Xu Ye’s mind went blank. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, “Uh… is something wrong with this? Isn’t that just the training toilet used to teach it how to go to the bathroom?”
Liu Shuo, frustrated, messed up his ponytail and sighed, “Yes, but I didn’t expect it to go right now!”
Xu Ye glanced at the toilet again, “Well, if it wants to learn how to use the bathroom, shouldn’t it actually go? So, is this or isn’t this a training toilet?”
Liu Shuo nodded, “Of course it is!”
After a moment of silence, Xu Ye asked, “What do you think of this: ‘Recruitment for talented individuals under 25 with over 20 years of work experience’?”
Liu Shuo’s expectations for the Yorkshire Terrier seemed to be: to learn how to go to the bathroom, it first had to actually go to the bathroom.
He waved his hand, his face full of worry, and said, “That’s not what I meant! The thing is, it pooped just ten minutes ago. I saw those posts from netizens saying they wanted to teach it how to use the bathroom, so I thought it wouldn’t have much more poop for a while, so I took the bowl out of the training toilet. But I really didn’t expect it to have such a big… intention inside its tiny body. And I only ordered this one toilet, spent hundreds of yuan on it, it was so expensive, and now I have to go scoop the poop.”
“Hahahaha, I really feel for you. It just reminded me that I haven’t watered the shoes at home, so I’ll leave first.”
Xu Ye sincerely comforted Liu Shuo’s tired hands. Not wanting to see anything that might ruin her breakfast, she quickly bid him goodbye and left the pet shop with large strides.
“Hope the next time I see your battle boots, they’ve grown into towering trees of shoes,” Liu Shuo gloomily waved her off, then turned to deal with the now-not-so-pristine training toilet.
Xu Ye was about to go for breakfast, but her hand had a mind of its own. It reached for her phone and opened the forum.
Her brain told her to eat first, but her hand insisted on checking posts about going to the bathroom.
In the end, her hand’s thoughts took control of her brain.
The ever-curious Xu Ye walked to a shaded spot and opened the forum. After flipping through the Dog Section for a while, she found some posts about going to the bathroom, which had been posted not long ago, likely by the dogs she’d just seen.
[“Thanks to the forum for giving me this chance to show off. You wouldn’t believe how shocked the new arrivals were when they saw me using the bathroom like a pro.”]
[2F: He even asked me if all my friends in the shop had attended preschool and how many bones it takes to sign up. The feeling of showing off is so great, no wonder my older brother loves showing off so much.]
[“Starting today, he’s going to use the toilet by himself. Cats and dogs, don’t underestimate me! Flowers! Congratulations!”]
[2F: The main reason for the post today is to celebrate the new arrival learning how to use the toilet. This is just a small step for our kind, but it’s a big step for this dog.]
The thread before that was from last night, where someone had posted about teaching a dog to use the toilet:
[“I can’t take it anymore, the new dog pooped in my food bowl. Can someone handle this?”]
[2F: We’re in the same boat. It pooped on my tail, no wonder the cat next door runs away every time it sees me, saying I’m already dirty.]
[3F: Wait? You mean the poop on your tail? I thought it was a new fur color, and I even touched it. Anyway, I’ve got to run for now, take care.]
[4F: Hold on… Bro from 3rd floor, calm down, don’t chop your hand with the cage door!]
[5F: How about we teach it to use the toilet tomorrow? I heard it’s a pretty smart breed.]
There were only a few posts about going to the bathroom in the Dog Section. The Cat Section also had a couple of related posts, but the content wasn’t very uplifting.
The user “Irritable Older Sister Not Accepting It” attached a photo of the Yorkshire Terrier, editing the words “Bad Poop Fairy” on its head.
[“Whoa, the new dog is the reincarnation of the Poop Fairy? It pooped twice this morning, and now my pillow smells like poop!”]
[2F: Condolences. Wait, hold on. Since you’re both cats from the shop, why do you get a pillow?]
The user “Cat King 666” posted a selfie with vacant eyes, its cat eyes full of melancholy under its bangs.
[“Can someone comfort me? When I saw the new dog poop in the toilet that once had my head in it, I felt mentally violated. I can’t eat, can’t drink, just want to cry in the arms of a 185cm handsome cat.”]
[2F: First off, if you’re not eating dried fish while posting this, I’d believe it. Second, your caption is unforgettable. I can’t even begin to imagine what a 185cm cat looks like.]
[3F: Off-topic, but your words have such rhythm, I’m impressed.]
The human stomach is truly magical. After reading through all the posts about going to the bathroom, Xu Ye’s stomach suddenly rumbled.
She resolutely erased the shadow of the toilet from her mind and chose a snail rice noodle shop from a row of breakfast eateries.
In a street full of snail rice noodle shops that only opened after 11 AM, this one stood out for opening at 6 AM, making the owner seem particularly diligent.
Xu Ye placed her order, took out her phone, and sent a message in the group chat. After editing for a while, she cut all the text in the chat box and privately sent it to Huo Shuyan.
It had been several days since she last privately messaged Huo Shuyan. Now, they were more accustomed to chatting in the group.
At this time, Liu Shuo was probably still dealing with some cute little things. He was the type to snap a photo and post it in the group for everyone to appreciate, so Xu Ye chose to be kind to her stomach.
[Foolish Ye: So, um… the game software posted on the forum seems to be pirated.]
[Huo Shuyan: Are you talking about the 5400 and 6b6b mini-game collection?]
What’s that?
She thought maybe the IQ-lowering Golden Miner had really worked, so she clicked on the forum post to check it out.
She scrolled from top to bottom of the split page and only found 3288 and 8j8j, not the collection Huo Shuyan mentioned. She took a screenshot of the page and sent it to him.
【Huo Shuyan: This game page, aside from Gold Miner, is full of legitimate games, the kind you have to pay for. But it’s a bit disorganized, the collection names often update automatically, yesterday it was still 6b6b, and I’m figuring out how to remove the ‘dumbing-down miner’ from here.】
【Foolish Ye: Thanks for your hard work.】
So last night, out of nearly a hundred mini-games, they picked the only game that could accommodate eight people, and it’s the only pirated one. Although the eight netizens disliked each other a lot, Xu Ye deeply loved the atmosphere of dumbing down, filled with the aura of wisdom. She really enjoyed playing multiplayer games with netizens, though she wished this multiplayer game could be a little more proper.
So, are there any simple and fun multiplayer games suitable for playing with cats and dogs? Xu Ye thought for a while but couldn’t come up with anything. Her mind was filled with the eight-player version of Gold Miner, and she even mentally created a 37-player version of Landlord: One card per person, life and death are fated, and wealth is determined by heaven.
Suddenly, she had an idea and came up with several games that were suitable for playing with David and the others. For example, games like Who’s the Undercover, simple script killings, and Pictionary, which allow many netizens to participate and won’t cause arguments over strange things.
But if she wanted to play these games, she would definitely have to trouble Huo Shuyan. Would Huo Shuyan be willing to go through such trouble just for her small plans? She ate her snail noodles, staring blankly at the traffic outside. Since she was sitting by the door, she started to make eye contact with the little cat that was staring intently at her through the glass door.
The gray cat lay on the steps, stretching its front paws on the door, its gaze shifting up and down with Xu Ye’s chopsticks as she picked up and put down the noodles. This cat seemed to be raised by the film protector next door. It always lazily lay on the counter, leaving a chubby butt for passersby to admire. Today, Xu Ye had the chance to see its full appearance, and she noticed it had a charming “dog-chewed” fringe!
She had never seen a selfie from this netizen on the forum, but judging by its looks, it seemed like the type of cat that could hang out with the Four Swordsmen of the Hair Salon. Xu Ye casually took out her phone, quietly raised it in front of the bowl, intending to capture the image of the cat with the “dog-chewed” fringe. Unfortunately, the “flashlight always goes off when you take candid photos” rule kicked in, and the cat blinked in response to the sudden flash.
The gray cat in the photo looked stylish with its fringe, its expression confused, while Xu Ye in the front looked awkward, her eyes wandering. Muttering to herself “As long as I’m not embarrassed, it’s the cat that’s embarrassed,” Xu Ye lowered her head and continued slurping the noodles. Maybe the cat didn’t even know what a flash was. Her mood gradually relaxed, and the cat at the door still kept the same pose, watching her intently. Suddenly, she remembered a video.
She had once watched a video about cats on a small website, which said that a cat’s sense of smell is over 200,000 times stronger than a human’s, capable of distinguishing smells that humans can’t even detect, and cats are particularly repelled by certain unpleasant odors.
One of the video clips she remembered vividly showed a cat holding its owner’s hand after the owner ate snail noodles, indicating that there was extra food in the cat’s litter box; or a cat fainting when its owner ate durian, overwhelmed by the smell.
So, could this gray cat be staring so intently because it thought she was eating something unspeakable? Suppressing a laugh, Xu Ye watched the gray cat’s “dog-chewed” fringe, looking around to make sure no one was in the shop.
She pointed at her bowl and whispered, “Hello, my friend, I’m eating snail noodles, please don’t overthink it.”
Fearing the cat might not understand, she also imitated the cat’s meow a few times. After explaining, she changed her position, leaving the cat with a melancholic view of her slurping noodles. She didn’t dare to look back; if she saw that fringe again, she would definitely burst out laughing. The shop’s snail noodles tasted authentic, so Xu Ye ordered another serving to take home.
As a squat champion, Xu Ye was never afraid of gaining weight. She generously added two extra servings of “bombs” (fried snacks) and happily carried her appetizers back home. After walking a few steps, she realized someone was following her. Turning around, she saw the gray cat hesitating in its steps, moving forward one step and retreating three, staring at the snail noodles in her hands.
Could this cat be so extraordinary that its sense of smell has already surpassed that of other cats, making it a super cat that could appreciate the smell of snail noodles? Xu Ye moved forward, maintaining a safe distance, and raised the bowl slightly.
The gray cat furrowed its brows as she moved, holding back for a long time before finally giving in. It scrunched its neck, gagged, and ran back into its owner’s shop.
Xu Ye watched the gray cat’s hurried and panicked retreat. She calmly lowered her hand and entered another yellow braised chicken shop to order food. While waiting, she opened the forum and saw three consecutive posts from a netizen in the cat section.
【I can’t believe it, just take the photo, but why use a flash in broad daylight?】
【Can someone translate what ‘The banana turned into a cat after eating a dragon fruit’ means?】
【Is the apocalypse really coming? Are humans really stocking up on shit?】
The author has something to say:
I don’t even know why I wrote so much shit. There won’t be any shit in the next chapter, so everyone can relax. The forum’s features are really expanding!
I saw a lot of people misunderstand the male lead and such, and some thought Huo Shuyan and the black cat David were the same person. My goal is to give everyone a little surprise.
