"F * cking bad luck!"
Zhang Zian looked at the sky and felt a headache coming on.
He checked several almanacs, and they all said that today was a good day to open for business, so he excitedly prepared to reopen today. However, when he got up in the morning, he opened the curtains and immediately threw the almanacs out of the window! An old lady who collected waste newspapers passed by the back window and picked them up like a treasure.
It was going to snow!
He checked a bunch of almanacs, but he forgot to check the weather forecast!
Opening a business was about luck and a good start. Opening a business on a snowy day, what kind of ghost would come?
Forget it, the opening would be postponed. Anyway, he did not inform anyone, so the opening day depended on his mood.
He felt that he had become lazy during the time he was closed. When he thought of the busy days after the opening, he felt a little depressed. So he had to hire a reliable employee as soon as possible so that he could be a boss who did not have to do anything.
Everything was normal in the shop. Those who should be playing hide-and-seek were playing hide-and-seek, those who should be napping, those who should be drinking tea were drinking tea, those who should be love-struck were love-struck, and those who should be noisy were talking non-stop. So Zhang Zian also wanted to do some normal things, such as lying on the recliner and daydreaming about a domineering, rich, and beautiful woman falling in love with him …
However, as soon as his butt touched the recliner, the automatic door of the shop opened, and a pair of customers with huge body sizes walked in.
Zhang Zian glanced at them and was immediately stunned.
If he was not mistaken, these two people had high noses, deep eyes, and distinct facial contours. They were clearly two foreigners!
What a prophecy! He said that there were ghosts coming, and there really were foreigners coming!
The man on the left was abnormally burly, bald, and red-faced. If he were ten years younger, he would be a replica of Dwayne Johnson. The woman on the right was relatively petite, with a fair face and a head full of curly blonde hair. Although she was old, it could be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young — but that was not the point!
Zhang Zian's first reaction when he saw them was that he immediately thought of those old novels. For example, these two were actually famous lawyers who had gone through a lot of trouble to find him and tell him that a relative who had never met before living abroad had passed away. After his death, he left behind a European-style castle by the sea and hundreds of millions of pounds of cash. Since this unlucky guy had no immediate family, this huge inheritance would be inherited by Zhang Zian. From then on, he would become a tall, rich, and handsome man, with all the beauties in the world, and reach the peak of his life …
Unfortunately, after a few glances, he dispelled this unrealistic idea. No matter how he looked at them, they didn't look like famous lawyers, especially the big man on the left. He would believe it even if he said that he was sent by a debt collection company!
Also, why were they dragging two big suitcases? Zhang Zian nervously swallowed his saliva. The bloody scenes from European and American horror movies that he had seen before suddenly came to mind!
Are they going to cut me into pieces and put them into suitcases to take them? Zhang Zian. He thought. Zhang. Zhang. and, he, God, he, Time, God, Zian, and, and..,., he, Zhang.
He looked at Old Time Tea for help, but Old Time Tea was just leisurely enjoying its tea and watching TV. It did not care at all!
Lauren brushed off a few snowflakes from her head and shoulders, then stood on tiptoe to help her husband brush off the snow on his shoulders. She looked around the shop. She had watched the videos many times, so she knew the layout of the shop very well. However, Fina, who was on the cat tree, still caught her attention. Fina's aura was too strong.
She nudged her husband with her elbow and said in a low voice, "Honey, look at the golden cat on the shelf."
After Tim came in, his eyes fell on the group of frolicking kittens. They ran around the room freely like the wind, playing happily. Then, he noticed the row of cat litter boxes on the wall. He quickly counted them in his mind. The number of cat litter boxes = the number of kittens + 1. The same was true for the food and water bowls.
This gave him a good first impression. He was a professional and did not like to deal with amateurs. Although he did not know how good this shop owner was, it seemed to be much better than the idiot Allen at home …
Reminded by his wife, he looked up at the top of the cat tree, saw the golden cat his wife was talking about, and made eye contact with Fina.
Fina usually did not pay attention to customers, but as soon as these two people came in, it smelled their scent. When it opened its eyes, it saw their appearance, which was different from that of Asians, which gave it a sense of familiarity. Ever since it appeared in this ancient country, it had seen the facial features of Asians every day. When it suddenly saw two Westerners with high noses and deep eyes, its eyes became a little blurred for a moment, as if it had returned to a long time ago.
Lauren was not responsible for the daily operation of Blue Climax, so her ability to identify cat breeds was not as good as her husband. Tim often took his cats to the CFA Tour and had seen many breeds of cats on the field.
Tim could recognize the breed of an ordinary cat at a glance. However, he stared at the golden cat for a few seconds, and then cautiously said to his wife, "It seems to be an Egyptian cat, but I'm not sure …"
Lauren held his hand and signaled him not to talk about it, because a young Chinese man was walking towards them. It was the shop owner in the video.
"Mud Howl!"
She blurted out the only Chinese word that she knew. She had learned this word from soap operas, and she had been looking forward to using it one day. Today, she finally got her wish …
Zhang Zian walked very slowly on purpose, thinking about the purpose of these two people as he walked. If one eliminated the novelty setting of the estate lawyer and debt collector, they should be travelers who came to China for a vacation. That was why they had two suitcases with them. But why would tourists come to a pet shop? To buy a pet and take it away? And looking at their travel-worn appearance, they probably rushed here as soon as they got off the plane. They didn't even have time to leave their luggage at the hotel.
Could it be that … they were here to ask for directions?
He looked at the gloomy lead-gray sky outside the door. It was quiet and windless, and the small snowflakes were falling silently. In a moment, the ground was covered with a layer of white frost.
Maybe they were here to avoid the snow. If that was the case, he would let them rest for a while, so that they could feel the hospitality of the Chinese people.
While Zhang Zian was thinking about this, he heard Fina say lazily, "They have the smell of cats, a lot of them."
After that, Fina closed her eyes and continued to nap. It was snowing, and it was sleeping, although they usually slept a lot.
In Lauren and Tim's ears, Fina's voice was just an ordinary meow.
Zhang Zian paused for a moment.
If he remembered correctly, he had heard this sentence from Fina once. At that time, a female cattery owner came to his shop to spy on him, and Fina smelled her.
It seemed that it was not a coincidence that these two people came to his shop. If he wasn't mistaken, they were also in the same industry as him, but he didn't know if they ran a cattery or a pet shop, and he didn't know why they were here. If they were spying on military intelligence, they were spying a little too far …
The blonde lady's weird "mud howl" almost made him laugh. He recalled the voice and smile of his middle school and high school English teachers lying in coffins, cleared his throat, and said in English, "Hello, how can I help you?"
Lauren and Tim looked at each other in surprise. The owner's English was more fluent than they had expected. It seemed that their previous worries were unnecessary, and normal communication was not a problem.
"Hello, I'm Lauren Keller, and this is my husband, Tim. Nice to meet you! We have a cattery near Los Angeles, and we are professional breeders. After we saw the video on YouTube, we were deeply attracted by the magical dancing kittens, so we came to visit you. "
Lauren extended her hand to him enthusiastically. She knew that her husband's body shape could easily cause fear and misunderstanding, so she took the initiative to introduce herself.
Zhang Zian was confused!
She really overestimated his English. She spoke too fast, seemed to be mixed with some accent, and used some local slang. He hadn't spoken English for many years, so he could only vaguely tell that her name was Lauren, and her husband's name was Tim.
Helplessly, he turned around and shouted upstairs, "Richard, come down and receive the guests!"
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