Chapter 37: Kittens

"Is something not right?" Ye Shuang tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Shouldn't it be 30 for two? What kind of package is this? And it's even more expensive?"

"Uncle, you're not right. As the saying goes, 'We charge half the price for new customers and full price for regulars.' " An Shiyu still said lazily, "In business, we can only make money by overcharging our regular customers."

"Give me one, not the combo."

"Stingy."

Ye Shuang is actually used to An Shiyu's glib tongue, and even finds it quite interesting, although he doesn't understand why the other person can do so many things.

"Are you working? Why are you doing so much stuff?"

"As a senior ninja, it's essential to have various skills." An Shiyu didn't look up either, and continued to press the grilled squid.

"Do you remember your setting?!"

At this moment, An Shiyu also noticed Bai Yuyou beside Ye Shuang. More precisely, her gaze landed on Bai Yuyou's arm that she was holding Ye Shuang's.

"Oh, it's you." An Shiyu looked at Bai Yuyou.

"Do you know each other?" Ye Shuang suddenly remembered that both of them were from Yinshan College, and they were both in their third year, one in Class A and one in Class B. It's quite normal for them to know each other.

"I don't know." After An Shiyu finished speaking, Bai Yuyou also shook her head.

Ye Shuang: "..."

What the hell are you talking about?

Soon, the grilled squid was ready too.

"Here, scan the code."

"Here you are." As soon as Ye Shuang put down his phone, he noticed that An Shiyu handed him a string of squid again, "Here you are."

"I just want one."

"This one is a gift from me to you," said An Shiyu.

Ye Shuang was a bit surprised, "So good? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"The wholesale price of this stuff might only be a few yuan." At this moment, An Shiyu stretched and added, "Anyway, it's not my stall, so I don't care."

Ye Shuang: "..."

"Not your stall? What do you mean?"

"What else?" An Shiyu immediately showed a puzzled look, and pointed to the name of the squid stall, "Xu Fatty's grilled squid. Do you think I have anything to do with a fatty?"

An Shiyu's figure is very slim, and she has nothing in common with a fat person at all.

"Why are you grilling squid here, dude?!"

"It's so funny. The boss seems to have diarrhea." An Shiyu said calmly, "But don't worry, what I bake must be more delicious."

Ye Shuang suddenly remembered her previous experiences of selling mobile phones and buns, and looked at her in disbelief, "So those things before..."

An Shiyu's eyes curved into a crescent moon, "You guess."

"Alright, goodbye." Without waiting for Ye Shuang's response, the girl waved her hand and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Ye Shuang took a look at the squid in his hand, then glanced at Bai Yuyou beside him, who was nibbling at the squid like a hamster.

This guy...

But Ye Shuang still quietly scanned the QR code of the seller of grilled squid and paid the money, then continued to stroll around with Bai Yuyou.

Almost all the way, Ye Shuang found that Bai Yuyou's appetite was much bigger than he imagined. Even though she had already eaten, she still tried all the snacks at the stall.

Especially after she finished eating a whole roasted pig's trotter, Ye Shuang even wondered if Bai Yuyou's stomach really had a fourth-dimensional space.

"How on earth did you manage to eat all that?" Ye Shuang looked at Bai Yuyou's still flat stomach and couldn't believe his own eyes.

Seeing this scene, Bai Yuyou pulled up her clothes, revealing her flat stomach and navel.

"Stupid, you're not allowed to lift your clothes!" Ye Shuang reached out and gently hit her on the head with a chop.

After buying all the necessities, it's almost 9 o'clock. It's time to go back and take a shower and rest.

Back at the residential building downstairs, Ye Shuang just took out the key to open the door, but he found that Bai Yuyou suddenly walked in one direction.

Then, in a dark place, she slowly crouched down, as if she had found something?

"What's wrong?" Ye Shuang asked.

He walked over and found that there seemed to be something moving in the darkness.

Ye Shuang originally thought it was a mouse, so he took out his phone to take a picture. The next second, his expression froze.

We saw a cat, smaller than a palm, being wrapped in iron wire, and it was covered in scars. Its body was full of marks from cigarette butts, and even a few toothpicks were stuck in its stomach.

This kitten didn't even have the strength to cry out, and it was trembling silently and invisibly.

"This cat, I don't think it can be saved." Ye Shuang said. He could tell that the kitten was too young, and young cats are inherently fragile. Just the few toothpicks stuck in its stomach had already caused an infection.

"Why..." Bai Yuyou turned her head to look at Ye Shuang.

In her worldview, she doesn't understand why this cat has become like this.

"It should be man-made." Ye Shuang said.

"Why do you have to do this?"

Ye Shuang was silent for a moment, but still explained, "In this society, some people who are unable to change their own predicament will transfer their anger and dissatisfaction to weak animals, and then find a false pleasure in animal abuse to satisfy their own incompetence. Also, some people, because they feel too insignificant, use this sensational way to attract attention and gain spiritual pleasure and recognition."

Bai Yuyou lowered her eyes and suddenly asked, "So, I'm the same as the kitten?"

Ye Shuang opened his mouth, but could only say helplessly, "Someone always likes to build their own happiness on others' pain, which is essentially the same thing."

Bai Yuyou didn't speak anymore, just lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking about.

She looked at the kitten on the ground that was gradually losing its vitality, and whispered, "Can... can we save it?"

"It basically can't survive, are you sure?" Ye Shuang said.

"Although I don't quite understand this... it must hope that someone can help it," Bai Yuyou said.

Ye Shuang looked at this scene, and probably knew that Bai Yuyou saw her own shadow in that little cat.

That sentence expresses its hope that someone can help it, and maybe Bai Yuyou once thought the same way.

In her most helpless moment, she might have wondered if someone would help her. Even though she has always been alone, she still maintains a kind attitude towards the world.

That rainy night, Ye Shuang understood from the instant noodles the other person handed him that Bai Yuyou was a kind-hearted person, like a gem deeply mired in filth but still emitting a faint glow.

Even though others haven't helped her, she still can't bear to see others suffer.

The world is in a mess, but there are always people trying to patch it up.

At this moment, Ye Shuang walked up to the kitten, then bent down and stretched out his hand, forcefully breaking apart those wires.

"Let's go, to the nearby pet hospital." Ye Shuang picked up the cat.

He smiled, and this scene was so vividly imprinted in Bai Yuyou's mind that it seemed to be etched there forever.