Zhang Zian walked quickly to the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic in the cold wind. He didn't know that his image had been ruined by Richard.
He was thinking about how to do something for Pi with the opportunity of being recommended.
As an elfin born from the Strength of Faith, as long as it had enough Strength of Faith, it would be fine, right?
On the way, he passed by Uncle Li's snack bar and glanced inside casually. There were no customers in the shop. Uncle Li and his aunt were sitting on opposite sides of a table, discussing something with a worried face.
There was a car parked in front of the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before.
"Welcome..."
Pushing open the glass door, Long Xian, who was also working as a cashier, was working on the computer in the nurse's station. She raised her head and saw Zhang Zian. She smiled and said, "Manager Zhang, please wait a moment. Sister Xiaomeng is doing a health examination for a dog."
Zhang Zian looked at the time. "How long will the examination take?"
Different examinations took different time. He didn't want to wait here like an idiot. It was close to the clinic anyway. If he had to wait for a long time, he might as well come back again.
"It's just a routine examination. It should be over soon." Long Xian pointed to the seats in the waiting area. "Manager Zhang, why don't you take a seat first?"
"No, thanks. I'm just taking a walk."
Zhang Zian had rested enough in his shop, so he wasn't tired.
The two families were partners, so Long Xian didn't stop him. She lowered her head and went about her own business.
He strolled to the clinic. He hadn't been here for a while, and the clinic had added a lot of new machines that he didn't know the names of. Medical equipment had always been extremely expensive. These machines must have cost a lot. He guessed that all the money he made was invested in these machines. Without complete equipment, many examinations and surgeries couldn't be performed. Customers preferred to go to large pet hospitals.
Zhang Zian heard Sun Xiaomeng talking directly. She was explaining the results of the examination to a person. The person's back was facing the door, so he couldn't see his face.
A Cocker Spaniel was lying on the treatment table, looking around with its signature big ears.
Seeing Zhang Zian, it was startled for a moment. It seemed to recognize him and barked at him.
Sun Xiaomeng stopped talking and looked over with the other person.
"You're here. Wait a moment. I'll be done soon." She nodded to Zhang Zian.
Another person said in surprise, "Manager Zhang, what a coincidence."
When he saw the Cocker Spaniel and the car in front of the door, Zhang Zian had already guessed his identity. It was Meng Li, whom he had met at the Binhai City Library not long ago.
"Hello, Teacher Meng. No classes today? Did you bring your dog for a check-up? "he asked.
Meng Li said with relief, "Yes, it's winter vacation. The results of the examination are good. It is now six months old, and there are still no signs of cataracts. I am relieved. "
"Congratulations. If you don't get sick for six months, the possibility of getting cataracts in the future is very small," Zhang Zian congratulated. "You guys talk. Don't worry about me. I'm going to sit outside for a while."
He temporarily dismissed the idea of leaving, returned to the waiting area, found a chair, and sat down to play with his phone.
Because the examination results were good, Meng Li soon came out with the Cocker Spaniel in his arms. Sun Xiaomeng followed him in a white coat, shaking the stethoscope on her neck.
Meng Li went to the nurse station to pay the bill with Long Xian, while Sun Xiaomeng walked over to Zhang Zian and said, "I asked you to come here because I need your help."
"What is it?" Zhang Zian put away his phone.
Sun Xiaomeng said helplessly, "You know that there are a lot of pets in my clinic that have been abandoned by their owners, right?"
Zhang Zian knew about this, because he had seen it the first time he came to the clinic.
When some pets got sick, the owners didn't want them to wait for death, but they didn't want to spend too much money on them, so they brought them to the clinic for treatment. After paying for the first day, they never showed up again, which was a de facto abandonment.
But for Sun Xiaomeng, although she had signed an agreement with the pet owners at the beginning, stipulating that if the pets were not picked up within one month, the clinic would be regarded as abandonment, and the clinic had the right to dispose of these pets on its own, she didn't dare to wait for only one month. What if the owners felt guilty after two months and came to ask for their pets?
She and Long Xian were the only two weak women in the clinic, and they couldn't even afford to hire a security guard. It would be troublesome if they encountered some bad-tempered owners.
Moreover, these abandoned pets were not valuable breeds. Generally, they were ordinary dogs, cats, or a mix of breeds of cats and dogs. Even if they were sold a month later, they wouldn't be worth much, and maybe no one would buy them at all.
They had been raised in the clinic for a long time, eating, drinking, and defecating, which imperceptibly increased the clinic's operating costs.
Sun Xiaomeng explained her intention. Her clinic would be closed during the Spring Festival, and she and Long Xian would go back to their hometown. There would be no one on duty in the clinic, and no one would take care of these pets. She wanted to leave them in Zhang Zian's shop temporarily, and take them back when the holiday was over.
This was just a piece of cake for him. Besides, she had helped Zhang Zian with pets before, so he readily agreed.
"I'll ask Wang Qian and Li Kun to come with a tricycle tomorrow," he said.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you." Sun Xiaomeng was relieved. After being busy for more than half a year, she could finally go back to her hometown to relax during the Spring Festival.
Meng Li had already paid the bill. He led the Cocker Spaniel, nodded to Zhang Zian, and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Meng." Zhang Zian quickly stood up and stopped him. He then asked Sun Xiaomeng, "Is there anything else?"
"No." Sun Xiaomeng shook her head, "You can go back to work."
Zhang Zian gestured to Meng Li, "Mr. Meng, let's go out together."
Meng Li guessed that Zhang Zian wanted to talk to him about something, but he didn't know what it was. He thought it had something to do with the Cocker Spaniel. After all, it was Zhang Zian who reminded him that the Cocker Spaniel might suffer from hereditary cataracts when he bought the dog.
They left the pet clinic one after the other.
It got dark early in winter, and now it was almost evening. The sun was hanging listlessly near the horizon, and the cold wind was blowing.
"Mr. Meng, do you have time now? I'd like to talk in private. I have a question to ask, "Zhang Zian said.
Meng Li nodded, "Yes. Manager Zhang, you're too polite. I can help you with your questions, but I don't deserve to ask for your advice. "
"Thank you. Let's find a place to sit."
It was too cold to stand outside, and Zhang Zian's question couldn't be answered in a few words. He looked around. It was close to the Spring Festival, and many shops were closed. The only place to sit was Uncle Li's snack bar.
Zhang Zian led the way, and the two entered the snack bar.
After sitting down, he asked straightforwardly, "Mr. Meng, that day in the library, I mentioned the book about life, the universe, and everything. How did you guess that I had to find it in the reference book section?"
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