaobao's supplies hadn't been placed right here, I wouldn't have to see you, you annoying guy!" She cursed and turned around to look for something in the pile of baby supplies, complaining about Zhang You as she searched.
"I'm so annoyed. Things are piled up like this! It's all because of you! If you hadn't come back, all these things of mine wouldn't have to be put away and piled up here! Now it's so troublesome to find them!..."
No matter how much she cursed, Zhang You just turned a deaf ear to her.
She came back just to reassure her aunt, as arguing with her would only cause trouble for her.
Zhang You picked up the phone again and looked at the messages on the screen from several contacts saying "I don't know", "I haven't seen him", and "I haven't heard of him". He felt a little lonely for a moment.
The cursing continued in his ears, and Zhang You suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was also one of the parties involved.
After a lot of thoughts, Zhang You asked tentatively: "Where did you lose my cat?"
Zhang You questioned her coldly. It was originally a tentative question, but she didn't expect to get an answer.
The sister-in-law didn't even turn her head, but seemed to be remembering something pleasant, or perhaps this incident was enough to hit Zhang You hard, so her tone became smug: "That stinky cat! It's an eyesore, dirty and smelly. Naturally, it should be thrown into the trash can downstairs. After all, trash belongs in the trash can."
She slowly turned around holding the things she was going to take, with a look of contempt, as if implying that Zhang You was also that piece of trash.
A flash of anger flashed across Zhang You's eyes, but before he could lash out, the man had already taken the things and left happily as if he had won a battle.
Zhang You watched her leave quietly, and only when she was completely out of the room did she let down her guard a little.
Xiaobai was thrown into the trash can two months ago. If it were alive, it would probably still be in this community.
Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, Zhang You didn't want to give up. She made up her mind and decided to go look for it the next morning.
That night, Zhang You was lying in bed, tossing and turning.
She was harassed on the first day after returning, and their expressions did not show that they wanted her to stay. Instead, they looked like strangers when they were together.
What's more, Xiaobai was no longer here. This gave her one less reason to stay.
The next morning, Zhang You went out early. She didn't sleep well at night and was very awake at five o'clock. She sent a message to her aunt, saying that she had an appointment and went out first.
In fact, she was looking for Xiaobai near the community in the cold dawn.
Maybe it's in vain.
Maybe it's self-consolation.
But she didn't know what else she could do?
Now that winter has arrived and the weather is cold, it is difficult for stray cats to survive outside, let alone the ragdoll she has carefully raised for many years.
As time passed, Zhang You's hope became increasingly dim.
She searched the entire neighborhood, but found nothing except a few orange and black cats wandering around.
From early morning to noon, she searched back and forth more than a dozen times, but there was no trace of it. She ate lunch casually outside, and after dinner she wanted to continue her search. This time, she expanded the atmosphere, holding a photo of the puppet before and asking around.
Perhaps it was God's mercy that she found her ragdoll among the stray cats in two communities away.
I finally found it just when I needed her the most.
Zhang You didn’t know how it survived these two months, but its dirty and tangled hair and fur with patches missing here and there all showed the suffering it had endured during this period.
When Zhang You found it, it was not known whether it had been bullied by other stray cats or beaten by some people. Its left hind leg was limping, its eyes were inflamed, and it was lying in the bushes dying.
After hearing Zhang You calling it, it tried its best to respond weakly.
…
Fortunately, Zhang You took it to the veterinary hospital in time, and it was saved. However, Zhang You couldn't take it home to recover. After thinking about it, she made a decision.
After the operation, the puppet was temporarily placed in the pet hospital. Zhang You didn't mind spending most of her savings on its medical treatment. She just watched it regain its vitality and stretch out its hands to pick at its fingers, and was glad that it didn't leave.
In the evening, her aunt sent a message asking her when she would be back. She replied immediately and went back after gently saying goodbye to the doll.
New Year's Eve is the next day. My aunt has been very busy these two days. When Zhang You came back, she asked her cautiously what she had done that day.
Zhang You just said that he went out to get together with his high school classmates.
My aunt also believed it.
After all, she had no idea that few of Zhang You’s high school classmates were close enough to get together.
At night, Zhang You was sorting out her things in the room. She had already packed out two cardboard boxes, but there were still some things left to sort out.
At this time, the sister-in-law came again uninvited.
She seemed to particularly enjoy interrupting others in such an impolite manner.
After she came in, she looked at Zhang You's expression and thought that Zhang You was touching her things. She immediately took a step forward and pushed Zhang You, causing Zhang You to stagger.
"Who told you to touch my things?"
But just as she finished speaking, her eyes fell on the pile of dusty old things, and she suddenly shut up and stopped talking.
Zhang You didn't want to argue with her. She was considering her aunt before, but there was no need to do so now.
Zhang You's voice was calm, as if everything that had just happened was nothing to her. "I'm just sorting out old things that I don't need anymore."
"..." My sister-in-law was silent for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Why, you want to throw it away? This kind of thing should have been thrown away long ago. It's an eyesore here, and there's not enough space for Xiaobao's things..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhang You had already echoed calmly: "Yes, it should be thrown away."
Zhang You's attitude was so indifferent that she felt like punching cotton - too powerless. She knew it was boring, so she didn't say anything else. She just said "oh" awkwardly, and then looked for the items she needed in another pile of things.
The two of them were speechless for a while, and the room was very quiet.
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