The Meow Family Head's Daily Life Raising a Sheep

[Steadfast and devoted to his beloved stand-in, the uke VS a sharp-tongued, cold-faced, cold-hearted seme]

The mountain-dwelling Ye Ye unexpectedly took human form. He packed up a bundle full of bones and headed down the mountain to earn money and get a decent meal.

Unfortunately, halfway down the mountain, he ran into an arrogant calico cat. It beat up the two humans who had been showing him the way, then stole two of his banknotes.

01

Clutching the only banknotes he had left, Ye Ye could only watch the high-speed train speed away because he didn't have an ID card.

By chance, he spotted a missing-cat notice for the vicious cat. Longing for those banknotes, Ye Ye found Shen Xu, who was bullying dogs and cats in the park.

Before he knew it, Shen Xu had lured him along, and he lost every last cent at the arcade.

"Meow, meow, meow! Only two hundred thousand! Is my life worth only two hundred thousand??? This is outrageous!"

"Meow, meow, meow." Idiot. There's no reason not to claim free money!

02

Having nothing to his name and unable to collect the reward right away, Ye Ye followed the cat boss, Shen Xu, and lived the good life. The next day, he finally... went bald.

Shen Xu: "..." Wow!

While recovering, Ye Ye, who dreamed of becoming an actor, came across an audition casting call posted online by Director Miao, a perfectionist with obsessive tendencies.

Catch three hundred fish? Prepare fifty dishes made with fish?

Shen Xu scratched his chin and said matter-of-factly, "Yeah. Once you learn, you can cook fish for me, too."

Ye Ye ignored what he shouldn't be listening to. "How do I pass the audition?"

Shen Xu raised a paw and showed off his good looks from every angle. "Use the back door."

Ye Ye was tempted, but stayed rational. "Wouldn't it be a bit much if I got the lead role right off the bat?"

"Huh? Who said you'd be the lead?"

Ye Ye immediately protested. "We're using the back door, and I'm still not the lead?"

After hearing that, Shen Xu looked as though his soul had been pierced. He froze for a moment, then thoughtfully nodded. "That makes sense."

Uncle Li, Bai Zang: "...? Huh?"

03

As they spent their days together, Ye Ye gained a name, discovered a new way to make money, and fell in love with his natural enemy, Shen Xu.

But his three carefully prepared confessions were rejected one after another.

Overcome with grief and anger, Ye Ye grabbed his suitcase and stormed out, kicking the door shut behind him.

The next day, Ye Ye used the money he'd earned as an actor to buy the mansion across from Shen Xu's estate.

Shen Xu, looking utterly distracted, stepped outside and saw his rival's front gate wide open. Four cats were in Ye Ye's arms, while three rows of cats lay in front of him with their bellies exposed.

Ragdolls, chubby orange cats, British Shorthairs, tabbies, Napoleon cats, Russian Blues...

Unable to transform, the cat boss, who had made a rare effort to consider someone else's feelings, completely lost it and stamped his foot. "You actually used my money to raise cats! No wonder I got so many charges today with notes about expensive cat food."

"You're only allowed to be my dog!"

Ye Ye flashed a sly smile. "Hmph! One cat isn't enough to satisfy me anymore."

04

"If you can't turn human, then I'll work hard to turn back into my original form."

"We can still stay together forever and ever."

Reader's Guide

1. A sweet bedtime read, pure love, one-on-one romance, with a few supernatural incidents, but not many.

2. Ye Ye is the more possessive one. The cat boss is the one who realizes his feelings later.

Coming Soon: The Maid Contract

As everyone knows, Ling Zhixing, the cold and aloof only son of the country's richest man who keeps to himself, and Wen Que, the sunny, handsome, clean-cut campus heartthrob, don't get along.

Wen Que is something of a unique presence at Jixia. Though he's the illegitimate son of a wealthy family, he's well-liked at a prestigious school full of the children of the elite.

Wen Que has never been particularly lucky, but he always seems to be helping others. Along the way, the cold-faced academic ace Ling Zhixing has shown up time and again.

Someone in the know once revealed: Ling Zhixing saw someone being wronged and drew his blade... drew his blade... and left! Just left!

So, yeah, they don't get along.

*

Deep in a gloomy, foul-smelling alley, a heavy wooden club cut through the air and came down. With a crack, Ling Zhixing staggered and fell.

"I told you, if you can't win, run! How many times has this happened? You never listen."

*

During their senior year of high school, Wen Que's mother became seriously ill, and they didn't have enough money for her treatment. Just as he was frantic and had nowhere left to turn, Ling Zhixing handed him a contract.

"A maid contract?!" It came with a generous annual salary.

So many zeroes. Why am I kind of tempted?

Wait, no, no. "You're rich?!"

Reader's Guide / Content Warnings

1. Long-planned scheme VS love at first sight. They both have secret crushes.

2. There are plenty of cross-dressing scenes during the contract, so please proceed with caution.

3. Same-sex marriage is legal. This is just a simple, sweet, everyday romance.

Theme: All the joy in life comes as a gift.