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“Little Jiang Han can already stand up, but she still can’t walk,” Lady Calico remarked, not forgetting to pass judgment, “Foolish child.”
“If you would take human form more often and walk around in front of her, she’d see and follow your example. But if you always stay in cat form and crawl about in front of her, naturally she’ll just learn to crawl instead.”
“Then if the swallow is always flying in front of her, will she learn to fly too?”
“Lady Calico, don’t argue.”
“Meow? What meow?”
“Nothing.”
“Don’t argue!”
“I mean, Little Jiang Han doesn’t have wings, how could she learn to fly? Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t.” Facing her clear, earnest eyes, Song You regained his patience. “But you both have hands and feet, so naturally she’ll follow your example.”
The calico cat lifted her head high to meet his gaze. “But I do sometimes walk around in human form.”
“Then she’s just learning a bit too slowly.”
“Foolish child!”
“Lady Calico, don’t say that. Children need more encouragement. The more encouragement they have, the more motivated they’ll be.” The Daoist got out of bed, put on his shoes, and rubbed the cat’s head.
“...?”
At those words, the cat’s expression grew serious. She was already looking up at him solemnly, but now her eyes deepened further with gravity.
“Of course,” Song You said sincerely, “I’m...
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