Chapter 51: No Intimate Contact Between Men
The next day, Qi Huan got up early. After washing his face, he looked up and suddenly found a white shadow on top of his head. It was only half a finger high, but upon closer inspection, it looked like a human.
Its face was small and delicate, with a very light pink hue on its cheeks, as tender as the petals of the first peach blossom in spring, and its white eyelashes were like fine feathers, long and dense, half covering its deep and bright green eyes. Its white hair, as white as winter snow, fell down softly, blending into Qi Huan's black hair underneath, and sparkling with fine and crystal light under the light.
The little guy was sitting cross-legged, his head-to-body proportions very similar to a Q-version figurine that Qi Huan had bought before, with round hands and feet, soft and cute, yet beautiful like an ice elf.
When it found that Qi Huan was looking at it, it tilted its head slightly and looked at Qi Huan curiously through the mirror, with a smart and cunning light flashing in its green eyes.
Could it be another strange race from the Alliance? Qi Huan was about to lift the handle to take it down from above his head to ask, but the little guy disappeared. He looked up and down twice, but there was no trace of him, as if everything just now was just an illusion that he hadn't woken up yet.
Although he was a little confused, Qi Huan didn't have time to think too much. He got up early to prepare the food, and it would be too late if he didn't start.
This morning, the aroma of meat was particularly strong inside and outside the restaurant, and the breakfast business attracted a few more tables.
Qi Huan originally planned to rent Wan's drone to deliver the food, but Shen Ye told him not to bother and just drove an airship over to pick it up.
Considering that he was too busy serving the food by himself, Qi Huan brought the robot bear butler along.
The fifth floor of the Tongling Hall was busy sorting out and vacating, so the Tianfeng Pavilion on the sixth floor was used as a temporary office for the handover between the two parties. Considering that Xicheng was farther away from the Tongling Hall, it was convenient to avoid the eyes and ears of others, and that Qi Huan needed protection, Jiufang Yu and others did not move in immediately.
The members of the escort team are now temporarily scattered and living in several inns near the command hall. Xu Zhi has arranged some people to take turns on duty every day. On the one hand, they are responsible for the joint duty with Jiufang Kuang's escort team, and on the other hand, they are guarding the materials and data that are gradually handed over.
The one hundred lunches that Qi Huan was responsible for were prepared for the one hundred guards on duty today.
The office area was filled with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, letting in sunlight. The two of them passed by with their dining cart, and happened to see Jiufang Yu, Xu Zhi and others sitting across the table from Jiufang Kuang, seemingly discussing something.
Everyone was talking to each other, and no one seemed to notice Qi Huan and Shen Ye walking outside the window. Instead, Zhou Ba quietly jumped out through the glass window and gave Qi Huan a warm hug.
Qi Huan caught the black ball, his eyes still fixed on the window.
Like Chen Ye beside Qi Huan, Jiufang Yu and Xu Zhi were both wearing black military uniforms today. The cold and hard metallic color shone between the light and shadow, making them look quite formal.
Jiufang Yu's epaulettes were golden, and from the side one could only see a series of raised lines, intricate and staggered. When he slightly turned his shoulder, it was as if the sun was embedded in it, shining brightly, too dazzling to look directly at. The palm-wide belt around his waist was decorated with golden rivets, and the shape was exquisite and heavy. With his falling silver hair, the lines of his shoulders and back were even more handsome.
"So handsome." Qi Huan looked at Jiufang Yu's back and exclaimed softly.
"Hey, stop looking, it's time to go." Shen Ye stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Qi Huan's eyes.
"Three more seconds, make way," Qi Huan slapped his hand away in dissatisfaction, "Don't block my second husband."
"What's the 'later husband'? I seem to have only heard of the ex-husband." Shen Ye and Heituanzi were both confused.
"The one who is divorced is called the ex-husband, and the one you will marry in the future is called the next husband." Qi Huan frivolously hooked Heituanzi's chin with his finger and spoke confidently.
Shen Ye and Hei Tuanzi were both stunned.
Zhou Qi Ba, who had come to his senses, rushed back into the house as if escaping. Chen Ye looked at the black ball that was "fleeing in panic", then looked at the one who was smiling happily beside him, and shook his head and sighed, "You have so many twisted ideas."
“As long as it makes sense.” When the three seconds were up, Qi Huan reluctantly moved his gaze away and continued to walk forward with Chen Ye.
No one noticed that Jiufang Yu, who was listening to people talking in the room, had a barely perceptible blush on his ears.
Tianfeng Pavilion originally had a cafeteria-like place for the base office staff and the guard team to eat, and now it has been divided into two, with each side using half of the space.
The 'canteen' is square, and the dome is a huge curved light panel with even and soft brightness. The walls and the ground are inlaid with light blue dotted narrow light strips in both vertical and horizontal directions. It is refreshing and simple, but empty, without any tables or chairs. It looks like a multi-functional activity hall in a hotel that has not been decorated before an event.
"Can you find a way to move two tables over?" Qi Huan asked Chen Ye, who was leading the way, for help. It would be inconvenient to serve food if the thermos bucket was placed directly on the ground.
Chen Ye smiled, walked to the wall, and waved his personal terminal towards the light strip, which moved away with a swish, revealing a long silver-gray table top.
Qi Huan looked at the light strip on the floor with some surprise. If the one on the wall was a table, then could the one on the floor be a stool?
"That's a stool over there." Shen Ye answered his doubts, stretched out his hand and pressed the edge of the table. A small square-shaped button lit up, and the table "floated" out of the wall, automatically flipped ninety degrees, and hung in the air about one meter above the ground.
He turned on three more light strips, pushed four floating tables in front of Qi Huan, and placed them in a straight line side by side. "Can I put it here?"
Seeing Qi Huan nod, Shen Ye pressed the edge of the table again, and the four floating table tops were "fixed" in place.
Qi Huan followed his example and tried to use his own personal terminal to swipe directly above the floor light strip, but there was no response.
Chen Ye smiled and said, "I'll ask Kong Hu to grant you permission tomorrow..."
Before he could finish his words, the robot butler Bear waved his arm towards the floor, and a silver-gray chair with a simple arc floated out from the ground.
"You are still useful." Qi Huan patted Butler Xiong on the head happily.
Shen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. The bear's program had permissions for the base system, which must have been left by Diwu Yuan. This was not a good thing for them, after all, the Diwu family was too close to the Jiufang family. It seemed that after taking over, Kong Hu had to clean up the backstage.
At 10:55, when Qi Huan and the others were placing the thermos on the table, the dining window on the other half of the table was opened.
Rows of floating dinner plates seemed to be placed on a transparent delivery belt and were sent out in an orderly manner. They were lined up by the window with a distance of about five centimeters between them, as if they were waiting to be served.
There were neatly arranged metal arms next to the window. The three kitchen helpers who had followed Sai Wen were busy putting dishes into the constant temperature plates. Qi Huan took a few glances and thought that the budget for the dishes should be higher than theirs. There were four dishes and one soup, steamed fish fillets, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, braised pork slices, and fried animal chops. The soup happened to be chicken soup.
Qi Huan was not envious of the budget. What he envied was the row of metal arms that looked very mechanized. When he was going to serve food to a hundred people later, he would probably need to use his Qilin arm!
After the dishes were laid out and ready, Qi Huan opened a thermos bucket and took out several lunches that had been packed separately in advance. He handed them to Chen Ye while wearing a mask, "These are prepared for you and Xiao Ba and the others."
"Huanhuan, you are so thoughtful!" Shen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Qi Huan was thinking about them while he was busy preparing lunch for a hundred people. He opened his arms and was about to give him a bear hug.
"Men should not touch each other." Qi Huan 'coldly' pressed the handle of an unopened rice spoon against his chest.
Shen Ye retracted his arm and snorted disdainfully, "Don't kiss a ghost, if my boss wants to hug you, will you use this thing to block him?"
"Of course not," Qi Huan said as he unwrapped the spoon. "If it were him, he wouldn't even have to move. I would take the initiative to hug him with just a glance from him."
Shen Ye choked, and finally uttered two words angrily, "Lecher."
What's good if a person is not lustful? Qi Huan looked at Chen Ye and raised the corners of his lips mischievously, "Do you know what you are called now?"
Shen Ye:? ? ?
"Impotent rage." Qi Huan raised his eyebrows and spoke word by word.
Shen Ye:......
"Hurry up and give it to them." Qi Huan pushed Chen Ye, who was choked and speechless, and said, "Eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Less than a minute after Shen Ye left, a large number of people in red uniforms came in twos and threes and walked straight to the area where the floating dinner plates were placed.
Although they were dressed exactly the same, the crowd was clearly divided into two groups. One group pushed their food trays towards the dining window with an arrogant look on their faces, while the other group walked towards Qi Huan with ease.
Glancing at the crude dining table made of floating tabletops, many people on the other side of the window looked disdainful. Some of them even gathered in groups of three or five, pointing and whispering in this direction, and occasionally bursts of ambiguous laughter broke out.
Qi Huan ignored those people and methodically opened the lids of the three thermos bottles in front of him.
As soon as the thermos bucket containing the braised meat was opened, a strong aroma exploded like a bomb, rushing in all directions, causing the people in the queue to stretch their necks in an instant.
"Hello, welcome. Today's lunch is provided by Renjian Restaurant at No. 9 Jinwan Street, Xicheng District." Butler Xiong automatically 'greeted the guests' and quickly served rice and chicken soup to the first guard in line.
Qi Huan continued to pour two large spoonfuls of braised pork bones on the steaming rice, and put a spoonful of scrambled eggs with cucumber and a spoonful of fried fish in the other two compartments respectively. He said to the man with a smile, "If you are satisfied with the meal, you are welcome to log on to the Star Network to give a good review. You are also welcome to try other dishes in the restaurant on earth."
The meat was bright red, and the soup poured over the rice was fragrant and sparkling. The overbearing and powerful aroma of the meat hooked the taste buds, which aroused the man's appetite. He immediately pushed the plate to sit down and eat. He was originally very disgusted with bones because they were troublesome to eat and easy to choke, but he couldn't resist the temptation of the taste, so he reached for the braised bone meat with his chopsticks.
The next second, he was extremely glad that he had made this decision. The braised meat was stewed to perfection, and the heat was just right. The bones almost fell off when they touched his tongue, and did not cause him any trouble. The meat was soft, glutinous, and fragrant, and melted in his mouth. The taste was the most delicious and satisfying he had ever tasted.
The other two side dishes are also not perfunctory. The cucumber is crisp and sweet, sandwiched with fluffy and soft scrambled eggs, with a delicate and refreshing taste. The fish pieces are fried until golden brown, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. With a light bite, the crispy shell bursts open, and the firm fish meat fibers overflow with fresh juice, like nectar, which is fragrant in the teeth and cheeks. Then scoop a large spoonful of rice covered with the marinade, and you will feel satisfied and comfortable from the tip of your tongue to your stomach. It is so happy that it is difficult to describe.
"It's so delicious!" The guard sitting next to him tasted the braised pork bones and immediately sighed with satisfaction.
“Today’s lunch was amazing!”
“I feel like I can do another 200 more reps in the afternoon training after eating!”
"It's so delicious that it makes me cry! What the hell was that I ate the other day!"
Exclamations of praise rang out one after another, and the fragrance drifted farther and farther, gradually spreading to the other side of the cafeteria.
What smells so good? The people on the other side looked at them in surprise. When they realized that the smell came from the buckets on the shabby and simple dining table, they were even more shocked. How could it be possible? The best cook in the base was only at the level of Yidao. They would occasionally patronize those stores privately, but they had never smelled such a tempting smell!
"Ah, I remember now. He is the chef who outshined Sai Wen and the other Yidao Star chefs at the last dinner and received more than a dozen rewards from the Star Master and the distinguished guests. Later, he was named and brought to the banquet hall to receive the reward!" One of the guards pointed at Qi Huan who was serving food. "He was wearing a mask today, so I didn't recognize him just now."
The chef who cooked for the Star Lord received more than a dozen rewards. His cooking skills must be amazing. Everyone looked at him with a little more envy.
Some people couldn't help themselves and walked over to Qi Huan shamelessly, "Can we sell a few copies separately? We'll pay double the price."
"I'm sorry, we ordered 100 portions. We can only sell them to you if there are more in the end." Qi Huan smiled faintly, his attitude was impeccable and polite. He did make a dozen portions when he cooked, mainly because the guards were all young and middle-aged, and he was afraid that some of them would not be able to eat enough because of their large appetite.
The guards on Jiufang Yu's side were fed up, and someone said to the two men, "Hey, hey, hey, this is our lunch. Go eat your Star Chef's fine feed."
During the handover, the people on both sides were secretly competing with each other. They had heard the malicious laughter from the other side just now, and now that they had the chance, they immediately mocked back.
"That's right, let's go back quickly, we don't have enough to eat!" The team members next to them also echoed, and those few people had to go back in shame.
"If the food is not enough, you can come back later and get more for free." After those people walked away, Qi Huan quietly winked at the people still queuing, clearly announcing the priority of 'family members'.
The guards who gathered around suddenly felt proud and refreshed, and no longer felt anxious waiting. They all started chatting with Qi Huan while waiting in line.
"Little chef, you are so good at cooking. How long have you been learning to cook?"
"How many star chefs are you?"
"Talk to your boss and let him take over the public kitchen from now on."
Qi Huan patiently answered all kinds of gossip questions from the team members, and the cooking spoon in his hand almost flew off.
"What are you doing? Line up properly!" A stern voice echoed throughout half of the cafeteria. The originally lazy and leisurely guards shuddered and straightened their backs reflexively. The crooked line instantly became straight and they stood a distance away from the dining table in an orderly manner.
Xu Zhiyue walked to the dining table and spoke to Qi Huan in a much gentler tone, lowering his voice a lot, "Did these brats bully you?"
"No, we were just chatting." Qi Huan quickly explained, "Why are you here?"
"The boss was afraid that you would be bullied, so he asked me to come over and keep an eye on you." Seeing that his arms were already a little tired, Xu Zhi took the initiative to say, "How about you take a break and I'll do the rest?"
Qi Huan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Can you serve with a smile?"
Xu Zhi: ???
"Like this." Qi Huan's eyes curved brightly, "Thinking of 'Hello, it's a pleasure to serve you'."
Xu Zhi looked at him with a stiff brow, an expression that said 'you're not good, I'm not happy to serve you'.
Qi Huan sighed, "If you serve the dishes like this, it will ruin my reputation. No one will go to Star Network to help with the ratings then."
"It's so troublesome to let these brats rate you." Xu Zhi snatched the spoon from Qi Huan's hand, and said to the owner of the plate with a cold face while serving the food, "Remember to go to Star Network for rating tonight. If you forget, you will have to do an extra 3,000 training tomorrow."
The man immediately put his heels together and answered loudly, "Yes!"
Qi Huan: ...
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