Zhang Zian was the one who suggested volunteering to replace the deposit. Many people didn't lack money and wanted to solve everything with money. They had houses, a high income, and were willing to pay the deposit. But did that prove that they really loved pets? On the contrary, some people lived in rented houses and didn't have a stable income. They couldn't feed their pets imported high-end cat and dog food, but they had a pet and treated it as their family. If there was a pet for adoption, would it be better to give it to the former or the latter?
Money was not the standard to measure whether or not people really loved pets.
A month of volunteer work, two check-ins every morning and evening, and at least 60 hours of taking care of the seven cats in the shop was not an easy task. If the adopter could persevere through rain or shine, it at least showed that the adopter was patient and mentally prepared to raise a pet.
Ting Ting and Zhuang were ready to gladly accept the three conditions, but they were interrupted by the noise coming from the street outside the shop.
The noise came from the north. It sounded like a lot of people were running. There was also the sound of car horns and the endless barking of dogs.
"What's going on? Is there a fire somewhere? "
Everyone in the shop looked at each other, confused.
Everyone liked to watch a commotion. They put down their cutlery, walked out of the shop, and looked north.
Whoosh —
A black shadow jumped in front of everyone's eyes.
It was too dark, and no one could see clearly what it was. They vaguely thought it was a cat.
Then, several more black shadows flashed by one after another. Someone raised his phone to take a picture. Now he could see clearly that most of them were kittens and puppies of different breeds. They were about two to three months old. Occasionally, there were a few adult cats and dogs, but without exception, they were all breeds of cats and dogs.
"What the f * ck! What's going on? Which pet shop's pet ran out? "Everyone was discussing and speculating about all kinds of things.
Zhang Zian knew that it was impossible. Not any pet shop could have so many pets. They must have escaped from some large pet breeding base.
At that moment, while everyone's eyes were attracted by the running cats and dogs, Zhang Zian saw a black shadow on top of the wall, and then a small stone was thrown at his feet.
He looked up and saw Famous on a nearby roof, as if it had just run a long distance. It was panting and sticking out its tongue. Old Time Tea was sitting on its back. There were two other puppies on its back, but they were too far away to see clearly.
Zhang Zian froze for a moment, then looked at the cats and dogs running around on the street. He could roughly guess what had happened. Old Time Tea and Famous must have discovered some ugly phenomena in Love Lovely Pets. They couldn't stand it anymore, so they caused a ruckus in Love Lovely Pets and led the cats and dogs away from there.
He didn't say anything, but frowned and thought about what to do.
Other pedestrians also noticed these cats and dogs. Whether it was out of the mentality of taking advantage of them or the mentality of loving pets, some people saw that they seemed to be ownerless, so they tried to stop them and carry them home. The scene was very chaotic. Among the young people who came out of the snack bar, there were some who wanted to take advantage of them, but they were too embarrassed to take them home. After all, it was immoral.
The ones who were the most active were the elderly men and women. Unfortunately, their legs were not agile, so they didn't get much.
On the opposite side of the street, two kittens ran over. When they passed by the street lights, they could recognize that one was a Siamese cat, and the other was an exotic short-haired cat, Garfield.
Beside Zhang Zian and the others, a figure suddenly moved and ran towards the two kittens. It seemed that the person wanted to catch them.
They took a closer look and saw that it was the self-righteous girl from before.
The sound of the car horn scared the two kittens. They ran in two different directions. The Siamese cat ran south, and Garfield ran west into the alley.
Although they were kittens and could not run fast, it was obvious that there was only one chance. If one was caught, the other would be caught by someone else.
The self-righteous girl hesitated for a moment, then decisively chased after the Garfield. She took big strides and chased after it. Finally, she caught the Garfield kitten in her arms before one of the aunties could.
Everyone present saw this scene.
Zhang Zian laughed. "It seems that a real pet lover knows which kind of cat is more expensive."
His words elicited a burst of laughter from the crowd.
The self-righteous girl seemed to hear their laughter. She turned around and glared at them, showing off the kitten in her arms.
At that moment, a pickup truck with a few people in staff uniforms drove over slowly. The body of the pickup truck was painted with the words and logo of "Love Lovely Pet." There was a similar logo on the chest and back of the staff uniforms.
The person in the passenger seat of the pickup raised the loudspeaker and shouted anxiously, "Dear folks, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunties, grandpas and grandmas, ancestors! Please do us a favor and return the pets to us! Due to the negligence of our employees, these pets have escaped the base! There are hundreds of employees in the company, and all of them are looking forward to selling these pets and going home for the New Year! Please don't let us go back home hungry, we still have a family to feed! "
The moment the employees in the pickup truck saw someone hugging a cat or a dog, they would jump out of the pickup truck and stop them, half persuading them to return the pets to them.
Some people were more soft-hearted and took the initiative to return the pets after hearing their excuses. Some people, after being stopped, reluctantly returned the pets under the carrot and stick tactics of the Love Lovely Pets employees. Some people refused to admit it no matter what, insisting that the pets in their arms belonged to them. Why should they return them?
The self-righteous girl took a few steps forward. As soon as she saw the pickup truck driving over, she turned around and ran into the alley with the kitten in her arms.
When the pickup truck passed in front of Zhang Zian, the fat girl smiled mischievously. She raised her hand and said loudly, "Someone picked up your kitten over there!"
She pointed at the self-righteous girl.
The self-righteous girl hid in the shadows of the alley, planning to come out after the pickup truck drove away. If the fat girl hadn't reported her, the Love Lovely Pet employees might not have been able to find her.
She was so angry that her face was pale. From the look of it, she wanted to pounce on the fat girl and bite her.
Of course, the fat girl wasn't afraid of her from afar. She still had a cheeky smile on her face, as if to say, "What can you do to me?" Even face to face, the fat girl's weight was far greater than the self-righteous girl's. Whether it was verbal or physical, she was not at a disadvantage.
"Hey, that's our kitten in your hands, right? Please return the kitten to us. " The Love Lovely Pet employees saw the self-righteous girl. From her appearance, they guessed that she might be a student, or that she had just left school not long ago. They immediately jumped out of the truck and ran over.
The self-righteous girl wanted to run away with the kitten in her arms, but she was quickly blocked by a few men.
"Hey, please return the kitten to us." The employee extended his hand to her.
"No! This is my kitten. Why should I return it to you? "the self-righteous girl shouted.
The employee pointed at the fat girl. "Someone can prove that you picked up this kitten."
The fat girl waved her hand from afar.
With both witnesses and material evidence, the self-righteous girl couldn't deny it, but she still stubbornly said, "You unscrupulous businessmen in the pet breeding industry are not real pet lovers at all. You don't deserve to own this cat. It can live a happier life with me!"
The Love Lovely Pet employees were dumbfounded. This reason was too strange. They had seen unreasonable people before, but they had never seen someone this unreasonable!
Zhang Zian and the others were not surprised. They couldn't understand what the self-righteous girl was thinking.
"Hey, if you don't return the kitten to us, we'll call the police!" the Love Lovely Pet employee threatened seriously.
"You … you're bullying me! I picked up this kitten, but who can prove that it belongs to you? "The self-righteous girl rolled her eyes and retorted.
The other uncles and aunties who were fighting over the kitten heard this and agreed. Why would she stupidly return the kitten to them? Who could prove that these cats and dogs belonged to them?
"Hey, this kitten is ours. It came from our breeding farm. If you don't return it to us, we'll expose you on Weibo!" The Love Lovely Pet employee raised his phone and used the camera to capture the self-righteous girl's face.
"Huh? Take a picture then! Who's afraid of who? I want to expose you on Weibo! " The self-righteous girl didn't want to be outdone. She also raised her phone to capture the other person's face. "You unscrupulous pet-breeding companies will definitely be condemned by real pet lovers!"
Zhang Zian shook his head and gave Famous and Old Time Tea a look, telling them to go back to the shop first. He would be there soon.
He had no interest in the dogfight that was about to happen.
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