start with a pet store

Chapter 896: Not Even Willing to Give Twenty Dollars

Xiaojiu, who usually plays games after get off work, has a lot to say about the war. His regretful expression makes everyone feel a little uncomfortable.

The owner of Tuanzi didn't think that what they said made her uncomfortable. After she told everyone, she also laughed and said, "I just contacted the door and window master and will install anti-theft windows at home immediately..."

"That's a must. Those guys might not feel satisfied after just one fight and might come again. You must install window guards..." Lu Jingxing also said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, that's what I'm afraid of. Okay, I just came to tell you, I really didn't expect that guy would become famous in our community all of a sudden, haha..." After solving the mystery, the owner of the dumpling seemed relaxed and cheerful.

Without Tuanzi by her side, she seemed less anxious.

Lu Jingxing smiled and saw her out the door.

Then they continued to discuss tomorrow's operation, when someone suddenly spoke loudly in the hall ahead.

After they looked at each other, and seeing that they had almost finished the discussion, they walked out together.

When Ding Fang saw them coming out together, she came over with a bit of grievance and said to Lu Jingxing: "Brother Lu..."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Lu Jingxing asked.

"It's like this. This little puppy is a pastoral dog. Yesterday, a classmate said he picked it up on the roadside, and then he handed it over to us directly, saying that his family didn't allow him to keep it, so he asked us to raise it. At that time, I did ask him if I would let someone adopt it, and the little boy said let us handle it fully, and he also signed an agreement with us..." Ding Fang said.

Lu Jingxing nodded. All of this sounded fine. "What's the point now?"

He felt that Ding Fang had not explained for a long time what the relationship was between the woman who was shouting in the hall and the little pastoral dog.

"This lady is the one whose house the little boy passed by and told her he picked up a dog, and then she came to adopt the dog. She seemed quite sincere when she came, and brought all her documents, so we said okay. Then she asked us to give the little guy a bath, and we did. Now she is unwilling to pay the 20 yuan for a bath, saying that we didn't tell her in advance that we would charge her, and also saying that we were here to bathe the pet. It's just a small local dog, not a pet, so why should we pay for it..." Ding Fang felt really speechless.

“Am I wrong? This is just a local dog. There are many of them in our countryside. I just moved here and I’m too lazy to go back to the countryside. Otherwise, I can pick one up everywhere. Besides, you didn’t buy it. The boy picked it up. You ask me for twenty yuan just for washing it. Why don’t you just rob me…” The woman was about 40 or 50 years old. She was wearing an orange sweater with her sleeves rolled up. She looked arrogant and said, “I won’t give it to you.”

When Lu Jingxing heard her say this, his usual smile disappeared. He said coldly, "Madam, you don't need to be so excited. Here, no matter what breed the dog is, we treat them equally. Whether it's a local dog found everywhere in the countryside or a VIP worth tens of thousands, they are equally important to us."

When he saw everyone was looking over there, he waved at everyone and told the store employees to go back to their own business. The customers stopped looking and just followed the employees to do what they were supposed to do.

Lu Jingxing took the puppy from Ding Fang and said, "Well, ma'am, I think this puppy may not be suitable for you. If you say there are many in your country, you can go and look for it yourself..."

The woman stared at him: "What do you mean?"

"Literally, it means that we don't want to give it to you anymore. We feel that you are not destined to have it..." Lu Jingxing said with a cold face.

"Why? I came here with my ID as you requested. Why can't I adopt it? Besides, what right do you have to deal with the boy's dog?" The woman's voice became louder again.

Ding Fang quickly took out the agreement she had signed with the boy: "We did sign an agreement with the boy, we have the right to deal with it..."

The woman glanced at him sideways, then said unconvincedly, "Then why don't you give it to me?"

At this time, another customer came in, and Ding Fang hurried to greet her, leaving Lu Jingxing alone to deal with it.

"Because..." Lu Jingxing said patiently, "Because, we don't charge money in the first place. This twenty yuan is just for its bathing fee, which is just the most basic fee. If you are reluctant to spend it, then we might as well keep it here..."

Although this is a bit difficult to understand, you can understand it if you think about it. If you are not willing to pay 20 yuan for a bath, how can you treat it well in the future?

The final result was that no matter what the woman said, Lu Jingxing refused to give in. He was determined not to let her adopt the dog.

In the end, the woman left cursing.

The customer who came in later, after Ding Fang helped her weigh the dog food, saw Lu Jingxing still holding the puppy, so she walked over and said, "Hey, Dr. Lu, can you give me this dog, and the one in the cage, both of them?" Lu Jingxing looked at her holding about four or five kilograms of dog food in her hand and asked, "Do you already have a dog at home?"

The woman nodded: "Yes, I have one... I'm going to buy some dog food to take back..."

"Oh, how many do you have? These two little guys shouldn't be too small when they grow up. Do you want to raise two more..." Although Lu Jingxing felt a little uncomfortable with the arrogance of the man in front of him, he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked the woman with a smile.

"Auntie, please come over here and scan the code..." Ding Fang walked over before the woman opened her mouth to speak. When the woman turned around to scan the code, she whispered to Lu Jingxing, "I just checked, she also runs a pet shop..."

Lu Jingxing looked at Ding Fang with some surprise, but after seeing her confirming look, he reacted.

After paying, the woman came back and said, "Yes, Dr. Lu, I think these two puppies are pretty cute, give them to me..."

"Well, what happened today was a bit unpleasant. These two little guys haven't been vaccinated or checked yet, so they can't be adopted for the time being. Let's wait and see. If you really want to adopt, just apply according to our normal procedures..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

Since she didn't say it, he didn't want to point it out either, and still maintained his professional smile.

"What adoption procedures do you need? These two little puppies also require adoption procedures..." said the woman.

"Of course, this has nothing to do with the breed. As for the procedures, you can see what information is needed on the poster in front of our store. You can go and take a look. As long as you meet the requirements, you can adopt the pet..." Lu Jingxing knew that since her family ran a pet shop, the requirements would definitely not be met.

The woman sighed with some regret: "Xingluo, then I will come to Luo again when the time comes..." After saying that, she walked out mumbling something.

Lu Jingxing held the puppy in his arms and saw that the woman had indeed walked out. Then he walked back to the cashier and asked Ding Fang: "How do you know she runs a pet store?"

"As soon as she came in, she looked around. Then, she checked all the cat food, dog food and other things on our shelves. She also asked questions all the time. I didn't pay much attention at first, but then I took a closer look and found that she seemed to be the owner of a small pet shop on the street behind our college. I just secretly took a photo of her and sent it to my classmates, and they confirmed that it was her..." Ding Fang said in a low voice.

Then she gave Lu Jingxing a thumbs up: "You are so awesome, I didn't expect that the two little puppies almost caused a verbal war... But even if there is a quarrel, I will not give in. If she is not willing to pay 20 yuan, then she will definitely not treat it well..."

Lu Jingxing smiled helplessly: "When you are in the world, you will meet all kinds of people. There is nothing you can do about it. You will get used to it slowly. But you did a good job today. It doesn't mean that we must have the twenty yuan. It is a rare thing to be able to see a person's character with twenty yuan. This also shows that our adoption rules seem to have loopholes. We need to revise them..."

"Should the deposit be kept for a longer period of time? Otherwise, if I meet someone like that woman again, this condition will be meaningless..." Ding Fang said after thinking for a while.

Lu Jingxing didn't expect that the woman was willing to pay a deposit, but ended up making such a fuss just for twenty dollars.

The main reason is that the deposit can be reclaimed. These small pastoral dogs are easy to raise and can grow up even if they are just fed. Moreover, they rarely get sick and their overall physical fitness is good. This is probably why the woman was happy to give the deposit.

Thinking of this, Lu Jingxing nodded to Ding Fang: "Let me think about how to improve it. Then, the adoption information should be more strict..."

Ding Fang nodded vigorously.

Just then, Jian walked in from outside, saw Lu Jingxing, and shouted loudly: "Brother Lu, I'm back..."

Lu Jingxing turned around and asked: "Where is this from?"

"I'm doing home visits. There's someone I haven't contacted for a long time. I went to his home today and finally found him..." Jian opened the bottle of mineral water in his hand, took a big sip and then said, "It's the American Shorthair who was adopted after we cured his feline plague. His name is Fatty. Do you remember him..." As he said that, he turned on his mobile phone.

"I remember, it was abandoned at the door. I think a teacher adopted it..." Lu Jingxing recalled.

"Yes, yes, he was adopted by the teacher. We haven't been able to contact him for the past two months. I came to his house specially today. Look..." Jian took out the photos and videos on his mobile phone.

The little guy has a pair of big black eyes, which are more than three times bigger than before.

"It looks like it's living a good life. But why is there so much hair on the ground? I remember it was an American Shorthair?" Lu Jingxing asked with some confusion.

(End of this chapter)