Chapter 2
As soon as they arrived under the tree, Da Huang smelled the fragrance with his keen nose. He put down his food and circled around Lin Gui, wagging his tail wildly. Uncle Wang, who was preparing to feed Da Huang, asked Lin Gui, "Girl Gui, what are you going to eat tonight? Da Huang is so excited that he hasn't even finished the dumplings I brought him."
Lin Gui joked, "I haven't had dinner yet. This is a snack I made for Da Huang. Didn't I say I was going to kidnap him today? Of course I have to make some preparations."
"You haven't eaten yet. Come to my house and eat. Your grandmother Xu is making dumplings tonight. They're stuffed with beef and cabbage."
"Okay, I'll come up to you after I feed Da Huang. You can go back and eat first."
One hand touched Dahuang's head to calm the excited dog, and the other hand took out the prepared dog biscuits and fed them to Dahuang. Dahuang rolled up both biscuits in his mouth as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he was afraid that other dogs would snatch them away. Saliva and crumbs fell down while he chewed.
Lin Gui let Da Huang eat slowly. Seeing that Da Huang liked the biscuits so much, she felt a little more confident about selling them. Da Huang slowly ate all the crumbs that fell on the ground, raised his head and looked at Lin Gui, wagging his tail and whining, wanting more snacks.
009 looked at the spoiled Da Huang and felt soft-hearted: "Host, don't you still have some? Give some to Da Huang. Da Huang looks so pitiful."
Lin Gui brought Da Huang to his dog bowl, which still contained some uneaten dumplings. She persuaded him to finish the dumplings and said to 009, "If you sell them yourself, this store will go bankrupt sooner or later. Da Huang still has food left. Snacks can't be eaten as staple food."
Seeing that Da Huang didn't get any food, he lowered his head and finished his dumplings. Seeing this, Lin Gui said to 009, "See, Da Huang doesn't mind eating dumplings. We can't indulge our furry children. Snacks are for satisfying cravings."
009 learned his lesson and said he understood. Lin Gui went up to the second floor and prepared to go to Grandpa Wang's house to eat dumplings. He knocked on the door and it was Grandpa Wang's wife, Grandma Xu, who opened the door.
Before she retired, Grandma Xu worked in the street office. She liked to socialize with people and was a community elder. She knew most of the people in the community. She had watched Lin Gui grow up and loved her very much.
Seeing Lin Gui coming over, she was very happy: "I just heard your grandfather say that if you come over to eat dumplings, they have already been served for you. If you don't come over, the dumplings will get cold."
"Hello, Grandma. I'm here now. It's cold enough not to burn your mouth." Lin Gui greeted her and followed Grandma Xu into the house. They sat at the dining table and started eating.
Grandma Xu watched Lin Gui eat and asked, "How's your job search going, girl? I heard from your brothers and sisters that the job market is tough lately. If you can't find one, how about I find you a job as an intern in my old neighborhood? The salary might be low, but it's a good place to start."
Lin Gui declined and thanked Grandma Xu for her kindness. "The job I've found is pretty good. I'm sorry to have to ask you for favors for such a small matter. I've already found an interview for a store manager position near our community. I'll let you know as soon as I pass the interview."
The old lady thought for a long time, wondering which store in the surrounding area was hiring employees, or even store managers. She asked Uncle Wang and Lin Gui at the same time: "I didn't see any store hiring. Old man, did you see any? Girl, you can't be fooled by others."
Uncle Wang thought about the nearby stores that also said they hadn't seen any hiring, so he asked about the specific situation of Lin Gui's store. Lin Gui quickly made up a story, "This store is opening a branch here. They're almost choosing a location, so they're looking for management trainees in advance. I was lucky to get the interview for store manager. Stores in other areas can only get management trainees."
"The store's headquarters is quite large, so they probably won't scam you."
After hearing what Lin Gui said, Grandma Xu and the others felt that it was more reliable and said to Lin Gui, "Girl, if you have any problems, just tell us. Your grandma was an official before she retired."
Lin Gui was very grateful. "Of course, I have you as my backer. I have always walked sideways on this street since I was a child."
Grandma Xu then smiled with satisfaction. Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Gui said goodbye to Grandpa Wang and the others, saying that she would not disturb them from sleeping and went back first.
Back home, 009 couldn't wait to show off: "Host, seeing that Da Huang likes it so much, I always say that everyone loves our world's products. When I have enough energy, I can introduce the complete version of the biscuits. Then all dogs will love our biscuits."
While washing up, Lin Gui poured cold water on the system: "If we sell it on the street like this, and we don't even have a quality inspection report, people will definitely think we are selling three or five products. Almost no one will buy it."
009 was shocked. "What should I do? It's all because I don't have enough energy. If I had enough energy, I could create a report."
"There's no rush. Let me think about it." Lin Gui soothed the system, lay down on the bed and began to search for nearby parks where dogs can be taken in. Seeing that the park opened at 6:30 in the morning, he set the alarm for 6:00 in the morning and prepared to go to the park tomorrow to try his luck.
009 looked at the host's operation and asked Lin Gui: "Host, are you going to set up a stall in the park to sell it? I think setting up a stall is more reliable."
Lin Gui smiled and said, "Whether it will sell tomorrow depends on how Da Huang performs." Then she asked, "Do you have any props, like the kind that can make the dog understand my speech?"
009 thought about the products of his old world and replied, "In our world, to protect dogs, we've only studied how to roughly understand what they say, not how to make them understand. It all depends on the dog's own will, and the owner can only guide and educate them."
"At present, I have only studied it to the point where I roughly understand it."
"We don't interfere with the lives of animals." The system said proudly.
Lin Gui roughly understood the respect the system's world held for animals and continued, "Can I have this ability now? This is an initial investment to lay the foundation for selling my first order tomorrow."
009 looked at the little energy left and gritted his teeth: "Currently, the props can only be used for the host for two hours. And if you want to hear the dog's language, you have to listen carefully."
After receiving the guarantee, Lin Gui immediately became more confident about tomorrow's plan and fell asleep with full confidence. After all, he had to get up early tomorrow.
The next day, as soon as the alarm rang, Lin Gui climbed out of bed. 009 also greeted him, "Good morning, host! Let's start the day with a full spirit. Big data predicts sunny weather today, and our business will surely be smooth sailing."
Lin Gui was still a little dazed, but after hearing 009's words, she sobered up a bit and replied, "Thank you for your good wishes."
After washing up, I put on a light windbreaker jacket, short-sleeved shirt and shorts, tied my hair into a high ponytail, and went to find Dahuang downstairs with the eight packaged dog biscuits left over from yesterday.
In the morning, Dahuang is usually in the security room at the entrance of the community. The security guard has built a small kennel for it, where it can use the air conditioning in the security room, so it no longer has to worry about the severe cold or heat.
The community security guard has been in this community for many years and is now a resident of the community. He is also very familiar with Lin Gui. When he saw Lin Gui coming, he greeted Lin Gui. Lin Gui explained to the security guard that she wanted to take Dahuang out for a walk, and the security guard agreed readily.
After arriving at the door, he tied up Da Huang with a leash and took him to the park. 009 felt a little uncomfortable watching Da Huang being tied up: "Why do you have to tie him up with a leash? Animals are meant to be free."
"In our country, cities must abide by our order, so they still have to be leashed for now, but they can be let go in the park, and they don't have to be leashed all the time." Lin Gui explained to 009.
When they got outside the park, Lin Gui asked 009 to give her the superpower of understanding dogs' speech. She took out three cookies and said to Da Huang seriously, "Da Huang, next time you see these cookies, act like you really want to eat them. If you cooperate, all three cookies will be yours."
Dahuang barked a few times and turned around, "Ah, it's delicious, delicious, I want to eat it." After hearing Dahuang's words and watching its movements, Lin Gui felt that it should be safe, so she gave Dahuang a piece first, and then took Dahuang into the park after Dahuang finished eating.
Although this park is not very big, it has good greening and is always maintained. It is located near the Lingui residential area and can be reached by foot in a few minutes. Most of the people who come here for a walk early in the morning are elderly people, and a small number are young people taking their dogs for a walk. Lingui's main target is these young people and their dogs.
But it didn't feel realistic to suddenly approach and ask people with dogs to buy snacks. Lin Gui took Da Huang for a walk while thinking about what would be the most appropriate way.
Just as he was thinking, suddenly Dahuang ran away. Lin Gui chased it and heard it humming, "Shit, shit, find a place quickly." It seemed that Dahuang had sensed something and ran to a small sapling not far away, sniffed, and circled around the tree for a while.
Just when Lin Gui thought it was not satisfied and wanted to find another tree, it dug with its claws, stuck out its butt, and prepared to go to the toilet. Soon Dahuang was done. Lin Gui took care of the aftermath and watched it swaying in the grass around the sapling.
Dahuang seemed very satisfied with this place. Just as he was about to mark it, a little golden retriever came running from a distance, yelling at Dahuang from a distance and pouncing on him while yelling. 009 was startled and reminded Lin Gui in his mind, "Host, come quickly, a fight is about to start." Lin Gui hurriedly dealt with the garbage and quickly stood between the two dogs.
But when the two dogs met, they were extremely jealous of each other, and Lin Gui could not stop them alone. The little golden retriever circled around Lin Gui and started to pounce on Dahuang, barking at him. Dahuang was not to be outdone, so he took a stance, lowered his voice, and prepared to fight.
When Lin Gui saw that she couldn't stop it, she simply picked up Dahuang so that the little golden retriever couldn't reach it. Dahuang was also moving around in her arms and barking at the little golden retriever. Both dogs were not small in size, and Dahuang was restless, so Lin Gui could hardly hold it.
At this time, the owner of the little golden retriever came running over panting, shouting "Jiji, don't move", while hugging the little golden retriever's neck, putting a rope on it, trying to hold the little golden retriever. Lin Gui also put Dahuang down, and as soon as he put it down, Dahuang was almost caught and was about to pounce on the little golden retriever.
While Lin Gui was putting a rope on Dahuang, she took out dog bone biscuits to divert Dahuang's attention. Dahuang hadn't had breakfast yet, and when he saw the packaged biscuits, he seemed to remember that they were delicious, and soon he settled down.
Seeing that it had calmed down, Lin Gui opened the package and fed it a dog biscuit, then looked up at the golden retriever and its owner.
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