Pet King - Chapter 1710
Chapter 1710: Testing the waters
Translator: 549690339
The place where Zhang Zian and Zhuang Xiaodie stood was a small open space full of wild grass. The height of the wild grass was almost as high as an adult, and next to it was a gloomy ancient tree in the sky. The vines spiraled up around the trunk, tightly wrapped around the big tree like an infatuated woman.
There were sounds of insects chirping in the surroundings, and strange sounds occasionally came from the depths of the wild grass. It seemed that some wild beast had quickly slipped past, but because the wild grass was too high and dense, nothing could be seen clearly.
This environment was more dangerous than the mahogany forest. There might be large carnivorous beasts hiding around. Zhang Zian was uneasy, but since Zhuang Xiaodie was around, if something really happened, she would be there.
He could no longer recognize the brick and concrete building in front of him, let alone associate it with a pet shop. The building was at least four or five stories high and occupied the space of several shops around it. The size was equivalent to a bookstore or a small museum. Like other buildings, the signboard and other signs of the building had become mud and dust, so he could not guess what the building was for.
“Finally …” He was stunned for a long time, but he soon revealed a happy expression.”It’s finally demolished?” How much did you lose?”
This time, it was Zhuang Xiaodie’s turn to be speechless.
She had brought him here because she wanted to see his sad and melancholic face. What kind of brain did he have to think about the demolition?
Zhang Zian counted on his fingers the two floors of the Pet Shop and the two floors of the aquarium he bought. After all, the standard of compensation for the demolition was based on the construction area, not the land area. Taking into account the price of the nearby houses and inflation, the more he thought about it, the better he felt.
Zhuang Xiaodie observed his expression and found that he was not pretending, but really happy because of the demolition.
“Aren’t you sad to see your house gone?” She asked in disbelief.
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“Why should I be sad?” He asked in confusion,”this house is old. It was first built in the early 1990s. After several refurbishments, the main structure has long been old, especially the power supply and drainage system. The layout of the house is also out of date. As the saying goes, if the old is not removed, the new will not come. Not to mention, you can lose a lot of money …”
He spoke eloquently and seemed to make a lot of sense, making her speechless for a moment. After a while, she asked,””What about the Pet Shop?”
“A pet shop? The tree is dead, but people are alive. Just move to a new address!” He said matter-of-factly,”moving to a new location will definitely be better in all aspects. Who doesn’t like living in a new house? why stay in an old house?”
“But your parents bought the Pet Shop and then ran it bit by bit.” She warned.
“I know,” He nodded.”So?”
“So you want to sell the precious inheritance they left you?” She asked.
“They left me a lot of things, and the Pet Shop is the least important thing.” He calmly replied.
After listening to little celery’s story, he had a deeper understanding of this point. The things left for him by his parents included both tangible and intangible assets. He had a balance in his heart, and he could tell which was more important.
He shrugged and added,”they left the Pet Shop to me, but that doesn’t mean I have to leave the Pet Shop to my son or daughter. Wouldn’t that make it a dilapidated house?”
Sihwa complained about his bathroom and bathtub every two or three days. He also knew that the bathroom was old and outdated, but what could he do?
If he could move to a suitable new home through the demolition, the living conditions of both his pets and the elves would be greatly improved. Perhaps he could also take advantage of the spring breeze of the reform and get married. Which young girl would be willing to live in an old house after marriage?
Zhuang Xiaodie realized that he had really untied the knot in his heart after his parents ‘death, and this was all thanks to her …
The first contest in the dream had ended with her defeat, which had always made her gnash her teeth in hatred. But now hearing his answer, she felt relieved deep in her heart, like a stone had fallen to the ground.
The main reason she brought him here was to test him and see if he was still holding on to something from the past. If that was the case, things would be very troublesome later …
Why?
Because if he could not untie the knot in his heart, and for some reason, he got the opportunity to return to the past, the consequences would be unpredictable.
In the long river of time, if the river upstream was altered by even a centimeter, the river downstream might be shifted thousands of miles away …
She cherished her existence. There were too many new things in this world waiting for her to explore. She didn’t want to disappear from this world because of this Idiot’s impulsiveness.
Whatever happened in the future was fine, but if someone tried to change the past and threatened her existence, she would not sit by and watch.
If he hadn’t passed her test just now, he would have been in an eternal sleep. She wouldn’t have allowed him to wake up again.
Zhang Zian didn’t know that she had such a complicated mental journey. He didn’t know that he had almost become a real sleeping Beauty. He couldn’t even wake up when a young lady kissed and hugged him. He had been thinking about how to spend the huge sum of money after the demolition. At the same time, he was wondering if he could buy a few more shops before the demolition …
It was quite ironic. His parents had worked hard to get up early and sell the pets for more than ten years, but they probably couldn’t make as much money as tearing down the pets.
At this moment, a cloud suddenly floated over her head and blocked the sunlight.
He looked up subconsciously and was dumbfounded. It was not a cloud, but an outrageously large … Spaceship, like a Super City floating in the air. Because it was so big, he could see it clearly even from the ground.
This was a flying city made of steel. Countless small spaceships the size of sesame seeds were going in and out of the city, reminding people of the Crossroads of commuting time.
“That’s …”
She looked up.”Of course it’s the future city.”
“F * ck! The future technology was already so powerful? “No wonder humans abandoned the cities on the surface …” He clicked his tongue in wonder.
She looked at him meaningfully,”how do you know that the people living in that city are humans?”
He was stunned.”If it’s not a human, then it can be a robot?”
“Maybe,” She didn’t comment. She looked over his shoulder and stared at something behind him.”What’s that?”
“What?”
He quickly turned around, but there was nothing behind him except for the wild grass.
Then, he was suddenly pushed.
Before he fell face down, he woke up.
