Not a god

Chapter 233 The Supernatural Bus

Chen Xi still has a lot of work to do.

The renovation of the first floor was simple. After returning from Shanghai, it was renovated several times. Now the layout of the first floor has been almost completely changed. A room for small animals to rest has also been specially set up, making the store space look much smaller.

As for cats, there are currently two in the store: one is Yukihime, and the other is a lucky cat that Yukihime always scolds as a fake cat. Now we have a dog, and we will contact people to purchase about ten more. In addition to cats, we also need to apply for some relevant business licenses.

The maximum number of people that can be received at the same time will be reduced to a quarter of the current number. The main job will be taking care of the cats. Douzi and the others will have a much lighter workload, so there will be no need to consider hiring new employees.

I chatted with the renovation contractor about the future renovation plans. During this time, people passed by the shop from time to time, and they all looked regretful after seeing the coffee shop after the renovation.

Some are regular customers, while others are tourists visiting Wuhan who found them on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform).

The foreman exclaimed, "Boss, this location is really great!"

"After all, it's next to Tianfu Square."

The foreman, an old man in his fifties, scratched his head in puzzlement: "This square was just so-so a few years ago, why is the flow of people so exaggerated this year?"

The apprentice next to him said, "Master, you don't understand. This square is now the center of the Destiny's game, and it's also the safest place in reality. The property prices around here have skyrocketed!"

"All you ever do is play games! I've brought you guys out here for so long, and you haven't learned much skill. All you do is go to internet cafes and stay up all night!"

"What? Master, these are not the same thing. You'll see when you come and have some fun with us."

"Go away, stop talking nonsense, clean up over there."

After the foreman finished speaking, he sighed and said to Chen Xi, "Young people these days are all ruined by games!"

What could Chen Xi say? She could only smile and agree with him.

This era is changing too fast and too rapidly. Older people are not sensitive to time and find it difficult to keep up with the times, let alone in the last six months... Even now that spiritual energy has revived, demons are rampant everywhere, and everyone has entered the era of the chosen people, there are still many people like this foreman who cannot effectively receive information, or who stubbornly trust their experience of living most of their lives and are unwilling to change.

Half an hour later, Chen Yan returned with Yi Yi and the others, holding a little golden retriever on a leash.

With a collar and leash on her, and being led all the way back from outside, Huang Er Niangniang felt that her last remaining self-respect and dignity had been completely destroyed.

But for some reason, being led around the street by someone, with a bunch of people watching, despite the humiliation, I felt a strange mix of shame and frustration deep down... a feeling of anticipation? Pleasure? Or secret smugness?

No, that's impossible!
How could she possibly have such thoughts?
This is absolutely the work of that wicked woman, that woman who manipulates souls.

She glanced at Jiang Xiaowan, who was playing online games with Jiang Wanwan at the front desk, with some apprehension.

But then again, the dog food I just bought really tastes pretty good!
The foolish humans of this era are quite adept at researching food!
Just then, a cat suddenly jumped onto her head again. She shook her head and shook it off, then yelled at Yukihime, "Woof! Woof!"

Before she knew it, something behind her was trying to lick her. She jumped up with a start and turned around to see a chubby lucky cat. After she dodged it, the lucky cat looked confused and then started licking itself.

She stared at the fat cat with a wary and vigilant expression.

Is this also a monster?
No, this cat is strange. It's not an ordinary cat, nor is it an evil spirit. Its spiritual energy is completely sealed, and we can't figure out what it is.

"No fighting, woof woof, no fighting!"

The little girl came over to comfort her, stroking her head. She wanted to shake her off, but thinking of something terrible, she obediently rubbed her face against Chen Yi's.

"It took you so long to buy something."

"That vet was so talkative. He recommended a bunch of random things to me and even asked if I wanted her spayed. I told him I'd ask my boss when I got back."

Huang Er Niangniang suddenly became anxious. Although she didn't need that thing, if she were to be taken to be sterilized and have her... well, you know... removed, she would rather just kill herself!
"You can check it out. We run a cat cafe, and we'll definitely be spaying/neutering the animals in the future." "Boss, have you bought your cat yet?"

"We're still in contact with people; we'll bring it back once the renovations here are finished."

"If that's not enough, I can turn into a kitten!"

Chen Xi glanced at the guy, her expression unchanged, and said, "Change."

"Eh? What?"

"Didn't you say you could turn into a kitten?"

"...Hehe!" Chen Yan looked unhappy that she hadn't managed to tease him, and then went to steal his drinks again.

Bai Douzi returned carrying two bags of dog food. After placing them in the storage room, she trotted over and asked, "Boss, boss, are we not open tomorrow either?"

"The first floor is still under renovation, so let's take a break for a while." He glanced at the short man and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Douzi can go to the orphanage. Douzi hasn't been back to see the younger brothers and sisters there in a long time!"

Chen Xi had been hearing Xiao Yiyi constantly looking for a 'forest ranger' for a while, and she also told Douzi, 'Don't sleep on the street,' and 'Sister Douzi will give Yiyi something to eat.' And when Chen Yan brought Yiyi here last year, she said that she had picked her up at the gate of an orphanage. So Chen Xi guessed that it was probably the welfare home that Douzi was talking about.

Which welfare home is it?

"A heartwarming welfare home".

"Is it far?"

"A little bit."

How are you going to get there?

"It's 2 kilometers from here to Tianning North Station, then you can take bus number 13 to the reservoir station at the end, and then walk another 4 kilometers to get there. It's very convenient."

"..." Walking 6 kilometers is hardly convenient for modern people.

Chen Xi was thinking about whether to take Yi Yi and Jiang Yan with him, but he was busy these past two days, so he said he would bring Dou Zi with him next time to visit the children at the orphanage.

The beans nodded vigorously, like garlic being pounded.

"Oh dear, the number 13 bus? You can't take that." Just then, an apprentice who was doing renovations nearby interrupted.

What happened to the bus?

"I heard it online. I heard that the No. 13 bus in Jiangcheng is very strange, especially the last bus at 9 pm. I heard that because it passes a cemetery, not only people get on the last bus, but also some strange things. Rumor has it that some people have gotten on and never appeared again. Maybe it's haunted!"

"It's haunted! It's haunted!"

Bai Douzi is easily frightened; just hearing the word "ghost" made him shrink behind the boss.

Chen Xi was skeptical, saying, "If it were haunted, the Shepherd's Office would have dealt with it long ago."

"Haha, who knows? But these kinds of supernatural events are everywhere in Jiangcheng now, so it's possible that someone made them up."

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P.S.: Something's come up, I need to take tomorrow off, okay?
(End of this chapter)