Chapter 24

When Su Zhe returned home, he found that the house had undergone a significant transformation. The furniture, which had not been moved from its original positions, still occupied the same spots, but the house looked very different from when he left in the morning. He noticed that everything was neatly arranged and the house was spotlessly clean.

After An Xin tidied up, the items in the house looked almost new. Since the passing of Su Zhe's parents, the house had rarely been this clean. Although he often cleaned the house himself, he, being a man, could not be as meticulous as An Xin.

Looking at the completely refreshed living room, Su Zhe suddenly felt that he had made a very good decision. Hiring An Xin to help at home was the right thing to do, and living in such an environment made him feel comfortable.

Su Zhe only saw Baby at home. Baby was sitting on the shell of a sulcata tortoise, playing excitedly with a blue-and-gold macaw, while An Xin was nowhere to be seen.

"Baby, where did Sister An Xin go?" Su Zhe picked up Baby and sat on the sofa, asking.

Baby found a comfortable position in Su Zhe's arms and replied, "Sister An Xin went out to buy groceries. Baby didn't want to go out, so I stayed at home and played with the big dumb tortoise. Brother, is Baby being good?"

"Baby is very good, and Brother loves Baby the most."

"Also, Sister An Xin said that she will make Baby's favorite tomato and egg stir-fry later, and also green pepper and shredded meat. Brother, Baby doesn't like green peppers, only the shredded meat. Can Brother eat the green peppers later?" Baby whispered in Su Zhe's ear.

"Brother doesn't like green peppers either, but since Baby likes the shredded meat, Brother will eat the green peppers." Su Zhe smiled.

Baby gave Su Zhe a big kiss on the face, leaving a lot of saliva.

Just as they were talking, An Xin opened the door and came in. Su Zhe wiped the saliva off his face and greeted An Xin with a smile, then continued playing with Baby.

After responding, An Xin went into the kitchen and started preparing lunch, putting on an apron and getting to work.

In the living room, Su Zhe was playing happily with Baby when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Li Xin from the pet hospital calling.

It turned out that Li Xin was calling to ask if Su Zhe still wanted to buy his pet hospital. Li Xin said he would be leaving for a foreign country in ten days and needed money urgently. If Su Zhe was not interested, he would sell it to a friend.

Of course, Su Zhe was interested in buying the pet hospital, so he urgently asked Li Xin to give him five days to prepare. As for why Li Xin wanted to sell the pet hospital to Su Zhe rather than to his friend, Su Zhe knew it was probably because his offer was higher.

In fact, if Li Xin's pet hospital was not being sold urgently and the payment was not required all at once, it would not be hard to sell it for a high price. The building alone was worth over six million, and the current price was a loss.

Su Zhe let Baby play on her own. Even with the two million from the auction of the golden-headed box turtle and the four million from the bank, he still needed one million more to make up the seven million required to buy Li Xin's pet hospital. After the acquisition, he would also need money to maintain the operation of the pet hospital.

Now, he could only pin his hopes on the two blue-and-gold macaws. He was starting to regret using all his points to get the blue-and-gold macaws without keeping any as a reserve. If the blue-and-gold macaws did not sell for the price he had in mind, it would be troublesome.

Su Zhe brought the two blue-and-gold macaws to the backyard to take photos. The living room had too much furniture, and the macaws could not spread their wings fully, making it difficult to capture their beautiful form.

Su Zhe's backyard was about 70 square meters. His father liked raising birds and fish, and his mother liked growing flowers. One of the main reasons they bought this house was because of the large backyard, which had a flower bed and a small pond. To prevent intruders from climbing in and to keep their birds from flying away, they had a glass canopy built around the perimeter.

Unfortunately, not long after they had the backyard set up, an accident occurred. The flower bed was now overgrown, and the small pond had been dry for a long time.

The blue-and-gold macaws were very excited in the backyard, flying happily. Although the glass canopy limited their height, it was much more spacious than the living room.

Su Zhe let the blue-and-gold macaws fly for a while before stopping to take photos. In the sunlight, their pure blue feathers looked even more beautiful and vibrant.

He took many photos and then recorded videos of the blue-and-gold macaws. The content mainly involved a question-and-answer session with the macaws, making them follow his commands to do various things. For example, he made them nod and shake their heads, throw a small ball, and retrieve it. The macaws would fly over, pick up the ball with their hook-like beaks, and bring it back to Su Zhe.

He also made the blue-and-gold macaws sing and recite ancient poems, performing many incredible feats.

One of the blue-and-gold macaws was more dominant. When answering questions, if the other macaw's answer did not match its own, it would flap its wings and hit the other macaw's head, even scolding it. The timid macaw did not dare to resist and silently endured.

The comical performances of the two blue-and-gold macaws often made Su Zhe laugh out loud. After finishing the video, Su Zhe let the macaws play freely in the backyard. He then hurried back to his room, turned on the computer, logged into the auction website, and applied for an auction slot.

He carefully introduced the blue-and-gold macaws, uploaded the photos and videos he had just taken. With the experience from the previous auction, he was familiar with each step and quickly completed the process.

Next, he applied for a featured advertisement on the homepage of the auction website, which cost one thousand yuan per time. He hoped this would attract more buyers and result in a good price.

He was so busy that even when An Xin finished making lunch and Baby and An Xin took turns calling him to eat, he only told them to go ahead and eat, and he would join them after he finished.

After everything was done, he checked everything to ensure nothing was overlooked, then left the room to have lunch.

When he looked, Baby and An Xin were sitting at the dining table, and the dishes were still intact, indicating that they had not started eating and were waiting for him.