start with a pet store

Chapter 973 Corn Shells
"Okay, okay, follow Doctor Lu back, and you will be able to stand on your feet in the future. If you stay here, you will be a paralytic..." Xiaodong helped to send it to Lu Jingxing's car.

Ji Ling found a cage, put the little guy in it, and got in the car.

"Okay, we'll leave first. Tell me when you've discussed it..." Lu Jingxing started the car, said goodbye to them and left.

Xiaodong turned around and said to Sister Wu excitedly, "Sister Wu, that's good now. The problem that has troubled us for so long can finally be solved. I'll call everyone over for a meeting right away to discuss which patients can be kept and which ones can't be kept. We should send them all to Dr. Lu as soon as possible."

Sister Wu also smiled: "Okay, see if everyone has time, and then tell the group about this situation. If everyone has no objection, then I will naturally have no objection either."

"What objection do I have? Where can I find such a good thing? And from the tone of his voice, the sterilization issue is negotiable. Anyway, these kittens will enjoy a good life if we send them to him." Xiaodong laughed.

Lu Jingxing and the others quickly returned to the store. Seeing Xiaojiu teasing Zhima at the door, he shouted, "Xiaojiu, come here..."

Xiao Jiu turned around and ran over immediately: "Brother Lu, where have you been?"

"I went to give a cat a bath. Look, even after I cleaned it, it's still covered in hair. Look, there's a stray dog ​​behind my car. You can bring it in and check it out. It was run over by a car and had surgery, but the operation didn't seem to be very successful..." Lu Jingxing said as he got out of the car and sorted out his tools.

After hearing this, Xiaojiu immediately went to the back and took out the injured puppy's cage: "Okay, I'll carry it in first..."

Lu Jingxing nodded, and ran in with Xiaojiu in his arms.

Ji Ling also got out of the car and yawned: "Ah, I actually fell asleep."

"You're awake! I didn't plan to wake you up because I wanted you to sleep a little longer. But the car is about to start moving, so it might be hard to sleep. Why don't you go upstairs and take a nap? It will be time to get off work soon." Lu Jingxing smiled as he looked at Ji Ling, who was still half asleep.

"Well, forget it. I won't sleep. Find some time to call Song Yuan back. He said he wanted to have dinner together. I didn't ask for details." Ji Ling thought of what happened before leaving the house. "Also, I'll ride my electric scooter to deliver the lychees to my aunt and her family. I'll also visit Xiaochen and the others. I'll go back to school tomorrow."

"Okay, then be careful and I'll pick you up later." Lu Jingxing closed the car door and the two walked into the store together.

"No need, just send me a message when you're done and I'll be back..." Ji Ling jumped forward playfully and entered the store one step ahead of him.

Lu Jingxing smiled and followed her into the store.

As soon as he arrived at the office, Song Yuan called him: "Busy man, are you done?"

Lu Jingxing laughed: "Did you install a surveillance camera here? I just got to the office and was about to call you back when you called..."

"Haha, that's right. I've reserved a table for tonight. I've sent you the address on WeChat. Come over early..." Song Yuan said with a smile.

"Okay, who are they?" Lu Jingxing was still a little afraid that it would be like last time, with only a few people he knew at the table.

"There were just a few of us. I left your place and called Yang Pei. Xiangyu happened to be there, so I called him too. He said he didn't want to go. We all brought girlfriends except him. I told him to go find one quickly, haha..." Song Yuan couldn't help laughing when he thought of Liao Xiangyu's pitiful appearance.

"Haha..." Lu Jingxing also laughed: "Okay, I'll be there on time. There's still a small operation here, and it'll be over after it's done."

"Okay, let's meet and talk. You can go for your surgery now." Song Yuan said and simply hung up the phone.

Lu Jingxing smiled and shook his head while changing his clothes.

Xiao Jiu walked in and said, "Brother Lu, shall I prepare for your surgery now?"

"Okay, the dog just now..." Lu Jingxing turned around and nodded.

"Its examination is being done. It's similar to what you said, that is, there is a fracture and it has been sutured, but the suture was not good, so it needs to be done again..." Xiaojiu walked in and closed the door.

"Okay, I understand. Let's schedule the surgery for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..." After seeing Xiaojiu's actions, he raised his head and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

Xiao Jiu scratched his head: "Brother Lu, can you give me an advance on my salary?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Jingxing asked with some surprise.

"Well... my friend's birthday is tomorrow, and he notified me today to go, but I'm broke and have no money at all. I might have to play cards or something tomorrow, and I don't know if he will accept any gifts..." Xiao Jiu said with some embarrassment.

"How much?" Lu Jingxing asked after hearing it.

"If possible, two thousand, just deduct it from your salary when the time comes." Xiaojiu rubbed his hands. It was his first time to get an advance on his salary, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Lu Jingxing held up his phone and heard a ding: "Here, I've transferred it to you. You don't need to go through the finance department. Just give it to me when you are convenient..."

For advance salary, the finance department needs to write a note and both parties need to sign it. The finance lady is not in the company every day, so it is indeed quite troublesome.

Xiao Jiu nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Lu, thank you, Brother Lu, hehe, when I worked in another place before and asked for an advance on my salary, the boss was very unhappy, uh..."

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly: "Why should I be unhappy about this? It's your money anyway. You just have to be frugal and save money to marry a wife..."

"Hehe, I get it. I will be more frugal next time." Xiaojiu smiled and walked out contentedly.

Lu Jingxing followed behind and shook his head. However, if he had not opened this store by accident and found so many investors by accident, he might be even worse off than Xiaojiu now. After all, he was not just one person, there were also Xiaochen and Xiaoxi.

As soon as he went out, he saw Jiaziyin lying in the corridor, with his back against the wall, belly up, his two front paws supporting the ground, sitting there, looking at his office with half-closed eyes.

"The sound of the clamp..." Lu Jingxing called out softly.

The little guy wagged his tail but didn't move his body. He half opened his eyes, glanced at him, and then closed them again.

"How sleepy is it?" Lu Jingxing couldn't help laughing when he saw its expression.

"Clip sound..." he called out softly again.

The little fellow still responded to him by wagging his tail, while his body continued to remain in the same position.

"Forget it, you just continue to sleep. I have to get to work." Lu Jingxing walked over and stroked its head with a smile. The little guy immediately leaned on his hand, but the sleepyhead seemed to be fascinated by it and it couldn't open its eyes no matter how hard it tried.

Lu Jingxing walked into the operating room with a smile.

It was just a minor operation and was completed in a few hours.

However, when he came out, it was almost time to get off work.

He came out of the operating room and sent a message to Ji Ling as he walked: "I'm done, are you ready to come back to the store?"

Ji Ling replied immediately: "OK." Then he heard someone talking to Ding Fang in the hall. Lu Jingxing walked over and saw a young man who was asking Ding Fang to borrow something.

"What's wrong?" Lu Jingxing approached and asked.

"Brother Lu, he said he met an injured cat on the road and wanted to borrow a box from me to bring the cat over." Ding Fang said.

"It's true. I didn't lie to you. I took a photo. Many people nearby said that if we don't save it, it will definitely die." The man took out his phone and found the video: "See if it can be saved."

The video shows a tortoiseshell kitten, which looks to be about four or five months old, very thin and small. However, the most obvious thing is its tail. Only a long tailbone is left of its tail, with just a little bit of hair on the tip of the tail. The little guy's butt is still bleeding.

"I asked the people nearby and they said that it must have been treated like this by someone, but this cat is a stray, so no one cares about it. I originally wanted to catch it directly, but I was afraid that it would get scared and struggle, and if I didn't put it in a box, it would get hurt. So I wanted to borrow a box from you to bring it here." The man frowned the whole time.

The kitten in the video also made Lu Jingxing and his friends feel distressed: "Its tail is probably necrotic and needs to be removed surgically."

"Brother Lu, how about I go with this handsome guy?" Xiaopang said to Lu Jingxing, and then looked at the man: "Brother, do you want us to go with you? Can you catch it by yourself?"

"It would be better if you could go. It's just wandering outside. I was just wondering if we could catch it." The man said quickly after hearing this.

Lu Jingxing nodded, "Okay, Xiaopang, you go with him. Get two cans of food and bring a net bag. Try to lure it into the box. Try not to use the net bag if you can. Look at its tail. Don't hurt it again. If it's hurt again, it will probably be in danger."

Xiaopang nodded: "Okay, I will be careful."

Ding Fang had already prepared the boxes and cans and took them out.

The man said, "Do I need to put a deposit on this box?"

"It's okay. You guys go catch it first. We have a doctor on duty tonight who can perform surgery. We'll see what's going on after we come back and check the situation." Lu Jingxing shook his head and said.

Then he asked Ding Fang: "Is Doctor Liu on duty tonight?"

"Yes, Dr. Liu is working tonight. He is already here and will be in the office." Ding Fang replied.

"Okay, you guys go ahead, I'll arrange everything here." Lu Jingxing nodded to Xiaopang and the man.

The two of them left immediately.

Lu Jingxing went directly to Xiao Liu's office and explained the situation to him: "I have a meeting tonight, and a little hawksbill turtle may come later. I just watched the video and it has an injured tail. When it comes, you can check it out. I think it will need a tail removal surgery. Call me if you can't handle it. The surgery is not serious, you should be fine."

"Okay, no problem..." Xiao Liu agreed readily.

At this time, Xiao Sun ran in excitedly: "Brother Lu, Brother Lu..."

Lu Jingxing stepped halfway out of Xiao Liu's office: "I'm here..."

Xiao Sun immediately ran towards him again: "Brother Lu, come with me and take a look. My nest of corns has hatched." He shouted excitedly.

Hearing his shout, the employees who had not yet left work ran out: "The corn has hatched?" Those who didn't know much about snakes didn't understand what was going on.

Lu Jingxing smiled and said, "Look at how useless you are. Come on, if you are done with your work and want to go and take a look, then go and take a look. The snake has just hatched."

"Oh oh..." Everyone suddenly realized.

Lu Jingxing took the lead and followed Xiao Sun to the reptile shop.

In fact, he was also looking forward to it, as he had never seen a baby snake hatch.

Xiao Sun was jogging in front, and Lu Jingxing followed closely behind, and the two of them came to the reptile shop together.

"Two more lines are broken..." Xiaolan and Xiaomei said excitedly when they saw the two people coming in.

Several people walked over quickly.

I saw that the eggs in the box were all cracked, and three or four of them had relatively large holes. The little guys were peeking out from the holes. Compared with adult snakes, they looked particularly pink and cute.

"This one has completely come out..." Xiao Sun held a sticky little pink snake in his hand and showed it to Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing couldn't help but reach out and touch it: "It's icy cold..." This feeling was quite novel to him. Although snakes are generally icy cold, this kind of little snake, especially a newborn one, was his first contact with it, and the feeling was completely different.

The little thing is not only cool but also soft, which feels amazing.

Lu Jingxing was actually afraid of snakes, so even though he opened a reptile shop, he had never taken it seriously because he was always a little scared inside.

But Xiao Sun suddenly held his hand flat and put the little guy directly into his hand, and he shuddered immediately.

This confused Xiao Sun: "Brother Lu, are you afraid of snakes?"

Lu Jingxing touched his nose awkwardly: "Ahem, well, to be honest, I'm actually a little afraid of snakes, but this little guy can't scare me."

Xiao Sun laughed out loud: "If you had told me earlier that you were afraid of snakes, I would have..."

"What's wrong with you? I don't even know you, but you catch a big snake and throw it at me..." Lu Jingxing glared at him.

“Hahahaha…” Xiao Sun burst into laughter. He really had this idea, but now Brother Lu had seen through it. Now it would not be fun anymore.

Xiaolan and Xiaomei didn't expect that Lu Jingxing was actually afraid of snakes, so they started laughing too.

After holding it for a while, the little guy raised its head in Lu Jingxing's hand and stared at him. He still felt a little scared: "Here, I give it to you..." As he said that, he pushed the little snake in front of them.

Xiaolan took it immediately.

Lu Jingxing went to the sink next to him and washed his hands: "Last time I picked up that person, it feels so crowded here..."

Looking at the room full of tanks, he frowned. The originally empty hall now had two rows of display cabinets in the middle and a pile of sand in the front.

Only two aisles less than one meter wide were left.

"Really? I think it's okay. Don't you think business is good these days? We're busy from morning to night every day..." Xiaomei said happily.

(End of this chapter)