Chapter 15: Madam Yan An Yuan
Mrs. Yan An Yuan has always been a winner in life that everyone envies. She has a successful husband who is a CEO, a pair of lively and lovely children, and lives a rich and worry-free life.
In the eyes of others, she really had nothing to worry about.
But in fact, An Yuan had a lot of things that bothered her, although they were all trivial matters.
For example, she is trying to prove to a cat and a chicken that she is the head of the household.
An Yuan had pets before. The most recent one was a dog that her husband Yan An picked up many years ago. The death of the dog made her sad for a long time. She was a person with delicate and rich emotions, and the pain of losing the dog was no less than losing a family member.
Because of this, An Yuan never kept any pets again. She couldn't bear the separation of short-lived pets again. But she didn't expect that her son Xiaozhen would suddenly raise a chicken and a cat. The increase in the frequency of pets really made An Yuan unable to react.
"Chicken ? Why do you want to raise a chicken?" An Yuan was the first to ask the question. Her son's matter-of-fact expression made An Yuan wonder if she was missing some common sense. Why would her son raise a chicken? ? She thought her husband would be as shocked as she was. But Yan An did not object to his son raising chickens. After An Yuan was depressed for a few days, her son brought back a cat. Compared with chickens, cats are much more normal. An Yuan comforted herself and accepted the fact.
Her husband Yan An accepted the good turn and immediately made three rules for Xiao Zhen: first, she had to take care of the pets' diet, second, she couldn't bully or abuse the animals, and third, she had to keep them clean. An Yuan thought Xiao Zhen would ask for her mother's help in a few days. Then she would come as an omniscient mother, accepting the ownership of the two pets and her son's worship.
But so many days have passed, and Xiaozhen's two pets are still doing well, which makes the mother, as the head of the family, feel lonely.
Especially, the chicken and the cat often ignored her.
In An Yuan's experience, as the mother of this family, she is undoubtedly the most important person in the family. The dog will actively worship the owner of the highest status in the family. The dogs she raised before were particularly attached to her. She missed the feeling of being needed. Therefore, when Xiaozhen brought back two pets in succession, An Yuan thought that she would quickly take them in.
But now, she was being completely, absolutely, ignored.
First of all, the cat, Xiaozhen called it Mr. Cat, how could a cat have such a strange name. Anyuan immediately rejected the name in her heart and automatically named it Ami. This cat is very cute, with good fur, not fat or thin, a smart body, a pair of round eyes, and a fluffy belly.
An Yuan admitted that the first moment she saw the cat, she wanted to stroke its belly. But in order to maintain her dignity as a mother, she did not show her closeness to the cat at the first time, but instead acted like a parent and talked a lot about the cat's future hygiene issues.
The result is that the cat at home now avoids her when it sees her.
Why didn't she show her love for cats at that time? This made An Yuan, who is now unable to pet cats, beat her chest and stamp her feet. Her daughter Zhuzhu also likes to play with cats. At first, An Yuan could catch the cat, but now, she can't touch the cat at all!
An Yuan even suspected that the cat she was able to catch in the beginning was because it made concessions in order to join this family, and now that it has moved in, it has simply completely ignored her face.
And that stupid chicken. Xiaozhen called him Captain Spotted. Putting aside the stupid name, who would keep a chicken in their house? Who would keep a chicken with a cat? Anyuan had expected to see the cat eat the chicken, but she could have justice before that happened and put the chicken in a cage in the garden.
In the end, nothing happened. Even An Yuan's biggest worry, the chicken pooping, didn't happen. Aunt Li said that this chicken never poops at home.
Aunt Li had a strange smile on her face when she said this, and An Yuan also noticed that Aunt Li often stared at the chicken. This chicken must have been on Aunt Li's menu a long time ago, but she just didn't eat it because it was too light.
As An Yuan, who had been full of disgust towards the chicken from the beginning and waited for Xiaozhen to give up, and then put the chicken in the pot on the day he gave up, of course she was happy to see this kind of thing.
At that time, she didn't expect that one day she would like this chicken so much.
One time, when she was taking a nap, a chicken suddenly rushed in and clucked. An Yuan got up and saw that it was raining heavily outside. The chicken's reminder made her take back the dried fruits.
This chicken is quite smart, An Yuan thought at that time.
After that, whenever a chicken appeared behind Xiaozhen's feet, or a bird's head appeared from the corner of the wall, An Yuan found it interesting and cute, and couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it.
But the chickens, like the cats, were wary of her.
She often wandered into Xiaozhen's room, and every time the cat would sit on Xiaozhen's desk and the chicken would squat on the chair. An Yuan approached Xiaozhen with a smile, holding fruits or other snacks, but before she could move her hand to touch the pets, the chicken and cat would disperse.
The cat can't be caught, and the chicken can't be touched. This makes An Yuan feel frustrated.
Why? They are just two pets!
But the ambition of the head of the family would not be frustrated. An Yuan decided to start with the diet. She searched for a lot of cat food recommendations on the Internet and ordered several of the most popular cat food packages. She carefully investigated the chicken's diet and planned the chicken's corn and peas meal with a meter.
To conquer someone's heart, you must first start with their stomach. Although she is not good at cooking, An Yuan firmly believes that cats and chickens are much easier to deal with than people.
She bought a cat bowl with a cute cat head printed on it, and a bird food bowl with a cute chicken printed on it. She poured her carefully selected cat food and chicken food into the bowls, placed them in a prominent place in the house, and waited to win the favor of the cats and chickens.
One day passed, and her cat bowl and bird bowl were completely ignored. The cat walked out of Xiaozhen's room and walked past the cat bowl without looking away. And the chicken didn't even pass by the chicken bowl.
The next day, An Yuan changed to a new formula of cat canned food and chicken food. It was said that no cat could resist the fragrance of this cat canned food. The cat walked out of Xiao Zhen's room. An Yuan thought that if she was not dazzled, the cat seemed to have deliberately made a detour to avoid the cute cat bowl filled with fragrant cat canned food. The chicken did not appear at all.
On the third day, An Yuan upgraded the tempting food again. In the end, she didn't even see the shadow of the cat or the chicken.
An Yuan confirmed once again that the cat and the chicken were simply avoiding her.
An Yuan, who had suffered a heavy blow, sat on the sofa in depression. Her phone beeped several times to indicate that there was a message. She opened her phone and saw that Xiao Zhen's class parent group had swiped 99+ messages. She clicked on it and scrolled up to find that it was Xiao Zhen's class teacher, Teacher Feng, who had posted a message saying that the summer vacation was about to end and there would be an exam after school started, asking everyone to urge the children to prepare well. The parents were talking in the class group.
"Liu Xingquan must be the first again."
"It would be great if our child could be as smart and studious as Liu Xingquan, but all he does all day is play games."
"Yeah, yeah, my kid is too playful too."
An Yuan clicked into the parent list and saw that Luo Qingxi's profile picture was gray. She clicked into the message bar and typed a few words, then deleted them. She looked at Luo Qingxi's profile picture boredly for a while, then threw her phone aside.
How did Liu Xingquan raise such an outstanding child, An Yuan wondered. She knew Liu Xingquan's father, Driver Liu, inside and out. He was a simple, taciturn, honest man who was not compatible with books. His greatest pleasure was to drink a little wine and play mahjong. Liu Xingquan was completely the opposite of his father. He was diligent, studious, and intelligent. He probably inherited Qingxi's advantages.
She thought of her son's grades again, and couldn't help but pray silently in her heart that Xiaozhen would be a little more helpful and not let her be publicly punished in the group after school starts. An Yuan firmly believed that her son was very smart, but his mind was not on studying. Her husband Yan An was always among the top three in his grade when he was studying, and she was also admitted to a prestigious university with her own ability when she was studying.
How could the child born from them be stupid?
Yan An never set high standards for his children's studies, and neither did she. As long as the children's grades did not break the lower limit and fell to the bottom, it was within her tolerance range. But the open competition among the parents in the class always made her feel uneasy.
After all, as a parent, who wouldn’t envy a child like Liu Xingquan who is worry-free and excellent?
After shutting down the class group that upset her, she went to the friends and family group and asked another question: "How can I win the favor of a cat?"
The group of relatives and friends suddenly became lively.
"You failed again?"
"Oh my god you're still fawning over that cat?"
“Is the chicken still alive?”
This group of relatives and friends is made up of several of her close friends, a group of sisters who would get together for dinner and gossip whenever they had nothing to do.
Duo Rou Meng Meng: "It's been so many days and you still haven't caught the cat."
Tuan Tuan Cat: "You are really too weak."
These two IDs are the most active girlfriends in giving advice in An Yuan's process of finding cats and chickens. Tuan Tuan Cat is a super cat lover. She not only raises cats herself, but also feeds stray cats on the street regularly. She is an active volunteer for the local non-governmental organization that protects stray animals.
An Yuan: "I feel like they are all avoiding me."
"He's probably still in the stress period." Tuantuanmao calmly analyzed based on his experience.
"I saw A-mi and Xiao-zhen were having a great time, and they weren't stressed at all."
"Oh, then it hates you."
"..." An Yuan typed angrily, "As a cat-raising expert, please give me some useful suggestions."
Tuan Tuan Cat finally had to reveal her trump card - an imported ointment called Happy Cat. According to her description, if you squeeze a little of this ointment, the fragrance will drive even the cats in three rooms away crazy and rush over without any reason.
An Yuan quickly left the chat group and placed an order.
I hope it works this time. She stood up and prepared to take out the two bowls of neglected cat food and chicken food and pour them out to the stray cats and dogs outside. Then, she jumped. Something was in the house.
The empty living room suddenly had something. Or, in other words, could it still be called a thing in human language?
It was about a man's height, standing in the middle of the living room like a dense black fog. The air around it began to twist as if under pressure, and even the living room was surging.
What's this?
The psychedelic black fog flowed in all directions in a turmoil, and the floor was filled with pungent white smoke corroded by acidic solution. The black fog twisted, revealing a face. If that thing could be called a face. There was a huge blood-red eyeball on it, and wet mucus dripped around the eyeball. Below the eyeball, a huge mouth opened up, and under the shriveled and rotten lips were countless disgusting tentacle-like tongues.
It sprayed a stream of slime at her.
Why?
An Yuan looked down blankly. Her right hand melted like syrup in a hot pot . The sticky brown liquid dripped onto the floor.
The bones made a crackling sound.
She didn't feel any pain, perhaps her brain was in a state of stagnation and shutdown due to this ridiculous scene.
An Yuan started screaming.
■■■■
She lost consciousness.
Just before she lost consciousness, she vaguely saw a cat jumping in front of her like lightning.
Mr. Cat stared at the foreign object in front of him and wagged his tail.
The black mist of the foreign object spread in an instant, and in a moment it transformed into black limbs, attacking the cat.
If An Yuan was conscious at this moment, she would see a wonderful scene: the cat's nimble body turned into white lines jumping in the black fog. Human vision cannot capture such high-speed movement, leaving only afterimages.
Dozens of black legs frantically chased the cat, and the cat flew up and down lightly. A cold light flashed. Bang! Bang! Bang! The black legs exploded in the air, and the pungent acid splashed on the floor. The alien's huge mouth split open, the tip of the tongue danced wildly, and more mucus sprayed at the cat.
The air twisted at that moment, and a moment later the cat appeared above the black fog.
A golden light appeared faintly within the cat's body, gradually becoming brighter.
"Law.■■"
The light exploded above the foreign object's head, and the black mist trembled. The foul-smelling mucus flowed down, and the black mist materialized into a black shell that fell off like withered bark. In the next moment, the foreign object was sucked in by the light.
The foreign object struggled to break free.
"I actually managed to catch him here." Mr. Cat whispered, "You really won't give up."
The alien creature gasped and sprayed slime. Its sticky limbs waved at Mr. Cat.
"Tell me, how did you find this place?"
The foreign object began to tremble, its exaggerated mouthparts shook, and it made discordant sounds.
Mr. Cat probed its consciousness and felt a blurry shadow, an incoherent scream, and a pungent stench. "Has its intelligence been destroyed when it was transferred here?" Mr. Cat whispered, "Not even a little residual consciousness is left."
The foreign object stretched out a deformed limb, twisted the leg of the coffee table in the living room, and tried madly to escape from the light.
"Since you have lost your intelligence, there is no need to keep you."
The alien looked up and saw the cat coldly declaring to him: "You have hurt my landlord, and this crime is unforgivable."
Amid screams, the foreign objects were crushed into black smoke by the bright light.
In the end, only one black leg was still struggling. It trembled and resisted, and was swallowed by the light.
The cat landed lightly on the ground.
The living room was in a mess, with pungent white smoke rising from the floor. An Yuan fell to the ground unconscious, her right hand melted into a pulp of flesh and blood.
Mr. Cat came to her side and observed her still intact upper limbs.
It's still a bit troublesome to repair, he thought. Xiaozhen can't know about this.
Captain Spotted flew in through the window. He had just gone to get to know the surrounding birds and had established his authority quite effectively, so he was in a good mood. He landed on the windowsill.
Xiaozhen's living room was as tidy as usual.
But Xiaozhen's host's mother fell to the ground, as if she was asleep. Mr. Cat squatted beside her and licked her fur.
"What's wrong with her?"
Mr. Cat replied: "She was frightened by a running mouse."
"Rats? Humans are so fragile."
"Put her back on the bed first."
Captain Madara's claws began to change with a creaking sound, and his feet became five times larger, strong and powerful. Chicken grabbed An Yuan and flew to the bedroom. "Has she been trying to please us recently?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to be caught by her and given to Yan Zhu as a gift."
"Me too."
Mr. Cat turned around and said, "You are different from me. I think she is trying to please you just to make soup out of you."
“…”
An Yuan opened her eyes. She suddenly pulled out her hand and put it in front of her eyes.
Her right hand was white and delicate, just like usual. An Yuan stared at it for a while. She opened her fingers and clenched them into a fist, without any discomfort. This was her hand. It was not sticky slurry.
She was lying on the soft bed in the bedroom.
Am I asleep?
She jumped out of bed and walked carefully to the living room. The living room was bright and tidy, with golden sunlight shining on the smooth floor and the semi-transparent white gauze curtains fluttering in the wind. It was just like any other sunny day before.
An Yuan rubbed her eyes and decided to wash her face to wake herself up. She was probably confused from sleeping too much.
The next day, the Happy Cat Cream that An Yuan ordered arrived.
After unscrewing the cap, the ointment exuded a wonderful meaty aroma. Not to mention the cat, even she couldn't help swallowing her saliva. The cat will definitely like this.
She mixed the paste with the cooked chicken breast and poured it into the cat bowl. When she saw Mr. Cat walking out of Xiaozhen's room, she quickly put it in the cat's path.
This time, I must succeed! An Yuan took a breath and stared at the cat.
But the cat did not continue to pace, but sat down and licked its fur slowly. An Yuan was not discouraged, and continued to look at the cat intently. There was a sound at the door, and her husband Yan An came back.
Yan An looked at An Yuan, who was squatting in the corner and staring at the cat seriously, in confusion. He decided to pretend that he saw nothing.
There is no difference between home and normal days.
Yan An sat down on the sofa, looked up and saw the bean sprouts on the windowsill shaking. He seemed to see spots flashing on the bean sprouts like video mosaics.
Are you dazzled?
Yan An stood up and walked towards Dou Miao.
The cat that was squatting in the distance licking its fur suddenly ran over, rubbed against his legs and blocked his way.
Yan An was very surprised. This was the first time that the cat in his house showed affection towards him.
The cat, which always ignored him, was rubbing against his legs. Yan An was flattered and carefully touched the cat with his foot.
The cat simply lay down and rolled over to him. The chicken suddenly ran over and stopped at his feet.
This is the first time ever.
Yan An turned around and asked the dazed An Yuan: "Do these cats and chickens want me to touch them?"
An Yuan said angrily: "I don't know!!"
