Zhang Zian and the girl on the other side of the table were silently confronting each other, while the other diners were playing with the cats and watching the show. Everyone was very interested in the difference between their positions. Although Zhang Zian wanted to keep the peace, the girl was not going to let him go.
Everyone's attention was on them, so they didn't pay much attention to the new couple. However, when they heard that the new girl wanted to adopt the Calico cat in the store, they immediately knew that there was going to be a good show.
Sure enough, the strange girl on the other side of the table seemed to have been injected with a cardiac stimulant. She stared at Zhang Zian provocatively, which meant, "See? Everyone supports adopting instead of buying. "
Zhang Zian did not say anything and waited to see what would happen.
"Ting Ting, is that the Calico cat you like?"
After the new couple sat down, the boy asked his girlfriend.
"Yes, what do you think? Isn't it cute? "Ting Ting said excitedly.
"It's really cute …" The boy thought that the Calico cat was just average cute, but as long as Ting Ting liked it, he would go along with her.
"Then … let's adopt it, okay? Can you please? "Tingting begged in a half-coquettish and half-coquettish manner.
The boy's lips moved. When he was about to say something, he saw Aunt Li coming over with the menu, so he swallowed his words.
"What would you like to eat?" Aunt Li asked.
After they ordered, Ting Ting stopped Aunt Li and asked, "Ma 'am, I want to ask, can the cats in the store be adopted?"
"Yes." Aunt Li was a little surprised. The cats had only been settled for a few days, and someone had already come to adopt them. However, this was what they had agreed on, and she had to keep her promise.
"Then we want to …" Ting Ting pointed at the Calico cat.
The boy interrupted, "Ting Ting, let's eat first, and then we'll talk after dinner, okay? We're not in a hurry anyway. "
Aunt Li didn't dare to say anything else after what had just happened. She only said, "Call me if you need anything." Then she went back to the kitchen.
Ting Ting's high spirits were interrupted by him, so she felt a little upset and became unhappy.
After a while, Aunt Li brought the food they ordered. Tingting opened the disposable chopsticks and silently shoved the rice into her mouth. Her boyfriend knew that he had said something wrong and made her unhappy, so he tried to please her and make her happy … but it seemed to be of no use. The atmosphere was particularly awkward, and even the others who were eating were secretly worried for him. Zhang Zian was glad that he did not have a girlfriend.
After eating for a few minutes, Tingting put down her chopsticks and said to her boyfriend with a sullen face, "Xiao Zhuang, what did you mean by that?"
Xiao Zhuang replied carefully, "I didn't mean anything … Ting Ting, you told me to look at a cute cat before we left, but you didn't say you wanted to adopt it …"
What he said was the truth. Tingting had said excitedly that she had seen a very good cat and wanted to take him to see it, so he had agreed. Although he had a hunch, when he learned that Tingting really wanted to adopt a cat, he couldn't help but want to dissuade her.
Tingting nodded without hesitation. "Okay, I'll ask you now. I want to adopt this Tricolored Flower. Is that okay?"
Her tone didn't sound like a question, but more like a quarrel.
The girl in front of Zhang Zian gave him a thumbs up, and Xiao Zhuang complained in his heart. He forced himself to persuade her, "About this, Tingting, how about we discuss it when we get back?"
"Why do we have to discuss it when we get back? Can't we discuss it here? Aren't we discussing it right now? "Tingting retorted angrily with a series of questions.
"Well …"
Xiao Zhuang felt very awkward being the center of attention and being stared at like they were watching a show.
"Tingting, if you like cats, why don't we buy one?" he asked earnestly. He earnestly said, "I asked a friend about a very famous pet shop nearby. The cats in the shop can even dance! How about we go check out the pet shop? I saved some money from working a few months ago. We can buy a beautiful one, and we won't have to go through the trouble of adopting one … "
"No! I like this one! "Tingting refused firmly.
"Wait a minute!"
The girl in front of Zhang Zian couldn't pretend that she didn't hear anything. She put on a fake smile and said to Xiao Zhuang, "Friend, have you heard of Ann … no, have you heard of adoption instead of purchase?"
Xiao Zhuang was in a rush to make his girlfriend happy, and was caught off guard by her question. He couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"You don't need to know who I am. I just want to ask you, have you heard of adoption instead of purchase?" she said matter-of-factly.
Tingting frowned slightly. Even though she was angry with her boyfriend, he was her boyfriend. She had the right to be angry. What right did this girl have to question Xiao Zhuang so rudely? She suppressed her displeasure and didn't explode on the spot.
Xiao Zhuang was disgusted by the girl's questioning manner and tone. They didn't know each other, so why should he answer her question?
But in front of so many people, especially his girlfriend, he wanted to show his manners and self-restraint, so he patiently replied, "Adoption instead of purchase? I've heard of it. "
"You've heard of it?" The girl was surprised. "If you've heard of it, why do you still want to buy it?"
This answer was beyond her expectations. She thought that anyone who heard of the slogan "adoption instead of purchase" would unconditionally support this kind of caring and sentimental approach … except for Zhang Zian, who was part of the black-hearted pet trafficking industry.
Her aggressive tone made Xiao Zhuang even more disgusted. "I can spend my own money however I want. What does it have to do with you?"
"Don't you know that 'no sale, no harm'? If you spend money to buy pets, you will be encouraging the arrogance of these black-hearted pet dealers, making them even more aggressive in killing pets! "The strange girl pointed at Zhang Zian, and spoke with a tone of punishing the past to avoid the future and treating the sick to save the sick.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhuang looked at Zhang Zian. "You sell pets?"
Zhang Zian nodded and pointed at the pet shop not far away. "The pet shop you just mentioned might be mine."
"I heard that the cats in your shop can dance?" Xiao Zhuang asked curiously.
"More or less," Zhang Zian said with reservation.
Sensing that the direction of the conversation wasn't right, the girl quickly interrupted, "Did you hear what I just said? If you don't understand the pros and cons, I can explain it to you, but don't be fooled by these profiteers. They will definitely tell you that adopted pets aren't as close to you as bought ones. This is complete nonsense. You'll understand once you try to adopt one yourself! "
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhuang smiled bitterly. "Of course I've tried it. Do you think I haven't?"
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