Chapter 62: Young man, want to collaborate?
In a tropolis, the night city square was always bustling with noise and excitent.
The music from the shops, all types of transit ads, the lively beats of hip-hop and the ethnic trend music from the old ladies.
However, tonight , more and more people began to gather towards a corner that nobody really paid attention to before.
"Hey, look over there, there's a cat knocking a bottle!"
"Knocking a bottle?"
"Yeah, I heard that it's owned by one of the wandering singers, they're selling their talents right now!"
"Sounds interesting, co on, let's take a look!"
"Mum, I want to see the bottle-knocking cat too~"
"Alright, let's go and see that bottle-knocking cat."
People from the city weren't that scrupulous towards black cats, they ca for that feeling of freshness, seeking a way to have a good ti. People's standard of living had improved, they no longer had to worry about having adequate food and clothing, and started to try finding fun ways to pass ti. After all that ti, it was the first ti that they saw soone selling their talents with their cats in the square, besides this collaboration was aweso!
Zheng Tan saw the onlooking crowd gather in greater numbers, his head hung even lower, concentrating on the glass bottle in front of him and not looking at the audience.
Even though his conduct wasn't good as a human, Zheng Tan was the sa person as what he was right now, concerned about face-saving. He would never have imagined that one day he would be reduced to the state of performing on the street with people watching.
Zheng Tan could only rejoice that this wasn't the communication advanced era that it will beco in a few years ti, otherwise, the second that he beats the bottle the next it would be uploaded online. It might even be shared so many tis, which makes it even more unbearably embarrassing.
As he knocked the bottle cooperating with the rhythm that Fang Shao Kang's ugly voice sang, Zheng Tan silently exclaid. 'Why is ti going so slow!' It felt like a few hours had passed, but in reality it was only two songs, not even ten minutes.
Zheng Tan suddenly recalled that words that Papa Jiao said to Jiao Yuan, "People must learn to adapt, when you're facing a situation that you don't want to face but must face, try changing your mindset to offer so self-comfort. This way you could have a better ntality to face the challenges ahead."
Change mindset, adjust ntality?
Zheng Tan tilted his head and looked at the cardboard box that god knows how much money had been stuffed in. If he changed his perspective, that money was earned by him beating the bottle, not from climbing windows, getting under doors and stealing.
By the way, why would he not feel any guilt when he was stealing things, climbing windows and crawling through doorways, but feel embarrassed when he's earning his own money by performing on the street?
To put it plainly, it was nothing but an issue with his dignity. It's a very ridiculous and shaless attitude, although many people still have it.
Nevertheless, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it was indeed unnatural. He threw a glance at Fang Shao Kang who was enjoying himself, he had gone out of tune and forgotten the lyrics many tis, but wasn't he still singing happily? It looks like his nerves still need to be honed, he needed a thick skin to make a life in the underworld and travelling to all corners of the land.
It was the first ti that Zheng Tan experienced what it ant to earn money from "sweat and blood".
Beating against the bottle made his arm sore, so when Fang Shao Kang was considering to change a song, Zheng Tan switched paws. The onlookers gave out a wave of amazent.
"Oh my, that cat knows how to switch paws!"
"My cat knows how to do that trick too."
"Poor thing, it's probably tired." An old lady dug inside her purse, then walked over to the cardboard box and stuffed the money in.
With soone in the lead, people followed, the second person, third person
Fang Shao Kang lanted in his mind, 'A person's face is nowhere near as useful as a cat's, I have been singing my heart out, my voice is hoarse and nobody showed any concern. On the other hand, the cat next to
switched arms and received sympathy. That sister there gave a hundred dollar in one go! Looks like the living standards in this city aren't bad at all.'
After belting out another two old songs, Fang Shao Kang took a half-ti break.
People ca up to Fang Shao Kang during that ti to exchange a few words, asking questions like where did he co from, how did he co by this cat, why did he think of singing here.
Zheng Tan wasn't bothered to listen to Fang Shao Kang talking nonsense, there wasn't a word of truth that ca out of that guy's mouth, he kept bluffing to get people's compassion. As to those passionate old ladies who were surrounding him, Zheng Tan couldn't stand another second of it. He climbed on to a tree nearby and wouldn't get down no matter how people yelled at him.
Sotis Zheng Tan beca extrely confused, why do people like to call every cat they see "kitty
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