She discussed it with Hu Tao for quite a while.
During this time, Fang Qiu even hesitated about whether to be simple and crude, naming it 'Little White'.
But thinking about it carefully, Little White seemed to be the name of the dog in Crayon Shin-chan...
Speaking of which, in her past life, she watched an anime where the cat was called Dog...
Better change it.
Karyl?
No, that's for the tsundere type...
And it sounds like a Mondstadt name.
Rosemary?
Hmm... Although there was a song in her past life called 'Rosemary', and the lyrics described the elegance of a cat.
But the people of Liyue wouldn't understand the reference...
Although she would be the one calling the cat's name, Hu Tao and the others would call it too.
"Let's just call it Tingyu."
Looking at the white cat that had leaped onto the Jumpy Dumpty, lazily stretched its waist, and curled up into an elegant ball, Fang Qiu couldn't help but recall a pen name she had used in her past life.
It was 'The Cat Who Listens to Rain Alone'.
This name came from a song.
The reason she remembered this author name was that this white cat reminded her of an illustration she had seen.
The rainy season.
Outside the window, heavy rain poured down. A white cat lay prone on the corridor, quietly listening to the rainy scene in the courtyard.
The cat listening to rain.
It had a tranquil feeling.
"Tingyu... 'Listening to Rain'. That seems pretty nice. It seems a bit better than my Sanmi."
Hu Tao held Sanmi and spoke.
"There is no good or bad in names, as long as it contains your fondness for it. Look, Sanmi likes its own name very much."
Fang Qiu smiled and said.
As they spoke, Sanmi bounced up and jumped onto Hu Tao's shoulder.
"True."
Hu Tao smiled.
Tingyu, however, just nestled in the Jumpy Dumpty and raised its eyelids slightly.
After chatting for a while, the people from the pet shop arrived with the goods.
After helping to set up Tingyu's equipment, Hu Tao held Sanmi and led the pet shop staff all the way toward Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
After Hu Tao left, only one person and one cat remained in the room.
Fang Qiu gently picked Tingyu up from the Jumpy Dumpty. It was magical to say; Tingyu's fur was clearly not short, and it had been lying on the Jumpy Dumpty for so long, yet not a single cat hair had fallen off.
Could it be that in this era, not only were human constitutions different, but even cat constitutions were different?
Fang Qiu held Tingyu, sat on the Jumpy Dumpty, and picked up the Teyvat Travel Guide to read.
Tingyu didn't struggle in Fang Qiu's arms either; it adjusted its sleeping position and closed its eyes.
In a flash, four days passed.
Early morning, first light.
A rare heavy fog rose in Liyue Harbor, shrouding the entire harbor in a layer of misty vapor.
Although the fog was thick, the major bookstores in Liyue welcomed an unprecedented gathering of people. Novel enthusiasts gathered in droves at the bookstore entrances.
Wanwen Bookhouse.
"Oh my god, there are too many people. We're going to be busy today."
Looking at the terrifying flow of people downstairs, the hands of several shop assistants trembled slightly.
"This feels like even more people than when Fang Qiu's Sword and Fairy Volume 1 was released last time," another assistant said.
"That's natural... Liyue Publishing House has released a big one this time..."
Ji Fang, the owner of Wanwen Bookhouse, said. Looking at the long dragon of a queue formed by the multitude of novel enthusiasts downstairs, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Although she knew there would be an exceptionally large number of book buyers for this issue, and she had already found temporary workers in advance, she had still underestimated the attraction of this issue's books for the novel enthusiasts.
She hadn't hired enough people...
It seemed there would be no time to read books today.
Downstairs at Wanwen Bookhouse, the crowd was currently buzzing with discussion, the debate heating up.
"This issue is too ruthless. Books from Inazuma, Fang Qiu's new book, the new volume of Records of Jueyun, the new volume of Legend of the Lone Sword... and new volumes from a bunch of top-tier authors are all released in this issue. It can be called a clash of the gods."
"Indeed. I looked at the new book previews yesterday too. There are too many good books in this issue. I want to buy several of the books from Inazuma to read. Going on like this, my wallet can't hold out..."
"It's alright, isn't it? Buying books doesn't cost much Mora."
"You don't know. I bought a pet snake two days ago, and ended up getting bitten by it. It cost thirteen thousand Mora to get cured at Bubu Pharmacy. Luckily my house is close to Bubu Pharmacy and I went in time, so the toxin didn't erode my body excessively. Plus, Doctor Baizhu was on duty. Otherwise, I estimate I'd be lying in bed for half a month."
"Bro, you're a bit hardcore. You even dare to raise poisonous snakes."
"Isn't it because I read Old Thief Fang Qiu's Sword and Fairy? Zixuan in Sword and Fairy is a bit like a snake demon, so I bought one, wanting to wait for it to turn into a great beauty."
"The brother who bought a male cat waiting for it to turn into a catgirl a while ago was already ridiculous enough; you're even more ridiculous."
"Let's not talk about those maybes. are you guys still buying Old Thief Fang Qiu's new book?"
"Not buying, not buying. This Old Thief fed me blades three times in a row. I can't take it anymore."
"Me too, I don't dare to buy it. After reading the ending of Sword and Fairy, I felt terrible for several full days... Every night, I couldn't help but start contemplating the meaning of life."
"I'm still going to buy it! This is a trial. Only by truly achieving a state of no sorrow and no joy can one have the chance to step onto the path of immortality."
"Speaking of which, Fang Qiu's new book seems to be called Your Name, right? This title is so strange?"
"It's not like it's been just a day or two that Fang Qiu's titles are strange."
The crowd discussed spiritedly.
Near the long queue, seven or eight Millelith soldiers holding White Tassel spears were patrolling in pairs, guarding against anyone starting a dispute due to line-cutting.
Downstairs, the tavern.
A woman with a mature, intellectual allure, dressed in a purple cheongsam, stood quietly at the entrance of the tavern holding a glass of wine.
Beside her feet stood a signboard as tall as a person.
Several large characters were written on it.
Wine Aroma Book Viewing Room.
Below the title, there were some small characters writing about the advantages of her book viewing room.
Since the tavern didn't have much business during the day anyway, she had found someone to renovate the tavern a few days ago.
During the day, some areas were cleared out to provide space for novel enthusiasts to read books.
At night, the wall panels isolating the noise would be removed, turning it back into a tavern.
Moreover, for these readers, she had specially customized some aromatherapy that contributed to clearing the mind and calming the spirit, to isolate the smell of alcohol.
Tea and dim sum were also provided.
Her competitiveness was definitely not inferior to those tea houses.
She was also considering whether to cooperate with that dessert shop from Mondstadt, buying some Mondstadt desserts and drinks from them so customers could have more choices.
Watching the long dragon queued up by the book-buying novel enthusiasts, and thinking that there was a book by Fang Qiu again in this issue, she couldn't help but smile faintly, feeling somewhat expectant.
Business today wouldn't be bad.
After reading Fang Qiu's book during the day, the partition walls would be removed directly at night, and they would start drinking immediately.
One tavern earning two portions of money.
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