Renovation was a very troublesome thing.
Although Zhang Zian felt that Richard was a little abnormal, he was soon troubled by all the trivial things brought about by renovation, so he put it aside for the time being. The first floor was too noisy and dusty. The renovation workers were moving things back and forth, asking Zhang Zian from time to time what they wanted to keep and what they could throw away.
This was the first time that Zhang Zian had experienced renovation in person. If Guo Dongyue hadn't designed the specific plan and details, Zhang Zian would have been very busy by himself.
Although Guo Dongyue promised that he would take care of all the expenses, Zhang Zian didn't want to be a hands-off boss. At least he had to prepare lunch so that the workers could eat well.
On the other hand, Fina was complaining because the noise from the construction made it so upset that it couldn't take a nap. Snowy Lionet also complained about the fact that the renovation workers were all male. Old Time Tea was fine. As long as there was a TV, it didn't care where it was. The only one that wasn't affected was Galaxy. It always played hide-and-seek with the American Shorthair.
Richard had been teaching the two red-headed lovebirds how to speak. In Zhang Zian's eyes, they had made rapid progress. In just a few days, they had already mastered the pronunciation of 20 to 30 Chinese characters. However, the accuracy and pitch of the pronunciation still needed to be adjusted. This was already very difficult, and Zhang Zian couldn't ask for more.
In the past few days, Sun Xiaomeng hadn't come to see Zhang Zian, maybe because there were too many patients, or for some other reason. Richard seemed to be a little depressed.
When it was almost noon, Zhang Zian was busy with the construction team. At this time, an electric tricycle stopped in front of the shop.
Uncle Li got off the tricycle, took a box of lunch from the back of the tricycle, and quickly walked into the pet shop.
"Uncle Li, you are here." Zhang Zian hurried to help him carry the lunch.
The lunch he prepared for the workers was ordered from Uncle Li's shop, and Uncle Li delivered it to his door for free. Zhang Zian decided to eat his own lunch as well.
The workers were quite satisfied with the quality of the food. Not only did it taste good, but it was also a good combination of meat and vegetables. It was the most affordable food for heavy manual workers like them. Several people gave thumbs up to Uncle Li and said that it was delicious. Uncle Li was very happy to hear these sincere compliments.
"Grandpa Li, how's the business at the store these days?" Zhang Zian asked casually while eating a box lunch.
Uncle Li removed the meat skewers he had prepared for the pets from the back of the cart. He was a bit embarrassed to speak, and his face turned gloomy.
Zhang Zian looked at his expression and guessed that business might not be good. He put down his chopsticks and asked, "Not many customers?"
"Yes, it is." Uncle Li sighed, confirming his guess.
"It doesn't matter. After all, this is the opening of a new restaurant. People don't know how good the food in your restaurant is yet." "When more people eat, the reputation will naturally rise. By then, I'm afraid that there won't be enough tables in your restaurant, and customers will have to wait in line to eat …"
"That would be great." Uncle Li forced a smile. It was obvious that he didn't believe in such a good future. "To be honest, I quarreled with my wife several times during the opening days."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Zian asked.
"Complaining about each other!" Uncle Li sighed. "Before the opening, we were quite ambitious. We thought that with our skills, even if the restaurant was not full every day, at least it wouldn't be so quiet!"
He counted with his fingers. "Let me tell you, during the opening days, I calculated that there were only about ten people coming to eat every day. If this goes on, we won't even have enough to pay the rent and utilities, let alone make money! My mouth is so hot that it's blistering! If Master Zhang hadn't suddenly come to order food, my wife and I would have quarreled even more! "
Zhang Zian could understand their anxiety. The most terrible thing about opening a restaurant was having no customers. He didn't have the pressure of rent, nor did he have the pressure of supporting a family, and his utility bills were very low. Even so, the period when he first took over the pet shop was very difficult. It was difficult for people who hadn't experienced the despair of running out of money to understand.
There were too many restaurants and fast food restaurants on this street, and the competition was extremely fierce. Uncle Li and the others used to sell breakfast and skewers without much impact, but when they really opened their own shop, they felt the pressure.
When Zhang Zian ordered food for the renovation workers, the first thing he thought of was to take care of their business. Unsurprisingly, it was lunchtime, but when he arrived, there were only two or three customers eating in the shop. Aunt Li's face was gloomy, and she barely smiled when she saw him.
Probably smelling the aroma of the skewers, the hungry Fina walked down from the second floor. Snowy Lionet intimately followed behind it, not leaving its side for even an inch. Old Time Tea didn't come down. It liked peace and didn't want to show its face in front of outsiders, so Zhang Zian planned to bring it up later.
Fina buried its head in its exclusive food bowl, ate the first skewer, and raised its head in surprise. "Hey? Today's barbecue tastes good. "
Snowy Lionet also took a bite and echoed, "Meow, His Majesty is right. Today's barbecue is delicious!"
"Ask him what kind of meat this is," Fina said to Zhang Zian seriously.
Zhang Zian couldn't ask Fina directly in front of Uncle Li, so he also picked up a skewer and tasted it. However, his taste buds seemed to be too slow, and he really couldn't taste any difference from the past. Maybe it was a little more tender and smooth?
"Uncle Li, is today's meat different from the past?" he asked calmly.
"Hehe, it's really different." Uncle Li had been staring at him, and seeing that he could taste the different taste, he was relieved. "In the past, it was frozen chicken breasts bought from the supermarket. Today, a batch of free-range chickens were shipped from my hometown. They were slaughtered on the spot, and they were all raised in the wild. They grew up eating food and live insects, so the meat quality is different from those frozen ones! In popular terms, it is pure ecological breeding! "
Zhang Zian was secretly annoyed. Even the chicken he usually ate was frozen chicken from the supermarket, but the cat ate such good meat. He felt really unfair.
Uncle Li chuckled. "My wife said that Master Zhang's cats are intelligent and shouldn't eat the same meat as ordinary cats, so she asked me to kill a few live chickens and make them into barbecued meat and send them over. If your cat likes it, I will ask relatives in my hometown to often send some over. "
"That's not necessary …" Zhang Zian was about to say that there was no need to go through so much trouble, but he felt his trouser leg being pulled. He looked down and it turned out to be Fina.
"He's right. I really shouldn't eat the same meat as ordinary cats." Fina proudly raised its head and stared at him coldly. "I've been wondering why even these people can see that I'm extraordinary, but you still don't understand."
Zhang Zian was speechless. Fine, fine, fine, fine. You just want to eat this kind of chicken, right? Why don't you just say it?
Uncle Li saw the golden cat pulling Zhang Zian's trouser leg and asked happily, "How is it? Does this cat like it?"
"Yes," Zhang Zian had to say. "I like it very much. If you have the chance in the future, you can ask them to send more. "
He sighed in his heart. Now he owed Fina another favor, but how could he pay it back?
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