Zhang Zian didn't spend Christmas Eve abroad, but he knew China's Christmas Eve very well. It was nothing more than a carnival for businessmen, a suffering day for men's wallets, and a full hotel. Therefore, when he saw Uncle Li wearing a Christmas hat in front of his shop, he felt uncomfortable!
Uncle Li noticed his strange look, took off the Christmas hat awkwardly, and explained, "My wife forced me to wear it. She said it could attract attention and promote sales."
Zhang Zian nodded. He didn't say anything to prevent them from breaking up. It was true that it could attract attention, but it might not be a promotion. Maybe someone would take a photo and post it on Weibo...
"Why don't you decorate your shop? Even my shabby shop is decorated with colorful lights and a plastic Christmas tree in front of the door. "Uncle Li put down the lunch box and looked around Zhang Zian's shop.
Zhang Zian smiled, "Actually, I was thinking about it a while ago, but I've been so busy recently that I forgot about it. When I opened my eyes this morning and looked at the time on my phone, I remembered that today is Christmas Eve."
"It's good to be busy." Uncle Li nodded, "I'm busy when business is good."
The Amazing Fate Pet Shop was no different from usual. It looked very different in the thick Christmas atmosphere. Zhang Zian was too lazy to make a fuss. He wasn't sure if there would be more customers than usual on Christmas Day. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. In foreign countries, it was quite common for parents to buy kittens and puppies for their children as Christmas gifts. However, in China, Christmas was a holiday for young men and women, and people rarely took cats and puppies to hotel rooms... Therefore, he was pessimistic about the sales of Christmas Day.
Lu Yi Yun, who usually buried herself in painting, took a rare day off. She sat behind the cashier with Jasmine in her arms and watched Snowy's live broadcast on her phone. She smiled knowingly as she watched.
Wang Qian and Li Kun went out for dinner with their classmates and would come back in the afternoon. Therefore, Zhang Zian only ordered two lunches for himself and Lu Yi Yun.
"Yun, I'm going out in the afternoon. You can get off work early after lunch." He put her lunch box on the cashier's table.
Lu Yi Yun stared at the screen of her phone and nodded absent-mindedly. After a while, she realized something. "What? Get off work at noon? "she asked blankly.
Zhang Zian held his lunch box and explained, "I'm going to help Little Celery this afternoon. I'm going to bring Famous and Zhan Tian over and let them pull the sleigh."
"Then there will be no one in the restaurant in the afternoon, right?" Lu Yi Yun knew about this. She had been present during the discussion that day.
"Anyway, it's Christmas Eve. I don't think anyone will come to buy pets. You can go home early," Zhang Zian said, pretending to be generous.
Lu Yi Yun simply shook her head and refused. "No need. It's not as warm at home as it is here. It's expensive to turn on the electric heater. The apartment I rented is commercial."
Zhang Zian was speechless. The problem was that he was also using electricity for commercial purposes!
The Amazing Fate Pet Shop was a commercial and residential building facing the street. Every time he had to pay the electricity and water bills, his heart ached for a few days.
He had no choice but to tell the truth. "Actually, I plan to bring some kittens and puppies to Little Celery's school anniversary. At the end of her show, Santa Claus will appear on a dog sleigh and give some kittens and puppies to her classmates as gifts. At first, they planned to use their own plush toys to replace the kittens and puppies. But after thinking about it, I don't think the show will have any sensational effect if we use plush toys, because many boys probably don't like plush toys. But if we use real cats and puppies, it will be different … "
Lu Yi Yun's eyes lit up. She exclaimed, "What a great idea! Mr. Store Manager, you really came up with this idea! In this case, Little Celery's class's show is very likely to get a good ranking in the school anniversary contest! "
It was not hard to imagine that when Santa Claus took out a group of real kittens and puppies from his big bag, it would definitely cause a sensation in the audience.
"Well, it's just a random idea. I don't have any good points other than being smart. "Zhang Zian was being modest, but he really enjoyed it.
Lu Yi Yun was used to his boasting. She thought for a while and asked, "Are the kittens and puppies really for Little Celery's classmates?"
"How is that possible!"
Zhang Zian said firmly as if he was insulted, "Of course they are going to be taken back after the show! I will lose a lot of money if I give them all away! "
"Oh …"
Lu Yi Yun could only say that Zhang Zian's answer was as expected. If he said that he was going to give away all the kittens and puppies, she would really think that tomorrow was the end of the world …
"But even so, the process of taking them back should be a little troublesome, right? Mr. Store Manager, you are a cat trainer. It's easy for you to keep the kittens and puppies, but what about the puppies? "She raised a logical question.
Since Zhang Zian planned to close the shop in the afternoon, he must have brought a lot of kittens and puppies with him, to the extent that it would affect the shop's business. Lu Yiyun imagined that on the stage of the school auditorium, when Santa Claus released the kittens and puppies, they would definitely be running around in confusion. It would be troublesome to retrieve them, and a few of them might go missing if they were not careful. Not to mention losing a few, even if one of them went missing, Zhang Zian would probably turn the school upside down.
"That's right, so I plan to bring Wang Qian and Li Kun with me in the afternoon. They can help me look after the kittens and puppies." Zhang Zian also thought of this problem.
Lu Yi Yun lowered her head and ate a few mouthfuls of rice. On the screen of the mobile phone, Snowy was frowning and forcing a special delicacy into her mouth.
"Then … Mr. Store Manager, can I also go with you? I can also help … "She hesitated for a moment, then carefully made her request.
Lu Yi Yun's life was basically only between her home and the pet shop. She hadn't been to other places for a long time. Today was Christmas, so she didn't take any orders. She was going to give herself a day off, but what for? The pet shop was going to close temporarily, and Snowy's live broadcast was going to end soon. For the rest of the time, she would go home and lie down to read comics or catch up on TV shows. In fact, it was no different from usual.
She wanted to try to change her life, even if it was just a little bit. Although there were a lot of fun places in Binhai City, if she went alone, she would only feel more lonely. Since Zhang Zian, Wang Qian, and Li Kun were going to visit Little Celery's elementary school for the anniversary celebration, she wanted to go with them. In addition, she liked Little Celery very much, so she should go with them.
Of course, Zhang Zian would be happy to go. One more person meant one less chance of losing the kittens and puppies.
"You don't have any other plans today?" he asked to confirm.
"No." Lu Yi Yun shook her head.
"Okay, then when Wang Qian and Li Kun come, we will close the door and go!"
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