Adorable Pet Daily Life Ch. 129

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Xiao Chuan clicked his tongue twice. "Didn't expect these two parrots to be turning into little spirit beasts."

Shen Luo agreed. African greys really were insanely smart—not just with talking, but even with food. When they first got them, they couldn't even crack sunflower seeds and needed help. Now they could handle even the tightest pine nuts all by themselves. Good thing they weren't too obsessed with pine nuts, or Shen Luo would've gone broke.

After watching for a while, Shen Luo realized the birds were more responsive to songs with a strong rhythm—they'd even nod and tap their feet like they were totally into it.

Big Horn made sense, but Big Beauty too? What was all this bopping about? What happened to your cool, untouchable image? You just throwing that out the window now?

And just like that, the two parrots kept on jamming all the way to the hospital like no one was watching.

Nothing much was going on at the hospital, so Shen Luo finally got a chance to sit down and chill for a bit.

But he'd barely sat down when someone walked in holding a cat.

The cat itself wasn't seriously hurt, but it looked straight-up ridiculous. Its nose, which should've been cute and pink, was now red and swollen—like a clown's nose. There were tears in its eyes, and it looked both wronged and miserable. Shen Luo almost burst out laughing but held it in, not wanting to upset the cat's owner.

The owner handed the cat over to Wang Bo and said, "Can you take a proper look at this? What's with the huge swollen nose?"

Everyone in the clinic laughed at the cat's silly appearance. Wang Bo tried not to laugh and said, "Did it maybe stick its face in a bush or something?"

The owner said, "I've got a little garden at home, and I grow some flowers in pots. My cat's well-behaved—not like those other cats that chew up houseplants. It's always been fine. Today it was playing in the yard like usual, then I suddenly heard it yelp. That's when I noticed its nose was swollen. It wasn't this bad earlier."

Wang Bo said, "It's fine, it got stung by a bee."

The owner gasped. "Seriously? I didn't even see that."

Seeing their cat's nose puff up like a balloon had scared the owner too much to think straight.

Wang Bo grabbed some baking soda solution and gently checked the cat's swollen nose. He looked for a stinger but couldn't find one—it must've already fallen out. So he cleaned the area with the solution and applied some medicine.

The cat, clearly in pain, kept struggling the whole time.

Shen Luo looked at that big red clown nose and couldn't help but laugh. The cat shot him a fierce glare through watery eyes, then dove straight into its owner's arms and refused to come back out.

Definitely a cat with a lot of pride.

It wasn't unusual for cats or dogs to run into stuff like this outdoors. Even the grass and flower beds near your house could be hiding bees or wasps. Getting stung hurt even for humans—so just imagine how it felt for a cat.

Some insect stingers could pierce right through fur and go straight into the skin. If the venom was strong enough, the swelling could get massive.

Those funny-looking photos online of dogs with puffed-up chins? Yeah, they were stung too. Looked hilarious, but the pets were actually in a lot of pain.

Wang Bo handed the medicine to the owner and reminded her to apply it on time every day. Only then did she leave with the cat in her arms.

Zheng Jiamei leaned over sneakily and said, "I just took a few pics, haha..."

Cats with swollen noses like that were rare—how could she pass up the chance? She'd decided to save them for her private stash.

Speaking of which, Zheng Jiamei was a total photo hoarder. She had a huge collection of cat and dog pictures. Not just from the pets at the clinic—she'd take photos of every animal that came in for a checkup, and even snapped shots of stray animals she ran into outside. Her photography skills had improved a ton because of it.

That evening, Zheng Jiamei was getting ready to clock out when she got a call. It was for Shen Luo. He picked it up and was surprised by what he heard.

Someone wanted to hire one of his pets for a commercial.

It wasn't like Shen Luo's pets had never done ads before. There'd been that children's clothing commercial, but it hadn't exactly blown up or anything.

This time, the client specifically asked for Ethan.

"We're working on an ad campaign for a new car model," the person said. "We need a smart and well-behaved dog who can work well with us. We found your information online and think your golden retriever, Ethan, is perfect for it. We're open to discussing payment."

Shen Luo shifted his weight and leaned against the front counter. After hearing the pitch, he asked, "Where are you guys located?"

"We're in City B."

That wasn't far. Definitely doable.

Shen Luo thought for a moment, then asked, "Any other requirements?"

"Not for now."

It kind of felt like a golden opportunity falling out of the sky. Last time they only got the gig because Sun Lixin had been hired, and that was how they got pulled in.

"I'll think about it," Shen Luo said. "Could you send me some info about your company?"

The person agreed right away and sent over the details. Shen Luo looked them up online—it was a legit local ad agency, and a pretty experienced one too. They did a lot of commercial work, including car and real estate ads.

Still, Shen Luo had gotten used to talking things through with Xiao Chuan, so he brought it up to him.

"Dahua Advertising? Yeah, I know that company," Xiao Chuan said. "They've got several branch offices in different cities. If it really was them who reached out, then it's a solid offer."

Shen Luo trusted Xiao Chuan a lot, so most of his doubts were gone. He quickly decided to take the job.

Once they started discussing the project in more detail, they learned that the ad was for a car that focused on big storage space—enough for the whole family and pets too. So they wanted a good-looking medium-sized dog for the shoot.

The version of the commercial you'd see on TV might only be fifteen seconds long, but the full version could be ten or twenty minutes. This time, the pet had a decent-sized role, so finding a smart, cooperative animal was crucial. And Ethan was kind of a dogfluencer at this point anyway.

While Shen Luo was busy working out the details with the ad agency, Xiao Chuan came over and said, "Shen Luo, I need to head back for a bit."

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