Just like that day a few months ago, Zhang Zian dragged his suitcase out of the taxi again and stood in front of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop. There was still an A4 photocopied notice on the shutter door, but the content of the notice was not that the shop was temporarily closed, but that the shop would reopen soon.
Due to the tiredness of the journey, he yawned and shivered. He felt cold air drilling into his collar. In just a few days, the temperature in Binhai City seemed to have dropped again, which made him miss the Los Angeles he had just left.
He tore off the photocopied paper, unlocked the shutter door, and opened the glass door inside. He took a deep breath. The air in the shop was not stale, and there was no strange smell. It seemed that Wang Qian and Li Kun came to clean the shop every day as he asked them to.
The kittens in the shop heard the noise and gathered around the door. Their meows were full of energy, and they did not seem to be hungry. The water in the basin was also very clear.
Zhang Zian pulled down the shutter door. It was already dark, and he was not going to open the shop today.
He let go of his suitcase and collapsed on the recliner. He did not want to move. More than ten hours of waiting had almost consumed all of his energy. Richard also flew to the table listlessly and dozed off while standing.
But first, he should release the five Ragdoll kittens and the elfins.
He turned on the electric heater first, then boiled water to make tea. When the temperature in the room was high enough, he released the five Ragdoll kittens. They came to a new environment, which was humid and cold compared to Los Angeles. There was a strange atmosphere around them, and a lot of unknown kittens were looking at them, which made them a little scared. They curled up together and meowed in a low voice.
Zhang Zian observed them one by one. They were healthy, and they would get used to the new environment in a day or two.
Then he released Xinghai, Old Time Tea, Fina, and Snowy Lionet. After a long sleep in the game, the four of them were full of energy.
"Meow! We are home! "Xinghai saw the familiar pet shop and immediately went to play with the kittens.
Fina sniffed and was satisfied that the Shrine was not invaded by strange cats while it was away. It lightly jumped onto the cat tree and continued to sleep peacefully. Snowy Lionet followed.
"Grandpa Tea, your tea." Zhang Zian handed over the freshly brewed tea.
Old Time Tea narrowed its eyes in satisfaction. "Thank you, Zian."
There was nothing more comfortable than a cup of hot tea after a long journey.
Finally, he released the Reincarnated Dog toward the empty space in the shop.
He took out his phone, and an adult German Shepherd appeared. It calmly took a few deep breaths of air and memorized the scent of each elfin, kitten, and puppy.
Fina opened its eyes a crack, and two rays of green light fell on it. Although Old Time Tea seemed to be tasting tea, with its realm, it didn't need to use its eyes to look.
Zhang Zian introduced himself. "We've met before, but I haven't had the chance to introduce myself. My name is Zhang Zian, and this is my pet shop."
He then introduced the other elfins, "This is Fina, this is Old Time Tea, this is Snowy Lionet, and this is Richard. You know Galaxy, right?"
The Reincarnated Dog nodded. "It's nice to meet everyone. I also want to introduce myself, but unfortunately, I forgot who I am …"
Zhang Zian was stunned, and couldn't help but secretly look at Old Time Tea. He remembered that when Old Time Tea first came, it also said that it forgot its name, but Old Time Tea obviously didn't want to mention its previous name. Was the Reincarnated Dog the same?
However, the confusion in the Reincarnated Dog's eyes didn't seem to be fake.
"Then what should we call you? You have to have a name, right? Otherwise, it's too inconvenient, "Zhang Zian asked.
It pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly, "Then … how about calling me Famous?"
“Famous？” Zhang Zian didn't know why it had this name, but it was just a name anyway, so it didn't matter what it was called. "Okay, but this is China, after all. It's a bit ungrounded to always use a foreign name. Before you remember your real identity, how about calling you Famous? It's a transliteration of Famous. "
"Okay," it agreed absent-mindedly.
"Famous, can I ask you a question?" Zhang Zian discussed with it.
Famous stuck out its tongue and licked its lips. "Wait a minute. Do you have wine here?"
"Wine? Uh … I think I do. Do you want to drink it? "Zhang Zian was a little confused. What was going on? Was this dog a drunkard?
"I don't know why, but I'm a little thirsty, and I don't want to drink water … Do you have whiskey?" Famous licked its tongue faster and faster, as if it was addicted to alcohol.
"Do you want an '82 Lafite?" Zhang Zian complained. F * ck, it actually asked for whiskey!
Famous seemed to believe it. "1882 Lafite?"
"I can't afford an 1882 Lafite even if I sold myself!" Zhang Zian didn't dare to joke anymore. "To be honest, I don't have any Lafite from any year, and I don't have whiskey either. I only have 2012 Great Wall Dry Red Wine and Red Star Erguotou. Do you drink them?"
"Okay." Famous was a little regretful, but it still happily agreed.
"Then wait a minute." Zhang Zian reluctantly went upstairs to the wine cabinet in his parents' bedroom.
When his father was still alive, he liked to drink Erguotou alone. During festivals, the whole family would gather around the table, and Zhang Zian would drink with his father. His mother, who usually didn't drink, would drink a little dry red wine to liven things up.
He remembered that there was still some wine left in the cabinet. He opened the cabinet and found it.
Carrying a bottle of Dry Red Wine and a bottle of Erguotou downstairs, Zhang Zian now deeply suspected the nationality of the dog. Did it come from the legendary Old Russians who dared to drink alcohol-containing body wash when they were addicted to alcohol?
"Here! Your '12 Great Wall Dry Red Wine or Erguotou. Which one do you want first? "Zhang Zian put the two bottles of wine in front of it.
Famous stared at it carefully, put its nose near the cork, and smelled it. It turned its head to look out the window. "It's not night yet. Let's go with the dry red wine. The alcohol content seems a little low."
Does it mean that you want to drink Erguotou after night falls? Zhang Zian muttered in his heart. He used a bottle opener to open the cork of the dry red wine, brought it a goblet, and was about to pour the wine into the goblet.
"Wait a minute!" Famous stretched out a front paw and stopped his hand.
"What's wrong now?" Zhang Zian asked impatiently.
Although Famous smelled the wine and was drooling, it still resisted and insisted, "There is dust at the mouth of the bottle. Please wipe the mouth of the bottle with a napkin first. Otherwise, it will affect the taste."
Zhang Zian was speechless. Do you really think I'm a bartender?
He had no choice but to find a disposable napkin and wipe the mouth of the bottle in front of it.
"Hold the bottom of the bottle with your hand so that the heat of your palm will not easily affect the temperature and quality of the wine," it pointed out again.
Zhang Zian was speechless. It's just a bottle of '12 Great Wall Dry Red Wine. It can be bought for dozens of dollars. Do you really think it's an 1882 Lafite?
At this time, the difference between it and Old Time Tea could be seen. Old Time Tea was not picky at all. It didn't care about the tea leaves, the tea set, or the method of making tea. As long as it was tea, it was fine. But this reincarnated dog was almost the same as a noble young master!
Zhang Zian did as it said. He held the bottom of the bottle and poured the dark red liquid into the wine glass. The fragrance of the wine, which was not very high-end, came over.
Famous took a deep breath and was intoxicated by the fragrance of the wine. It did not forget to shout when the glass was one-third full, "Stop!"
"I'll do the rest myself."
After a moment of silence, it stretched out a front paw and clamped the wine glass between its toes. It picked up the wine glass and shook it so that the wine fragrance could fully escape. Through the thin glass, it carefully looked at the color of the wine, and put it in front of its nose to take a deep breath. Its movements were very standard and professional. This kind of pampered posture was quite natural, and it did not seem to be deliberately faked.
Finally, it put its tongue into the wine glass, rolled the wine into its mouth, and carefully tasted it.
"... This wine is ordinary," it concluded.
"It's not a good wine to begin with!" Zhang Zian did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't expect too much from a 2012 domestic dry red wine!"
He originally wanted to wait until he got a job, save some money, and buy a real 1982 Lafite for his parents during the Chinese New Year. Of course, it was a 1982 Lafite, so that they, who had never tasted any good wine in their lives, could taste the top foreign wine. Unfortunately...
"Forget it, I'll just drink it. What did you want to ask just now? " Famous licked another mouthful of red wine and smacked his lips with relish. His tongue nimbly rolled around the corner of his mouth, sucking the flowing wine into his mouth without a single drop falling to the ground.
Zhang Zian was interrupted by it and forgot what he wanted to ask. He thought for a long time before he remembered.
"You said you can see the future?" He asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Just a little bit." Famous shook its head. "And it's very vague. I saw that I would go with you, so I went with you."
"You said you know Xinghai? And you met her in the black box? "Zhang Zian looked at Xinghai, who was playing hide and seek with the kittens in the distance, and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, although I don't understand what's going on." Famous put down the empty glass and motioned for Zhang Zian to fill it up. He could only fill it to one-third of the capacity of the glass.
"I went into the black box, met Xinghai there, and spent a long time with her. We lived and died together. It sounds like a dream, but I know it's not a dream. After coming out of the black box, I... could see some vague and short futures. "Famous loved to drink, but it didn't seem to be a big drinker, and it spoke with a lisp.
Zhang Zian sucked in a breath of cold air. If that was the case, then it made sense.
"You chose to follow me because you want to understand something. Can you tell me what it is?" he asked again after carefully thinking about its words for a while.
Famous raised its eyes, which were a little bloodshot and red because of the alcohol, "I want to know who I am... In addition, I want to be an angel."
"An angel?" Zhang Zian almost thought that he had heard it wrong. This goal was too high and noble! It was like fighting for a cause for the rest of his life!
"Yes, an angel." Famous looked into the distance. "An angel like her, living a life without regrets."
"I hope you can succeed," Zhang Zian said without any hope. He had never heard of an angel that was a drunkard.
Famous said confidently, "I will. In addition, next time I drink red wine, I want to eat steak, medium well. "
Zhang Zian was speechless. Damn it, another uncle came. How could he live like this!
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