Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 164

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"No need. Naima isn't acting anymore." Fang Yi rejected him without hesitation. Right now, Naima had a bit of a fanbase, but once Home With Pets finished airing, those fans would probably disappear. He wasn't planning on letting Naima continue in showbiz. Just getting some publicity for the pet shop was enough—becoming too famous would be a hassle.

"Hmph." Hai Yang huffed in frustration and walked off. He remembered that there were still plenty of Naima's stills upstairs. He figured he'd bring them all down and have Naima leave paw prints on them—perfect for gifts or even selling for a good price.

The recording engineer came back with a box of ink paste. After checking with Fang Yi, he grabbed Naima's paw and pressed it onto the photo. It wasn't until the second stamp that Fang Yi finally stopped laughing and told the recording engineer that he had grabbed the wrong paw—he was actually holding Pei Datou's. Meanwhile, Pei Datou just gave the recording engineer a cold, d**dpan stare.

"Yeah, definitely not Naima. Naima doesn't have this kind of expression," the recording engineer admitted. He turned to look at Naima, nodded, and said, "This is the real Naima." Then, he reached out to smooth Naima's fur before grabbing his paw to stamp the rest of the photos. Once he was done, he extended his hand toward Tian Yanming.

Tian Yanming knew he had been caught. With a sheepish look, he handed back the photos he had swiped. But it didn't really matter—he already had pictures of Naima anyway. While waiting in line for Naima's "autograph," Tian Yanming got bored and grabbed Pei Datou's paw to press it onto a photo first. Then, he did the same with Naima's.

When it was finally Naima's turn, Tian Yanming was extra careful, gently pressing Naima's paw onto the pictures. Naima had no clue what was happening. He was already a little annoyed when the recording engineer made him do it, but now that Tian Yanming was doing it too, he got even more upset. He whimpered a few times at Fang Yi, clearly saying he didn't want to do this anymore.

"Be good. Finish this, and I'll buy you some yogurt." Fang Yi patted Naima's head reassuringly.

At the mention of yogurt, Naima's mood lifted a little. He turned to Pei Datou, barked a few times, then looked back at Fang Yi. Pei Datou also turned to stare at Fang Yi.

"I'll get some for Datou too," Fang Yi said, immediately understanding Naima's meaning.

Hearing that, Naima was finally satisfied. He even started pressing his own paw onto the pictures without needing anyone to hold it. When there wasn't enough ink, he knew to dip his paw back into the ink pad himself.

The only issue... most of his paw prints ended up on his own face in the photos.

"This isn't a good place for this, right? There are so many people walking by, and they're all looking at us."

After chatting for a while, Hai Yang started feeling something was off. Earlier, when it was just Du Qianze sitting here alone, it was fine. But now that Tian Yanming had joined, plus two dogs, they were really standing out. People passing by kept staring at them.

"Let's go to my shop first. Let Pei Datou visit Naima's home." Fang Yi knew Naima would definitely want to show off the little animals at home to Pei Datou.

"Alright, where do you live? I'll have my sister go straight there." Pei Datou rarely got to see family, so Pei Haoyan naturally wouldn't separate them so soon. He was going to be living in the country long-term now, and whenever he got bored, he could just take Pei Datou to visit Naima.

Fang Yi gave Pei Haoyan the address of the pet store, and Pei Haoyan immediately called his sister to head there. Du Qianze, having finished his business, was also getting ready to leave.

Du Qianze pulled Fang Yi along to say goodbye to Tian Yanming, but he noticed Tian Yanming had no intention of leaving. Seeing the questioning look in Du Qianze's eyes, Tian Yanming chuckled and said, "My daughter watched Home with Cute Pets and now wants a dog. I figured I'd go check out the pet store, too."

"It's better not to raise one." Fang Yi suddenly turned around and said, "Having a dog is a lot of trouble. You need to prepare so many things, and some dogs are super mischievous. People like you always get pets on a whim, but once the novelty wears off, you'll find them annoying. By then, you'll just abandon it, and it'll end up hurt again. You should really think it through first."

"Sorry about him, he takes in a lot of stray animals, so he's extra sensitive about this kind of thing." Du Qianze agreed with Fang Yi, but Fang Yi's tone was a bit harsh, so he felt the need to apologize.

"It's fine, I totally get it." Tian Yanming nodded. "Can I just go take a look first? I'll talk it over with my family after. If I do get a dog, I'd never abandon it."

"Alright then, let's go." Fang Yi nodded. He didn't have a strong opinion on Tian Yanming, but he really disliked people who impulsively got pets. Sure, dogs were cute and affectionate, but taking care of them was a lot of work. Most people, at first, find them adorable and fun. But once the excitement fades, they start losing patience, and suddenly, the dog becomes a burden.

Some just kick them out, while others return them to where they got them. Either way, the dogs end up getting hurt. That's why, at the pet shop, even though the rescued strays seemed lively and happy, deep down, they avoided getting close to people. They didn't want to be abandoned again.

Du Qianze and Hai Yang had come by car, and so had Pei Haoyan, Tian Yanming, and the recording engineer. But Fang Yi had only ridden his electric scooter here. When they got to the parking lot, Du Qianze hesitated—how were they supposed to transport Fang Yi's scooter?

"I'll just take the back roads on my bike. You guys go ahead." Fang Yi didn't care at all. He hopped onto his scooter and shouted at Du Qianze before calling out to Naima. Excited, Naima bounced onto the basket attached to the back seat.

"Damn, Pei Datou." Pei Haoyan glanced at Pei Datou, who was sitting comfortably in the passenger seat. "Look at you, all cozy in a car, no wind, no sun. Meanwhile, your brother is crammed into some tiny basket, getting blown around and baked in the sun. So rough, huh?"

Pei Datou just gazed out the window, completely unbothered.

Naima, on the other hand, didn't mind at all. The basket was custom-made by Fang Yi, detachable and designed just for Naima. Whenever he took Naima out, he'd attach it to the back seat. There was even a cushion inside, making it pretty comfy.

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