For several days, no one in the neighborhood was looking for a cat.
Mrs. Jiang also inquired during her walks, but no one seemed to have lost a cat.
Moreover, the cat Anning picked up was just a local cat, not any kind of expensive breed, so it was likely someone's unwanted pet.
Since nobody was looking for it, the cat settled down at the Jiang family's home.
When Jiang Anping came home from school after staying there for two days, she found an extra cat in the house. She was a girl who really liked cats, so she instantly fell in love with it, feeding the small calico cat with lots of food, giving it a bath, and playing with it.
Seeing her happy, Mrs. Jiang dropped the idea of giving the cat away.
Jiang Anping even gave the cat a name: Xiao Hua.
The name was quite plain, and when Jiang Anping chose it, Anning clearly saw a hint of anger and resistance in the cat's eyes.
Anning just smiled and didn't say anything.
