Xu Jie stood on the weight scale in the center of the small animal, looking at the numbers displayed on it, and was very satisfied.

Well, a week's worth of long-distance running is still useful, and now it has lost more than half a pound in the last week.

If you persist like this, the doctor will no longer use the weight problem to control its diet.

Jumping off the scale, Xu Jie walked around the room a few times with his tail upright, and when he passed by the big mirror at the door, he deliberately stopped for a moment.

Looking at himself in the mirror with shiny hair and a well-proportioned body, Xu Jie scratched his head in the mirror for a while.

Well, no matter how you look at yourself, I'm so beautiful/beautiful, so cute, I'm so likely to be fat.

With a unique sense of arrogance of cats, Xu Jie gave a new definition to his body shape and appearance.

The little snowball was very energetic, although the best efforts just now made it a little confused, but after a few minutes, the qiē that happened just now had been completely forgotten by this little Satsuma.

Now it was holding its only toy, a broken tennis ball that could no longer be used, and motioned with his eyes to Mr. Ishikawa to play with it.

Katsura Ishikawa was busy with his work at this time, and he had to pack up the animals' dinner before leaving, otherwise they would miss dinner again.

Mr. Ishikawa, who was busy with work, had not forgotten to tease the little snowball, and when he saw the little Satsuma coming over with a broken tennis ball in his mouth, he picked up the ball without thinking about it and threw it towards the other side of the yard.

Like a little whirlwind, the energetic little Satsuma ran out of the yard chasing the tennis ball, and after holding the ball, he returned to Ishikawa's side, wagging his tail and letting him continue.

So back and forth, Katsura Ishikawa and Little Satsuma just threw and picked up and played.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Ishikawa Katsura will do everything well.

After turning around, Ishikawa felt that there was nothing missing, so he went to change his clothes and prepare to leave.

Xu Jie played here for an afternoon, and he was also tired at this time.

Seeing that Mr. Ishikawa was leaving, he thought that it was time for him and Mo to go home.

When little Satsuma saw that Mr. Ishikawa was changing clothes, he knew that he was leaving, and the dog looked at Mr. Ishikawa very reluctantly with a broken tennis ball in his mouth.

Ishikawa Katsura was a little unbearable by Little Satsuma's eyes, and held Satsuma's snow-white dog head in his arms and coaxed it and said, "Snowball, I'll come over tomorrow afternoon, and I'll play with you then." ”

Saying this, Ishikawa Katsura was thinking in his heart: "My house was bought last year and the space is large enough, except for Etsuko and herself, only when your parents come back to see themselves, they will occasionally live here." ”

When you think about Etsuko's absence, it's quite lonely to live alone in a two-story house, and it's beautiful to think about if there is a lively Samoyed at home.

Just thinking about Miss Akiya, who had just been away for a few hours, Katsura Ishikawa knew why she couldn't take the snowball with her, but now it was his turn.

Looking at Shirley, who was lying on the stairs watching his son play, Ishikawa felt that if it was two satsumas, he would be acceptable, and there should be no problem on Etsuko's side.

The only thing that still makes him hesitate a little now is that the big Satsuma Shirley is old and not in good health, and he doesn't know if he can take care of such a dog as a pure novice.

Just as Katsura Ishikawa hesitated, the door of the small animal center was pushed open again.

This time, it was a middle-aged man in his 50s who was dressed very ordinarily, and he seemed to be very familiar with the conservation center, and when he came in, he first said to Mr. Ohno, "Akiichi, I'm here again." ”

When Akiichi Ohno saw the middle-aged man one by one, he first walked over happily and hugged him.

But then Yoshino seemed to remember something, and asked with a somewhat ugly face, "Oishi, you came here again this time, should it be a roll?" ”

Before Mr. Ohno's words were finished, the middle-aged man called Oishi took a step ahead of him and said, "Well, just over half a month ago, the scroll left. ”

The people in the room were silent for a while, and then it was Akiichi Ohno who said, "Thank you for your hard work, so do you still want to adopt one when you come here today?" ”

Mr. Oishi nodded and said, "Well, I still want to take care of them as much as I can." ”

Hearing this, Akira Ohno patted Daishi on the shoulder and said, "I really don't know how to thank you, those little animals are upstairs, let's go and see which one is related to you." ”

Mr. Oishi chuckled when he heard this, then nodded to the other volunteers in the room, and went up to the second floor step by step.

Ms. Yamazaki looked at Mr. Oishi, who had walked up to the second floor, sighed and said, "Although I really want to see Mr. Oishi, I really don't want to see him here, and this feeling of joy and sorrow is really contradictory." ”

Ishikawa Katsura, who didn't know why, was still confused when he heard this, so he asked, "I'm sorry, may I ask who that Mr. Oishi is?" ”

Akiichi Ohno explained to Katsura Ishikawa when he heard this: "That Mr. Oishi is also one of our volunteers here, but his job is different from ours, he is the one who is responsible for accompanying the little animals here through the last leg of the journey. ”

Mr. Ohno said as he spoke, with a little nasal voice in his voice, but he didn't notice it himself and continued: "Mr. Oishi is one of the earliest volunteers on our side, I don't know when he will take the oldest or sickest little animal here home, take care of them and accompany them silently. Over the years, Dashi has done no less than me as the person in charge, and I am really ashamed to think about it. ”

While they were talking, Oishi upstairs had already walked downstairs with a pet, and Ishikawa saw that what he was holding in his arms was the variegated/cat with an empty left eye frame just now.

This variegated/cat has been living on the conservation center's side for almost a decade, and it certainly knows what Oishi's job is.

But at this time, it didn't have a bit of an abnormal appearance, but it was very docile lying in Mr. Oishi's arms, and from time to time it raised its head and rubbed Mr. Oishi's chest with its head, looking like it was very happy to be held.

Mr. Oishi, who was holding the variegated/cat, didn't stay at the conservation center for long, he went downstairs and talked to Mr. Ohno before pushing the door out with the cat.

Katsura Ishikawa looked at Mr. Oishi's back through the glass door thoughtfully, and after thinking for a while, he pushed open the door and chased him out.

Since Mr. Oishi has taken care of so many old and seriously ill animals, he must have a lot of experience, so can he consult with this gentleman to see if he is suitable for taking care of a dog like Shirley.

Mr. Oishi, who hadn't walked a few steps out of the Little Animal Protection Center, heard his name called from behind.

Mr. Oishi looked back with the cat in his arms and saw that it was the young man from the conservation center.

Katsura Ishikawa, who ran over to catch up with Mr. Oishi, stopped in front of this gentleman and said to Mr. Oishi, who looked suspicious, "I'm sorry to stop you, my name is Katsura Ishikawa, and Ishikawa Katsura is a new volunteer from the conservation center, so I want to ask you something about stopping you this time." ”

When Mr. Oishi heard this, he suddenly realized, "Oh, you are Ishikawa Katsura, I heard Mingichi mention you on the phone." I heard that you came here to volunteer to experience life in order to adopt a pet, and it's amazing that there are very few children your age who can do things so thoughtfully. What do you think? Now you've been here for almost two weeks, do you have a favorite little one? ”

Hearing this, Katsura Ishikawa replied affirmatively, "I want to bring Shirley and Snowball home with me." ”

Of course, Mr. Oishi knew who Shirley and Snowball were, and nodded when he heard the words and said, "Your vision is very good, Shirley has a gentle personality, and although the child is lively, he is very sensible, and they are two good dogs." So why did you stop me this time? ”

Hearing this, Katsura Ishikawa said, "Mr. Oishi, you also know that it is my first time to have a pet, and Shirley's body makes me very worried, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of it." I've heard that you're very experienced in this area, so I wanted to come and ask for advice. ”

Mr. Oishi smiled when he heard this and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much about these things, as long as you take into account the daily diet of older pets, there is nothing else to pay special attention to." Satsuma is a very good dog and my first pet was Satsuma. They are very clingy and very willing to stay where they have their owners, even if you have a nice soft kennel for them, they still prefer to lie on the hard floor of your bedroom, because where you follow up, and that's why I started to pay attention to these elves. ”

Seeing Mr. Oishi talking about his first dog in a nostalgic tone, Katsura Ishikawa could guess that the dog should be gone now.

Thinking of this gentleman's current task, Ishikawa Katsura felt sour in his heart.

Of the two dogs he wanted to adopt, one was also very old.

Although he hasn't brought Shirley home yet, as long as he thinks that such a cute dog will leave him in the future, Ishikawa's heart is very uncomfortable.

So he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Oishi, do you have heartache every time you send them away, and if you have heartache, why do you still insist?" ”

Hearing this, Mr. Oishi lowered his head and stroked the cat in his arms and said, "Of course I will be heartbroken, after all, I take care of them as if they were relatives." But every animal I take care of ends up closing their eyes very peacefully. If my heartache can be exchanged for their peace, I think it's worth it, and I'm willing to do it. ”

Hearing this, Ishikawa Katsura bent down deeply, bowed to this gentleman and said, "Mr. Oishi, I ask myself if you can do this, I admire your dedication very much, you are a person of noble character. ”

Xu Jie, who came out with Ishikawa, echoed when he heard this, and he simply agreed with Mr. Ishikawa's words.

Persistence and perseverance, love and dedication, this middle-aged man who doesn't look amazing and doesn't talk much, today taught them a very important lesson with his actions.