start with a pet store

Chapter 935 How Can It Blame You?

First give the little guy a simple cleanup, then take it for an X-ray.

After the examination results came out, Lu Jingxing called the girl in: "Its condition is really bad. Its two front limbs are useless and must be amputated..."

When the girl heard that she would have to undergo amputation, she started crying again.

"Don't cry first, because you were the one who brought it here, so you need to make this decision. But amputation is the best treatment for it now..." Lu Jingxing quickly tore off a few more tissues and gave them to the girl.

The girl sniffed: "Is there no other way?"

Lu Jingxing shook his head: "There is no better way. If we can save it, we will try our best. But, now its life is more important than its legs, isn't it?" He said softly.

The girl looked at the operating room helplessly, and nodded after a while: "Then let's do as you say. I just hope it won't blame me in the future..."

"No, you saved it, how could it blame you?" The staff on duty poured her a glass of water.

Lu Jingxing nodded at him: "You stay with her for a while, it will take us another hour or so to finish."

The staff on duty repeatedly said it was no problem.

After Lu Jingxing went in, in order to divert the girl's attention, he said to her: "Why don't you go to the cattery for a while? If you wait here, you may get more and more upset. We have some cats in the cattery that can keep you company."

The girl looked at him gratefully: "Okay..."

She glanced at the operating room again, knowing that it was pointless to sit there and worry, so she followed the employee to the cattery.

After Lu Jing walked into the office, he nodded to Yang Pei: "According to the plan..."

Yang Pei understood what he meant immediately: "I have made all the preparations, let me perform the surgery..." He was worried that Lu Jingxing had been sitting in the car all day and had not gotten much rest after returning.

"Okay..." Lu Jingxing knew what he meant, so he didn't hesitate.

The two have worked together so many times. Although this matter is urgent, both of them are people with rich surgical experience, so for them, it is only a matter of time, and the little guy's life can definitely be saved.

But during the operation, both of them were in a bad mood, mainly because the little orange cat was injured too badly, which made it impossible to be in a good mood.

After the operation, it was already past ten o'clock. They both looked up at the time at the same time: "Oh, I didn't expect to have another late shift. The little guy has to stay with us. I guess the girl is still in school. Have you told her about the fee?" Yang Pei asked.

"No, let's see what she says later. If not, we'll just take it in as a stray cat..." Lu Jingxing frowned slightly.

"I was thinking, we haven't held an event for a long time. There are at least a few hundred cats in the yard. Although we have been adopting them out, not many have been adopted out. Ji Ling will have a holiday soon, so why don't we hold an event and see if there are any adoptions on the spot..." Yang Pei said as she packed up her tools.

"It's not impossible, but if we are going to do it, we have to make it bigger, bring in more manufacturers, and invite more colleagues. This requires long-term planning..." Lu Jingxing nodded in agreement.

"Yes, this is a solution. We can invite all those cat food companies to create more momentum. But then again, we have few adoptions, which may also be related to our adoption mechanism..." Yang Pei said with a smile.

"Oh, what did you say?" Lu Jingxing looked at him.

"Don't you think our adoption procedure is too complicated? And it's too stuck, so very few children are adopted out," said Yang Pei.

"But this is what we have learned through practice. In the past, when the supervision was not strict, many cats found owners who were not reliable. So, it is better if they are not adopted. After being adopted, they will suffer again." For the first time, Lu Jingxing felt that he did not agree with Yang Pei's idea.

"That's true. Maybe I'm oversimplifying things. I saw some pet shops offering adoption services and I could just walk over, register my identity information and the pet would be adopted. Then I thought about what we posted outside and found that many people who wanted to adopt just shook their heads and backed off after seeing it." Yang Pei laughed at herself.

"Haha, it's okay. Those who really want to adopt won't be afraid of the trouble. We don't charge them any money. We just ask them to provide some information. If they find this troublesome, then I think they won't necessarily take good care of the little ones after adopting them. After all, they need to be taken care of every day after they go back. Cats are fine, as long as they have food and time to spend with them. But if you adopt dogs, they have to take them outside for a run every day. If you don't take good care of them, I'm afraid they will become strays again..." Lu Jingxing explained.

"That's true. I was just thinking about it. What you said makes sense..." Yang Pei said she was convinced.

"It seems to be waking up..." Lu Jingxing said as he looked at Xiaoju who moved slightly on the operating table.

"Xiao Juju, are you awake?" Yang Pei bent down: "It should take a while, let me clean up here, you go ask the girl what her plans are, it's so late, I don't know if she has left."

"Okay..." Lu Jingxing took off his gloves, threw them into the trash can, and walked out of the operating room.

When I walked out of the door, I saw that the girl was sitting on a lounge chair in the corridor, dozing off. She was holding Jia Ziyin in her arms, and the little guy was lying gently on her chest, squinting his eyes, and seemed to be asleep as well.

Hearing the sound of Lu Jingxing opening the door, Jiaziyin woke up immediately, raised its head, stared at him with its round eyes, then looked at the girl who was holding it, as if afraid of waking the girl up, it only meowed softly half a time, and the rest of the meow was stuck in its throat.

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly, walked over and patted the girl's shoulder gently.

The girl woke up immediately and her hand unconsciously loosened.

He immediately stood up and looked at Lu Jingxing.

Jia Ziyin probably didn't expect her to let go, and he jumped onto the stool, crying out in some grievance.

Lu Jingxing reached out and held it over, petting it, and then said to the girl: "The operation is over, it needs to wake up from the anesthesia before it can come out..." He looked up at the time: "It's almost eleven o'clock now, otherwise, why don't you go back first?"

"Its front legs?" The girl looked at him expectantly.

Lu Jingxing shook his head helplessly: "It couldn't be saved. It was already necrotic when it came. It would just be a necrotic tissue if it was kept. There's no point in keeping it..."

The girl lowered her head in depression, then raised it again: "Is life okay?"

"Don't worry, everything else is fine. It will live a long life..." Lu Jingxing smiled softly. The girl felt better after hearing him say that. She glanced at the operating room and said, "I really should go back. My mother has called me several times..."

"Okay, you go back. I know you won't feel at ease if you don't wait for the operation to be completed. So, I will wait until the operation is completed before notifying you." Lu Jingxing smiled again.

"What about the fee?" the girl asked on her own initiative.

"What do you want to do with it in the future?" Lu Jingxing asked.

The girl shook her head and said helplessly: "I haven't thought about it yet..."

"You are still a student..."

The girl nodded: "I'm in the second grade now."

"It will no longer have front limbs, and will never be able to live like a normal cat for the rest of its life. Maybe it will get used to it over time, but it will never be able to live a normal life. If you want to raise it, you should think about it carefully. How about this, you go back and discuss it with your parents to see if your parents are willing to adopt it..." Lu Jingxing pointed out Xiaoju's current problem very directly.

"Okay, if I don't adopt it, will it still be wandering around?" the girl asked again.

Lu Jingxing smiled and shook his head: "No, our backyard is full of stray cats. It's a little late today. You can come and have a look someday during the day. There are also many cats like Xiaoju who are seriously injured. Although they are not as happy as domesticated ones now, I think they are still much better than stray cats. We have special people to take care of them."

"Oh, then I know. The brother just told me. He also said that Jia Ziyin usually trains those stray cats in there. Jia Ziyin is so well behaved. It even comforts me..." After listening to what Lu Jingxing said for a while, the girl became emotional and reached out to touch Jia Ziyin in Lu Jingxing's arms.

"Well, let's go back. Do you live far away? Do you need me to call a taxi for you?" It was really late now, and he was a little worried about letting a girl go back like this.

"No, no, I live on this street, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk there. Can I come to see Xiaoju tomorrow?" The girl waved her hands repeatedly.

"No problem, you can come any time tomorrow, it will be in the observation room..." Maybe the girl cried so sadly at the beginning, Lu Jingxing seemed particularly patient in order to comfort her, he pointed to the observation room and told the girl.

"Okay, thank you doctor, I'll come again tomorrow..." After saying that, she looked at the operating room again and saw that the door was still closed. She also knew that Xiaoju had not woken up from the anesthesia yet and it was indeed late, so she stopped hesitating and walked out directly.

Only then did Lu Jingxing turn back to the operating room.

"I didn't tell her about the cost. She said she's still in the second year of junior high school and she probably can't afford the surgery fee, so I didn't tell her." Lu Jingxing said to Yang Pei who was facing away from the door.

Yang Pei turned around and looked at Jiaziyin in his arms: "Oh, Jiaziyin is here, come, let brother hug you..." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and pulled Jiaziyin over.

The little guy didn't resist at all and was just caught by Yang Pei.

"I knew you wouldn't say it. Okay, this matter is not my responsibility. It has woken up. I will send it to the observation room..." Yang Pei took two puffs of the clip and handed it back to Lu Jingxing.

"Let's go, let's go together..." Lu Jingxing closed the door and sent Xiaoju to the observation room. After telling the staff on duty about Xiaoju's condition, the two walked out of the hospital together.

When they reached the street corner, Yang Pei smiled and said, "Eat something before going back. I'm a little hungry..."

Lu Jingxing smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm fine, but I can eat with you."

The two walked into a noodle shop together.

We didn’t want to eat something too complicated, so we each ordered a bowl of beef noodles.

Seeing the noodles, Lu Jingxing smiled and said to Yang Pei, "I didn't expect that Lao Xi's noodles are so delicious. They are really as good as those in restaurants."

"That guy seems to be really talented. Is he still single now?" Yang Pei laughed.

"Haha, I really didn't ask this time, but looking at him, he should still be single..." Lu Jingxing laughed.

After returning home, Lu Jingxing lay down on the bed and didn't want to move.

Ji Ling didn't wait for his message and couldn't help but send him a video.

Seeing that it was Ji Ling's video, Lu Jingxing picked up the phone with a smile: "Sorry, sorry, I've been busy since I returned to the store. When I was about to get off work, I took in a abused little orange cub, and then I had surgery and just came back..." He lay on the bed, looking at the little face in the camera and said with a smile.

"I knew you would be very busy when you come back. By the way, May Day is coming soon. Do you think I should come back?" Ji Ling looked at Lu Jingxing's haggard face and felt distressed.

"Of course I'm replying. Others who live in different places can see each other at least once a month, if not every weekend. We can only see each other during a long holiday. Why aren't you replying? What's wrong? Don't you miss me?" Lu Jingxing jumped up and sat up, crossed his legs, held the phone in front of him, and said to Gu Yi pretending to be unhappy.

"I did, of course I did, otherwise I would still be thinking about your call so late, but you..." Ji Ling said a little aggrieved. Lu Jingxing was indeed very busy these days, and Ji Ling knew him, but she still felt a little aggrieved at this moment.

"Oh, my baby, you are unhappy. I'm sorry. I know I haven't contacted you much in the past two days. It's my fault. How about I pick you up on May Day?" Lu Jingxing said with some guilt.

"No need for that. It's not necessary to drive so far. If you want me to come back, just book the ticket earlier..." Ji Ling said with a smile. She was not unreasonable, but the two of them had been separated for too long. Sometimes when she was in a bad mood, he was not around, and she always felt a little regretful.

"You're so good. Today Yang was asking when you would be back..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile. When he saw Ji Ling, he felt that all the fatigue of the day was gone.

"He asked me?" Ji Ling said with some surprise.

"Well, he suggested that I hold an event on May Day. There are too many cats in the store. Let's see if we can hold an event to adopt some of them. However, I don't really want to do it on May Day. You have finally come back for a few days, and you don't want to fight a war every time you come back. I want you to have a good rest." Lu Jingxing told the truth.

"Sure, I think we can do it. For me, working in the store is a rest. Because I can be with the little ones and with you, I don't feel tired..." Ji Ling said with a smile.

"No rush, let me think about it carefully. If we really want to do it, we will probably have to send invitation letters to those suppliers in advance. If we don't create a big momentum, it won't be effective..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)