It was morning, and there were not many customers in the pet shop. Zhang Zian finished his work in the shop, played hide-and-seek with Xinghai, and took Zhan Tian to the green field for its daily training. After that, he had been browsing the forum. Time always passed quickly when he was on the Internet. He had only browsed the first two pages of the forum, and nearly an hour had passed.
The Spring Festival was coming, and it was the busiest period before the Spring Festival. Students were taking their final exams, and office workers were working hard for their year-end bonuses, but they were secretly thinking about whether they should move to another company after the Spring Festival. There were few pedestrians on the road. Some old men and women were pushing carts, happily preparing for the Spring Festival. As the Spring Festival approached, many businesses would close, and they needed to take a breather after a year of work.
Zhang Zian did not need to visit relatives and friends during the Spring Festival, so he did not need to prepare for the Spring Festival. He wanted to do business as usual during the Spring Festival, and try to get the lucky money from the children. He looked at the time and was about to go upstairs to remind Pi to take a break. At that moment, a car stopped in front of the door.
It was a brand-new BMW sedan. The body was shiny, and it seemed to have been registered not long ago. Zhang Zian had never seen this car before.
Through the car window, he saw two fashionably dressed girls sitting in the car. If it were someone else, Zhang Zian would definitely take a few more glances at them. However, he knew these two girls. He could only mutter, "Speak of the devil!"
The two fashionable girls were Zhao Qi and Shi Shi, and Liu Sanlang was driving. In addition to the three of them in the car, there was a small Labrador sitting in the back seat. It was the one that Liu Sanlang had bought from Zhang Zian. The funny thing was that this Labrador was wearing a small red sweater. It looked a little awkward.
Zhang Zian knew that the three of them worked in the same company, and Liu Sanlang was persistently pursuing Shi Shi. Why did they come to the pet shop at work today?
Liu Sanlang got out of the car first, and opened the door for Shi Shi in the back seat. Shi Shi looked at the screen from time to time with her phone, and did not get out of the car. Zhao Qi, who was sitting on the other side of the back seat, got out of the car with the pet air box.
Zhang Zian put his phone back into his pocket, and walked out of the pet shop to greet them.
"Hey, Sanlang, is this your new car? Not bad. "
Liu Sanlang closed the driver's door carefully and smiled proudly. "Yes, I just picked it up before New Year's Day. It has just driven a few hundred kilometers."
Zhang Zian leaned over to take a look. He was completely unfamiliar with cars, so he asked, "How much does this car cost?"
Liu Sanlang's face twitched a little. He raised three fingers and said, "About three hundred thousand dollars. I borrowed some money and paid off some loans …"
A car was not a necessity like a house, and Zhang Zian felt that borrowing money and getting a loan was not worth it. He asked, "Why don't you buy a cheaper one?"
"Well …" Liu Sanlang looked bitter and whispered, "Actually, I didn't want to buy a car. After all, Binhai City is not as big as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. It is very convenient to call a taxi or hitchhike. Besides, sometimes when the air quality is bad, there are odd-even license plates … But now, I am chasing after my girlfriend. It is more convenient to have my own car to go anywhere. At first, I wanted to buy a domestic car, which is more affordable. Nowadays, domestic cars are not as bad as before. However, after thinking about it, I was afraid that she would look down on me if I bought a domestic car. So, I decided to buy an imported car. I guess I have forced myself to do that … "
Zhang Zian was speechless. If your girlfriend looked down on you because you drove a domestic car, does she like you or your money?
However, he was not familiar with Liu Sanlang. Since Liu Sanlang had already bought the car, there was no need for him to say anything. He could only tell Liu Sanlang that he had bought the car and use it well. Even if he could not get a girlfriend, he could still use it for his next girlfriend …
Liu Sanlang whispered as if he was defending himself, "Although Shi Shi did not say anything, I have seen her reading online novels about domineering presidents falling in love with me … So …"
Oh … I see. Zhang Zian could more or less understand Liu Sanlang's mentality. Love was unreasonable. Shi Shi was his goddess. He liked Shi Shi, and Shi Shi liked domineering presidents. What else could he do? Although Liu Sanlang could not become a domineering president in the foreseeable future, buying an imported car to please his goddess could also prove his financial power.
"What domineering presidents falling in love with me?" Shi Shi, who was sitting in the car, seemed to have heard their last words. She rolled her eyes, raised her phone and said, "Who would read such an old-fashioned book? I am reading 'Billionaire Presidents Are Not Worth You'! "
Normally, Zhang Zian would just laugh when he encountered this kind of situation. However, today, he glanced at Shi Shi's phone and found that she was also using the Qidian app.
"You are also reading on Qidian?" he asked curiously.
"Of course! I am a high VIP user of Qidian, a ten-year bookworm! "Shi Shi got out of the car proudly, and the Labrador followed her out.
"Wow!" Zhang Zian looked at her with admiration. He almost knelt down.
He had learned from the Wang Haige Forum that the readers of Qidian were divided into different levels. Those who read less and spent less money were ordinary members. Those who read less and spent less money were advanced members. Those who went above them were junior VIPs. Finally, those who were at the top were advanced VIPs. There was even a discussion post titled "What is the experience of being a high VIP member on Qidian?" in which the post described the high VIP members of Qidian as being as superior as the QQ Diamond King.
"Humph!" Shi Shi felt so arrogant that her chin was almost pointing up to the sky.
"It is true that she is a high VIP member of Qidian, but I have to remind you that her high VIP status is based on all kinds of novels about domineering presidents …" Zhao Qi walked over with her suitcase. Her cat, Lan Lan, was staring at Zhang Zian from the suitcase.
"Qi Qi! You are ruining my show again! "Shi Shi was so angry that her cheeks turned red." Can't we be friends? "
"Is what I said not the truth?" Zhao Qi didn't want to be outdone. "Let me see. Assuming that you are a bookworm for ten years, you are 25 years old this year, which means that you have been influenced by novels about domineering presidents since you were 15 years old! I really hope that a domineering president will fall from the sky and take this girl as his girlfriend so that she won't be daydreaming all day. Of course, it would be best if he abandoned her after using her, otherwise I will not be calm … "
"It … It is not my birthday yet. I am only 24 years old!" Shi Shi was unruly in front of Liu Sanlang, but in front of her best friend, she didn't have any temper at all. Zhao Qi had a firm grasp of her.
"Also, I only occasionally read novels about domineering presidents. Most of the time, I still read ordinary novels. I also read a lot of foreign novels …" Shi Shi defended herself to Zhang Zian.
"Come on, stop pretending!" Zhao Qi snorted. "Isn't your so-called physical novel 'Fifty Shades of White'? That is nothing more than foreign novels about domineering presidents, and they are hardcore! "
"Woo woo … Qi Qi, you are too much!" Shi Shi made a fuss.
Zhang Zian didn't care what kind of novels Shi Shi actually read. He cared about Shi Shi's identity as a bookworm for ten years on Qidian, so she should have some understanding of the preferences of Qidian readers. So he tentatively asked, "Shi Shi, if it were you, would you read an online novel about a pet shop?"
"Huh? Pet shop? " Shi Shi looked at Zhang Zian in disbelief. She stared at him as if he was a fool. "Are you crazy? Who would read an online novel about a pet shop? What is there to write about a pet shop? Enough with cleaning feces all day long! If you want to raise a cat or a dog, why don't you just buy one? Right, Xiao La? "
Xiao La barked a few times, as if it was responding to her.
Zhang Zian was speechless. Although what she said was very reasonable, why was he so upset?
"Due to some objective conditions, some people want to raise a dog or a cat, but they can't, right? If I remember correctly, this Labrador is not yours, but Sanlang bought it. "He pointed out the fact.
Yes, he remembered that Liu Sanlang bought this Labrador to attract Shi Shi's attention, and it really succeeded. Shi Shi liked puppies, but the apartment she rented did not allow pets.
Due to some objective conditions, people could not raise pets, and they were doubtful about whether they could raise pets from beginning to end. Many people chose to raise cats or dogs on the Internet, and every day on forums and Weibo, they borrowed the cat and dog films posted by others to raise cats and dogs. Zhang Zian agreed with the cautious attitude of these people. It was much better than blindly buying a pet home, and then giving it away or abandoning it after realizing that it was not suitable to raise a pet. Could these people be converted into readers of pet novels? Even if it was only one in ten thousand of them, it would be enough.
"This..." Shi Shi was a little speechless, but she still said firmly, "That is true, but how can you let these people who raise pets on the Internet know about this novel?"
Zhang Zian admitted that what she said made sense. This was the most critical problem.
"By the way, which novel is this? Tell me the name, and let me, a ten-year bookworm, appraise it. Then we will know if this novel has a future, "Shi Shi said shamelessly.
Zhao Qi also asked curiously, "Zhang Zian, are you writing a novel? Or a novel about a pet shop? "
"No," Zhang Zian denied. This was also the truth. He did not write a novel, so it was not a lie. It was Pi who wrote a novel.
"In fact, I think you can write a novel. Anyway, you have nothing to do in the pet shop all day long!" Zhao Qi said. "What if it becomes popular?"
Zhang Zian quickly waved his hand to change the topic. "Forget it. I know myself. I don't have that ability... By the way, what are you doing here?"
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