It was a very normal day. When it was almost noon, Zhang Zian was dealing with customers in the shop and taking care of the aquarium. Even Lu Yi Yun, who was usually only in charge of the cashier, had no time to draw today. Wang Qian, Li Kun, and Jiang Feifei had things to do and could not come today. The school had a freshman welcoming mission for them, so the shop was very short on staff.
As for why the seniors, who were going to graduate in one year, were going to welcome the freshmen instead of sophomores and juniors, it was probably because the seniors had more free time. Other than graduation projects and internships, they had nothing else to do.
Speaking of which, it was the start of school again.
No wonder there seemed to be a little more people with strange accents these two days. They should be parents from other places who sent their children to Binhai University.
These parents usually stayed in Binhai for a few days before going back. They had to see their children settle down with their own eyes before they could rest assured. Then, they would walk around Binhai City with their children, which always brought a lot of business to the shops and hotels near Binhai University. Unfortunately, such good things had nothing to do with Zhang Zian. He had never heard of any parents buying pets for their children because they were afraid that their children would be lonely in college.
It was important to know that the customers of the pet shop were mainly young girls. In high school, parents who were scared of puppy love would have a 180-degree change in their attitudes in college. If their daughter said that college was lonely and boring, the reaction of the parents would most likely be to urge her to find a boyfriend instead of buying a pet. This was especially the case for the daughters of the aunts who were even more lazy to find a boyfriend after getting a pet …
In a few days, these freshmen who had been raised in high school would be so tanned in military training that even their mothers would not be able to recognize them … Generally speaking, this was the case. Occasionally, there would be years when the weather was good and it would be rainy for a few days, and that group of children would be very happy.
This year, this group of children might also be secretly praying for God's blessing.
In terms of solar terms, it was already summer, but the past two days had been particularly sultry and humid.
There had always been more people looking at the pet shop than buying it. In this regard, the aquarium had to be "more". Retired people who had nothing to do often stayed in the aquarium for half a day to enjoy the air conditioning and also to feast their eyes. The business owners could not drive them away. It was finally noon, and the old people went home for lunch. The aquarium's business for the whole morning was zero, so Zhang Zian decided to close the aquarium early. Then, he and Lu Yi Yun each ordered takeout.
After the takeout was delivered, Lu Yi Yun ate slowly and watched the drama while eating. Zhang Zian ate faster. If he was watching the drama, he might have finished eating before the opening song finished, so he held his lunch box and stood outside the door to eat. Didn't they say that eating while standing was good for digestion? At the same time … he could also look at the long-legged beauties passing by.
While he was eating, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching from afar.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Store Manager! Are you eating? "
Little Celery trotted over from the direction of Zhonghua Road Primary School.
She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, carrying a school bag, and her face was covered in sweat from running.
"Hey, Little Celery, good afternoon. Why are you here at this time?" Zhang Zian wondered.
Little Celery stopped and took a few deep breaths. "The school has temporarily suspended classes... The teacher gave us homework and asked us to go home and do it."
"What? Classes were suspended? Why? "
Zhang Zian wondered if something had happened at the school. For example, a bad guy broke in, or a fire broke out.
He looked around and didn't see any smoke coming from the direction of the school, so it shouldn't be a fire.
"Phew …" Little Celery wiped her sweat. "The teacher said that a typhoon is coming. She told us to go home immediately after leaving the school and not to run around. She also said that we would be notified in the parents' WeChat group at night if we were going to school."
"Ah? Typhoon? "
Zhang Zian's heart suddenly sank. "That's not right. I just saw the weather forecast this morning, and the typhoon wasn't heading our way."
In fact, since a few days ago, a tropical cyclone had formed in the South China Sea and was moving northeast. This was the seventh strong typhoon in the western Pacific and the South China Sea this year.
The movement of the typhoon was erratic and difficult to predict. Most of the typhoons had already changed their route to the east before reaching the vicinity of Binhai City, but it was inevitable that there would be some typhoons that didn't follow the usual route.
Just like the previous six typhoons this year, Zhang Zian had been paying close attention to the No. 7 strong typhoon. Every morning, when Old Time Tea watched the news, he would also watch the weather forecast.
Last night, the forecast result was not very optimistic. It said that the possibility of the typhoon landing in Binhai City could not be ruled out. But this morning, the host gave the good news that the typhoon had changed direction, which made him and other people in Binhai City who were paying attention to the typhoon feel relieved.
After that, he was busy the whole morning and didn't pay attention to the weather forecast again.
Little Celery said confusedly, "I don't know. Anyway, that's what the teacher said. The whole school is on vacation, you see …"
She pointed behind her.
Sure enough, a large group of primary school students was flooding out of the school in all directions. Because she was running, she was one step ahead.
Zhang Zian felt the seriousness of the situation.
Little Celery and the others were still in class in the morning, which meant that the school also thought that the typhoon had changed direction and would not threaten Binhai City. Therefore, the students were allowed to go to school as usual. But now the whole school was temporarily suspended. Such a decision must have been made because the typhoon had a new direction.
"Then Little Celery, you should go home quickly," he urged. "The typhoon is very dangerous. Listen to the teacher and don't stay outdoors."
"Okay!" Little Celery nodded and waved. "Then I'm leaving. Brother Store Manager, bye!"
Zhang Zian had lost his appetite. He was about to turn around and go into the house when he thought of something and stopped her.
"Wait a minute, Little Celery. Are your parents home?"
Little Celery's expression seemed a little strange. "My mother is at work."
"Then you …"
Zhang Zian casually wanted to ask if her father was also at work, but suddenly remembered that she seemed to have never mentioned her father. Yes, he had known her for almost a year. She always talked about her mother and never mentioned her father.
In fact, Zhang Zian had some doubts before. Other children were like treasures and often had parents to pick them up, but Little Celery most of the time went to and from school alone. Occasionally, she would go with classmates like Wang Yaning, but he had never seen her parents pick her up.
There could be many reasons for this. For example, a dual-earner family was very busy, and both husband and wife worked on the 996 work schedule. In addition, her grandparents did not live in the city. It was not impossible. But even so, she should not have never mentioned her father.
The divorce rate in modern society was too high, especially for the younger and more aggressive couples. They were not as tolerant as the older generation and often divorced because of a disagreement.
If she was a single-parent family, then it would make sense.
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