The price of a pet depends on two factors: people's love for the pet, and supply and demand. In recent years, with the appearance of various Shiba Inu emoticons, Chinese people began to pay more attention to this kind of small and medium-sized dog.
The Shiba Inu had beautiful fur and was good-looking. Its small size made it less intimidating to the elderly and children. It was docile and independent, and it often had a sweet smile on its face. Thanks to the movie "Shiba Inu Miracle Story", the Shiba Inu became more and more popular.
Deng Jie had visited many pet shops. She knew about Shiba Inu and that it was very expensive. Therefore, when she heard that a purebred Shiba Inu could only be sold for 3,000 yuan, she was tempted. Greed could destroy one's intelligence.
According to her, there were a lot of customers watching. She wasn't the only one who was tempted. While she was still hesitating, other customers had already paid for the two puppies, and several other customers had also expressed their intentions to buy. She was anxious and felt that she couldn't wait any longer. If she waited any longer, she would have to let others choose the remaining puppies, so she chose one of them.
Before paying, she asked the stall owner if it was a purebred Shiba Inu, although she knew that a verbal promise was not binding. The stall owner patted his chest and assured her that if she found it was not a purebred Shiba Inu, she could ask him for a refund.
In this way, Deng Jie happily returned home with the so-called "purebred Shiba Inu". Her husband was also very happy and praised her for living a good life, so they didn't doubt her words.
Hearing this, Zhang Zian thought she was finished, but Deng Jie continued, "Unexpectedly, the dog was quite energetic when we first bought it, but a few days later, it suddenly got sick, vomiting and having diarrhea. It didn't eat anything and wouldn't open its mouth even when meat was in front of it. It often lay motionless as if it was dead … My husband and I panicked and hurriedly took it to the pet clinic nearby. After the diagnosis, the doctor told us that it was canine parvovirus with a high mortality rate and that we should be mentally prepared. The doctor also told us that this dog didn't look like a Shiba Inu, and that it might be another breed of dog! "
Snowy was very sympathetic to Deng Jie's experience, and the audience in the live broadcast room were even more indignant.
"This must be the legendary Dog of the Week!"
"I've heard of Monday to Sunday. Which day of the week is it?"
Someone explained, "A week dog is a sick dog that can't live past a week."
There were even people who directly cursed, "F * ck those unscrupulous dog traffickers. Not only did they pass off the fake as the real one, they even used Zhou Gou to scam people!"
Deng Jie and Zhang Zian were not affected by the comments in the live broadcast room. He asked, "Did your dog survive?"
Deng Jie wiped the corners of her eyes and shook her head sadly, "No, I spent thousands of yuan to buy a dog and treat the disease, but I didn't get anything in return... I even had a big fight with my husband, who praised me for being good at housekeeping, and now complained that I was greedy and suffered a big loss... Tell me, what am I after... these thousands of yuan are enough for me to buy a cat or a dog here. If you knew this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place … "
"Did you ask the dog seller for compensation?" Zhang Zian asked again.
"I did, but the seller insisted that I didn't buy the dog from them, and that I was sent by other dog traffickers to make trouble..." Deng Jie's eyes were red. In order to save money for her family, she had spent a lot of time and effort to choose a dog, but in the end, she ended up like this. Her husband not only didn't comfort her, but also complained that she was greedy... How could she not feel sad? She had secretly cried several times.
It was impossible for her to ask for compensation, because she didn't have the receipt, the agreement, or any evidence to prove that she had bought a dog from the seller. Even if she called the police or complained to the Consumers Association, it would be useless. Besides, the dog market was in chaos for a long time, and the Consumers Association was well aware of it. As long as it wasn't forced buying or selling, the Consumers Association wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Zhang Zian was deeply touched. He grew up in a pet shop and heard a lot of pet-related scams from his parents. With the prosperity of the pet market, the frequency of being cheated was getting higher and higher, but he couldn't do anything about it. It was a contradiction to want to buy a purebred pet, but not willing to pay a high price. If one was proficient in pets, or had done enough homework before buying, he might be able to take the risk and give it a try. However, for ordinary people, they would basically be cheated.
"Then why did you come here this time..."
He didn't understand why Deng Jie said all this. Was she simply complaining? Or was she trying to gain his sympathy and then bargain? If it was the latter, although he sympathized with her, he was not a charity. The money she lost from the unscrupulous dog dealer couldn't be paid by him, and he didn't owe anyone anything.
Deng Jie took out her cell phone, opened the gallery, and found a photo to show to Zhang Zian.
"I didn't come here for any other reason. I just happened to pass by and suddenly wanted to ask — can you help me see if this dog is a Shiba Inu? I've asked many people, and most of them said yes, and a few said no. Even the veterinarian is not sure. You run a pet shop, so you're knowledgeable and honest. If you can give me an accurate answer, I will give up completely. "
Snowy also held up her cell phone to take a photo of Deng Jie's cell phone screen.
Zhang Zian took her cell phone and looked at it several times. When he took the photo, the puppy seemed to be sick, lying on the ground listlessly with its eyes half-open. From the angle of the photo, it did look like a Shiba Inu.
However... this was a cheap cell phone given by the telecom business office, so Zhang Zian didn't have high expectations for the quality of the photo. The photo was not clear, and the color restoration was not accurate. Maybe her hand was trembling when she pressed the shutter, so when she zoomed in, it was basically a mosaic — in professional terms, it was AVI quality!
Zhang Zian could only lament that his practice was not good enough, and that his "experience" was too shallow. He could not reach the level of knowing what was going on in his mind …
He couldn't see it clearly with his naked eyes, and the audience in the live broadcast room couldn't see it clearly with Snowy's cell phone camera, so they could only make wild guesses. Some said it was a Shiba Inu, some said it was a native dog, and some said it was a new breed mutated by radiation — Dogzilla!
Zhang Zian handed the cell phone back to Deng Jie and said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but the photo is too blurry to see clearly, and I can't make a conclusion from this angle. If I fooled you, it would be disrespectful to you. "
Deng Jie sighed, took the cell phone and put it back in her bag. She forced herself to smile and said, "It's okay if you can't recognize it. In fact, it's not a big deal. I just happened to pass by here on a whim. After all, I've raised it for several days, and I want to know what it is. "
Her smile was bleak. She stood up from the chair and said, "Boss, you can go on with your business. I'll leave now. I won't disturb your business and waste a lot of your time …"
Zhang Zian stood up to see her off, but Snowy suddenly interrupted, "Excuse me, how long has your dog been dead?"
Deng Jie thought for a moment, "One and a half months."
Zhang Zian counted in his heart. It had been about two months since she left, which meant that she had been walking around for at least two weeks to buy a pet. And in this one and a half months, she still kept this photo and asked people about it, which meant that she still couldn't let go of this knot in her heart.
"If you are not in a hurry, please wait for a moment. I have something to discuss with Mr. Store Manager," Snowy said politely to Deng Jie.
Deng Jie didn't understand what she wanted, but Snowy was so innocent and cute, which made her feel very close to her. She nodded and walked to the display cabinet, observing the puppies through the glass.
Snowy pulled Zhang Zian aside.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Zian asked, confused.
"Mr. Store Manager, I have a request, and you must agree to it," Snowy put her palms together and asked seriously.
Zhang Zian replied cautiously, "Tell me first. Don't talk about borrowing money. Everything else can be discussed."
Snowy said, "... I'm not borrowing money. I want to ask if Mr. Store Manager can do a live broadcast with me, and the content is to visit the dog market."
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