Pet King

d its feathers with its beak.
”Quack! What are you looking at? You may be a bad person, but I ’m a noble bird! ”

Zhang Zian wasn ’t in the mood to bicker with it.
He might as well just hang Richard upside down that night.

When he entered the inner area of the pet shop, he saw that Fina was yawning lazily.
He said, ”Fina, come visit somewhere with me. ”

”I ’m not going, ” refused Fina decisively.

”Don ’t you at least want to know where the place is? ” he asked helplessly.

”Why would I want to know? Nowhere else is as warm as my Sacred Palace. ” Fina slowly looked outside.
”In such cold weather, do you want me to freeze to death and then try to take my treasures? By the way, you should change the heating pad in this cushion. ”

”Meow! Your Majesty, you ’re absolutely right! This bad man is up to no good, you mustn ’t fall into his traps! ” said Snowy Lionet.
”Your Majesty, if you ’re feeling cold, I can warm you up with my body! ”

”I ’ll change it later.
And actually, I wanted to talk about a problem regarding your Imperial Kitchen. ” Zhang Zian casually made up an excuse.

Fina, who was about to yawn for a second time, blinked and showed a flicker of interest.
”My Imperial Kitchen? ”

Zhang Zian knew that the flamboyant Fina would be interested in this subject.
In Fina ’s perspective, every place in the world belonged to cats, and every human being was the cats ’ servant.
Since the pet shop was Fina ’s Sacred Palace, there had to be a matching Imperial Kitchen.

”Of course! ” he said seriously.
”Don ’t you know that the grilled chicken breast that you eat everyday is sent from your Imperial Kitchen? ”

Fina tilted its head and thought about this.
Indeed, all it did everyday was eat and sleep.
It had never paid attention to Uncle Li ’s existence.
For Fina, Uncle Li was a mere mortal man.
It would have never of thought that the man was actually the master chef who prepared its food.

”Well, you ’re right, ” Fina wouldn ’t deny that it had an Imperial Kitchen.
The more humans that served it, the better.
It nodded reservedly.
”What about my Imperial Kitchen? ”

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”Here ’s the thing, ” Zhang Zian cleared his throat and began to talk nonsense with a serious expression, something at which he excelled at.
”Because of the recent economic downturn in the Great Cat Sacred Kingdom, the business of your Imperial Kitchen isn ’t doing very good. ”

”Wait! The Great Cat Sacred Kingdom? ” Fina ’s eyes widened in surprise.
It didn ’t look sleepy anymore.

”Yes, we ’re currently in the Great Cat Sacred Kingdom.
The Sacred Palace and the Great Cat Sacred Kingdom exists all because of you. ” Zhang Zian spared no efforts in order to flatter Fina.

Fina was delighted by such flatteries, but it immediately frowned.
”My Imperial Kitchen only needs to serve me.
Why is it also serving food to the public? ”

”To better serve you, the Imperial Kitchen has tried not to use the budget of the Sacred Palace.
The master chefs have decided to operate independently and to take on responsibility for their own profits and losses, ” explained Zhang Zian.

When Fina heard that it didn ’t need to use its own money, it said happily, ”That ’s very nice! ”

Zhang Zian continued deceiving Fina.
”But, recently, as they told me, their business has been slow, and they ’ve lost money.
So, I figured that there are two solutions to help them.
The first one is that this Sacred Palace offers them money to recoup their loss. ”

”No! ” Fina resolutely refused.
It roughly said.
”My treasures belong to me, and no one can take them away! ”

Zhang Zian had expected Fina ’s reaction and he put forward his real purpose.
”The second option is that you go visit the Imperial Kitchen in person and find out what their problems are, and then help the chefs make better profits.
The chefs will be forever grateful to you and will never forget your kindness.
In ancient China, such a journey is when ’the emperor personally led his soldiers in a military operation ’ or ’the emperor traveled incognito ’, which is especially popular in TV dramas. ”

Fina proudly raised its head.
”That ’s for sure.
I can solve any problem. ”

Zhang Zian chuckled to himself.
That book friend ’s comment had been really accurate.
Fina was complacent and self-righteous, and truly believed that it owned the entire world.

”Should we set off now? ” he asked Fina.

”Well, since I haven ’t been to the Imperial Kitchen yet, this is a good chance for me to look at it. ” Fina arrogantly jumped off the cat tree.

”Meow! Your Majesty, I ’ll follow you! ” Snowy Lionet chased after Fina.

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Zhang Zian asked Lu Yiyun to take care of the shop and then headed out with Fina and Snowy Lionet.

When he walked outside the store, he looked back and saw that Richard had flown back to the cash register, wearing a disgusting smile.
Something Richard said made Lu Yiyun flush, but instead of showing aversion, she was nodding in agreeance.

”Hey! It ’s so cold! ” Getting blown by the cold wind, Fina immediately shuddered and complained.
”Why is this place so cold? Where ’s my carriage? ”

Snowy Lionet approached Fina cheekily.
”Meow! Your Majesty, you can ride on my back and use me as a cushion.
I guarantee that I can provide you with more heat than a heating pad! ”

”Forget about it.
The Imperial Kitchen is in walking distance, ” said Zhang Zian quickly.
Indeed, Uncle Li ’s restaurant was only a couple of hundred meters away.

Snowy Lionet walked up ahead to block the wind for Fina.
With its long fur that could hide eggs, Snowy Lionet wasn ’t afraid of the chill.
However, Zhang Zian thought that Snowy Lionet might get uncomfortable in the summer.

Both Fina and Snowy Lionet were attractive.
Fina seemed mighty while Snowy Lionet looked lovely, and they were extremely eye-catching as they walked down the road.
A few young girls gathered around them, trying to stroke their fur.
Intimated by Snowy Lionet ’s threatening expressions, the girls dared not to get too close to them.
Even so, they took out their cell phones and tried to take pictures of the two cats.
Unfortunately, Fina and Snowy Lionet refused to cooperate, and they turned their faces somewhere else.

The girls refused to give up.
Following Zhang Zian and the two cats, they arrived at Uncle Li ’s restaurant.

The tricycle was parked by the door.
After delivering the cats, Wang Qian and Li Kun stayed to help Uncle Li refurbish.

Before, the dining tables in the restaurant had been evenly distributed throughout the dining area, just like any ordinary restaurant.
Since it was going to be changed into a cat cafe, the tables couldn ’t be placed that way any longer.
There had to be some room for the cats to wander around.
The number of tables needed to decrease.
Since the restaurant had opened, not once had the customers completely occupied all of the dining tables at the same time.
What was the use of having so many tables?

Zhang Zian pushed open the door and entered the building after Fina and Snowy Lionet.
The other young girls hesitated slightly.
It was an ordinary restaurant, so they eventually just followed Zhang Zian inside.

Uncle Li walked over to Zhang Zian with a new sign and unsurely asked, ”Master Zhang, are we really using this name? ”

According to Zhang Zian, the featureless name of ”Li ’s Snack Bar ” had to be changed to the unusual, fancy, and cool name, ”Li ’s Supreme Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers, ” which made the conventional Uncle Li and Aunt Li feel uneasy.

”Rest assured.
The name of a business is very important.
When people see this name, they ’ll be curious enough to come in and check it out. ” Zhang Zian said this to cheer them up.

At the sight of this unusual sign, the young girls curiously asked, ”How does this Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers work? ”

Zhang Zian winked at Uncle Li.
Told you! It ’s already attracting customers!