599 Another Bowl, Please (1/2)

Chapter 599: Another Bowl, Please

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Cats had different preferences. Some cats liked the red dot from the laser pointer, some liked the cat scratch board, some liked playing the Whack-A-Mole game, and some liked the cat teaser wand. Even the catnip failed to win the favor from all of the cats.

After picking up each toy and playing with the cats, Zhang Zian found out that each cat liked a different toy. He could better distinguish the cats now so that they wouldn't surround one customer at the same time. He explained to Fina in a far-fetched manner that the toys were for improving the cats' reaction speed and agility. Fina believed him. It was a bit difficult for him to explain the use of catnip, so he simply said the catnip was to relax the cat after training.

”Then what do you need me for?” asked Fina in confusion.

”What you need to do is very simple. Let the cats play with the toys only. Don't let them approach the customers, or let the customers hold them. If any of the customers try to hold them, tell the cats to swiftly dodge them,” Zhang Zian explained.

He knew that out of health concerns, many cat cafes required their customers to wash their hands and put on shoe covers after entering the cafes. If customers touched the cats with their dirty hands, the cats would get dirty too and become vulnerable to bacterial infection. In order to allow Uncle Li and his wife enjoy the Spring Festival, Zhang Zian didn't tell them about these details just yet. Uncle Li's restaurant just needed to attract more customers at this stage. If there were too many rules in the store, the customers could get upset. That's why it would be better for now if the cats didn't approach the customers.

In addition, whether it was at other cat cafes or at Uncle Li's, the biggest enemy they faced were disobedient kids, who often liked to pull the cats' tails and grab their necks. It would be an issue if the cats got angry and bit any of the misbehaving kids.

Zhang Zian asked Fina to set rules for the cats, asking them to stay away from the customers, especially the bad children. If the customers didn't know that cats were deliberately hiding from them, they'd just think that the cats were scared of humans they weren't familiar with. In that case, the customers would visit Uncle Li's snack bar often, trying to gain the cats' affections. As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Other rules set for the cats were that, if customers fed any food to them, the cats would only eat the small dried fish. They must also not run outside the store or into the kitchen. If the cats obediently stayed inside the dining area, naturally there would be humans there striving to serve them.

The customers could only look at the cats, not touch them. That was why Zhang Zian renamed the restaurant as ”Li's Supreme Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers” rather than ”Cat-Stroking Snack Bar.” If he used the words cat-stroking, he would've been deceiving the customers.

If any customers really wanted to pet the cats they could adopt them. Theoretically, these cats still belonged to the Spirit Curing Pet Clinic, and Sun Xiaomeng had the responsibility to examine the potential adopter's qualifications. Therefore, there was no need for Zhang Zian, Uncle Li, or Aunt Li to worry about this issue.

Fina quickly completed instructing the seven cats. Aunt Li served food to the customers, along with some small dried fish and cat toys that were provided to the customers for free.

”Where are the cats? We want to see the cats!”

”That's right, we're here for the cats! Where are they?”

The girls weren't in a hurry to eat. Instead, they urgently required to see the cats that they fancied.

Zhang Zian pouted towards the dining area. Fina understood what he meant and lifted its paw. The seven cats lined up and entered the dining area.

”Wow! Cats! So many cats! They're in line!”

”It's the first time I've seen cats in a queue!”

The girls yelled in surprise. Having no intention to eat their meals, they picked up the dried fish, cat teaser wands, and laser pointers to attract the cats over.

Having received instructions from Fina, the cats kept the maximum safety distance from the customers and only interacted with the customers beyond their reach. Once some customers put the dried fish or cat toys back to their sides, instead of chasing the fish or the toys, the cats would run to play with another customer.