68 Self-service Cat Bathing (1/2)

Chapter 68: Self-service Cat Bathing

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

”That’s right,” Zhang Zian smiled. ”I am planning to expand my business. You know, selling pets doesn’t make much. Diversification is the trend. I am ready to diversify my services as well.”

Aunt Liu laughed to herself, ”There are not many customers in the store. It looked like he could not support the store anymore, so he had to make a few bucks off of bathing cats.

”Yo, my cat,” she patted the American shorthair cat on her arm, ”she is quite well behaved most of the time, except when it comes to taking a bath. I have never successfully given her a bath ever since you sold her to me. Every time I try to bathe her, she gets water everywhere and jumps around in the apartment. She even destroyed my genuine leather couch and rosewood furniture. Look, you provide a bathing service here. It has to be a professional service that’s much better than mine, right? Zian, please help me out and give her a bath.”

Same trick again. Zhang Zian thought, ”She is exaggerating her loss to make me feel bad and then she will take advantage of me without an excuse.”

He nodded, ”No problem.”

Aunt Liu’s face lit up and it seemed as if all complaints were lifted off her chest immediately. She thought, ”As soon as you start bathing my cat, you will have to bathe her every time.”

”I didn’t bring much cash with me today… Come on, take 10 yuan.” She pulled out a wrinkly 10 yuan note and was about to give it to Zhang Zian. In the meantime, she was hoping that he would not take it and push the money back to her.

Zhang Zian didn’t accept the money. He raised three fingers and said, ”300. The charge for the bathing service is 300 each time.”

Aunt Liu’s mouth dropped wide open and could not speak a word.

”Hey, Zian, you are joking again, right?” Aunt Liu forced a smile. Her hand holding the 10 yuan paused in the air.

Zhang Zian shook his head, ”Nope. How dare I joke around with Aunt Liu? I told a small joke a minute ago and your face turned green. I am worried you would have a heart attack if I kept joking around.”

”300 yuan to bathe a cat? Zian, are you crazy? I have never heard of a bathing service as expensive as that!” Unpleased, Aunt Liu rebuked.

Zhang Zian said calmly, ”Aunt Liu, that’s my price for bathing services. If you think it is too expensive, you are more than welcome to bathe your cat in another store.”

Aunt Liu was really irritated, ”Now you tell me, why is it so expensive? Do you do a splendid job? Or is your water much more expensive than other stores?”

Zhang Zian replied seriously, ”Aunt Liu, you misunderstood. I am not bathing your cat but you are.”

”What?” Aunt Liu, Wang Qian and Li Kun were all astonished.

Zhang Zian turned around and pointed at the pet’s bathing room on the first floor. There was a note on the door saying: self-service pet bathing: 300 yuan per use.

”Everyone has been to a buffet. There are no people to wait tables. You go get whatever you want. There are self-service laundromats where you put in the money and do your laundry. This is self-service pet bathing, which means the owner bathes their own cat. I am only providing the space.”

Aunt Liu burst her anger into laughter. ”I am bathing my cat and have to pay you 300 Yuan?”