514 The Plan for the School Founding Anniversary (1/2)

Chapter 514: The Plan for the School Founding Anniversary

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhang Zian had never spent Christmas Eve abroad, but he knew how Christmas Eve worked in China. It was nothing more than a easy profit opportunity for business owners, a suffering day for men's wallets, and a night when all the hotel rooms were booked. So, when Zhang Zian saw Uncle Li wearing a Christmas hat as he was coming through the entrance of the store, he was astonished.

Uncle Li noticed Zhang Zian's strange look and took off his Christmas hat embarrassedly. He explained, ”My wife forced me to wear it. She says that it'll get people's attention and help sales.”

He nodded. To avoid disrupting the peace between Uncle Li and Aunt Li, he didn't say anything about it. It was true that wearing a Christmas hat was eye-catching, but it didn't necessarily guarantee more sales.

”Why don't you decorate your store? Even I have a plastic Christmas tree with lights by the doorway to my little old restaurant.” Uncle Li put down the lunch boxes and looked around at Zhang Zian's store.

Zhang Zian smiled. ”Actually, I was still thinking about decorating my shop for Christmas. But these days I've been so busy, I forgot all about it. I woke up this morning and checked the date on my phone and just found out that it was Christmas Eve today.”

”It's nice to be busy.” Uncle Li nodded. ”That shows that your business is doing good.”

The Amazing Fate Pet Shop looked no different than usual, which made it stand out among the strong festive spirits of Christmas. At the end of the day, it was only because Zhang Zian was too lazy to put up Christmas decorations. He wasn't sure if he would have more customers than usual come into his shop on Christmas Eve. The answer was likely not. It was quite common for parents abroad to buy kittens and puppies for their children as Christmas gifts. But in China, Christmas was a holiday for young men and women. It was rare for anyone to bring cats or dogs with them to their hotel rooms. Zhang Zian was feeling pessimistic about his Christmas sales. He might as well concentrate on collecting more lucky money from red packets in WeChat groups.

Lu Yiyun, who had been immersing herself in her paintings, finally was taking a break. Sitting behind the checkout counter with her cat Jasmine, she was watching the live broadcast of Snowy on her phone. She smiled warmly as she watched.

Wang Qian and Li Kun went out for lunch with their classmates that day, and they would come back into the shop that afternoon. Because of this, Zhang Zian only ordered two lunch boxes for himself and Lu Yiyun.

”Yiyun, I'll need to go out this afternoon. You can get off work early after lunch.” He put her lunch box on the cashier's desk.

Lu Yiyun absent-mindedly nodded a few times while still staring at her phone screen. Then she realized what he had said. ”What? I can get off work at noon?” she asked blankly.

Zhang Zian, carrying his lunch box, explained, ”I'm going to help Little Celery in the afternoon. Famous and Zhan Tian are going to help pull the sleigh for her.”

”Then there won't be anyone watching the shop in the afternoon, right?” Lu Yiyun knew that Zhang Zian was going out today. She was there when they discussed the plans the other day.

”It's Christmas Eve anyways. I'm sure that no one wants to come buy pets. You can go home early,” said Zhang Zian, who was pretending to be generous.

Lu Yiyun simply shook her head and refused. ”No, it would be better for me to stay here. This place is warmer than my house. If I go home, I'll need to turn on the heater and it'll cost me money. The apartment that I'm renting uses electricity that's for commercial purposes.”

The problem is that I'm also using commercial electricity here! Zhang Zian thought.

The Amazing Fate Pet Shop was a property for both commercial and residential usages facing the street. He would be stressed for days every time he paid the electricity and water bills.