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It was over on Friday. The weather was gloomy, hot and restless, covered with gray clouds, and lightning was rolling in it. The rain spilled and filled the entire city.

The entrance of Qingcheng No. 5 Primary School was bustling with parents and private cars picking up students. Meng Ning followed the girls in the same class with an umbrella and walked through the crowd.

In the midsummer, in addition to being stuffy, she also smelled a strong smell of rain, and her school uniform stuck to her back, which was extremely uncomfortable, and she couldn't tell whether it was rain or sweat.

The shops on the corner of the street were very lively, and students were scrambling to buy snacks and stickers. The latest battle cards and game consoles, whether they were marshmallows, pot cakes, or puffed snacks, were all delicious foods after school, not to mention the pancake and fruit shop, which had long queues early.

I originally wanted to go to a stationery store to buy a good-looking notebook, but I didn't expect there were so many people. Several little girls wandered around the door, looked at each other and retreated.

A girl sneered: There are so many people, why don’t we go shopping next time…

Another girl with short hair responded: That is, I don’t know if I can come out alive when I go in, or go home to watch TV.

The two watched Meng Ning together and listened to her opinions.

Looking at the dense black footprints on the tiles stairs of the store door, Meng Ning felt very dirty and nodded quickly, expressing his agreement.

When she reached the intersection of her separation, there was the subway entrance on the left and the bus stop on the right. She smiled sweetly at her friend and waved goodbye.

Since my home is very close to the school, with only two streets and half a vegetable market, Meng Ning walked slowly forward, enjoying the weekend without cram school, thinking about watching TV or playing games when he went home.

When she was waiting for the red light, she felt bored. She turned her transparent umbrella, stared at her head, and watched the rain slide down from the top. Suddenly she heard someone behind her say: What is this?So dirty and disgusting Ah...

Hello, are you dead?

It seems to be still angry, but it's almost dead

She looked in the sound and found that several boys from the same school were standing at the sewer entrance between the croquette shop and the grocery store. They were laughing and playing while kicking something on the ground, making a noise.

What are they doing?

Meng Ning looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but become curious. When the green light came on, the boys pushed each other, discarded the branches and ran across the road, she walked carefully.

I saw a cardboard box exposed wherever they walked, and was washed away by water and could not cover the things in the box at all. A ball of black stuff was exposed, and the four claws were tightened, curled up, blocking the water flow, but it was so pity-like, like a big rat full of scalyx.

Meng Ning tilted his head and observed for a long time. Based on the pair of pointed ears on the top of the object, he completely confirmed that this was a cat.

A layer of oil floated in the puddle on the ground, and was beaten by rainbow drops, showing a rainbow halo. If she were usually good, she would think it was beautiful. At this moment, she was soaked on her thin body, wet and greasy, revealing many scars and pustules on her hair, mixed with a few strands of blood, which was both hideous and disgusting.

...Hey, are you still alive?

She squatted down to cover the wild cat with rain, plucked up the courage, and poked the other person's body with his finger.

The head seemed to be tilted by the water, his eyes were half-closed, his body was also cold, and there was almost no temperature.

It was getting late, and the green lights were on again. Pedestrians crossed the road in waves. The world was cold and rushing, and no one paid attention to what was happening in the small corner.

After squatting for a while, Meng Ning's legs became sore and her eyes were filled with stars, but she didn't care about so much. She gently stroked the head of the savage cat, and her fingers were covered with coldness.

It should be helpless...

Sighing, she took out a small silk parfait from her bag, wrapped it around it, picked it up under a tree on the side of the road, learned the style of the monks in the TV series, folded her hands together, and recited a few words of Amitabha Buddha, hoping that the other party would go well.

In order to survive, it must have used all its strength.

However, just as Meng Ning was about to leave, an extremely weak meow came from behind, with anger as if she was wandering her hair, hoarse and weak, she penetrated the rain curtain, as if she had used all her strength, and inexplicably touched her heart.

Meng Ning thought he had heard it wrong at first, so he continued to move forward until he heard another sound before stopping and looked back...

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Standing in the elevator, looking at the changing numbers, Meng Ning held the veil in both hands, feeling uneasy, pulling back and forth between regret, hesitation and a sense of justice.

She was really crazy and couldn't bear to pick it up. She usually got some small fish and shrimps and brought them home to raise them, but this time she was a cat and looked so ugly. I wonder if my mother would be angry...

Seeing the little thing half-opening of her eyes looking up at her, she forced a smile and comforted her softly: It will be fine soon, you can bear it anymore, and I will immediately ask my mother to take you to the doctor when I get home. She is so happy, and she will definitely agree to save you...

The leper cat looked depressed, slowly curled up its back, hooked its claws on the veil, and its tail swayed slightly, as if it understood her words.

Although it is covered in scars and has no good hair on its body, it emits a strange smell, but its eyes are pretty, green and clear, like some kind of jade with excellent water head.

Ye Yun, who had just finished making the beef pot, walked out of the kitchen and saw her daughter bringing an ugly thing that was almost dead and smelly. She even put it on the living room coffee table and wrapped it in a bath towel. She immediately frowned and was very dissatisfied, asking her to throw it out immediately.

Mom doesn't want it, wouldn't it be nice if you don't drive it out? Animals are our good friends... Meng Ning was anxious when he heard this, and looked at his mother with tears in his eyes and begged repeatedly.

Ningning, it’s useless. Look at the cat’s appearance, it’s impossible to survive tonight. The weather is so hot now, and it’s covered in wounds. It’s probably maggots have grown in its body... Ye Yun was determined, and looked at the savage cat with a look of disgust and sentenced to death directly.

Hearing the quarrel between mother and daughter, Meng's father walked out of the study and saw that his daughter's eyes were red and she was holding a bath towel tightly. He was extremely aggrieved and asked: What's wrong? What happened on the weekend?

When he showed the small animal in his arms to his father, Meng Ning felt sad and said softly: Dad and Mom, please, when I picked it up, it was kicked around on the street like a ball, and poked it with a branch. It had no choice but to ask me for help.

She paused, her eyes drifted from her mother to her father, and continued to speak: Don’t you always say that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda?Didn’t it mean that you should help and refuse indifference when you see injustice?Why do every adult say and do differently...

When talking about the emotional part, the girl's tears fell, and even her shoulders began to tremble.

Seeing his daughter so sad, Ye Yun softened her heart, looked at her husband helplessly, and fell into silence.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to save her, but it’s useless to save her like this…

Knowing what his wife meant, Meng's father squatted down and hugged Meng Ning's shoulder, trying to explain, Ning Ning, what you said makes sense, saving lives is correct, but it's not that we are not kind, nor that we are unwilling to help, but sometimes, there are too many such things in the world. We are not gods, we don't have so much energy, and we can't help. We can only protect ourselves and our family first, and are forced to become indifferent. Besides, the cat's situation...

He looked at the creature that was curled into a ball in his daughter's hand and asked: Do you think it can be saved in this situation?

Meng Ning listened to him and hiccupped her crying. She lowered her head and stroked the ugly cat's neck, and asked in a low voice: I, I don't know, but it wants to live and has a strong will to survive.Let’s try it out, how can we know if it hasn’t been cured?Even if it fails, it will die tonight, which is better than if we do nothing...

Seeing that her parents all had a serious expression, but they were a little looser than before, and there was a possibility of persuasion, she took advantage of the situation to increase her efforts: Then...will you help this time?We take it to the hospital for examination, and maybe it won't die... If you are worried that it will cost you a lot of money...

Meng Ning seemed to suddenly remember something, gently put down the ugly cat, wiped his tears, ran back to the room, held a passbook and turned to the latest page.

These... are all New Year's money I have saved for many years, and I am using it as medical expenses. I won't spend your money...

Seeing that the two parents were silent, Meng Ning squeezed his face into a ball, biting his lip, and continuing to add conditions.

If it is not enough... then I will advance my pocket money first. I can avoid using it for several years. As long as I can save his life, please...

Looking at his stubborn daughter, Ye Yun sighed and finally let go.

Lao Meng, you go down and drive, find the nearest pet hospital, you need a reliable large animal hospital, and don’t have a small clinic, I will bring my bank card with me...

The family meeting finally came to an end, and the three of them went out to save the ugly cat at all costs.