210: Chapter 208 Don’t Mess with Me 210: Chapter 208 Don’t Mess with Me Snack shops near the Empire Trade Tower were easy to find, spaced out along a bustling pedestrian street.
However, finding a proper restaurant took a while.
“Boss, I don’t want to eat rice; I want to eat noodles.
It smells so good, boss, I want to go to that noodle place,” Lengzi said, not following Tangyu into the restaurant but instead pointing at a nearby Lanzhou noodle shop, smacking his lips in anticipation.
“What’s so good about noodles?
I’ll order some dishes and some drinks for you, wouldn’t that be more fun?” Tangyu said.
Lengzi shook his head and replied, “But boss, it’s been a long time since I’ve had noodles, and I really feel like eating them.
We have rice at home every day, but having noodles is rare.
Besides, the noodles at this place smell so good, I’ve lost interest in drinking now because I’m hungry.”
Tangyu smiled, their home was quite remote, and getting noodles wasn’t easy, so it was a rare occasion they went to town for them: “Alright, let’s do it your way and have noodles.
Fill up your stomach, and once I’m done with work tonight, I’ll take you for late-night snacks, and we’ll have a few drinks.”
“Hehe, sounds great,” Lengzi grinned, and the two of them walked into the Lanzhou noodle shop.
There weren’t many customers at that time, and the shop was quite empty.
“Boss, bring me five bowls of noodles first, the large ones,” Lengzi called out as soon as they sat down, his voice resonating loudly.
His shout made the shop owner look at Lengzi with a bit of surprise.
If it were just Lengzi alone, she might have been intimidated, but seeing Tangyu dressed elegantly reassured her slightly.
She asked, “Do you want beef or lamb, or neither?
Also, are these five bowls to go?”
“There’s beef and lamb?
Well, let’s have both.
What takeout?
Didn’t you see us sitting here to eat?
Bring the five bowls quickly,” Lengzi replied.
The shop owner, a woman in her mid-thirties, was visibly stunned for a moment before asking, “Are you sure about five bowls, all to be eaten here?
Our large bowls are really big, and I’m afraid that’s too much for you to eat.”
Tangyu smiled and said, “My brother here can eat a lot, and he hasn’t eaten in a day or two, don’t worry, he can handle it.” Lengzi’s appetite had always been astonishing, and five bowls might not even be enough to fill him.
“Alright then, please wait a moment,” the woman nodded.
“Hehe, boss, this place really is paradise; it’s so beautiful.
Those tall buildings are something I’ve never seen before, and the streets are full of cars.
It’s wonderful, truly a paradise on Earth,” Lengzi said.
“Yes, this place can indeed be called a paradise, as long as you have money you can get anything you want here.
The bustling world is no more than this.
Everything here is good, but the only thing it lacks compared to home is that tranquil, idyllic peace and the simple kindness of the people.
This is paradise, but it is also Hell, a place of survival of the fittest, a ruthless world,” Tangyu replied.
Lengzi shook his large head and said, “That’s too complicated.
I prefer things simple.
But let’s live the life in paradise first, and see about Hell later.
Even if it is Hell, let those demons and spirits not bother me.”
“Lengzi, how’s my master doing?” Tangyu asked.
Mentioning the Ghost Doctor, Lengzi suddenly became reverent: “The old Immortal is doing very well.
However, he keeps a very low profile and is hard to meet.”
“Oh, did the master leave Ghost Doctor Valley?” Tangyu asked curiously.
After thinking for a moment, Lengzi shook his head and said, “I don’t know about that.
All I know is that ever since you left, I’ve only seen the old Immortal once, which was the day before yesterday when he appeared before me and asked me to find you.”
“Oh,” Tangyu thought for a while but couldn’t figure out what the master was busy with.
“Hehe, boss, have you found a sister-in-law yet?
The old Immortal asked me to check if you’ve found one, and if you haven’t, the old Immortal asked me to look down on you on his behalf.
Boss, I really don’t want to look down on you, it’s the old Immortal’s idea, so please don’t make me do that,” Lengzi suddenly grinned and said.
“Uh…”
Tangyu was speechless for a moment.
His master was playing this trick, even though he had only been out for about half a month.
It’s not like picking cabbages, sorting it out so quickly, especially since he wasn’t frivolous.
Of course, if he really needed to, it wasn’t impossible.
He couldn’t speak for others, but Liu Shanshan was quite likely.
But Tangyu did not want to rush things; women, like wine, should be savored slowly.
“Alright, then you can look down on me,” Tangyu said.
“Really, boss?
No way, that’s unreasonable.
I was looking forward to meeting a beautiful sister-in-law,” Lengzi widened his eyes, somewhat disbelieving.
“You don’t understand, you will later,” Tangyu shook his head.
Lengzi grimaced: “Alright, I’ll pretend I don’t understand.”
Tangyu shook his head and silently chuckled.
Was his master using Lengzi to hurry him along?
Was he also boasting about his own romantic exploits from his younger days?
It seemed Tangyu really had to step up his game, or he would indeed be despised by his master time and again.
“Lengzi, I want to arrange a job for you.
I have two options for now, you can see which one you prefer.
The first is to work as a security guard at the building we just saw, the second is to work with a friend of mine, Brother Hu, as a venue manager, initially working under him.
My company doesn’t have a position suitable for you, so I’m unable to introduce you there,” Tangyu said.
Lengzi looked at Tangyu and asked, “Boss, can’t I just follow you?
I don’t care about work, I’m here to help you out.”
Tangyu shook his head, “For the time being, there’s nothing you need to do.
You don’t have to follow me.
I’m usually quite busy and may not have the time to take care of you.
You should just go to work for now and get used to the environment here.”
“Alright, I’ll listen to you, boss.
I don’t mind.
Wherever you tell me to go, I’ll go,” Lengzi nodded.
Tangyu thought for a moment and said, “If you become a security guard, you might be under someone else’s supervision and you’ll need to clock in and out on time.
There will be tasks every day, so it’s not very free.
If you go with my friend, Tiger, however, that’s quite free.
You probably won’t have to do much unless there’s a job for you.
Life would be better with Tiger.
Choose for yourself.”
Lengzi shook his large head, “Ah, other than the boss, I don’t like anyone telling me what to do.
So, I’ll stick with Tiger then.
Boss, that Tiger is a gang member, right?”
“Yes, he’s involved in those circles.
But different from the usual crowd—quite loyal, and has a strong sense of justice,” Tangyu replied.
“Alright, then I’ll hang with him for now.
Hehe, hanging out with him, there’s likely to be fights, right?
If there’s no fighting, that would be really boring.
I love fighting the most.
Not sure if I can find a few worthy opponents around here,” Lengzi said.
Tangyu glared at Lengzi, “This isn’t home.
It’s best to keep fighting at a minimum.
You hit hard, and others can’t withstand your blows.
If you cause a serious injury, it would be troublesome.”
“Understood, boss.
I’ll hold back a bit more.
I won’t beat people at the drop of a hat, and even if I do, I won’t beat them to death or cripple them.
It’s illegal, I know,” Lengzi said.
Tangyu smiled but didn’t lecture further.
If Lengzi’s fiery temper got the better of him…
well, it could lead to a big trouble.
Most people could barely survive a punch from him.
While they talked, the beef noodles were served one after another, with five bowls filling the table.
Lengzi swallowed and greedily sniffed the bowl, his saliva nearly dripping, “Wow, so fragrant!
Even more delicious than the noodles in the town’s noodle shop.
Looks like I’m in for a treat today.
Boss, you have some too.”
“You go ahead.
I don’t really like noodles,” Tangyu said.
“Then I won’t hold back.” Lengzi picked up a bowl and began eating ravenously, gulping down the steaming noodles as if they were cold food, fearless of the heat, swallowing bite after bite.
Watching him eat was akin to seeing someone who hadn’t eaten for months.
The shop owner was watching and seemed even more astonished.
Surely this guy was a rarity.
Tangyu had also made a call to Tiger, asking him to come find him.
Two men clad in exotic garb entered, speaking in broken sentences, “Boss, bring two bowls of beef noodles with extra beef.”
Tangyu eyed the two men, who were likely from the far north of Hua Country.
People from that area were often burly and belligerent, not the easiest to provoke.
The shop owner also glanced at them, clearly reluctant, but responded and headed to the kitchen.
The two men also glanced at Tangyu’s table.
After making brief eye contact with them, Tangyu frowned slightly.
He sensed that these two men had some malicious intent.
Lengzi quickly finished the five bowls of beef noodles.
After licking the grease off the corners of his mouth, he grinned at Tangyu, “Eating is such a pleasure, boss, especially the soup—it’s delicious.
But boss, I’m still only half full.
Could I get another five bowls?”
Tangyu laughed, “Of course, you can.
When it comes to eating, there’s no need to be polite.
Eat as much as you want.
It’s not easy to eat whatever you want here, so enjoy it to the fullest.”
“Hehe, great then,” Lengzi said cheerfully before turning to the shop owner, “Boss, give me five more, same as before.”
Hearing Lengzi’s request, the shop owner nearly bit his lip.
Peering through the kitchen window, he noticed that indeed all five large bowls on Tangyu’s table were empty.
He was secretly amazed; it’s rare to see someone eat so much—five large bowls not enough, and asking for five more, totaling nearly forty pounds of food in one meal—it was unprecedented.
Yet since the customer had a request, after his initial surprise, the owner quickly responded, “Alright, just a moment.”
The two oddly dressed men turned back to gauge Lengzi, their faces showing a hint of mockery.
They spoke in a gibberish that was incomprehensible, but their sneering expressions left no doubt about the nature of their words.
Lengzi glared at them angrily, on the verge of standing up, but Tangyu’s look stopped him.
“Boss, what are those two birds saying in their bird language?
It’s so annoying,” Lengzi said.
“Forget about them; don’t mind those people,” Tangyu replied.
Lengzi sneered, “Okay, I’ll listen to you, boss.
But those two birds are really bothersome, can tell they’re not good birds just by looking.
I hate it when people annoy me while I’m eating.”