Chapter 141: Big Flower and Little Flower

Chen Hong was astonished by Yang Qing's train of thought.

"You can do it like that? We hired a cat trainer mainly to keep mice away from the family farm."

"I didn't realize we could do even more."

"If you put it that way, it's not a temporary job but a formal one; I need to go back and discuss this properly with the Jiedao and Aunt Wang."

"I just don't know if it'll work."

"After all, with temporary workers, if something goes wrong you can just blame them."

"If they become permanent staff, the Jiedao will have to bear responsibility."

"But Yang Qing is right; the cat-training market is also quite big. If done well, it could bring great benefits to the Jiedao, especially if the family farm can be promoted on a large scale, then demand for cat training will be huge—they've got a head start and can make a fortune."

"Mice not only destroy shelves, they also gnaw plant roots and stems and spread disease; they are a main target of the Four Pests eradication, and I believe the district will support this once they know."

"When Yang Qing first suggested hiring a cat trainer to help protect the family farm, he had already thought about industrializing cats."

"Without even talking about how big the future pet cat market will be, just look at how big the demand for domestic cats is now because of the Four Pests eradication, and you'll know."

"Back then, who didn't keep a cat? Nowadays cats are the main force for dealing with mice and protecting grain."

"This has a solid foundation for industrialization."

"Yang Qing picked up the kitten and rubbed it twice; the little creature was dissatisfied, wriggled free from his hand, and meowed at Chen Hong."

"Chen Hong quickly reached out and took it back."

"Hey, the little guy doesn't like you."

"Yang Qing ignored Chen Hong's teasing and continued to give her suggestions."

"I heard that the Jingcheng Military Dog Base is under great pressure, with a huge shortage in demand for military dogs."

"Cat and dog training actually share a lot in common; perhaps you could also take on some simple training work."

"You can also cooperate with the military dog base to raise specialized dogs, such as explosive‑detecting dogs, police dogs, search dogs, rescue dogs, search‑and‑rescue dogs, early‑warning dogs, and so on."

"Relying solely on the military dog base makes it difficult to fully train specialized dogs; other people need to do some basic training."

"Yang Qing's ambition startled Chen Hong."

"How could that be possible? How could military dogs be handed over to the Jiedao for training?"

"Who would be responsible if the training fails?"

"Yang Qing chuckled."

"This is the prospect—I'm telling you, there's a lot you can do in animal training."

"The prospects in this area are very good."

"If the Jiedao really pulls this off, then our Jiedao won't be just a simple Jiedao—it'll be an advanced Jiedao that can relieve the nation's worries."

"Chen Hong felt Yang Qing was a bit of a big‑talker, but her husband said that even if it's just talk, she wants to help him give it a try."

"The family farm already succeeded in the trial, right? What if it actually works?"

"Then you write up a plan today, and tomorrow I'll take it to the director to see what she says."

"Yang Qing happily agreed, though he kept talking nonsense."

"There's still something important I haven't told you."

"That is, if we set up a training center, we could also partner with the Jingcheng Biopharmaceutical Company to promote rabies vaccinations."

"In Jingcheng over the past two years, the number of deaths from rabies has been over a hundred."

"Doing this would greatly help prevent and control rabies, and could also provide some experimental data and funding support for vaccine development—a win‑win."

"Chen Hong watched Yang Qing chatter on endlessly, realizing how seriously he took this matter."

"(You wouldn't believe it, but most vaccines used to be free, and people born before the 90s all have smallpox‑vaccination marks on their arms.)"

"Okay, okay, I know—I'll do my best to convince Director Wang."

"But the chances of success aren't high; the family farm affair has already made everyone unhappy, and many people are saying I'm just looking for trouble."

"Yang Qing gave a hehe laugh."

"That's them being jealous of you—you've only been around a short time, yet Director Wang has entrusted you with such a big project."

"Many of them have worked there for years, yet they're still accomplishing nothing at the Jiedao."

"A person who doesn't attract envy is mediocre; when others envy you, it shows you've really done something concrete and achieved results."

"Go ahead and stir things up—you've got Director Wang backing you, an old lady supporting you from behind, and your husband giving you ideas; none of that is a problem."

"What Yang Qing says sounds easy, but Chen Hong knows many of his ideas aren't accepted by people."

"Being able to pull it off would be a miracle."

"This has consumed too much effort."

"The cat trainer was hired just to keep the cats from destroying the vegetables; now that the trainer has just seen results, he's already thinking of ways to keep her developing—perhaps he wants to leverage the large‑scale promotion of the family farm to get this going."

"To convince her, he's come up with so many reasons and painted such a big pie."

"Just waiting for Director Wang to take the bait."

"Chen Hong rubbed the cat in her arms and asked Yang Qing."

"What should we do with this cat? Send it back?"

"Yang Qing is really torn—these two really fight as soon as they meet; how can we get them to coexist peacefully? He truly doesn't know."

"Otherwise, let's try and see if they can take a liking to each other."

"Trying can't hurt."

"Chen Hong really likes this little cat; hearing that, she hesitated a moment and nodded."

"Let's see if it works; if not, I'll send it back."

"Yang Qing opened his mouth and shouted."

"Grandma has eaten."

Grandma heard the call, turned off the radio and came out.

A snake was still coiled on her shoulder.

After the snake came out, its head immediately lifted, its tongue constantly flicking, emitting a hissing sound.

Grandma also noticed the abnormality.

"Big Flower, what's wrong?"

Big Flower looked toward Chen Hong.

Chen Hong gave an embarrassed smile to grandma, lifted her hand, and revealed the small cat in her arms.

The small cat also heard the hissing, poked its head out from Chen Hong's arms, looked at Big Flower, and its body immediately tensed.

Grandma also saw the small cat in Chen Hong's arms, she smiled and stroked Big Flower's head.

"Big Flower, don't be scared, they're our own."

Big Flower obediently lowered its hostile head, rubbed against grandma's face, then drooped onto her shoulder.

Chen Hong also imitated grandma, stroking the cat in her arms.

"Little Flower is one of us."

Little Flower looked at the snake, then at Chen Hong, then gradually relaxed its body, though it never took its eyes off.

Yang Qing stared in amazement at the two Big and Little Flowers; it's unscientific.

Can they coexist peacefully?

Grandma, you don't know any magic, do you?

This completely overturns Yang Qing's common sense.

"Is that it?"

Yang Qing asked doubtfully.

Grandma gave him an annoyed look, placed the snake on the shed's pillar, and Big Flower climbed up the pillar.

Chen Hong tentatively put Little Flower on the ground, and the little critter rubbed around her feet.

Sticky and gooey.

And didn't go looking for trouble with Big Flower.

Chen Hong let out a sigh of relief and asked grandma.

"Grandma, can these two coexist peacefully? If not, I'll send them back."

"When holding them, I thought they both catch mice, so they should be friends."

"Yang Qing told me they were fighting, and then I understood."

Grandma didn't know either.

"Let's see; maybe they have fate with our family."

"Look, after Big Flower came over, isn't it fine?"

"As for fate, who can say for sure? There's a heavenly will in the unseen."