339 Friends Visiting from Afar (2/2)

Reminded by his wife, he looked at the top of the cat tree and saw the golden cat she had mentioned. And he and Fina happened to look at each other in the eyes.

Fina usually didn't care about the customers, but she had sniffed their scents the moment these two entered the shop. Opening her eyes and seeing their appearances, which were different from that of Asians, she felt cordial. Ever since she appeared in this ancient country, Fina had been looking at the faces of Asians every day. Suddenly seeing two people from the West with high-bridged noses and deep-set eyes, Fina felt like she had returned long ago to the old days.

Lauren wasn't in charge of the daily operation of Blue Climax, so her ability to recognize the breed of a cat was not as good as that of her husband. Tim often took their cats to attend tournaments of the CFA, and had seen hundreds of cat breeds during the competitions.

Tim could identify an ordinary cat easily, but he didn't say anything to his wife out of caution until he had stared at this golden cat for several seconds. ”It seems like it's an Egyptian Mau, but I'm not quite sure...”

Lauren held his hand to suggest he put aside this matter, for a young Chinese man, the pet shop owner, who had appeared in the videos was walking towards them.

”Ni hao!”

This was the only Chinese expression Lauren knew. She learned this from a soap opera and hoped she could use it someday, and today, her wish came true...

Zhang Zian was walking very slowly on purpose while contemplating the intentions of these two people. Eliminating the rare possibilities of estate lawyers and duns, logically, they were probably travelers visiting China— that's why they were holding two luggages in their hands. But why were tourists visiting a pet shop? Were they going to buy a pet and take it home? They seemed exhausted. This was probably their first stop after getting off the plane, because they hadn't left their luggages at their hotel.

Was it possible... that they were just asking for directions?

He looked at the cloudy gray sky outside. The snowflakes were falling from the sky silently, and soon, the ground would be covered with a layer of frost.

Maybe they were just seeking shelter from the snow. If that was the case, he didn't mind them taking a rest in his shop, so they could feel the hospitality of the Chinese.

This was Zhang Zian's thought, but then he heard Fina say lazily, ”There are the scents of cats, many cats, on them.”

After saying this sentence, Fina closed her eyes and kept on sleeping. A snowy day was suitable for sleeping, although Fina slept in all kinds of weather.

To Lauren and Tim, Fina's talking sounded just like normal cat meowing.

Zhang Zian stopped walking for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, Fina had said this sentence before. A female cattery owner was going to spy in his pet shop, and Fina had sniffed the scents carried by her.

So, it was not a coincidence that these two foreigners were in his pet shop. They were possibly professionals in the pet industry, whether they were cattery owners or pet shop owners. Their intentions were still unknown, if they were trying to pry information. That was a long way for them to go to pry business secrets...

He almost burst out laughing by the weird pronunciation of ”Ni hao” by this blonde lady. He recalled how his English teachers in junior high and senior high had taught him, cleared his throat and said in English, ”Hello, how can I help you with?”

Lauren and Tim pleasantly looked at each other in surprise. This pet shop owner could speak English more fluently than they had expected. It seemed like their concern before was unnecessary, for they could have normal interactions in English.

”Hello, my name is Lauren Keller, and this is my husband Tim. Nice to meet you! We run a cattery in the suburb of Los Angeles, and we are professional breeders. After watching the videos on YouTube, we are deeply attracted by the amazing dancing kittens, so we are making this special visit to your pet shop.”

Lauren warmly extended her hand towards Zhang Zian. She knew that her husband's figure would frighten others easily, so she initiated the self-introduction.

Zhang Zian was completely lost!

Overestimating his proficiency in English, Lauren was speaking too fast and included some slang. Zhang Zian hadn't spoken English for years, and all he had heard vaguely was that her name was Lauren and her husband was Tim.

Helplessly, he turned around and yelled towards the second floor, ”Richard, come down and greet these clients!”