I have been adopting an orange cat for 5 years, but I am afraid of taking it home for fear of objection from a 90-year-old man. As a result, everyone has become cat slaves.

Pet     8:20am, 26 October 2025

If you are still studying, if you first say that you want to raise a cat or a dog, you will usually be opposed by your family, and you will spend money and time to get dirty. An owner has raised an orange cat for 5 years, but he has never dared to take it home because his grandfather objected. It wasn't until one day that she brought the cat Ciao home to celebrate the New Year. Unexpectedly, her grandfather not only did not dislike it, but said, "Golden cats are good, they bring wealth!", which made the owner feel relieved. It’s really a blessing to get the approval of my family for raising a cat.

Eleven years ago, the owner Sellin adopted an orange cat Ciao. However, because her family objected and believed that the little white socks on the cat’s feet would bring misfortune, she kept the orange cat outside and did not dare to bring it home to meet her family. When the owner was preparing for the exam, he once asked Ciao to be fostered, but he was too scared to eat or drink, and the owner was too scared to let Ciao be fostered in a pet shop. The owner also tried leaving Ciao in the care of a friend, but it was still too anxious and peed in the friend's closet, which frightened the owner so much that he never dared to trouble his friend again.

During the Chinese New Year in the past five years, the owner can only put Ciao in the house he rents, and then secretly take a car back to see it every two days so that it will not be too afraid of loneliness. During the Spring Festival 6 years ago, the owner was running back and forth to take care of the cat as usual. Seeing how hard her daughter was working, the mother said, "Why don't you take the cat home and take care of it?" This made the owner so happy that he put an auspicious red scarf on Ciao before going home.

After returning home, the owner carefully let the cat out of the cage. Then Ciao explored around and unexpectedly bumped into his 90-year-old grandfather. After seeing Ciao, my grandfather, who was originally opposed to raising cats, actually said relaxedly: "Oh! It's such a big cat. It's a golden cat. It brings wealth!" After hearing this, the owner breathed a sigh of relief, and he no longer has to run around like this during the New Year.

Not only grandpa, but other family members were also quickly conquered, thanks to Ciao's cleverness and well-behavedness. It knows how to measure its limits very well and will not go in where the family does not let it in. I knew my grandpa had mysophobia, but I never entered his room even if the door was wide open. He also treats his older grandpa differently from others. He won't be excited or act coquettishly, but will quietly accompany him to sleep next to him. Grandpa now also deliberately opens the window to let Ciao sunbathe. The owner's mother has also become a standard cat slave. Not only will she put towels under the wardrobe and chairs to make Ciao lie more comfortable, but she will also crush fruits into puree for her to eat.

It took this owner 5 years to go from hiding with the cat to the point where his family now loves the cat. Did you have a smooth time bringing your cat home? How long did it take for the family to move from opposition to acceptance?