Pet King - Chapter 678

Chapter 678
Chapter 678: Borrowing Fish


Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Boom! Crack! Pong!

After hearing the fireworks and the door closing, Famous woke up and yawned .

Is Zhang Zian finally back? How long was I asleep? 　

It was already bright outside . The fireworks also woke the other elfins up, so they were stretching . 　　

Famous followed the sound of footsteps to the bedroom . 　　

Zhang Zian looked exhausted . Fina was right behind him, yawning . 　　

"Did you two just get back?" Famous asked . 　　

"What do you think?" Zhang Zian sat on bed . "It took us the whole night . The first cat gave birth to 5 kittens . Just when we were about to go back to sleep, the other cat went into labor, and gave birth to 6 kittens . "　　

Fina didn't utter a word, it just jumped into its princess bed, closed the curtain, and fell asleep . 　　

God only knew how they survived the night . They had to help two mothers with delivery and take care of the newborn kittens . The mothers must've fallen asleep while the kittens fought over milk .

The kittens were born around the same time, but were quite different in size and strength, especially the first mother's third kitten . It was bigger than all of its siblings, and had reserved the best spot to drink milk . The fifth kitten was the weakest, its eyes weren't even open yet . It searched for milk for a long time, but couldn't find a spot to drink . Zhang Zian had to pick it up, and put it in front of the mother's chest . 　　

After the second mother had finished giving birth, Zhang Zian and Fina thought that they were finally done . However, when the first mother woke up, it favored the third kitten and basically ignored the fifth one . The mother breastfed it, but it wouldn't make the effort to pull it closer . This was a natural instinct of wildlife . The strongest cub in a litter had the highest chance of survival and was the mother's favorite . 　　

The second mother was worrisome as well . It treated all six kittens equally, but it didn't seem to have enough milk to feed all of them . 　　

Fortunately, Zhang Zian had prepared milk in advance . After dissolving the powder in warm water, he added glucose and fed the kittens with a dropper . 　　

He also had to pay attention to the mothers, as they were also weak . In order for them to regain their strength, they needed to consume two times more food than usual . 　　

Zhang Zian opened the cat food and dumped it into their food bowl, so that they could eat in a corner outside their box . He took that moment to change the newspaper in the cardboard box and threw the bloodstained newspaper in the garbage . 　　

Manually feeding the kittens was a short-term solution, as feeding 11 kittens every 3 hours was exhausting . Besides, some mothers were protective of their kittens . If the kittens had too much human interaction, the mothers would hide them . Even though he didn't need to worry about that since Fina was there, it wasn't a good idea to frighten the mothers . 　　

He thought about buying a few Crucian Carps today to make a fish soup . It would help the mothers lactate, and as long as there was enough milk, he didn't need to worry about feeding the kittens . 　　

The problem was that it was New Year's, the food market was closed and the supermarket might not sell Crucian Carps . 　　



By the time dawn broke, he could barely stand . He drew the curtain open, so that there was light in the delivery room . The mothers needed sunlight, as female cats were prone to calcium deficiency after birth . 　　

Sunlight could do a multitude of good . The ultraviolet light killed any germs in the room, and the cats were able to get vitamin D, which was known to facilitate calcium absorption . 　　

When he saw the mothers and kittens fall asleep, he felt relieved, but then a flood of drowsiness overwhelmed him . 　　

Zhang Zian turned to Fina, who had almost passed out from exhaustion . "Thank you for helping . Let's head back . " 　　

He had never really stayed up all night on New Year's before . Having helped two cats successfully give birth for the first time, and have all 11 kittens survive, he felt a great sense of achievement . 　　

However, this sense of achievement couldn't replace sleep . He stumbled back to the shop, prepared breakfast for the elfins, pulled the blanket over himself, and fell asleep .

He slept until noon . He would've slept longer if someone didn't knock on the door . 　

"Store Manager, Happy New Year!"　　

Lu Yiyun stood outside the shop, wearing a brand new jacket . Zhang Zian had asked her to come into work . 　　

"Happy New Year," Zhang Zian replied, scratching his head . 　　



"Did something happen?" Lu Yiyun asked . Usually at this time, Zhang Zian would've opened the shop, and she noticed that the shop hadn't been cleaned yet . He looked like he just woke up . 　　

"No . I mean, the Abyssinian cats gave birth to kittens last light, so I didn't sleep . " Zhang Zian yawned . "Come in . You can send a message on Wechat to tell everyone the good news . "

"Wow! Really?" Lu Yiyun was surprised . "So many people were asking about it . Are the kittens super cute? I want to see them . How many are there?"　　

She didn't even put her stuff down, she was already making her way to the shoe store .

"Wait, don't bring Jasmin over there!" Zhang Zian stopped her . 　　

"Oh!" Lu Yiyun put her backpack down, and left Jasmin to play at the shop . She went to the shoe store with her phone to take pictures . 　　

When she came back, she said, "Impressive! I counted, and there's 11 of them? Did you deliver them all by yourself?"　　

"Kind of," Zhang Zian answered half-heartedly . He couldn't tell her that Fina helped him . He boiled some water, about to make some tea to wake himself up . He was still sleepy, but he there was a lot of work to do . 　　

"I wish I could've witnessed it," she said regretfully . 　

"No worries . There'll be plenty of opportunities in the future . " Zhang Zian rubbed his temple . "Do you know where I can buy Crucian Carps today?"　　

"Crucian Carps?" she repeated . "You're craving Crucian Carps?"　　

"It's for the two mothers, to help them lactate," Zhang Zian corrected . "The food market is closed today, and I don't know where to buy Crucian Carps . I don't know if the supermarkets nearby sell them, and even if I ordered them online, there's no way they'll be delivered today . "　　

"Um…I'm so sorry . I have no idea," she answered in low voice, embarrassed . 　　

Lu Yiyun was the wrong person to ask . She commuted everyday from her rented apartment to the pet shop . She didn't know her way around . How would she know where to buy Crucian Carps?　　

"That's okay . " Zhang Zian sighed . "I'll visit the nearby supermarkets, to find out which one sells Crucian Carps . "　　

Lu Yiyun felt guilty for not being able to help . She sat down and turned the computer on . She created a new post, and inserted the Abyssinian kittens' pictures . While she wrote the message, she thought about Zhang Zian's problem . 　　

When she finished writing the article, she went through the comments and answered some customers' questions . If there were questions she couldn't answer, she asked Zhang Zian . If Zhang Zian didn't know the answer, he searched for it and told her . 　　

Suddenly, she had an idea, and suggested, "How about posting an ad on the account, asking everyone to lend us a few Crucian Carps?"　　

"Lend us fish?" Zhang Zian wasn't fully awake yet, and didn't understand her . 　　

"Yes . The more people we ask, the more help we get . Maybe someone has Crucian Carps at home!" she said . "We can borrow them or buy them from people . As long as we pay for the trips, someone will help . " 　

Zhang Zian thought about it, and believed it was a practical suggestion and the best solution . It was much better than looking for Crucian Carps by himself . It would save him a lot of work . He slapped his thigh and said, "Fantastic idea! Let's do it . Let's borrow some fish!"