Don't think of rebirth.

The winter night was quiet and cold. When Gu Qinghuan and Wang Jiaan arrived at the gate of Mingde School, the only light in the school was from the street lamps.

The security guard on duty saw Gu Qinghuan and greeted him warmly: "Xiao Gu, why did you come to school? Did you forget to bring something?"

"Hello Uncle Liu, I'm here to take the calico cat home!" Gu Qinghuan said energetically.

Uncle Liu knew that Gu Qinghuan had an office in the Student Union, and that there was also the calico cat. He had also seen it when he was on patrol before.

He said "Oh" and looked at Wang Jiaan again: "Are you Xiao Gu's father?"

"Yes, my last name is Wang, Wang Jia'an." Wang Jia'an also greeted politely, "I'm sorry to have troubled you tonight."

"No trouble, no trouble," Uncle Liu waved his hand quickly, and pressed the switch again, opening the school gate wide enough for the electric car to enter and exit. "You guys go pick up the cat. By the way, do you need help?"

"No need, we should be able to catch him. Thank you, Uncle Liu." Gu Qinghuan thanked him and then continued to sit on the electric bike and directed Wang Jiaan to the Student Union.

The student union uses a combination lock, so there is no need to worry about the door being locked and unable to get in. The voice-controlled lights in the corridor also lit up instantly as Gu Qinghuan and Wang Jiaan entered.

Wang Jiaan looked around and nodded repeatedly: "Mingde's conditions are really good."

Gu Qinghuan walked to the office, opened the door, turned on the light, and immediately saw the colorful ball in his doghouse.

Wang Jiaan also saw it: "Wow, he slept quite comfortably."

Gu Qinghuan took a look at the cat food in the automatic feeder and saw that it had been eaten, so she turned off the power, found a food storage bag, poured the cat food in the feeder into it, and then put it all into the bag along with the snacks that the calico cat usually ate.

While she was doing these things, Wang Jiaan went to clean the cat scratching board so that it would be convenient to take with her later.

When the calico cat heard the noise, it stretched and got up, walked over to Gu Qinghuan and squatted down, looking at her in a half-asleep state.

Gu Qinghuan signaled to his father to close the doors and windows, took out the airline box from the cabinet, opened the door, faced the calico cat, sprinkled a few freeze-dried fruits that the calico cat usually liked into the airline box, and waited for it to go in.

The calico cat shook its ears and stared at Gu Qinghuan for a while before slowly getting into the airline box. It didn't eat any freeze-dried food and just curled up and continued to sleep.

Wang Jiaan carefully lifted the airline box and exclaimed, "This cat is quite heavy, at least ten kilograms, right?"

"I weighed it when I was sterilized last time, and it seemed to be 12 kilograms." Seeing the calico cat go in obediently, Gu Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief.

I don’t know if the calico cat still remembers the last time it was sterilized. It will go into the airline box by itself when it sees it.

Otherwise, even with my dad’s help, it would still take some effort to catch the calico cat by force given its size.

Wang Jiaan was carrying the airline box in one hand and the cat scratching board in the other, while Gu Qinghuan was carrying the bag. It took them a while to figure out how to place the electric bike.

"I'll buy a car after the Chinese New Year!" Wang Jiaan made up his mind, "At least I have to buy one with a trunk!"

Gu Qinghuan held the cat scratching board in her arms and the bag in one hand. The airline box was placed on the pedal in front of the electric car. She had to try hard to hold her stomach in, and it was all thanks to her father's back that she was able to hold the cat scratching board.

The two of them returned home in a grand manner. The calico cat was very quiet along the way. After entering the house, Gu Haiyan immediately helped take the cat scratching board: "You brought this back too?"

Gu Qinghuan put the bag down: "It likes this. It feels more at ease with something familiar."

Gu Haiyan thought about it and put the cat scratching board in the cleaned study room. She then carried the airline box in and let the calico cat out.

The calico cat walked out of the airline box and jumped into the corner. It opened its eyes wide and looked left and right. When it saw the familiar cat scratching post, it jumped over and started scratching it several times.

Gu Qinghuan found two ceramic bowls, one for cat food and one for water, placed them on the floor of the study, and then closed the door.

When the calico cat arrives at the new home, let it adapt to the environment first and don't disturb it.

Gu Haiyan asked: "Have you thought of a name for it?"

"I haven't decided yet. Let me think about it again." Gu Qinghuan thought of several names, but was not very satisfied with any of them, so he decided to put it off for the time being.

The family of three had been busy for most of the night and went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Gu Qinghuan was rubbing her eyes and was about to leave the room. Before she stretched out her feet, her toes touched a furry ball.

She froze, put her hands down, lowered her head, and stared at the calico cat.

Gu Qinghuan retracted her foot: "Mom! The cat ran out!"

Gu Haiyan walked out of the bathroom with a toothbrush in her hand: "It ran out last night and opened the door by itself. It's very smart."

"Your dad went to the pet hospital this morning and bought some medicine to deworm the dog. He's used it on the dog and it's fine. We just let it run around."

Wang Jiaan shouted in the living room: "Huanhuan, what do you want to eat in the morning?"

Gu Qinghuan looked at the calico cat again, tentatively stretched out his foot, stepped over the calico cat, and quickly slipped into the living room: "What's there to eat?"

There were two packages of frozen food on the dining table, one was dumplings stuffed with pork and corn, and the other was soup dumplings stuffed with fresh meat.

Gu Qinghuan pointed at the dumplings without hesitation: "Eat dumplings! Make them into fried dumplings with eggs!"

Wang Jiaan stuffed the soup dumplings back into the refrigerator and said, "Okay, go wash up, I'll make it."

Pour oil evenly on the bottom of the pan, put the dumplings in and fry until the bottom turns yellow, pour in starch water along the gaps to cover half of the dumplings, cover the pot and cook until the water is almost dry, then pour in the beaten egg liquid, wait for the egg liquid to solidify, then sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions and serve.

Gu Qinghuan came out after washing up, poured a cup of warm water, and drank it while waiting for breakfast. Suddenly, a flower shadow jumped beside her, and she turned her head to see the face of a calico cat.

Gu Qinghuan: No, why don’t you have a sense of distance now?

She felt uncomfortable being stared at by the calico cat, so she tentatively handed the cup over: "Drink something?"

The calico cat lowered its head and drank!

Gu Qinghuan was numb. She could only hold the cup and wait for the calico cat to finish drinking. She turned her head and saw Gu Haiyan filming a video: "Mom, look, this cat Huanhuan just brought home. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Are you going to take this photo for grandma to see?" Gu Qinghuan asked.

After Gu Haiyan posted the video, the calico cat had drunk enough water. She nodded and said, "We have a new family member, so of course we have to report it."

Gu Qinghuan put the cup down and decided to use it for the calico cat to drink water from now on - the water bowl last night was indeed meaningless.

She tentatively reached out her hand to the calico cat, which glanced at her, turned its head, and allowed Gu Qinghuan to place its hand on the top of its head.

Gu Qinghuan touched it twice and the calico cat dodged away. She didn't feel regretful. Instead, she thought it was great that she could touch it.

Wang Jiaan’s fried egg dumplings came out of the pot, filling up a plate. The three of them sat down and ate while chatting.

Adult night school is quite useful. Among other things, Wang Jiaan’s dumplings were neither burnt nor undercooked, and the egg skin was soft and tender, not dry or burnt.

Gu Qinghuan was happily munching on the fried dumplings, making a crunching sound, until her trouser legs were pulled up. She lowered her head and saw the calico cat was already eager to jump onto the table.

Wang Jiaan quickly picked up a fried dumpling, put it on a small plate and handed it to the calico cat: "Don't jump, don't jump. Here's one for you."

Although it is not good to feed cats human food, these dumplings are not desserts like cakes, so they are always better.

But when I really put the fried dumplings in front of the calico cat, it sniffed twice, turned sideways, scratched the floor tiles with its claws twice, and walked away.

The family of three looked at each other.

Gu Qinghuan spoke first: "I've thought of a name for the calico cat - let's call it Xiao Si."

"Which 'si'?" Gu Haiyan asked.

"Si means wanton and reckless," Gu Qinghuan said, "and it just so happens to be ranked fourth in the family."

Wang Jiaan picked up the small plate from the ground, stuffed the fried dumplings into his mouth, and voted in favor angrily.

Gu Haiyan touched his chin and said, "Okay, this name is good."

Anyway, looking at the calico cat's appearance, don't expect it to come running to you when it hears your name in the future. Just have a convenient name.

Xiao Si's name was decided. After finishing breakfast, Gu Qinghuan saw Xiao Si lying on the windowsill to bask in the sun. He squatted over and said earnestly: "Xiao Si, you can't live in this house for nothing in the future. If there are cockroaches and spiders, you will be the one to deal with them."

Xiao Si shook his ears. According to his experience, the first few syllables in the man's voice were calling him. Although he didn't understand them, he remembered them.