The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 115: Companionship

It is said that cats can see things that humans cannot. Just as Xu Ying was about to feel a pang of anxiety, she heard Juzi mumble, "It’s Granny Song who lives behind the alley."

"Every time my owner gives me too little food, at night I’ll open the window myself and sneak out to find something to eat. Sometimes, I’ll meet Granny Song sitting on a small stool by the alley."

"Later, it seemed she knew I was never full, so she would prepare food for me every night—boiled chicken breast, chicken broth soaked cat food, dried fish with egg yolk rice... It’s so delicious~"

"There’s nothing wrong with someone kindly feeding you. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?"

Xu Ying felt there was more to the situation: "I’ll directly report to Xiao Nuan that you haven’t been eating enough every day and sneak out for food, so she can adjust the amount she feeds you."

Juzi buried her head low and whispered, "Because Xiao Nuan doesn’t like Granny Song, I didn’t dare to say anything. And if I did, Xiao Nuan wouldn’t let me go to Granny Song for food anymore and would dislike her even more."

"I feel it’s not just me who needs Granny Song; Granny Song also needs me!"

Xiao Nuan was overjoyed to see Xu Ying finally talking with Juzi: "Station Chief Xu, what are you guys talking about? Any results?"

Xu Ying sighed, "Xiao Nuan, do you have any fresh bananas, tangerines, or apples on hand?"

"Take a bag of fruit, bring Juzi, and visit Granny Song who lives behind the alley, and the truth will come out."

"Granny Song?" Xiao Nuan recoiled, her face filled with reluctance: "I always felt she didn’t have good intentions."

"She’s always inexplicably trying to give me things, like eggs and milk, and I fear she might be a trafficker or wants me as a daughter-in-law or something, so I always refuse."

As a girl living alone, Xiao Nuan felt very insecure and was highly vigilant.

"Later, I stayed far away whenever I saw her. I even planned to move, but since Granny Song stopped bothering me, I ditched the idea of moving."

Thinking back still made Xiao Nuan feel scared: "And Granny Song’s appearance is quite frightening, one of her eyes is blind, and when she smiles, her face is stiff, much like the grannies in horror films."

Safety is most important for a girl living alone, and Xu Ying could fully understand Xiao Nuan’s actions. But from Juzi’s reaction now, Granny Song seemed to be just a kind person feeding a hungry little cat: "There must be some misunderstanding here. You should go and talk to Granny Song for the sake of Juzi’s health."

With many viewers from the live stream accompanying her, Xiao Nuan mustered up the courage, grabbed some fruit and the chubby Juzi, and with a phone in hand, arrived at Granny Song’s doorstep.

As soon as Juzi arrived at Granny Song’s door, it became very familiar with the place.

It jumped onto the stairs and meowed loudly a few times. Shortly after, an elderly voice responded from inside, "Coming!"

The old-style iron door from the 80s and 90s was opened, revealing a weathered face with a smile behind it: "Juzi, why are you here during the day today?"

Juzi walked in as if returning home, probably to search for any goodies Granny Song might have cooked today.

The way Granny Song called Juzi was as if she was calling her own granddaughter, making Xiao Nuan freeze for a moment.

Granny Song was also stunned to see Xiao Nuan visiting in person, and then her expression visibly turned nervous. She slightly lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, and her tone was cautious: "Girl, I really have no ill intentions towards you, nor do I intend to steal your cat."

"Just seeing this little fellow is so adorable, I feel especially happy whenever it comes over."

Seeing Granny Song’s reaction made Xiao Nuan feel a pang in her heart. She handed the bag of fruits to Granny Song, "Shall we chat inside?"

"Oh, alright!"

Granny Song raised her head in surprise, her eyes brightening, and welcomed Xiao Nuan inside.

Granny Song’s home was very simple, with old-fashioned furniture inside that had its paint peeling off.

On her dressing table sat a plastic comb given out by a hotel, but on the other side of the dressing table were all sorts of cat supplies. There were three steel combs alone with varying densities for cat grooming, not to mention a variety of other little things like cat nail clippers and grooming gloves.

Noticing the dressing table, Xiao Nuan was stunned and then realized why her Juzi was so easy to care for, never having tangled fur or excessively long nails that could hurt people like she had seen online.

As it turns out, there was someone silently bearing these burdens for her all along!

Feeling ashamed, Xiao Nuan lowered her head: "Granny, thank you for taking care of Juzi all this time."

Granny Song smiled and shook her head, "No, it’s me who should be thanking you."

Her face bore a sense of gratitude: "I think about what delicious food to make for Juzi every day, and life suddenly feels less dull."

"With this little fellow popping by every now and then, if the old lady died quietly inside one day, at least someone would find out."

Xiao Nuan, along with Xu Ying who was watching from the screen, felt a mix of emotions upon hearing that.

"I gave you eggs and milk because I felt embarrassed about secretly petting your little cat..."

Granny Song scratched her head: "But I was afraid if I directly said it, you’d despise us old folks, and I’d lose the chance to pet your little cat."

"I didn’t expect my giving items to scare you. I’m really sorry."

Xiao Nuan suddenly realized that Granny was offering the "cat petting fee" to her. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

She opened her mouth: "Granny, the cat food you’re giving Juzi..."

Xiao Nuan originally wanted to say it was too much and too rich, but Granny Song thought she was worried about her feeding Juzi improperly.

"You can rest assured, girl. What I feed her isn’t anything weird. A young man at the convenience store helped me find recipes online, and that’s what I follow."

Granny Song promptly took out some crumpled calendar papers, with the back scribbled in shaky handwriting with "cat gaining weight recipe," "cat anti-shedding recipe," "small fish catnip cookies"...

One could tell the person copying down the recipes had hands so shaky that even holding the pen was challenging, yet they still filled four or five sheets with these recipes.

Everyone was choked up for a moment when they saw the recipe sheets.

It was apparent how much Granny Song cared for the little cat.

Xiao Nuan couldn’t help but say, "Granny Song, you take care of cats even more professionally than I do."

Granny Song looked at Juzi, rummaging for little treats in her room, with a nostalgic expression on her face: "When I was young, I also met a stray cat as cute as Juzi."

Tears glistened in her eyes: "But back then, times were hard. When my mom saw me feed a little cat, she strangled it right in front of me."

As Granny Song spoke of the past, her childhood was unfortunate, her family was unfortunate, her marriage was unfortunate, and even her children left her alone in the old house.

Now, the only one who cares about her well-being is this one chubby Juzi.