"Come again~"
Smiling, Xu Ran stood at the entrance and called out to the customer outside.
"Boss Xu, your grooming really is amazing. I'll definitely come back!" The fashionably dressed urban beauty held a tiny, long-haired canine Contract Beast in her arms, her face alight with delighted surprise.
She had heard about the place from a friend and had come to give it a try.
She had never expected the shop's grooming to be so miraculous, producing results for her Contract Beast so much better than other shops.
No, there was simply no comparison.
She would definitely come often from now on!
"Of course. You're welcome anytime."
Xu Ran nodded with a smile, watched her leave, then turned to head back inside.
"Hello..." A somewhat timid voice sounded behind him, making Xu Ran instinctively look back.
The next instant, Xu Ran could not help frowning.
It was a rather delicate-looking teenage boy, tightly holding a long-haired, piglike Contract Beast about half a meter long, with a somewhat awkward expression on his face.
The reason Xu Ran frowned was that the boy wore a freshly washed white hoodie, while the little piglike Contract Beast was filthy.
The boy seemed utterly unconcerned about this and held his Contract Beast so tightly that conspicuous patches of grime covered his hoodie.
After grooming for so long, Xu Ran, who had never been particularly fussy about cleanliness, had gradually become something of a clean freak. The sight made him especially uncomfortable, and he could not help wanting to grab the little pig and give it a thorough grooming.
Of course, the thought lasted only an instant.
Xu Ran's expression quickly returned to normal. He smiled politely at the boy. "Hello. How can I help you?"
"My name is Chen Xiyang. I became a Beast Tamer