885 The Grandmother at the Door (1/2)
After Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao left, there was no one else in the aquarium. After some period of training, Jiang Feifei and Li Kun were now able to cope with the customers better. They now had no issue answering simple questions regarding aquarium creatures, and they didn't require Zhang Zian's constant attention anymore.
When Zian returned to the pet shop, he was surprised to see an acquaintance standing inside.
Wang Qian's attitude towards the other customers was learned by imitating Zhang Zian's coolness. He would never take the initiative to promote pets to the customers, but for the current customer, he wouldn't dare neglect them. He stood behind the customer, carefully attending to their every need.
It was the same for Lu Yiyun. When there were no customers waiting to check out, she would always be painting, but currently, her eyes were completely fixed on the customer.
Wang Qian noticed Zhang Zian and squinted at him with a sullen face, meaning to say, ”Quickly send this customer away. What if something happens again? It'd be trouble for us.”
The customer was none other than Chu Manhua, the one who fainted by the shop entrance a few days ago. She was a diabetic, and because of a sudden drop in her blood sugar levels, she had fallen unconscious without warning and caused everyone to panic. Fortunately, Masanori Suzuhara, who just so happened to be passing by, managed to wake her up. She was then sent away in an ambulance.
At that time, the mini poodle in the store had detected her signs of hypoglycemia in advance, and she had hoped to buy it. Zhang Zian had also agreed to it, but because she had to go to the hospital with the ambulance, she couldn't take the mini poodle along. She had made an arrangement to return once her condition stabilized.
Wang Qian and Lu Yiyun looked like they were facing a big enemy, but that was only because they were afraid of her falling unconscious again. They were always on the ready to perform resuscitation measures, however.
Famous, who was always napping or surrounded by fans, had also noticed her. With great interest, it approached her and sniffed around, only to shake its head in disappointment, as it did not smell anything unusual.
Chu Manhua was a little afraid of Famous since it was such a big dog. Thankfully, Famous returned to its spot after sniffing around.
”Doggie, come over.”
She squatted down and waved towards the mini poodle, but the mini poodle seemed to have forgotten her and ignored her call. It was, instead, very interested in the leftover cat food in the food bowl, and repeatedly attempted to get a few mouthfuls.
When she heard Zhang Zian's footsteps, she turned and smiled. ”Hello, Mr. Zhang. I'm here to purchase this mini poodle.”
Because it was agreed upon earlier, Zhang Zian gestured for Lu Yiyun to process the pet sales procedure for her.
At that moment, a figure appeared at the door and knocked.
”Ay… that… Can I find out something here?”
Zhang Zian and the others turned their heads to look. There was a grandmother standing outside the door, and she looked to be in her eighties. She was holding onto a bamboo cane; her hair was all white; she didn't have many teeth; and her face was wrinkled with a dark complexion. She wore a dark purple, oversized shirt, black baggy trousers, and black cloth shoes on her feet. The design of the shoes was very old, but they were clean and did not look drabby.
The grandmother's right hand was holding onto the cane, and her left hand was holding onto the leash of a Pomeranian.
The Pomeranian looked to be about three to four months old. It didn't seem to have any energy, as it wasn't running around or making any noise.
Zhang Zian and Wang Qian exchanged glances. They both called out in their hearts, Why are the customers today either sick or old and weak?
The grandmother was really old. Her body seemed weak and fragile, as if she could just fall anytime. She also seemed to be the oldest customer in the pet shop.
Coming out alone at such an age, accompanied by no family or friends, was very worrying. The elderly had such fragile bones… If she were to accidentally fall, they might just snap and break.