0p0 Chapter 850 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (16)
Chapter 850 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (16)
Especially after the granaries were built, they attracted a lot of rats and cats. Some people even built large cat houses inside the granaries, leaving an entrance for the cats to come and go. And it actually worked quite well.
Xiao Yun had already asked around and found out that Guai Guai was born to the cat near the granary. The mother cat had five kittens, but two of them were run over by a car and died because they were running around on the road. If it weren't for Xiao Yun, Guai Guai would probably have been the third kitten.
"By the way, Mom, the one who found this cat was Zhang Dongfeng's eldest son from next door. Why is that kid so short? Isn't he supposed to be almost ten years old? He looks like he's six or seven. Does he take after his mother?"
Xiao's mother said, "Dongfeng's wife is not tall. That's why people say you have to marry a taller woman. The father is short, and the mother is short in the whole family. Dongfeng is such a tall man, but he insisted on marrying a woman who is less than 1.5 meters tall. Now the child is following in her footsteps."
Luckily, that kid is chubby enough and likes to socialize, otherwise he would have been bullied at school.
Xiao Yun has never met Zhang Dongfeng's wife yet. She never expected her to be so short. Zhang Dongfeng must be 1.85 meters tall. Would his wife only reach his chest if she stood next to him?
I don't know why tall men often prefer to date shorter women. Is it for the cutest height difference?
Not only in this world, but also in previous worlds, there have been many such pairings, where tall men find short women, and short men find tall women.
She had always wanted to ask those tall women why they would choose a man shorter than themselves. Didn't they feel awkward? She certainly didn't like it.
The original owner was already quite tall, 1.6 meters, and with a little high heels, she was over 1.7 meters. With her modified figure, she had a curvy figure, a slim waist, and long legs, making her a walking clothes hanger.
Needless to say, Xiao Yu's figure is also exceptional; the two of them standing together are a perfect match.
"Auntie~ Auntie~ Are you there? It's Zhang Hao~"
Just then, they heard Zhang Hao's voice coming from the courtyard.
"Hey~ I'm inside, come in!" Xiao Yun called out loudly to the outside.
A moment later, the chubby boy ran in, carrying a disposable plastic bowl.
Xiao Yun looked closely and saw that it was a bowl full of cat food. Luckily, it had a lid, otherwise it would have been spilled by the time he was running around like that.
"Where did you get so much cat food?" Xiao Yun asked curiously.
The cats in the village eat the same food as people; they eat whatever people eat, and there's basically no cat food or litter for them.
Zhang Hao scratched his head and chuckled, "My family also has a cat. It was given to me by my second aunt. It's a kitten born from her cat. She said it's a purebred foreign cat, different from our cats. It can't eat leftovers, and it can't catch mice. We have to buy special cat food for it. I thought that since you brought this cat back, Aunt, you probably haven't prepared any food for it yet. So I scooped a bowl over for it."
Xiao Yun smiled and rubbed his big head. "You're quite thoughtful, kid. Thank you so much. I really don't have any. I was just about to go out and buy it some food later. You've really saved me from a tight spot."
This kid is just like his father. Although he's not good at studying, he's very good at interpersonal relationships. You can tell at a glance that he's an outsider. He's bound to do well in the future.
After all, studying is not the only way out. Take Zhang Dongfeng, for example. He used to get zero on tests when he was young, but now he's doing better than most of his classmates. The Zhang family is one of the most prominent families in the village.
"Where are your friends? Did they all go home so soon?"
Zhang Hao nodded. "We went back to town to buy game cards, and we ran into this kitten on our way back. Oh, by the way, Auntie, have you named it yet?"
Xiao Yun nodded, "Get up, call him 'Good Boy'."
"Goodness, it's quite well-behaved." The chubby boy nodded earnestly.
Since she quite liked this guy, Xiao Yun poured him a drink and added a little bit of basic gene modification fluid to it. Drinking this would modify his genes and make him at least 1.75 meters tall.
As for intelligence, it cannot be modified; this only applies to the body, while intelligence-enhancing pills are needed for that.
"Here, have a drink. You keep licking your lips, you must be thirsty."
"Thank you, Auntie~" Zhang Hao was indeed thirsty. He had walked all the way back from town and had just arrived home when he went straight to the cat food. He hadn't even had a chance to drink water before taking the cat food and gulping it down in one go.
"You're welcome." Xiao Yun opened the takeout bowl, took out a few kibble, and Xiao Yu, being quite perceptive, pulled out a tissue and placed it next to the kitten's head.
As soon as the cat food was placed there, Guai Guai brought her head over, sniffed it, and then put a few pieces of cat food into her mouth. Then she looked at Xiao Yun with longing eyes, her meaning clear: she wanted more.
Xiao Yun gave it a small handful this time, and seeing how happily it ate it, she knew it was very hungry.
The disposable bowl Zhang Hao brought over was a 600ml one, almost the size of a kitten. This kid is really generous; such a small cat probably wouldn't be able to finish eating it in ten days or half a month.
"Auntie, is Beijing fun? My dad was going to take me there this summer, but my brother got sick and we couldn't go."
Xiao Yun took out her phone to show him videos of the four of them going out to play. She didn't need to talk about famous historical sites, as children are generally not very interested in those. Instead, she focused on telling him about a few newly built amusement parks.
Sure enough, the chubby boy was very interested and kept saying that he must have his dad take him next year.
Xiao Yun even gave him her contact number, which was unusual for her, so he could save it in his Little Genius smartwatch. She said he could contact her when he came over, and if she wasn't busy, she could entertain him.
They chatted for a while longer before the chubby boy left. Xiao's mother couldn't help but sigh, "This Zhang family's child is really good at everything except studying. Look at how he handles things; he's more experienced than your father and me."
Dongfeng used to be like that too. He would call everyone "uncle" and "aunt" as soon as he saw them, and they would exchange a few pleasantries. This kid is the same. Before, when your dad and I were at home, he would always call everyone "grandpa" and "grandma" and greet them with a smile. He was really adorable.
This kid is just like his dad. Speaking of which, Zhang Dongfeng's wife is quite popular. She looks cheerful and capable, and speaks very well. She's much better than Zhang Dongfeng's mother. This couple is sure to be a good match. The Zhang family has really hit the jackpot.
Their youngest son has always been in poor health; they say he was born weak. He's two years old, and I've heard he has to go to the hospital frequently.
Xiao Yun asked doubtfully, "Born into the womb? Did it not develop properly during pregnancy? With the Zhang family's conditions, surely they wouldn't have failed to take good care of the pregnant woman? They wouldn't have made her work in the fields, would they?"
Xiao's mother: "I actually know that. It's not a problem on the Zhang family's side, but on Dongfeng's wife's side. Her father is a gambler. He loses all the money he earns at the card table, and her mother has to work in other people's fields to make ends meet."
The problem is that he drinks when he loses money, and when he drinks, he beats his wife. When she was five months pregnant, her mother was beaten by her father so badly that she had to be hospitalized, and it is said that her ribs were broken.
Dongfeng's wife rushed over there in a hurry. It was right after the New Year, and there was still snow on the road. That's when she slipped and fell. Although the baby survived, it took more than a month to recover in the hospital. The baby's poor health was related to that fall.
No wonder. If you weren't properly cared for in the womb, no matter how much you try to supplement your diet after birth, it won't be quite the same, unless you have a magical medicine and interstellar potions like her.
"Have her parents divorced? They were beaten so badly they ended up in the hospital, and it even affected their daughter. They can't just pretend nothing happened once they're better, can they?" Xiao Yun was quite interested in this gossip.
"They got divorced. Her mother had wanted to divorce for a long time, but her father wouldn't agree. Every time he beat her, she would kneel down and slap herself, or threaten to kill them if they dared to divorce."
Gamblers are really capable of doing things like this, and that mother and daughter were probably afraid of it too. They did the same thing again, but Zhang Dongfeng dealt with them.
He specifically hired someone to keep an eye on his father-in-law. Whenever he went to gamble, they would call the police. After being arrested a few times, they wouldn't let him go anymore. Also, the people who were arrested and had their money confiscated went to his house to vandalize it and put a sack over his head. After being beaten a few times, he behaved himself and agreed to the divorce.
Later, Dongfeng's wife's mother went to another city, supposedly to work as a live-in nanny, hoping to earn more money to save for her youngest son's wedding.
"Isn't Aunt Zhang supposed to be amazing? How did she agree to let Zhang Dongfeng marry such a wife? Didn't she even bother to find out about her family's situation?"