A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 392 Pet Shop Opening

At the entrance of the newly opened pet center, Zhang Mingyang looked at the long line in front of him and poked Chen Hao beside him with his hand.

"Dude, you've got a big job this time."

"Why do you think so?" Cheng Hao asked back, holding a cat in his arms, which he had prepared for Qiao Weidong.

Zhang Mingyang gestured with his eyes at the store's poster. "See, Chen Jinnian? This is a legitimate celebrity, not some 18th-tier celebrity spokesperson. I just checked, and this store is owned by his girlfriend."

"Impossible. Old Joe's daughter doesn't have a boyfriend. I specifically checked the situation when I did the background check."

Cheng Hao hurriedly denied it, saying that he would not make such a low-level mistake. After learning that Qiao Yingzi was a student of Beihang University, he went to the school to inquire about her based on her professional information, and was almost beaten up as an uncle with bad intentions.

"What the hell are you doing? Can't you just check it on the Internet? You act like a native." Zhang Mingyang finally found an opportunity to mock his friend who had a particularly high sense of superiority.

"His girlfriend isn't Old Joe's daughter, but she's in the same class as Old Joe's daughter, and their families are actually quite close friends."

"How do you know all this?" Cheng Hao was surprised. He had only shown Zhang Mingyang the information of a new customer, Lao Qiao. Today was their first meeting, and he didn't expect that he could check it so clearly.

"Here, take a look for yourself. You don't believe me when I say you are a native." Zhang Mingyang handed over his phone. Inside was a rumor-refuting post he had found online. It was posted by Chen Jinnian when he was secretly photographed in a bar last year.

While Cheng Hao was still browsing, Fang Yuan came out of the store in a hurry.

When he knew he was going to be the manager of a pet center, he took Xiaofan with him to other stores for cleaning. While waiting, he enthusiastically chatted with the store clerks and managers, and through asking questions, he got to know the daily life of the pet store clearly.

Selling cat food, dog food, etc. is similar to normal shopping in a supermarket. There is no need to increase staff in the store. You only need to organize the shelves, replenish stocks and check out.

But cleaning and grooming pets is a physically demanding job and is also extremely time-consuming.

Given the current queue situation, Fang Yuan and his team would not be able to finish the work even if they worked until the day after tomorrow without eating or drinking.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. We've exceeded our capacity today and we're really short-staffed. Could you please come another day? We'll definitely provide you with our best service then. This is a voucher from the store. I'm sorry you made this trip in vain."

He apologized to each customer who brought their pets, and at the same time made full use of his eloquence to comfort some of the resentful customers.

It has to be said that Wang Yidi and Qiao Yingzi do have some reason to value Fang Yuan. Running a business requires people who are good at speaking.

However, some were persuaded to leave, while some were still waiting in the rest area. They had other intentions, so how could they leave easily?

Especially the little girls holding cats. They were not nearby to begin with and only rushed back during the May Day holiday. If they missed it this time, they don’t know when the next time will be.

Seeing that they had no intention of leaving, Fang Yuan could only hand each of them a bottle of water.

When he saw Cheng Hao and Zhang Mingyang, Fang Yuan couldn't help but take a few more glances. It looked weird no matter how he looked at it, two grown men with a cat.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, we..."

"You misunderstood. My job has changed and I need to go abroad for half a year, so I want to foster my pet in your store, or rather give it to you." Cheng Hao said, and stroked the kitten in his arms with a look of reluctance. "After all, we can't abandon it, right? We have to find a good owner for it."

Without waiting for Fang Yuan to speak, Qiao Weidong, who had been waiting for a long time, came up quickly, pushed Fang Yuan away with his butt, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, abandonment is absolutely not allowed. Both of you come over here, let's talk it over."

Fang Yuan happily ignored him. The store was short of staff right now, and it would be a good idea for someone like Qiao Weidong who was not good at anything to make use of his remaining energy and entertain customers.

After the three of them sat down in front of the foster home with the cat in their arms, Qiao Weidong immediately put on an anxious expression, "Why did you get here so late?"

"Nonsense, do you think it's easy to adjust a kitten with a good temper? I ran around for a whole day before I found such a quiet cat." After Cheng Hao finished speaking, he quickly handed the kitten in his hand to Qiao Weidong, and took out two tissues to wipe the cat hair off his suit with disgust.

Then he pointed at Qiao Weidong's work clothes and said, "By the way, didn't I tell you to wear a suit? Why are you dressed like this?"

"I'm an employee now. How can I wear a suit to work?"

"Aren't you the store manager?" Cheng Hao was a little dumbfounded.

"No," Qiao Weidong said gloomily, "No one agrees with me being the store manager, so I can only settle for the next best thing and start working in the store first."

Qiao Yingzi used the same method she used to deal with Song Qian to deal with him. Under the pretext of "it doesn't matter what job it is, as long as it's to get closer to my mother", she forced him to become a cleaner in the store.

What Qiao Weidong fears most now is running into acquaintances. He is afraid that if the news of his downfall gets out, he will never be able to explain it no matter how many mouths he has.

Cheng Hao sighed helplessly: "Forget it, at least the goal has been achieved."

"But does this method really work? You asked me to adopt a cat, but the more I think about it, the less reliable it seems." Qiao Weidong asked, looking at the cat in his hand.

"What else can I do? From the information you provided, I can't see that Song Qian has any hobbies or interests. She goes to and from the same place every day. She's either teaching at a training class or tutoring at home. The rest of her time is spent cooking, making soup, and shopping. Aside from the cat being her companion, there's basically no flaw in her."

Cheng Hao claims to be an expert in emotional analysis, but when faced with an "invincible person" like Song Qian, he is like a dog biting a turtle and has no idea where to start.

"Adopting a kitten not only demonstrates your compassion, but also gives you something to talk about with Song Qian. It's a win-win situation."

Zhang Mingyang, who was sitting next to him, smiled and patted Cheng Hao's shoulder with a smirk on his face. "It's not easy. There are still women who can make you feel embarrassed."

"No, the clients I serve are different. I used to deal with people under 30, who had too many unrealistic fantasies about love and their partners. I only needed to start from one point and then use it to attract more people. I could quickly achieve a breakthrough. Old Joe is a special case, which is why I didn't want to take the job at first."

After Cheng Hao finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Mingyang and said, "When Song Qian comes in later, use your years of experience dealing with the child's mother to help Old Qiao with his advice. That will be considered your contribution to a harmonious society."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't throw dirty water on me. I don't hook up with married women."

Although Zhang Mingyang is an animal with a lower body, he still has legal and moral concepts. At least he will not touch women who should not be provoked.

When Qiao Weidong heard Cheng Hao's confident statement that Song Qian was back, he asked with some doubt, "How do you know for sure that Song Qian is back?"

"Because I have Song Qian's class schedule. I got it from Nengcheng Education a few days ago. According to the time, she should have finished classes. This road is the only way to get to Shuxiang Yayuan. Plus, it's my daughter's newly opened pet shop. Do you think she will come in?"

Chen Hao never fights a battle without preparation. Since he chose to come here today, he must have made all the calculations.

Just as he and Qiao Weidong were discussing how to perform when Song Qian arrived, there was a commotion at the door.