Zhao Qi went out very early today. She planned to go shopping first to buy some urgent things, and then come to the pet shop to ask for local specialties. Then she would meet Shi Shi and start the second round of shopping. She would have lunch outside, and the afternoon arrangements would depend on the situation.
Because it was very early, when she entered the pet shop, she did not expect there to be other customers. If she had known earlier, she would have restrained herself. In front of strangers, she was more willing to behave like a lady, rather than revealing her true nature.
Fortunately, the foundation was thick enough, so even if her face was red, it was not visible.
However, it seemed to indicate that the pet shop's business was getting better and better.
In order to repair her ladylike image, Zhao Qi stopped at the brink of the cliff. Although she was in a hurry, she pretended to be generous and said, "I have something to ask, but you can greet the customers first. I am not in a hurry."
The two young girls, who had already regarded her as a workplace idol, quickly said in panic, "Ah … No, we are not in a hurry. You can go first!"
Thinking that it was early summer, the time when the new batch of college graduates left school one after another, Zhao Qi saw the shadow of herself in the young girls. She judged that they had just moved out of the school dormitory and rented a room outside. It could be that they had just entered the workplace, or they could be revising for the postgraduate entrance exam. In any case, they could finally raise pets in their rented house, so they came to the pet shop on a whim.
Zhao Qi's guess was very accurate. The two young girls were named Wang Yan and Zhou Jiena. They were this year's graduates of Binhai University. They were good friends who lived in the same dormitory and majored in the same major. Although they did not work for the same company, after graduation, they also looked for houses and rented houses together. They chose a house in the middle of their companies, and naturally continued this youth friendship.
Nowadays, young people liked to cloud suck cats and dogs. The two of them were also part of the cloud suck army. Whenever they saw cute cat pictures on Weibo or forums, they could not help but save them.
One day, no one knew who first suggested, "Why don't we buy a cat? We can raise it together! "
As freshmen who had just found a job and were still in the internship period, they had limited financial resources. With the meager salary they received during the internship period, they could barely support themselves after paying the rent. They didn't even have the money to dress themselves up. The cosmetics and skincare products they used were all popular products on Taobao, and their quality couldn't be compared to Zhao Qi's.
Even so, they were considered to be living independently, and they were too embarrassed to ask for money from their parents. They didn't want their parents to worry about them anymore, not to mention asking for money to buy and raise a cat.
Just this past week, they all received a notice from HR telling them that they had successfully passed the internship period and had officially become a member of the company. After becoming a full-time employee, their salary next month would also increase by a lot. Although it still couldn't be compared to the veterans who had been in the workplace for a few years, at least they wouldn't be so strapped for cash.
Although they had not received their next month's salary, Father Ma was very considerate to increase the amount of money they could spend and borrow. They would be able to pay it back when they got their salary next month.
When discussing raising a cat, they also considered adopting, or trying to become a huntress and pick up a stray cat from the streets and parks. But after thinking about it again and again, they still decided to buy a purebred cat out of vanity.
Yes, they admitted that they had vanity. So what if they had vanity?
They used the popular cosmetics and skincare products on Taobao and wore second-hand professional clothes, but there were also high-end goods in the shopping cart that they couldn't afford at the moment. Under the pressure of life and work, whenever they were tired, they could grit their teeth and pull themselves together again by taking a look at the shopping cart.
It was vanity that drove them to work hard. They also wanted to live the quality of life that Zhao Qi had.
In fact, weren't most people like this? Was there a big difference between branded clothes that cost tens of thousands of yuan and Pin Xixi's fake goods? Why did everyone flock to the former like ducks? Because it represented the quality of life.
They wanted to buy purebred cats so that they could get more attention when they took pictures of cats. They also wanted to take beautiful cat photos like those on the Internet, show them to others, and tell themselves that they were living a good life and would be better in the future.
Overall, there was a big difference in the appearance of purebred cats and mixed cats. There were three elements in portrait photography: first, the model must be beautiful; second, the model must be very beautiful; and third, the model must be very beautiful.
It was cruel, but it was very real.
Models with mediocre qualities could not take good cat photos that people would be attracted to.
Therefore, buying a purebred cat was the only choice. The difference was where to buy it — from a cattery, a pet shop, or a domesticated and bred one?
Many friends on the Internet advised them to buy a domesticated and bred kitten. The price was low, there was no pedigree certificate, and it was suitable for raising and playing.
They had some concerns, because most private breeders lived in relatively remote areas, or even in the suburbs. If the two single girls went to see the cats, it would be a bit … unsafe, and it wouldn't be good to always trouble their male classmates to accompany them.
Some private breeders raised a bunch of cats in an apartment building in the city. If they didn't pay attention to ventilation and disinfection, there would be a strong smell in the summer. If insect prevention measures weren't done well, fleas would breed, and it would cause conflicts between neighbors. It was like raising a large flock of pigeons on the roof of a building. It was a typical case of harming others to benefit oneself.
Of course, the neighbors weren't vegetarians. When faced with such a black sheep, once they found out, they would definitely complain to the property management, or even call the police.
In the end, private breeders could only be forced to live in the suburbs or in the countryside in a house with its own courtyard. The distance was not only long, but there were also safety risks.
They entered the pet shop purely by chance, attracted by the two beautiful cats at the door. Since they were already here, they decided to observe the behavior of Zhao Qi, a senior in the workplace, because she seemed to be very familiar with the owner.
Zhao Qi was in a hurry to meet with Shi Shi. Seeing that the two girls insisted on letting her go, she didn't stand on ceremony. She pulled Zhang Zian aside and whispered, "That … about Lan Lan, I have something to ask."
She had always been harsh with her words, and rarely spoke in such a low voice. This made Zhang Zian vigilant, because there must be something wrong if something was out of the ordinary.
"What do you want to ask?" He carefully took half a step back, keeping a distance, and maintained a posture where he could attack or retreat.
What could happen to Lan Lan?
He thought about it. Zhao Qi wouldn't take her British Shorthair out of the house, and she was very careful with it. She only ate imported cat food, so it wouldn't get lost or get food poisoning. What problem could there be?
Was it sick?
That was very possible. People could get sick from eating grains, let alone cats.
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