So what if she's a fake heiress? She's being pampered by a powerful figure in Beijing'

Chapter 152 Secret Base Main Quest - Scooping Cat Poop

Ten minutes later, Xie Junfei stood in front of a dilapidated cat shelter with a complicated expression:

"...This is the secret base you told me about?"

Chi Xu, looking completely at ease, wrapped the apron with the large "Red 99" logo around his neck:

"Yes, this is my secret base."

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. There's a lot of work to do today. We have to mix a whole hundred pounds of cat food. We'll never finish."

As he spoke, Chi Xu picked up another apron with "Totole" printed on it and tossed it to Xie Junfei, urging her to put it on quickly.

Since she was already there, Xie Junfei had no choice but to comply, no matter how mixed her feelings were.

As she took off her school uniform and put on an apron over the expensive little shirt that Huo Shen had specially customized for her, she said:

"I never expected that you, young master, would be so kind."

Chi Xu had already taken the lead in carrying a ten-kilogram bag of cat food, and gestured for Xie Junfei to carry another bag onto his shoulder:

"What do you mean by 'young master' or 'young master'? We're all just people with two heads on our shoulders. What's the difference between us?

"Moreover, what kind of image did I have in your mind before that made you misunderstand me so much?"

Xie Junfei coughed lightly, said nothing more, and used his forearm to place the cat food on his shoulder.

Previously, the circles she frequented were mostly rich second-generation heirs from wealthy families. Although everyone pretended to be decent people on the surface, most of them were still arrogant young masters and ladies who relied on their money to be arrogant and domineering.

Even when she was at Tiancheng Private School, the restless environment influenced her to the point that she became somewhat arrogant.

The preferences of those young masters and ladies were also very distinct.

Or rather, the tastes of young masters and ladies throughout history have been pretty much the same.

The epitaph of Zhang Dai, a notorious playboy from the Ming Dynasty, perfectly encapsulates their preferences:

"He loved extravagance, fine houses, beautiful maids, handsome boys, fine clothes, delicious food, fine horses, bright lights, fireworks, opera, music, and antiques. He was also addicted to tea and oranges, a bookworm and a poetry fanatic. He toiled for half his life, and in the end, it all became a dream."

This passage lists all the preferences of these young masters and ladies, but it doesn't mention anything about doing charity work at the cattery.

Xie Junfei gently pinched the bridge of his nose. Perhaps it was because he had never been in contact with children from truly scholarly families with strict rules since childhood, but he had never actually met a kind-hearted philanthropist who did good deeds anonymously and secretly worked for the children.

She had seen quite a few cat owners who complained about the shedding, taking a couple of photos and then handing the cats over to their maids.

Thinking of this, Xie Junfei felt a bit more favorably toward Chi Xu, this seemingly silly young master.

The owner of the cat shelter was an old lady. She stood at the door watching Chi Xu and Xie Junfei carry the cat food in and out of the makeshift warehouse. Then, she walked shakily to them with a glass of water and gestured for them to drink.

Xie Junfei quickly took it, smiled and gave her grandmother a sip.

It was just ordinary warm water, sprinkled with orange powder that's hard to find these days. She tasted it and it had a very strong artificial flavor.

But seeing her grandmother's weathered yet smiling face, Xie Junfei imitated Chi Xu and drank it all in one gulp, then smiled and handed the cup back to her grandmother.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

Grandma looked at Xie Junfei with a puzzled expression, as if she didn't understand what she was saying.

Chi Xu nudged her with his elbow and quietly leaned close to her, whispering in her ear:

"Grandma is deaf and mute, she can't hear you."

"You have to use sign language to communicate with her."

After saying that, Chi Xu gestured to his grandmother a couple of times. His grandmother understood, and her weathered eyes smiled at Xie Junfei. She patted the back of her hand and turned back to the slightly dilapidated but very clean little house.

Xie Junfei wanted to follow him in, but Chi Xu stopped her:

"Hey, hey, hey, you're trying to slack off after drinking the water Grandma gave you? Come with me and mix those 100 pounds of cat food!"

"Oh right, there's still a ton of cat poop! Not only do we have to scoop it clean, but we also have to wash the litter box. Grandma's a clean person, and if we don't help her clean it up, she'll have to do it herself."

At this point, Chi Xu still felt a little sour:

"When I come here, there's only plain water. Why does Grandma give you orange juice as soon as you come? That's not fair!"

Xie Junfei laughed, picked up the shovel that was placed to the side, and kicked him as she did so:

"Who told me to be so likable? Enough talk, let's finish this quickly and get it over with."

Chi Xu snorted, but didn't say much. He rinsed the large basin used for mixing cat food under the tap to remove the dust, then picked up the bag and poured the food into it.

Scooping cat poop is effortless. The litter box is well-designed, and you can basically scoop it clean with just one shovel. In just over ten minutes, the scooped-out trash filled two large trash cans.

Chi Xu helped her move the twenty-odd dirty litter boxes to the water pipe, and Xie Junfei put on gloves and took a wire brush to scrub them thoroughly.

A fluffy kitten trotted over to her and sniffed her with its little nose.

When Xie Junfei saw it coming, she thought it was thirsty, so she made room for it and turned the water pipe down a little.

But as soon as the kitten approached, Chi Xu shushed it back.

Xie Junfei looked at him with some confusion, while Chi Xu continued working, explaining as he went:

"It can't drink tap water; it will get diarrhea if it does."

Hearing him say that, Xie Junfei laughed instead:

"A little stray can drink any clean water source in the wild, it's not that delicate."

Upon hearing this, Chi Xu scoffed:

"A little stray? Take a closer look."

Xie Junfei looked down at the dusty little cat again.

It has a large body, a broad chest, a fluffy tail, a well-proportioned head, and almond-shaped eyes that are a clear, deep blue, as pure as Kanas Lake.

Xie Junfei was genuinely surprised this time.

This is a standard Ragdoll cat, and judging by its quality, it's a show-quality Ragdoll!

Previously, Zhu Lili's family owned a kitten similar to this one, which was said to be a purebred show-quality Ragdoll, with the most classic blue-milk tortoiseshell bicolor pattern, costing them over 300,000 yuan.

But how could such an expensive kitten possibly appear in a place like this?

It was as if he could see through all the problems in her head.

While mixing cat food and freeze-dried food together with a large shovel, Chi Xu chattered away, revealing all the secrets of this cattery in just a few moments.

It was somewhat different from what Xie Junfei had imagined.

Grandma was not destitute. On the contrary, she used to be a servant in a famous family in the port city. She worked hard in the family for decades and had enough money to support an ordinary family for decades.

But she rented this small place in the suburbs and started taking care of cats.

Chi Xu told her that although the cat under her feet looked a bit dirty, it was still very lively.

But when it first arrived, it was riddled with gynecological diseases and had a very low immune system. At five years old, it hadn't received many vaccinations, not to mention its dry, tangled fur and eyes that were so full of discharge that it could barely open them.

It was his grandmother who took it to the vet, and it took a lot of money and effort to save it from the brink of death.