The System Mistook Me for a Cat

Chapter 4

Chu Tingwu wasn't actually a real kitten!

She had no choice but to lower her head and nuzzle the big cat's belly with her nose tip, then stand up, take two steps back, and continue calling "Mama" in a kitten's tone.

Three Five Five lay on the ground, looking at this suspiciously large cub. Finally, she seemed to make some decision—

The smoky gray tortoiseshell cat stepped closer to the human in front of her, wrapping her tail around her calf, then sprawled on top of her shoe.

This time, Chu Tingwu tried to pick her up. She didn't make any gesture of resistance, just raised her paw to bat at the human's hair.

Chu Tingwu looked at Hang Ling: "Can I adopt her?"

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This was the first time that Little Sun Pet Hospital had adopted out an adult cat that was planned for release.

Once "release" was decided, it basically meant confirming that such cats couldn't live with humans... but this time they encountered an unexpected situation. Hang Ling had never seen this before, so she called the boss.

The owner of Little Sun Hospital quickly rushed over from the hospital. She was a tall middle-aged woman surnamed Yang.

"We don't recommend adopting cats meant for release. It's not that we're worried about humans hurting cats, but that such cats can easily hurt people and become stressed themselves," Sister Yang looked at Chu Tingwu holding Three Five Five. "However, I have seen this kind of situation before—"

It was a stray cat that had injured people before, but before becoming a stray, it was a pet cat. The original owner's family had abandoned the cat, and the owner had been

Surprisingly, this was also part of the "course."

The system was teaching her to make better food for her body... human-cat food.

Chu Tingwu: Do we really have to call it "human-cat"?

She bought a lot of ingredients, but with few leafy greens and many meat products. The system had high requirements for seasonings, so she was forced to examine the ingredient proportions of various seasonings in the supermarket, finally managing to pick up two jars.

[The taste of food is also very important, as it affects the cub's desire to eat. And you're from a species that has high standards for food flavor, so let's use this...]

It had initially wanted to cook by itself—if Chu Tingwu authorized it, the system could control nearby electronic devices—but this planet was too backward. There were no suitable culinary robots, and the ones that could barely be used were expensive and lacked precision control. It was better to let the host do it herself.

But the system felt extremely guilty!

It was bad enough to have a cat raise itself, but to make the cat cook three dishes and a soup? It wasn't a qualified system at all!

Chu Tingwu: "..."

Pretending she hadn't heard anything, she followed the system's guidance and made a meal... The difference from normal dishes was that all the ingredients in this pot were cut very soft and tender. It didn't look great, but the aroma of meat wafted through the air, and the few vegetables mixed in tasted refreshing.

Chu Tingwu couldn't resist trying a spoonful. Meanwhile, the system continued to generate other recipes in her mind, seemingly still unsatisfied. Clearly, it wasn't much of a raising system at the moment, but it could easily transition into a culinary system.

System: "I need some data to determine your preferred tastes!"

It also provided Chu Tingwu with a cat food recipe suitable for a 3-5-5 diet, which only adjusted some ingredient and seasoning proportions compared to her meal. It still smelled delicious, much more tempting than most cat food.

...Well, cat food isn't really meant to be tempting in the first place.

System: "The nutritional conditions are about right, no need for major changes."

Chu Tingwu: "Sounds like I'm much harder to raise than a cat."

That's right, humans are inherently very demanding animals.

The system said kindly: "You're a cub, after all. As a cub, cooking for mommy is already great if you can just make it edible!"

Your standards are ridiculously low.

While eating, Chu Tingwu opened her phone and naturally saw Hang Ling's video post in her friend circle. She followed the account and watched the video that featured herself as a semi-protagonist—

As her finger lightly swiped to refresh, a new comment was liked and rose to the top.

[Amazing! I've always wanted to catch the mother cat family in our neighborhood for adoption, but I could never lure them out no matter what. Those kitten cries and canned food tricks online didn't work at all! Today, out of frustration, I played this video, and the mother cat entered the cage!

The real cat cries online didn't trick her, but a human imitating a cat cry in the video actually worked! I used to think this mother cat was crafty, now I suspect she might be a bit silly...]!