Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 90

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As the owner of the pet hospital, Shen Luo naturally had many people asking him questions about pets. As a modern young man who loved life, learning, and helping others, Shen Luo of course wouldn't refuse their requests. So people kept asking, "Can I keep a poisonous snake? Can I keep a venomous spider? Can I keep a rock...?"

Shen Luo really wanted to spit out a mouthful of salty soda in response.

Of course, some inquiries were about cute little pets. For a while, the online photos of Senior Brother, with big watery eyes covering half its face, went viral—it was basically the prototype of a Japanese anime girl. Many people fell for Senior Brother's furry skirt, crying and begging to keep one.

Shen Luo also dealt with countless people wanting to raise monkeys. In fact, Shen Luo didn't support keeping monkeys because it wasn't as easy as it looked. Japanese monkeys like Senior Brother were expensive and delicate, truly labor-intensive and only the wealthy could afford them.

After Senior Brother came Mr. Crunchy Noodles*, a little raccoon who won many hearts with its adorable appearance.

(*from Tongyi Raccoon Crispy Noodles, a popular brand of crunchy noodles in China.)

In reality, Mr. Crunchy Noodles was also hard to care for—extremely destructive and very strong in fighting. Ordinary people couldn't handle it.

To address these issues, Shen Luo planned to have Zheng Jiamei write some popular science articles to help people understand the costs of keeping these cute little pets. Cats and dogs were already adorable enough—why be jealous of others' cute pets?

After seeing off Li Jinzhu and Zhu Yunfeng, a big shot showed up—Jin Guodong, a real estate developer who once came specially to thank Shen Luo.

Sitting down, Jin Guodong asked familiarly, "Xiao Shen, how's the hospital doing lately?"

Shen Luo smiled, "Thanks to you, everything's going well."

Jin Guodong said, "Good, how's Zhen Tian?"

The moment he came, he wanted to see Zhen Tian.

At that time, Zhen Tian was in the hospital, lying quietly in a corner.

Jin Guodong nodded after seeing Zhen Tian and said, "Well raised, looks energetic."

At Shen Luo's hospital, he personally made Zhen Tian's dog food every day, and Zhen Tian went out for walks for hours, eating well and living freely—Shen Luo almost worshiped him like a god, so of course he looked good.

After seeing Zhen Tian, Jin Guodong took a beautifully printed brochure from his secretary and handed it to Shen Luo, saying, "There's a pet exhibition coming up soon. It has all kinds of activities. You can enter your pets."

Shen Luo took the brochure. It looked like official internal info—completely different from the usual flyers he got.

The pet exhibition was a gathering for all kinds of pets—cats, dogs, etc. Owners could sign their pets up for various events like appearance contests, obstacle courses, races, and more. Pets who won would get trophies and cash prizes.

Shen Luo was indeed tempted by the prize money. With a big-name backer like Jin Guodong involved, the event was bound to be well-organized. Still... how likely was it that they'd actually win anything?

He set the brochure down and said, "Thanks, Boss Jin, but aren't most of the contestants in these competitions, like, professionals? My pets are just free-range. I don't really manage them much, let alone train them."

Jin Guodong replied, "Now that's just you underestimating yourself. I think your pets are great. That golden retriever has excellent conformation and seems pretty enduring too—not to mention how intelligent and empathetic it is. I bet it'd place in the intelligence or reaction-time contests. And your tabby cat? It could definitely win in the domestic cat category. And of course, if you're willing, Zhen Tian could probably sweep all the awards."

Yep. Jin Guodong clearly had high hopes for Zhen Tian, Shen Luo thought to himself.

Out loud, he said, "Boss Jin, Zhen Tian came here to retire, not to enter competitions. Let's leave him out of it. As for the others, I'll seriously consider it."

Jin Guodong nodded. "Good, good. I look forward to seeing your pets at the exhibition. And you'll get to chat with other pet owners and exchange tips. There'll also be regular visitors attending—you could promote your hospital's pet adoption program. It's a great opportunity."

Of course he'd think of that—Jin Guodong was a businessman through and through. He knew exactly what Shen Luo cared about, and every word hit the mark.

Even into the evening, Shen Luo couldn't get the event out of his head. So when he finally lay in bed, sleep didn't come easy. Just as he was starting to doze off in a daze, a sudden knock at the door startled him wide awake. He shot up from bed.

Who could be knocking at this hour?

"Who is it?" he called out.

"It's me," came a familiar voice.

Shen Luo snapped awake the moment he heard that voice—but he still felt like he was dreaming.

"I must've gone crazy from lovesickness," he muttered. "Lost my damn mind."

Outside, someone was still calling, "Come on, open up. Can I crash here for the night?"

Huh? Still going?

Shen Luo scrambled up, opened the little door, then the big one—one layer after another—before he finally saw who was outside.

Sure enough, it was Xiao Chuan. Shen Luo's eyes instantly went misty.

The cats and dogs had already woken up. The moment they saw Xiao Chuan through the door, they all got super excited too—they still remembered his scent. Even if he looked all sharp and human now, they could still smell it was him.

After a while, Shen Luo came back to his senses and smacked him. "So you finally remember how to come back, huh?"

Xiao Chuan smiled, gentle and doting. "Of course I do. I'd never forget."

Shen Luo was suddenly at a loss for words. Something about Xiao Chuan's expression felt... off.

"You gonna let me in or not?"

And just like that, Shen Luo stiffly stepped aside. As he shut the door behind them, he was still wondering why the hell he let him in.

Right now, Shen Luo was both mad and happy—such a tangled mess of feelings he couldn't even begin to describe it.

Watching Xiao Chuan, all dressed up in a custom-made suit, walking around like he owned the place, pouring himself some water like it was nothing, then flopping right onto his bed like he lived there—Shen Luo felt a rush of anger bubble up. No contact for over a month, and now he shows up like nothing happened and acts like this is still his place? Seriously?

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