Chapter 10
The viewers who heard this: 【Pfft, hahaha!】
【Lol, just remembered Beishan Cat can’t see us!】
【In Beishan Cat’s eyes, the little streamer is staging a big drama all by herself.】
“So, next…” Xu Xiaozhi hesitated.
Beishan Cat: Although this woman’s brain is a mess, “Ahem, it’s my turn now!”
“Doudou is a long-haired golden Syrian hamster, and Meimei is a curly dove-gray Polish hamster,” she said, holding the two hamsters in her palms. The camera zoomed in to fill the screen with their cute little faces.
【Wow, they look so different from the hamsters I’ve seen before—they’re so clean and cute, all round and chubby!】 In this universe, some timid animals rarely show their true forms, and rodents are one of them.
One viewer once saw their colleague reveal their true form, but that form was like a big rat—dark-colored and not cute at all.
【Doudou’s eyes are like two little beans.】
【Meimei looks so fragrant!】
【Are those two a pair?】
“No, we’re not thinking of housing them together for now. Doudou is a year older than Meimei, and their sizes are quite different.”
It was Beishan’s first time seeing these two hamsters. Curious, he walked to Xu Xiaozhi’s feet and looked up at them.
“Beishan hasn’t met Doudou and Meimei yet. Let Beishan take a look.” She smiled involuntarily when she saw Beishan, then said, “Come, look at your big brother and big sister. From now on, you’re the youngest in the family~”
“What!” Beishan stared at her in shock. “You actually put these two rats ahead of a cat? That’s the biggest insult to a cat!”
“No, and anyway, who said they’re staying in your house?” Beishan kept meowing nonstop, saying this with his mouth, but honestly sniffed the two hamsters anyway.
The distance between Beishan and the two hamsters was so close now that he could open his mouth and bite.
Beishan opened his mouth.
Then.
Slapped in the face by Doudou.
“Ouch!” The whole thing happened so fast like a tornado. Xu Xiaozhi quickly put the hamsters away, then acted as if nothing had happened, pretending she hadn’t seen a thing. “Beishan is the newest little kitten to join our big family, right?”
“Say hello to everyone?” She lifted one of Beishan’s paws and waved it at the camera.
Beishan kept his head lowered, hiding his expression.
【Oh no, oh no, Beishan Cat is about to turn dark.】
【Haha, why does he look so happy to be defeated?】
A cold, sinister voice came from his throat: “Woman, today I, Beishan Cat, have suffered a great humiliation at your hands. I will remember this moment forever. One day, when my strength returns, that will be the day I take my revenge!”
“That day will not be too far off!” He raised his face, his eyes brimming with sparkling tears, wiping them away with his paw. “A man doesn’t shed tears lightly, a true man’s ambition lies far and wide!”
【…】
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Viewers: Today is another day we’ve been killed by Beishan Cat’s drama!
Xu Xiaozhi didn’t notice anything at all and continued introducing, “After our democratic, fair, and just voting, everyone agreed that the name ‘Beishan’ is the most fitting for our Beishan Cat.”
【Democratic??】
【Fair??】
【Just??】
“Oh well,” she waved off the barrage of comments as if she didn’t see them. “I hope Beishan Cat can recover his health soon and get along well with all the members of this cute pet farm family, right, Tiedan?”
“Meow—meow!!!”
“Tie… Dan… Screw you, Tiedan!” Beishan Cat waved his paws, trying to warn Xu Xiaozhi that he was not to be messed with.
“How dare you give me such an old-fashioned, tacky name!” Beishan Cat hissed hoarsely.
“All right… all right,” a big paw covered his face.
Then, her hand stroked from the top of his head down to his back.
“Whoah!” Beishan Cat’s fur instantly puffed up.
Xu Xiaozhi didn’t take it seriously. After all, he was just a kitten. If he resisted her petting, it just meant she hadn’t petted him enough yet.
“If you don’t like being called Tiedan, next time I’ll call you Beishan in front of you, then secretly call you Tiedan behind your back. If you can’t hear it, you won’t get mad! Pfft, hahaha!” Xu Xiaozhi smiled brightly.
She accidentally stroked too hard, and the kitten’s head tilted all the way back, his eyes rolling almost to the ceiling.
Beishan Cat: You don’t understand what I’m saying, but I understand ‘meow’!!!
【Hahaha, Tiedan, this is hilarious—talking about Tiedan right in front of him, then behind his back calling him that.】
【The best part is Tiedan actually understands!】
【Quick, has anyone told Tiedan where his name comes from?】
“Oh, sorry, sorry.” Xu Xiaozhi put her hand down. “Alright, alright, no more teasing.”
“Now, let’s assemble the hamster villa,” she stood up and gathered all the things together. “We have to let Doudou and Meimei live in a big villa as soon as possible.”
Outside, the sunlight softened gradually, and the wild cicadas chirped in the air.
Chouba and Meimei squatted around the hamster cage, staring intently at everything Xu Xiaozhi did, their eyes full of curiosity.
Beishan Cat curled up small into a ball, blinking, lost in thought.
“First, lay down a layer of absorbent cotton paper in Doudou and Meimei’s room, then put on corncobs. Corncobs are heavier, so it’s best to put them at the bottom.”
“Then lay a layer of softwood pellets. Put a maze for the two hamsters, connected by tunnels. Near the glass panel, place a peek box with some snacks inside—sometimes you can see the hamsters playing inside.”
“After that, cover the maze and peek box with a layer of poplar wood chips and wood pellets.” Xu Xiaozhi smoothed the bedding, then placed a solid wood platform on top, with an automatic feeder, a water dispenser, and a small green cactus-shaped food bowl.
She divided each hamster’s living area into sections. The upper left corner was fenced off as the spot for the litter box.
Next to it was the small wooden house where they lived. Around it was fenced off and filled with coconut soil, sprinkled with moss, with a few real flowers planted in the corners, making it look like the hamsters lived in the wild.
Outside the house, a path made of dried flowers led the way to the platform, which had stairs built onto it. On the platform, Xu Xiaozhi had prepared food and a cooling pad.
The space under the platform was used by her to place the hamsters’ bathing tub, which was filled with bathing sand. The cleanliness-loving Meimei always enjoyed rolling around inside it.
A thin layer of dry grass was spread on the open ground, then a big running wheel was set up, along with a swing and various pretty and tasty chew toys like pine cones, carrots, cheese, and apple branches.
Xu Xiaozhi didn’t give up on the airspace either. The platform extended three levels, each with toys and hideouts. At the top, a coconut shell was hung, which lively and active Doudou loved to jump into.
“Oh, finally finished setting it up.” Xu Xiaozhi straightened her back, rubbing her palms like an old person and holding her waist as she stretched. “Let’s quickly let Doudou and Meimei try it out.”
The huge hamster villa stood on four pillars on the ground. Inside, a suite even more comfortable than a living room was hidden, and the small wooden house on the ground looked as if it were nestled in a forest.
Xu Xiaozhi picked up Doudou and Meimei, then placed them into the villa. After being confined for two days, the hamsters were very familiar with their new home.
They immediately jumped up and down, searching for familiar things. Doudou darted into the litter box, wildly scratching with his front paws, while Meimei quietly lay in the bathing sand.
The camera focused on the two hamsters, and after Xu Xiaozhi’s careful setup, all the viewers couldn’t help but envy them.
【Hamster people now just want to become the streamer’s pets. When will the star system provide such products? My wallet can’t hold anymore!】
【I’m living a worse life than two uncivilized hamsters!】
【I’m already tired of saying “shocked.”】
【Such exquisite toys look good wherever you put them!】
Viewers: The star system has developed to the point where people freely travel between planets, yet it still doesn’t have these seemingly easy-to-make things. Please sell them!
Some viewers saw a business opportunity and immediately started contacting upstream and downstream manufacturers to explore the possibility of making such miniature furniture.
【Public live broadcast mission completed, mission rewards have been issued.】
“That’s it for today’s live stream. Welcome everyone to watch next time. Come on, Beishan, say goodbye to everyone?” Xu Xiaozhi held Beishan and waved his paw to the audience.
【No!】
【So sudden, I’m not done watching yet. I could watch forever!】
【Everyone look, Beishan’s expression looks a bit weird?】
The live stream screen suddenly disappeared, and Xu Xiaozhi saw the last comment in the chat.
“Weird?” She lowered her head, and the little cat in her arms struggled, meowing.
“Don’t touch me, bad woman, you just crave my beauty…” After a few cries, Beishan realized something was wrong. His body was only about a month old.
He was also weak, his belly swollen and slightly painful.
Xu Xiaozhi pressed Beishan’s belly facing upward against the carpet, slowly rubbing it with her fingertips.
“Wo…woman… what are you doing?” The next second, he sensed something was off.
Xu Xiaozhi understood the problem as she touched Beishan’s belly—the little cat was still too young to relieve himself on his own.
She gently grabbed the back of Beishan’s neck, and he immediately fell silent.
She walked into the washroom and pressed a disposable facial wipe dampened with warm water several times against the little cat’s lower abdomen.
Beishan tried to hold it in, but his body’s reflexes made it impossible.
“Meow—meow—meow!” Beishan let out a pitiful cry.
Xu Xiaozhi poked the little cat’s cheek with her fingertip, but he looked completely despondent and wouldn’t even glance at her.
Right now, Beishan was limp on the washbasin, looking as if he had no bones, his young eyes full of bleakness.
Xu Xiaozhi smiled, her eyes curved with amusement, and leaned close to Beishan’s head. “Tiedan, why are you so dramatic?”
Beishan showed no emotional reaction, only covering his face with both paws, clearly indicating he never wanted to see her again. It vividly recreated the feeling of utter despair.
Beishan: “From today on, I will never smile again. I will be a cold, ruthless, and heartless cat!!!”