start with a pet store

Chapter 1004 Three cobblers stand up to Zhuge Liang
The lobby manager was obviously stunned, but he quickly reacted and said, "Yes, please wait here for a moment..."

After saying that, he left Lu Jingxing and walked towards the back. He walked too fast, and Lu Jingxing couldn't catch up with him, so he simply stood in the hall and waited.

Soon the lobby manager brought over a middle-aged man in cleaning clothes: "Mr. Lu, this is our master in charge of peripheral sanitation. Let him go with you."

"Thank you so much, thank you for your help, Master..." Lu Jingxing bent down and extended his hand to the cleaning master.

The master moved the things in his right hand to his left hand, wiped his right hand on his clothes, and then hurriedly shook hands with Lu Jingxing: "You're welcome, it's my duty, it's my duty..."

After Lu Jingxing finished speaking to him, he nodded to the lobby manager: "Manager, thank you, we will leave first."

The lobby manager said with a professional smile: "You're welcome. It's my honor to serve you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."

The two of them exchanged a few polite words, and then Lu Jingxing took the cleaning man to the backyard.

It was almost eleven o'clock and the sun was scorching. The two had just come out of the hotel and were soon sweating.

Soon they arrived at the place where Lu Jingxing hid the kitten.

"I'm hiding under that tree. In this weather, there might be a smell if it's too late." Lu Jingxing said, pointing to the tree in front.

"It's just a kitten, no big deal..." the cleaning man said nonchalantly.

Lu Jingxing squatted down and took the little guy out. There were already flies flying on it.

"Can we just bury it here?" asked the cleaning man, pointing at the small tree in front of him.

"Okay, dig a little deeper." Lu Jingxing nodded.

Before he could finish his words, the uncle had dug the hole in no time and made it square.

Lu Jingxing wrapped the little guy in a small towel he had just brought from the hotel, gently placed the little guy in the hole, and placed a small chrysanthemum he brought from the hotel on the towel.

I silently chanted in my heart: "I hope I can reach heaven soon, and I will be a pampered little cutie in my next life..."

The cleaning uncle saw that he was mumbling but didn't disturb him. He stood by and waited quietly. When he saw Lu Jingxing finally stand up, he walked over and said, "I'm going back to the earth..."

Lu Jingxing took his shovel: "It's okay, I'll do it..."

"No need, it's just two shovels. I'm good at this. We bury them often. Right there, I buried one a few days ago..." The uncle pointed to the other side, where there was a piece of new soil and said.

Lu Jingxing looked in the direction he pointed and found it incredible: "You said you bury them often? Does that mean kittens often die here?"

"It's not entirely the cat's fault. Sometimes there are birds, mice or something like that. We are the ones who do these things. It's just that there are not many kind-hearted people like you. Others cover their noses and look disgusted when they see us." The uncle filled the hole, patted it twice, and then shoveled a small piece of turf from the side to cover it.

Lu Jingxing felt a little relieved after hearing this. He thought cats often died here. If this kind of thing happened frequently, it would not be normal.

"Usually there wouldn't be just one cat this small, they would probably all be from the same litter..." the uncle muttered to himself.

"Oh, I just caught one and brought it back. It only has some minor injuries, but it's still alive." Lu Jingxing said quickly after hearing this.

"That's what I said. There may be more nearby. We actually have quite a lot of cats here. However, cats are not allowed in hotels, so it's not easy for the little guys to survive..." The uncle nodded after listening.

Lu Jingxing also thought of this, and he was planning to wait until it was buried before looking for it nearby.

As the two were talking, Ji Ling ran over. She happened to hear what the uncle said and asked quickly, "Uncle, what do we usually do if we find a litter of kittens like this?"

The uncle shook his head and sighed, "What can we do with them? It's kind of the hotel to let them stay nearby. After all, there are both adults and children in the hotel. If one gets scratched, the hotel will have to bear the brunt of the trouble. So for the hotel, the best case scenario is to call those pet shops to collect them. If the pet shops don't come to collect them, they will probably send them to a stray animal shelter. I don't know the details..."

Lu Jingxing nodded, and seeing the uncle wiping his sweat, he quickly said, "Uncle, thank you for today. You can go back first. Let's go around here and see if there are any other kittens. I think we should save as many as we can."

The uncle looked at the two of them and nodded: "You should be careful about this matter too. If this little guy scratches you, you will have to get an injection. My granddaughter has been scratched before, and the injection was so painful that she screamed. It is also very expensive. It requires several injections, and it cost my son nearly half a month's salary. You guys should just not..." He didn't say it out loud as he was looking for trouble.

It would be too blunt if he was complained about. Although these two people seemed to have good personalities, one can never judge a person by his appearance. The uncle thought silently in his heart that he had worked in this hotel for so long and had seen all kinds of people. He had experienced many people stabbed in the back in his life.

Lu Jingxing smiled and replied: "Thank you, uncle, we will be careful, don't worry, we will just take a look."

The uncle sighed. He had seen many young people like this. They were all kind-hearted and couldn't move their feet when they saw kittens and puppies. He knew that it was useless to persuade them, so he nodded and said, "Then you guys be careful. I'll go back first."

"Okay, thank you, uncle..." Ji Ling said with a smile.

After watching the uncle leave, Lu Jingxing turned to Ji Ling and said, "Here, it's buried here."

Ji Ling squatted down: "I can see that these flowers were taken from the hotel lobby, right?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, I just saw the waiter changing the flowers, so I asked for one. Why are you here? Are Xiaochen and the others in the room?"

"My aunt and the others are back. They asked whether we were going to have lunch in the hotel restaurant or out. You didn't even have your phone with you, so I came to find you." Ji Ling straightened Xiaohua and stood up.

Lu Jingxing touched his pocket and said, "I was in a hurry to go out, and I forgot to take my phone..." He raised his hand to check the time. It was already past eleven o'clock. "How about we go out to eat, and walk around nearby in the afternoon. We also need to figure out how to arrange for the kitten. We will be back the day after tomorrow, and the little guy will definitely not be able to go with us."

Ji Ling handed him the phone: "I brought it to you. OK, I'll listen to you. Are we leaving now? Or are we going to take a look around like you just said?"

Lu Jingxing took a look and said, "Let's just go around. It's the same if we go back this way. The uncle is right. In this situation, there are usually several in a litter. We should do a good deed and save one anyway."

Ji Ling smiled at the sun: "I'll listen to you."

Lu Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "You listen to me in everything?"

Ji Ling smiled slyly: "Hmm..." "Naughty..." Lu Jingxing also laughed.

The two of them walked toward the path at the back, looking into the flower beds from time to time and meowing non-stop as they walked.

Soon they reached the intersection.

"It seems like it's gone?" Ji Ling said with some regret.

"It's a good thing that there are no more. If there were, we would have to talk nicely with the hotel. They just let us take it in. If there were more, I'm afraid they wouldn't let us take it in. Let's go, take a shower and go out for dinner. You're sweating." Lu Jingxing used his left hand to tidy up the sweaty hair on Ji Ling's forehead. He kept his right hand behind his back. When he buried the kitten just now, he remembered to use only his right hand.

"Yeah, then I'll go back and take a shower too." Ji Ling smiled faintly, and the two went straight back to the hotel.

My aunt and uncle-in-law were staying in Lu Jingxing's room with Xiaobao. When they saw the two of them coming back, they asked quickly, "How is it? Is the matter done?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "It's done. We are a little dirty. Let's take a shower and go out for dinner. We won't eat in the hotel today. Let's go out for dinner."

"Okay, go take a shower." Auntie patted Lu Jingxing, then looked at the translucent door and said, "Or, you can go to our room to take a shower. We'll take Xiaochen and Xiaoxi here."

Ji Ling had already gone back to her room. Lu Jingxing looked at his younger brother and sister, who were watching the kitten, and nodded to his aunt: "Okay, then I'll take off my clothes."

After cleaning his clothes and taking the card to his aunt's room, he went to her room to take a shower.

When the aunt saw Lu Jingxing leave the house, she looked at the children lying on the ground playing with the kitten and frowned and said, "What should we do with this little guy? We are going back the day after tomorrow. Can we take this on the plane?"

My uncle was sitting on the ground with several children. When he heard what my aunt said, he looked up and said with a smile, "Oh, don't worry about it. Xiao Jing must know what's going on."

"I know both of them have their own ideas, but they are unfamiliar with the place and they need to deal with such a small creature." The aunt was still worried.

"Don't think about it here by yourself. Wait until Xiaojing and Lingzi come out, why don't you ask them? There is a saying that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, and you have just the three of you..." said my uncle with a smile.

The aunt gave her uncle a light kick and said, "Go away, you are the one who is making trouble."

“Stinky…stinky…” When Xiaobao saw his parents quarreling, he threw himself into his mother’s arms, pointed at his father and said “stinky”.

My uncle and aunt immediately burst into laughter.

Xiaobao held his butt and ran to the toilet, stamping his feet anxiously: "Stinky...Stinky..."

My aunt stood up suddenly: "He said he wanted to poop..."

The two of them immediately ran to the toilet in a hurry.

After Lu Chen and Lu Xi realized what was happening, they also laughed out loud.

Lu Jingxing returned to the room. Lu Chen and Lu Xi were chattering about what had just happened. It took Lu Jingxing a while to understand what they were saying, but when he thought of Xiaobao's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh.

Ji Ling recovered quickly.

They put the kitten in a cage and left the hotel.

I found a restaurant with a lot of good reviews and went in.

While waiting for the food to be served, my aunt expressed her concerns: "Xiao Jing, we have to go back the day after tomorrow. What should we do with the kitten? It probably can't get on the plane, right?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, it definitely can't get on the plane. It's too small, and there hasn't been any testing done. It definitely can't get on the plane..."

"What should we do then?" The aunt knew that Lu Jingxing would definitely not throw the little guy away again.

"It's okay, aunt, don't worry. I asked around and found out there is a pet shop nearby. I'll go take a look and talk to them. Most pet shops will be willing to accept it. If they don't, I'll pay some money. It shouldn't be a problem." Lu Jingxing said.

"Oh, yes, that seems to be the case..." The uncle-in-law agreed, "When I went out this morning, I seemed to see a pet shop just ahead. There seemed to be a sign at the door for adopting cats and dogs. They should take them in..." Ever since Lu Jingxing opened the pet shop, the uncle-in-law couldn't help but take a few more glances at pet shops when he saw them outside. This is what others call an occupational disease, but since he is not engaged in this business, the uncle-in-law himself finds it funny.

The aunt looked at her husband suspiciously: "Really? Why didn't I see it?"

"You were teasing Xiaobao at that time, so you might not have noticed it. It must be there on the street in front. I saw it." My uncle said with certainty.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, usually they will accept it, but sometimes they won't. Anyway, we won't be back until the day after tomorrow, so don't worry, we will find a way."

Lu Jingxing was not in a hurry about this.

How to say it, since he could meet the little guy, it was his fate with that little guy, and he would always take care of it.

As they were talking, the dishes were soon served on the table.

The most enjoyable thing about arriving on an island, besides playing at the beach, is eating seafood to your heart's content.

The price of seafood in coastal areas is not expensive and you can see how fresh it is. The fishermen even set up their seafood at the door of the restaurant. Diners can buy directly from them and have it processed in the store, and then pay the processing fee.

However, Lu Jingxing and his friends did not do so today. First, they came out late today, and the seafood outside did not seem so fresh. Another reason was that they checked the guide online, and netizens said that this store was more reliable, not only the seafood was very fresh, but the price was not more expensive than buying it by themselves, so Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling did not do that thankless task.

Those fishermen enjoyed the fruits of their hard work and felt this simple and pure happiness.

Diners like Lu Jingxing in the restaurant also found a sense of belonging in this delicious food. They chatted and laughed, weaving together the wonderful memories brought by this trip.

After dinner, everyone split up into two groups. The children needed a rest at noon. Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling wanted to send their aunt back to the hotel and then go out to find a pet store, but their uncle stopped them: "Go and do your own thing. We've already taken a walk this morning. Xiaochen and Xiaoxi are used to taking a nap at noon. The two of us can take them back, so you don't have to make another trip."

(End of this chapter)