Zhang Zian didn't know where Little Celery lived. He only knew that she came from the north, so he walked north after he left the shop.
When he was about to reach the intersection, he saw Little Celery running towards him with a small bag of dried fruits.
Today, Little Celery's two pigtails were pointing in the direction of 10 o 'clock and 3 o' clock.
"Little Celery!" He waved his hand.
"Wow! It's Brother Store Manager! "Little Celery was so surprised that she covered her mouth and shouted.
"Be careful when you cross the road," he reminded her.
"Okay! I know! "Little Celery nodded. When the light on the sidewalk turned green and the traffic came to a complete stop, she carefully observed the cars around her as she ran across the road.
"Brother Store Manager, why didn't you stay in the shop?" Little Celery ran to him and asked, "Who will take care of the pets?"
Zhang Zian squatted down and said, "Actually... I have something to do these few days, so I will ask someone to take care of the shop."
Little Celery nodded, "I know! Mom said that adults have a lot of things to do and are very busy. Don't worry, Brother Store Manager. I can also help. I can sweep the floor! "
Zhang Zian smiled, "No need. I am here to tell you not to come here for a few days. "
"Why?" Little Celery looked in the direction of the pet shop.
"Because the person who will take care of the shop hates children. If Little Celery goes there, she will definitely be scolded. It doesn't matter. I will finish my work in a few days, and then you can come to the shop to play, "Zhang Zian explained.
"Little Celery won't make trouble..." she frowned and said reluctantly.
"I know, Little Celery is a good girl, not a naughty one. But it has nothing to do with making trouble. That person just hates children, indiscriminately. So, Little Celery, wait for a few days. I will ask that person to take good care of the hamster and the lop-eared rabbit, "he comforted her.
"When will Brother Store Manager come back?"
Zhang Zian thought for a moment, "Little Celery, is this the only way to school?"
She nodded.
"When I come back, I will wait for you here like I did today. Before that, Little Celery, don't go to the pet shop. That person is very scary when he is angry. Maybe he will vent his anger on the hamster and the lop-eared rabbit. "
This sentence was very effective. Little Celery immediately opened her eyes wide and nodded vigorously, "Little Celery knows! I'll wait for Brother Store Manager to come back! "
"Alright, it's good that you know. Hurry up and go to school, it's getting late." He patted her little head.
"Goodbye, Mr. Store Manager!" Little Celery waved her hand and trotted away.
"Stop waving. Look at the road ahead! Be careful not to fall! "Zhang Zian shouted.
"Yes!"
Little Celery was easy to fool. Zhang Zian felt a little superior in terms of intelligence.
He hesitated for a while and decided not to tell Sun Xiaomeng. She usually only stopped in front of the pet shop in the morning. Sometimes she didn't stop, so it wasn't dangerous. If she saw through his lies, it would be troublesome.
He decided to delay the opening of the shop for the next few days until 9 o 'clock, when all the surrounding shops were open.
Zhang Zian walked back. When he was about to reach the door of the shop, he saw that the breakfast stand across the street had opened.
He crossed the road, found a chair, and sat down. "Please give me a big bowl of wontons."
"Alright! Wait a minute. "
The middle-aged couple in charge of the breakfast stand was in charge of cooking, and the other was in charge of collecting money. They cooperated very well, and there was no need for them to talk. Zhang Zian heard other customers call them "Uncle Li" and "Aunt Li," but he didn't know whose surname was Li.
After a while, Aunt Li put a big bowl of wontons in front of Zhang Zian.
He paid.
The proprietress took the money, but didn't leave.
"Young man," she whispered, "Did you offend someone?"
Zhang Zian raised his head in surprise.
The proprietress was wearing a mask. She was about 40 or 50 years old. Her cheeks were tanned by the sun, and a few strands of messy hair escaped from her hair clip, swaying in the wind.
"My husband and I saw it this morning, but please don't blame us. We don't want to cause trouble," she said apologetically.
Zhang Zian waved his hand. "Why would I blame you? I'm a local, and I don't want to cause trouble."
He looked around, and there was only him and another young man in the breakfast stand. He said, "Please sit down and talk."
The proprietress sat across from him, sighed, and said, "Young man, you're the manager of the pet shop across the street, right?"
Zhang Zian nodded while eating the hot wonton with a spoon.
"It's not easy to open a shop these days. If there's no one to protect you, you'll be in trouble if you offend someone." The proprietress kept sighing. "Back then, my husband and I …"
She wanted to say something, but stopped. She looked around as if she was scared, and whispered, "My husband and I used to open a restaurant in another city, and our business was good. Later, we offended someone, and the restaurant was smashed. They even threatened us that if they saw us again, they would destroy us …"
"We were scared. We were just ordinary people, and we couldn't afford to offend them. But we couldn't do anything else, so we had to leave our hometown and come here to open a breakfast stand …" The proprietress wiped her tears as she spoke.
Zhang Zian had a mouthful of wonton in his mouth, but he couldn't swallow it.
Who would want to open a shop on the street if they could? They would be exposed to the sun and rain, and they would be chased away by the city management …
"Young man, listen to me. Don't go against them. I think you went to college. It's not a bad idea to work in a company instead of opening a shop. If you really want to leave, wait for a few years, and wait for the storm to pass. Those people are mad dogs, and they bite whoever they catch. If you get bitten by them, there's no way to reason with them … "
Zhang Zian swallowed the wonton with difficulty, and asked, "Auntie, do you think I offended someone?"
The proprietress slapped her thigh and said, "Of course! If you didn't offend anyone, why would they come looking for trouble? There are so many shops on the street, why didn't they go to other shops, but waited in front of your door? Think about it, don't you think so? "
Before the proprietress reminded him, Zhang Zian didn't think about it at all. After what had just happened, his mind was in a mess. He was thinking about how to prevent Little Celery and Sun Xiaomeng from getting involved, and try to minimize the damage. He thought that today's incident was an isolated incident, and it was purely because of bad luck. But if what the proprietress said was right, then …
He thought of Chen Taitong, and the vicious look that Chen Taitong gave him before he left.
So that's why …
But he still couldn't figure it out.
Even if he knew the reason, what could he do?
Zhang Zian couldn't help but think about what had happened not long ago. The warning from the man in the trench coat and Xiao Yan had come true like a prophecy.
He was still too naïve.
The saying, "The business world is like a battlefield," was indeed true!
The proprietress had seen some clues from his facial expression. She knew that Zhang Zian had figured out who was behind it.
She said sympathetically, "Young man, don't go against them. You won't have a good ending, unless you have connections, but I don't think so …"
The customer, who looked like a student, finished his wonton and left.
She sighed again, and didn't say anything else. She stood up to clean up the dishes.
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