Walking down the gangway of the plane and onto the concrete runway of Pudong International Airport, Tim's legs were still weak.
Lauren supported him with a smile on her face. Her big husband had been anxiously drawing a cross in front of his chest and whispering, "Flying so high, don't fall..." She never knew he was so afraid of flying.
"Honey, don't be afraid. We are in China," she comforted him. "Look, this airport is so beautiful and new."
Tim looked up. He was tall and could see a wide range. He immediately muttered, "So many people..."
The airport was crowded with people, most of whom had black hair and yellow skin.
"Yes, it's really a busy airport," Lauren agreed.
"So we have arrived? This is Binhai City? "Tim took the suitcase from her.
Lauren was holding a travel guide in her hand. She smiled and said, "No, this is not Binhai. This is Shanghai. Although the name is similar, it is not the same place. In fact, we have two options to go to Binhai from here. One is to transfer to another plane, and the other is to take the high-speed train. Although I have booked a ticket for the transfer, are you okay, honey? If you are uncomfortable, I will refund the ticket and we can take the high-speed train. "
"No, I can still hold on." Tim clenched his teeth and said, "And it is very troublesome to buy a high-speed train ticket now, and we don't understand Chinese..."
"Honey, what you said is exactly what I am worried about. I have been wondering if the shop owner can speak English. Should we hire a translator? " Lauren looked doubtful. "I left a message for the blogger of the two videos on YouTube and asked if he knew the phone number of the pet shop. It would be great if we could contact him first, so we could know what kind of person he is and whether he can speak English. Unfortunately, before we boarded the plane, the first blogger did not reply, and the second blogger said he didn't know... "
They were here to discuss cooperation with the mysterious shop owner, but how could they negotiate if they didn't speak the same language? Lauren had considered this before they set off. However, it was too expensive to hire a professional business translator, and they had to pay for the round-trip ticket and accommodation. It was really not worth it. If the shop owner didn't speak English, they could only try to find a competent translator in Binhai City.
"Hey, honey, don't worry." Tim gently pressed his giant palm on her shoulder. "On the way here, I saw a lot of China people speak fluent English. That shop owner is probably no exception."
"I hope so." Lauren smiled and patted the back of his hand. "Compared to that, I'm more worried that we'll make him unhappy by visiting him without an appointment, and he'll shut us out. But since we're here, even if there's a mountain of daggers and a sea of flames in front of us, we have to give it a try! Now, let's go to the terminal and wait for a while. "
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A few hours later.
Binhai City Airport.
Tim walked out of the airport with a suitcase in each hand. Lauren only carried a small bag and held a guidebook in her hand. She looked down at the guidebook for a while, and then raised her head to look at the sign of the airport entrance and exit.
"Darling, are you cold? It's so cold in here. "Tim shivered. He was still wearing the clothes he had worn when he boarded the plane in California. Suddenly arriving in Binhai City, where the temperature was more than ten degrees lower than Los Angeles, he felt the bone-chilling wind.
They were unlucky. It was cloudy in Binhai City, and the weather forecast said that the first light snow of the year might fall. As soon as they left the terminal of Binhai Airport, Tim felt that the air was damp and cold, which was totally different from the sunny and dry climate of Los Angeles. A gust of wind made him feel like he was naked.
Lauren wore thick clothes and a scarf, so she was not as afraid of the cold as Tim. She comforted her husband, "Just bear with it for a few minutes. You'll be fine when we get in a taxi."
As they were talking, a taxi stopped in front of them. Tim and Lauren stuffed their suitcases into the trunk and got into the taxi. Lauren gave the taxi driver a small note with the address of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, which she had prepared in advance.
They had discussed on the plane whether they should go to the hotel to take a rest to get rid of the jet lag, or go straight to the pet shop. After discussing for a while, they decided to go straight to the pet shop, otherwise they wouldn't feel at ease even if they had a rest.
The driver took a look at the note and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Pet shop?" he turned around and asked.
When he took Song Bai home before, Song Bai told him in the car that soon, there might be a foreign friend who wanted to go to the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. Fortunately, he didn't give Song Bai a perfunctory answer. After he got home, he really asked his daughter, who was in junior high school, for some English words, and studied English with her every day. Although it was not very effective because of the short time, he at least remembered how to say "pet shop" in English.
Tim and Lauren nodded in surprise and responded in English, "Yes, yes, you can speak English? Do you know where the Amazing Fate Pet Shop is? "
They spoke too fast, but the driver heard clearly the words "Amazing Fate Pet Shop". He nodded with a smile and said in English, "I know this place. Let's go. "
Tim and Lauren looked at each other and held each other's hands. They didn't know what to feel.
Lauren asked tentatively, "Is this pet shop famous in Binhai City?"
When the driver heard the word "famous," it was as if he had spoken to his daughter in English last night. He didn't think too much and blurted out, "Very famous! Everyone knows it! "
The couple was even more shocked. They thought it was just an unknown pet shop, but it turned out that everyone knew it!
Their hearts were beating fast. Such a famous pet shop might already have Ragdoll kittens, but they just didn't show their faces in the video. If so, then they had come here in vain.
What's more, they had wanted to use their excellent Ragdoll kittens to get more benefits, but it seemed that their wishful thinking was going to fail...
The taxi shuttled through the streets and alleys of Binhai City. Although Tim and Lauren felt uneasy, they kept taking photos through the window with their mobile phones. It was not easy for them to come to China. Even if the cooperation failed, they should at least have fun before going back to China, taste the famous authentic Chinese food, and visit the historical cultural relics. Only in this way could the trip be worthwhile.
Not long after, the taxi slowly stopped by the roadside.
"Here we are," the driver turned around and said.
"Thank you." Lauren paid for the taxi with the RMB she had exchanged at the airport.
"Hope you can buy a satisfactory pet." The driver said in English. He had begged his daughter to teach him this, and he had kept it in mind.
Tim and Lauren smiled bitterly. They were not here to buy pets, but to promote their own pets.
After getting out of the taxi, Lauren raised her mobile phone and compared the two-story building in front of her with the video screenshot saved in her mobile phone. She was sure this was the place.
"Honey, let's go in." Lauren held her husband's hand and interlocked their fingers, passing warmth and confidence to each other from their palms.
They each pulled a suitcase and walked hand in hand to the door of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
Just then, the first light snow of this winter floated down from the sky.
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