In the ruins of a destroyed city, a frightening zombie reached out its bony arm, and jumped at him with its rotting smell .
He wanted so badly to hide, but he couldn't move his body . He watched the skeleton covered in rotten flesh get closer and closer, and then it pressed down on his face, piercing his skin with its sharp fingers .
"Ah!" he screamed, waking up from his dream .
A grey shadow flashed in front him . His cheek still hurt from the attack, and suddenly he smelled bird poop .
"Richard! Come over here, you bastard!"
He figured out what happened . Richard must have stepped on his face and jumped over him, scraping his nose with its wings covered in bird droppings . That was why he had that stinking nightmare .
"Quack!" Richard fluttered its wings and flew further away . "Why are you waking up so late today? Even later than I do . I'm punishing you a little so that it won't happen again!"
Zhang Zian lifted his head and saw that it was already bright outside . The hazy morning light shone through the curtains and onto his face .
He was suddenly covered in cold sweat . What time was it then? Why did he wake up so late that day?
He looked around . All the elfins were already up except for Pi . Even Fina and Snowy Lionet had headed downstairs .
Bang bang bang!
A knock on the shutter door came from downstairs . Then, his phone started vibrating . It was a call from Lu Yiyun .
"Hello? Mr . Manager? Are you outside?" she asked over the phone .
"No, I got up late . I'll answer the door right away! Just a moment!" he whispered, trying not to wake Pi up .
But Pi was already awake . It rubbed its eyes, and sat up in its chair .
"Pi, get some more sleep . It's still early . " He spoke hurriedly as he got dressed . He took a quick a glance at it, and noticed that Pi's eyes were brighter than they were yesterday, and that it seemed to be in good mood . He wasn't sure if it was an act or not .
"Eek . " Pi shook its head, and jumped off the basket hammock . Zhang Zian was about to help it, but it landed steadily and didn't need his help .
What was going on?
Zhang Zian scratched his messy hair, and was confused . Without realizing it, he'd already forgotten about what had happened last night, as he was no longer so hopeful . He didn't expect any miracles to happen .
Anyways, it was good that Pi was finally becoming more energetic . He needed to go downstairs and open the door for Lu Yiyun quickly, in case she got sick from standing outside for too long .
He finished getting dressed and bumped into Famous, who had just walked out of the bathroom . He casually asked, "Famous, why is it so quiet this morning? Why didn't any of you wake me up?"
Famous was chewing on its toothbrush, and vaguely answered, "I don't know . I was the second to last one to wake up before you . Everybody seems quiet today . I don't know why, but it's impressive . "
Zhang Zian was speechless .
He looked at the time . It was only half an hour later than usual, but it was still early . Most commuters wouldn't get up this early, except for the poor ones from major cities who had to spend three hours riding the metro to get to work .
He picked up his phone, went downstairs, and opened the shutter door for Lu Yiyun . Since he had just gotten up, his body was still used to the heat from his warm blanket . The cold wind flooded in from the outside . He opened his mouth and let out a sneeze .
"Mr . Manager, did you catch a cold?" Lu Yiyun asked with concern as she untied her scarf . "Do you want to head back upstairs and rest? I can take care of the shop with Wang Qian and Li Kun . "
"No, I'm fine . " Zhang Zian rubbed his nose . "I just got up late . "
"Okay," Lu Yiyun said doubtfully . After all, she had never seen Zhang Zian get up so late before .
"Right . I have an extra assignment for you today . " Zhang Zian looked around and didn't see anyone else . He quietly slipped two colorful flyers into her hands .
His discreet behavior alerted Lu Yiyun . She looked at the flyers, and her face turned as red as an apple . She threw them on the floor as if she had been shocked . "What—what is this Mr . Manager? What do you want me to do exactly?"
At that moment, Wang Qian and Li Kun pushed open the door, each holding a pancake in one of their hands .
Wang Qian walked in front of them, and his foot landed on one of the posters, leaving half a shoe print on it .
He bent down and carefully picked up the paper, and then stared at the scantily clad young girl on the cover .
"M . . . Master, what . . . what are you planning? Is . . . is this benefits for the employees?" He asked in shock .
Li Kun was chewing on a piece of pancake . He picked up the other flyer, squinted his eyes and read the words out loud from the back . "Hot girls . . . School girls . . . Mature office lady . . . Stranger's wife . . . Call 138 . . . "
Wang Qian also flipped over the other poster and read it out loud . "Supreme Leisure Center, 24 hour door-to-door service, Essential oil back massage . Thai-style massage . . . Chinese massage . . . Cupping, Scrape therapy, Abdominal treatment?"
Bam!
Bam!
The plates in their hands fell onto the floor, one after the other . They stared at Zhang Zian and could hardly believe it . "Master, are you . . . are you planning on changing your career?"
Lu Yiyun held Jasmine and hid behind the two guys . She fearfully looked at Zhang Zian, and spoke with a shaky voice . "Mr . Manager, I can't believe you're like this . "
Zhang Zian coughed and cleared his throat . "What are you thinking? Yiyun, I'm asking you to design a little poster in reference to this . The title will be 'Li's Supreme Snack Bar for Cat Fanciers', and you can take care of the rest of its content . It has to be attention-grabbing, and stir up curiosity after reading it, so that people will come to the restaurant to find out more . "
"What?" The other three all opened their mouths wide with shock .
Zhang Zian briefly explained his plans on using the cats in Sun Xiaomeng's clinic to help Uncle Li's snack bar business . It would be a triple win .
However, advertising was absolutely necessary . Otherwise, who would know about the restaurant changes, and that they could eat while playing with cats?
After careful thinking, he decided that posting flyers was the most cost-effective and efficient way . Then, he had peeled off two small posters from the utility pole to ask Lu Yiyun to make a design using those examples . He wasn't transitioning from a pet shop to a massage business .
"That's why! Master, you're a great game player, and even the gods approve of your strategy!" After understanding everything, Wang Qian used the opportunity for flattery .
"Bullsh*t!" Li Kun rebuked . "Master is a god!"
"Right, right! Kun is absolutely right!" Wang Qian followed Li Kun's advice and changed his stance immediately .
Zhang Zian grunted, "Don't just stand here and talk nonsense . After Yiyun finishes the flyer design, the two of you are in charge of putting them up . "
"What?" Wang Qian and Li Kun looked at each other and grumbled .
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