"Grandpa Tea, let me add some more hot water." Zhang Zian took the kettle and filled Old Time Tea's teapot with hot water.
"Thank you, my friend." Old Time Tea smiled gently.
"Don't mention it. Be careful not to burn yourself. "Zhang Zian carried the teapot downstairs. Judging from Old Time Tea's hearing, he went back to the kitchen and put the kettle back on the counter with a "ding" sound.
Old Time Tea put its front paw near the teapot and felt the warmth from the boiling water.
It was an autumn afternoon. The sun was strong but not dazzling. The wind was gentle but not depressing. Everything was so peaceful.
Old Time Tea squinted its eyes. Its pupils were shining with a noble light.
When one got older, they liked warm things.
The world was warm. The young man was warm.
This was a bright and warm era. All the darkness seemed to have been completely dispelled. At least, it didn't exist in this country — Old Time Tea thought so from the TV.
It was sad, but more than that, it was gratified.
The country would be at peace and the people would be at peace, and the world would be at peace. Wasn't this what countless people with lofty ideals and lofty ideals from ancient to modern times and in all parts of the world had been striving for in their lifetime?
With such a prosperous era, what more could they ask for?
It was a good thing that heroes could not use their skills.
The small conflict that happened in front of the store was solved peacefully.
This was a new era where the country was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace!
Old Time Tea felt that it would spend the rest of its life as an ordinary old cat, curled up on an electric blanket, sipping hot tea, watching TV, and lazily enjoying its old age … This was not bad, really not bad.
It was a pity that it could not leave the store yet. Otherwise, it would really want to go out and see the new era. It wanted to feel the glory of the prosperous era!
Old Time Tea liked this store.
Almost everyone who walked into the shop was full of love, eager to find a partner that they could be satisfied with. When their eyes fell on the cats and dogs in the shop, their eyes would widen for a moment, and then they would radiate happiness. On TV, this was called hormones, or hormones. Humans couldn't feel it, but Old Time Tea could smell it.
Zhang Zian went back downstairs. Seeing that there were no customers, he leaned on the recliner and picked up a book called "Rare Pet Illustrations."
Old Time Tea liked the young man named Zhang Zian.
He is a man of principle. He introduced different pets to the customers, introduced their advantages, and did not hide their disadvantages. This sometimes made him lose business, but even so, he would still do it when the next customer came.
He was a benevolent person. He gave the dogs and cats to different customers and told them how to take care of them. He even printed them on paper and gave them to customers.
He was a man with dreams. When there were no customers, he would lie on the recliner and be despised by Queen Fina while thinking about his little dream — to renovate the shop. He and Queen Fina were counting the money, arguing about how much they needed to save to pay for the renovation. He giggled foolishly and described how it should be decorated and where everything should be placed.
This was an era where everyone had the right to dream!
This was an era where dreams could come true!
Even when he was talking to Old Time Tea, an old cat that occupied his space, his attitude was no different than when he was talking to Queen Fina and Galaxy. He was even more respectful and polite.
Old Time Tea had an inexplicable urge to forge a deeper relationship with this young man several times, but it had forcibly suppressed the urge.
It was not necessary.
It told itself that it was not necessary!
This was a beautiful era where the prince who broke the law was treated the same as the commoners.
On TV, no matter how powerful an official was, once he broke the law, he would be publicly tried and thrown into prison.
With its little ability, it was not necessary to show it off. It was just a joke.
Let bygones be bygones.
"Master! We followed your instructions and wrote down all the IDs on the forum that called you 'Mr. Luan Store Manager', 'Sexual Harassment Store Manager' and 'Swindler Store Manager'! "Wang Qian and Li Kun ran in breathlessly.
"Good job!" Zhang Zian rubbed his palms together. "What about the one that called me 'Hottie Store Manager'?"
"This …" Wang Qian and Li Kun looked at each other.
"We can have that," Zhang Zian said seriously.
"I really don't have that …" Wang Qian and Li Kun looked sad.
Old Time Tea liked Zhang Zian's friends.
Whether it was Sun Xiaomeng, the cute Little Celery, the energetic Snowy, or the clowns, they were all kind-hearted young people.
In this infinitely beautiful light, there were also some unpleasant black spots.
Old Time Tea felt the malice from some people more than once. The malice was released in the form of hormones. Human beings could not detect it, but Old Time Tea knew. Queen Fina could probably smell it too. However, Queen Fina was too young, too arrogant, and had too little experience. Her understanding of the ways of the world was not as thorough as Old Time Tea.
As for Xinghai … Old Time Tea tilted its head and looked at the Lucky Cat that was happily playing with the kittens.
Old Time Tea never knew what Xinghai was thinking. Xinghai seemed to be carefree and happy every day. However, Old Time Tea felt that Xinghai's eyes could see through everything. Could Xinghai not detect the malice from those people? Otherwise, why didn't it tell Zhang Zian? Or … Xinghai already knew the direction of history and knew that those people would not pose a threat to Zhang Zian? It was possible. After all, this was a new era of civilization and law abiding.
Those people disguised themselves as customers and walked into the shop. They looked like they were observing the pets, but in fact, they were secretly looking at the furnishings and layout of the shop. There was also someone who did not walk into the shop at all. He just observed the shop from afar for several days.
The wind blew the rotten smell of that person into Old Time Tea's nose. It was familiar with this smell. It was the smell of rats that had been living in dark gutters forever.
How could it be?
In such a bright era, why hadn't those red-eyed and bloodthirsty rats gone extinct?
Old Time Tea did not understand. It hoped that it was wrong.
Maybe this was the "early stage" that Zhang Zian had mentioned. Maybe in a few years, these unpleasant spots would disappear.
Old Time Tea hoped so. It hoped that this was a dream that would never disappear.
Or else …
If this era was not as beautiful and bright as it was shown on TV …
If someone wanted to destroy the warmth in the shop …
Old Time Tea looked down at its paws. There was a sharp blade hidden in it that had not come out for nearly a hundred years.
A hero was past his prime, but still a hero.
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