Future Pet Shop

Chapter 81: I Heard You Struck It Rich?

’Wait a minute, my head is spinning. Just how many zeros is that?’ Shen Yibin was losing control as he stared at the long string of numbers on the check. One, two, three, four, five, six—a full six zeros. And there was a seventeen in front of them. ’Just how much is this?’

Seventeen million! After secretly counting on his fingers, Shen Yibin finally figured out the exact amount of this massive fortune. A wave of dizziness washed over him. He leaned back on the sofa, his mouth hanging open, but no words came out.

"The specific details are noted here. If you have any questions, you can call me anytime. The next payment will be delivered to you by the end of this month at the latest." Li Yinchen had anticipated this reaction. He politely handed over a document, then stood up to leave. He figured Shen Yibin probably needed to be alone right now.

"Oh, right, right... Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Li." Shen Yibin tried to stand up, but his legs had no strength. He could only offer a weak thanks.

"Alas, we’ve barely scratched the surface of this show’s potential. If we could extend the contract, your income would only be higher. And if you’re willing to sign Cheeky to our livestreaming platform, I guarantee your earnings this year could easily surpass one hundred million," Li Yinchen added, seizing the opportunity to tempt him.

"Er, I think I’ll pass." Those words snapped Shen Yibin back to his senses a little. ’I still haven’t found a suitable owner for Cheeky. It doesn’t matter how much money I make; it’d all be for nothing.’ This thought gave his legs some strength, and he was finally able to stand. He got up and walked Li Yinchen to the door. "I’ll see you out."

"Alright, alright, please, go back inside." Li Yinchen was a bit disappointed. He had thought that seeing so much money would surely soften Shen Yibin’s stance, but he still got no reaction.

After seeing Li Yinchen off, Shen Yibin immediately pulled the rolling shutter door back down without a word. He closed all the windows and drew the curtains, then burst into a fit of unrestrained laughter. "HAHAHAHAHAHA! I’m rich! I’m rich! I finally don’t have to worry about rent, utilities, or my credit card payments anymore!"

"Hah’Er, how about we go buy a villa? One with a big garden and a few big trees out front so you can climb them every day!" Shen Yibin rushed over to Hah’Er, picked him up, and spun him around over his head a few times. The windfall had filled Shen Yibin with so much strength that the Panda, weighing dozens of pounds, felt as light as a feather.

"Besides the big trees, the villa should also have a bamboo forest next to it so you can eat the freshest bamboo shoots every day! If there isn’t one, we’ll plant one ourselves! We’ll plant your favorite kind of bamboo, because I’m rich now!" Shen Yibin babbled incoherently.

"Cheeky, what kind of parrot do you like? I’ll buy you dozens of them! How about I build you a huge harem?" Of course, Shen Yibin hadn’t forgotten the one most responsible for his newfound wealth. He walked over to Cheeky, still holding Hah’Er.

"Ngh?" Hah’Er, a little dizzy from being spun around, struggled out of his arms and plopped down on the rug. He then stared wide-eyed at Shen Yibin, wondering what on earth had gotten into his owner.

"Er, well... this one... I prefer ones with more colorful feathers... a prettier voice... and most importantly, they have to be younger..." Cheeky seemed to have caught his excitement, propping his head up with a wing as he started to fantasize.

"Buy! Buy! Buy! I’ll buy them all for you! You can have as many as you want, no problem." A decent Amazon parrot could cost over ten thousand yuan each, an amount that would have been difficult for Shen Yibin to afford before. But now, it was absolutely no problem at all. "We’ll buy a bigger villa and set aside an entire floor just for you! We’ll fill it with plants from the Amazon rainforest."

Yunzhong City’s climate was a far cry from the Amazon rainforest, but that didn’t matter. As long as he was willing to spend the money, it wasn’t an issue. At worst, he could turn the room into a sunroom, use air conditioners for heating, and humidifiers to add moisture.

"We’ll buy plants from the Amazon rainforest and have them air-freighted to Yunzhong City! Whatever fruit you like, we’ll plant it for you..." Shen Yibin’s fantasies were getting more and more extravagant. If he really did all that, his seventeen million might not even be enough.

But how would he know how much all that would cost? The most he’d ever had in his savings was only one or two hundred thousand. He had no concept of what seventeen million really meant. To him, it felt like a sum of money he could never finish spending.

"Hah’Er, should I find a few pandas to keep you company, too?" Shen Yibin was really getting carried away now. You could buy Amazon parrots on the market, but could you just go out and buy a Panda?

"Ngh~" Hah’Er seemed a little shy. He wasn’t as thick-skinned as that rascal Cheeky. Hearing this, he immediately covered his face with his paws, not daring to meet Shen Yibin’s gaze. But the slight gap between his claws and the look peeking through them gave everything away. It seemed Hah’Er was quite interested in the idea.

"And then we’ll open the biggest pet shop in Yunzhong City! The best decorations, the best pets! The shop will be at least three times bigger than the current one, with at least twice as many pets. Then we’ll hire seven or eight pretty girls as clerks, and I can finally relax and take you two out to play more often." Shen Yibin seemed to be completely possessed by his fantasies now, which were getting more and more ridiculous.

"Wake up, it’s morning. Stop dreaming." Cheeky couldn’t take it anymore and couldn’t help but interrupt his fantasy.

"Hmph!" Hah’Er also moved away from him, went to the storage room, and rummaged through it for pet food to feed the other animals. Alas, Shen Yibin had been so excited this morning that he’d completely forgotten to feed and water the poor things. They must have been starving.

’Er, I think I got a little too carried away.’ Seeing Hah’Er’s actions, Shen Yibin couldn’t help but feel ashamed. ’I’m a pet shop owner, for crying out loud! How could I forget something like that? I really shouldn’t have.’

He quickly got up to help Hah’Er finish feeding the pets, then cleaned up. After he was done, he prepared some snacks for his two companions. Only then did Shen Yibin lie down on the sofa, pull out his phone, and start researching suitable villas in Yunzhong City, as well as any good shops for sale in the city center.

BZZZ~ He had just opened a webpage and hadn’t been looking for long when a notification popped up at the top of his phone. The Future Pet Shop was actually messaging him on WeChat.

’That’s rare. I’m usually the one who contacts them; they’ve hardly ever contacted me first.’ Shen Yibin didn’t dare to delay. He quickly switched over to the WeChat interface and opened the chat window.

"I hear you’ve come into a large fortune recently?" The Future Pet Shop had sent this bizarre message. For some reason, a bad feeling suddenly washed over Shen Yibin.