Tianjin International Airport.
It was Zhang Zian's first time in Tianjin. He had long wanted to visit Tianjin, but unfortunately, he had no time for sightseeing, nor did he have time to taste the Ear Eye Fried Cakes and Ignored by Dogs buns. Instead, he was there to pick up the plane.
Assuming that the flight was not delayed, the seven Abyssinian cats were expected to arrive here today.
Since there were no direct flights from the United States to Binhai City, they had to transfer to another airport. The only difference was which airport.
Due to the cold weather, Zhang Zian was worried about letting the seven cats wait on the tarmac for at least a few hours. If bad weather caused the flight to be delayed, they might even have to wait for a day or two. After discussing with Adams, he decided to transport them to Tianjin Airport, which had the loosest entry quarantine, and then he would come to pick them up himself.
Today was not a good day for sightseeing. The fog unique to the north in autumn and winter had shrouded the city. Although the fog at the airport was not too heavy, Zhang Zian knew from the rolling electronic signs that several flights had been delayed. He was very worried about whether the plane carrying the seven Abyssinian cats had successfully landed.
A uniformed freight company employee pushed a cart with a large wooden crate on it. The wooden box was so big that it could almost fit a hippopotamus. Zhang Zian did not pay attention to this person at first, because he felt that there was no need for such a large wooden box for just seven cats.
"Mr. Zhang Zian?" the freight company employee asked, pushing his cap up.
Zhang Zian was stunned. "Yes."
"Please let me see the bill of lading," the employee said.
Zhang Zian took out the bill of lading and handed it to him. His eyes kept glancing at the big wooden box, wondering if Adams had shipped the wrong things. Why did he use such a big box?
While the employee was checking the bill of lading, Zhang Zian walked around the big wooden box a few times. On one side of the big wooden box, he found the eye-catching logo of the US Department of Agriculture, the words "live animals" in English, and a vertical arrow indicating the vertical direction of the box. Obviously, this was a wooden box approved by the US Department of Agriculture for air transportation. This kind of wooden box could be bought in many pet supply stores and pet consignment companies in the United States, but Zhang Zian had never seen such a huge one.
On the top of the air box was a bill of lading, with the phone number and address of the pet consignment company entrusted by Adams, as well as the name and phone number of the consignee, Zhang Zian. Pictures of the seven Abyssinian cats were also posted on it in a row.
The staff of the shipping company verified Zhang Zian's bill of lading and found no problems, so they opened the big wooden box from the side.
The safety door of the large wooden box was buckled with a card slot and was not locked. This was probably so that in an emergency, the entourage or airline employees could open the box and let the pets escape. Of course, objectively speaking, this also increased the risk of pets being lost or escaping. There were pros and cons.
To be honest, Zhang Zian had been cheated by domestic express delivery companies before. He had received empty parcels, and he was really a little worried. He was afraid that the big wooden box would be empty when he opened it. Even if he refused to sign for it and immediately contacted Adams, he was afraid that he would never be able to find the seven Abyssinian cats …
As the security door was opened, his eyes were fixed on the inside and he held his breath.
"Meow ~"
The seven chocolate-colored little guys snuggled together, their fourteen eyes looking in the direction of the light.
Zhang Zian was relieved!
The big wooden box really had its advantages. There was plenty of space inside, especially for the lively Abyssinian cats. It gave them enough space to move around. In addition, there was a fixed wooden basin in the wooden box, which contained water and food, as well as a cat litter box. Of course, there was only one of each. It was impossible to prepare a set for each cat, so they had to make do.
Perhaps because of the bumpy journey, or because they were naughty, the floor of the wooden box was covered with water stains, cat litter, and food residue. In addition, there was the inevitable smell of feces and urine. But considering that they had just crossed half the world, the situation was very impeccable.
In order to prevent them from escaping accidentally, the staff of the shipping company did not completely open the safety door. They leaned against the door with Zhang Zian and carefully examined the seven cats.
"One, two, three... all seven cats are alive." He counted and asked, "Sir, are you satisfied?"
Zhang Zian put his arm into the wooden box and dipped his finger into the water in the basin. It was cold.
This was what he was worried about. If they spent the night at Tianjin Airport, where the outdoor temperature was colder than in Binhai City, their drinking water might freeze. But this had nothing to do with the service quality of the pet shipping company.
"Very satisfied," Zhang Zian said truthfully.
"Then please sign here."
Zhang Zian signed his name on the receipt handed over by the staff.
Just as Zhang Zian was signing and filling in the date, the staff of the shipping company looked at the air box he had brought, and then asked in confusion, "Sir, are you going to use this?"
It was no wonder that he was confused. If Zhang Zian were in his position, he would also be confused, because Zhang Zian only brought two portable air boxes. It would be very cramped to put seven cats in, and they would not be able to turn around at all.
"Yes." Zhang Zian did not intend to explain more, and handed the receipt back to him. "Thank you."
Zhang Zian was the receiver of these cats, so even if he was not satisfied, there was nothing he could do. He took the receipt and shook his head, as if he was very sorry for the fate of these cats. He probably thought that Zhang Zian did not cherish them.
The seven cats were put into two air boxes, Zhang Zian picked them up, thanked the staff again, and left.
Entering the public toilet cubicle of the airport, he used the old way to put five of them into the game, and the remaining two occupied one air box each. When entering the toilet, there were seven cats, and when leaving the toilet, there were two cats. Fortunately, with the air boxes, no one noticed these details in the crowded airport.
Although he really wanted to play in Tianjin, today was not the right time.
He had booked a ticket for the high-speed train in advance, and immediately took a taxi to the train station. It was very warm on the train, and after a few hours of bumpy ride, they finally returned to Binhai City.
It was already past nine o'clock at night when he returned to the pet shop. Lu Yiyun had been looking after the shop alone all day, and now it was time to get off work. Wang Qian and Li Kun had also finished the corresponding cleaning, and the shop was empty at this time.
After entering the shop, he pulled down the shutter door and locked it.
Fina smelled the smell, jumped down from the cat tree, and stared at the two Abyssinian cats in the air box. One of them was Wendy, which it had seen in the CFA arena.
Zhang Zian aimed at the open space in the shop, and released the other five cats one by one.
These seven cats had experienced almost a whole day of fatigue, and were a little dispirited, but as soon as they saw Fina, they immediately lay on the ground, trembling and not daring to move.
Zhang Zian, who had been running around all day, collapsed on the recliner like mud, and did not want to move.
Since knowing what happened to the chocolate-colored Abyssinian cats in the CFA arena, Fina had been indignant about them. Why did cats need to be recognized by humans? Therefore, although it had always been very lazy, it unexpectedly became energetic. Not only did it support Zhang Zian to accept them as Cathy's inheritance, but it even wanted them to be in the limelight and slap those stupid humans in the face!
The main reason why Fina was so angry was that the Abyssinian cats were very close to it, second only to the modern Egyptian Mau. They were not only its subordinates, but also its close relatives. Like Fina, they liked to jump high, had the same light body and sweet sounds as Fina, and hated to be picked up by people, unless they were very close to them.
"Is the music ready?" Fina turned its head and stared at Zhang Zian.
"Yes, but do you really want to do this?" Zhang Zian took out his mobile phone, started the music player, and then opened the music library.
"My words are as good as mountains," it said proudly.
"Okay." Zhang Zian did not want to pour cold water on its enthusiasm, and he did not want to provoke it when it was angry.
He knew that Fina wanted to teach them a special dance, which was far more complex and beautiful than the previous dance, because this dance was tailor-made by Fina for the Abyssinian cats, and ordinary cats could not learn it.
Abyssinian cats had a popular nickname, "ballet cats," because of their beautiful steps. This kind of cats had incredible motor nerves, and their jumping ability was even comparable to the Ashera cats, which were many times larger than them.
"According to your human standards, which of them is the most beautiful?" Although Fina was asking, its tone was full of contempt and disdain.
Zhang Zian straightened his body from the recliner. After considering the appearance, gender, age, and body size, he selected the best of the seven Abyssinian cats, including Wendy. As for the other three cats, he planned to let them breed the next generation according to the pedigree left by Cathy.
"Are you sure it's them?" Fina asked.
Zhang Zian nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's start! "Fina said impatiently.
"Music!" Richard shouted, flapping its wings.
Zhang Zian clicked the "play" button, and the piano music of "Four Little Swans" lingered in the shop.
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