Not the owner, but the manager!
As soon as the door opened, they saw Lili pitifully hiding in the cage, clutching her paws, looking helplessly at the people who opened the door. Shen Zhizhou immediately seized the opportunity to loudly condemn, "I entrusted you with a lively and energetic mouse, and this is how you treat her? You have really betrayed my trust!"
"No, don't try to shift the blame..." Knowing he was in the wrong, Hu He emphasized to Shen Zhizhou that he was just not very good at taking care of pets.
“Then why did you take her away if you’re not her owner and don’t know how to keep a pet?” Shen Zhizhou retorted, finding a loophole in Hu He’s words.
Seeing the two arguing back and forth, the police officer intervened directly: "What are you doing? If you have something to say, go back to the station. What kind of behavior is this, arguing like this!"
Arriving at the police station in a police car, Shen Zhizhou seized the opportunity to explain the whole story directly and demanded that Hu He immediately call Lili's owner to confront them together.
Hu He looked very guilty, and burst into tears, sitting on the ground and accusing Shen Zhizhou of bullying the little girl.
The police officer sat in the mediation room, rubbing his forehead with a hint of helplessness: "What do you think this place is? Get up and call her original owner right now, or I'll treat it as you obstructing duty."
Some of the startled Hu Heshan got up from the ground, dusted off his pants, and reluctantly called Chestnut's owner.
"Hey, baby... I've been bullied, can you come and help me out?"
Seeing that Hu He was trying to change the subject, the police officer took the phone and explained the situation to the person on the other end. A scream came from the other end of the line, and someone shouted that they would come immediately before hanging up.
A moment later, a girl dressed elegantly and gracefully jogged in and, upon seeing Hu He, immediately threw her bag at him.
Shen Zhizhou darted away from the center of the noise, while Hu He was stunned on the spot by the bag being thrown away. The police stopped the girl from making a move.
"You know perfectly well that Lili was a gift from my mother before she passed away, and that she has special meaning to me. You found her but didn't tell me, and you even used her to make money to pay off your debts, raising her like this... Damn it, give me back my money!" The girl cried and wiped away her tears. She had searched for a long time after Lili was lost, but now that she had finally found her again, she couldn't help but think of the past.
For the girl, Lili is more than just a pet and companion; she is family and a part of her past.
When the police put Lili in front of the girl and asked if it was her pet, Lili, who had been pitifully huddled in its cage, immediately wagged its tail and reached out its paws to grab the girl's hands.
God knows how long she had waited for this day. If she had known that she would not be able to find her master if she ran away, she would never have been curious about the outside world.
When the police saw the affectionate gaze between Lili and its owner, they realized that this was the real owner. So they mediated and returned Lili to its original owner, while Hu He would face punishment for illegally using the □□.
When they parted at the police station entrance, Shen Zhizhou tapped Lili's nose and told her to take good care of her owner. He then looked at the girl and said, "I will make follow-up visits from time to time. If Lili is not doing well, I will take her away at any time."
The girl hugged Lili and kissed her head without any hesitation: "Feel free to check me anytime, I'll be good to Lili."
Watching Lili and her master's departing figures, Shen Zhizhou lowered his guard and said to those behind him, "Aren't you coming out? The show's over."
Shuyi peeked out from behind Shen Zhizhou, wondering how he had discovered her. Shen Zhizhou pursed his lips and said, "Your inner thoughts are just like your true self, so dramatic and noisy, it's hard not to hear them, okay?"
Shu Yi punched Shen Zhizhou's arm, and a moment later Shen Zhizhou felt half of his arm go numb. He covered his injured side and looked slightly dead.
"I'm sorry, I didn't control my strength properly. How about I carry you?" Shu Yi rubbed her hands together, gesturing to see how to carry Shen Zhizhou comfortably.
Shen Zhizhou firmly declined Shu Yi's offer and returned home half-crippled.
...
The intermediary service company that had been agreed upon beforehand still opened. Because it had helped some monsters fulfill their wishes or establish themselves in the human world before, quite a few monsters came to visit on the opening day.
However, since it has just opened and some aspects are not yet fully developed, a lottery system has been adopted to process business. Only three people will be selected this time to process their business.
Looking at the expectant eyes below, Shen Zhizhou smiled encouragingly at Shu Yi, telling her not to be nervous. Shu Yi took a deep breath, pulled a slip of paper from the lottery box, opened it, and shouted, "Number 32! Who is number 32?"
"It's me! It's me, number 32!" Aunt Goat stopped what she was doing and came up to greet Shu Yi and Shen Zhizhou with a big smile.
The remaining two were drawn by Shen Zhizhou. After announcing Uncle Wild Goose and Miss Cat, the monsters below looked dejected. Seeing this, Shu Yi encouraged everyone, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. We're only in trial operation now, so we're not handling many jobs. But once things get on track, we'll definitely find everyone satisfactory work. In the meantime, everyone should also learn human language and culture so it will be easier for you to work in the human world later!"
...
The order was to fulfill Aunt Goat's wish first, so they called out to Aunt Goat when the other monsters were leaving.
Aunt Goat sat in her office chair, holding a cup of hot tea that Shuyi had poured for her to warm her hands. She looked at the human and the demon opposite her, cleared her throat, and replied, "I don't have any other skills. I just like to knit things. Whether it's a scarf, a sweater, or anything else, I can knit it for you."
Shen Zhizhou asked, his hands clasped together, "Then what about the raw materials, Auntie? The hair from your own body?"
"Not entirely. The wool sweater I'm wearing won't make me cold even in the coldest ice cellar, but the raw materials are scarce after all..."
After hearing Aunt Goat's reply, Shen Zhizhou thought for a moment and then asked her if she wanted to continue knitting, preferably in exchange for money.
Aunt Goat slapped her thigh and jumped up from her chair, shouting, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant! I have to say, Mr. Shen is really smart..."
"Auntie, have you ever thought about opening your own shop to sell your fabrics?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Goat and Shuyi were both stunned. For them, monsters without official status in the human world would find it as difficult as climbing to heaven to open a shop. If Shen Zhizhou were willing to help...
Shuyi squatted down in front of Shen Zhizhou, tilting her head slightly upwards. Her dark, watery eyes stared at Shen Zhizhou, blinking pitifully. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Zhizhou covered her eyes and commented, "Flattery."
She ripped the hand covering her eyes away and asked bluntly, "Are you going to help or not?"
Shen Zhizhou tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and after a while he said, "I can rent a shop to you in my name. I won't charge you any fees for the first six months, but after six months I will want 10% of your profits. You can consider it."
"No need to think about it, I agree!" Aunt Goat was afraid that Shen Zhizhou would change his mind, so she signed the agreement and left satisfied.
After seeing Aunt Goat off, Shu Yi smiled and clapped her hands beside Shen Zhizhou, praising his good deed. Shen Zhizhou smiled and looked at Shu Yi with interest, arms crossed.
...
Shen Zhizhou showed Shuyi and Aunt Goat the shop he had found. After looking at it, Aunt Goat thought the location and space were very good. There was a subway and a shopping mall nearby, and a university nearby, so it was quite good.
After signing the contract with the agent, I handed the key to Aunt Goat: "Auntie, it's yours now."
Aunt Goat gripped the key tightly in her hand, tears of joy welling up in her eyes as she nodded repeatedly and said yes.
During the store renovation, Shuyi accompanied Aunt Goat to purchase building materials, communicate about the decoration style, and even found many fabric styles online for Aunt Goat to refer to.
Finally, the two demons were torn between cute and adorable elements and a sophisticated interior design, so they went to ask Shen Zhizhou for his opinion.
“There are schools nearby. If we go for something too high-class, we might lose that market. How about we go for a Japanese minimalist style or a Korean gentle style? What do you think?” Shen Zhizhou showed Shuyi and Aunt Goat a few examples. After looking at them, the two decided to go for the Korean style.
Shen Zhizhou once again put forward his idea: "In addition to selling fabrics, we can also set up some drinks and desserts for sale, and open an area where people can take photos. This can increase our income."
"My goodness, how did you develop your brain? No wonder the human world is developing so rapidly!" Shu Yi couldn't help but give a thumbs up in admiration.
Shen Zhizhou's lips curled up slightly as he was coaxed, his eyes full of smiles. Seeing the perfect teamwork between the human and the demon, Aunt Goat took out a gift she had prepared beforehand and gave it to Shuyi and Shen Zhizhou.
“I knitted these dolls myself, one for each of you.” Watching Shuyi hold the dolls to her cheeks and make a peace sign, Aunt Goat couldn’t help but sigh, “You two… you really are a good match.”
Shuyi scratched her head somewhat embarrassed after hearing this, while Shen Zhizhou pretended to be very busy and his eyes wandered around.
...
On the day the store actually opened, Aunt Goat's hands were trembling with nervousness. Shuyi held Aunt Goat's hand tightly and made her breathe in and out like herself. Aunt Goat was so nervous that she could hardly speak.
"Shuyi, look, are my tail and horns coming out?"
Shuyi glanced at Aunt Goat's forehead, then at her back, and quickly pulled her into the inner changing room to calm her down.
"Auntie, if you're this nervous when you greet guests, you'll easily give yourself away! Relax... it's okay."
Aunt Goat sat on the changing bench, trying to calm herself and maintain her human form. After retracting her tail and horns, Aunt Goat indicated that she was ready.
It was the weekend when a stylishly decorated shop with adorable items suddenly appeared, making it irresistible to go inside and explore.
Aunt Goat's Young restaurant welcomed its first customers. Shuyi, with a smile, nudged the nervous Aunt Goat to indicate that she was welcome.
"Hello everyone, I am your host, please pay attention to me."
Customer and Shuyi: "???"
The customer even went outside to check the sign, thinking he had accidentally wandered into some kind of special place.
Shuyi stepped forward and explained, "I'm sorry, my aunt is very nervous because it's her first time opening a shop. You are welcome to browse and take pictures as you please."
I should have known better than to rehearse the manager's lines with Aunt Goat beforehand; a country bumpkin can never be as sophisticated as a city person.
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