Zhang Zian was startled by the sudden flock of birds. He almost crouched down and covered his head like Xinghai did. He was a bit embarrassed when he realized it was just a false alarm. He scratched his head and looked at the employee in front of him.
The employee was wearing a light blue uniform and a light blue cap. He had disposable plastic shoe covers on his shoes and a plastic work ID hanging on his chest. A professional-looking anti-smog mask was hanging on one of his ears. He took off the mask to talk to Zhang Zian. He was quite young, one or two years younger than Zhang Zian. Maybe he had just graduated from college, so he looked very immature.
There was a lot of bird droppings on his plastic shoe covers. Zhang Zian realized that the ventilation in this large aviary was quite good. At least there was no obvious bird droppings smell. There were at least thousands of birds in this aviary. According to the information provided by Sun Xiaomeng, if the ventilation was not up to standard, the PM2.5 concentration would quickly reach a level that was not suitable for humans to live in.
"We are here to buy parrots. Do you have peony parrots?" Zhang Zian asked.
The employee looked away from Fina and Snowy Lionet. He nodded and said, "Yes, but there are many kinds of peony parrots. Which one do you want?"
Which one … Zhang Zian and Guo Dongyue looked at each other. Neither of them could make up their minds. Guo Dongyue's mother didn't have a picture of the parrot she used to raise. They only knew that it was a peony parrot, but they weren't sure which kind it was. It was the first time that Zhang Zian knew that there were many kinds of peony parrots. He thought that they were like British Shorthair cats, and there were only a few kinds of peony parrots. However, it seemed that there were more than that.
"How many kinds of peony parrots do you have here?" Zhang Zian asked.
The employee answered vaguely, "According to the color of their feathers, there are about a hundred kinds."
What the hell!
Zhang Zian was speechless.
Over a hundred kinds of peony parrots? That would take a lot of effort.
He thought there were about a dozen kinds, but there were over a hundred … It seemed that he had underestimated this aviary.
From their facial expressions, the employee guessed that they were not bird enthusiasts, but newbies. The Phoenix House was a very professional bird house. Due to the limited manpower, it was basically only open to bird enthusiasts. There was no time to educate novice bird keepers. Moreover, even if they spent a lot of effort to educate them, they might not be willing to pay for it.
"Gentlemen, we have a lot of birds here. Why don't you think about it first before making a decision?" he said euphemistically.
Zhang Zian knew what Guo Dongyue was thinking. Of course, he couldn't just give up. Otherwise, the ride would have been a waste … Although Guo Dongyue paid for it.
"Can we just look around?" Zhang Zian asked.
A look of disdain flashed across the employee's face. He reluctantly nodded and said, "You can, but we don't have enough manpower. I can't accompany you."
"It's alright, we don't need to accompany you."
"Alright." The employee sighed, took out four brand new disposable plastic shoe covers from his uniform pocket, and handed them to them. "Put these on your shoes, or you'll inevitably step on bird poop."
"Thank you." Zhang Zian and Guo Dongyue took the shoe covers. The shoe covers were also custom-made. They were a thin plastic bag with a rubber band fastening at the ankle. The Phoenix House logo was printed on the side of the shoe covers.
"Also, you can't bring your two cats inside." The employee pointed at Fina and Snowy Lionet, "What if they eat our birds?"
His concern was not unreasonable. As everyone knew, cats were the most terrible killers of birds and small rodents in the city. They were agile and could climb walls and trees. Once a cat attacked a bird, it would be hard for the bird to escape death.
"Don't worry. My cats don't eat raw meat, let alone birds," Zhang Zian promised.
"That's still not okay. Our birds are very expensive." The employee insisted.
Fina ignored the employee and stared curiously at the various birds flying under the glass dome. Snowy Lionet wandered around Fina, waving its claws at the birds that flew too close to it. It was Snowy Lionet's behavior that made the employee worried.
Zhang Zian knew that it would be troublesome to bring Fina and Snowy Lionet here, but he couldn't let them stay outside.
Guo Dongyue, who had been silent since he came in, said, "Can you ask your boss to come over?"
"Sorry, the boss is meeting with a guest," the employee politely refused.
This was a common excuse. Zhang Zian couldn't tell from the expression on the employee's face whether it was the truth or just an excuse.
"I run a pet shop. We are in the same business. Could you please help me?" Zhang Zian tried to get close to him.
The words "pet shop" didn't work. The employee asked them to leave, "Sorry, the boss is really meeting with a guest. If you don't want to leave your cats outside, please leave."
Fina was very unhappy. It didn't want to be insulted like this. If it hadn't promised not to mess around at home, it would have caught a few birds to show him. It stared at the young employee with its green eyes and looked at him with hostility. Feeling Fina's bad mood, Snowy Lionet immediately meowed, its fur stood up, and it fiercely showed its fangs. As long as Fina gave the order, it would rush up and scratch his face a few times.
Although the employee had never had a cat before, as long as he was not blind, he could see that the two cats were angry. He couldn't help but step back, and his face was pale. He didn't understand why these two cats suddenly put on an attacking posture. Could it be that they could understand his words?
Zhang Zian wasn't worried that Fina would be impulsive, but Snowy Lionet might. He walked between Snowy Lionet and the employee, separating them.
"What's going on? What are you doing? "
At this time, two people flashed out from the passage behind the flower rack. The tall middle-aged man in a suit walked over first.
The employee looked back as if he had seen his savior. "Boss Lü, these two people want to visit. I asked them to leave their cats outside, but they wouldn't let me … The cats look so wild, and I'm worried that they might hurt our birds."
Lü Mingyi nodded and smiled at him to show that he understood.
"Are you the manager or the boss here?" Guo Dongyue asked directly.
Lü Mingyi glanced at Fina and Snowy Lionet and said, "I am the boss here, Lü Mingyi. Excuse me …"
Before he finished his sentence, he heard another voice behind him, "Is this the original Egyptian cat?"
Zhang Zian turned his head and saw a plain-looking short and thin middle-aged man behind Lü Mingyi. It was Professor Wei Kang, who he met when he was catching Apprehensive Birds at Binhai University.
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