Lin Shen put down his chopsticks and said calmly, "Is this appropriate? What did Mom just say? That she graduated with a PhD and married into the family just to take care of me? Your son isn't exactly a hot commodity either."
At first, Lin's mother didn't understand what her son meant and explained, "This... isn't that just what he said? Besides, we have servants at home, why would we really need her to do anything?"
The father immediately realized his son was being sarcastic, his face darkened, and he slammed his chopsticks on the table.
"Can't you tell? He doesn't want to meet people who are mocking us!"
"I hope you understand."
Lin Shen stood up. "I'm full. I have to go now."
"stop!"
Lin's father said in a deep voice, "I've already set a time for you. You'll go see the girl on Sunday afternoon."
So this was what negotiation was all about? Lin Shen was almost laughing in exasperation.
However, he is no longer the Lin Shen who couldn't even decide whether a cat should stay or leave when he was a child.
"You set the time; you can go by yourself."
After saying that, he left without looking back, and the sound of bowls and plates falling to the ground behind him did not stop him for a moment.
Once outside, Lin Shen told the waiting driver to go home, got into the driver's seat, drove aimlessly for a while, and then turned on the navigation to head towards the pet hospital.
"Mr. Lin, you've come to see Little Fish again? It just finished eating, so you can play with it for a while."
"Yes, you've taken good care of it, thank you."
As soon as Lin Shen entered, Xiao Yu'er saw him and not only meowed at him but also scratched at the door with its paws, eager to come out.
"You're too kind, it's what we should do."
When Xia Wenxi received the video, her family had just finished eating and were chatting lazily while leaning back in their chairs.
In the video, a small kitten is chasing a cat toy around, sometimes jumping up and down. When it loses its balance and falls, it immediately flips over and gets back up when it sees the cat toy moving.
"What are you looking at?"
Xia Wenxi was startled by Xia Wensheng's sudden shout. She glared at him and said, "What! You scared me to death."
Xia Wensheng was suddenly glared at and felt very innocent. "What are you looking at so intently? I didn't hear you talking to me just now."
Feeling inexplicably guilty, Xia Wenxi turned off her phone screen. "A video of a kitten sent by a friend. What did you just say?"
"Mom and Dad say they want to raise a pig and they're asking for your opinion."
"Raising pigs?"
“Yes, yes!” Ke Shurong exclaimed excitedly.
“I’ve inquired about it. It’s not troublesome. We can just pick a piglet from them. We’re VIP customers, so we can pick one for free. We’ll just pay a monthly management fee, and when it grows up, we can slaughter it for free.”
Xia Wenxi hesitated for a moment, then asked the same question, "Raising them is fine, but Mom, will you be able to bear letting someone slaughter the pig?"
Ke Shurong hesitated when she heard the question. She thought about it for a moment and realized that she really would be reluctant to part with it. "Then why don't we just keep raising it? How many years can a pig live? Let's just treat it as a pet."
Xia couldn't help but laugh. "Mom, pigs aren't pets. Pigs can live for ten or twenty years. What will you do with those hundreds of pounds of pigs if this place goes out of business?"
However, he did not express any intention to object.
"Go ahead and raise it if you want. It's not like we can't afford to raise a pig. If the owner goes bankrupt, we can just build our own pigsty! All your old friends raise cats and dogs, you raise pigs, how impressive is that?"
"I support my wife keeping it! We can come and stay here every month and come see the pig every month. Who says pigs can't be kept as pets?"
Xia clapped her hands in response, "Unanimously approved! Mom, you can raise her! Our family has welcomed its second new member in just a few days!"
In fact, Ke Shurong also wanted to raise piglets, and immediately decided to go pick out piglets first thing tomorrow morning and even give them a name.
"Our kitten is named Little Fish, what's the pig called?"
Xia Hengyuan stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Cats eat fish, so they're called little fish. What do pigs eat?"
"Pigs eat swill, so let's call them 'little swill'."
No sooner had Xia Wensheng finished speaking than he was beaten by his own father, who yelled, "You're the one who eats swill!"
Xia Wenxi confidently stated, "The female is called Peppa Pig, and the male is called George."
"What a strange name! Why would a pig have a foreign name?"
Xia Wensheng had barely finished speaking when her mother mercilessly mocked her, "You don't even know Peppa and George? You're so old-fashioned. Just like Xiaobao said, the male is called George, and the female is called Peppa!"
"Alright, it's getting late, let's adjourn the meeting."
The family went back to their respective rooms. Xia Wenxi opened her phone again and found that there were already several videos. Xia Wensheng had come over suddenly and she hadn't been able to watch them all.
Sorry, we were just having a family meeting...
The little fish looks very lively; with this color, it'll probably eat its way from a cat to a pig very quickly.
Lin Shen: [The nurse said it has a big appetite, and judging from its bone structure, it won't be small in the future.]
Xia Wenxi remembered that the pig was called Peppa or George earlier, and then realized that she still didn't know the gender of Xiaoyuer.
Is Xiaoyuer a boy or a girl? Xiaoyuer will soon have an older brother or sister, although we won't know until tomorrow, but they should be older than Xiaoyuer…
Lin Shen: [Little Fish is a girl... but what about older brothers and sisters?]
[Our family just had a meeting and decided to get a pig. Tomorrow, a little pig will become Little Fish's older brother or sister!]
Lin Shen sat in the hospital's private foster room for Xiaoyuer, chatting with Xia Wenxi while holding the cat. When he saw the message, Lin Shen paused for a moment before saying to the kitten, "I really found you a very good home. You'll have older brothers and sisters too, isn't that wonderful?"
Lin Shen replied with a smile: "[It seems I've found a great home for Little Fish. Does its older brother or sister have names yet?]"
He never imagined that the purpose of the family meeting would be to discuss whether or not to raise a pig.
The girl's name is Peppa Pig, and the boy's name is George.
Xia Wenxi waited for a while and saw Lin Shen's reply—"A very special name"—and knew that he must also be like Xia Wensheng, not knowing the name of the top pig in the world.
He's never even watched Peppa Pig; it must be pathetic for a CEO.
Lin Shen: [It's getting late, and Xiaoyuer seems sleepy too. Contact me on Sunday afternoon, and I'll go to the hospital with you.]
After Lin Shen finished speaking, he also sent over a photo of Little Fish dozing off in his palm.
Seeing this picture, Xia Wenxi suddenly felt a pang of tenderness in her heart.
【Okay, I'll contact you in advance the day after tomorrow. Lin Shen, if you miss Xiaoyuer in the future, you can see it too!】
Lin Shen: [Okay, [smiley face]]
——Small Theater
Lin Shen: I've found a great home for Xiaoyuer, and I hope I can join this family in the future [smile].
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