The clownfish Nemo and the blue knife snapper Dory were both protagonists in Finding Nemo. In terms of popularity, Nemo was above Dory, but in terms of market value, the clownfish was far less valuable than the blue knife snapper.
Welder Zhao's granddaughter was still young and had no concept of money. She didn't care who was more expensive. She only knew that Nemo was also very cute, although she preferred Dory.
"Do you have Nemo?" she asked in a childish voice, her eyes circling around Zhang Zian's hands.
"Yes, but I'm not wearing it. If you agree, I'll find someone to send it to you, or you can ask your grandpa to get it from me."
Zhang Zian had a lot of clownfish in his shop, all of which were caught from the sea. He was confident that he could find a fish that looked like Nemo.
The little girl looked up at her grandpa, then at Grandpa Wu. She hung her head unwillingly and said nothing. It was obvious that she was not willing to exchange.
Zhang Zian knew what she was thinking, so he added another bargaining chip. "Then … I'll exchange Nemo and Marlin for your Dory. How about that?"
"Really?" She immediately widened her eyes, and her little face showed an unconcealable joy. She preferred Dory, but the temptation of Nemo and Marlin was too great. Even though she was young, she knew that 1 + 1 = 1.
"Really." Zhang Zian promised, thinking that this little girl was quite smart at such a young age. When she grew up, she shouldn't be like her grandpa …
She seemed to be afraid that Zhang Zian would go back on his word, so she immediately extended her little finger and said, "Then, then exchange! Don't go back on your word! Don't lie! Pinky promise! "
Zhang Zian laughed and also extended his little finger to pinky promise with hers.
Welder Zhao's heart ached, but he could only comfort himself. Anyway, he had bought the blue knife snapper to please his granddaughter. Since two clownfish could have the same effect, he had achieved his goal.
Electrician Wu had finally solved one of his worries, but he was still not completely relieved. He pointed at the remaining fish in the fish tank and asked, "Store Manager Zhang, the remaining fish, do you see if there are any dangerous ones? If there are any dangerous ones, you can take them all. Don't be shy! "
Not only Electrician Wu, but even Zhang Zian was still fearful of Welder Zhao's ability to select fish. There were thousands of ornamental fish species in the world, and he could always find the most dangerous ones.
Zhang Zian bent down and glanced at the remaining ornamental fish. Since some of the fish had already been distributed to other tanks, he could see them more clearly.
He pointed at one of the small fish and asked, "Do you know what fish this is?"
Electrician Wu instinctively became nervous. He saw that the fish was brightly colored, and he thought to himself, Are brightly colored animals dangerous?
Welder Zhao shook his head. "I think the fish is quite interesting. It's similar to the Japanese watermelons on TV. It's not expensive, so I bought it. I really don't know what kind of fish it is."
Indeed, as he said, the shape of this fish was very interesting. It was square, as if it had been cast from a factory mold. It was almost a cube, completely different from other streamlined fish.
Its appearance was bright yellow with many black dots all over it. The black dots were so dense that it might even arouse the disgust of trypophobia sufferers.
Her yellow eyes were very big, disproportionate to her body size. They were located at the two vertices in front of the cube. Her small mouth was pouting forward, and her thick lips were as sexy as those of European and American celebrities. It was as if she was saying, "Don't talk, kiss me!"
Other than that, its pectoral and dorsal fins were almost transparent.
When Welder Zhao went to buy the fish, it was dark. He saw that the fish was very interesting, so he bought it to make his grandson and granddaughter happy.
Electrician Wu glared at Welder Zhao and asked carefully, "Store Manager Zhang, just tell me. Is the fish poisonous or does it have bones?"
Zhang Zian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He explained, "This is a papaya fish. The golden papaya fish is also called the golden papaya. You are right. This fish is indeed poisonous."
Electrician Wu was furious. He really wanted to slap Welder Zhao a few times. He bought a tank of fish, and there were two poisonous ones in it!
"But, don't worry too much. Although this fish is poisonous, as long as you don't eat it, its poison will only poison other fish. It won't poison people," Zhang Zian advised.
Welder Zhao tried to be stubborn. "When I bought it, I saw that the color of the fish was so bright that it was scary. I guessed that it was poisonous, so I was planning to keep it alone …"
Zhang Zian saw that the two of them were about to argue again, so he quickly interrupted, "The scientific name of this fish is Box Piercing Pufferfish. It's commonly known as the Little Yellow Box Fish in foreign countries, and the fishermen in China call it the Papaya fish … Actually, I don't see how it looks like a papaya. The nickname Little Yellow Box Fish is more appropriate. Don't be fooled by its small size. When it's frightened, it will secrete a strong neurotoxin. It can poison all the fish in the tank. The most tragic thing is that it releases the toxin in self-defense, but it often poisons itself because it can't be immune to its own toxicity … If you don't want the tank to turn upside down, it's best not to mix this fish with other fish and corals. "
Welder Zhao heard that and quickly picked up the fish scoop. He wanted to scoop the Papaya fish out to prevent the papaya from releasing poison and hurting the fish in the tank, but he was stopped by Zhang Zian.
"Master Zhao, don't fish it out now. Wait until all the other fish are out, and leave it alone. What if it's frightened and releases poison in the process of fishing it out?" Zhang Zian reminded him.
Welder Zhao slapped his forehead. "That makes sense! I was so excited that I forgot about that! Sigh! After all, I'm old! "
Electrician Wu immediately asked, "Then the other fish are not dangerous?"
Zhang Zian looked at it and nodded. "Don't worry. The other fish are very safe ornamental fish. There won't be any danger."
"That's good." Electrician Wu was finally relieved.
Electrician Wu was scolding him from the side, and Welder Zhao was quibbling with Electrician Wu while he fished the fish out. The two old men spoke one after another. Although it seemed like there was a lot of tension between them, in fact, neither of them took it to heart.
Zhang Zian looked at the time. "Master Wu, Master Zhao, then you guys go ahead. I still have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Electrician Wu heard him and brought the small fish tank with the blue knife snapper over to Zhang Zian. He said embarrassedly, "Thank you, Store Manager Zhang. I troubled you again …"
"It's okay. It's just on the way." Zhang Zian called out to Vladimir, who was looking around in the house. "Vladimir, let's go."
After Zhang Zian and the blue cat left, Electrician Wu couldn't help but laugh. "This Store Manager Zhang is really interesting. He actually gave the cat a foreign name …"
"Wu, you learned Russian in high school, right? What does the name mean? "Welder Zhao asked.
Electrician Wu sighed. "It's been so many years … Let me think. Vladimir, in Russian, means to dominate the world."
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