Chapter 164
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Aunt Li and her husband had been doing business in this area for quite a while . They had some returning customers who were students, white collar workers, nighttime runners, and even some dog walkers .
It was funny how even dog walkers became their customers . One time, a person was walking by the food cart with a huge dog . He bought 50 yuan’s worth of BBQ skewers . Aunt Li and her husband thought that he was taking the skewers home to share with friends and family; however, the customer gave the meat to his dog .
Of course, such behavior disgusted other customers . So later on, when a customer came by with a dog, Aunt Li or her husband would ask who the skewers were for . If the customer was planning to feed the dog with the skewers, they would have him feed it somewhere else .
"Honey, how much more do we need?" Seeing that there were no customers around, Aunt Li secretly asked her husband .
Her husband was intimidated . "Look at you… I don’t ever remember how many times I have told you . After everything, we need an extra 10 thousand Yuan . That’s not a big deal . We should be able to borrow it somewhere . "
"Good . " Aunt Li was happy . She looked down the street in the dusk . From what she could see, there were four restaurants on this road already, including one large restaurant and three small specialized ones . Other than that, there was another fried chicken store .
To open a store on this road would be highly competitive . It would be the same anywhere else though . Any industry was competitive as long as it offered a good return on investment . The best thing about this place was that it was safe . Even their son, who was in middle school, had heard about the martial arts master on this road .
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Zhang Zian had a bad headache . The hungry Fina was grumpy . She kept complaining in his ear, which drove him crazy .
"I can understand when you can’t prepare dinner at a certain time . Fine . I’ve never placed high expectations on a human . But what does it mean when you sometimes offer raw food or burnt food?"
Jumping up on the chair, Fina continued to complain about Zhang Zian .
Zhang Zian knew that she was right because everything she said was right . Through experience, he knew that to make a good baked fish or meat required constant attention . Sometimes, when a customer came over, or if he had other things going on, he would forget about the food in the oven . Besides the few times he made a perfect meal, the food was either not cooked fully or burned all other times . Sometimes, when a customer was in the store, he was too busy with the customer, which would delay meal time . A hour delay for lunch or dinner was quite normal .
Old Time Tea was great about the meals . She was never picky . However, Fina was on the other extreme .
"My Majesty, take it easy . I think the most important thing right now is to have him get a new oven . " Old Time Tea was trying to help him out .
"The oven is not the problem . The problem is that he is not showing any respect to me which is unbearable!" Fina got even more angry . "If he was reverent enough, he would find a way to cook the fish at a set time!"
Zhang Zian murmured, "Yeah, that is easier said than done…"
"What are you murmuring about? Do you think I can’t hear you?!"
"I mean, if we continue this complaining game, the store will be closed pretty soon," Zhang Zian corrected himself .
At this time, Xinghai came back to the store from the door, pointed at the street cart using its front paw, and said, "Meow, Zian, that cart can cook food . "
"What?" Zhang Zian was confused .
"Across the street," Xinghai said as she ran back to the door .
Zian signaled to have Fina calm down but she didn’t listen . He walked to the door and looked . "Oh, that’s Aunt Li and her husband…"
Aunt Li and her husband sold breakfast as well as BBQ skewers . Zhang Zian had tried their breakfast, but not the skewers .
He turned around and said to Fina, "There is a street vendor that sells BBQ skewers . There are even BBQ hotdogs . Do you want to check it out? If you like it, we could get BBQ skewers for dinner tonight . If not… we’ll have to figure something else out . "
Fina looked over with doubt . She saw a few customers stop and buy some food . She said, "That is a shabby street cart . It doesn’t deserve a chance to serve me!"
Zhang Zian nodded, "Okay . Then you can stay here . Grandma Tea, do you want to try it out?"
Old Time Tea left her electric blanket and said, "That’s what I was thinking . "
"Xinghai, do you want to join us? That could be a walk for you," Zhang Zian asked .
Xinghai hesitated, staring at the two street vendors and the customers .
Zhang Zian looked at her patiently and waited for her decision . If she decided not to walk close to the strangers, he could understand . Honestly, he’d rather Xinghai only belong to him . However, he wanted Xinghai to be happier . He could not restrict her when Xinghai was willing to try .
"Meow, Xinghai will follow Zian . " She looked at him with trust .
"Great, Xinghai is brave!" Zhang Zian praised her from the bottom of his heart .
He tried to bring Xinghai along when he went to the jewelry store, but that was a premature decision . To force her on a busy street during the day only scared her more .
To take her out at night was perfect . It was quiet and the night was beautiful .
Besides, Aunt Li and her husband were not complete strangers . Xinghai looked at the street every day through the door . In fact, she remembered them and knew that they were good people .
Zhang Zian and Old Time Tea started to walk out of the store, turned around, and looked at Xinghai with encouraging smiles . He was also paying attention to the street and was hoping that no one would jump out at this time to scare Xinghai .
Xinghai came to the door . In fact, there was no door anymore . Only a slight white line was left behind to prove that there had been a door . The real door had disappeared, yet the door in Xinghai’s heart was still there .
After staring at the white line for a few seconds, she placed her front paws outside the line, followed by her back paws .
Zhang Zian and Old Time Tea both smiled .
Xinghai turned around to look at the white line again .
"Meow, I am out!" She screamed happily .
"It was only an imaginary door . How could it stop you?" Zhang Zian was sad but he forced a smile . "Not to mention Binhai city, you can go to the end of the world . "
There was nothing to stop her besides herself .
"Xinghai wants to go places!" She started dreaming about the future .
"Of course . Wherever you want to go, I will go with you… Well, let’s begin with crossing this street . " He reached out his hand and pointed at the road .
"Okay," Xinghai nodded .
"Wait!"
Fina jumped out all of a sudden, staring at him angrily . "How dare you go without me?! What do you think I am?!"
"We didn’t go without you . Didn’t I ask you? I ask you first! I can’t force you if you don’t want to go . It is only a small street vendor, it doesn’t deserve…" Zhang Zian started mimicking Fina’s tone .
Old Time Tea stopped him right there so Fina wouldn’t kill him . "Well, let’s go eat . We can resolve any other issues after dinner . "
"Humph!" Fina turned her head around unwillingly .
"Okay, let’s go . This dinner has been a lot of work!" Zhang Zian started heading over .
"As if it isn’t his fault…" Glancing at him, Fina followed .
One man leading three cats walked towards the street cart .
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