On the vast and magnificent eastern coastline of the motherland, there is a quiet coastal city called Binhai City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIt has beautiful scenery, high economic level, slow pace of life, and no large industrial enterprises nearby, so it is a good place to live.

In this somewhat perfunctory city, there is a little-known pet shop.

Early in the morning, a taxi stopped at the door of the pet store, Zhang Zi'an got out of the car, removed the trolley box from the trunk, and thanked the taxi master.

The taxi disappeared at the end of the street, Zhang Zi'an took a breath of slightly salty air, and looked up at the sign of the pet store: Qiyuan Pet Shop.

The roller shutter door of the pet store was closed, and a notice on the door was affixed with an A4 paper notice with only four large words: Temporarily closed.

He didn't hesitate to remove the notice, crumpled it up and stuffed it into his pocket, because he had put it on.

If you look closely at his face, you will see that he has very serious dark circles under his eyes, his eyeballs are bloodshot, he has obviously not rested well for several days, and his mood is very low.

He pulled out the key, unlocked it, and pulled the roller shutter door up, revealing the floor-to-ceiling glass door of the pet store.

Opened the second lock on the glass door, pushed it open, and since it hadn't been opened for several days, the air inside was dreary, so he opened the two glass doors completely and dragged his suitcase inside.

"It's home. He muttered.

The pet shop was very quiet, no cat barking, no dog barking, no bird crying, no fish jumping, as silent as a grave, only some empty cages and display boxes, and some uncleaned cat litter and bird droppings scattered in the cages, slightly emitting a strange smell, everything showed that the owners and pets here left in a hurry.

At that moment, Zhang Zi'an seemed to see the busy and lively scene of the pet store in the past, and the concerto mixed with the sounds of various pets echoed day and night...... He shook his head, put his memories behind him, and made his way up the stairs to the second floor with his trolley suitcase.

Returning to his former room, he opened the window to ventilate, then took out the black-and-white portraits of his parents from the trolley case, placed them upright on the desk, clasped his hands together, and prayed silently to the portraits.

Shortly after graduating from university, Zhang Zi'an had just found a decent job in the field, and one night he received the bad news that his parents had been in a car accident. He was struck by lightning and hurried back to Binhai City. My father died on the spot in a car accident, and my mother was also seriously injured, and she was resuscitated in the ICU for several days before finally passing away.

This pet shop is the only inheritance left to him by his parents.

After Zhang Zi'an rushed back, he saw his mother for the last time, and his mother looked at him anxiously and said in a weak voice, "Applejack, the animals in the store ......"

He understood what his mother meant, the animals in the store had been left uncared for for several days, and if they continued like this, they would all starve to death and die of thirst, so he hurried back to the shop, when the animals were all dying, just like his mother. In order to rush back to the hospital to accompany his mother, he can only dispose of these animals as soon as possible, sell them at a low price if they can sell them, give away those that no one buys for the time being, and release them directly if they can't do it.

After rushing back to the hospital, he told his mother, "The pets are fine, don't worry." Only then did his mother hold his hand and pass away with a smile.

After that, it was a draining funeral, and Zhang Zi'an didn't know what to do at all, but fortunately, there were some enthusiastic neighbors and friends of his parents to help, and some relatives came from other places, and tossed for several days before sending his parents' ashes to the cemetery.

During this time, Zhang Zi'an stayed in a small hotel next to the hospital and did not return here until today.

Qiyuan pet store has two floors, the first floor is a store, the second floor is a residence, although the area is not large, but it is the crystallization of the parents' struggle for many years.

Now there are two ways in front of Zhang Zi'an, one is to sell or rent out the store and cherish the hard-won job, and the other is to stay in Binhai City and inherit the pet shop.

Although his parents run a pet shop, just like other parents, his parents are afraid of affecting his studies and do not allow him to participate in the daily operation of the pet store, because he has almost no idea how to run a pet store.

Reason told him that he should choose the first path.

His stomach was rumbling, and he hadn't eaten properly for a few days, so he decided to find an early stall to fill his stomach before thinking about it. He took a month's off from the company, and now there were a few days left, so there was no need to rush to make a decision. When hungry, people often make irrational decisions.

Downstairs, Zhang Zi'an saw a small figure flash next to the floor-to-ceiling glass door.

Could it be a thief?

But what can a thief steal? I'd be glad if I stole the cat litter, and I didn't have to clean it up. He thought with a wry smile.

"Who is it?" he asked, raising his voice.

A girl with two pigtails leaned at the door, poked her little head out, and asked timidly, "That...... Open...... Is the door open?"

The girl wore a little yellow hat and carried a pink school bag and looked about seven or eight years old. Her eyes were wide open, her knees were bent, and with two pigtails, it was like a frightened little white rabbit meeting a big bad wolf, and she could run away at any moment.

Zhang Zi'an didn't expect a customer to come to the door so early, thought for a while and said, "Open the door, please come in." ”

But the little girl didn't come in right away, and asked in confusion, "Aren't my uncle and aunt there?" and haven't opened the door for several days...... Is it a replacement?"

He pondered for a while, but still said, "No change, that's my dad and my mom." ”

"Oh. Now the little girl was relieved.

Zhang Zi'an didn't turn on the lights when he came in just now, and the morning sun hadn't shone into the store yet, and it was still quite dark from the outside to the interior.

She walked into the store and looked at the empty cages and display cases in amazement, "Huh, where are the pets?"

"I sold it or gave it away a few days ago, don't you know?" Mr. Zhang said. The store was still very lively that day, after all, the price was very cheap, not even the cost price, or even free delivery.

The little girl shook her head, "I don't know." I don't have pets at home, so I only have to visit here every morning before school and after school in the afternoon. Uncle and aunt were very nice, although I didn't buy it, they never chased me away......"

"That's the case......" Zhang Zi'an suddenly felt that there were still many things his parents that he didn't understand.

"Isn't it that pets won't be sold here in the future?" the little girl pursed her lips and looked at him with sad eyes.

Zhang Zi'an thought for a while.

"Sell, of course, you can come back in a few days. He said with a smile.

"Great!" the little girl jumped up for joy, "I'll go to school first!

The manager...... He sighed in his heart, and sure enough, the decisions he made while hungry were irrational.