"Sorry, but I only serve hand-pulled noodles and braised pork rice here, and we don't open in the morning. We open at eleven."
Upon hearing the shop wasn't open until eleven, several elderly men and women showed a bit of disappointment on their faces.
"You're not open in the morning? Then we'll come back for lunch."
"We also wanted to see the cat inside; it really looks charming."
"Exactly, I've been looking at it for a while now. Its fur is shiny, its body looks good, and it's very spirited—clearly well-cared-for..."
"That cat mustn't be cheap, young man?"
Lin Xu couldn't help but smile wryly.
Unexpectedly, these elderly people were all pet lovers.
"This is a stray cat I found; it didn't cost me anything."
As he said this, he unlocked the door. Dundun, who was playing with a bottle cap behind the door, abandoned it and trotted over to Lin Xu, opening its little mouth and meowing,
"MEOW—WOO—"
Lin Xu bent down to rub its big head,
