Chapter 40

I don’t know whether it was because Mr. Zhu and Zhou Yue were good at lobbying, or because Feng Xi was too determined not to go to the Demon Spirit Hall, but after some persuasion, the already disheartened Feng Xi actually nodded.

Next, it was the turn of the negotiations between Wandering Earth and the Fairy Spirit Hall. After all, although the Fairy Spirit Hall was a private organization, it actually played the role of half the manager of the fairy world. While Mr. Zhu was talking to the director, Zhou Yue went to Wandering Earth and came back with a box of gold, which was the talent introduction fee of Fengxi and also the economic compensation for him to Longyou City.

Feng Xi's captured companions were also willing to leave with him, and only Luo Zhu, who had the best relationship with Xiao Hei, stayed. He looked at the white hair on Xiao Hei's head, and saw him approaching him without holding a grudge, and his expression was both gloomy and relieved.

Zhu Lao smiled and led the fairies away. Fengxi of the wood element, Xuhuai of the ice element, Yezi of the earth element, and Tianhu, who has a super affinity for animals, these natural fairies, when paired together, will be extremely useful in the underground city of Wandering Earth or in the wasteland of interstellar travel. As for Ahch of the mind element, if he is willing, he will be very useful in other occasions. If he is not willing, it doesn't matter, just treat it as a small team tied together.

The old man was calculating rapidly in his mind, and his steps became more agile.

The curator had a lot of things to deal with, so he also left with Fengxi's "redemption money". Wuxian was about to leave with him, but at this moment Xiaohei's stomach suddenly made a "gurgling" sound. Looking at the kitten's red face, Fang Shao once again took out the price list of his bar.

This time, Xiao Hei, who was no longer repulsive to humans and had a clear concept of human food, did not refuse. He looked at Wuxian and saw that Wuxian nodded gently, so he lowered his head and looked at it excitedly. But a second later, he raised his head, pouted, and handed the list to the adult who was watching the show with evil intentions.

Fang Shao smiled secretly. He had forgotten that Xiao Hei, who had been wandering in the human world, did not even have a kindergarten diploma and was an illiterate person. And along the way, Wuxian taught him how to swim, how to use his abilities, and the common sense of survival in human society, but he did not teach him how to read.

This situation even continued until the TV version four years later, when Xiao Hei's fighting power exploded after unlimited training, but he was still a sigh-worthy adorable illiterate.

I couldn't understand the skill menu when playing the game, and ended up being given a bunch of negative buffs by a bunch of high-level players...

well.

It's really funny and lovable.

The little cat's awkwardness didn't last long, and soon he tiptoed happily to watch the unlimited ordering. Because Dave was still outside translating, Fang Shao refused the unlimited ordering several times in a row, causing the adults and children at the scene to look at him with suspicion.

How can you do business like this?

Even if you are extremely capable, you have to do your job well when opening a bar!

Fortunately, Wuxian finally understood Fang Shao's meaning and gave up on ordering those items that seemed to need to be made on the spot. He simply ordered two pizzas and drinks.

After asking the guests to sit down, Fang Shao went back to his old job and threw the pre-made pizza from the refrigerator into the oven. As soon as the food was served, Xiao Hei picked up the steaming hot pizza and gobbled it up. His already chubby face became even rounder after being stuffed with food, and the corners of his mouth were full of food crumbs.

Orange looked at Xiao Hei curiously, his eyes wide open, not understanding why this little boy had the same aura as the previous Black one.

Xiao Hei recognized the orange cat who had tried to talk to him before. He hesitated for a moment, tore off some minced meat from his pizza and placed it in front of Orange. "Please have some."

Orange was not moved at all. It was not interested in such a small amount of meat. The cat food given to it by its owner usually contained frozen food.

After finishing the meal, Wuxian prepared to pay the bill. Unfortunately, this time, Master Wuxian did not take out his "valuable" jade pendant, but directly took out his wallet and took out a few banknotes.

After receiving the bar card, Wuxian looked at it carefully for a while. Fang Shao didn't know whether the strongest executor of the Little Black World and the strongest human being in the world who had been deified had figured out what was going on. Fortunately, although Wuxian had a blank expression on his face, from the way he carefully put the card away, it seemed that he would not object to entering the bar again.

That afternoon, Dave finally finished a week's translation work and returned to the bar with a full sense of accomplishment and a bulging wallet.

Fang Shao was about to let him take a break, but after seeing the state of the bar, Dave put down his luggage and started cleaning.

Fang Shao: ...

In fact, he has done some simple cleaning these days. Dave, please don't make that exaggerated expression of "you're actually living in a garbage dump", okay?

The guests clearly didn’t express any opinions!

Fang Shao kept all his complaints to himself. With such a positive and hardworking employee, what could a boss say? He couldn't just hold others back.

Gao Yang called at this time. He talked about this and that for a while, and finally asked him hesitantly about his plans for the Spring Festival. He also said in a light tone that if Fang Shao stayed in Yizhou, he could come to his house to celebrate the festival. "It's lively with more people, and our New Year's Eve dinner is guaranteed to be rich. We can stay up all night if we want to, and we have guest rooms if we want to sleep."

Feeling the concern of his old classmate, Fang Shao's mouth curled up slightly. If Fang Shao was still alone, he might have agreed. But now with Dave, the situation is different. He can neither take Dave to Gao Yang's house nor leave Dave alone in the bar. After thinking about it, he still declined Gao Yang's invitation.

Fortunately, Gao Yang had met Dave once before, and when he heard that Dave was not going home, Gao Yang, who was satisfied with the fact that Fang Shao was spending the holiday with him, accepted Fang Shao's explanation and even covered the phone to tell his parents not to rush to clean up the guest room. But this sound still reached Fang Shao's ears, making him feel even warmer.

After hanging up the phone, Dave, who had heard a few words, came over with a mop and started a new topic about the Spring Festival with Fang Shao. Not long after New Year's Day, there was another "Spring Festival" that seemed more important. Dave, who had only read about it in books, was very curious like a child.

So Fang Shao finally thought about how to spend the Spring Festival. He thought about it and decided to close the bar on the reality side for a week. The mysterious side would be closed for three days from New Year's Eve to the second day of the New Year, and the next four days would depend on the situation. If they wanted to open, they could open. If they wanted to rest, they could continue to salt fish.

Fang Shao told Dave about his idea, and seeing that he had no objection, he used his own pocket money to buy a lot of snacks online. Dave, who had just used his labor fee to pay off his debts, also showed his generosity and bought a bunch of ingredients and hot pot base, preparing to watch the Spring Festival Gala with hot pot on New Year's Eve.

Fang Shao, who had long regarded the Spring Festival Gala as background music, did not want to discourage Dave's enthusiasm. He smiled and nodded to any ideas of his excellent employees. Besides, everyone has different aesthetic tastes, and maybe Dave just likes the Spring Festival Gala.

Regardless of the quality of the program, at least the Spring Festival Gala had enough people and was lively enough, right?

After more than ten years of loneliness in the long nights, Dave now walks on the street and goes to see what's going on when he sees a crowd of people. Whether they are fighting or queuing to buy something, Dave's active attitude is no different from that of ordinary grandpas and grandmas who like to watch the excitement.

After stockpiling enough supplies for the holidays, Fang Shao filled out the arrangements for staying at the bar under the sympathetic and understanding gaze of the property manager. I guess in his heart, Fang Shao must have some unspeakable reasons for not opening the bar, not going home, and spending the holidays with his employees.

The property manager, who was also forced to stick to his post, felt deep empathy with Fang Shao at this moment.

New Year's Eve soon arrived. Fang Shao and Dave closed the door to reality, posted a notice to take a break, and began to live a life of idleness and laziness like stay-at-home moms.

Well, to be more precise, Fang Shao is the only one who is just lying there eating and waiting to die.

Dave turned on the mobile TV and fixed it in the bar. Then, he decorated the bar with the New Year materials he bought while the host spoke passionately. On this day, the hosts changed their faces and expressed their emotions on the big screen, but Dave maintained his vigorous energy for more than ten hours.

It feels like Dave's physical condition is getting better and better.

Fang Shao pinched his arms and lower abdomen.

Well, it’s pretty good. The muscles are still there. I can continue lying down without worry.

We had a quick lunch at noon, and for dinner, Dave took out the induction cooker and hot pot and set them up in the hall. A large table was covered with all kinds of ingredients, and some were even placed on the next table. Dave even poured a can of meat into Orange's plate, just to make it a celebration for all.

Fang Shao took a dozen beers from the warehouse and threw them at his feet. He opened two bottles and placed them on the table. The table was facing the TV screen. The two men watched TV while picking ingredients from the steaming hot pot. The two men liked meat. In addition to the common tender beef, fatty beef, pork belly, luncheon meat, and shrimp paste, they also liked small county liver, halved fat intestines, and duck hearts and intestines, which foreigners are generally not very adaptable to.

Dave not only prepared hot pot, but also refreshing side dishes such as cold mixed shredded vegetables and stir-fried baby cabbage. He even made a plate of peanuts to go with wine following a tutorial on the Internet.

Fang Shao picked up a peanut and put it into his mouth, then immediately squinted his eyes happily.

The peanuts were fried crispy and crunchy, and the salt was evenly mixed in. In just two or three months, Dave's Chinese cooking skills were better than most Chinese people's.

As they ate, drank and watched, the two of them actually had a lively Spring Festival. And just as Fang Shao had thought, Dave was very satisfied with the lively and colorful Spring Festival Gala, and he kept exclaiming "It's so beautiful!" and "Great!" He looked like he had little experience and would believe whatever you said.

As the show started, Fang Shao's phone started buzzing with blessing messages from relatives and friends. The first one was from Fang Wei. The blessing message from this big brother was still as serious as usual, but it was obvious that he had typed it out word by word, not copied from the common stuff on the Internet.

Then came Gao Yang and several roommates and friends in the chat group. Senior Qiu, Manager Qiu, and classmates with whom Fang Shao had a good relationship also sent messages. What surprised Fang Shao was that the property manager also sent a blessing. Although it was probably a group blessing message, Fang Shao was in a good mood and treated them all equally, and replied with a blessing emoticon with an orange head portrait.

Nearing midnight, the phone, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly rang twice in succession. But this time, Fang Shao seemed not to hear it and let the phone return to silence.

Two text messages quickly skipped across the phone screen.

"Transfer from Fang**, amount 1,000,000 yuan. The other party left a message: None"

"Transfer from Shao**, amount 1,000,000 yuan. Message from the other party: None"