Masanori Suzuhara used Line to contact her classmates and seniors in Japan, but when she came to China, she used WeChat. Since school hadn't started yet, she didn't know any new classmates. She only had a few contacts on WeChat, including the counselor, and Zhang Zian was one of them.
She returned to the international student dormitory and gave Snoopy a warm nest. Fortunately, the dormitory didn't prohibit pets, otherwise she would have to rent a house. Although the rent in China was much cheaper than in Japan, and she didn't need to pay a gift, she still wanted to make more friends in China during the limited time she was studying abroad.
Although she had taken care of the former Snoopy in the lab for a long time, strictly speaking, this was her first time raising a pet. She didn't know that beagles could cause a lot of trouble to the neighbors, so she was a little nervous after listening to the conversation between Zhang Zian and Qian Bowen.
Zhang Zian treated Snoopy well in the pet shop, and it only barked once or twice when it came to her dormitory. She kept Zhang Zian's words in mind, resisted the urge to look back, and ignored it when it barked. She didn't even turn her head, and just stared at her phone.
She received a lot of greetings from the seniors in the lab on her Line, asking her how she was doing in China, the surrounding environment, and whether she was being bullied.
Masanori Suzuhara read the messages and couldn't help but smile. Before she came to China, her understanding of China came from the TV news and the Chinese historical films broadcast on TV. It was inevitable that there were many exaggerations and falsehoods, so it was reasonable for the seniors to worry about it.
Snoopy barked twice again, but she still ignored it, so it shut its mouth and stopped barking. It sniffed around the room and explored new territory.
Masanori Suzuhara had been paying attention to its movements. Seeing that it didn't continue barking, she was finally relieved. The former Snoopy was raised in the lab, which had good soundproofing. No one lived there at night, so it didn't matter how it barked, and no one cared. But the dormitory was different.
She replied to the seniors' greetings one by one, trying to clarify some misunderstandings about China, and said that she was trying to adapt to her new life and asked the seniors not to worry.
In addition, some female classmates who were close to her asked her if she had eaten well and if she was used to China's food. Some even urged her to bring more local specialties when she returned to China.
Regardless of whether it was her seniors or her classmates, they all asked the same question the most. They asked her why she hadn't updated her Twitter recently and if she had encountered any difficulties or troubles …
Regarding this, she could only say that it was hard for her to explain in a few words — "Baby's heart is bitter, but baby can't say it."
After exchanging pleasantries, she asked her seniors about the biomedical equipment company that cooperated with the laboratory and asked for the contact information of this company.
The seniors helped her check and sent her the company's information.
Her phone vibrated. The courier had arrived at the international students' dormitory and was calling her to go downstairs to pick up something. The cage she had bought from the pet shop had arrived.
Masanori Suzuhara put aside other things for the time being, went downstairs to pick up the cage, paid the courier fee, and began to arrange a warm nest for Snoopy. She followed Zhang Zian's advice. Before Snoopy was trained to be obedient, a cage was still necessary.
She found old blankets and put a tarp over them to keep Snoopy from peeing or pooping in the cage. Although it was an old blanket, it had only been used for a few days.
In addition, she also put a pair of gloves that she had brought from Japan next to the old blanket. According to Zhang Zian, when she was not in the room, it was best to let Snoopy smell her, so that it would feel at ease and not bark because it missed its owner.
The shopping bag from the pet shop was placed on the table, and the eye-catching QR code was hard to ignore. She took something out of the shopping bag. This was the last resort to stop the Beagle from barking — a dog muzzle. After wearing this, the dog couldn't open its mouth, and of course, it couldn't bark or bite. However, she didn't want to use this thing unless it was absolutely necessary.
The nature of a dog muzzle was different from an electric shock collar. This thing was defensive, and it had its own purpose.
When Zhang Zian recommended dog muzzles to Masanori Suzuhara, he also told her about the national conditions.
When walking a dog, no matter how well-behaved the dog was, as long as it was not as obedient as a police dog, it was best to wear a muzzle. In addition to preventing the tragedy of biting and barking, the muzzle could also prevent the dog from eating random things. Every year, many dogs were poisoned to death because of eating random things.
Some people hated dogs, or hated the dog's owner, so they would throw some poisonous bait in the community. The dog would die as soon as it ate, and there was no time to save it. If an ordinary dog was not well trained to fast, it was necessary to wear a muzzle when going out, so that it would not be too late to regret.
After hearing this, she was worried, and immediately said, "I will buy it."
After entering the cage, probably because it didn't want to be locked, Snoopy barked a few more times, but Masanori Suzuhara still ignored it. Instead, she turned on her laptop and wrote an email according to the contact information provided by the seniors. The email address provided by the seniors was not the official address of the company, but the private email address of a business executive who was familiar with the seniors and had gone out for drinks with them.
When the seniors provided the contact information, they asked her what she wanted to do. Her answer was that she was taken care of by a pet shop owner in China, and she intended to do something within her ability to repay him.
She stated her identity and purpose in the email, hoping that the other party could make an exception. After all, the company had been selling automatic dog washers in Japan before, and there was no precedent of selling them abroad. The transportation method was a big problem. The coin-operated automatic dog washer was very heavy and large, much larger than the common household washing machines.
After sending the email, Masanori Suzuhara saw that Snoopy had quieted down and had been lying in the cage, watching her work, but there was some sadness in its eyes.
"Good job, Snoopy," she praised.
She let it out of the cage, and despite the cold floor, she habitually sat on the ground. She took the snacks and tried to train it to sit, squat, and lie down.
Snoopy immediately became excited and actively played with her, but didn't pay much attention to her training requirements. Beagles were too lively, so they were difficult to train, and their obedience was very poor. However, there were some beagles that were used as drug detection police dogs.
"Woof!"
Snoopy jumped to get the snacks in her hand, but didn't get them, so it barked in disappointment.
Masanori Suzuhara immediately stood up from the ground and returned to her seat, just in time to see a new email enter her mailbox.
The email was a reply from the business manager, who said that the company had no plans to expand the automatic dog washer business in China, but the company would soon take the automatic dog washer to China to participate in a life technology exhibition. The manager said that if the company didn't mind, they could consider leaving the automatic dog washer as a sample for the exhibition, and it would save the trouble of shipping it back to Japan. However, the relevant details needed to be further discussed, and they couldn't provide free warranty service.
Seeing that its owner suddenly ignored it again, Snoopy chased after her suspiciously. It circled around her chair a few times, then lowered its head and sniffed her feet. Then it stood up and grabbed her calves with its two front paws, as if urging her to play with it.
Masanori Suzuhara tried her best to focus on the content of the email. She had to make Snoopy understand that barking meant it would be punished, and the so-called punishment was being ignored, no snacks, and not being able to play with her. She had heard with her own ears that Qian Bowen had trouble raising the Beagle, so of course she had to be vigilant. She couldn't repeat the same mistakes and cause trouble for others because of a moment of soft-heartedness.
She read the email twice, thought for a moment, and then sent a message to Zhang Zian. She was just a middleman, responsible for informing Zhang Zian of the relevant information. In the end, it was still up to him to decide whether to accept the automatic dog washer as a sample for the exhibition.
Snoopy barked again, and pulled her calves a few times, hoping to attract her attention. But it was soon disappointed. Its owner was like a wooden sculpture, focused on her work, and didn't respond to its actions.
Zhang Zian's reply came faster than she expected.
In his reply, he said that he knew the difficulty of shipping, and didn't care whether it was a sample for the exhibition, and was willing to buy it at the price of a new product. As for the warranty, although it was a pity, there was no other way. After all, the company didn't have a branch in China. He expressed his understanding, and if there was any damage during the use, he was willing to hire someone to repair it at his own expense.
Masanori Suzuhara wrote Zhang Zian's reply in the email and sent it to the business manager.
Snoopy lay at her feet in frustration, and looked up at her from time to time. It seemed to have accepted the fact that she didn't want to be disturbed during her work, and could only wait for her to finish.
Masanori Suzuhara waited for it to quiet down, then bent down to pick it up, put it on her lap, and picked up a small comb to comb its hair. She said softly, "Snoopy, don't bark, and don't cause trouble for others, or I won't play with you anymore."
Although it was called Snoopy, it was actually a female. Female Beagles were quieter than males. Qian Bowen's previous Beagle was a male Beagle, and it naturally liked to bark more.
Snoopy lay comfortably on her lap, letting her comb its hair, and didn't make a sound.
The business manager sent another email. First, he expressed his gratitude for China's understanding, and secondly, he brought good news. Because the voltage in Japan was 100V, which was different from the voltage in China, to ensure a successful demonstration to the audience at the exhibition, the company would bring a special transformer to China, which would be given to the audience after the exhibition.
Masanori Suzuhara patted her head. She was very grateful for the other party's thoughtfulness. She really didn't think of this problem before. If the automatic dog washer couldn't be used due to voltage problems, she would definitely be ashamed.
She reported the new situation to Zhang Zian, and successfully played the role of liaison.
"Great, Snoopy, you're very good," she whispered to it.
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