Chapter 368: Returning Home
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After hearing the “Bakeneko” legend, Zhang Zian thought he had some understanding of the Reincarnated Dog and some vague speculations. Though there were still many doubts, he was less concerned now. Since this was not his “home”, he couldn’t release the Reincarnated Dog. The details could only be studied slowly after returning home.
Staying in the bedroom the whole time might make Lauren worried, so he asked Richard to go downstairs with him.
After visiting the wax museum yesterday, he took the elves to the Korean barbecue restaurant on the Walk of Fame. Since it was the afternoon, the always-crowded restaurant finally had some vacant seats for Zhang Zian, so that he could take the invisible elves to sit in a secluded corner. He ordered three barbecues without any spices. Fina, Old Time Tea and Snowy Lionet all enjoyed the lunch very much and kept praising the chef’s cooking skills. But when Zhang Zian looked at the money he needed to pay at check-out, he really wanted to cry…
Tomorrow was Thanksgiving, the day he intended to return home. Snowy sent him a message that Deng Jie would be available on the coming weekend to go with them to the dog market.
Los Angeles was a place full of so many attractions that even if he had one more month here, he wouldn’t be able to explore every corner. So, he decided it was time for him to return to China and run his business again.
When he came downstairs, he saw that Tim was moving a table to the backyard, so he rushed over to help him.
“Hi, good morning! Jeff, did you sleep well yesterday?” said Tim.
“Good morning! Yes, I slept very well,” Richard said for Zhang Zian. “Tim, actually… today is the last day for me to train cats.”
“Oh?” Tim was stunned. He was hesitant to ask something, but did not ask.
“Rest assured, I can complete the training today. I’ve already booked the plane ticket for tomorrow.” said Richard.
“Do you have to go so soon?” Tim frowned, “At least stay for tomorrow. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I’d like to introduce you to everyone.”
“I’m sorry, but there’s something at home that I need to deal with. Anyway, I will come to the United States in the future and our paths will cross again.”
Zhang Zian was thinking about the attractions he didn’t get the chance to visit this time, such as Beverly Hills, Staples Stadium, Disneyland, and Venice Beach. He would find another time to visit them in the future, and perhaps he would be accompanied by more elves at that time.
As for Thanksgiving, he wasn’t interested in this festival, and didn’t think it was necessary for him to meet the relatives and friends of the Kellers.
Hearing that Zhang Zian had business at home, Tim stopped urging him to stay. Together they lifted the long table into the backyard. Lauren went to the supermarket to get groceries again. Since a lot of people would be coming to the party tomorrow, she must prepare enough food.
“About the thing you asked me last time.” Tim patted his head as if something just occurred to him, “I asked a few close friends, andthey said that the CFA may admit chocolate-colored Abyssinian cats soon. “
“Really? Great!”
Zhang Zian was sincerely pleased. Cathy’s insistence had finally moved the CFA. Imagine how happy she would be if she heard this news!
“Jeff, are you raising Abyssinian cats in China? Why are you so concerned about this? These cats are rare, and I didn’t see one when I went to your store last time,” said Tim, who had observed Zhang Zian’s expression curiously.
Zhang Zian smiled and came up with an excuse, “No, a friend of mine raises them.”
He was not going to participate in the CFA game for the time being, whether it was in the China region or international regions, so he might not meet Cathy again. But he heartily congratulated her, for her insistence had finally paid off.
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The next day.
Just as the day Zhang Zian arrived here, today, it was drizzling outside, and the temperature had dropped.
Fina was reluctant to leave sunny Los Angeles, but she missed her princess bed more than she would ever admit.
Richard was even more excited because it had to act as Zhang Zian’s mouthpiece in the United States, and it hardly had any opportunities to speak for itself. After returning to China, it would quack incessantly.
After having breakfast in the morning, Zhang Zian bid farewell to Lauren, heartily expressing his gratitude for their care during their stay in the United States, and declined Tim’s proposal to drive him to the airport. He decided to take a taxi to the airport by himself—making Tim very puzzled and thought he was too polite.
Tim hadn’t known Zhang Zian very well. If not for a special reason, Zhang Zian would never choose taking a taxi over a free trip.
His journey was truly rewarding. Not only had he settled the issue of imported cat food, but also, he had found a new elfin, and the kittens he selected from Blue Climax would also come back to China with him. However, due to the very existence of the kittens, he couldn’t let Tim go to the airport with him.
He dragged his suitcase, waved good-bye to the Kellers and got into a taxi. At this moment, Allen, who was always late for work, finally arrived.
Instead of heading directly to the Los Angeles International Airport, Zhang Zian asked the driver to stop when they passed a public restroom. He asked the driver to wait for him for a few minutes, and carried the cat cage into the public restroom. In the restroom, he put the five kittens into the pet bars for real pets provided by the “Pet Hunter” game to avoid the pet quarantine inspection when entering the airport in China.
He was somewhat regretting it now. If only he could assign one free pet bar to real-life pets instead of allocating both free pet bars to elves yesterday, he could bring six Ragdoll kittens back to China now… anyhow, he understood that elves were more important than ordinary pets.
Ports of entry across China had different policies regarding pet importing, and the execution of the policies were even more chaotic.
Pudong International Airport required that pets entering the country must accept a seven-day period of quarantine, and Capital International Airport required 30 days, which was insane. Although the implementation might not be so strict, it was unfortunate for pet owners and pets because they couldn’t expect that the staff at airports would take good care of the pets.
If your pets died during quarantine? Deaths only showed that the pets were already sick before the quarantine.
Some pets also went missing during quarantine… some airport staff members were probably pet lovers, and after taking care of them for 30 days, they took the pets home with them.
The above were cases for pets who possessed quarantine certificates. Without quarantine certificates, the pets might be euthanized directly.
Pets were not required to be put in quarantine when entering from Jinmen Airport. The problem was that there were too few international flights to Jinmen. Most international flights would land in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
After Zhang Zian entered the restroom, he pushed open every stall to confirm that there were no other people there. Then he took a mop and held it against the door, released the kittens from the cat cage and putting them into Pet Hunter.
The taxi driver was a bit confused after seeing that Zhang Zian went into the restroom with a cat cage but exited without one. But for his own safety, he decided not to snoop around other people’s business…
Zhang Zian was satisfied with the convenient feature provided by the game. When he went to other countries and encountered interesting pets in the future, he could put them in the game and bring them home.
He could not help but think of Professor Wei Kang from Binhai University.
Wei Kang had helped Zhang Zian on several occasions, including proving the scientific research values of Fina and Richard this time. Zhang Zian had been about thinking how to repay him for his kindness, but sending Fina to him for research was unacceptable.
Wei Kang once said that his former student—the pretentious man in a trench coat — entrusted him to find an original Egyptian Mau for him in Egypt. But Wei Kang felt that it would be tricky business, not only because there was nowhere to find one, but even if he did find one in the end, such a precious cat certainly could not be easily taken out of Egypt.
With the “Pet Hunter” game, everything would be very convenient…
