Zhang Zian didn't know what to do with such a weird customer. He couldn't just sell her a pet, so he planned to let her try to adopt one.
He led her to the door and pointed at Li's Snack Bar diagonally across the street. Mr. and Mrs. Li had already opened for business, and business was quite good. There were one or two people waiting in line.
"That shop provides adoption services. The cats in the shop were all abandoned by their previous owners. They have no health problems, and all vaccines are available. If you're not specifically looking for breeds, it's a good choice to adopt from there," Zhang Zian explained to her. "If you want to adopt a dog, I can introduce you to another place."
Hearing about adopting a pet, she didn't show any signs of rejection. She nodded happily and said, "I didn't know you could do that. Can I get a cat if I go there? "
"That's not possible. You have to fill out a form, report to the shop every day, and volunteer to take care of the cats in the shop for a month. Only then can you pass the test and get the cat you like … You know, this is to prevent people who are not sincere in adopting."
"Ah? Is that so … "She looked hesitant. She seemed to feel that it was a little troublesome, but she was too embarrassed to refuse. She scratched her cheek awkwardly.
Judging from her age, there was a high probability that she was not a student anymore. For people in society, it was indeed a difficult test to pass to volunteer to take care of cats for a month after working all day. Moreover, people in society often didn't have a tight budget, so they were more inclined to spend money to buy cats.
In the morning, the street was filled with the smell of breakfast. Although Zhonghua Road was not famous for its food street, there were many traditional and modern snacks from all over the world. In the morning, breakfast shops and roadside stalls were all open for business. Tofu pudding, tea eggs, soup dumplings, butter pancakes, eight-treasure rice, soup dumplings, steamed dumplings … All kinds of fragrances mixed together, making people want to eat.
Zhang Zian was a little hungry. He estimated that Fina would soon ask for breakfast, so he planned to buy breakfast after sending the girl away.
Woof!
An unusually petite brown figure ran from the shop to the door, as if deeply attracted by the smell of food.
Zhang Zian looked down. It was the mini poodle that Famous and Old Time Tea had brought back from Love Lovely Pets Breeding Base.
After almost two months, it had grown a little, but it was still much smaller than a poodle of the same age. Its slightly unkempt brown fur was dotted with round black eyes and a nose. If it wasn't for its lively and energetic eyes, people could easily mistake it for a fluffy doll.
During this period, several customers were interested in it and asked Zhang Zian and the other staff about the price. However, Zhang Zian had some concerns. First, he was worried about whether the other party was really interested in it or just wanted to buy it as a breeding dog to breed teacup poodles. Second, it was more troublesome to take care of such a small dog. They had to be careful every time they ate to prevent it from being stuffed or choked to death. Third, it was still too young at the time to leave its mother.
Therefore, it and its mother stayed in the shop and were taken care of by the staff. It enjoyed more preferential treatment than other puppies, and it didn't have to be locked in the display cabinet.
Maybe it was because of the experience of not having enough to eat and being beaten and scolded during its stay at Love Lovely Pets Breeding Base, it was afraid of people. Other than Zhang Zian and the staff who fed it, it rarely took the initiative to approach strangers. When there were many people in the shop, Zhang Zian was also afraid that customers would step on it, so he carried it upstairs.
It ran to the door of the shop, sniffed hard, and looked around, as if it was looking for where the tempting fragrance was coming from.
Although it ate very little, it was very passionate about food. On the one hand, it was born this way, and on the other hand, it had never had enough to eat in the past. Because of this, it had to be extra careful when feeding it, so it didn't eat too much.
Woof woof!
Its mother barked twice in the shop, as if telling it not to run out and telling it to go back.
In the morning, the streets were crowded with people going to work and going to school. Some people looked like they got up late, with their hair sticking up and their faces covered in oil. They were running to catch the bus with breakfast in their mouths.
With its small size, it was easy to be kicked or stepped on if it ran out of the shop, and its fragile internal organs couldn't withstand such a violent impact. Many Teacup Puppies died because they were curled up on the sofa without being noticed. Due to their poor athletic ability, they couldn't run in time and were sat on by their owners or customers.
Zhang Zian also waved his hand at it to let it in. He lowered his head and smiled. "Go back, breakfast will be ready soon."
As its body grew, it reached the age where it could leave its mother. Sometimes it didn't listen to its mother, but when it looked up at Zhang Zian, it recognized that he was the parent who provided it with food and clothing. It turned around and ran back, its four short legs tightly moving, but it didn't run more than a few steps.
It suddenly stopped running and looked back in confusion, but it was not looking at Zhang Zian. Instead, it was staring at the girl.
She was still staring at the snack shop diagonally across the street, wondering if she should adopt a pet or just spend money to buy one. Sometimes she thought about her own matters, and she couldn't help but feel confused.
Zhang Zian was about to further explain to her the benefits and necessity of adopting a pet instead of buying one, so he didn't notice the mini poodle's movement. He thought it had run back to the shop.
Woof woof woof!
The continuous barking broke the silence of the morning, and the sound came from the mini poodle.
Although it and its mother had barked twice, it wasn't loud. At this time, it was barking with all its strength, and its voice was high and sharp. The smaller a dog was, the louder its voice was. They couldn't scare off threats with their size, so they could only rely on their barking.
Zhang Zian was shocked, and subconsciously turned around to look at it.
The girl also woke up from her reverie, and also turned around in surprise. "Oh, this dog is so small …"
Not only them, but Wang Qian and Lu Yi Yun were also attracted by its barking, but they didn't know why it suddenly barked.
It had been trained well by Zhang Zian in the pet shop. It knew that it couldn't rely on barking to attract its owner's attention, so it didn't usually bark. Even if it occasionally barked a few times, its volume wasn't loud, and it had almost never barked like this.
Even the pedestrians passing by outside the shop were looking at it.
"Stop barking, don't bark!" Zhang Zian raised an arm and gestured for it to stop barking.
It obviously heard Zhang Zian's command, looked at him a little, and temporarily stopped barking. But it only stopped for two or three seconds before it started barking again. Its eyes were fixed on the girl, and it barked more and more vigorously. Its whole body was tense, as if it was facing a formidable enemy.
Woof woof woof!
Woof woof woof!
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