start with a pet store

Chapter 972: You will know whether it is a mule or a horse after a walk

Lu Jingxing nodded at her: "Hello..."

"Hello, are you from the pet shop? Xiaodong, who did you call over? Are you here to treat the runover dog?" Sister Wu greeted the two of them with a smile and turned back to ask the security guard.

"No, they just happened to come to our community to give a cat in Building 12 a bath. Then they found out there were no stray cats in our community, so they asked me, and I brought them here." After he said that, he felt a little embarrassed. He didn't understand why he brought them here. Couldn't he just talk to them?
"Oh, so that's the case..." After hearing this, Sister Wu chattered on and on, explaining the whole story again.

Concerning the quarrel between the owner whose child was scratched and everyone else, Sister Wu spoke in more detail, which also made Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling understand that these little guys were saved entirely because of the powerful property management. Otherwise, even if they were not euthanized immediately, they would definitely have been poisoned, with more than half of them dead or injured being considered polite.

After Sister Wu finished speaking, she also sighed heavily: "Alas, it's just that we are in a difficult situation now. Yesterday, the original owner of this house sent me a message saying that this house will definitely be demolished next month at the latest. He also knew that we kept cats and dogs in his house, and asked us to find a solution as soon as possible..."

Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling looked at each other.

"Are you not going to keep any cats or dogs in the community?" Ji Ling asked.

"That's not the case. We counted it all together. There are twenty-one cats here now. Excluding those in the inner room that have not been sterilized, there are seventeen outside. We asked these days and found out that there are owners who are willing to keep some of them, especially those that have been in the community for many years. After the property management has done some work, they can continue to roam free in the community. The owners' request is that the responsibility should be assigned to each household and that someone should be in charge. We all agree to this." Sister Wu bent down and picked up one of the big orange cats.

The little guy is not young anymore, and he kept rubbing his head against Sister Wu's hand and acting coquettishly.

"That means that you probably have a few unsterilized ones that you can't deal with, and a few neutered ones that you can't deal with, right?" Lu Jingxing pushed open the door and looked at the scene in the inner room, then turned around to look at Sister Wu and Xiaodong.

The two nodded at the same time: "Yes, that's about it. Oh, there are also a few stray dogs down there, we can't deal with them either..."

"Hey, from what the boss said, can you help us think of a solution?" security guard Xiaodong asked in surprise.

Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling smiled at each other and nodded: "We have a general understanding of your situation. We can indeed take in some of them. How about this, you ask the property management to issue a certificate to prove that these are indeed stray cats and dogs without owners, and then we can take them in as usual."

"Oh, really? Is it such a good thing? What about those who are not sterilized?" Sister Wu thought this was a bit too unbelievable.

"We can take them in, but we need to prove that they are indeed stray cats and dogs that no one cares for them. Also, we have quite a lot of them in our store, so this is no small matter. You said you are prepared to deal with some of them, so it's up to you to decide. However, as pet hospital workers, we still want to remind you that even if you send the cats to adopters, you still have to consider their actual conditions and get as many formalities as possible done." Lu Jingxing had this idea when he saw the cats in the house, so when he saw that Xiaodong and Sister Wu confirmed that it was difficult, he expressed his idea.

"Yes, after all, they have been wandering for so long and didn't have a good life in the past. If the adopters didn't adopt them because they liked them, but for some other reason, and they got hurt again after being adopted back, it would not be worth it." Ji Ling also added.

"This is natural. We have considered it carefully, don't worry about it. Otherwise, we would rather let them wander than adopt them." Xiaodong nodded and looked back at Sister Wu, his excitement beyond words.

"Are you telling the truth? Can you really help us collect them?" Sister Wu still felt a little unconvinced.

Ji Chen nodded again: "Yes, there is no need to lie to you."

"Do you charge for that? We asked and found out that sterilization costs nearly three thousand yuan." Sister Wu's eyes were not very friendly.

“Well…” Lu Jingxing wanted to treat them the same way as stray cats in the orchard and not charge any money, but the cats would then be considered completely part of the orchard and could not be returned.

"I still find what you said unreliable. No, what are you trying to do? No, are you going to do some experiments on them, or sell them or something? Otherwise, I can't figure out why you are doing this..." The more Sister Wu thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

After hearing this, Lu Jingxing shook his head helplessly. See, this is what doing good things is like sometimes.

"No, sister, what are you thinking? We are the same as you. What are you trying to do now? Isn't it to make the little guys live a better life? It's the same for us. We said we could take over because we heard you were in trouble. Besides, we have a base and you can go and see them anytime. We didn't say we would take them away and run away and you would never see them again..." Ji Ling was angered by Sister Wu, but when she thought about it, she felt that this was a good thing. At least it proved that Sister Wu and the others were sincere about these little guys.

“How can it be the same? Many of them grew up in our community. I used to feed them frequently in the community, so naturally I couldn’t bear to see them being euthanized. But you…it is said that there is no dishonest business man. How do I know if you really have good intentions…” Sister Wu spoke directly and said whatever she wanted to say without any beating around the bush.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Sister Wu's outburst made Xiaodong very anxious. He pulled Sister Wu aside and waved at Lu Jingxing: "Our eldest sister is a straightforward person. Don't mind. I want to talk to her alone..."

Lu Jingxing nodded without comment, then turned and went into the inner room with Ji Ling.

"Auntie Wu, please don't be so direct. Didn't the beautiful lady just say that we can go to the base to check it out anytime? If they want us to sign an agreement, then can't we do that? Please don't judge them all with one blow. You know, we are in a difficult situation now. They came at the right time. If they can really take over most of the work, then most of our problems will be solved..." Xiaodong said in a low voice.

"But..." Sister Wu also knew the seriousness of the problem: "But, do you know them? Are they really from the pet hospital? I see that DY every day. There are such people everywhere. They claim to love cats, but they actually abuse them. Don't be fooled."

Xiaodong scratched his head. "Of course I know what you said. I also saw it. How about this? We can go to their base to see if it is the same as what they said. What you said is not completely unreasonable, but you should not be so direct. What if what they said is true? If they are uncomfortable with what you said, they will leave in anger, which will be difficult for us to deal with later."

Sister Wu also listened to it and nodded: "Okay, I understand. Then you can ask them if they can let us go to the base to take a look. And don't tell them that we are going with them. What if they are faking it? It would be best if..."

"We are going on a secret visit..." Xiaodong immediately continued before Sister Wu finished speaking.

"Haha, to visit us incognito... we will know if it is what they said." Sister Wu said with a smile. "That's true, we will know if it is a mule or a horse after a walk." Xiaodong also agreed. It is said that ginger is spicy when it is old. Sister Wu is not old, but she is indeed spicy.

"That's right. Everyone should understand. Although we are in trouble now, we still have to finish what we have started. We can't just throw them away when we encounter difficulties. If that's the case, it would be better not to care about them from the beginning, right?" Sister Wu had a loud voice, and even if she tried to speak as quietly as possible, Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling who came out of the inner room could hear it.

Xiaodong kept nodding his head. He actually agreed with this, but when he looked from the side angle and saw Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling coming, he still felt a little embarrassed.

"Big sister is right. We should be cautious. We are all doing this for the good of the little guys. We welcome you to come to our store for inspection at any time. Of course, if you have a better way to deal with them, we will never get involved. As for the sterilization of those little guys, we can give you the most favorable price. You can consider it more."

Lu Jingxing did not say that he was unhappy because Sister Wu suspected them. On the contrary, he was happy for the little guys that Sister Wu could handle these little guys so carefully.

Sister Wu came over and said, "I'm sorry. I don't speak very nicely, but I'm telling the truth. It's all for the little ones. We're all selfless, right? If you really don't mind, I'll talk to our charity team and we'll send someone to your store to take a look and then give you the agreement, okay?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "No problem, everything is fine..."

He looked at the time. He had already wasted some time at Fart Candy, and it took more than an hour to go back and forth here. "Then, we'll leave first. Contact us after you've discussed it?"

"Handsome guy, handsome guy, please give me your phone number, how can we contact you when the time comes." Xiaodong came over immediately.

"My last name is Lu. Please write down my phone number..." Lu Jingxing told him his phone number and said, "We have two stores, both in Xinjie Street. I usually stay in the first store, which is at the innermost part of Xinjie Street, next to the Cute Pet Paradise."

"Oh oh oh, I get it. You are Dr. Lu, the boss of Chongai Youjia, right?" Xiaodong suddenly remembered.

Lu Jingxing smiled and nodded: "You know?"

"That's true. My cousin and I have been to your store. Her cat had a difficult birth at that time. I remember it was you who performed the operation. Sister Wu, Sister Wu, your store is very big, and there is a cattery in the back that specializes in taking in stray cats. There's no problem then. These little guys can be saved by finding them." Xiaodong said excitedly, pulling Sister Wu.

Sister Wu was also infected by him and laughed: "Okay, okay, seeing how excited you are, someone who doesn't know would think you have found your relatives. Since you know everything, it will be easier. After we have discussed it, we will contact... Doctor Lu, right? I will contact you again..."

"Okay, no problem. By the way, I just checked, there's a mother cat in there who seems to be about to give birth. You might want to separate them..." He just went in and saw four female cats caged together.

"Yes, I plan to bring it a nest in the next two days. Its belly is quite big, so it must have a lot of babies," said Sister Wu.

"Yes, please pay more attention to it and tell me if there is any situation..." Lu Jingxing nodded.

"What about the male cat that has not been neutered?" Ji Ling asked.

"Oh, male cats can't give birth anyway, so we keep them in this area and only keep the female cats." Xiaodong pointed at the cats in the hall: "Look, the white one is not sterilized, and there is another one..."

"It's okay, you guys just discuss it. If you want us to help you, call us again." Lu Jingxing felt that he had explained it clearly enough and prepared to leave.

"Doctor Lu, the dog down there..." Xiaodong followed and said with some embarrassment, "Can you help it? I think it's in quite a lot of pain. The weather is going to get hot soon. If we don't cure it, I'm afraid it won't survive. I can compensate you with some money from my salary next month, but my salary isn't high either, so can you help me think of a solution?"

Lu Jingxing patted Xiaodong on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll take it away. As for the money, I'll find a way to get help from our fund. You just take good care of them..."

"Oh, that's great, Dr. Lu, thank you so much." Xiaodong raised his eyebrows and looked happy.

Sister Wu naturally heard the conversation between the two: "Dr. Lu, thank you very much. I thank you on behalf of the puppy."

Lu Jingxing raised his hand: "No need, we are all here for them. Okay, I'll go down and take it away. As for them, come back to us after you've discussed it." As he said that, he waved to Ji Ling and strode to the back.

Ji Ling hurriedly followed, and then Xiaodong and Sister Wu also went downstairs.

"I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll carry it to the car." Seeing Lu Jingxing preparing to carry the injured puppy, Xiaodong immediately ran over: "It's quite dirty, let me carry it."

Lu Jingxing smiled and nodded: "Okay..."

"You little guy, you are so lucky to have met Dr. Lu. You must be a good boy in Dr. Lu's office in the future. Your legs can be saved." Xiaodong patted the puppy's head gently and said in a low voice.

"Woof woof...嘤嘤..." The little guy seemed to understand what he said and wanted to lick Xiaodong. Xiaodong raised his head to prevent it from licking him, but his expression was full of pity.

(End of this chapter)