Strange Life of a Ca Chapter 40: How About a Meow?

Chapter 40: How About a ow?

The day of the New Years Eve.

Papa Jiao sat in the bedroom in front of the computer, preparing so files and thesis, at the sa ti chatting with dostic and international friends through email.

Yuan Zi went ho interstate for the new year. His mother was alone in the ho state. This year, he must keep the old lady company and pay tributes to his old man. Fei Hang and Wei Ling were helping to look after the company. Sotis, Papa Jiao would also give a hand.

However, lately, when Zheng Tan took his walk downstairs, he overheard the old man downstairs, Lan, talking with others about Papa Jiao. This group of almost retired but still influential elderly professors had access to information that was much more liable than others, so on that rare day, Zheng Tan hid by the side and eavesdropped.

Papa Jiao was gradually rising to the lilight, mainly because of a brilliant research student that he had instructed. On the annual academic convention before the new year, Yi Xin's performance was outstanding, publishing an impact factor thesis on an international magazine that had made him undoubtedly first on the convention. There weren't many in the school who could compete, this made the two other equals top student from the departnt fade in color.

Now when everyone ntioned Yi Xin, they would certainly bring up assistant professor Jiao. Without him, there wouldn't be the current prospect of Yi Xin; this was a common knowledge. So, assistant professor Jiao now had a competing montum to the two returnee professors that the departnt had hired this year.

Then speculations began to start as people in the yard tried to figure out when the word "assistant" from the title would be removed. If assistant professor Jiao continued his current glories, then the school might break the rules and make an exception to promote him. To be qualified as a professor in Chu Hua University, other than the bare minimum requirent of articles, there was also another important condition which is to have overseas experience.

Papa Jiao ca to Chu Hua University right after he had graduated with Mama Jiao, and has been teaching since, so he had no experience researching overseas. Recently, Papa Jiao had spent a lot of ti sitting in front of the computer probably because of this, to prepare for this "overseas experience". After all, a professor's benefits were, in every aspect, better than an associate professors, and they had more freedom to do as they wish.

Zheng Tan snuggled beside the couch, rolled over and continued to lie down in another position.

Due to the incidents of lost cats in the neighborhood, Zheng Tan didn't go out anymore at nightti. When the sun set, Zheng Tan would curl up on the couch with Jiao Yuan and Youzi, watching the "Beast Wars: Transforrs" together. Although it was rather boring for Zheng Tan, it wasn't that difficult to sit through. Lie on the couch thinking so random thoughts, sleep when he beca tired of thinking, and get ready to eat when he woke up.

Jiao Yuan changed the DVD after a few episodes finished playing. Zheng Tan wasn't interested in the content in the cartoon. He had watched it before, and didn't want to watch it a second ti. It was bound to be immature from an adult's perspective after ten years. What Zheng Tan was contemplating about was, if Papa Jiao left the country for a year or two, what would happen at ho? There would be a greater burden on Mama Jiao No, there was still Yi Xin and the new research students that would co after the new year who could help

The yellow cheetah in the television suddenly leaped up, transforming into a robot, while shouting, "Cheetor, transform!"

Zheng Tan was thinking in his mind when he was caught by surprise by Jiao Yao, who lifted him up.

"Black cat warrior, transform!" Jiao Yuan yelled.

Zheng Tan: "" Transform a pile of poop on your face! You little wretch!

Waving away Jiao Yuan's hands, Zheng Tan stepped on his pants as he crossed over, lying next to Youzi, and paid no heed to Jiao Yuan, who was currently hyperactive. Youzi could also help Zheng Yuan scratch his chin and smooth out his furs while she watched the television.

Due to the city ban on fireworks, there was hardly any firecrackers that could be heard. There is no sense in the new year without firecrackers; just like cooking without salt, dull. Although in the last few years, the policy had slackened a little. Sotis, there were organized firework locations. So shopping plazas and stores were able to apply to light fireworks, just like the central departnt store had planned so comrcially organized firework lighting on the sixth. Papa Jiao said that when it was ti, he would take the two kids there. As to the days before the sixth, Jiao Yuan would have to live through the craving of watching and lighting the firecrackers.

Next door, Qu went to his parents' house for the new year, and probably wouldn't return before the celebration ended. When he left, he carried a few suitcases of things, all of them computers or relevant.

"General" left a while back with its owner to the South. Here, the winters were cold and humid; it didnt like it, so they would probably return at the beginning of spring.

Zheng Tan didnt have much mories of celebrating the new year, or how he had spent it in the past years now that he recalled. Perhaps lounging out in an internet caf or going crazy with a gang of bad associates. Now that he attempted to recollect his mories, everything felt hazy and unrealistic.

Who would have imagined that he would wake up as a cat instead of a human?

Not long after the New Years Eve dinner, Wei Lin, who stayed in the company, called to greet "Happy new year". Papa Jiao had picked up the phone, and after they finished their conversation, Papa Jiao asked Zheng Tan to co and listen to the phone.

In confusion, Zheng Tan hopped onto the desk as Papa Jiao placed the receiver next to his feet. Zheng Tan move in and listened, Wei Lin's voice transmitted out, "Charcoal, 'Walnut' asked

to greet you, happy new year!"

Zheng Tan tugged his ears and let out a deep breath from the nostril, signifying that he knows.

"Why dont you give a cry? Dont brush

off like this, its the new year." Wei Lin said from the other end, "All my mates are listening in, otherwise, I will lose my face."

Zheng Tan paused for a while, then gave a respecting call, "Roar!"

"Ha ha ha ha, Wei Lin, turns out you are talking to a dog. I thought it was Mr. Jiao's child! But this dog does remind

of the wolf hound from the troop that only knew how to pick up a phone."

The voice of Wei Lin's comrade blared through the other end of the receiver.

"It's not a dog, I am talking to a cat." Wei Lin explained, then turned to the speaker and said, "Charcoal, they don't believe . How about a ow?"

"Rahhh!" Screw you!

Zheng Tan slapped his paws on the button and hung up, then walked back to the couch and waited for the Spring Festival Gala with Mama Jiao and the two kids.

Back at the company, Wei Lin heard the disconnecting tone from the phone and scolded, "Sh*t, its temper is as vile as always!"

The comrade that stood beside Wei Lin pondered, then asked, "Was that voice, really a cats?"

"Seriously, if you don't believe , then ask Walnut." Wei Lin passed the phone along to those comrades who hadn't made a call yet.

They had a landline, but there were too many people who wanted to make a call and were waiting in the line. Wei Lin didn't care about the phone bill, so he lent his phone out for those who didn't have one.

Zheng Tan kept them company and watched the gala for a while. When Youzi went back to her room to sleep, naturally, he followed. To a cat, it was normal to spend most of the ti in one day twenty-four hours for sleep, so it had no psychological guilt on Zheng Tan.

Visiting relatives in the lunar month was nothing that Zheng Tan needed to worry about, but as a cat, what he hated the most were those silly rascals that pulled at his tail. To prevent any trouble, Zheng Tan went out when there were guests in the house.

This day was no different. Zheng Tan wandered on the campus for a while then headed to Mr. Guo's store. Mr. Guo and co. stayed here for the new year. They ate the New Years Eve al with many other workers who didn't go ho. On the New Years Day, they continued to look after the pets in foster care. The pet industry was quite popular this year, perhaps the expansion gave people a sense of trustworthiness and more class.

With the effects of good marketing, even people from other states knew about the shop "Clearly So" in Chu Hua City. They knew that this store's cat food was exceptional and these advertisents was too eye-catching. Up to now, no one knew who the cat in the advertisent called "blackC" really was. The owner of the store Mr. Guo said that the cat hired was trained; so believed him, while others remained skeptical.

Zheng Tan didn't go inside the store straightaway but ambled around the roads between the school and the pet store. While he was sauntering, Zheng Tan overheard soone's conversation, the overview of the talks was that: There were so more cats that went missing over the last two days, including the black cat that had always fought with Zheng Tan.

No cats plus the closed stores during the new year period made the street appear more desolate, more lifeless.

Zheng Tan t Li Yuanba again when he was walking about, parading the streets with Peanut. Yanzi obviously didn't stay at the pet store for the new year, but "Li Yuanba" stayed since Yanzi would be back in a few days; there was no need to move the cat nest back and forth.

Catching the sight of Zheng Tan, Peanut, who was following "Li Yuanba