So she had no choice but to continue trying to smooth things over, "Auntie, that won't do. You know this is my first pregnancy, and I don't have much experience. I'll need your help and guidance."
Su Yunzhi was angry, but seeing how ingratiating she was, she didn't put on airs anymore. "Your father is your father, and you are you. He's the one who said those words, and I'm not blaming you."
Seeing this, Mr. Shen awkwardly interjected, "You said something wrong in your anger and then you won't let it go."
For Mr. Shen, this was already a concession, since he had taken the initiative to admit that he had "said the wrong thing".
Su Yunzhi's expression was not good, but her anger had subsided considerably. She deliberately ignored him and turned to ask Shen Wuqiu, "We don't have anything to do today, so we can prepare something delicate. What would you like to eat?"
"I don't really want anything in particular, Auntie, you can decide."
"Okay."
Shen Wuqiu didn't want to be a third wheel for the elderly couple, so she went back to her own room on her own.
Suddenly having some free time, she didn't know what to do. She took out the Tang Poems from her bedside table, flipped through them, but found them boring and put them back. After thinking for a while, she took out her tablet, which she hadn't used in a long time.
Without Wi-Fi, the tablet is just for show.
She was carrying four babies at once, and everyone in the family was very concerned. They said that electronic products emit radiation, so her father simply cut off the internet at home.
After swiping a few times on the screen, Shen Wuqiu tossed the tablet back into the bedside table drawer and found her phone.
I opened my social media app, replied to a few of my own messages, and was about to put it away when I suddenly remembered something and opened Baidu again.
After searching for a long time, she finally found a glimpse of the herb that a certain cat had mentioned—catnip.
After reading about the amazing effects of catnip, she became even more certain that this was the herb that a certain cat had mentioned.
Online shopping isn't very convenient in their remote mountain village, and going to the city isn't easy either. But this wild place is rich in all kinds of plants and animals. She specially saved a picture of catnip and decided to have someone look for it for her near their village later.
She'll make sure this cat never looks human again!
However, to Shen Wuqiu's surprise, at noon, a certain cat actually brought back the fairy grass himself.
Looking at the two blades of grass that the other party was reluctant to hand over, Shen Wuqiu's feelings were a bit complicated. Besides the surprise of "getting it without any effort", she also felt a bit of the kind of surprise that "I wanted to find some rat poison to kill someone without them noticing, but the other party personally delivered the rat poison". This surprise was incomprehensible, and there was also a bit of self-contempt.
Staring at the two tightly sealed blades of grass in her hand for a long time, Shen Wuqiu was completely certain that this was the catnip that Baidu had told her about. Perhaps out of guilt, she asked knowingly, "What is this?"
Gu Lingyu still turned her head away, but her mouth was very honest: "It's the magic herb that can turn me back into a cat."
"Where did you find this...?"
Gu Lingyu lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Shen Wuqiu was too embarrassed to pry, but after a moment's thought, she became a little unhappy again, "Actually, you yourself really want to turn back into a cat, right?"
Otherwise, why would they actively seek out the magic herb on their own?
"I don't want to anymore..."
"Then why did you go looking for the magic herb yourself?"
Gu Lingyu then turned to look at her, her fair face showing a hint of grievance: "Isn't that because you really wanted to see me turn into a cat to please Dad?"
"..." Shen Wuqiu was initially a little happy, but upon hearing the second half of those words, her unhappiness vanished instantly. "What do you mean 'our dad'? That's my dad."
Gu Lingyu earnestly emphasized: "You are my partner, your father is my father, and my parents are your parents."
"Who is your partner? Did I give my consent?"
Gu Lingyu looked at her and said, "Mother is right. You human women just like to say one thing and mean another."
"Where did I lie?"
Gu Lingyu's eyes curved slightly, sparkling with a smile, her admiration palpable: "However, even when you're being disingenuous, sister, you're still beautiful."
“...Explain yourself clearly, where I was being hypocritical.”
“My sister’s mind is full of me during her heat, and she even said she doesn’t consider me her partner anymore.”
"..."
Forget it, the racial generation gap is destined to be insurmountable.
Shen Wuqiu lowered her head and took a deep breath. She took the two immortal herbs out of the plastic bag in her hand and then looked at her expressionlessly.
Gu Lingyu quickly covered her nose, took a few steps back, and made a last-ditch effort, "I don't mind if you use a kiss, sister."
Seeing her looking so wary, Shen Wuqiu's playful side was piqued. Holding two blades of grass, he deliberately moved closer to her: "Come on, brave kitty, transform online..."
Without the plastic bag to restrain her, the strong scent of catnip invaded her senses. Shen Wuqiu deliberately made Gu Lingyu unable to resist, so she simply stopped resisting, took a catnip from Shen Wuqiu's hand, picked two leaves and put them in her mouth.
Shen Wuqiu stared intently at her, silently counting in her mind. Before she could even reach twenty, she saw the pathetic cat lose all her composure, still rolling around on the ground with the last bit of catnip in her arms...
"..." Seeing her so excited, Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but put the remaining stalk in her hand to her nose and sniff it, but quickly took it away in disgust—it smelled a bit like mugwort, a scent she couldn't stand.
Looking at the cat frolicking around with the leftover scraps, Shen Wuqiu felt a little annoyed again. This thing was so comforting; the way it rolled around was even more pleasurable than receiving a kiss from him...
Thinking about it this way, Shen Wuqiu felt a bit annoyed by the catnip. She bent down and confiscated the crumbs that the cat was holding, and without even throwing them in the trash can, she flushed them directly into the toilet.
Without the allure of the immortal herb, Gu Lingyu became much more well-behaved, fawning over Chen Wuqiu with a sweet "Meow~~"
Shen Wuqiu glanced at her, then grabbed her and threw her out of the room.
Even though she turned into a cat, her sister still doesn't seem very happy.
Gu Lingyu stood at the door, calling out pitifully a few times. Seeing that she had no intention of opening the door, she had no choice but to go downstairs listlessly to try to please her father.
After wandering around the living room for a while without finding anyone, he went to pry open the bedroom door as if he knew the ropes.
Inside the room, Mr. Shen and Su Yunzhi were chatting. With the rain making it difficult to work in the fields or move around, the couple decided to take a nap together after lunch.
Hearing the noise at the door, Su Yunzhi got out of bed to open it. When she saw the white cat at the door, she didn't show much emotion. She turned to her father and called out, "Look, your daughter who has been worried for days is back."
“Wangcai…” Father Shen was very excited. He immediately put down the red jade he was playing with and got out of bed.
Meow~~
"Oh, I missed Daddy so much." Daddy got out of bed and wanted to hug her, but he was disappointed. He was a little disappointed, but not too disappointed. After all, he had known about the cat's temperament for a while.
Seeing his enthusiastic manner, Su Yunzhi couldn't help but be sarcastic again, "I've never seen you this affectionate with Wuqiu before. You really treat this cat like a treasure."
Mr. Shen ignored her and continued to tease the cat: "Daughter, are you hungry? I'll go get you some dried fish..."
Upon hearing that it was dried fish, Gu Lingyu in her cat form's eyes lit up, meowing.
Mr. Shen immediately went to the kitchen and got her three small dried fish. He then said to Su Yunzhi, "She hasn't been back for two or three days. Go and cook her some fish porridge with fresh fish from our reservoir."
Su Yunzhi refused to move, saying, "This isn't raising a cat, it's raising a tyrant."
Mr. Shen glared at her, then, seeing the cat intently eating dried fish, he walked to the bedside table and showed Su Yunzhi the small piece of red jade.
"I didn't tell you before that this thing was given to me by the cat."
Su Yunzhi glanced at it, clearly disbelieving, and scoffed, "Where would a cat get such a nice thing?"
Mr. Shen knew she didn't believe him, so he didn't argue with her. "I don't know where she got this thing from. But it seems that ever since Wangcai gave it to me, my health has been getting better day by day..."
Hearing her say that, Su Yunzhi became somewhat interested and took the red jade in her hand to examine it closely. After all, everyone had witnessed her father's health condition, and she was present when the doctor gave the diagnosis.
"This thing feels quite comfortable to touch." Su Yunzhi examined it for a while, then looked at the cat lying on the desk, intently munching on dried fish, and frowned. "Is this cat some kind of spirit?"
A cat, who was eavesdropping while eating, glanced up at them at the opportune moment and interjected, "Meow~~"
Mr. Shen chuckled and looked at Gu Lingyu's cat, "Have you ever seen a cat this smart? I'm not surprised if Wangcai becomes a spirit."
I really want to perform a supernatural act for them right here and now.
Unfortunately, her mother limited her potential.
After Gu Lingyu tried to gather her spiritual energy in her dantian but still couldn't muster any, she became somewhat discouraged and could only continue silently munching on the dried fish.
After finishing the three dried fish, she jumped off the desk, walked to the door, and greeted the two people lying on the bed: "Meow~"
Then she swaggered out with elegant little cat steps, and when she got to the door, she didn't forget to stretch out a little white paw to close it for them. Unfortunately, cat paws are not easy to operate, and after pawing for a long time, the door was still only a crack.
The kitten finally ran out of patience, stretched its pretty little paws back in, and then went upstairs without looking back.
Inside the room, Su Yunzhi seemed to have finally discovered the kitten's cuteness. After several seconds, she turned her gaze from the empty doorway to her father, asking, "Was she just about to close the door for us?"
Knowing that his daughter was safe and sound, Mr. Shen finally lay down contentedly, a smug look on his face: "My daughter is so smart."
Su Yunzhi didn't say anything. After a while, she lifted the covers and got out of bed.
Where are you going?
"Didn't you say your daughter hasn't come back for a few days? I'll make her some fish porridge..."
A note from the author:
My period was nice to me today, so here's an early update.
Love you all, muah!
Chapter 43 is good.
Completely unaware that she had charmed everyone with her cat-like appearance, Gu Lingyu happily went off to find a mate after finishing her cat-like duties in front of her father.
Unable to get in through the front door, she went around in circles. Luckily, the window wasn't locked.
This gloomy, cool rainy day is perfect for sleeping; Shen Wuqiu in the room has already drifted off into a sweet dream.
After Gu Lingyu strolled in, she wiped her feet on her special towel and then quietly climbed into bed.
At first, she only dared to huddle at the foot of the bed. After trying three different positions, she still felt uncomfortable and decided to change her location.
So, after fidgeting for more than half an hour, she moved from the foot of the bed to the head of the bed and squatted on another pillow.
You look so beautiful, sister.
How can you look so beautiful even when you're sleeping?
I have such good taste! She's prettier than the wives my brothers found.
...
Staring into her partner's sleepy eyes, she felt increasingly happy.
The happier she felt, the closer she couldn't help but get. And the closer she got, the more annoyed she became at the strands of hair that could so freely cling to the other person's face.
So, the cat started to get physical.
Unfortunately, her little feet were a bit clumsy; after carefully trying to brush them away for a long time, a few stray hairs still stuck to her partner's face.