Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 165

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By the time Fang Yi got home, Pei Haoyan and the others were already waiting in the lounge. Even the recording engineer had tagged along. He said he wanted to see if there was a dog he clicked with. This wasn't just a sudden whim—his daughter had just turned one, and he'd been planning to get a pet for a while now so that his daughter could grow up with one. He'd been searching for the right dog for some time, but hadn't found the perfect match yet.

"Yo, Naima!"

Da Fei stood on the table. The moment he saw Naima walk in, he flapped his wings and landed right on Naima's head, shouting loudly, "Naima, Naima!"

"That's Naima's little brother, his name is Pei Datou." With Da Fei's tiny brain, it was probably confused about why there were suddenly two Naima's in the shop, which explained its surprise.

"Datou, Datou, no worries when it rains!" Da Fei shouted while flying around. "Come see Datou, come see Datou!"

A flock of sparrows outside fluttered in, perching on the table to gawk at Pei Datou.

"I know this parrot! It's the one from that Super TV Show! So it really can talk, huh?" Pei Haoyan was curious and reached out to touch Da Fei, only to get pecked.

"Yeah, this parrot used to be from the shop too. He and Naima are really close," Du Qianze explained from the side.

"That's impressive." Pei Haoyan was amazed. He knew people who kept parrots, but it was rare to see one that talked so fluently—and was this cheeky.

Naima walked up to the table and barked at Da Fei a few times. Da Fei flapped its wings, let out a few "ga ga ga" sounds, and then said, "Naima bad! Naima bad!" before taking off with his sparrow crew.

Naima trotted over to Pei Haoyan, grabbed Pei Datou's leash from his hand, and tried to lead him to the backyard to play.

"Go ahead and take Pei Datou's leash off. Naima will keep an eye on him and won't let him bite anyone." Fang Yi could tell that Naima was about to take Pei Datou to see all the little animals he'd rescued in the backyard. To Naima, those animals were like his own kids.

"My Datou doesn't bite people in the first place." Pei Haoyan said as he unhooked the leash, letting Naima lead Pei Datou away.

"Boss, let's take care of our business first. Show us the puppies in the shop." The recording engineer, sitting next to Tian Yanming, spoke up.

"Follow me."

Fang Yi led the two of them around to see all the puppies currently up for adoption, explaining the shop's rules along the way. Anyone adopting a pet from here had to leave their basic info because the shop would follow up on them later.

"No problem."

The recording engineer and Tian Yanming were genuinely interested in getting a dog, so they didn't mind Fang Yi's rules. In fact, they thought it was a good thing. But after looking around for a while, neither of them found a dog that felt like the right fit.

"Bad dog! Bad dog! Bad dog!"

Da Fei suddenly flew out from the backyard and landed on Fang Yi's shoulder, squawking loudly.

"You bullied Naima again, didn't you?" Fang Yi knew Da Fei all too well. This bird loved playing the victim, so every time he claimed he'd been bullied, Fang Yi automatically assumed he was the one causing trouble.

"Naima bullied me!" Da Fei cried dramatically. It had followed Naima into the backyard, but Naima had been too busy paying attention to Pei Datou to acknowledge it completely shattering Da Fei's fragile heart.

"Yeah, right. Naima would never bully you. Go play somewhere else."

Fang Yi casually grabbed a bit of bird food, fed Da Fei, then tossed it back into the air.

"These are all the dogs available for adoption. If none of them catch your eye, then that's it."

Tian Yanming and the recording engineer were clearly into fancy, purebred dogs. Fang Yi's shop only had strays, so it wasn't surprising that they weren't interested.

"Boss, don't try to fool me. I follow your shop's Weibo. You've taken in a lot of injured animals, but all the ones you showed us today are perfectly fine. Not a single one is hurt."

The recording engineer wasn't really into TV dramas, but he had randomly come across Naima's rescue scene and was reminded of how Li Yao had once said that his family dog had saved his wife's life. That's what sparked the idea of getting a dog—not just as a companion for his daughter as she grew up, but also because, in an emergency, a dog might actually save someone's life.

With that in mind, he had seriously followed the drama. Since he knew Li Yao personally, he had even asked him about Naima and followed the Chinese Farmyard Pet Shop on Weibo, just waiting for Li Yao to bring him over to adopt a dog. So, he actually knew quite a bit about the shop.

"It's on the second floor. I'll take you guys up to have a look."

They weren't interested in the energetic, playful dogs downstairs—so there was no way they'd care about the injured ones. That's what Fang Yi thought, but he knew better than to say it out loud. Instead, he just led them upstairs.

The moment the recording engineer and Tian Yanming stepped onto the second floor, they were stunned by what they saw—especially the recording engineer, who turned around and gave Fang Yi a big thumbs-up.

The animals on the second floor were all super excited to see Fang Yi, rushing over to greet him and begging for food. But Fang Yi wasn't about to give in. Their health wasn't great, and their meals had to strictly follow a prescribed diet.

"This one looks nice."

Tian Yanming had stopped in front of a cage, refusing to move.

"That's a cat." Fang Yi walked over and realized it was one of the stray cats that had shown up a few days ago. This one had actually been born in his room. When the kittens were old enough to fend for themselves, their mother took them and left.

Out in the wild, they constantly got into fights and ended up covered in scratches. Fang Yi had even asked Naima to try and persuade them to stay at the pet shop, but they never listened. They didn't want to be taken in. However, whenever they got injured, they'd come back to him. At this point, Fang Yi didn't even need to check—if they returned, it meant they were hurt. He'd toss them into the treatment area, keep them in a cage for a few days until they healed, and then let them go again. It was a routine both he and the cats had gotten used to.

"It's really pretty," Tian Yanming said, still standing in front of the cage. His tone made it clear he was completely serious.

Fang Yi's mouth twitched.

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