Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 30

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The dog had been goofing around with another pup, but when it had heard the voice, it had frozen for a second—then had bolted toward the guy at full speed.

Seeing the dog, Shen Luo had instantly remembered. This had been the guy who had left his dog there because his girlfriend hadn't liked it. As he had guessed, the guy had come back for his dog.

Shen Luo had walked over, and the young man had looked a little embarrassed—probably because Shen Luo had predicted he'd return.

"Xiaodi's been doing great here," the guy had said as he had lifted the dog in his arms, clearly avoiding any mention of the past.

Shen Luo had nodded. "Yeah, he's been doing well. Grown quite a bit, huh?"

The guy had nodded back. "I'll take him home now."

Shen Luo hadn't objected. "Of course, like I told you last time—he was just staying here temporarily. But, you know, pet boarding isn't cheap."

The guy had hesitated. "...How much are we talking?"

Shen Luo had grabbed a calculator from the counter and had started muttering to himself. "Dog food, 300 a month... care fees, 500..."

As he had kept listing expenses, the guy's face had gotten paler and paler.

Finally, Shen Luo had handed him the calculator. "2,357 yuan."

The guy's eyes had widened. That much?!

"So?" Shen Luo had raised an eyebrow. "Still want to take him home?"

The guy had hugged the dog tighter. Xiaodi had clearly been overjoyed, licking him nonstop, but he had been too stressed to react. After struggling with himself for a while, he had finally nodded. "Of course."

Shen Luo chuckled and nodded. "Alright, let's get the paperwork done first!"

Zheng Jiamei was a bit surprised but quickly pulled up Xiaodi's records and handed the boy a form to fill out.

Once he made up his mind, everything else was easy.

When it was time to pay, Shen Luo suddenly acted like he just remembered something. "Oh, right! We're running a promotion right now, so there's a discount on pet boarding—half off. Just give me 1,200 yuan, and we're good."

Behind him, Zheng Jiamei tried to hold back a smile. She knew Shen Luo wouldn't actually charge a broke kid over two grand. Xiaodi had been here for so long, and the costs had definitely added up to way more than 1,200 yuan. But Shen Luo probably saw how much the guy genuinely cared about Xiaodi and decided to cut him some slack.

Honestly, Shen Luo felt a little satisfied with himself—at least he managed to scare the kid a bit. Hopefully, next time, he wouldn't just abandon his dog so easily.

Meanwhile, the boy thought he just hit the jackpot. He had been mentally preparing to lose most of his paycheck, but then he happened to walk in right when there was a discount.

"Thanks, boss." This time, his gratitude was a lot more sincere.

Shen Luo kept up his serious expression. "Since I gave you a discount, you better come back and support my business."

"Of course!"

Before leaving, the boy bought some dog food. He walked out hugging Xiaodi, both of them looking ridiculously happy.

Zheng Jiamei was about to praise Shen Luo for being so kind, but before she could open her mouth, he turned around and grumbled, "Damn it. That was a major loss. Next time this kid comes back, no discounts. Even if there's a sale, he's paying full price."

Zheng Jiamei immediately swallowed her words. Yeah, no way was Shen Luo not obsessed with money.

Just then, the doorbell jingled.

"Auntie Zeng, you're here! Is Meimei here for a trim?"

Auntie Zeng was a local who owned a little toy poodle named Meimei. And Meimei? Easily one of the smartest poodles around. She had the whole Zeng family wrapped around her tiny paws.

Auntie Zeng walked in, smiling. "We're here to lay low for a bit. Might as well get her nails trimmed while we're at it."

"Laying low? What happened?"

"Oh, Meimei got into some trouble!" Auntie Zeng said, though her grin made it clear it wasn't anything serious.

Shen Luo handed her a glass of water. "Meimei? Trouble? She's way too smart for that."

Auntie Zeng burst out laughing. "Okay, so here's what happened—yesterday, Meimei pooped in my daughter's room. My daughter was so mad she made her stand in timeout for a whole hour! But then, today, when my daughter was taking a nap, my husband accidentally left the door open... and Meimei ran in and pooped right on her head!"

She laughed so hard she almost couldn't continue. "Oh my god, I nearly died laughing! My daughter was in the middle of washing her hair now!"

After hearing Aunt Zeng's story, Zheng Jiamei couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Meimei is just... way too naughty!" She said while tapping the little teddy dog's wet nose.

The little teddy looked at Zheng Jiamei with innocent eyes, as if saying, Why are you treating me like this?

Aunt Zeng was still chuckling as she said, "That's why I brought Meimei out to hide for a while, so my daughter wouldn't chase her down and scold her. We'll go back when she's cooled off."

Yeah, it was pretty obvious who was the real family member here. Meimei was definitely the biological child.

The little teddy let out a few whimpering sounds, looking all pitiful.

Aunt Zeng patted Meimei's head and bought her some little bone-shaped toys and snacks. Only then did Meimei's mood improve.

People like Aunt Zeng were the type of customers the hospital loved—well-off and genuinely doting on their pets, willing to spend without hesitation. She basically treated her dog like a kid.

Xiao Chuan came over to trim Meimei's nails. Meimei was a well-behaved dog and didn't resist at all.

After spending over two hours at the hospital, Aunt Zeng figured it was time to go, so she took Meimei and left.

Zheng Jiamei chuckled and said, "My Xiao Congming isn't nearly as mischievous."

Zheng Jiamei had also adopted a dog from the hospital—another teddy, but a male one. Despite being named Xiao Congming (Little Smart), he wasn't actually smart at all. Just average intelligence, really. Every day, he was taken out by Zheng Jiamei's mom to play cards and stroll around town, living a pretty comfortable life. Zheng Jiamei even said she wanted to get a cat and name it Xiao Hutu (Little Clueless) or maybe Xiao Hundan (Little Rascal).

Shen Luo covered his face, unable to hold back. He really didn't want to admit that this was his employee...

Meimei's antics kept everyone laughing the entire day. The next day, Aunt Zeng's daughter even brought Meimei back again, though she didn't seem too bothered by the trouble Meimei had caused.

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