Chapter 102: The Male Owner
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
What a scheme! The female owner must be blown away by my handsome face and is trying to keep me here to be the …male owner…
In fact, she is quite good-looking. I guess I could take her!
Zhang Zian touched his face and thought to himself.
He looked out the window. It started raining for real. What should I do? Is the rain karma for not buying an umbrella before hiking up? Or is something going to happen to me so that I am trapped in this mountain? Zhang Zian continued these thoughts in his mind.
The misty rain didn’t make any noise as it touched the ground, therefore he and Snowy didn’t realize it was raining until Sister Ye told them.
The fog disappeared from the rain. The whole mountain was full of green trees, a fantastic scene.
Zhang Zian walked up to the window. Far away, in the misty rain, there was the white coastal line winding through to the east.
"On sunny days, you can clearly see some landmark buildings from here… I wish there were more sunny days," the female owner said as she and the waitress both walked up to another window.
Zhang Zian followed her line of sight to see where she landed her eyes. He could see the field of Binhai University. There weren’t tall buildings in the way, so the beautiful green field stood out quite well. Using Binhai University as alandmark, he should be able to see his pet store; however, the visibility was too low today.
"I brought an umbrella." Snowy unzipped her backpack and pulled out a small purple folding umbrella. It was so small that only one person could fit under it. If two people got under that umbrella, each would get half of their body wet.
"Come on. You take it," she said as she handed over the umbrella.
"How about you?" Zhang Zian asked.
"My wind-breaker is water resistant. I will be fine wearing it with my hood on." She smiled and put up two fingers in a V-shape. "I am not in a hurry anyways. I can wait here for a bit longer if I have to."
"You’d better not," the female owner interrupted. "The rain isn’t bad. If you use an umbrella, it is difficult to balance. The stone steps are very slippery in the rain; you might slip on your way down. I don’t think the rain will last long. Why don’t you wait? Are you in a hurry, sir?"
Zhang Zian hesitated. It was risky to leave in the rain, but no one could tell if the rain would stop soon or if it would get worse.
Snowy replied quickly, "He is the manager in a pet store. I guess he is in a rush to go back to the store and feed the pets."
"Oh, really?" Sister Ye and Anxin looked at each other. What a coincidence. They were just talking about getting a pet and here was a pet store owner.
"Is it why you call him Mr. Manager?" Sister Ye asked.
The viewers all try to verify, "No no no, we all call him ‘Mr. Sexual Harassment’ or ‘Mr. Pretend-To-Know-It-All.’ You should call him that!" However, Sister Ye and Anxin weren’t looking at the monitor, so they didn’t see the viewers’ comments.
Snowy said, "That’s right. Mr. Manager is a super pet store owner. The cats in his store are well trained and have special skills."
"Really? That’s great!" Sister Ye and Anxin thought Snowy was just being nice, so they didn’t pay extra attention. The so-called special skill might be very simple tricks such as pets putting their paws on a human’s hand.
Zhang Zian said humbly, "Well, you are exaggerating… my pets are only a bit better than those sold in any other pet store in the world."
Sister Ye and Anxin were both at a loss for words.
It was a good thing that they already knew about his thick skin through previous conversations, so they weren’t too surprised at his words.
Snowy explained quickly, "It is true. Mr. Manager might not look different, but he is a real charm, at least to the pets."
Zhang Zian was thrilled to hear Snowy’s compliments. He didn’t realize he was a charm. As Snowy finished, he almost cried. Really?! A charm to pets? How good is that?
Anxin giggled. She was a very simple-minded girl that was about the same age as Snowy.
Sister Ye didn’t laugh. Instead, she spoke as if she was in deep thought, "Someone told me not to take pets as fools. Animals are way more sensitive than humans. They can sense a lot broader than humans. He also said that cats and dogs turn into a human’s best friend not because they accommodate themselves to how a human lives, but because their instincts drove them to live with humans so it was easier for them to live and reproduce."
"A distinctive point indeed," Zhang Zian agreed.
The navigation elf once said that the quantity of cats and dogs was significantly higher than other animals in the game. Mankind was beyond all creatures. Cats and dogs were closest to humans so they could turn into an elfin easier.
If a normal cat or dog could speak, this world would be a lot different.
"The rain stopped!" Anxin said when she reached her arm out of the window.
"Thanks for having me. I am leaving now," Zhang Zian said after he confirmed that the rain had stopped.
"I will go with you." Snowy put her umbrella back into her backpack and said, "Oh, the desserts were great!"
Anxin was very appreciative upon hearing this praise. "Thank you! My name is Anxin. This is Sister Ye. I made the desserts and she brewed the tea. We welcome YOU next time!" She emphasized "YOU". Obviously, she didn’t want to see Zhang Zian ever again!
Zhang Zian didn’t mind. He wasn’t planning on coming again anyways. Who could afford having tea here every day? Such a money burning game! He had bigger goals in mind - to save up money and fix up the pet store.
Snowy made a face. "Everyone calls me Snowy! I don’t have any special skills… Mr. Manager’s cats are probably better than me…"
The viewers all replied, "Snowy, you are so cute. It is your special skill that no one could ever replace."
Sister Ye and Anxin were fond of this lovely girl. She kept mentioning the special skills that Zhang Zian’s cats had, which made them curious. They wouldn’t believe Zhang Zian, but they trusted Snowy.
Sister Ye said, "Sir, do you mind leaving me your business card? I would like to visit your store someday." She patted Anxin’s head. "She was just talking about getting a pet as a companion."
Anxin turned her head away, embarrassed.
Snowy’s eyes lit up. "Mr. Manager doesn’t have a business card. The pet store’s name is Amazing Fate Pet Shop. It is near Binhai University. You should be able to find it once you get to the university. Oh, I could leave you my WeChat. I will go with you. Your teahouse is great, but a bit too quiet. If you had a few pets, it would certainly brighten it up here."
Anxin stared at Zhang Zian and thought, this guy is lucky to have such a nice girl to speak for him.
Anxin’s stare was nothing compared to Fina’s, which Zhang Zian was already used to. He acted like he didn’t see her at all.
The three ladies exchanged their WeChat usernames, and Snowy followed Zhang Zian down the mountain.