Yes, it's normal.
Cheng Fengyang turned his attention to the cats leaning on the cat climbing frame and basking in the sun leisurely. Besides the soft cushion for people to lie down on, several casserole-shaped cat pots were added to the floor-to-ceiling window near the back door. A Russian blue cat was sleeping soundly inside.
There are also a few on the cushion next to it. Among them, the puppet cat and the Siamese cat are playing with each other. The Maine Coon cat and the Abyssinian, who leans on the long hair on its belly to make a peasant-like shape, although the two cats, one silver and one red, have different postures, their expressions are unanimously ignorant of the movements of the puppets and Siamese.
Looking further to the left, there are two running wheels leaning against the solid wall. The black cat mother and her little black cats are doing running wheel exercises on them. The two cats are running on the wheels, and the rest of the cats are lined up. The row squatted nearby and looked up. The orderly picture of the six black dumplings attracted some guests to point the camera of their mobile phones there and record them all.
Looking at the guest who was already holding the cat, Jinjila was still in the hands of Miss Wang, and Yin Gradient was entering the mirror with a male guest in various photo poses. A young girl in her arms kept sucking and kissing, the pet cat didn't resist at all, and meekly made the guests happier.
In the end, there were the beautiful orange tabby and cow cat in the cage, and the silver tabby beautiful short that Lin Lan held in her hands.
In any case, there are too many breed cats picked up in the teahouse, which is beyond the normal range of understanding.
"Lin Lan." Cheng Fengyang looked at Lin Lan solemnly, "About these cats, you all..."
The bell at the door rang again, and several young people filed in and shouted loudly: "Manager, let's watch the cat show! Will the show start at one or two o'clock in the afternoon this time?"
The excited loud voice interrupted what he was about to say, and when Lin Lan saw four or five guests coming in a row, she hurriedly put the American short cat back in the cage, and led the staff to greet him in a hurry. Get guests.
The time is getting closer and closer to noon, and the repeat customers attracted by the cat show are coming one after another. The number of people will only increase, and the work of limiting the flow to maintain the order of the teahouse will start soon.
"It's still the old rules." Lin Lan replied to the guests with a smile. Lin Lan instructed Xiao Song to guard the door, while she led a group of people to receive them. "You guys are very early this time."
"I can't do it sooner." A guest who was already a repeat customer replied with a smile, "Last weekend, I came to watch the show because of pinch points, but because of the current limit, I could only stay outside and watch it through the glass in the cold wind. Just learning a lesson?"
In order to ensure the comfort of the environment, and to prevent cats from getting into trouble due to the influx of strangers, the teahouse also has limited flow and queuing measures like other cat cafes. This kind of thing usually doesn't appear in cat cafes, but people's curiosity about cat performances can't be suppressed, and many people will come to afternoon teahouses on weekends.
This group of flocking guests is more like a flash mob. After watching the cat show or filming the video, they will slap their butt and leave, and they will also follow after the show.
Although Lin Lan and the others were tired, it was also the peak period of the teahouse's income during the week.
Soon, every seat in the teahouse that could be seated was filled with people, and Xiao Song also put up a traffic restriction notice outside. , but because the mini stage was pushed near the gate, it could be seen not only inside the store, but also outside the store, so I didn't have much resentment thinking that I could watch the performance without going in and spending money.
Around 1:00 pm, the cat show officially started.
When Cao Yuze drove all the way according to the navigation and finally stumbled to the located cat teahouse, he was seeing a picture of a group of people looking in in front of the door of the teahouse.
Thought it was something happened to this store, and he was more worried about his pet. He rushed into the crowd in three steps and two steps. When he pushed hard to the innermost part with some rude movements, he saw the traffic-limiting sign and the store. The cat show that has already started here.
Cheerful and lively music, and rhythmic tambourine beats, every time the cat is standing on the gorgeous little stage, they will meow and sing along, or raise their pads and little paws to dance with cute kittens dance.
The scene in front of her made Cao Yuze stunned outside the store, and Wang Jiajia's expression in the store was not much better. Her eyes were fixed on Jinjila Baiyin on the stage. The eldest miss never thought that this squeamish cat, who always enjoys her services, has such talent, but after being stunned, the little stars in the eldest lady's eyes almost overflowed.
Her silver is amazing! As expected of the kitten she likes, she has squeamish capital!
There is also sister Tang Xiaoya who feels the same way. The other party is also staring at the largest Maine Coon cat on the stage, thinking that the most powerful and violent mercury is the focus of this stage.
The two fans with their own filters completely ignored that it was a group of black cats with more neat and beautiful movements who clearly occupied the C position. A family with a tacit understanding of blood.
At the end of the performance, people applauded and applauded. Some people were satisfied and let the traffic return to normal. Some people rushed in excitedly and talked to Lin Lan in the gap.
"Manager, do you sell cats in your house?"
"It's the first time I've seen such a well-behaved cat that has been trained. What is the price of those black cats? Boss, I really want it. If it's suitable, I can transfer money on the spot."
"Manager, is your ragdoll willing to take action..."
This is the third cat show held by the cat teahouse, and some of the guests who are watching can no longer restrain their impulse to ask to buy a cat.
Seeing that Lin Lan was about to be surrounded by the crowd, Cheng Fengyang stepped forward faster to protect the people behind him: "Let me go! Let me go! Don't be all surrounded, if there is any problem, come one by one!"
While pushing away those who came up, he protected Lin Lan and retreated to the back of the water bar.
"The black cat is not for sale! The puppet is not for sale!" Lin Lan only had the heart to answer the guest's question when she retreated to the safe area, "The black cat and the puppet are not for sale, and I plan to keep them for the rest of my life! As for the other kittens , the rules have been posted there, you can see the details for yourself, as long as the kitten recognizes you as its owner, we can negotiate the transaction. You want a well-behaved and sensible cat, and my cat also wants a serious, responsible and sincere cat Love its shit shoveler."
A group of single people who bought cats quickly gathered around the newly posted notice. After reading the conditions, most of them retreated in disappointment, and some pushed the door and left.
For those who left immediately, Lin Lan didn't lift her eyelids. The ones who brushed away were profiteers who saw that cats were good and wanted to use them as goods and then resell them for a good price. She could understand others who were disappointed but didn't leave, although she also liked them. I also want to raise it, but I have to keep coming to the store to develop a relationship with the cat I like, so that it will take the initiative to recognize it. It will naturally consume a lot of time and energy, and there are not many who can persevere.
For a while, there were voices of disappointment and complaints in the teahouse, all saying that the conditions for buying cats were too harsh.
Manager Lin turned a deaf ear to this. Of course, she was responsible for the cats that came into her store. There were as many people as they wanted to buy cats because they were greedy for a while and then get bored. She didn't want cats to go home with such people. Might as well have been selling canned hunting in teahouses.
On the other hand, Tang Xiaoya was very unconvinced when she heard the complaints of these people, so she couldn't help but take out the yin and yang anger she had used to attack Miss Wang in the morning: "The guests really blame our store manager, it's not a day's work for these kittens to be so smart and well-behaved. , In order to ensure the health of the cats, our store will take them to the pet clinic next door for a physical examination every week, not to mention the vaccinations and deworming work for the cats. The kittens are so cute, they are a lot of capital and energy. If the entrustment in the future is not human, let such a good cat be spoiled by ignorant people, no matter how much money you get, it will be hot. "
Most of the people who can continue to stay in the teahouse are cat lovers, and many of them are even repeat customers. Many people are embarrassed when she is so scolded by her.
Yes, a furry child raised by oneself and trained by oneself will definitely die if it is sent to someone who doesn't cherish it. What's more, anyone who has seriously raised cats knows that the manager of this teahouse really spends a lot of money on cats.
Some people in the teahouse, who had dropped their voices, were relieved, thinking that it was better to come to the store and play with cats, and some people bowed their heads and smiled mockingly around them.
What a bunch of idiots. I really want cats in this store. There are ways to do it without spending money.
A man in a black leather jacket lowered his head and pretended to drink tea, but his eyes were aimed at the silver gradient British shorthair cat that jumped over the cat climbing frame.
There are many people who keep this kind of cat, and the color is also very common. It is normal to lose it accidentally. Thinking that he has been pretending to be a regular customer to visit here just to collect information on these cats, and thinking that these cats who have been trained very well and are very humane can sell for a good price, the man felt that it was time to target the target and play a game.
The man in the leather jacket just made up his mind and plans to take out his mobile phone to contact his accomplice who is ready to play the role of the owner of the lost cat. When the cat was sold in public in this store and forcibly tricked out, someone did this before him. thing.
"Store manager, I'm sorry. I'm Cao Yuze who called your store this morning. I heard from a friend that the lost VV is in your store. Can you confirm it?"
In front of the water bar, a well-dressed young man greeted the shopkeeper urgently.
"Brother Yuze!" Hearing the movement, Wang Jiayan immediately hugged the cat and took the initiative to come over, grabbed him and walked aside, "Here and here! Your Weiwei is here!"
Seeing the eldest lady lead people to see the cat, Lin Lan, Cheng Fengyang and the others were a little speechless, but they quickly followed.
Wang Jiajia didn't realize it, and Cao Yuze, who was being pulled, had to give the shopkeeper an apologetic look. When he saw Meijian in the cage, he didn't care about etiquette anymore, so he said excitedly, "Weiwei!"
"Meow!" When the cat in the cage heard the owner's familiar voice, he stood up and pulled the cage door before thinking about it.
Cao Yuze just wanted to step forward to open the cage to take the cat out, but he pressed one hand on the cage, Cheng Fengyang smiled at him with a business-level smile: "I'm sorry, customer, this is our cat, please ask me without permission. Don't touch it randomly."
Wang Jiajia was suddenly unhappy, and he retorted on the spot: "This is obviously...!"
Before he could finish speaking, Cao Yuze stopped him by reaching out his hand: "Jia Yan, let me do this." When Miss Wang pouted and stepped back unwillingly, Cao Yuze looked at Cheng Fengyang and others, "I'm sorry, it was me just now. I'm rude to Jia Min. But I can prove that this cat is VV I lost a month ago."
Cao Yuze was very fortunate that he took the photo album with him when he left. Only then can he have sufficient evidence to prove that his lost cat is his own.
When he took out the album, other tea shoppers in the shop also gathered around to eat melons. The lost cat had been taken out by the shop manager and placed on an empty table. Next to it were photos of the owner and the cat, with patterns of cats on them. Each one is consistent with the lost cat in front of him - in fact, there is no need to compare it carefully, just the excitement and affection of the cat when it sees the lost owner can easily judge whether the other party is lying or not.
"Congratulations, Mr. Cao, for finding my pet." Lin Lan sincerely wished.
The surrounding tea guests also applauded and congratulated. Even a cat lover could not bear the loss of their cat. They were very happy to witness such a happy event.
"Thank you, thank you..." Holding Wei Wei tightly in his arms, the eyes of Cao Yuze, who had been found again, were also a little red.
He thought he would lose it forever and might never get over this hurdle again, fortunately, fortunately...
"Weiwei, I will take you everywhere in the future, and I will never lose you again." Holding the cat, Cao Yuze solemnly promised.
Seeing the serious expression on the owner's face, the kitten also understood and hummed at him.
Just when everyone thought that everyone was happy about this matter, Cheng Fengyang interjected inappropriately: "Since this is the case, Mr. Cao, can you please settle the expenses of VV's foster care in our shop now?"
At the end of a touching story, it is always necessary to return to reality.
The tea customers who were still moved just now looked at this handsome clerk in a daze. What did he just say, he wants to collect money
They were in a daze, and Lin Lan, who heard Cheng Fengyang's words, had already picked up the calculator, and started counting.
"This cat was found from a stray cat group a few days ago. After bringing it back, it was sent to the pet clinic for cleaning, physical examination, deworming and vaccination, plus the cost of treatment and prescription. And the cost of manual care during this period, the total is...so much money."
She showed the final amount displayed on the calculator to the owner, and some tea customers nearby were all gasped when they saw the four-digit cost above.
"Does it cost so much to save a stray cat? It's too expensive!" Someone blurted out.
Immediately someone despised: "As soon as I hear your tone, I know that I have never raised a cat, right? The cost of a cat's illness is much higher than that of a human being. This is a breed of pet cat. It has been wandering outside for so long, and it doesn't know how to eat in order to survive. What is it, how can there be nothing wrong with it?"
Calling your party to stop talking immediately, including a man in a leather jacket with bad intentions. He thought of using the loophole to claim that he was the owner of the cat, but he never thought that if he wanted to take the cat away, he had to pay foster care fees!
This is not worth it at all, and it even loses money!
"Mr. Cao, if you don't believe me, I still keep a series of receipts for Wei Wei's treatment. You can check it slowly." Lin Lan was not in a hurry, just said this with a smile.
On the opposite side of her, Cao Yuze was not angry when he saw the cost figures in front of him, but rather moved: "Manager Lin... Thank you! Thank you very much! I can spend so much for a stray cat, my Weiwei can meet You are so lucky!"
It can be seen from the environment around this street that this is the consumer class of ordinary people. Cao Yuze is not Wang Jiani, who has been pampered all the time. He also worked part-time during college and knows the level of public consumption. He understands that spending thousands of yuan for a cat It takes a lot of courage to go to treatment and care.
He had heard too many cases of abandoning pets because the treatment fee was too expensive, so he was even more grateful to the store manager for not abandoning his cat and throwing it away again.
"Is there a POS machine, I can transfer money by card." Cao Yuze took out a bank card.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Tang Xiaoya picked up the machine on the bar and handed it over. With a quick operation, the four-digit transfer was quickly completed.
Tang Xiaoya was a little disappointed, but she still maintained her employee quality without the imagined picture of rich people paying a lot of money to thank the benefactor for saving the cat.
But Lin Lan and Cheng Fengyang were not surprised. If this one really swiped and pulled out a checkbook from his pocket, they would be shocked. Especially Lin Lan, who only acted in an exaggerated and rich family drama a few months ago, would definitely doubt whether he had encountered the same kind.
The atmosphere after that was very friendly.
"Although my business in Xicheng is not as good as the base camp next door, you can contact me if you need anything from your store." Before leaving, the young master handed over a business card with a modest and polite smile on his face, "Weiwei I will never forget the life-saving grace.”
"That's great, Brother Yuze... Hey, Brother Yuze, what are you pulling me for!" Wang Jiajia, who was next to him, was caught off guard by the youth, and they both walked out of the store at the same time.
"Mr. Cao, walk slowly." Lin Lan finally greeted her, ignoring Wang Jiani's being pulled out like this. It doesn't matter to her if these two young masters and young ladies from rich families have anything to say.
When she returned to the store, she saw the eyes of a bunch of people eating melons. Lin Lan knew what these people were thinking, and stood in the middle of the teahouse and raised her voice to them.
"I know everyone is curious about the source of the cats in my shop? Yes, except for some cats, almost all the cats in the teahouse are stray cats that I picked up. I will treat them and restore them to health. Naturally, I hope they It can always be straight.”
As she opened her mouth to speak, the teahouse became quiet, only her voice echoed.
"The silver tabby that was just taken by Mr. Cao was actually recorded on video before I brought it home, as a breed of cat that I did not acquire through illegal means. Except for it, all the breeds in the store This is the case for cats before they are brought into the teahouse, and they have already registered their property when I apply for the shop permit to prove that the cat is the property of the shop. This is also to avoid some unnecessary troubles, I hope everyone can understand ."
Understand, of course understand.
Some tea shoppers nodded subconsciously. If it wasn't for the adoption of foster care fees, they would have overlooked one thing. Taking in stray cats is also costly. It would be a big loss if they were asked to go back to the store casually.
In the crowd, a man in a leather jacket had an extremely ugly face. Not only him, but also some people gave up the idea of being inspired by Cao Yuze's request for a cat.
There is no profit to be made, and some people with ulterior motives leave one after another, including men in leather jackets.
Now the whole teahouse is really clean. The tea guests are teasing the cats, chatting and chatting, and the atmosphere has returned to its original leisure.
Lin Lan, who was finally free, thanked Cheng Feng with a smile in the staff room behind the water bar: "Thank you, Cheng Fengyang, for helping me all the time."
Cheng Fengyang was a little embarrassed, scratching his head and looking a little frustrated: "But it seems... you can handle these things without help."
He thought that Lin Lan patronized the cats and didn't find the hidden dangers in the store, but he didn't expect that people had thought about it for a long time, and took precautions for the stray cats brought back as soon as possible, so that those who wanted to exploit the loopholes had no chance to succeed.