start with a pet store

Chapter 936 Meeting an old acquaintance

"That's right. I'll help you think of a plan these days. I don't have much to do these days. By the way, what are the arrangements on Xi Wenxin's side? Are they sure to open the store?"

"It's confirmed, but I guess if it really opens, it will probably be during your summer vacation..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

"That's perfect, I can go with you then..." Ji Ling said happily.

"That's true. I was worried that I would be bored if I went alone. Let me think about it. I'll discuss with Mr. Xi and postpone the opening to the summer vacation. The original plan is about the same time. It's just a matter of a few days..." Lu Jingxing also wanted to go with Ji Ling.

"That's a happy decision. You should go to bed early. I'll go to sleep too. I see you can hardly open your eyes." Ji Ling said with concern.

Lu Jingxing chuckled: "Not really. I feel energized when I hear your voice. However, it's a little late tonight. Good night. Come on, give me a kiss..."

He leaned slightly closer to the microphone and made a "bo" sound.

Ji Ling blushed on the other side. She was still not used to Lu Jingxing's intimacy, even though they were thousands of miles apart.

Lu Jingxing couldn't help but smile happily when he looked at her red apple-like face.

They both hung up the phone happily.

Lu Jingxing then got up and went to wash up.

He was afraid that if he didn't get up, he would really fall asleep.

The next day, he was woken up by the alarm clock at just the right time.

She walked into the store with a bright face.

"Xiao Lu is here..." As soon as he entered the door, Lu Jingxing saw a familiar face, smiling at him with wrinkles on its face.

"Grandpa Ouyang, why are you here so early in the morning..." Lu Jingxing was a little surprised, but when he saw that the old man seemed to be in good health, he was genuinely happy.

The person who came was Uncle Ouyang, who almost had a stroke some time ago and entrusted the stray cats in his home to him.

Lu Jingxing looked back outside and didn't see his son coming with him. He felt a little surprised because the last time he came, his son accompanied him and he was not well at that time.

He hurried over and held the old man's wrist: "Come, sit in my office..."

The old man looked well, even better than when we first met. It seemed that he had had a good rest recently.

"Haha, okay, I hope I won't disturb you?" The old man laughed and followed Lu Jingxing without any courtesy.

"No, I'm fine now. Why did you come alone? Give me a call and I'll pick you up." Lu Jingxing felt a little ashamed. He was indeed very busy these days and had not thought about visiting the old man.

The old man waved his hands again and again: "No, no, I just came back from BJ. My daughter took me to live with her for a few months. I came to see you as soon as I came back. I know you are busy. It's better for young man to be busy. But you still have to take care of your health..."

"Thank you for your concern, Grandpa. I'm fine. Look, I've gained a little weight..." Lu Jingxing had been without grandparents since he was a child, so after dealing with Grandpa Ouyang several times, he felt that the old man was quite nice and they got along well. He was also more relaxed when talking to him.

"Let me see..." The old man really looked at him seriously: "No, you're not fat, not fat at all, but you're still healthy, and your face is white and rosy, not bad...haha..."

"Haha, grandpa, you are joking. I am a man, how can I be so fair and rosy, haha..." Lu Jingxing was amused by the old man and burst into laughter.

He poured the old man a glass of water, helped him sit down on the sofa, and then changed into his work clothes: "I didn't hear that you were going to BJ. It's my fault. I haven't visited you for too long."

"I wasn't prepared. My daughter came back to pick me up suddenly. I wanted to tell you but I didn't come. I was just thinking about my things..." The old man looked at him with a smile.

"The little ones are all fine..." He looked up at the clock on the wall: "My surgery will be in an hour, how about I accompany you to the cattery to see them?" Lu Jingxing looked at the old man.

"Can you do it? It won't delay your work, will it? If not, I can go and take a look myself. I just don't know if I can recognize them, and I don't know if they can recognize me..." The old man said somewhat aggrievedly.

"It's okay, there's no need to delay. Come on, I'll go with you. Some of them have found new owners and have been adopted. But don't worry, the owners we find for them will love them well. We will make regular returns, so don't worry about that. As for the rest, I also check on them frequently, and they are all doing well..." Lu Jingxing knew that most of the little guys had been adopted. The old man had said that if he could help find adopters for them, they would be adopted.

"Well, it would be best if they can find new owners. I'll be relieved. But I don't know if they will be disobedient after being adopted. It would be bad if their owners don't like them..." The old man stood up after being gently helped by Lu Jingxing.

"Don't worry, they are very well behaved. How could they be bad if they were raised by you? Moreover, we have conducted follow-up visits and the feedback is all very good. This is because you have trained them well..." In the old man's heart, Lu Jingxing is a good child and speaks nicely.

His words made the old man laugh happily again: "You kid, you are really good at talking..." He turned around to look at Lu Jingxing beside him, then nodded almost inaudibly, and felt that this kid was even better.

Lu Jingxing didn't know what the old man was thinking, and whispered to him about the situation of those little guys along the way.

The two soon arrived at the cattery.

Normally, the cattery is the last place Lu Jingxing comes to. He rarely comes so early, and he has not been in the store these days.

What's more, he brought someone with him. The employees were putting out cat litter at the moment. When they saw the two people coming in, they stood up in surprise and looked at them: "Brother Lu, good morning... Grandpa, good morning..." The first to greet was Xiao Sun's confirmed girlfriend Xiao Xin, who called out sweetly.

Lu Jingxing waved to everyone as a greeting: "Good morning, you guys go about your business. I'll take the old man to see the cats he sent here."

"Good morning, good morning. Thank you for your hard work..." The old man saw everyone looking at them and waved with a smile.

The employees were wearing masks and aprons over their work clothes, so it was basically impossible to tell who was who. But the old man could tell that Lu Jingxing's store was full of young people, and they were all very hardworking. It was obvious that Lu Jingxing was the boss. Even if he was not the boss, he was a leader. Otherwise, these people would not all come to greet him. He nodded with satisfaction.

Lu Jingxing didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After everyone said hello, they went about their own business.

"Grandpa, come, I'll take you over there. The little ones are basically in the play area at the back. There's sunshine there, but it's not too hot." Although there were many cats walking around in the yard at this time, Lu Jingxing knew that the cats that the old man brought back were all in the backyard, where Xiao Zuanfeng and his brothers played last time. Thinking of Xiao Zuanfeng, his heart darkened. He had always been a regret that he had not fully fulfilled what he promised the little one last time.

However, all he could do was to take good care of his little brother. It seemed he could not do anything else because his mother was no longer around.

The old man coughed lightly, pulling his thoughts back: "Oh, there is such a big yard in the backyard. Hey, is that my little flower? It looks much bigger..." The old man was startled when he saw the backyard, then he saw a familiar figure and shouted happily: "Little Flower, Little Flower..."

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly. That was his little flower, but it was indeed bigger and fatter than before.

Xiaohua is a gray, white and yellow cat with a patch of darker gray, almost black hair near its eyes. Therefore, its features are particularly obvious. When the little guy heard the old man's shout, he was obviously stunned.

"Gray Dot, come here..." Lu Jingxing called the little guy by the new name he had given him after coming to the park.

Gray Spot was stunned for a moment, then reacted, immediately raised his tail and ran towards the two of them quickly.

"It's a little flower, really. What do you call it, a gray dot?" The old man looked back at Lu Jingxing with a smile.

Lu Jingxing touched the back of his head and said, "You were ill at the time, so I don't know what you originally named them. We later named them all..."

"Gray Dot, Gray Dot, not bad, very nice sounding. I originally named them simply. The ones with flowers are called Xiaohua, Xiaoxiaohua, Xiaoerhua...haha..." The old man laughed. After saying this, he seemed to feel that his naming was a bit hasty.

When Lu Jingxing heard the old man's hearty laughter, he also started laughing.

Seeing the gray dot coming, the old man half squatted down, and the little guy rubbed directly against the old man's hand, meowing non-stop.

"Gray Dot, do you still remember Grandpa? Do you miss Grandpa? Hmm?" The old man picked up Gray Dot and frowned slightly: "You can't do this. You can't get fatter. If you get fatter, you have to lose weight..."

Gray Dot kept licking his grandfather back, and Lu Jingxing saw happiness on his face because he remembered the old man.

"Look, it still remembers you. It doesn't even look for me, but goes straight to you to hug it..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

"Haha, that's right, he is a man with a conscience..." The old man laughed again.

"Erpang, come here..." Lu Jingxing waved at another one. The two of them made a lot of noise. After seeing the old man, the other ten or so cats slowly gathered around.

"Grandpa, look, they all remember you and are here..." said Lu Jingxing.

He was now standing face to face with the old man, with a number of cats surrounding his feet. Looking at the old man again, there were already more than ten cats surrounding him, all of them meowing non-stop. Some were hooking him with their tails, some were rubbing their bodies against his feet, and then looking up at him.

The old man was laughing heartily just now, but now he slowly squatted down in excitement.

"Be good, be good, grandpa is here to see you. As long as you are all fine, grandpa will be relieved..." He touched this one and stroked that one, and his eyes gradually misted over.

Lu Jingxing didn't say anything. He gently picked up Xiao Zuanfeng who followed him and stood silently beside the old man.

Xiao Zuanfeng also silently looked at his companions on the ground. It seemed to feel Lu Jingxing's emotions. It gently scratched Lu Jingxing's face with its soft paws and looked at him with its round eyes.

When it saw Grandpa’s excited look, it thought he was sad, and then it thought Lu Jingxing was sad as well. It didn’t know how to comfort him, so it just wanted to accompany him silently.

Lu Jingxing looked down at it, smiled gently and shook his head: "I'm fine, grandpa is fine too, I just saw that all your friends are doing well, he is happy, I am happy too..."

"Meow meow...are you really okay?" Xiao Zuanfeng was a little uncertain.

"Really, Grandpa is happy. The little friends still recognize him. He is happy. I am happy to see you too. Is Xiao Zuanfeng happy?" Lu Jingxing gently touched Xiao Zuanfeng's ear with his nose.

The little guy quite enjoyed the feeling, but his ears still felt a little itchy, so he shook his head gently.

Lu Jingxing teased it deliberately: "What's wrong, is Xiao Zuanfeng unhappy?"

"Meow, Xiao Zuanfeng is happy, brother is happy, I am happy..." It stretched out its front paws to touch Lu Jingxing again, and then its fleshy paws touched his nose on purpose: "Itchy..."

"Haha..." Lu Jingxing laughed.

The old man has calmed down, but more and more cats are gathering around him, but the little ones don't fight over anything.

“Meow meow… let me in, I want to kiss grandpa…” The smallest little guy with a lame leg at the back couldn’t get in and was very anxious.

"Meow... come here, go slowly, don't worry, I'll let you..." a big orange cat, more than twice the size of Little Broken Foot, whispered.

"Meow... meow... everyone, make way and let this child go in to see grandpa..." The big orange cat's voice was a little louder. When it shouted, several cats turned around, and then consciously let the little broken-footed cat move forward.

Lu Jingxing also walked over: "Grandpa, do you still remember it?"

The old man looked up at the little thing in front of him after hearing Lu Jingxing's shout: "Who is it? Is it Xiao Erhua's child?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Yes, it was taken away by Xiao Erhua at that time. Later, when you were in the hospital, we went to pick them up. Xiao Erhua happened to bring it back, so we brought the mother and daughter back together. However, its leg must have been injured by a wild animal at that time. When it came back, the injury was a bit serious. After being rescued, the leg was not completely healed..."

"Oh, this little guy, I only took care of it a few times. Poor little guy, he suffered a lot. It's all because of grandpa's poor health at that time..." The old grandfather picked up the little guy.

The little guy obviously doesn't spend much time with his grandfather, but he seems to be very close to his grandfather and keeps meowing in his grandfather's arms.

(End of this chapter)