Chapter 2: Do Not Bother This Master

Chapter 2: Do Not Bother This Master

“We’re all going out. What will happen to the little kitten?” Wen Xiaoxiao looked worriedly at Su Wen, who was licking up his milk.

“There’s nothing we can do about that. It’s not as if your mother and father can stop going to work just because of a kitten.” Wen Changjie comforted his daughter.

“Then I…”

“No. You must go to school.” Wen Changjie tapped his daughter on the head as she tried to find a loophole. Wen Xiaoxiao immediately pouted. Fine, she would go!

Su Wen crouched there, enjoying his milk, while casting a somewhat regretful glance at the food on their table. Unfortunately, his current body was still too small. Otherwise, he would have loved to eat something else.

“This kitten is really clever! It went to the kitchen to relieve itself.” After cleaning up the traces left in the kitchen, Yang Tao went out and gave Su Wen a thumbs-up.

“That’s not bad.” Wen Changjie nodded as well, acknowledging that this cat was not quite as stupid as he had expected.

“Kitten, you have to behave yourself while we’re away, okay?” After saying goodbye to Su Wen, Wen Xiaoxiao finally left with her schoolbag on her back, reluctant to part with him.

Wen Changjie had originally wanted to find a cage to lock him in, but where would their family even get a cage?

Wen Changjie had nearly found a vegetable basket to cover Su Wen with, but Yang Tao and Wen Xiaoxiao had strongly objected.

Su Wen nudged the short vegetable basket. With a little force from his paw, he lifted it right off.

Wen Changjie: “…”

“Forget it, then. If this little rascal makes a mess of the house, you two can clean it up.” Wen Changjie glared angrily at Su Wen, who looked completely innocent.

Su Wen watched the family of three leave. Wen Xiaoxiao even waved at him, and he instinctively waved back. Only afterward did he stare blankly at his own paw.

“The kitten waved at me!”

Wen Xiaoxiao’s voice disappeared behind the door.

Looking at his little, fleshy paw, Su Wen did not feel particularly sad. He had confirmed it.

This was a world different from the one he had originally lived in. He had not been reborn; he had transmigrated through time and space.

In other words, he had been given another chance at life. Although his human life had turned into a cat’s life, if he summed things up broadly, it was still a life.

The apocalypse had taught him many things. Of all of them, the most important was this—

Life was the most important thing, the top priority. Everything else was secondary. What difference did it really make whether he was a cat or a human?

In any case, ever since Su Wen had entered the apocalypse, his greatest wish had been to return and live the life of a freeloader who did nothing but eat and sleep.

Now, he could no longer be a human freeloader, but he could be a cat freeloader instead. That suited his wishes perfectly.

Su Wen stretched luxuriously and decided to inspect his new home first.

This was a very typical household of three. The house was approximately 150 square meters. Besides the living room and kitchen, there was a master bedroom, two guest bedrooms, and a study.

One of the guest bedrooms was clearly intended for a child. There was also a study, while the living room and kitchen were outside. There were two bathrooms in total.

What Su Wen found somewhat unfortunate was that the bathrooms here only had sitting toilets, not squat toilets. This meant that at least until he grew up, going to the toilet would be rather difficult for him.

He wondered whether they would buy him cat litter. After all, he would feel embarrassed if he always had to relieve himself in the kitchen.

After making a rough inspection of the place, Su Wen immediately returned to his old sweater and continued sleeping soundly.

“Meow~!” Comfortable!

By the time Su Wen opened his eyes again, it had already grown considerably darker. In the meantime, he had gone to the toilet a few times and drunk a few mouthfuls of goat’s milk.

It seemed that being a cat was still a little troublesome. At the very least, he had no way to heat up his food himself, and the goat’s milk had gone cold. His weak little body clearly could not handle it very well. He had a feeling that if he kept drinking it, he would end up with diarrhea.

The Wen family lived on the second floor. Unlike the residents of most cities, they had not enclosed their balcony, although the railing was built quite high. It was probably to prevent mischievous children from falling over it.

However, for someone as small as Su Wen, squeezing through would take no time at all. He stood on the balcony and sized up the railing, deciding that once he grew a little bigger, leaving this home after reaching adulthood would be ridiculously easy.

Unfortunately, his tiny, milk-drinking kitten body did not yet allow him to be so willful.

Standing on the balcony, he looked down at the area below. At this time of day, the young people in the residential complex had already returned from work. They came in groups of two or three. Some carried groceries, some carried bags, and several were driving their cars.

These scenes could not have been more ordinary, yet they nearly brought tears to Su Wen’s eyes.

He did not even know how long it had been since he had last seen scenes like these.

Su Wen lay on the balcony, quietly watching the scenery outside. The residential complex had plenty of greenery, with lush trees and bushes. Even more surprisingly, the ground floor was not occupied by residents. Instead, a large courtyard had been enclosed, and a young woman had opened a small café there.

Perhaps because the people living in this complex were all rather gentle, there were more stray cats here than he had imagined. The residents downstairs were evidently quite kind to them. One after another, the cats ran into the courtyard to beg for food, making Su Wen itch with longing.

Unfortunately, he could not go downstairs.

Click.

Su Wen's ears perked up. He did not know whether his father or mother had returned first, so he hurried toward the door. As soon as it opened, he saw Xiaoxiao’s smiling face.

“Kitten!” Wen Xiaoxiao ran over and stroked Su Wen’s head.

“Meow~”

“Was the kitten good today? Are you hungry?” Yang Tao also came over and stroked Su Wen’s face. Su Wen contentedly raised his head, quickly slipping into his role.

“I bet this little rascal has turned the house upside down.” Wen Changjie entered with absolute certainty and looked around.

“Hmph, I think you’re describing what the house looks like when you’re home.” After teasing Wen Changjie, Yang Tao patted her daughter on the shoulder. “Mommy’s going to cook. Hurry up and do your homework.”

“Oh.” Xiaoxiao pouted unhappily, then squatted down and said to Su Wen, “Kitten, you’re so lucky! You don’t have to do homework.”

Su Wen: “Meow~” Exactly, exactly. I don't have to do homework.

“Are you silly? How could a kitten do homework? Hurry up and finish yours. I’m going to check it later.” Yang Tao patted her daughter on the bottom before turning to give Wen Changjie instructions.

“Quickly, you useless cook who can’t even make a decent meal, give me a hand and soak the kitten’s food.”

Today, Yang Tao had specifically taken a picture of the kitten and shown it to the owner of a pet shop to ask for advice.

The owner had told her that the kitten was actually two or three months old already and could eat kitten food softened with water. He had therefore given her a bag of kitten food.

Only after Wen Changjie had finished soaking the cat food did he remember something.

“Wait, didn’t we agree that I wouldn’t get involved in raising the cat? You two were the ones who wanted to keep it!” Wen Changjie protested.

“Then you do the cooking, and I’ll feed the cat.” Yang Tao’s voice came from the kitchen.

Wen Changjie fell silent, merely muttering under his breath, “But I’m the one who washes the dishes, too.”

“Meow, meow~” Su Wen chuckled with a rumbling purr, earning a tap on the head from Wen Changjie.

“It’s all your fault. All right, you little ancestor, time to eat.”

Resigned to his fate, Wen Changjie poured the cat food into Su Wen’s bowl and soaked it in goat’s milk.

“Ah, if only you weren’t so well-behaved. Then I’d have an excuse to throw you out.”

Wen Changjie was not sure whether it was his imagination, but he felt that after he finished saying those words, the little kitten in front of him stopped eating and raised its head to look at him. Its eyes seemed to be filled with disdain and mockery.

Wen Changjie raised his hand.

“What are you planning to do?” Yang Tao looked at Wen Changjie with a quiet, ominous gaze.

“Haha, wasn’t I just about to pat his head?” Wen Changjie hurriedly stroked Su Wen’s head, only for Su Wen to raise his paw and push his hand away.

Don’t touch this master!