Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

If a suitable replacement cannot be found, Xiaoyu plans to temporarily take over the responsibility of handling the entrance tickets for the cat cafe herself.

This will also save us the expense of hiring employees.

In this way, the main costs can be kept below 10,000, and the pressure on revenue is greatly reduced.

Employees with prior experience in bubble tea shops naturally don't require much training.

Ai Qing asked Kong Fugui for help, and he got a milk tea recipe and installed the relevant production equipment to set up the beverage area.

The employee from the milk tea shop came here to try it out and confirmed that there were no problems. So after signing the employee contract, she was asked to come back to report the day before the opening.

The employee training we're talking about now is mainly aimed at these little kittens who are about to enter the stage of being corporate slaves.

To prevent outsiders from seeing the strange scene inside the cat cafe, Xiaoyu locked the door to the cat petting area in advance, then drew all the curtains in front of the glass windows, and also covered one of the curtains on the glass door.

In this way, people passing by won't see the employee training inside.

As for the little fish, it had now transformed into a kitten, climbing back and forth between the tree stump and the cat's nest while meowing incessantly, telling the kittens what they would need to do in the future.

Actually, the task is very simple: just pet, hug, and kiss. If you have your own special skills, Xiaoyu says she will reward you with extra snacks.

Moreover, once you learn the special skill, you can ask customers for snacks anytime.

Once guests enter, they receive a small bag of free cat food if they purchase a ticket.

If you want to give your cat treats, you have to spend money to buy them.

Of course, it's not expensive; it's usually just a few dollars for a small bag of freeze-dried food, or you can choose cat treats, dried fish, or something similar.

As long as customers can be lured to buy snacks, the cats can not only eat their fill, but also earn a profit for the cat café.

There were seven or eight cats among them. Although they had agreed to work at the cat cafe, they hadn't expected to do this kind of thing and were a little unaccustomed to it at first.

But cats like the sheriff and the Japanese officer, who were already practically Lang Xiangying's pets, adapted quite quickly.

Especially the Japanese officer.

Although he's not exactly handsome, he can actually do backflips!

He flipped right off the table and onto the floor, like he was diving.

Little Fish herself couldn't do this without the help of a warm current. She was a little surprised when she saw it; she didn't expect that a cat could actually do this.

In the past few days, apart from recruitment, Xiaoyu has been training these stray cats, teaching them to control their wildness.

This requires a certain level of professional knowledge to gradually achieve.

But for Xiaoyu, it is indeed much simpler and easier to communicate with the kittens without any barriers and make them understand this matter.

Often, the tragedies involving pets are caused by their inability to understand each other's behavior and thoughts, leading to tragic outcomes.

Just like the family that adopted Maple Leaf, the adoptive parents were actually very well-off.

However, it was precisely because Maple Leaf and the adopter could not communicate effectively and there was a barrier of trust that Maple Leaf was returned.

Once there are people like Xiaoyu who can reduce suspicion between each other, restoring trust will naturally follow.

but.

While Xiaoyu was busy with employee training, Li Qiqi had already taken a taxi to the entrance of Jinpan Yunting Mansion.

She got out of the car, looked around, found the entrance to the North District, and then looked to the side.

She planned to go to the cat cafe first, and if no one was there, she would go to her cousin's house.

Thinking this, she walked along the street and soon saw Qianxin Pet Hospital.

Next to this hospital is a cat café called "Home for the Strays".

Looking at the sign in front of her, Li Qiqi immediately became interested, thinking to herself, "It really does seem to be a place that takes in stray cats?"

But is my cousin really planning to make money by using stray cats to run a cat cafe?

With that in mind, Li Qiqi began to examine the shop.

The entrance is on the right, and surprisingly, there's a very small milk tea shop on the left, which seems to be an ancillary business.

Li Qiqi didn't think much of it. After all, it's quite normal for cat cafes to offer drinks, but it's rather rare to see one that's open to the public right at the entrance.

However, a notice on the glass door at the store entrance caught her attention.

The announcement clearly states the opening date of the cat cafe and that they are currently recruiting.

After thinking for a moment, she stood at the door and tentatively pushed it, only to find that the entrance door was open and unlocked.

Li Qiqi raised an eyebrow and walked in through the door.

The corridor was dimly lit, and the cat petting area was covered by curtains, but judging from the light inside, it seemed that someone was inside.

So Li Qiqi walked to the entrance of the cat petting area, gently knocked on the door, and then politely asked, "Hello, is anyone home?"

When the little fish in the room heard the sound, it was stunned for a moment.

After all, judging from the voice, it seemed to be someone she didn't recognize.

I don't know why I ended up in a cat cafe.

Thinking this, Little Fish quickly ran to the toilet door, jumped up, opened the door, and then crawled into the toilet to transform back into human form.

Why not just change it back?

The main concern was that if the stray cats saw her transforming from a human into a cat, it would frighten them.

After all, ever since Vera, the cat that Xiao Youqian's family kept, saw Xiaoyu transform from a cat into a human, she always avoided Xiaoyu whenever they met.

It was as if they were hiding from some kind of monster.

Therefore, Xiaoyu usually tries to avoid such things.

After transforming into a little girl in the bathroom, Xiaoyu hurriedly ran out, opened the locked door to the cat petting area, and looked outside.

"Hello." Xiaoyu looked at Li Qiqi at the door and asked curiously, "Is there anything I can help you with? Our cat cafe won't open until November 1st, so we're not accepting customers right now."

"Huh?" Li Qiqi was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that the person who opened the door was not her cousin, but a little girl she had never seen before, who looked even younger than herself.

Although she calls Ai Qing her cousin, she is actually the same age as Ai Qing, only a few months younger. She has already graduated from university this year.

Upon seeing Xiaoyu, Li Qiqi couldn't help but ask, "Are you an employee here?"

"No," Xiaoyu shook her head, "I own this cat cafe."

"Huh?" Li Qiqi was stunned for a moment, almost doubting that her mother had made a mistake and made her feel embarrassed, but she still asked one more question, "Do you know Ai Qing? I heard from people that he owns this shop."

"Ai Qing?" Xiao Yu was also surprised, and her face immediately showed a surprised expression. Then she said, "Yes, I know him. He's my boyfriend."

At this point, Li Qiqi suddenly realized what was going on.

I told you so.

My cousin has to write novels in his spare time, so it's perfectly normal for him to manage the cat cafe himself and hand it over to someone else.

but……

"Boy friend?!"

Li Qiqi exclaimed loudly, took two steps back in disbelief, looked the little girl up and down, and gasped.

My cousin deserves to die!

When I introduced him to my girlfriends and best friends, he acted like a detached, single person who didn't care about relationships.

And then, out of the blue, he secretly found a girlfriend?!

Ai Huijun knew about this, but she didn't think of it during their conversation and didn't mention it to Li Qiqi.

So much so that Li Qiqi only found out that Ai Qing was secretly dating someone when she met Xiao Yu.

Chapter 192 Free Labor

"Name?"

"Li Qiqi".

"Seven seven? The number seven?"

"Um... I'll write it myself."

After writing her information on the introduction form, Li Qiqi handed the form back to the girl in front of her.

The two were sitting on chairs in the corridor outside. After a brief moment of shock, Li Qiqi expressed her desire to apply for an employee position.

Although she had originally planned to take charge of the entrance ticket sales herself, Xiaoyu gave her a chance after learning that the other party was Ai Qing's cousin.

"Have you ever had any experience raising cats before?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Yes, I have." Li Qiqi nodded.

Although her family doesn't allow her to keep cats, she has a lot of experience in raising cats, having volunteered at an animal adoption center for so long.

"Do you have any experience working in a cat cafe?"

"Um... no, not that."

How did you come up with the idea of ​​working here?

"I used to volunteer at an adoption center, but it closed down. I heard that you also take in stray cats, so I came to check it out."

At this point, Li Qiqi remembered something and quickly asked, "By the way, can I see your cat?"

"Sure, but it's best not to touch them. I'm still training them, so it's best to avoid exposing them to strangers for now."

Xiaoyu nodded, got up and walked to the entrance of the cat petting area, pushed open the door and invited Li Qiqi in.

When Li Qiqi saw the various stray cats inside, her initial doubts vanished.

Although there were beautiful cats like Maple Leaf among them, Li Qiqi felt relieved when she saw the Japanese general.

At least Ai Qing and Xiao Yu don't seem to be the kind of people who judge cats by their appearance; they wouldn't refuse to take in a stray cat just because it's ugly.

Thinking of this, Li Qiqi immediately perked up and hoped to stay.

Xiao Yu, who was standing next to her, also had no problem with Li Qiqi. After thinking for a while, she saw that Li Qiqi's eyes were shining, but she restrained herself from going over to pet the cat.

So he said, "If you don't mind the lower salary, you can come and work for us."

In Xiaoyu's mind, Aiqing's relatives all seemed to be very wealthy.