Ni Jiu (Intoxicated) - Chap 34

When Lian Jue finished the work at hand there, it was a month later when he returned to China.

After coming out of the airport, Lin Chen, who was waiting in advance, walked up to take the luggage in Lian Jue’s hand, opened the car door for him, and asked, “Mr. Lian, do you want to go home directly?”
Lian Jue said “um”, and didn’t speak again after getting in the car.
He just went through a high-intensity work for more than a month, and the jet lag has not been reversed. At this moment, he relaxed for a short time, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing that he looked tired, Lin Chen asked the driver to turn up the temperature in the car and stopped talking.
It was the morning rush hour for work, and the road was blocked as soon as it entered the urban area, and the slow-moving traffic flowed from time to time with short and harsh car honking.
Lian Jue frowned slightly, opened his eyes, and there was a bit of disgust between his brows.
Lin Chen had to explain: “There is a traffic jam, Mr. Lian.”
Lian Jue nodded, his eyes lightly and aimlessly fell out of the window, and he continued to be silent.
About two minutes later, after the car moved forward for a small distance that could hardly be called a front, Lian Jue suddenly said, “Stop.”
Lin Chen followed his line of sight and saw a row of stores that were not fully operational by the roadside. He followed Lian Jue out of the car in doubt.
Before nine o’clock, some shops just opened for business.
The owner was sorting things behind the counter, and he was mostly blocked by the cash register. He heard someone entering the door, so he didn’t get up to greet the customer. I.”
Lian Jue rarely enters pet shops, and his concept of pets only exists in the Pomeranian that Yu Man feeds.

I just saw this store from a distance in the car, and somehow remembered the very soft “um” that Shen Tingwei had replied to him before. Lian Jue unreasonably interpreted it as Shen Tingwei liked it very much, so he walked in unexpectedly.
Lin Chen followed, with a strange look in his eyes: “…This is Mr. Lian?”
Lian Jue was standing next to a three-story glass showcase, as if he was inspecting his work, and looked at the cats playing or sleeping in the showcase with a serious look. Then he took out his phone, found a picture, and gave it to Lin. Chen looked: “What kind of cat is this?”
Like Lian Jue, Lin Chen knows nothing about cats, but since the cat in the photo is so ordinary that it can be seen everywhere on the street, it is not too difficult to identify. He told the truth: “It seems like a pastoral cat.”
“Pastoral cat?”
“Yes, Mr. Lian, also known as the local cat.” Lin Chen said, “It shouldn’t be available in pet stores.”
Lian Jue nodded and turned his gaze back to the showcase, but he was obviously thoughtful.
Lin Chen thought that Lian Jue was not someone who liked pets, and children tended to be more enthusiastic about pets, so he guessed that Kang Tong wanted it, so he recommended: “My sister has two ragdoll cats at home with beautiful hair. , and has a very docile personality, the young master may like it.”
Lian Jue said, “No.”
Lin Chen was stunned.
Not finding the breed in Shen Tingwei’s avatar, Lian Jue quickly gave up the idea of ​​buying a cat for Shen Tingwei, and was about to leave when he suddenly felt something touch his cuff.

Lian Jue lowered his head and found that a small white claw stuck out from the opening on the second floor of the glass showcase, hooking his sleeve.

The kitten seemed to be very interested in his cufflinks. He didn’t catch it once. He stretched out his claws and wanted to grab it again, but Lian Jue lightly pinched the pad. Instead of retracting its paws, the kitten stretched its paws between his fingers.
Lian Jue was surprised by the temperature and soft touch of his fingertips. He let go of the kitten’s palm and squatted down in front of the showcase with his eyes at the same level as the cat.
The kitten in the glass cabinet is only two palms long, and its whole body is as white as snow without a trace of variegation. The kitten is not afraid of people. Seeing Lian Jue, her ears twitched slightly, and she leaned over her chubby head to look at him through the glass. The big, charismatic eyes were translucent yellow under the light, like a crystal of amber.
Lian Jue stretched out a finger towards the round hole on the showcase, and the kitten put its paw up and scratched his finger curiously.
Shen Tingwei should like it. Lian Jue thought inexplicably.
Lin Chen stood behind Lian Jue, hesitated for a moment, but still felt that he had to remind Lian Jue: “Mr. Lian, Shen Xian… My wife is pregnant. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to have a cat at this time?”
Lian Jue hesitated a little when he heard his words, and stopped teasing the kitten.
Just as he was about to give up, the proprietress of the pet shop stood up from behind the counter, apparently overhearing their conversation just now, and said, “Believe in science, handsome guy.”
Lian Jue turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw the proprietress walking towards them slowly, holding on to her waist: “Don’t you think I’m still here while pregnant? There are so many cats and dogs in my house, as long as deworming and hygiene are carried out. Well, usually pay more attention, there is no problem with raising cats during pregnancy.”

For some reason, after seeing her, Lian Jue couldn’t help but stop at her bulging belly.
When the proprietress was about to walk in front of them, she seemed to stretch out her hand to pull out the chair beside the round table. Lian Jue glanced behind her, and Lin Chen quickly said, “No need.”
“Hey, I’m sorry, it’s inconvenient for me to do anything with my stomach full.” She said to Lin Chen apologetically again, “Can I trouble you to move one for me?”
Lin Chen helped her pull out the chair, and the proprietress sat down on her stomach and asked, “How many months is your wife pregnant?”
The too intimate word of wife made Lian Jue silent for a moment, and then said, “Three months and two days.”

She nodded and said, “That’s okay. In the first three months of danger, try to avoid pregnant women from contacting pets. After three months, the resistance is slightly better, and there are not so many taboos.”
“I heard that cats have a certain chance of carrying Toxoplasma gondii in their bodies. If pregnant women are infected, it is easy to cause miscarriage…”
Before Lin Chen’s words were finished, the proprietress laughed and said to him: “Toxoplasma gondii sounds scary, but it is actually a very common parasite, not to mention animals, in fact, many people also carry it, but It has not been found. The infection route of Toxoplasma gondii is not only in pets, but also in undercooked meat products, dairy products, and fruits and vegetables. The possibility of infection caused by accidental ingestion is much higher than that of pets.”
“Actually, when dealing with pets at home, as long as you are careful not to let pregnant women come into contact with cat feces, wash your hands and disinfect frequently, and don’t take cats out and feed raw meat, there is basically no problem.” She looked at Lian Jue, probably from Judging by the clothes, he thought that such an elite type of men would not be keen on small animals, so he asked with a smile, “Your wife likes cats?”
“Well.” Lian Jue’s ability to adapt is very fast. The second time she heard ‘wife’ from her mouth, there was no special change in her expression, “He likes it.”
“Have you ever raised a cat before?” the lady boss asked.
Lian Jue didn’t know if Shen Tingwei had ever kept a pet before. He hadn’t heard him say it before, so he thought about it and said, “Probably not.”
“Well…then you can consider the British Shorthair, who looks cute and has a docile personality. He doesn’t like to bark, so he is more suitable for novice raising.” The proprietress glanced around in the showcase where the cats were placed and pointed. I grabbed the kitten on Lianjue’s sleeve just now, “Hey, that’s it. I just got all the vaccines yesterday, and I’ve done deworming and other things, so I can raise it when I take it back. But it’s quite lively at this age. Keep it in the living room, or it will affect the rest.”
The proprietress thought for a while, and then pointed to the top showcase: “Actually, the puppet cat mentioned by this handsome guy just now is not bad. The puppet cat has a sticky personality and is very suitable for company. It is a long-haired cat. If a pregnant woman is alone, I personally don’t recommend raising it, because it takes a lot of energy to groom the cat every day.”
Lian Jue squatted down and continued to look at the white little British short cat. The proprietress saw that he had the intention of what he wanted, and said: “If you like, you can take it out and take a look. Open right away.”
Lin Chen has always been good at speculating on Lian Jue’s thoughts. Seeing that Lian Jue was moved after listening to the shopkeeper’s words, he opened the cabinet on his own accord: “Mr. Lian, take a look first, if you are sure you want to raise a cat, I will consult about raising a cat. , ask a nanny to take care of the wife… If the wife doesn’t want to, just take care of the cat.”
Lian Jue had no intention of hugging the cat, but when Lin Chen opened the cabinet door, the cat rushed towards him. Although the two-story glass cabinet is not too high, the cat is so small that it may be easily injured if it falls, so he stretched out his hand and picked it up carefully.
The cat lay on his arm, grabbed his cufflinks as he wished, and fiddled with his paws.
Lian Jue unskilledly stroked the cat’s fluffy head. The kitten seemed to be very comfortable. She raised her pointed ears and let out a “meow” in a very soft and thin voice.
Even Lin Chen, who didn’t advocate letting Shen Ting not keep a cat, couldn’t help being attracted by its coquettish meow, and couldn’t help but say, “It’s so cute.”

“You men may not know. In fact, during pregnancy, pregnant women are prone to depression psychologically. It may be much better to keep a pet to accompany her. After all, it is said that pets heal the mood.” He smiled embarrassingly, “But this is my personal feeling. It’s for reference only. It’s up to you to make up your own mind.”
Lian Jue finally decided to bring it back.
In order to allay their worries, the proprietress pointed to the outside: “There is a pet hospital across the road, if you are worried, you can go to do a physical examination now, and check for Toxoplasma gondii by the way. I’ll come out.”
So just in case, Lin Chen still took the cat for an inspection, while Lian Jue stayed in the store to buy daily necessities for the kitten.
While choosing between two cat dens with different styles, a man rode a battery car and stopped at the door, locked the car at the door of the store, pushed the door open, saw that there were customers in the store, and nodded at him with a naive smile: “Hello.”
Even Jue nodded politely.
“Which one do you like, I can introduce it to you if you need it,” the man said.
Seeing that Lianjue didn’t need it, he let him read it first, and walked over to the proprietress of the pet shop a little helplessly: “Oh, why are you sorting out the goods again, can you sit for a while?”
“I’ve been sitting for a while.” The proprietress was also helpless, “Isn’t this boring, and I can’t sit every day.”
“You just eat this?” The man saw the packing box on the counter, “I’ve said many times that it’s unhealthy to buy outside. I told you to make something to eat in the morning. You have to come out and buy it, what if you eat it? manage?”
“How can you be so squeamish. Besides, your cooking is getting lighter and lighter now, so I just want to eat something tasty.”
“I’m not doing it for your own good, you just want less oil and less salt, why don’t you have any points in your heart!”
“Can you respect my wishes?”
“Why does it involve respect and disrespect again…”
While two people and children are arguing with each other, Lian Jue has already selected the supplies that the cat needs and brought them to the checkout.
The man may think that the quarrel between the husband and wife makes him laugh, so he makes up for it in embarrassment: “There’s no way, who makes me an ancestor now, I have to make an offering.”

Lian Jue gave a faint smile that was not very emotional, and then his eyes unconsciously stayed on the belly of the proprietress who settled for him.
When the man noticed his gaze, he would be mistaken, thinking that Lian Jue’s subtext was blaming him for not letting go even when his wife was pregnant, and explained to him: “You’re not married yet? Damn, you’ll know later, There is no bickering between the two of them, they are all quarreling and playing.”
“What are you talking about, my wife is also pregnant.” The proprietress said, “Maomao bought it for his wife.”

“Oh!” The man suddenly said, “How many weeks has it been?”
“Three months.” The lady boss replied for Lianjue.
“Then don’t you have any feelings now? Hahaha, I did too at first, but after my wife’s belly got bigger, I started to feel a little bit like being a father…”

Even Jue doesn’t know what it should feel like to be a father. When he first knew that he was going to have a child, apart from being surprised by Shen Tingwei’s body, he actually didn’t have much thought. Born and raised are not very difficult things for him, just like Kang Tong. He can ensure a worry-free life for his children, but he rarely thinks about how to be a good father.
He paused and asked the proprietress, “How old are you now?”

“Twenty-seven.” The proprietress replied subconsciously. After she said it, she felt something was wrong. She suddenly laughed and pointed to her stomach, “You mean him? It’s almost nine months.”
It was hard for Lian Jue to imagine that Shen Tingwei’s belly was so bulging, he nodded silently and paid.
Lin Chen brought the cat back and handed Lian Jue the test results of the kitten, telling Lian Jue that the cat was healthy.
Taking the cat back to the car, Lin Chen asked, “Then shall we go to Mr. Shen’s place now?”
Lian Jue looked at the kitten looking curiously in the cat bag, and said, “Well.”
The journey from the urban area to the southern suburbs is very long, and Lian Jue felt an indescribable subtle emotion inexplicably. He was looking forward to seeing Shen Ting’s expression after seeing the cat. Shen Tingwei should be the kind of person who likes cute things very much, and even his WeChat nickname should be changed to a cute symbol.
So he said to the driver, “You can go faster.”
The cat has a soft spot for his cufflinks, and it is not honest to enter the cat bag. Lian Jue moved his arm slightly, and found that the cat’s eyes always follow the movement trajectory of Lian Jue’s arm.
He took off the expensive diamond cufflink and put it in through the ventilation hole left by the cat bag. Lin Chen in the front row saw it in the rearview mirror. His expression was a little helpless, but his tone was not very obvious. Change: “Mr. Lian, the cat is too small. It’s better not to let it play with things that are too sharp.”

Lian Jue had to take out the cufflinks from the ventilation holes.

The kitten meows at him as if dissatisfied, clinging to the transparent acrylic cover on the cat bag.
The car stopped at the gate of Shen Tingwei’s villa, and Lian Jue heard Lin Chen suddenly and strangely call him, “Boss Lian.”
Lian Jue looked away from the cat, raised his eyes, and saw two police cars parked outside the villa first.
Then someone got in the car and came down and knocked on the window.
Lian Zhuo lowered the window.
“Hello, is this Mr. Lian Jue? We are staff of the Yi City Public Security Bureau. Now we suspect that you are involved in a serious economic crime. Please cooperate with us.”