Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Time flies so fast, and it’s already December in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Qing Zhiyuan received a strange phone call. As soon as he picked up the call, the other party said in a somewhat angry tone:

"Qingsang, the black cat you kept with us has been here for a long time. When will you have time to come over and take it away?"

"ah!"

Qing Zhiyuan quickly apologized, "I'm really sorry. I'm too busy with work and haven't been able to make it. Thank you for your hard work. Well, I will pay for all the expenses required during this period."

There have been many calls from pet hospitals before, and they basically got similar responses. The store manager of the pet hospital seems to be used to it.

"Come here quickly, it's not about money. We are a pet hospital here. We are only responsible for diagnosis and treatment, not adoption. Even if you don't have time, you should go to the pet store. It is really inconvenient to stay here."

Before hanging up the phone, the other party added, "Of course, foster care fees will also be charged."

Then he hung up the phone.

Qing Zhiyuan only felt a little ashamed. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it has been almost half a year since he was placed in the pet hospital in August this year.

Although he thought about it halfway, he was really busy with work and family, and he didn't know what had become of the little black cat he rescued with Miyazaki-senpai.

…

I went to the pet hospital and saw, hey, is this little guy still the pitiful little thing I know with a piece of fur falling off and being skinny?

The current black cat has gained a lot of weight under the careful care of the pet hospital, and has become strong and healthy, with bright eyes.

Seeing Qing Zhiyuan's arrival, the little black cat meowed as if he knew who he was, started to move forward in the cage, and then rubbed his head up and down against the fence beside the cage, as if he wanted to It's like being close to Qing Zhiyuan.

Seeing it, Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel moved and squatted down.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the black cat tentatively stretched out its small paws from the gap in the cage and patted his palm.

"Hey, that's amazing. This guy seems to be really wise." Qing Zhiyuan said.

"Cats are inherently spiritual," the clerk put her hands inside her work clothes and looked at Qing Zhiyuan with some dissatisfaction and said, "If you rescued it, it will definitely remember you.

right? "

The girl raised her chin, wondering if the last sentence was meant for the black cat.

The latter raised her head to look at her, and then started to meow.

"By the way, what are you going to name your cat?"

After registering the information, paying the fee for this period, and preparing to let Qing Zhiyuan take it away, the young lady asked again.

"Um?"

Qing Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have really not thought about it.

…

In short, a new member was added to the family. Although he didn't know the new member's name yet, Qing Zhiyuan still took him home with him.

The children were very excited to see this new little guy. They usually see cat-related cartoons and movies on TV. In the Tom and Jerry broadcasts in the United States, Tom always plays the annoying and somewhat bad character. The characters are different. The images of cats in the cartoons produced by Neon are basically quite positive.

So even though Qing Muhe and Qing Aiyue haven't learned to speak yet, they already know what kind of animal a cat is and what a cute character this guy has.

Especially the little black cat that has recovered now, its fur is so smooth that people can’t help but want to touch it.

So you can see a scene like this in Qing Zhiyuan’s home——

Two children chased the black cat around, scaring the guy a lot.

As for the black cat, it seems that he only has a certain impression of Qing Zhiyuan, and he is particularly nervous when he first arrives in a strange environment.

Especially when he saw the two demon kings, the black cat was so frightened that he jumped up on the spot and jumped behind. Then his tail stood up, his hair exploded all over his body, and he made a sharp sound in his throat.

It seems that this guy still retains his previous wild nature.

Qing Zhiyuan thought.

However, the black cat did not intend to hurt the two children, but chose to run around the room to avoid them.

"Are you just looking at them like this?"

Tsuda Nao glanced at Qing Zhiyuan, who was standing next to him like an old pine tree, and asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Let's have fun. The children are playing games with the new kitten. Why bother?"

play games? !

Tsuda Nao frowned slightly, this was not like playing a game.

But when she saw her two little villains, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

She just hoped that the new little black cat wouldn't be bullied too badly, and she didn't want the little black cat to hurt her own child after being irritated.

"By the way, has this little guy been vaccinated?" Nao Tsuda asked.

"Well, I have asked the staff at the pet hospital to help me get vaccinated before." Qing Zhiyuan said.

ha?

I'm really lucky that you were able to do this. Not only did I stay in the pet hospital for half a year, but I also had others take care of all the related matters.

My husband is really shameless sometimes.

However, Nao Tsuda just likes Qing Zhiyuan.

Unlike other neon people, there is a mysterious magic power in Qing Zhiyuan's bones that makes her yearn for it even more.

"Then what are you going to name it?"

"Well...I haven't thought about this yet."

Qing Zhiyuan folded his hands and thought silently.

"The year 2000 is coming soon, why not call it [New Century]."

ha? !

Tsuda Nao was stunned for a moment and looked at Qing Zhiyuan with some confusion.

Are you really serious?

A cat called New Age?

"How could anyone give a cat such a name?" Tsuda Nao complained with a smile.

"Then what do you think it should be called?" Qing Zhiyuan asked, "Otherwise, you can get up."

Tsuda Nao crossed her hands and thought for two seconds, then walked over to stop the children from bullying the black cat, then picked up the little guy and held it in the air.

After the black cat was picked up, its tail was rolled up from between its two short legs.

"Neko-chan, it turns out you are a girl." Nao Tsuda smiled, "Then why not call her Luna."

"Eh?"

Qing Zhiyuan was really surprised, "How do you know it's a girl's?"

Obviously the tail is rolled up to block it, but you can't see that thing at all.

What if someone has it?

Tsuda Nao chuckled, "You don't understand this, do you?"

She explained, “Look, if you lift a cat up like me, if its tail is curled up, the one who is a little shy is a girl.

As for boys, they will kick their legs straight.

By the way, it's like Superman flying in the air.

In fact, there is no need to look at the first feature. "

ha?

Is there such a thing?

Qing Zhiyuan expressed disbelief and grabbed it and took a look around. Only then was he convinced of the facts Tsuda Nao said.

"It's really amazing."

"But don't you think the name [New Century] sounds nice?"

"Yeah, I don't want it, right? Luna-chan." Nao Tsuda smiled and stretched out her hand to scratch its little chin.

The cat purred comfortably, then narrowed its eyes and placed its little head comfortably in the palm of Nao Tsuda's hand.

He seemed to be enjoying himself.

…

After getting along with each other for a few days, the black cat Luna seemed not to be so scared anymore, and gradually became familiar with the family.

The only thing that scares him are the two little devils in Qing Zhiyuan's family.

The most frustrating thing for Tsuda Nao is that she often sees Qing Zhiyuan playing with cats, and the cats playing with their children.

Qing Zhiyuan didn't know where he got the laser pen from (actually it came from the conference room. This thing is used to show the audience the content through the red dots produced by the laser pen when giving PPT lectures.), Then shoot a small red dot onto the ground and shake it.

As soon as Luna-chan saw a moving red dot, she immediately pounced on it.

Then the two children following it also chased it.

Qing Zhiyuan quite enjoyed this process.

With a simple laser pen, the task of walking the cat and the baby can be realized. If these two little guys don't move much during the day, they will be so energetic that they won't sleep at all at night.

In order to be energetic enough to go to work the next day and to have peace at night, Qing Zhiyuan said that having a baby is a necessary process.

…

Although Luna-chan was not able to call the name New Century in the end, the New Century has indeed arrived quietly.

The time came to December 31, 1999.

Great dark day.

Lunar New Year's eve.

The last day of 1999.

end of the century.

In the evening, Qing Zhiyuan and his family, dressed in beautiful and neat yukatas, went to Meiji Shrine to pay homage.

At the same time, we welcome the bell of the new year.

However, since this is a rare day in a thousand years, the second millennium ends and the third millennium begins. It is considered a very rare and memorable day. Therefore, there are many people coming to worship, and there is an endless stream of people. Zhiyuan had the illusion of seeing a sea of ​​people at famous Chinese holiday spots in his previous life.

There are many stalls on both sides of the road leading to the shrine.

There are shaved ice shops, food stalls, toy shops, small shops selling souvenirs, etc...

The whole place was decorated very festively.

This year, the shrine's request for fortune is very unique. It is a small folding fan, about the length of a thumb. When you open it, you can see what is written in the middle.

Qing Zhiyuan asked Mu He and Ai Yue to grab one each, opened it and took a look. The two folding fans had "Good Luck" written in the middle.

"Wow! I'm very lucky this year."

Nao Tsuda sighed from the side.

"That's right," Qing Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, "No matter who their parents are, children born into our family will have good luck in their lives."

Tsuda Nao gave him a roll of her eyes, "It's outside, so just keep it in check."

…

After asking for signatures, Qing Zhiyuan took the children to eat snacks and play with toys. The two children seemed extremely excited.

This is also the second New Year they have spent since they were born, but it is the most meaningful one.

During last year's New Year, Muhe and Aiyue couldn't even walk, but now they can run around like crazy.

As time goes on, it is getting closer and closer to the new year.

There are still a few minutes until the clock strikes 12 o'clock.

The group continued walking towards the place where the shrine bell was ringing.

However, now there is a sea of ​​people surrounding the big clock, so full that it is impossible to squeeze in.

Qing Zhiyuan thought for a moment, bent down, lifted his daughter directly, and put her on his shoulders.

Nao Tsuda couldn't laugh or cry when she saw Qing Zhiyuan and his daughter. She looked down at her youngest son who was holding her hand.

And he was raising his head and looking at her with his big, cute eyes.

Tsuda Nao smiled and hesitated for a moment, then leaned down and lifted Mu He up.

In Muhe's sight, the field of vision suddenly widened, and at the same time, he was firmly placed on his mother's shoulders as soon as he let out an exclamation.

The family of four walked forward like this.

In Neon, ringing the bell is one of the important rituals to welcome the New Year.

Typically, busy cities will ring the bell 108 times, while smaller temples will ring 72 or 36 times.

These numbers have special meanings. 108 is a special number in Buddhism. Because it is believed that a person is born with 108 kinds of greed, anger, ignorance and troubles, so ringing the bell 108 times is to break people's troubles and hope to welcome a new person. Happy and safe new year.

In addition, 72 is also a cultural symbol, representing the original 72 solar terms, and 36 represents the number of months in a year.

…

Duang!

A bell rang.

Duang!

Followed by another.

Qing Zhiyuan stood among the crowd and couldn't help but feel something in his heart.

It’s 2000!

The millennium encompasses the end of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century.

It covers the past lives of Qing Zhiyuan and the childhood or youth of most people.

Time passes faster and faster.

Every time I recall those early days, I lament that the years of my youth have slipped away quietly.

In previous lives:

In the last year of the 20th century, many people believed in the millennium bug and believed that the millennium bug would cause a crisis.

The millennium bug, also known as Y2K, is not a virus, but a bug in the program's processing of dates, because the year at that time was represented by two decimal digits.

Therefore, when the system performs cross-century date processing operations, erroneous results will occur, causing various system dysfunctions and even collapses.

That year:

Nicholas Tse, who was born in Xiangjiang, began to learn Mandarin while falling in love with Faye Wong, who was born in Imperial Capital.

That year:

A boy from the Chinese treasure island wearing a hoodie caused a tornado in the music world.

His name is Jay Chou

That year, there was a girl named Stefanie Sun who moved from Singapore to the treasure island of China. She almost made everyone hum "It's Dark"

…

That year, Qing Zhiyuan in the previous life was still in junior high school, and had a passionate fight with a pair of twin sisters in the class...

This year……

Qing Zhiyuan's eyes were blurred and his eyes were a little wet.

However, the roar of people coming from the side brought him back to reality.

"Happy New Year!!!

Happy Millennium! "

…

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According to my outline plan, this chapter was supposed to be published on New Year's Eve, but unfortunately I was a bit lazy this month and couldn't do it.

No updates tonight

thank you all

See you tomorrow (end of chapter)