The three new signatures on the proposal were like a shot in the arm, encouraging Zhang Zian. The significance was no less than when Zhao Qi had walked into the shop for the first time.
This was not because of favors, not because of face, not because of status, and not because of the exchange of benefits. It was purely because of his sincerity in exchange for the other party's trust.
The most important thing was that this greatly increased his confidence. If there was a first time, wouldn't there be a second time?
"How is it, Vladimir? Not bad, right? "He looked at the backs of the three people walking away and laughed.
Vladimir didn't change anything. He looked up at the sky and reminded him vaguely, "We've been out for almost half an hour, and we've only gotten three signatures."
There was still a lot of blank space on the proposal.
"Although it's slow and inefficient, it's very cool! Don't you think so? " Zhang Zian's expression was excited. He swept away his previous depression and said excitedly, "Although Vladimir, you always say that you want to fight with force and not with words, how do I put it … In the past, when I read novels, whether it was classical classics like 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' or modern street novels, I always felt that it was better to win with intelligence or to use words to move the other party than to use force to suppress people. Fighting with force may be faster and more direct, but it's easy to fight for power, but it's hard to sit on it. In the end, you still have to win people over with virtue. "
Vladimir was silent.
"Hello! Do you like pets or small animals? "Zhang Zian saw a white-collar female passing by and quickly walked over to do the same thing. This time, his face was full of confidence. Before this confidence was exhausted, it would probably be able to resist a few more indifferent disregard for him.
Vladimir looked thoughtfully at the bustling street, as well as the people coming and going on the street. It whispered, "Loyalty worries for cats, when have they ever been afraid of being beheaded? The world is red, but who will guard the country? "
It was confident that it could overthrow the rule of humans in a short period of time with a lightning strike, but what would happen after the overthrow? Would it rely on the stray cats to take over this civilization? Or would it watch the glorious civilization created by humans be annihilated in the dust of history?
Vladimir hadn't thought about this problem before. It had always felt that destroying an old world and building a new one was a logical thing to do, but building a new world with the stiff limbs of a stray cat? It would be a new world that was countless times more backward than the current human society. Its productivity would be extremely low, and large beasts would wreak havoc in the world. There would be danger everywhere, and the average lifespan of stray cats would be greatly reduced. Was all of this really what it wanted?
It was not an immortal god. It also had a lifespan. When its body was tired and its temples were filled with memories of autumn, wouldn't its long-cherished wish be wasted?
It was suddenly confused.
"Vladimir?"
Someone was calling it.
Vladimir snapped out of its trance and saw that Zhang Zian was staring at it with concern.
"Vladimir, are you okay?" he asked worriedly. "I called you several times, but you didn't respond."
It shook its head. "I'm fine. I was just distracted for a moment."
"Were you distracted?" Zhang Zian was still worried. "You've been standing there in a daze for a long time. I thought you had a heatstroke."
"Was it a long time?" It tried to clear its mind.
"Well, look, I've collected four more signatures." Zhang Zian let it look at the proposal. Four fresh names and phone numbers appeared on the paper. The handwriting of each name was different. Some were delicate, and some were messy. It was obvious that they were not written by the same person.
"Very good." It forced a smile.
Zhang Zian looked up at the sun. Spring in Binhai City was getting shorter and shorter. It always felt like summer was coming right after winter.
The sun was very strong today. There were no clouds in the sky, and the temperature was rising very quickly. Vladimir's blue-gray fur was very efficient at absorbing heat. He saw that it did not look right and was worried that it had a heatstroke.
"Let's go in and rest. I know the owner of the shop," he said, pointing to the front. It was the Li couple's snack bar.
It did not object.
Zhang Zian led it into the snack bar one after the other.
There was still some time before noon, but the Li's Supreme Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers had already been filled with customers. They occupied two or three tables in the corner and were excitedly playing with the cats with all kinds of toys.
Vladimir saw a few cats in the room and could not help but be stunned.
It had been in the pet shop for some time, and under the influence of what it saw and heard, it basically knew which kind of cats were purebred and which were mixed breeds. It could tell at a glance that the cats in the shop were all mixed breeds that were not worth much. They were all mixed breeds that should only be wandering outside as stray cats.
Although there were occasionally purebred breeds among the stray cats, they basically sneaked out from their owners' homes. They were like families that had fallen from grace. The proportion of the stray cats in the whole population was very low, almost negligible.
Why would these mixed-blood cats appear in this store?
Their fur was shiny and smooth, and it was obvious that they ate well. They were even very fat, and they seemed to be very happy playing with the customers.
Zhang Zian had never brought it here, so of course it did not know the reason.
"Store Manager Zhang! It's been a long time since you came to our small shop! Why are you free today? "Auntie Li greeted him with a smile.
Zhang Zian randomly found an empty table and sat down. He smiled and said, "I just happened to pass by and remembered that I haven't come to take care of your business for a long time, so I came in to sit."
"We are neighbors. Come often in the future when you have time! But you are a busy person now, so I'm really sorry to waste your time … "Auntie Li greeted him, her eyes falling on Vladimir behind him." Yo, this cat is … a stray cat you brought? "
"No, this is just a cat in my shop. I brought it out for a walk today to get it to know the way," Zhang Zian explained.
"Oh!" Auntie Li nodded. "Store Manager Zhang, do you want to eat something?"
It was not yet time to eat, so Zhang Zian was not hungry at all. He was just a little thirsty and a little hot.
He took off his coat and put it aside. "I'm not hungry. Have a cup of sour plum soup, chilled."
"Okay!"
Auntie Li returned to the kitchen, and after a while, she brought out a cup of iced sour plum soup and a plate of dried fish. She placed it on the ground in front of Vladimir. This was her preferential treatment for Zhang Zian. If other customers only ordered a cup of sour plum soup, there would be no dried fish.
"Come, eat," she said to it with a smile.
Vladimir was speechless.
It did not eat dried fish, but it knew how much stray cats liked to eat dried fish.
Auntie Li saw that it did not move and asked in surprise, "Why isn't it eating?"
"It's not hungry. It just ate before it came out …" Before Zhang Zian could finish, he saw Vladimir open its mouth and eat a small dried fish.
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