340 Good Teamwork (1/2)
Chapter 340: Good Teamwork
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As Zhang Zian called Richard by name, Lauren and Tim also looked at the second floor curiously. A grey shadow, accompanied by quacking sounds, flew downstairs and landed on Zhang Zian's shoulder. When they looked closer, they found that it was a very smart-looking African grey parrot.
Richard closed its wings to its body, turned its black pupils and said, ”What do you want from me?”
Zhang Zian looked at the two foreigners in front of him and said, ”Tell me what they are talking about.”
Tim and Lauren were stunned. Although they didn't understand what this grey parrot had just said, apparently it was having a full conversation in Chinese with this young pet shop owner. They operated a cattery and had no knowledge of raising parrots, but this scene still astonished them.
Richard looked at them and said, ”Quack! Two foreigners! No wonder you are asking for my help! What language are they speaking?”
”English.” Zhang Zian defended himself, ”Actually I can understand, but they were speaking too fast.”
Richard stared at him disdainfully, ”Stop finding excuse for your ignorance! Ask them to repeat what they said before.”
Zhang Zian smiled at them apologetically and said in English, ”Excuse me, can you say that again?”
”Well...” Lauren came back to herself from the astonishment and repeated what she had said before. This time, she slowed down a little bit, so Zhang Zian could capture more information even without Richard's help. He went forward and shook hands with them respectively.
When he approached them, he found that Lauren wasn't short at all. She was actually much taller than most Chinese women — she just seemed petite when standing beside her husband. As for the big guy Tim... Zhang Zian felt more and more intimidated as he walked closer, and he retreated to a safe distance after shaking hands with him.
”They've watched the dancing kittens' videos, so they are here to visit your pet shop.” Richard summed up briefly.
Visiting my pet shop... Zhang Zian glanced at their luggages. If they were just paying a visit, why were they bringing so many things with them?
He was no fool. He knew that they were just being polite—they came all the way from Los Angeles, so they must have something to ask of him instead of simply paying a visit.
When Zhang Zian was thinking of how to reply to them, Richard had spoken up in English, ”Quack! Quack! My name is Richard Jefferson, and this is Jeff Richardson, nice to meet you!”
”What the f**k!” Zhang Zian was about to flick it with his fingers angrily. ”Don't change my last name!”
Richard dodged his attack quickly, ”(in Chinese) All right, all right. You are really hopeless. (in English) Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue! Let me reintroduce ourselves! My name is Richard Jefferson, and this is Jeff Zhang, nice to meet you! You can call me Richard, and call him Jeff!”
He was fine being called Jeff Zhang... So, Zhang Zian let go of the issue of how he was being addressed.
Tim and Lauren’s jaws were dropping. This parrot was speaking standard English, like the anchors from BBC, with accurate and elegant pronunciations. If they were not looking at it, they would never have thought these words came from a parrot! To their great astonishment, this parrot could speak Chinese and English! How marvelous was that!
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Zian sighed. He should have kept it low-profile. He said to them in English, ”Excuse me,” and went to the second floor with Richard.
”What? I was going to show them my English!” complained Richard.
”Right, but when you finish showing off, you'll be taken away to be dissected in labs.” Zhang Zian stared at it, ”What if they are spies from CIA, FBI, KGB or SCP?”
Richard said, ”...I'm not sure if they are from the first three organizations, but the last one is impossible!”
”Anyway, we must keep a low profile!” said Zhang Zian decisively.
”You just want to show off your English and keep me out of the spotlight, right?” Richard had read his mind.
Zhang Zian threatened it by making a gesture pretending to beat it up, ”Damn you! You promised me to find me a girlfriend, so where is she?! Stop arguing with me!”