Chapter 398: Meeting Friends at Zhou's House (Page 1/2)
Moreover, those people keep cats at home to catch mice, not as pets. Anyway, dogs are not allowed in cities these days, so only people in remote rural areas keep dogs.
"Ningning, we raise cats to catch mice."
"But we have mice at home too. Last time, Dad stepped on a big mouse in the kitchen. Brother Zhou Zhou said that their cat is pregnant and will give us one of the kittens when it gives birth."
Lin Man regretted bringing them back to the city. She was worried that when she went to Zhuo Yue's house tomorrow, Huo Yining would really bring back a kitten from Zhou's house.
The cat sheds a lot of hair, and no one helps to deworm it. It has fleas, so she doesn't dare to keep it.
"No, you already have a parrot and can't have a cat."
Huo Yining hugged Lin Man's legs and started to act coquettishly, "Mom, if you promise to give me a cat, I will study and get a perfect score on the exam every day."
Lin Man asked him, "Are you going to study for me?"
"Mom, if you agree to keep a cat, I will never fight with my brother again."
Huo Yian grinned, "Mom, raise a cat, An An raise a kitten."
Lin Man looked at her well-behaved little son and swallowed her rebuttal. It was not impossible for him to raise the child.
The space laboratory has medicines to control the zombie virus, and pet deworming medicine should also be available. Take a look when you have time.
I have two little enemies, what else can I do if I don’t spoil them?
In the evening, Lin Man took the children to eat some noodles and let them go to bed early because she had to go to Zhuoyue's house tomorrow.
After the children fell asleep, Lin Man walked into the kitchen and wrapped the egg cakes, cookies, dried strawberries, dried cherries... that she had carefully made in brown paper.
These were all made by her personally, specially for her godson Xiao Zhou Zhou and goddaughter Zhou Yuanyuan.
In addition, she also specially selected some fresh fruits and canned foods, as well as a can of Maojian tea, to give to the elders of the Zhou family.
After all, this was her first time visiting the Zhou family, and she didn't want to be gossiped about by the Zhou elders.
After preparing the gifts, Lin Man went back to the warehouse and carefully selected wool yarn suitable for her godson and goddaughter. She picked two kilograms of yellow and two kilograms of lake blue yarn.
The last time Zhuoyue and her husband came to visit their home with their son, the gifts they gave them were very valuable.
To thank her for saving Zhou Zhou, the Zhou family gave them a ten-year-old wild ginseng, two kilograms of donkey-hide gelatin, a pair of Maotai bottles, a kilogram of tea, a Daqianmen bottle, and two sets of children's clothes.
Lin Man knew that the Zhou family had prepared so many gifts to thank her for saving little Zhou Zhou. She had not originally planned to accept them, but her grandfather asked her to, so she had no choice but to accept them.
These things are very valuable in the eyes of outsiders, but to Lin Man, who owns billions of supplies, they are nothing.
What she values more is Zhuoyue's intentions. She thinks Zhuoyue is cheerful and generous, with a straightforward personality, which is very compatible with her.
So she accepted the gift. After all, friends should give and take. She decided to visit Zhou's house tomorrow and take the children to the park together in the afternoon. After all, Zhou's house was very close to the park.
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was clear. Lin Man got up early and dressed the children in new clothes.
After breakfast, she carefully hung the carefully prepared gift on the handlebars of her bicycle, took her two children, and headed towards Zhou's house.
Zhuo Yue was particularly excited when she learned that Lin Man was coming to visit her today. She woke up early and couldn't wait to go to the supply and marketing cooperative near her home to buy fresh meat and fruit.
The Zhou family's courtyard is located near Beihai Park, with a quiet and peaceful environment. Their house also has three courtyards. Compared with the Lin family's, the Zhou family's courtyard is more spacious.
There are also peonies planted in the yard. Although it is not the flowering season, Lin Man still recognized them.
She had heard people say before that planting and raising flowers was forbidden, but she didn't expect that the Zhou family had so many flowers. It seemed that the old man of the Zhou family held a high official position.
Although frugality is advocated nowadays, some people still eat and drink lavishly and love to enjoy life, but no one dares to restrain them.
Zhuo Yue's grandfather was a high-ranking leader, and Zhou Zhou's grandfather and great-grandfather should have held high official positions. The Zhou and Zhuo families were equally powerful, so Zhuo Yue and her man were considered a good match.
This society is so realistic. Marriage requires equal status. Some people always say that being poor and peasant is glorious, but if a young man from a wealthy family is really asked to marry a lesbian from the poor peasant class, they will definitely be reluctant.
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Zhuo Yue picked up Huo Yian and saw that Lin Man seemed a little absent-minded, so she asked her with a smile: "Xiao Man, what are you looking at?"
"I'm admiring your yard. It's so beautifully decorated. I didn't expect you to have so many flowers and plants planted there."
"I'm sure your Huo family's courtyard is quite beautiful too."
Lin Man nodded and responded, "It's not bad. We don't have any flowers or plants in our yard, but we have some fruit trees in the front and back yards."
The current situation is not right, and the flowers and plants in many homes have been pulled out. Of course, those who are being watched are not counted.
There are so many courtyard houses in Beijing, and it is impossible for those red-armbanded people to check every courtyard unless someone reports it.
After reporting it, they found that someone had planted a lot of flowers at home. The red-armed people would definitely destroy them and pull out all the flowers.
Zhuo Yue smiled and explained, "My mother-in-law loves to grow flowers, so she has so many flowers and plants at home. Xiao Man, you must not tell anyone else about this."
"No problem, don't worry, I won't say anything careless."
Even if those who want to cause trouble know that the Zhou family has planted a lot of flowers, they will not do anything to them. When someone raises objections, the most they can do is pull out the flowers and plants.
Zhuo Yue glanced towards the center of the yard and explained, "My mother-in-law's hometown is Luoyang, so she has a lot of peonies at home. If you like, you can dig up some old stumps and plant them in your yard."
Lin Man was very tempted, but was too embarrassed to speak out. She had various flower seeds in her space warehouse, but no old peony trees.
Before Lin Man could speak, her eldest son Huo Yining spoke first, "Godmother, Brother Zhou Zhou said that when your cat gave birth to kittens, he gave me two, one for me and one for my brother."
"Of course. A few days ago, our Mimi gave birth to five puppies. We gave away three, and there are still two little ones left. Ningning, do you and An'an want to raise one each?"
Huo Yining nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Well, godmother, can my brother and I each have a kitten?"
At this moment, Lin Man wanted to put down the gift in her hand and give this brat a good beating. She already had a headache raising one cat, and she wanted to raise two. This was just a dream.
"Sister Zhuoyue, I don't actually want to raise any of them, so please don't say you'll give them two."
Seeing Lin Man's refusal, Huo Yining said aggrievedly, "Mom, you promised me before that you would raise a kitten for us. You can't go back on your word. Mom, I beg you, just let us raise it."
"Huo Yining, when did I promise you?"
Zhuo Yue looked at Lin Man and advised, "Xiao Man, cats can catch mice, so raising two is not too many. We have two old cats at home, and we have two kittens left to give to An An and Ning Ning."
"Zhou Zhou, take Ningning to see Mimi's cub." Zhuo Yue shouted towards the main courtyard.
At this time, Zhou Zhou walked out of the yard holding his sister Zhou Yuanyuan.
Seeing Lin Man, Zhou Zhou smiled brightly and took the initiative to greet her: "Godmother, An'an, Ningning, you're here! Welcome to our home."
Zhou Yuanyuan also greeted her brother: "Hello, godmother, hello, sister An An, hello, brother Ning Ning."
Lin Man responded with a smile: "Zhou Zhou, Yuanyuan, hello to you too."
Then, Zhou Zhou warmly invited Lin Man and the children into the main courtyard and took them to where the cat's nest was.
Along the way, the children were very excited and looked forward to meeting Mimi's cubs.
When they came to the cat's bed, they found Mimi lying inside, surrounded by several cute kittens.
The children gathered around excitedly, their eyes sparkling with curiosity and joy.
Zhou Zhou gently picked up a kitten, handed it to Ningning, and said, "These are Mimi's kittens. They are all very cute."
Ningning carefully took the kitten, stroked its soft fur, and a happy smile appeared on her face.
Other children also gathered around, wanting to touch the kittens and feel their warmth and softness.
The whole yard was filled with laughter and the children had a great time with the kittens.
Seeing the children having so much fun, Lin Man smiled and said to Zhuo Yue, "Your Zhou Zhou is really sensible and knows how to take care of his younger siblings."
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