46 Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You (1/2)
Chapter 46: Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You
Translator: Nyoi_Bo_StudioEditor: Tennesh
”Good morning, Mr. Manager!” A very sweet greeting came from the second guest of the day.
”Good morning.” Zhang Zian raised his hand. ”High five!”
”Yeah, high five!”
She was not a customer but the schoolgirl who often visited the little hamster.
Zhang Zian realized that he had never asked her name. ”What is your name?”
”My name is Cai Xiaoqin!” she answered. Today was a normal school day. She carried the same backpack, and her face was flushed from running.
”Should I call you ‘Little Celery’[1]?”
Cai Xiaoqin was surprised and stared at him. ”How did you know my nickname?”
”I guessed,” Zhang Zian said with a grin.
”Wow.” Cai Xiaoqin’s mouth was wide open.
”Little Celery, can I ask you a question?” Zhang Zian was looking at her two braids.
”Yes...”
”It seems that the position of your left-side braid is always fixed, but the position of your right braid changes every day, gradually moving down and cycling around once per week?” He had long noticed that her short braids were very interesting. Every week the positions of the braids would move symmetrically, like the clock pointers starting at ten o’clock and two o’clock, but by Friday it changed to ten o’clock and four o’clock.
”Yes, my mother made them for me! Mr. Manager, you are so smart. Even my classmates never notice them!” She held her two little braids and gave a bright smile. It was not enjoyable to look at her smile, as she was during the stage of changing teeth.
”I am going inside now!” She flew into the store, then exclaimed, ”Mr. Manager, the cats all ran out of the cages!”
”That’s okay; I let them out,” said Zhang Zian calmly.
”Are they going to run away?” Little Celery’s eyes were wide open.
”Of course not, because I am so charming!” He imitated the TV shampoo ads and shook his hair handsomely.
”Amazing!” Little Celery gave Zhang Zian an admiring look.
Zhang Zian was trying to continue bragging, but he accidentally noticed Fina’s despising gaze, as if it was asking him not to do that in front of the little girl!
He turned and whistled, pretending not to see it.
Little Celery and the small hamster played for a while. She fed it a few pistachios and whispered to it secretly, then said goodbye to Zhang Zian.
Today didn’t seem to be a good day, as the third guest didn’t look like a customer either.
A young man wearing a strange combination of a long coat and a baseball hat that was pushed very low walked into the store.
Zhang Zian remembered him; he had come into the store two days ago. Why did he come again today?
”Boss, aren’t you afraid of those pets running away?” the man asked in a voice that was low for his age, pointing to the playful kittens. His face above the bridge of his nose was hidden in the shadow of the baseball cap.
”I'll catch them if that happens.” Zhang Zian was still acting very calm. He had to answer in a normal way to a man of his age.
”Why are you creating trouble for yourself?” the man asked, puzzled.
”Because, according to my observations, these kittens have a calcium deficiency. Letting them out in the sun and doing some exercise will help with their calcium levels,” Zhang Zian said.
The man was stunned after hearing Zhang Zian’s answer. ”You can evaluate the cats’ calcium levels? These cats are so active. There is no way they have calcium deficiency! Your words make no sense to me at all! Why didn’t you release the dogs too?” The man pointed to the Samoyed and the Schnauzer.