start with a pet store

Chapter 1032: Each One Is Less Like a Dog Than the Other

Although their owners have forgotten them, they still remember their owners.

But the owner obviously had no feelings for them. When he saw them approaching and the disdain in their eyes, Sun Chongwu could clearly see it.

"Why does it smell so bad? There's still one here. I remember there were four of them." The owner picked up a stick, scared away the two little ones that followed, and then knocked here and there with the stick to find the other one.

"They're dead and stinking in there. Look how long you haven't been back. Look how thin they are. If we hadn't fed them something to eat every day, they would have died. If you don't come back yourself, you should stop keeping them in the cage. Look at their feet, they're swollen like pig's feet." The neighbor lady who called Sun Chongwu and the others over might have seen the neighbor's owner come back, so she hurried over. When she heard the owner talking, she couldn't help but choked.

"Aunt Zhou, it's not that I don't have time. I've been out of town for half a month. It's not like I didn't take care of you before, right?" The owner didn't get angry when he heard Aunt Zhou's complaint, but replied with a smile.

"Half a month, you haven't come for only half a month? The little one has been dead for more than half a month, and the whole place is smelly. I called you but you didn't answer, and you didn't reply to WeChat messages..." It can be seen that Aunt Zhou is actually quite familiar with the owner, and she is not vague at all when she scolds.

Sun Chongwu was a little surprised that the dogs' owners looked angry but dared not say anything.

"Now that you're back, what are you going to do with Luo? Take them away and send them to the pet shop for treatment or something else? It's definitely not okay to leave them here to fend for themselves. If you do this again, I'll report it to the street office. Your behavior is considered abuse." Aunt Zhou said very directly.

"Aunt Zhou, I rushed back as soon as I saw your call. I just got back last night and came here today. I was thinking about how to deal with them. To be honest with you, I didn't know how to deal with them. I wanted to let others adopt them, but no one wanted these ones. There were originally eight puppies in their litter, and I found a way to give away five of them. These ones were too weak at the time and no one wanted them." The owner seemed to have some feelings for the mother dog, but when he saw how dirty it was, his hand that was about to touch it stopped in mid-air and he didn't touch its head.

"Then what are you going to do?" Aunt Zhou didn't give him a chance to breathe.

"I can do anything. What do you want to do? You were the one who called these two here, do they have any good ideas?" The dog's owner spread his hands, but he didn't look like he was playing tricks.

After hearing what he said, Aunt Zhou had already quietly moved to Sun Chongwu's side and winked at him, "They specialize in rescuing stray animals. You raise these dogs like this and give them to them, which is a burden to them. Think about it, if you really don't want them anymore, just talk to them and you can pay a little as the cost of their treatment. You also know that no one will want these dogs, and it must be a big expense to treat them. If you let them die like this, you will feel guilty, right?"

Although Aunt Zhou was aggressive in her words, she had a lot of reasons to explain. After a few words, the dog owner was speechless. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. Well, brothers, how much money do you think I should pay? This matter is just like what Aunt Zhou said. It's really hard to bear watching them die, but I have other ways. It's not impossible to euthanize them. It's not against the law for them to die like this, right..."

Sun Chongwu understood what he meant. For Aunt Zhou's sake, he could pay a little money, but it would just be a token of his appreciation. If it was too much, he would not be willing to do it. At worst, he could just put them all to rest. Anyway, it was not against the law and you couldn't blame him.

Sun Chongwu smiled and nodded, "Brother, you are a straightforward person. We are not here for the money. We are here mainly because we feel sorry for the little guys. The amount of money is up to you. We won't blame you if it's too little, and we won't complain if it's too much, haha."

"That's true. You really are rescuing animals. Don't take them back and send them to the slaughterhouse again..." The owner didn't seem to believe them.

"It depends on what you said..." Sun Chongwu took out the business card: "It has our store and address on it. I don't know if anyone will adopt them in the future, but at least they will definitely not be adopted in the next month or so. You can come and see them anytime. I can assure you that we have hundreds or even thousands of rescued cats and dogs in our store..."

"Love has a home..." the owner muttered.

"Don't be mean. I was the one who called them here. They came from far away just for these dogs, and to the slaughterhouse. How could you imagine that such skin and bones would be accepted by the slaughterhouse?" Aunt Zhou patted the man and said angrily.

"Oh, I'm just asking. We have to find out the truth. I'll pay, okay? I'm really scared of you." Aunt Zhou must have slapped the owner hard, making him cry out: "I don't have much, five hundred, let's say, the five hundred for this litter of cats together, just consider it as a gift to them."

Although five hundred is not a lot, Sun Chongwu was surprised to get the master to give five hundred. He nodded: "Okay, any amount is fine..."

Aunt Zhou knew when to stop, and after hearing the dog owner say five hundred, she didn't say anything more.

"How can I give it to you? I'll scan it and give it to you?" The owner took out his mobile phone and was about to give the money.

"There is our payment code on the business card. You can just scan it and transfer it to our finance department." Sun Chongwu said.

"Oh, that's not bad. It seems that you guys don't accept money privately, right?" The dog owner said as he transferred the money over. "Well, I've transferred it. You will give me some kind of receipt, right? At least prove that I paid the money."

"Of course, I need you to sign a document confirming that you are giving up the documents before we can accept them." Sun Chongwu nodded and said, "Please wait for this certificate. I will ask the company to send it to you."

After saying that, he called Lu Jingxing again and explained the situation to him as briefly as possible.

Lu Jingxing did not expect that the owner was quite reasonable and actually gave money, so he asked the finance department to issue a receipt, took a photo and sent it to the person.

Sun Chongwu also gave the consent form to the male host to sign.

After the male host signed, he patted his butt and said, "Okay, I don't care anymore. I'm leaving now. You can do whatever you want with them. Aunt Zhou, can I leave now?"

"Okay. You sound like I'm tying you here, but this is your business after all. Also, come back to see Luo when you are free. This old house is uninhabited and it won't last long if it's not repaired." Aunt Zhou said with a smile. She didn't care about the amount of money. As long as he could give a little, even if it was just to cover the gas bill for Sun Chongwu and the others, it would be fine.

"I got it. Thank you for your hard work." The man waved and walked out, never looking back at the dogs.

Sun Chongwu and his colleague carried the three dogs into cages and then into the car.

Today, including Cauliflower, we now have four adult dogs. It is time to go home. The car won’t be able to accommodate any more.

He called Lu Jingxing in advance and told him that he would be back around six or seven o'clock.

So, after dinner, Lu Jingxing went to the second store to wait for them.

He also asked the canteen to save some food for the two of them.

Hearing that Sun Chongwu was coming, Yang Pei didn't rush to get off work, and waited with Lu Jingxing. When it was almost dark, Sun Chongwu finally came back.

Yang Pei saw four dogs, each one less dog-like than the other, and was stunned: "Where did you get so many ugly things?"

Sun Chongwu sneered: "They are really all ugly..."

"That's right, wow, what's wrong with this guy?" The last one to come out was the pastoral dog with TVT.

"Call it cauliflower. You know what cauliflower means." Sun Chongwu looked at the guy's big bag and shook his head helplessly.

"This..." Only when he got closer did Lu Jingxing realize how serious the situation was.

Several people shook their heads helplessly.

"Okay, you two should wash up and have dinner first. Leave this to us." Lu Jingxing patted Sun Chongwu and nodded to the boy who went to the rescue with him.

Sun Chongwu took the boy to the cafeteria.

Yang Pei directed the store employees to carry several dogs into the kennel treatment room.

You definitely can't go into the kennel hall at this time, and you have to be treated for at least a week.

The three German Shepherds had no major problems, their problems were mainly caused by malnutrition. After Lu Jingxing gave them a basic check-up, Sun Chongwu just came back from dinner.

"How is it? Can they all be saved?" Although he had rescued many stray animals, this was the first time he had rescued four or five of them at once, all struggling to survive.

"Actually, these German Shepherds are relatively okay. Most of their problems are caused by malnutrition, lack of water and so on. After raising them for a while and feeding them better, they should be okay when they come back. Moreover, judging from their appearance, they should not be that bad. If they are really well raised, someone will be willing to adopt them." Lu Jingxing said.

“German Shepherds are actually very popular in rural areas. When we were young, we called German Shepherds wolfdogs. They look majestic, but they are also very obedient and smart. I can’t understand how their owner made them like this.” Yang Pei said in confusion as she fed food to the little guys.

"Its owner originally wanted to breed them and sell them, but the market is not very good now, and I heard from Aunt Zhou that their house was expropriated and they made a fortune. Naturally, they don't want to do this kind of hard work that doesn't make much money. But what they shouldn't do is to just leave a few of them there." Sun Chongwu said.

"By the way, where's Cauliflower? How's she?" he asked when he saw that Cauliflower was not with them.

"Its problem is much more serious. Let the store clerk check it out. We'll have to start the surgery tomorrow. It can't be fixed in one operation. Also, we're worried about cross infection. All medical tools must be disinfected and sterilized..." Lu Jingxing said to Yang Pei.

"Don't worry, I know this. Will you perform the surgery tomorrow or will I?" Several people discussed the matter of performing surgery on the little guy, and then dispersed because it was getting late.

Lu Jingxing returned home and had just finished washing up.

Xi Wenxin called over via video: "Boss, when will you come to see me?"

Lu Jingxing smiled: "I really don't have time, but I looked at your financial statements, and your performance is very good and has been stable. In addition, several major operations were completed very well."

"That's right, don't you see who brought him here..." Xi Wenxin's face was full of smiles, and it was obvious that he was very happy.

"What are you doing? Are you still in the store?" Lu Jingxing looked at his back and thought he should still be in the office.

"No, I'm on duty tonight. I haven't been doing night shifts before, but I'm woken up by phone calls every now and then, so I have to run over here. I discussed it with Brother Chong and decided to start the night shift. Let's try it out tonight. What do you think?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Opening a night clinic is definitely good for customers, but there are only three of you in total, can you handle it? What will you do during the day tomorrow if you work the night shift tonight?"

"It's okay. We have a new doctor here with amazing skills. That's why I called you. He came yesterday and we asked him to follow two operations today. We found that he has good skills, so we asked him to work the night shift today..." Xi Wenxin leaned back in his chair. He had been busy all day, but he felt very energetic.

"Are you recruiting people specifically for the night shift?" Lu Jingxing smiled.

"I guess so. I was going to tell you yesterday, but I got home too late and forgot to call you, so I told you today." Xi Wenxin chuckled.

"It's okay, you guys decide on this matter. I can't help you out. I've told you that you're in charge of this store, so you can make the decision." Lu Jingxing was speaking from his heart. He had too many things to worry about, and hiring was a small matter for him. Besides, the main reason was that he trusted Xi Wenxin.

"I know, I know. Also, the food you sent over, cat food is more popular than dog food. Many of my customers are buying it. I was ready to place an order, but the factory said I had to wait and there was no stock for the time being. I went to check the reviews, and they had very high praise." Xi Wenxin was not involved in the matter of the cat food factory.

By the time he found out, the grain had already arrived at his store.

He really didn't expect that Lu Jingxing was really focused on doing big things and he casually built such a big factory.

The problem is that other people’s cat food and dog food always get bad reviews, and their food is always out of stock.

Lu Jingxing was happy: "I know about this. I am still discussing with the shareholders whether to add another production line. However, I am afraid that if the quantity is raised too high, the quality will not be guaranteed, which will be difficult to deal with."

"Hey, I have something to do. Let's talk to you tomorrow night..." Xi Wenxin was caught off guard and hung up the phone to go see a patient.

(End of this chapter)