Chapter 8: Confession of the Pet Church 1
A week passed, but Polly still hadn't found a new owner. Every day, there were endless people coming to see Polly, but few people offered to adopt him - most of them came to see Polly because of his current fame...
That’s right, after crossing the Pacific Ocean, Polly once again became a celebrity bird with countless fans…
The cause was that someone among the onlookers thought Polly looked super funny, so they posted Polly's words and deeds on the Internet. Later, the video of Polly complaining about his adoptive father not being handsome enough spread like a virus on the Internet. It is said that everyone who has watched the video couldn't help laughing until their stomach hurt.
"You can't, you have too little hair..."
"You're so short, what if people think you're a tree when we're together?"
"Tsk tsk tsk - how can I save your face -"
Some people took Polly's words, combined them with exaggerated performances and music, and edited a tongue-twister-like rap to let more people know that there is such a bird that is extremely "obsessed with looks".
Not only did I make no progress this week, but I also had to deal with Lu Zhan and Bai Xiaocong accompanying me to interview candidates. I was also facing the jealousy of the girls in school and inexplicable worry about Bai Xiaocong. I felt like my hair was going to fall out.
"Oh——" After seeing off the last group of people, I slumped on the sofa and sighed sadly.
"Xiaoduo, thank you for your hard work today." Lu Zhan looked at me and said apologetically.
"No, actually I also want to find a good home for Polly..." I shook my head.
"I will always help you!" said Bai Xiaocong.
"And Xiao Huihui will help too!" Xiao Huihui, who was curled up at my feet and chewing on a teething stick seriously, had no idea what we were talking about and expressed his sincerity in a daze.
"Don't be discouraged, Xiaoduo, you will definitely find it!" Abaibai jumped lightly onto the sofa, then put one paw on my foot and patted it gently.
"I think it's quite difficult to find someone more handsome than you. I see you all don't hate me, so I'll just make do with it. I'll live in someone's house on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and switch houses on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. How about the lottery on the weekend?" After hearing what we said, Polly said with a beaming face, flapping his wings.
"Shut up!"
"Woof!"
People and dogs roared at it in unison.
"Ding-ling-ling."
The wind chimes hanging at the door of the store rang, indicating that a customer had come to the store.
"Welcome--" Hearing the voice, I hurriedly stood up and put on a professional smile, "Excuse me, what would you like to--"
Before I could finish my words, I swallowed them back.
Standing in front of me were two foreign guests. One of them had blond hair and blue eyes, and looked very much like the handsome angel holding an apple and a dove of peace in an art exhibition I had seen before; the other had chestnut hair and wore sunglasses, and looked like a star, with an intimidating aura.
The blond foreigner looked tired, with his sea-like eyes filled with worry; while the chestnut-haired man wearing sunglasses was like a guard, gently resting his arm around his shoulder as if to comfort him. There was a wonderful sense of harmony between the two.
"Guwaha--Xiaoduo, is there anyone who wants to adopt me again?" Seeing that I didn't respond, Polly flew from the counter to my shoulder very consciously and said in a connoisseur-like manner, but then I felt Polly's stiff body.
"Goo-wah?" Polly said.
Even with Abaibai's translation skills, I couldn't understand what Polly meant by this sentence.
“Polly——” The golden-haired foreigner saw Polly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then his face was full of anger. He took a step forward and stretched out his hand towards my shoulder.
I was so frightened that I couldn't help but step back repeatedly. Lu Zhan and Bai Xiaocong, who had already stood up when I was talking, stepped forward in time and blocked my way.
"You...you guys..." I looked at the two foreigners cautiously through the gap between Lu Zhan and Bai Xiaocong's bodies.
"Guwaaa--the bad former master and agent are here to catch Polly!" Polly stood on my shoulder, shouting loudly, and flapped his wings, trying to fly to the ceiling.
“Pu la la—”
The moment Polly flew into the sky, the man in sunglasses, who I had not paid much attention to, suddenly jumped up nimbly, passed Bai Xiaocong, grabbed Polly's leg directly, and pulled it down from mid-air.
"Polly, can you explain what the bad former master means?" Polly's former owner took the dejected Polly from the man in sunglasses and looked at Polly with gritted teeth.
"Guwa——" Polly rolled his eyes and made an ambiguous sound.
"I'm sorry, Polly, for causing you trouble. Let me introduce myself first. I am Polly's master, my name is Leon. This man who looks like a bodyguard is Polly's agent." Leon looked at us and said to us apologetically.
In order to show respect to foreign guests, I could only ask them to sit down and make a cup of cold lemon tea for everyone, despite having a lot of questions in my mind.
After everyone sat down, we learned from Leon that it was not the money dispute between the greedy owner and the agent that Polly had mentioned before, nor was it just a money-making tool. Instead, the veterinarian thought that Polly would get sick if he ate too much, so he suggested that the owner control his diet. When Polly found out that nuts were not served for dinner, he ran away from home in anger...
On one hand, everything is ready, just waiting for the leading actors to arrive and start shooting the new play, but on the other hand, there is the distressing feeling of not being able to find Polly. Leon and his agent are going crazy looking for him. If they hadn't accidentally seen a video of the popular Polly on the Internet, they wouldn't even know that Polly had come to the other side of the earth!
As Leon spoke, he tapped Polly's head angrily. Polly also lowered his head and rubbed Leon's hand gently with his beak.
From their interactions, I can see the deep affection between them, and I also believe that Leon is indeed a very good owner, because he is willing to travel across the ocean for a bird, which also shows how much he values Polly.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you before..." I lowered my head and couldn't help but secretly glare at Polly. Because of Polly's misleading, I mistook its owner and agent as a bald, big-bellied, money-stinking middle-aged man wearing Hawaiian floral shorts.
“No, no, Polly likes to play tricks on people, sometimes he even lies, and he has a deep love for handsome people. I know he must have caused you trouble…” Leon waved his hand hurriedly, “Speaking of which, I have to thank you for taking care of him. If possible, I would like to invite you to attend the premiere of Polly’s new movie in the second half of the year!”
"It's Polly's new movie--" Polly stood on Leon's shoulder and regained his spirit.
"Leon, now that we have found Polly, we have to leave, otherwise we will miss the next flight." The agent with sunglasses leaned close to Leon's ear and said.
Leon blushed and coughed slightly uncomfortably, looking at us with his deep blue eyes and thanking us once again.
