Chapter 111 Broken Birdcage
Chapter 111 Broken Birdcage
"There's no point arguing with me. I'll go first." said the middle-aged man in a Tang suit.
But the shop owner was greedy for money and said, "Lao Fang, she's expensive, so I have to sell her. I'll keep her for you in the next batch of good quality ones."
Xu Youyou listened to the two people talking like a crosstalk. She smiled awkwardly, stuck her head out and looked back carefully in the direction of the little bird. She first heard a few low whimpers, and vaguely saw a cage filled with a few white puppies.
The system's indicator needle is not staying on these puppies. It seems that there is an old cage full of rust behind the dog cage?
Before she could take a closer look, she suddenly heard a dog barking behind her.
"Woof woof! You run so fast! There must be other dogs outside! I will never pay attention to you again!" shouted Guaiguai who caught up.
In Xu Youyou's ears, it sounded like the puppy complaining madly.
But to outsiders, it sounds like a vicious dog losing its temper, and its barking is terrifying.
The birds that were originally quiet and well-behaved in the store were frightened after hearing the continuous barking of the dog. They flapped their wings and flew up and down. If they were not locked with chains on their feet, they would have flown out of the store.
The puppies in the dog cage were also frightened by Guaiguai and started trembling with fear, and then they started barking one after another.
The boss lost all his initial leisurely attitude. He looked at the birds he raised with distress and shouted to Xu Youyou, "Ouch, ouch! Girl! Take care of your dog! Don't scare my birds to death! Isn't this going to kill me?"
Xu Youyou also felt guilty, and immediately squatted down to comfort Guaiguai: "Guaiguai, don't bark, I don't plan to buy a dog, don't worry!"
Guaiguai looked at Xu Youyou with a suspicious look.
Xu Youyou immediately raised her hand and swore: "Really, really, I'm not lying to you, I will never buy another dog! If I lie to you, you will be my master from now on!"
After hearing the last sentence, all the doubts disappeared. He stopped making a fuss like when he first came in and instead snuggled up obediently at Xu Youyou's feet.
On the other hand, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit watching this scene laughed again: "Girl, your puppy is really obedient and looks smart. Do you want to sell it? The price is negotiable!"
Guaiguai, who had already sat down, suddenly stood up again: "Woof woof! Are you going to abandon me? I don't want to follow this ugly freak!"
As soon as the cry was heard, the birds in the store started fluttering around again, the puppies also started making noises, and even the hamster that was originally sleeping soundly was scared and ran around in its cage. In an instant, the whole store was in chaos.
The man in the Tang suit, as the instigator, not only did not feel guilty, but was even laughing: "Wow, this little guy actually understands!"
The shop owner was almost crying: "Please, please stop scaring my little babies! It would be a sin if a dog scared a bird to death!"
Xu Youyou continued to comfort Guaiguai: "Don't listen to his nonsense. How could I bear to sell you? You are my beloved treasure. I would rather sell myself than you. Guaiguai, don't listen to him!"
A hint of shyness appeared on the obedient dog's face in a human-like manner. He barked twice obediently, then squatted down next to Xu Youyou, and rubbed his furry head against Xu Youyou's trouser leg affectionately.
The man in the Tang suit still had a look of surprise on his face. He looked at Guaiguai with a look of pity: "Your dog is smarter than some police dogs I've seen. You really don't want to sell it? You can name the price. I really like it."
Guaiguai almost got up again and yelled at him.
Xu Youyou quickly said, "Big brother, please stop teasing it. I'm not selling this dog. It's my family."
Upon hearing this, Guaiguai immediately performed Sichuan Opera face-changing, and the whole dog became obedient.
The man in the Tang suit showed regret, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he said, "Since you don't want to sell the dog to me, then be a good person and don't compete with me for this little bird."
Xu Youyou glanced at the little bird. It was a goose yellow bird all over. It looked very cute. It didn't look like a bird, but more like a newborn yellow chicken.
Xu Youyou had previously fought with him for the bird because she admitted her mistake. Now that the bird was not the one she had found, she naturally would not continue to fight for it, but she still had to put on the necessary show.
"You... since you've already spoken... I won't snatch it away... I'll look at something else..."
Xu Youyou's acting skills are very good. Even if she doesn't want to buy the little bird, her eyes are still on the little bird. The reluctant look she pretends to put on really looks like the real deal.
At least the shop owner believed Xu Youyou's performance. When he saw that the two of them stopped fighting over it, he was more anxious than anyone else: "Come on, girl, when you find something you like, you should just make a move. The highest bidder wins. Don't be polite, I'll sell it to you at double the price!"
The man in the Tang suit looked at him helplessly and said, "To make money, you really don't follow any rules at all. We have been friends for more than ten years and you are also a big customer of yours. You have to follow me."
The boss seemed to be very familiar with him. Upon hearing this, he directly exposed his past: "Stop messing around. If I sell you birds, they will either run away or die. Even the long-lived Amazon parrots can be drowned by you. You'd better stop messing with these birds. Or try raising turtles instead. They can live longer than you."
The man in the Tang suit was unhappy: "I just like this little bird."
Xu Youyou didn't listen carefully to the two people's verbal battle. She tilted her head slightly to look at the old cage indicated by the system.
But as she turned her head, she met a pair of small eyes as big as black beans.
When she moved, the goose-yellow little bird that was being fought over also moved, with pure curiosity in the bird's eyes.
The man in the Tang suit said, "Look at this clever canary! I'm sure I can raise it strong this time."
Xu Youyou thought the little canary was indeed adorable, but she was also afraid that the dispute between the two would affect her chances of finding a bargain, so she said directly to the boss, "I really won't compete with him. I'll look at other birds."
The boss looked surprised when he heard this.
The man in the Tang suit didn't bargain and paid for the little bird readily. Then he turned his eyes to the rusty birdcage in the corner not far away.
"Lao Zhang, please give me your broken birdcage." The man in Tang suit asked directly for something.
When the shop owner heard this, he hurriedly shook his head, picked up another birdcage beside him, and stuffed it to the man in the Tang suit: "This is for you. Stop staring at my birdcage."
The man in the Tang suit looked at the gifted birdcage with disdain and said, "I don't want this one, I want that one. This broken thing has been sitting in your shop for a long time, and I'm tired of it. Let me help you get rid of it."
The shop owner shook his head like a rattle: "No, this is my treasure. Maybe one day I can sell it for a lot of money."
The man in the Tang suit sneered and said, "Do you really think this birdcage is a treasure? I lied to you! You might as well give it to me and do me a favor!"
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