Chapter 19
"Boom boom boom."
There were a few more knocks on the door. The person outside seemed confused as to why the owner of the house was not home after ordering takeout. He raised his voice and said, "Hello, takeout!"
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong." Followed by a series of doorbell rings. Bai Gaoxing could almost imagine the delivery guy's eagerness to rush and his angry mood that made him want to tear down the door.
It's too late if we don't do something.
Bai Gaoxing jumped onto the hook at the door, then thought it was too close, so he retreated to the bathroom door a little further away and imitated Li Pu's voice: "Put it outside first, I'm here..."
Looking around, the toilet was clean. "I'm going to the bathroom."
He lowered his voice: "It's a bit inconvenient."
The sound was not suppressed well, and there were a few coughs, which sounded like he had overexerted himself and fell into a very embarrassing situation.
The atmosphere outside suddenly calmed down. Bai Gaoxing swore with his bird-like sixth sense that maybe he understood or felt the same way. After all, going to the toilet is a daily event in life.
"Okay, I'll leave it at the door. Remember to take it." The delivery guy said, and the footsteps quickly faded away.
Bai Gaoxing came to the screen at the door and pressed the video button to monitor the outside. From this angle, he could clearly see the bulging bag with the trademark hanging on the door handle, swaying slightly...
Bai Gaoxing couldn't help but want to cover his face, and forgot to tell the delivery boy to put it in a hidden place! Hanging it here is simply a clear sign to Li Pu that there is a big problem!
In his mind, he could not help but imagine Li Pu's iron-like face and vigilant expression after he returned home, and then called the police to capture it and send it to the laboratory for research.
NO!
Bai Gaoxing squatted on the ground in grief, his wings paralyzed, looking deeply shocked.
Fortunately, this is still edible after it cools down...
No, no, no, now we should think about how to explain it to Li Pho when he comes back.
But now is not the time to give up.
Bai Gaoxing concentrated his energy on his dantian, threw himself upward, grabbed the door handle, and hung upside down on the golden hook!
Withered.
No, I can't pull it at all.
He still overestimated the power of a parrot. Even if it was a large parrot, its strength was only in its beak.
Then all he had to do was create some kind of momentum with his wrist, or use something heavier to push the door handle down, and then slam the door open in an instant - well, he had never wished he were a dog so much.
So we tried all sorts of methods, but the door just wouldn't budge.
After being silent for a while, Bai Gaoxing's eyes trembled slightly, and then he looked sharply at the mobile phone on the top of the cage.
All we have to do is see that it was an innocent parrot that accidentally did it, right?
…
"I didn't expect you to be so anxious that you even forgot to bring your cell phone. This is really unlike you." After hearing Li Pu's explanation that he left his cell phone at home, Lei Li laughed out loud. "Can I say that this little baby is very helpful to your 'condition'?"
Li Pu did not comment.
Lei Li's eyes softened. "If that's the case, then I can safely entrust you with the new task."
As Li Pu's agent, Lei Li naturally understood his situation. Although it was not to the extent of being diagnosed with "mental illness", this kind of immersive acting that was like walking on a tightrope still made her terrified.
Such people can be called geniuses, but they can also be said to be just a hair's breadth away from danger. The experientialists are likely to commit crimes or even die.
"Director Sun's play has been moved up a week, so you can report for it in a month. There will be a promotion in another city in a few days that requires your participation, which will be considered a business trip. There are also variety shows... I know you rarely appear on those shows, but there are a few that are particularly popular recently. Especially after knowing that you have a parrot, I think this one is especially suitable for you."
The woman extended her index finger, and her shiny red nail pointed at an invitation letter.
"Cute Pet Diary"
"This variety show has become very popular recently. Many celebrities are rushing to take part in it. All they have to do is bring their pets that are familiar to them to chat and show their cuteness. Some people will even hire someone to train a pet with human nature in a short period of time." Lei Li explained the benefits directly and in a light tone, "You don't have to make yourself look ugly or ruin your image, and you can also label yourself as an animal lover, so many people have signed up."
Li Pu's eyes were calm: "I didn't sign up."
"Hmm~" Lei Li nodded, as if it was expected. "I knew you would be reluctant to leave your little cutie. This show is indeed a bit dangerous. Pets that have never been on stage may be stressed. Only those star pets - those who have adapted to the spotlights and cameras, as well as applause and shouting since childhood - can stay on the stage."
"This was the case in the first few episodes. Some pets were not in good condition after leaving the show, so the show later changed the shooting mode and also allowed the participating pets to undergo adaptation training in advance. It was pretty good."
After saying so much, Lei Li felt a little dry in the mouth. She picked up the cup and drank some water. "If you don't want to, forget it."
It was just a casual question anyway.
After saying this, Lei Li asked Mei Youshu to come over and report on the progress, and reminded him emphatically: "Don't forget to participate in the publicity
"
Li Pho thought for a moment and said, "I won't forget it, but..."
"But what?"
"Dabai can't be alone at home."
"Not even two days?" Lei Li asked.
“I’m worried it might bump into something.”
"Inside the cage?"
Li Pu thought for a moment, "I haven't tried it. And Da Bai doesn't like cages."
Lei Li frowned slightly. She knew Li Pu's situation. His family was not around, and if she asked someone to come and take care of him, she was afraid that his information would be sold out or his things would be stolen. This had happened more than once or twice, so it wouldn't work. As for a trusted friend...
"Where's your childhood friend?"
“He’s busy, too.”
These four words destroyed the last glimmer of hope.
This is understandable, everyone is busy. Lei Li nodded secretly in her heart. Not to mention that she had been working all night recently, no matter how many facial masks she used, she couldn't make up for it; Li Pu had received too many notices after that, and she was probably very busy; the new assistant girl who was the most familiar to the company had graduated, and she happened to be assigned to a newcomer; it seemed that there was no one left who could be trusted——
No, there is one.
"Dashu, I remember you didn't seem to have to participate in the promotion?"
Mei Youshu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I have to take care of something here first..."
"OK." Lei Li snapped her fingers, "Go feed the birds for Li Pu."
Hearing the word "bird", Mei Youshu shuddered, "Sister Li, I don't--"
"You can get an extra hundred yuan for each visit." Lei Li glanced at him and said, "You can go twice a day to get extra food. It's not like you can't stay there."
"I……"
"two hundred?"
"This……"
"The price is five hundred. Don't count it."
“I’ll go!”
Mei Youshu bowed down to the bribe of capital, hugged the documents tightly, and his eyes sparkled, "Brother Li's bird is my bird, don't worry, Brother Li! I will worship it like an ancestor!"
Lei Li: “…”
Li Piao: “…”
In short, the door-to-door bird feeding service is booked.
After leaving the company, Li Pu returned home at a speed that almost exceeded the speeding camera line. He subconsciously sped up because he was worried that Dabai would do something at home again. Although Dabai had been behaving very well these days, he subconsciously felt that based on Dabai's intelligence, he seemed capable of doing something even more outrageous.
I hope the phone has been turned off before Dabai finds it.
But the reality is always unsatisfactory.
When Li Pu walked out of the elevator, he immediately saw a plastic bag hanging on the door handle of his house in the distance.
You are not mistaken, that is takeaway.
The confusion and doubt in Li Pu's eyes reached a peak at this moment. At work, except for his agent and assistant, no one knew his address; let alone his neighbors, he was not familiar with them to that extent, only the old man downstairs...
I don't think I would order this kind of fast food.
Li Pu walked to the door, stared at the three letters on the bag, paused for a moment, took it off, then took a deep breath and opened the door.
The house was peaceful and bright sunlight streamed into the living room, reflecting the sleepy parrot on the sofa.
Li Pho breathed a sigh of relief.
He hung the takeaway in his hand on the shelf at the door, and then went to get his mobile phone from the cage. Li Pu, who was concentrating on his purpose, did not notice that the parrot, which should have been sleeping on the sofa, quietly opened one eye.
Unfortunately, the phone screen was on; but fortunately, the call did not reach 110.
Li Pu began to check his mobile phone. There were many bright paw prints on the screen. He guessed that it was the dust that Da Bai got on it when he played in the flowerpot on the balcony. Two or three apps on the screen were shifted, and several software were running in the background... These were not big problems. Li Pu's eyes scanned them one by one, closed the unnecessary software, and finally stopped at a takeaway software.
Display "The takeaway has been delivered, please remember to give a good review~"
Li Pho calmly turned his gaze to the big white parrot on the sofa.
Bai Gaoxing stuffed his head into his wings and pretended to be sleeping soundly.
I actually order takeout now.
Li Pu thought with some amusement that if he sent Dabai to school, he might be able to work at a TV station.
Come to think of it, Li Pu attributed all of this to accidents. If he hadn't accidentally left his cell phone at home, Da Bai wouldn't have been able to cause such a coincidence.
Bai Gaoxing watched Li Pu put his phone back into his pocket and went into the bedroom without saying anything. He knew that he had succeeded in diverting attention by using confusion.
He relaxed all of a sudden, stretched his stiff body which had been made while pretending to sleep, and lay comfortably on the sofa for a while. However, he found that Li Pu had not come out of the bedroom for a long time, so he walked in curiously.
Wait, what are you doing!?
In the field of vision, the man's upper body was buried in the closet. A medium-sized suitcase was open on the ground with several neatly stacked clothes inside.
Bai Gaoxing felt a little uneasy. Although he had said before that he would not send him away, where was he going to move? Would he take him with him? Or leave him at home? Anyway, he didn't want to go to someone else's house.
Li Pu noticed the white group moving back and forth at the door, and also saw its anxious look. He put down the clothes he was folding, half squatted down, and pinched its face. "What's wrong?"
Bai Gaoxing thought about it and said, "Going out to play? I'll go too."
Li Pu chuckled, "I have to go out in a few days and can't take you with me."
Just going out?
Bai Gaoxing felt relieved, and his fur became less ruffled. He pecked Li Pu's finger, but not too hard.
Soon it was evening.
As he had to prepare for the promotion, Li Pu was reading the news from the publicity department while communicating with his assistant on various matters, and he was absent-minded during the meal.
As for the takeaway, after seeing Dabai secretly trying to open the bag, he put it in the refrigerator.
After he finished eating, he realized that Dabai had not come over to grab the food today, but was just eating the food in the cage. He had eaten the entire box of millet and half of the hanging cereal snacks.
It's time to eat some fruit.
Li Pu went to the kitchen, cut an apple, held it in his hand and hooked it at the door of the cage. The parrot turned its head and quickly jumped onto his arm.
The nimble bird claws grabbed the apple in his hand and ate it bit by bit, without any apple pulp falling out.
Very good, very well behaved.
Li Pu recalled his agent's evaluation of Dabai, which was very consistent with his own.
He took out the parrot toys he had bought before, a basketball hoop and a small basketball, and tried to teach Dabai how to play. To his surprise, Dabai learned it after just a few tries. As it turned out, because it was too simple, Dabai just held the ball in his mouth and played with it by himself. When he was tired of playing, he flew to the bedroom to sleep. He is simply a model pet for modern pet owners.
Very strange. Li Pu pondered for a while in the living room facing the moonlight, wondering if his parrot was feeling uncomfortable because it ate too much, but he decided to observe it for a day. If it was still so listless tomorrow, he would go to the pet hospital for a check-up.
Thinking of this, Li Pu walked into the bedroom, took off his coat and sat on the bed. Just as he was about to lift the quilt, he was shocked to see a big white ball lying next to his pillow.