Uncle Li was stunned for a while and looked at Little Celery in surprise. How old is this little girl? She wants to buy a pet? Did she come with the adults in her family?
Little Celery was very shy and said timidly, "I just look, I don't buy..."
Her voice was very low, almost like the buzzing of a mosquito. Uncle Li's ears were not very good, so he could only bend down and ask loudly, "What did you say?"
Little Celery shrank behind Zhang Zian again, and her voice became even lower, "I mean... I just look, I don't buy."
From the first time they met, Zhang Zian had thought that Little Celery was a particularly lively and cheerful child. He had even worried that she would be deceived by strangers on the street because of her cheerfulness. But now it seemed that her cheerfulness and cheerfulness were only directed at acquaintances. She was still quite wary of strangers.
If Zhang Zian didn't run the pet shop left by his parents, and if Little Celery didn't often come to the pet shop to play, she would probably also be wary of Zhang Zian.
Zhang Zian answered for her, "Uncle Li, she said that she just looks, she doesn't buy."
"Oh, just looks, I don't buy..." Uncle Li straightened his back and murmured.
He admired Zhang Zian's patience. All businessmen knew that customers who only looked, but never bought, were the most annoying. If the customers were carefully selecting and comparing, at least they would have a glimmer of hope. However, if the customers were sure that they would never buy, very few people would be able to control their temper, and 80% of them would drive the customers away. He tried to imagine that if someone came to ask how much the skewers cost every day, but never bought them, he would probably be angry with that person in a few days.
Zhang Zian looked into the fruit shop and saw that the original fruit shelves and display cabinets had been removed. The shop was empty, but the original fruit shop sign was still hanging. He asked, "Have you moved in?"
"We just moved in today. The renovation team will be here soon. After some simple cleaning, the shop will officially open in two days," he said expectantly.
"Where is Aunt Li?"
Uncle Li pointed at the shop randomly, "She is busy inside, sweeping the floor and cleaning the windows... I told her to wait until the renovation is finished, but she didn't listen."
Zhang Zian nodded and did not say anything, but he still remembered it in his heart. He was going to send a red packet to them on the official opening day. Although the red envelope wouldn't contain much money, it was still a token of appreciation.
"By the way, give this to me. I'll bring it back to you later." He took the foam insulated box from Uncle Li.
"How could I …" Uncle Li wanted to decline, but Zhang Zian still took it.
Because it occupied his hands, Zhang Zian put the insulated box under his armpit and declined Little Celery's offer to help him carry it. He said to Uncle Li, "You must be very busy preparing for the opening. You can go back first. I'll come to pick it up every day in the future.
Little Celery followed behind Zhang Zian, looking back from time to time. When they were a little further away, she asked, "Brother Store Manager, who is this grandpa?"
"You've never seen it before? Oh, you always have breakfast at home, right? "Zhang Zian asked casually as he walked.
"Yes, my mother made it for me."
"No wonder I envy Little Celery, who can eat without doing anything... That grandpa and his wife run a breakfast stand, and they also sell barbecue skewers at night." He patted the foam insulated box, "These are the barbecue skewers I ordered from him because my cats are too picky. Now they bought the fruit store and are going to open a small restaurant. "
Soon, he and Little Celery returned to the entrance of the pet shop. He gave the insulated box and the self-sealing plastic bag to Little Celery and took out the key to open the shutter door.
With a clatter, he pushed the shutter door open.
"Wow!" Little Celery was shocked. "Brother Store Manager, your shop …"
She saw that the glass door of the pet shop was gone. There were a lot less things in the shop, and the number of cats and dogs had also decreased.
Zhang Zian explained, "It's okay. I'm going to renovate the shop and temporarily put the cats and dogs in another place. But your hamster and lop-eared rabbit are still here."
"Renovate … I know renovate. When my aunt's house was renovated, the whole family moved out to rent a house." Little Celery was relieved.
"Yes, that's right. I'm going to renovate the shop and make it look better. More customers will come and the pets will live a more comfortable life, "Zhang Zian explained patiently.
He took the insulated box from Little Celery, "I'll feed the cats. You can go whisper to the hamster and the lop-eared rabbit."
"Hey! How did Brother Store Manager know that I was whispering to them? "She shyly covered her face with her hands.
"Don't worry. I didn't eavesdrop. The cats in my shop told me." Zhang Zian looked at her and thought that she must be whispering to the hamster and the rabbit that even her parents didn't know about.
He opened the lid of the insulated box and put the meat on the bamboo skewers into Fina's and Old Time Tea's food bowls. Then he took a new bowl for Cat from the Book.
"How come it's cooked? Where's the fresh meat? "Snowy Lionet could smell that it was not the fresh meat it liked.
"Make do with it. Don't be picky. I will prepare fresh meat for you next time," Zhang Zian said, "I was in a hurry today. I didn't have time to tell them."
"No, I only eat fresh meat!" Snowy Lionet was angry.
"There is only barbecue. You can starve if you don't want to eat it. Fina also eats barbecue. "Zhang Zian put Fina's food bowl on the highest cat tree. Fina was drooling and started eating immediately.
There was a layer of tin foil on the bottom and sides of the insulated box to increase the thermal insulation and prevent the barbecue skewers from touching the plastic. The skewers were still warm when they were taken out, but not too hot, which was the best time to eat them.
Snowy Lionet raised its head. Seeing that Fina was enjoying the food, it wagged its tail happily.
"Then … I will also eat chicken. I am a loyal servant of Queen Fina!" Snowy Lionet hesitated for a long time and finally made up its mind.
Zhang Zian put Fina's food bowl on the cat tree, "Go ahead."
First, Snowy Lionet moved its nose closer and sniffed, then wrinkled its face. But in the end, either because it was hungry or because of its love for Fina, Snowy Lionet started to nibble on the food.
Zhang Zian turned around and saw Little Celery, who was stunned.
He touched his face and looked down at his clothes. He didn't understand why she was so surprised.
"Wow! Brother Store Manager is talking to the pets? " She was standing next to the hamster and lop-eared rabbit display case. Her big eyes were sparkling, as if she had seen something new and interesting.
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