Chapter 199

At that moment, the screen linked to the livestream finally lit up. The inquirer was a kind-looking big brother; judging by the background, he seemed to be in a shop, with various cute feather-shaped little ornaments, looking very maidenly.

The big brother's first words upon seeing her were: "What's with all this self-respect?"

It seems not only the livestream chatters were curious, but the inquirer was also very curious about what Ling Yue's earlier words meant.

Suddenly, a bang rang out.

A pretty ragdoll cat leapt up and instantly jumped onto the bar, its whole body fluffy and chubby, poking its head toward the camera: "Meow meow meow~"

The ragdoll cat, exuding an ethereal air, sat elegantly, its deep blue eyes gazing at the camera: "Turns out it's a phone; it will surely make me look gorgeous!"

"Take a look at this cat's exquisite fairy-like posture—humans, hurry up and praise it!"

Ling Yue lowered her eyes slightly upon hearing that, finally realizing who the owner of the voice she had heard earlier was.

It must be a small animal.

She explained in two sentences, and Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao stared in surprise—turns out it's an animal—and in an instant, his eyes filled with certainty and anticipation toward Ling Yue.

This brings up the occupation of Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao—he is the boss of a super-popular cat café in the city; Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao is not reality, but his future aspiration.

Although there are already plenty of cats in the shop, as a flirtatious human, who wouldn't like little kittens? Such cute creatures are, of course, better the more there are.

Among them are not a few stray cats he picked up.

With a casual gesture, a golden orange cat came running over, meowing as it sat beside his arm, its chubby big face rubbing against him, cooing with mew mew: "Boss, snuggle~ hungry~"

"The kitty hasn't eaten for a minute, tummy tummy hungry~"

The livestream chatters' hearts all melted.

【Wuwuwu If our unfilial child would just come snuggle up on his own, I'd consider this life worthwhile!】

【Wuwuwu, the boss is kind-hearted deep down; he deserves to have so many little cuties!】

Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao scratched the back of his head sheepishly: "Everyone, stop praising— it's too much."

As he spoke, the big orange cat rubbed against his hand, licked its tongue, and meanwhile showed its soft belly; seeing this familiar gesture, the boss grabbed a handful of cat food and roughly counted— a dozen or so pieces.

"Greedy big orange, hurry up and eat."

Getting back to the point, this livestream of his isn't to show off his café's kittens, but because of another matter.

Upon hearing his words, Ling Yue raised her eyebrows slightly in interest: "What do you want to consult about?"

"Our shop's star attraction— Snow Petal!"

The boss said, holding up his phone; the camera turned, and a mass of pure, spotless white filled everyone's view— that cat's soft, fluffy big tail looked like a huge lump of pure white cotton candy; the tail's owner had pointed ears, a slender build, was pure white all over, and its smooth fur seemed a little disheveled.

At that moment, it was crouched on the tabletop, with customers all around eyes shining, staring without blinking to admire its peerless beauty.

Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao: "Snow Petal."

Amidst the gaze of all, the protagonist turned gracefully; in an instant, it made a ying-ying-ying sound, a pair of bewitching big eyes blinking at him: "What are you doing?"

【Mom, I really saw a fox spirit!】

【This isn't a cat café? Why is there a fox? Wuwuwu it's so beautiful and ethereal!】

【Your Majesty, I really am a white fox. JPG】

【Holy crap, how can you send a voice message!】

【Hahaha, upstairs you, get lost, I'm an animal researcher, the certified kind—I can confirm this isn't a Samoyed, it's a red fox; looking all snow-white, it should be an albino variant of the red fox!】

【Wow, hearing how impressive it sounds, how could it be selling itself in a cat café— oh, I mean, performing?】

Speaking of this, Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao had something to say: "Snow Petal came to work here of her own accord."

【Part-time work?】

The boss pointed at the scene and said: "Don't believe me? Just look."

At that moment, the customers around held up colorful tickets; one customer held up a one-dollar paper ticket and said: "Snow Petal, give me a dance."

Snow Petal lowered its head, grooming its fur, as if it hadn't heard at all.

For a moment, the livestream chatters felt a bit regretful, wondering if it might be a disabled fox; after all, albino variants often have minor issues, like odd-eyed cats, many of which are congenitally deaf.

Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao saw this comment and couldn't help laughing.

As for the other person who knows the truth, that's Ling Yue— she personally heard the little fox's call: "One dollar? You think I'm one of those greedy, stupid cats? (=￣ω￣=)"

The experienced regular customer nearby skillfully pulled out a hundred-dollar red ticket, shook it, and the crisp sound made the fox's ears perk up instantly.

The experienced regular young lady glanced at the neighboring customer: "Watch me."

"Snow Petal, give big sis a dance, the tickets are yours!"

"You're teasing me, right? Can a fox even recognize bill denominations?"

As the words fell, the ying-ying-ying sound rang out: "Sir, take a look~~"

On the dark wooden round table, the wholly snow-white fox swayed its big tail, propped up its upper body, swaying like a Western Regions dancer; under the light, every single hair on its body sparkled.

It slightly raised its little head, and a soft call sounded: "Ying-ying-ying~ ying-ying-ying~"

"I love money~ money loves me~ give me money~"

"The customer holding a one-dollar bill: ⊙﹏⊙"

This fox must have become a spirit— it dances and even brings its own accompaniment; she sneakily pocketed a one-dollar bill, how embarrassing!

The neighboring café customer saw this scene, eyes unable to move, stuck fast to the big white fox, while the staff nearby timely scattered flower petals.

This scene was exactly like something out of a fairy tale.

Inside the room, it was utterly silent—not only those patrons present, but even the livestream chatters were all stunned.

After the dance ended, the fox Snow Petal extended its paws, took the hundred dollars, and tucked it into its little cloth pouch; besides the red ticket, it didn't even glance at anything else.

This made the chatters exclaim that the fox had become a spirit!

Wo You Jiujiu Zhi Mao couldn't help sighing: "This little money-grubber!"

Someone couldn't help commenting: 【This dance is way too expensive, right? A hundred bucks for just a few minutes of dance?】

Many people voiced their agreement; the boss hadn't said anything yet, but the ticket-paying young lady first waved at the side, the boss's camera panned, and the cameraman brother lugging the video camera cautiously approached, capturing a 160-degree rotating shot.

The young lady gave a sweet smile at the camera: "Cuties, did you see? This is our Pond City's internet celebrity Daji, isn't she super smart?"

After she said just a few words, the surroundings got lively, she suddenly covered her mouth, eyes widened: "Thanks to the big brother who ranked first for the rocket, thanks big brother ^3^"

Saying that, she made a kissing pose, and before long, the viewers in the live stream saw her repeat it several times.

In Ling Yue's live stream, many people have been active on multiple platforms for years, so they have a pretty clear understanding of the gift exchange rates of various apps.

【I was saying, that young lady must be a host on Blue Moon Live, a rocket gift costs a thousand, with a 50‑50 split she could earn five hundred, a rocket, what a haul, one thousand five in hand!】

【Hiss—just a fox dance?】

【I get it, this is Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one willing to strike, the other willing to suffer!】

At this moment, the young lady was still enthusiastically calling out: "The boss said, more money doesn't just mean the fox dance, you can also unlock more poses~"

As she spoke, her trailing tone was alluring, the makeup on her face elongated her eyes, inlaid with tiny diamonds, and several more rockets flashed by: "Thanks, big brother, for supporting Xiuxiu's stream~ Want to see more poses? Xiuxiu will get right on it!"

She said while making a heart gesture, watching the heat rise in the live stream, happily thinking, looks like we really found the right spot for this internet‑famous cat café! The heat's here, isn't it

In the live stream, the viewers waiting to see the streamer were still in anticipation when the camera turned, and the big face from "I Have Ninety‑Nine Cats" appeared before everyone: "You all just saw that, right? Our cat café's fee is fixed—ten per person per visit, aside from coffee and snacks which are à la carte, there's never a time limit; the money she paid is just a tip for the staff, we never bring it up ourselves!"

Viewers: "……"

We've known all along, boss, can you move the camera? We want to see Daji unlock more poses!

Downstairs viewer: 【Is this pose normal?】

Many hands make light work, and combining with the fact that quite a few people had actually recognized it earlier.

【I've been to this shop, the kitties are adorable, this fox spirit is even more adorable—it's practically Daji‑level Daji, smelling fragrant, for the money you can touch it however you like!】

【Soft and fragrant, it's mesmerizing!】

Viewers from other cities: 【I don't believe it! It must be fake—how could a little fox be this smart? Unless you bring it over so I can examine it myself!】

【I'm in the northwest, the abacus beads upstairs snapped and hit me in the face!】

【This cat café boss is raking it in, with such a smart star attraction!】

At this moment in the cat café, everyone was cheerful. The fox Xueduo had caught some money, the streamer had also gained heat and traffic, and it smiled, its fox eyes curving into little crescents.

Only the cat café boss sighed: "Streamer."

Ling Yue glanced at him: "You just said you wanted to consult Xueduo—do you have any questions about it?"

The boss nodded vigorously: "No kidding, to be frank with everyone, Xueduo isn't actually an official employee of our cat café; it comes and goes without a trace each day, clocks in and out on time, and I don't know where it is otherwise. The shop's business has boomed because of it, and it's also become a little internet celebrity of our Tan City, but I've noticed quite a few people are also eyeing it furtively."

"I'm worried about Xueduo's safety, so I want you to help ask whether it's willing to become an official employee of our cat café!"

"Don't worry, streamer." He patted his chest: "I will never force it against its fox nature."

"Five insurances and one gold, a big house—full package! No tips either." Since Xueduo arrived, the already thriving cat café has been packed to the rafters every session; he's not short‑sighted, knowing Xueduo's internet‑celebrity effect, most of the shop's popularity comes from it.

After this move, the viewers were extremely envious.

【Holy cow, what kind of treatment is this—thinking about my monthly salary of one thousand, not being a human boss, after being worse than a dog, now there's something even worse than a fox!】

【Turns out Xueduo is just a temporary worker, but I think the boss is right—people fear fame, pigs fear getting fat, and small animals are the same; that internet‑famous dog senior from a while ago lived fine for years, but after becoming famous it was poisoned in just a few days!】

【What a big forest—everything's out there!】

Ling Yue also knew the boss might have ulterior motives, but most likely he was concerned about Xueduo's safety, so after a moment's thought she agreed to his request.

Ling Yue: "I can help ask, but if Xueduo isn't willing, there's nothing I can do."

The boss chuckled and nodded: "No problem, no problem."

As he spoke, he was about to summon Xueduo; in the frame, the little fox twisted its waist weakly, and before anyone knew, a string of pearls had appeared around its neck, lots of sparkling decorations, and it actually let itself be posed obediently.

To make money, it even ignored the boss's calls.

The nearby kitties, seeing this, couldn't help shaking their heads: "Fox spirit, shameless!"

The greedy orange cat licked its empty bowl, its round eyes full of envy and longing: "But it's rolling in money! I heard it buys two chickens every day—one poached, one braised—so delicious, meow~"

At this moment, the fox Xueduo finally finished the deal, trotting up to the boss: "Heeheehee~"

It lay on the counter, the little flower on its ear still not removed, yet full of spirit: "I'm off work now?"

Upon hearing that, Ling Yue: "……"

Indeed, whether human or animal, once you're on the job, the ultimate dream is to get off work.

She gave a light cough, told the shop boss's hope to Xueduo—who knew, upon hearing it, it jumped up in fright, its head shaking like a rattle drum: "No no, I'm a married working fox, fox fox sells art not body!",,.