Chapter 309: Absolute Foreigners
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After leaving the pet shop, Song Bai and Zhao Qi parted ways. Zhao Qi went to pick up her clothes at the dry cleaner’s, while Song Bai called a taxi to take him home.
"Can you drive faster please?" said Song Bai to the taxi driver. He wanted to get back to his home as soon as possible so that he could start editing his video clips, as if he was a child who just got a new set of building blocks and couldn't wait to let his imagination fly.
Through the rear mirror, the taxi driver noticed the cat carrier Song Bai was holding, and he chuckled, "What did you buy? A cat or a dog?"
"A cat." Song Bai was stunned, "But how did you know I bought a pet?"
"Because I saw you walk out from the pet shop. It's quite famous around this neighborhood," said the taxi driver, "I mainly drive around this area and I've seen many passengers e here to buy pets—but recently, few passengers have gone there. I wonder if the owner's business is running into difficulties?"
"It just finished renovation, and probably will reopen for business soon." Song Bai repeated what he had heard from Zhao Qi.
"Oh, no wonder." It seemed that the taxi driver was putting an end to this topic.
Song Bai paused for a moment and asked tentatively, "Excuse me... Have you ever seen any foreigners e here to buy pets?"
"Foreigners?" recollected the taxi driver. "No, though some passengers were foreigners. What's the matter?"
"Oh, so you can speak English?" asked Song Bai.
"English... No...I’ve forgotten the English I learned back in high school," smiled the taxi driver awkwardly. "Besides, the passengers are not absolute foreigners."
Song Bai was perplexed, "What do you mean they are not ‘absolute foreigners’? Are you saying they are of mixed-races? Or are they overseas Chinese?"
"What I mean is those passengers are the foreign students studying in Binhai University, and they can speak Chinese more or less. When I said hello to them in English, they asked me to speak Chinese and help them practice their Chinese." the taxi driver smiled and clarified the misunderstanding.
"Oh, I see... So, have you ever given rides to passengers that were headed to the Amazing Fate Pet Shop?" asked Song Bai. Then he added, "Whether they were absolute foreigners or not..."
"No, never, why?" said the taxi driver.
"Nothing, I just have a feeling that maybe there will be foreigners visiting the pet shop one day." Song Bai had a hunch that the reputation of Amazing Fate Pet Shop would spread overseas. Even if it was not through his vlogs, someone else might help the cause; and when that time came, foreigners would rush to Zhang Zian’s pet shop.
"Really?" The taxi driver clearly didn't believe in him. He thought Song Bai was just joking and he smiled cheerfully, "If that’s the case, then I should learn English as soon as possible to attract more business!"
Song Bai nodded, "I think you should start learning it right away."
"Are you serious?!" asked the taxi driver with astonishment.
Song Bai simply smiled, "Why not? Skills will never be burdens."
"That's true..." the taxi driver seemed to have been convinced and murmured softly.
Song Bai’s home was not very far, and soon the taxi had stopped at the entrance of the resident district. After paying the fare, he lifted the cat carrier and got out. "Thank you, mister, remember to practice English when you have time."
The taxi driver waved his hand and drove his car away. Had he accepted Song Bai’s advice? No one knew.
Song Bai was living in a very small apartment that he rented. There was only one bedroom, one living room, one bathroom, one kitchen and one balcony in the apartment, but was enough space for a bachelor.
He opened the cat carrier, held up the black Dragon-Li and put it on the ground.
The black Dragon-Li showed no fear of the strange environment. Instead, it was curiously looking around. It raised its head and looked at Song Bai as if knowing that he was the owner of this place.
Song Bai smiled and waved at it, "Go play anywhere you like, except my bedroom."
"Right, you need to have a name." He touched his chin and thought for a moment. " Black Dragon-Li... How about Black Flower?"
The black Dragon Li replied with a "meow
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