Qin Yan found somewhere to sit and unzipped her little backpack.
It was full of the cats' favorite snacks.
She also secretly took out some strawberries, cucumbers, and tomatoes she had grown herself.
The fruit and vegetables all carried spiritual qi, and the cats eagerly swarmed over and began crunching away.
"Hey, kid."
The two people following her sneaked over.
Qin Yan tilted her head to look at them.
The cats around her, especially the tabby leader, stared at them with round eyes.
"Here's the thing. We really like this cat. Could you sell it to us?"
They pointed at the calico lucky cat.
Qin Yan hugged the calico and shook her little head vigorously.
"No."
"Zhaocai belongs to Eldest Uncle."
One of the men, who looked a little rougher, cracked his knuckles.
"Listen here. I'm really mean. I've been to prison before. Other kids get scared when they see me. Aren't you scared?"
Beside him, Li Yi nodded repeatedly. "That's right, that's right. Not only has he been to prison, he beats people up. He even beats his own mother."
Zhang Jia was about to nod when he registered those words and stared at Li Yi in disbelief.
But to keep up their act of scaring the child, he could only grit his teeth and nod.
Qin Yan hugged the cat tighter, her little brows furrowing.
"I'm not scared. My uncle is really strong."
"And Jinbao and Jixiang are strong too. They'll beat you up."
The two men: ???
Who were Jinbao and Jixiang?
Whatever. Completing the mission came first.
Li Yi said, "You really aren't scared? He doesn't just beat his mother. He eats children, and after eating children, he eats shit."
Zhang Jia: Fuck! I can't take this.
Zhang Jia said, "Are you sick in the head?