Life After Becoming a Little One

Note: If you don’t want to read the events before the first story’s adoption (there’s a supporting character who may rub some readers the wrong way, so I’m warning you in advance), feel free to skip straight to Chapter 8 for a healing cat-spotting journey. What should you do after becoming a kitten? (Story 1 complete) Wait for your human to feed you cat treats, dried fish, freeze-dried snacks, and all kinds of canned food. Your human goes out early and comes home late every day to earn money for your goodies, while you sleep until you wake up naturally. The good life! What are cats afraid of? Being neutered. Snip, snip, the family jewels. Yowaii! What, your can opener is feeling down? The cat squad is on the way. We’ll rub against you and give you cuddles to cheer you up. If you’re unhappy, pet a cat. There’s no problem a kitten can’t solve. What should you do after becoming a puppy? (Story 2 complete) Recruit the other puppies in the village and put them through military-style training. Start from scratch, with a sentry post every step and a guard post every three. Keep the village safe, scare human toddlers away from swimming in the river and prevent drownings, and terrify dog thieves until they wet themselves. Bite them until they’re unrecognizable! Become the village dogs’ undisputed boss. What a fearsome reputation! What should you do after becoming a baby parrot? (Story 3 complete) Learn to talk, watch coldly as your male owner brings his mistress home, and calmly help your female owner catch him cheating. You’re so clever that everyone praises you. Hehe. What do you do after becoming a chinchilla? (Story 4 complete) “Is this a mouse or a rabbit? It’s so tiny. Why would you keep one of these things? I could sit on it without noticing and crush it to death.” “Uncle, please look after it for a while. We’ll be in training camp for 33 days, and I can’t take it with me. Please, please! You don’t even have to go out to work, so just help me for a few days!” “What do I get out of it?” “This much for boarding!” “Fine, fine... I’ll do it, I suppose.” The uncle, whose livestreams had never really taken off, suddenly realizes that the chinchilla his nephew left with him has become a hit... Are my streams really that bad? I’m not even as popular as a chinchilla! Damn it! What should you do after becoming a wild red panda cub? (Story 5 complete) What should you do after becoming a baby dolphin? (Story 6 complete) What should you do after becoming a snow leopard cub? (Complete) *The stories take place in fictional worlds. The details of pet care aren’t particularly rigorous, and some elements may be made up or differ from reality. Please don’t compare them to real life; just enjoy the stories. *In every world, Xiao Zhi will make new friends. Upcoming story: Raising a Little One Five-year-old You You can’t speak. His father dislikes him and divorces his mother, so You You goes with her to the old residential complex where his grandparents live. There he meets Zhuo Zhuo, a child with no father’s love and no mother’s care. Zhuo Zhuo is three years older than him, with bright black eyes and a defiant expression. While the other children are having fun in the playground, he carries a plastic bag and rummages through trash cans for bottles and jars, as well as cardboard people have left in the hallway. But no child dares make fun of him to his face, because he looks as fierce as a little wolf cub. Say one unkind word, and he’ll pounce on you and bite you to death. Some people may be small, but one look in their eyes is enough to make you think twice. You You is loved by his grandparents and mother. He looks harmless, with pearly white skin and pretty eyes, like a little jade doll. But because he can’t speak and has never said a word, some children take advantage of the adults being away to mock him, calling him a mute who’ll never get a wife, sticking their tongues out at him and shoving him around. When Zhuo Zhuo sees this, he beats the other kids and drives them off. Afterward, he ignores You You and turns back to rummaging through the trash for bottles. Zhuo Zhuo also lives in the complex, in the neighboring building, and is being raised by his aunt. After Zhuo Zhuo helps him, You You follows him around whenever he has free time, helping him collect bottles. Later, Zhuo Zhuo is about to start high school, but he doesn’t have enough money for tuition or living expenses. You You gives Zhuo Zhuo a large sum from his overflowing piggy bank. “Consider it a loan.” You You writes this in a notebook and shows it to him. Upcoming story: Want to Raise a Baby? The Extra-Sweet Kind In the first world, a couple who have been unable to conceive adopt a kitten. One day, the kitten suddenly transforms into a chubby little baby with cat ears and a tail, big eyes, black hair, and soft, pale skin. The baby is so cute it melts their hearts, and reaches out sweetly to be held. That’s it, they’ve been smitten! In the second world, a lonely old man lives by himself on a farm. One day, the little white lamb he brought home disappears, and a tiny baby with curling horns on its head shakily gets to its feet and looks for Grandpa. “Grandpa, Grandpa, I’m hungry! I want some crisp, sweet carrots too!” In the third world, the last precious panda in the zoo mutates, changing from its original form into a little baby. The whole country goes wild, and everyone watches livestreams of the baby every day. What? Someone in the livestream sent a deluxe gift pack with a mountain of fresh bamboo? No way, we can’t lose! I’ll send a year-long supply of milk in a basin. We can’t let the baby go hungry! In the fourth world, what is this unbelievably sweet little bunny transformation? Bunnies are so cute. How could anyone eat a bunny? Theme: Protect animals and cherish life