Pets miss

Two thousand-yuan bills, three hundred-yuan bills, plus a dozen five-yuan and ten-yuan copper plates.

——This is all Deng Yufan's current property.

"...It's really bad. The meows are almost finished; the rice is only two days old. The most stock is dog food... I don't know if humans eat dog food, will there be any problems? Listen. It looks like dog food is not bad.”

Puffing out his cheeks, looking sadly at the large deficit caused by the outstanding rent in the family book, Yufan knew that he was not in a crisis, but in a crisis.

"Meow..."

Perhaps it is the unique instinct of animals, as if they sensed Yufan's melancholy, several meows gathered around him, rubbed against his feet, or climbed to the top of his head by grabbing his shoulders .

"It doesn't matter, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, as long as it lasts until the next salary payment day."

Yufan thought that he could eat one less meal and lose weight.Don't take the MRT anymore, take the bus and walk every day, at least half of the commuting fee can be cut.If you eat rice and bibimbap with soy sauce, you don't have to buy vegetables.I'm really hungry and can't stand it, and I can share some dog food with the dogs.

Hmm... From the looks of it, the situation is not as bad as he imagined!

"Ha, I forgot. As long as I go to work and sit on the stage, there will be free fruits and cakes for guests to eat!"

When I used to work in a restaurant, packing leftovers was a very important source of cost savings, but I actually forgot!Even though there are no meals to fill the stomach in the male public relations shop, there will be some snacks, small breads, snacks, braised meat, etc. that go with alcohol.Just tell the aunt who helps in the kitchen, she should let herself pack some leftover side dishes and go home.

"Great! Sure enough, there is no unparalleled road!"

Yufan let go of the big stone in his heart, picked up the little Miaomiao who was playing on his shoulder, and happily played with it and kissed it.

"Mochaka, don't worry, even if Baba is hungry, he will definitely not starve you."

Regarding the matter of lending money to Miss Ai Ling, Yu Fan did some introspection afterwards.Although it is right to do good deeds, but I did not calculate carefully, is it within my ability to lend such a large sum of money in one breath?He should at least buy two or three months' worth of grain for the hungry babies at home before lending the money.

Yufan doesn't regret lending that money, as long as every penny can be spent meaningfully, it doesn't matter who spends it.

"...I hope Miss Ai Ling will make good use of the 100 million and solve her money crisis smoothly."

It is very likely that Miss Ai Ling is dealing with those problems now, that's why she didn't come to the store to look for him, and didn't contact him.Yufan wasn't worried, he thought, when her problem was solved, she would come to him.

"awesome!"

After Yufan tore off a page of the calendar, he saw the big "Pay Day" written in red pen on it, and almost burst into tears.Woohoo, the big battle of frugality, the days when every penny was spent tremblingly, the days when you didn’t even dare to add marinated eggs to the bento, the bitter days of shrinking clothes and dieting, are finally coming to an end!

Today, today is the day, he can finally get his salary!

"Dairy Cow, Mocha, Sanhua'er, Laifu, Laili, hehe, tonight I will be paid to buy canned food and snacks for you. By the way, buy a new cat scratcher and a new bite Bite the rope for you!"

Yufan picked up the babies one by one, and happily kissed their fluffy cheeks.Although he suffered a few cat punches in the middle, the dogs enthusiastically helped him lick the pain away, Yufan was still very happy, as if he was about to fly into the sky.

He even changed his bad habit of always going out when he was about to be late, and went to work an hour earlier today.

As a result, because it was too early, Uncle Wan who held the key hadn't come yet, and the back door for the staff to enter and exit hadn't been opened yet!He even forgot that Uncle Wan would not open the door until 05:30, which shows how excited he is.

"Go to the convenience store first, let's kill some time!"

Yufan walked to the supermarket on the corner ahead.There are many hotels and pubs nearby, so there are often many handsome men and women with fashionable clothes and customs coming in and out here.

He walked to the magazine area, flipping through the unsealed comic magazines, but he didn't look at what was drawn in the comics, and his eyes kept slipping to the bread shelf next to him.

Knowing that in a few hours, I will be able to receive a hot salary and have a big meal, but the hungry bug in my stomach seems not to want to wait any longer, and is wriggling desperately.

Look, the red bean bread seems to be calling itself.The sweet and refreshing aroma of red bean paste, as well as the soft bread, tear it open and take a bite...

grunt!Yufan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and touched the remaining money in his pocket - a 50 yuan copper plate.It is more than enough to buy this bread, but after buying it, all my property is only 30 yuan left, and I can barely go home by car.

How to do it?Yufan fell into distress.

"Pinch, pinch, have you seen this Facebook page?"

"Ha, you saw it too!"

"Do you believe what is written on it? I think this story is a bit fake, how can it be possible!"

"Hehe, if this is true, that cowherd is really the blindest cowherd in the world, super blind! Hahahaha!"

"It's really ridiculous. I actually lent 100 million to the female publicist who came to have fun! Didn't the female publicist die? You have to eat and you have to get it. Even the seat fee you paid is back!"

Between "buy" and "don't buy", the angel and the devil in Yufan's heart wrestled. He was so focused that even the chirping and noisy voices of the two hot girls standing in front of the counter waiting for coffee behind him, Did not hear.

"Miss, your coffee is ready."

They got coffee and walked out, laughing and saying, "The woman is still saying on Facebook that when she runs out of money, she will go back and lie to the cowherd and ask him to lend her more money."

"Oh, good or bad, that woman." After finishing speaking, he immediately added another sentence. "But who told that cowherd to be so stupid to believe what the hotel lady said, he deserved to be cheated!"

As he spoke, he walked out the door.

"Thank you for coming! Welcome to come again next time!"

Yufan put down the magazine, he made a decision—he picked up the red bean bread on the shelf, and went to the counter to check out.

It was the night before a rare back-to-back holiday, and the streets outside were filled with holiday cheer.Even many busy working women and OLs come to the public relations store to have fun in this atmosphere of joy and liberation. "Sudan" is full of guests tonight, no cowherd is sitting on the bench, everyone is running around several tables in turn, supporting each other.

Among them, Awan paid special attention to Yufan.

Normally, he has a big smile, and he is already a cute kid. Today, his smile is even brighter, he is like a super rabbit with a power battery installed.Without opening his mouth, those mature ladies and smart OLs have already been fascinated by him, and they are vying to occupy him and won't let him go.

"Yufan, is there anything good going on today? You seem to be very excited."

"Hehe, this is a secret. By the way, Uncle Wan, today is the payday, I remember correctly?" He clasped his hands on his chest and looked at him with shining eyes.

Awan nodded. "The salary has been remitted to your account, and you will see the details after get off work."

"Then, so... I can get the money when I go to the ATM later?!"

Seeing his ecstatic look, Ah Wan was a little worried.

"Are you so short of money to spend? The salary in our store is not low. You should have earned a lot in the past two months. This is not enough to spend. Are you spending too much? Don't get into any bad habits. , It is strictly forbidden for people to touch drugs in our store.”

Yufan stuck out his tongue. "No, no, I won't do that kind of thing. I spent a lot of money on a temporary basis last month, and I was a little tight for a while. After I get my salary today, everything will be fine."

Awan believed that he would not lie.

"Okay, in the future, you should discuss money with me first, and don't go to borrow money from unknown sources, you know?"

Cowherds are the assets of the store. Rather than letting them owe money to underground banks outside, it is better to let them owe money to themselves. This is an important experience of Awan's management of "Sudan" for many years.

"Yes."

"Go and do your work!"

Yu Fancan bowed with a smile, turned and left.

This kid is indeed very well-behaved and obedient. If you join him, you can be smarter, and it will definitely not be a problem to become NO.1.Awan thought, he should come up with a plan to raise the popularity of this child, so that this child can be raised to a higher level.

When Awan returned to the office, he heard the sound of conversation in the rest area——

"Hahahaha, lying on the grass! That man is so stupid! This kind of person is our colleague, I can't believe it!"

"That's to say, it's a disgrace to our Cowherd!"

"Right now, the hotel ladies on the entire Linsen North Road are asking, wondering which shop's cowherd is so blind?" Wu Tai, the current No. Knowing which shop it was from, I rushed to teach that guy a lesson and told him to stop being a cowboy, he is a shame to us cowherds!"

The group of people didn't know what they were discussing, and Awan asked curiously: "What's the matter? What shame? What are you talking about?"

Mrs. Wu handed him her love crazy phone, and the phone screen displayed a certain Facebook page with the title "The Blindest Cowherd in Taiwan is in Liutiaotong."

"This female publicist of the hotel proudly posted a post on it saying that she went to a certain "big" cowherd shop in Liutiaotong to find a cowherd for drinking and having fun, and afterwards she cheated 100 million yuan from the cowherd. I earned it."

Mrs. Wu said angrily: "This scumbag still proudly talks about how good his acting skills are, how stupid the cowherd is, and how easy it is to cheat the money. It makes people go to Baduhuo! If she has a feeling, she will give it to me." Put the picture up, and I will definitely make it impossible for her to get along in Liujotong!"

Awan was startled when he heard that.How can someone be so bad?Also make your behavior public and put it on the Internet for people to browse?

"Could it be her nonsense?"

Others shrugged and said, "The state of the public relations shop described in it is very realistic. She should be a regular customer of the public relations shop. Who knows if the cowherd she cheated on is real? She only wrote that the other party was a famous The person with big eyes, who looks like a foreign doll, is a standard brainless beautiful young man at a glance."

"Hey, don't we have one here?"

At this time, I don't know who said this sentence.

"Is there a what?" Wu Tai didn't understand.

"Brainless, beautiful young man." He giggled. "Isn't it the same as 'Deng Meaa'?"

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is interested.There was a sudden silence in the lounge.

"Huh? I, I was joking, I'm not saying that this super blind cowboy is him, I don't know!" Seeing that everyone's expressions became serious, the speaker became anxious.

"Boss, do you want to ask Deng Yufan to see if he knows about this matter?" Mrs. Wu said with a sullen face, "I'll put my ugly words first. If it's really him who committed such a crime, even the younger brother who poured water will be punished." I won’t make a mistake, I don’t want to work in the same place as this kind of person, it’s too embarrassing, and then ‘Sudan’ will become the laughing stock of all cowherd shops!”

Awan's face darkened, he nodded and said: "The matter has not been confirmed yet, so there is no need to talk about it, I will talk about it after I ask it clearly."

But when he sent someone to the outfield to ask Yufan to come and speak, the foreman in the outfield told him that he was a step too late and that Yufan had left work on time and left.

As soon as Yufan got home from work, he immediately rushed to the convenience store near his home with his ATM card, and went to the ATM to get the money.

——Beep, beep, enter the password, press the withdrawal amount, and confirm.

However, the machine ruthlessly popped up the error codes of "wrong withdrawal amount" and "unable to withdraw".

"No way? Don't bully me, a computer idiot!"

Yufan anxiously entered it again to confirm that he had entered the correct password, but the result was still the same—the machine just wouldn't spit out the money for him.He had to ask the store manager for help and asked them if the ATM was broken?The store manager kindly helped him check to see what the problem was.

"This code means that your balance is insufficient. You may check the balance first, and then it will be better." The store manager returned the list to him and said.

Insufficient amount?impossible!Didn't Uncle Wan say that the salary has already been remitted in?Anxious like ants on a hot pot, Yufan walked out of the convenience store and called Uncle Wan.

"Deng Yufan. As soon as Uncle Wan answered the phone, he immediately said, "Have you arrived home yet?" 』

"Well, Uncle Wan. That...sorry...it seems that the salary hasn't been paid—"

But the other party said in a more anxious tone: "The matter here is more urgent."Let me ask you first, have you ever lent money to customers in the store? 』

"Huh? Uncle Wan, how do you know?" Yufan suddenly thought, could it be... "Miss Ailing told you? Does she want to return the money to me?"

"...Ah, it's really you. At the other end, there was a loud sigh.

"Uncle Wan, about...salary..." Yufan was dying of anxiety.

"Deng Yufan, I'm sorry, you don't have to go to work in "Sudan" starting tomorrow. 』

Unexpectedly, from Uncle Wan's mouth, what he heard was even more thunderbolt news.Yufan's mind went blank, he clutched the phone, and stood in the middle of the sidewalk blankly.

"I know that our contract has just been signed. Since I requested the termination of the contract, I will not ask you to return the 50 yuan I paid in advance for the installation fee. Let it be regarded as compensation for your loss."If you have time to come to the store to tidy up and tidy things up, you will be born. 』

There was only the sound of "buzz" on the other end of the phone, and Yufan was isolated in the crowd, unable to recover the strength to stand up again from the blow for a long time.

Penniless, it turned out to be such a terrible thing.

When Yufan came home, he fell limply on the floor as soon as he entered the entrance. He looked at the ceiling blankly, thinking about what to do in the future?

Of course, the first step, he had to figure out where did this month's salary go?Especially now facing the blow of unemployment, the salary issue has become an important key to "life and death".

Fortunately, there is a passbook as the basis for the money in and out of the bank. It should not happen that the salary put in it will disappear for no reason.Perhaps it was only when the account was credited sooner or later that he could not receive the money. Maybe the problem will be solved tomorrow morning, so there is no need to worry too much.

As for the second step... He still wanted to go to Uncle Wan again and ask the matter clearly.Why do I have to walk by myself?What did I do wrong?If he did something wrong, shouldn't he have a chance to correct his mistakes and start over?

The last step, if you really can't go back to work in "Sudan", you have to find a new job immediately, otherwise the cats and cats at home will soon face a crisis of food shortage.

——Why did things become like this?

Yufan covered his face with his hands.

--am I wrong?Don't lend money out at that time, will it be fine?Mommy said, people should help each other, isn't it right?

Tears slipped silently from his fingers.

"Aww, aww..."

Laifu circled around him nervously.

"Meow..."

Mocha jumped on his chest, using it to prick his little tongue and lick his hands covering his face.

"...I'm sorry, I'm such a stupid master, I'm afraid I will make you suffer with me."

Yufan is really ashamed to face all these cute meowing faces and barking faces that trust him and rely on him, and if he has a little trouble, he will accompany him to worry and fear.

Today's depression cannot be saved for tomorrow.In order to protect the lovely family members, Yufan knows that he must work harder tomorrow!

From a distance, Cheng Kefei saw his neighbors wandering outside the "Fresh Garden" acting strangely.

For a while, he was close to the floor-to-ceiling windows, as if he was studying the products in the window; for a while, he turned around and began to pace around the door.Sometimes he looks up to the sky, sometimes he looks at the ground, and he seems to be muttering something to himself.

People who don't know have long regarded him as a psychopath.

Cheng Kefei was aroused by his mysterious behavior, so he simply stood behind the street tree and observed what he was planning.What are your plans?

After the neighbor dawdled for about ten minutes, his pale and haggard face suddenly showed the expression of "putting to death and rebirth".Cheng Kefei thought to himself, "Is he finally going to take action?"The neighbor had already held the doorknob of "Fresh Garden" with both hands, and was about to enter the store—just in time, a customer came out of the store.

The neighbor blushed as if suffering from an electric shock, quickly let go of the doorknob, and hurried to the other side.

Seeing this, Cheng Kefei felt that his words and deeds were not "weird" or "suspicious" but "unusual", so he frowned unconsciously.

Usually he doesn't care about "people" business and only cares about "animal" business, but today...he decided to make an exception.

Following the direction in which the neighbor was running away, Cheng Kefei started to catch up.

Why run?Yufan couldn't tell why.

He lingered in front of the entrance of "Fresh Garden" for a long time, trying to muster up the courage to go in and ask, "I don't have any money to buy, can I help you work here and exchange some food to go back?" Annoys familiar shop assistants.

The problem is, there are four big cats, three kittens, and two dogs in the family. These nine mouths are waiting to be fed, and they have to be fed every day.Seeing that the stockpile will be bottomed out in a day or two, how can I let my family suffer and suffer because of a little "reservedness" and "shame"?

Besides, the instigator is himself.

If he can not make a decision so hastily...if he thinks a little more carefully... Well, it's fine if he is the only one who suffers and suffers, and the pets suffer together with him, he will be more sad than starving himself .

Fantasies of meows looking at the empty cat bowls, and dogs lying listlessly in front of the food bowls and starving fantasies floated in front of my eyes... Yufan trembled, unable to imagine it becoming a reality, and finally made up his mind, Walk towards the door of this frequented pet store.

But the moment he walked to the store door, there were customers coming out of the door, and they glanced at Yufan.A careless glance.A very ordinary look.

But in an instant, Yufan had a strong feeling that he shouldn't be here, and when he came back to his senses and realized what he was doing, his people had already left the front of the store for a long distance.

This must be what people call "suspecting ghosts", right?Because of my own fear, uneasiness and fear, connecting with the eyes of others has become an overwhelming challenge.

Running, running, the feeling of hunger after two days of hunger struck again—limbs were weak, eyes were dark, and the world was spinning.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Suddenly, a big hand clasped his shoulder from behind, and before Yufan lost consciousness, he saw a face that was somewhat familiar and not so familiar.

"Hey, hello, neighbor! Are you alright? Cheer up!" he yelled while patting Yufan's cheek.

The way Yingyang frowned, reminded of something... Then he didn't know anything, and passed out without knowing anything...

Cheng Kefei rode an ambulance to the largest regional teaching hospital nearby.

The first time I was taken to the emergency room in an ambulance, it was not because I was injured, but because the neighbor passed out on his hand.Holding him with both hands, there is no way to call for help. Fortunately, a passerby helped him.

It's just that it's easy to call [-], but no one will be kind enough to send this neighbor to the hospital instead of Kefei.But Fei had no choice but to accompany him again and get in the ambulance.

So, now he is sitting in the emergency room, completely unaware of why he has been "kindly" sitting here waiting for the doctor to check his neighbor's body to see what's wrong with his body, which led to him passing out on the main road.

"Uh, are Deng Yufan's family members here?"

Suddenly, the isolation curtain in the consultation room was ripped open.A young female doctor in a resident blue robe was holding a medical record and asking loudly.

"I'm his neighbor."

The female doctor immediately smiled kindly and walked towards him. "The good news is that your neighbor is mostly fine, other than dehydration and low blood sugar. So he just needs to stop losing weight, go back to his normal diet, and he'll be up and running."

"...You mean, he fainted because..."

"If you haven't eaten, of course you will pass out from hunger." The female doctor shrugged. "Many young people now use too drastic methods to lose weight. I have given him nutritional supplements, and he should wake up soon. After the drip is over, you can go home."

lose weight?Kefei walked into the treatment curtain and looked at the neighbor who was lying weakly on the hospital bed and sleeping with his eyes closed.

It's not that he wants to question the judgment of this female doctor, but look at this guy, his whole body is skinny, where is there any fat to lose?

and……

Ke Fei stretched out his hand to pull down the bed sheet, picked up his slender jaw, and looked left and right.

Here, the skin from the neck to the collarbone is so smooth and tight, there is no trace of weight loss at all, which proves that he has not experienced rapid weight changes.Unless he is a severely anorexic patient, he would not use such a drastic method as a hunger strike to lose weight.

Kefei then touched his thigh with his hand and confirmed that there were strong muscles on it—people with anorexia often lack protein, and they don't even have enough nutrition to grow flesh.

"……What are you doing?"

Angrily, the neighbor who was woken up by Ke Fei's hands and feet opened a pair of round black pupils like a panicked bunny, and asked tremblingly.

"Why don't you eat?"

Kefei put down his legs, put one hand on his pillow, and held the railing of the hospital bed with the other, so that the "frightened little white rabbit" had nowhere to escape.

"What?"

"You haven't eaten, and it's been several days, so you're so hungry that you passed out on the road. I sent you to this hospital, so you'd better answer me, why don't you eat?"

His black pupils wandered around, looking at the wall, at the bed sheets, just not looking at what is wrong.

Seeing this, Kefei said impatiently: "Okay, you want to test how long you can last without eating. That's your family's business. I'm too lazy to take care of it. Now that you're awake, it's nothing to do with me. Goodbye." .”

But after walking two steps, he found himself stuck. It turned out that the "Little Rabbit" was behind and grabbed his T-shirt to prevent him from leaving.

"I...you can't leave me here..." The red eyes seemed to break down and cry at any moment.

Ke Fei scratched his head. "Are you afraid of being lonely? I will lend you my mobile phone, so you can call your friend to come over and accompany you!"

Shake your head again.The neighbor bit his lip and murmured, "...money..."

"Clam?"

His head was lowered even lower, and his whole little face was almost buried forward into the quilt.

"I...have no money...you can't keep me here...I can't pay for the emergency room."

Ke Fei raised his eyebrows.

Money, indeed, is often the source of all human problems.