Every cat's preferences were different. Some liked the red dots on laser pointers, some liked cat scratching boards, some liked whack-a-mole boxes, and some liked cat teasers. Not all cats liked catnip. There were always a few weirdos in the cat world.
Zhang Zian picked up each toy and tried it. Different cats liked different toys, so he could distinguish them so that they wouldn't all crowd around the same customer. Of course, he explained that it was all to train the reaction speed and agility of cats, so Fina believed him. Catnip was hard to explain, but it could be used to relax after training.
"Then what do you need me to do?" Fina asked, puzzled.
"What I need you to do is very simple. Let the cats only play with the toys. Don't get close to the customers, and don't let the customers hold them in their arms. If any customers try to hold them, let them run away," he explained.
He knew that for the sake of hygiene, many cat cafes would ask customers to wash their hands and put on shoe covers after entering the door. Otherwise, if their dirty hands touched the cats, the cats would get dirty very quickly, and it would be easy to spread germs. Uncle Li's snack bar had just started, and it was in the stage of trying to attract business. In order to let them have a peaceful Spring Festival, they didn't have the time or energy to prepare for those things. If there were too many rules, the customers might not like them, so it was better to keep the cats away from the customers.
In addition, whether it was a cat cafe or a snack bar, the biggest enemy was the naughty kids. The naughty kids often liked to pull the cats' tails or pinch their necks. If the cats got angry, they would turn around and bite them.
Zhang Zian asked Fina to set up rules for the cats to avoid the customers, especially the naughty kids. The customers didn't know that the cats were deliberately avoiding them. They would only think that the cats were afraid of strangers, which would make the customers love them even more. In the future, they would come to the snack bar more often, treating it as a difficult game. As the saying goes, what you can't get is always the best.
Other rules included only eating the dried fish fed by the customers and not eating anything else fed by the customers. They were not allowed to run out of the store or into the kitchen. They were allowed to stay in the restaurant during business hours, and there would be two-legged beasts rushing to serve them.
They could only see, but not touch, so Zhang Zian renamed the snack bar to "Li's Supreme Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers," instead of "Cat Stroking Snack Bar." Otherwise, it would be a fraud.
If he really wanted to pet it, he could adopt any cat he liked. He could pet it to his heart's content. As for the qualifications of the adopters, since the cats technically belonged to the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic, Sun Xiaomeng could find a way to check the qualifications of the adopters. Zhang Zian and Uncle Li didn't have to worry about it.
Soon, Fina finished teaching the seven cats, and Aunt Li served the dishes ordered by the guests, along with the corresponding dried fish and cat toys.
"Where's the cat? Where was the cat? We want to see cats! "
"That's right, we are here for the cat! Where's the cat? "
The girls weren't in a hurry to eat. Instead, they eagerly requested to play with the cat.
Zhang Zian pouted in the direction of the dining room. Fina raised its paw, and the seven cats lined up and entered the dining room.
"Wow! Kitty! So many cats! There's still a queue! "
"This is the first time I've seen a cat in a queue!"
The girls suddenly screamed in surprise. They didn't even care about eating. They picked up the dried fish, cat toys, and laser pointers to entice them.
The cats followed Fina's instructions to keep the largest safe distance from the customers, and to interact with the customers outside the customers' reach. As long as the customers withdrew the dried fish and toys in their direction, the cats would stop chasing them and run to play with other customers.
Some of the girls were soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see the big watery eyes of the cats. Seeing that the cats didn't come over, they threw the dried fish in their hands out, causing two or three cats to fight for it.
"Don't fight, don't fight, there's more!" They picked up the dried fish and threw it out, and it was immediately eaten. After eating the dried fish, the cats still stared at them with innocent and pitiful eyes, so they threw the dried fish again …
After a few times, they reached into the small plastic bowl and grabbed nothing. When they looked again, the dried fish had already been thrown out.
"Boss! Give me another small dried fish! "
"Give me two!"
Uncle Li was speechless.
Aunt Li said, "Look at these girls. They are so thin. Why don't you eat first? The food is getting cold! You can play with the cats after the meal! "
Zhang Zian interrupted at the right time, "Sorry, the dried fish in this shop is not for sale. Please come again next time."
"Huh? Why? Can I order another set meal? If I order another set meal, I will also get the dried fish, right? "a girl yelled, unwilling to give up.
Facing this customer, Zhang Zian turned his head and asked for Uncle Li's opinion with his eyes.
Uncle Li shook his head gently, because he saw that the girl hadn't even touched the Supreme Set Meal for two that she had ordered with the others. Also, his snack bar had a large amount of food. A normal-sized girl might not even be able to finish one set, so ordering another was purely a waste. There were still many people in the world who didn't have enough to eat, and he couldn't watch the customers waste food in order to make money.
Zhang Zian couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. If it was someone else, he wouldn't care if they could finish it or not. If they dared to order, he would dare to sell it. Anyway, he would make money … But Uncle Li didn't do that. Although he and his wife weren't rich, they never made money against their conscience. The vegetables, meat, and fish were all fresh from the vegetable market and the seaside fish market. The seasonings, such as oil and salt, were also from big brands.
"What? Can't I?" the girl frowned.
"How about this?" Zhang Zian asked Uncle Li, "How much is the extra rice here?"
"One yuan per bowl," Uncle Li answered truthfully and gestured, "It's a big bowl, and a small bowl is fifty cents."
"Then a small dried fish will be ten yuan." Zhang Zian proposed a compromise. "It won't waste food, and it can also make money. Anyway, one party is willing to take the hit, and the other party is willing to take the hit."
"What?" Uncle Li couldn't believe his ears. The dried fish was simply a bonus in the seaside fish market. It was free. He was very familiar with the fish seller. As long as he bought fish, he would get a lot for free. Now a small handful was being sold for ten yuan? It was ten times more expensive than the rice that people ate … He really couldn't open his mouth.
Zhang Zian saw his embarrassment, so he asked the girls for him, "A small dried fish will be ten yuan. Because our cats have already eaten lunch, they will be full after eating a few more small dried fish. Unlike those cat cafes, where the cats are hungry and can only eat the small dried fish fed by the customers, the opportunities are limited. Once they are full, they won't eat the food fed by other customers …"
"I want a small dried fish!"
"Me too!"
Before he finished explaining, the girls rushed to raise their hands and ask for more small dried fish.
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