"Based on your situation, I suggest you raise a British Shorthair."
Zhang Zian suggested to a customer who was hesitant about what cat to buy.
"Okay, I'll take a look." The customer didn't make a decision.
"Eeek!"
Zhang Zian was stunned and immediately looked back at the stairwell on the second floor. He saw Pi's little head peeking out, quietly waving at him, and then immediately shrank back.
"What's that sound?" The customer looked around in confusion. "Store Manager, do you have any other pets besides cats, dogs, and birds?"
"No, you heard wrong. It's just that the stairs are a bit old, and they squeak when you step on them." Zhang Zian tried to cover up. "Feel free to look around. I'll go upstairs. If you have any questions, you can ask the cashier."
After that, he quickly went back upstairs.
Pi was waiting for him at the door of the living room.
"What's wrong, Pi? Is there something wrong? Or are you not feeling well? "
He asked quickly.
Pi had never gone downstairs to find him before. He thought something had happened to Pi, and he was most worried that Pi was sick. He didn't know how to treat an Imaginary Elfin. Even if he could cure it, others would find out that he had a monkey.
"Eeek?"
Pi pointed at the tablet, looking anxious, but it didn't look like it was sick.
Zhang Zian didn't understand what it wanted to say. "Go to the computer and type."
They went into the living room together. Pi jumped on the swivel chair and typed in a Word document. "You can only read part of the book. I can't read the rest." I tried a few books, but none of them worked.
Zhang Zian didn't understand what it meant at first. He picked up the tablet and looked at it. He suddenly relaxed and smiled. "Because the later chapters are chargeable. I haven't recharged my account yet. Of course, I can't read them."
Pi typed in confusion. "Recharge?
"Yes. Although online novels and physical books are read in different media, they are the products of other people's labor, just like rice, computers, drinking water, and clothes. More interesting online novels require payment. Otherwise, who would sit in front of the computer every night and write novels for others to read? Who doesn't know that playing games and watching movies is more comfortable?" Zhang Zian explained.
Pi typed: Is it expensive?
Zhang Zian thought to himself that web novels were not expensive, but Pi's reading speed was fast. He didn't want Pi to feel burdened, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "As a form of entertainment, web novels are very cheap. At least, it's much cheaper than finding a girlfriend. Pi, which app do you usually read books in? I'll put some money into it. "
Pi pointed at an icon on the tablet screen.
"Okay, I'll see how to top up." Zhang Zian took the tablet and deliberately avoided Pi's line of sight. Based on Pi's reading speed, he estimated how much he should charge it. In the end, he clenched his teeth and charged 1,000 yuan.
"Okay, Pi, choose any book you like to read." He handed the tablet back to it.
"Jiji!"
Pi took the tablet and tried to open the paid chapters. Sure enough, it could read them. It immediately sat in the basket and began to read.
Zhang Zian looked at its speed of turning ten lines at a glance and felt that Wallet was crying. But Pi really liked web novels. It even went downstairs to ask him for help.
Even so, he felt that the money was well spent. With web novels, Pi didn't need physical novels so much. It could save him a lot of trouble, and he could devote his time to the daily operation of the pet shop.
The only thing he wasn't sure about was … he wasn't sure if Pi was drinking poison to quench its thirst. There were so many online novels that even Pi couldn't finish reading them in a short time. Would this worsen Pi's isolation?
He couldn't think of any other way at the moment, so he could only let time tell.
…
Pi gradually relaxed its guard in the pet shop, no longer holding the nameless book tightly all the time. When it was reading in the hanging basket, it would casually put the nameless book on the desk next to the laptop.
It stared at the screen of the tablet intently. It was reading the exciting part. After finishing a chapter, it moved its finger to the next chapter.
"Pi, don't always read. Get up and move around."
It looked up. Zhang Zian had come to the basket and was looking at it worriedly.
"Eeek!"
It waved its hand, meaning to wait for a while. It would rest after finishing this part, and then it continued to read.
“π！”
Pi's heart skipped a beat. It could tell that something was wrong with Zhang Zian's tone. It raised its head again and looked at him blankly, asking him what had happened.
Zhang Zian said seriously, "Pi, you've been reading for five hours. You should get up and move around, or your body won't be able to take it. I'm playing hide-and-seek with Xinghai. Do you want to join us? "
"Meow!"
Xinghai appeared behind him, blinking its silver-gray eyes and staring at Pi.
"Meow! Pi, do you want to play hide-and-seek with us?"
Pi looked at the two of them. They both looked very serious, and their eyes were full of worry and anxiety. Obviously, they were worried about Pi.
"Eeek?"
Pi stretched out a palm. Did it mean that five hours had passed?
Zhang Zian nodded. "Yes. When I got up in the morning, I found you reading. It wasn't 7 o 'clock yet, and now it's 12 o' clock. I just finished lunch. You haven't moved for at least five hours."
"Eeek."
Pi put down the tablet and jumped out of the basket. Suddenly, it staggered and almost lost its balance.
Zhang Zian hurried to hold it. "Pi, are you okay?"
Pi had been reading in the same position for a long time. It found that all the joints in its body were stiff, especially its neck. Every time it moved, it would creak, like a rusty bearing. Its legs were numb and wouldn't listen to its commands.
"Eeek …"
It leaned its whole body on Zhang Zian. It stretched out a finger, trembling, and wrote on his palm. "I'm okay. I just need to rest."
Zhang Zian looked at its weak and weak appearance and couldn't help but feel regret. Why did he let Pi read online novels? It had nothing else to do, so it was fascinated by the novels. If it finished the physical books, it would have nothing to read and could only rest. But there were too many online novels, so it finished one after another.
He carried Pi to the basket and let it lie down to rest. He stood next to it with Xinghai to watch it.
"Eeek."
Pi turned its face inward and covered its face with its hands.
Zhang Zian guessed that it was saying "sorry," so he comforted it. "There's nothing to be sorry about. Pi, you just need to pay attention to your reading time."
Pi nodded.
After a while, its numb legs recovered. It jumped out of the basket despite Zhang Zian's advice.
"Eeek?"
It raised its hands to cover its eyes, then moved its hands away, and repeated the process.
"Pi wants to play hide-and-seek with us?" Zhang Zian guessed.
Pi nodded and looked at him. "Eeek?"
"Of course. You're always welcome to join us." Zhang Zian smiled. "Right, Xinghai?"
"Meow! Welcome!" Xinghai said excitedly. "Let's play hide-and-seek together!"
"Wait a minute. I'll call Famous to play with us. That guy sleeps all day. It's time to wake up." Zhang Zian ran downstairs.
After a while, he brought the sleepy Famous back to the second floor and asked, "Who wants to be the ghost? I suggest rock-paper-scissors! Come on, let's play rock-paper-scissors! "
He didn't allow anyone to refuse, so he decided to play rock-paper-scissors.
"Meow! Paper!"
"Eeek!"
Famous asked, "Show me?"
In the end, Zhang Zian and Pi both played rock-paper-scissors, while Xinghai and Famous both played paper.
"Wahaha, one of you will be the ghost!" Zhang Zian laughed proudly.
Famous stared at its paws, speechless. "You're cheating! Xinghai and I can only play paper … "
"I don't care!" Zhang Zian said shamelessly. "Anyway, which one of you will be the ghost? I don't think you can win if we continue playing rock-paper-scissors. Why don't we flip a coin? "
He took out a coin like magic and flicked it into the air.
The coin drew a silver line and returned to his palm. He covered it with his other hand.
"The side with the flower or the side without the flower? Who wants to guess first? "he asked.
"Meow! The one with the flower!" Xinghai answered first.
Famous was even more speechless. Wasn't it obvious that it was going to lose if it played coin-guessing with Xinghai? The chance of winning was zero!
Zhang Zian looked at it mischievously and asked, "Famous, will you choose the side without the flower?"
"No, I won't choose either side. I admit defeat." Famous sighed. "Forget it. I'll be the ghost. Are you guys ganging up to bully me today?"
"What are you talking about? How did we bully you? We lost the bet! " Zhang Zian laughed. "Go and count. By the way, don't use your sense of smell to find us. Otherwise, it will be considered cheating!"
"You're the only one who has no right to criticize others!" Famous helplessly found a corner, faced the wall, closed its eyes, and said, "1, 2, 3, 4 …"
Xinghai was the first to find a place to hide. Zhang Zian winked at Pi, indicating that they should hide separately.
Pi had seen Zhang Zian and Xinghai play hide-and-seek before, but it was the first time it participated in the game. It stayed in the living room almost all the time. It was unfamiliar with the other rooms and didn't know where to hide. In the end, it just hid under the desk.
Famous counted to 100, opened its eyes, and looked around the room.
If it could use its sense of smell, it wouldn't take much effort to find it. Even if it didn't use its sense of smell, it would just take a little more time. Anyway, the pet shop was only so big. Where could it hide? Could it go to heaven?
Famous had an idea and shouted, "Don't hide! I can see you!"
"Eeek!"
It was Pi's first time playing hide-and-seek, so it didn't know it was cheating. It thought that Famous had really seen it, so it panicked and wanted to get out from under the desk. Its movement was too fast, and its body had just recovered from the numbness. It wasn't very flexible, and its head hit the desk.
"Eeek!"
Pi fell to the ground in pain, holding its head and whimpering.
The desk shook twice, and the nameless book on the corner of the desk fell to the ground.
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