Zhang Zian made the decision to temporarily give up on the first easy path and try to find other solutions. In any case, he could not give up his previous efforts just like that.
"Little Celery, tell Mr. Store Manager in detail. What is going on?" he squatted down and asked seriously.
Little Celery raised her head and found that the usual calmness and smile had reappeared on her brother store manager's face.
She felt a little relieved, but she still asked carefully, "Mr. Store Manager, do you not blame me?"
"Why should I blame you?" Zhang Zian asked, "You did nothing wrong. Okay, Little Celery, tell me in detail. What did your classmates say about you? "
Hearing Zhang Zian's words, Little Celery's face turned gloomy. The tears in her eyes gradually evaporated. She mumbled, "Yesterday, after school, I stayed with a few classmates to discuss what to perform for the school anniversary. I suggested performing a fairy tale."
"What fairy tale? The Wizard of Oz? " Zhang Zian remembered that when he was a child, he also performed in the school anniversary. At that time, he participated in The Wizard of Oz and successfully played an important role in it, which was a tree on the side of the road.
"No, no … It was a fairy tale that we made up ourselves …" Little Celery said shyly.
Seeing her like this, Zhang Zian guessed that this original fairy tale might have been made up by Little Celery, or at least participated in the creation process.
"That's good. What happened next?" he asked.
Little Celery paused and said embarrassedly, "The fairy tale was about … the pets in a pet shop … all of them could talk and became everyone's friend …" Then she blushed.
"Oh, I see," Zhang Zian said thoughtfully.
"Mr. Store Manager, will you laugh at me?" Little Celery seemed to care a lot about this and asked seriously.
Zhang Zian did not laugh. He suddenly felt a little emotional. He had not realized it, but in fact, he was living in a fairy tale world!
In his small world, pets could talk, do things beyond common sense, help people, become friends, and even develop deeper feelings. If this was not a fairy tale world, then what was it?
Every day, he waited on Fina and Snowy Lionet from morning to night, brought tea and water to Old Time Tea, played hide-and-seek with Galaxy, and listened to Richard's nagging. Although he didn't say it out loud, sometimes he was annoyed. However, this was something that many people were envious of. They were willing to give up everything in exchange for his life.
How desirable, a pet shop that should only exist in fairy tales.
"I won't laugh at you." He answered Little Celery seriously, "A pet shop in a fairy tale... sounds interesting. If it can be rehearsed, it will be a good show."
"Really?" Her eyes lit up when she got Zhang Zian's approval.
"Really," he said. "Don't your classmates like this show?"
"Woo..." Little Celery was depressed again. "Yeah, some of the girls liked it, but the boys..."
"What's wrong with boys? He had more or less guessed it. Boys at this age probably don't like fairy tales anymore. They prefer shows like Ultraman fighting little monsters.
"Yeah..." She nodded. "Yi Le in our class took the lead and objected. He said it was too childish and that pets can't talk. As soon as he said that, a few other boys followed suit. The female students who were originally on my side no longer spoke up for me … "
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zian interrupted her. "Who did you say took the lead?"
Little Celery was stunned. "Yi Le. The teacher said he was the most mischievous kid in our class..."
Yi Le?
The name sounded familiar to Zhang Zian. He thought about it carefully. Wasn't this the naughty kid who was almost hit by a car in front of the store? He was Little Celery's classmate? Naughty kids were naughty kids. A leopard never changes its spots. After he complained to his mother in front of the store, he came to bully Little Celery!
"So, have you decided on the show?" he asked.
"Not yet... We just talked about it yesterday. We didn't make a final decision," she whispered. "Yi Le and the boys proposed to perform something called Glory of the Dead at the school anniversary. I don't understand..."
Damn! These naughty kids. It's okay if they play games. At most, adult players will complain that primary school students are on vacation. But now they want to perform games at the school anniversary? If I don't teach these naughty kids a lesson, I'll have to wait until the New Year! Especially that Yi Le, he's so naughty!
Thinking of this, Zhang Zian had an idea. He said to her, "Little Celery, didn't they say that pets can't talk? One day after school, you can take them to the pet shop and let them see if the pets can talk. What do you think? If they can hear the pets talk, they won't oppose your show, right? "
"Oh! Can I? Can I really bring my classmates? "Little Celery asked incredulously," Won't it be troublesome, Mr. Store Manager? "
"It's okay. I'm not happy that they questioned my store. I'll use this opportunity to show them what I'm capable of," Zhang Zian patted his chest and said. He decided to show off in front of the primary school students.
"Great! I've been wanting to bring my classmates here for a long time, but I've always been worried that Mr. Store Manager would be annoyed … "The haze on Little Celery's face had completely disappeared. She was talking to herself excitedly, wondering when she should come.
"Little Celery, it's getting late. You should go to school first." Zhang Zian looked at the time and reminded her, "You and your classmates are always welcome to come here."
Little Celery looked down at the children's electronic watch on her wrist, "Ah, it's already so late... Mr. Store Manager, I'm leaving. Bye!"
She became the energetic Little Celery again. She waved at Zhang Zian and trotted away.
Zhang Zian held the foam insulated box in his arms and watched her cross the road safely. He didn't go back to the shop until she disappeared around the corner.
"Why are you so late? I'm starving! "Fina complained as soon as she saw him.
Snowy Lionet immediately echoed, "Stinky men are unreliable!"
"Sorry, sorry. I met an acquaintance on the way." Zhang Zian was in a good mood. He said a few perfunctory words and put the meat on the skewers into their food bowls. Under the temptation of the barbecue, Fina and Snowy Lionet temporarily stopped talking. They jumped down from the cat tree and started eating.
Zhang Zian put the foam insulated box aside and went to find Richard.
"I want to mess with people. Are you interested?" he said simply and straightforwardly.
Richard was full and was jumping at the cashier.
Its little black eyes rolled around. "Do you even need to ask? I love messing with people! "
The two of them formed a tacit understanding and hit it off.
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