CH 36

“Is it still not here? Did we get the wrong place?”

Sun Lanyou was becoming impatient. They had been in this alley for almost ten minutes, surrounded by residential buildings, with only a few small convenience stores as the few businesses in the alley. How could a trendy café be located here?

And she had a feeling that this alley looked familiar, but most alleys in city S looked similar, so she didn’t pay much attention to it. “We’re almost there; I remember it should be around here.”

Yang Ming glanced at his phone; the message hadn’t arrived yet. Considering the time, it should be close. He turned on his tiptoes and pointed towards the left side of the alley. “It seems to be this way.”

Sun Lanyou impatiently kicked her feet and followed him.

“Ghosts! There are ghosts!”

“Ghost! Ghosts!!”

“Help! There are ghosts!!”

The tranquility of Wutong Lane was broken by two miserable male voices.

“Slap, slap, slap, slap—”

Windows upstairs were opened one by one, and the aunties, grannies, uncles, and grandpas looked down at the two rolling and crawling figures below, spitting out disdainfully, “Pah, pah, pah, speaking such nonsense on a good day! Bad luck!”

“Exactly, what ghosts! I think they’re the ones with guilty conscience. We, the old folks living in Wutong Lane for a lifetime, have never seen any ghosts.”

As the locals in Wutong Lane angrily accused the two men of talking nonsense, Sun Lanyou and Yang Ming finally entered the alley. As soon as they turned a corner, they came face to face with two individuals. Yang Ming quickly pulled Sun Lanyou aside.

Upon standing still, Yang Ming was about to lose his temper, but when he saw the faces of the people in front of him, his anger seemed to pause momentarily, freezing on the spot.

Isn’t this the pair of thugs he had hired?

He looked up again and confirmed that the other person who had already run away was indeed the other thug. Weren’t they supposed to be at Bai Xianzhi’s restaurant now? How did they end up here?

The skinny man faced the severed arm and was quite frightened. He didn’t pay attention to the person in front of him and felt his hand being loosened. He broke free and ran towards the chubby man, shouting as he ran, “Bro, wait for me! Wait for me!”

Even after the two had run far away, Yang Ming still couldn’t recover from the shock of his hired thugs running away before the job was done. It was only now that Sun Lanyou had noticed the strangely familiar surroundings and the nearby small restaurant. She instantly understood.

“Hmph, Yang Ming, the so-called trendy café today was fake, right?”

Yang Ming instantly came back to his senses, quickly denying, “What are you talking about? How could that be? Why would I deceive you?”

Sun Lanyou sneered, “Then take out your navigation and show me the location of this trendy café!”

Yang Ming’s hand twitched imperceptibly. There was no such trendy café around, but he had used it as a bait to attract Sun Lanyou to this alley. If everything went smoothly, after witnessing Bai Xianzhi’s restaurant’s poor condition, Lanyou would definitely forget about this incident. And even if she remembered later, he could always claim she must have been mistaken. After all, the trendy café did exist, but it was located in another alley a few streets away.

However, if he were to take out his navigation now, Sun Lanyou would immediately notice that something was off. Yang Ming forced a smile, “No need, it should be around here, just a few dozen meters away. The navigation can’t pinpoint it.”

Sun Lanyou stared at him fixedly, making Yang Ming uneasy. Just as he was about to say something else, Sun Lanyou suddenly spoke, “Let’s break up.”

After saying that, Sun Lanyou turned around and walked towards the alley’s exit. Yang Ming couldn’t believe what he had heard and stood there stunned for a few seconds before catching up, “Lanyou, wait, I disagree!”

In the Three Thousand Food House, Bai Xianzhi had no idea about the events taking place in Wutong Lane. Naturally, he was unaware that Yang Ming had lost his girlfriend today. When the chubby man was shouting in the restaurant, Bai Xianzhi paid some attention, but he wasn’t worried. In Three Thousand Food House, who would dare to fight? They should be prepared to be detained.

So, when he had some free time, Bai Xianzhi asked Tu linlin about what happened in Wutong Lane. Tuvlinlin told him that two queue-cutters were thrown out. Bai Xianzhi didn’t care much; in Three Thousand Thousand Food House, if anyone didn’t queue up honestly, they deserved to be thrown out.

As the evening gradually approached, Three Thousand Food House would usually become less busy around 9:30 PM, with only a few sporadic customers. However, perhaps due to being closed for ten days, the queue at 9:30 PM was still growing!

Bai Xianzhi was really exhausted. Even after the first competition with Time Moon Hotel, the restaurant wasn’t as busy as it was today. Since he opened at 11 AM, he hadn’t sat down at all. He had to quickly finish his meal while standing because of the large crowd.

Let Tu linlin persuade the customers waiting outside, and after giving each person a small box of dumplings, the customers outside left satisfied.

After seeing off the last customer, it was already 11:10 PM. Exhausted, Bai Xianzhi slumped into a chair and didn’t want to move. He said to Tu linlin, who was equally tired, “You can go back first. You don’t need to worry about the restaurant; Grandma is still waiting for you.”

After Tu linlin left, Bai Xianzhi stayed slumped for a while, then forced himself to stand up and wash the dishes. While washing, he realized a problem: Who would wash the dishes in the future?

He was responsible for cooking, and Tu linlin was responsible for serving the customers. If they had to wash the dishes every day after closing, the workload would be too much! Not to mention that the restaurant’s dishes were already insufficient. Today, many people used takeaway containers, so hiring someone specifically for dishwashing was becoming necessary!

The next day, the restaurant was still packed with customers, and it was another day of non-stop work. After finishing everything, Bai Xianzhi collapsed on his bed. He picked up his phone and saw the hottest news—

“#Time-Space Orphanage Recruiting Children Over Sixteen!!#”

Recruiting!

Bai Xianzhi’s hand moved to open the post. The first thing that appeared was an introduction to the Time-Space Orphanage.

【”Time-Space Orphanage: A unit provided by the Time-Space Group for the children of various heroic races who died in the Time-Space Battlefield. The children here receive education far superior to the average level of the Three Thousand Worlds. After the age of thirteen, they can also learn various professional skills, obtain professional certificates, and become outstanding talents in various fields.”】

Below the introduction to the Time-Space Orphanage, there was a brief introduction of the group of children, and the long list showed a total of 220 children.

Scrolling down, the first child’s introduction appeared in the middle of the screen, with her photo on the right, a blonde girl. The introduction read:

Name: Anke

Gender: Female

Age: Sixteen

Race: Elf

Certificates Obtained: Cooking Qualification Certificate, Lawyer Practice Certificate, Securities Practice Certificate, Teacher Qualification Certificate, Accordion Level 2 Certificate, Swimming Coach Qualification Certificate.

Honors Obtained: Three Thousand Worlds Youth Swimming Championship Champion, Orc World Cooking Competition Runner-Up, Three Thousand Worlds Accordion Championship Third Place.

Institution’s Comment: Has a strong ability to learn and execute, extremely disciplined. Being from the Elf race, she has a gentle personality and is well-liked by other children in the institution.

Scrolling further, the second child was a male Tiger Tribe member with numerous certificates and honors, equally outstanding.

Continuing down, as Bai Xianzhi looked at more and more children, he gradually understood the arrangement rules of this introduction section. The children with more certificates and honors were listed at the top, and if two children had the same number of certificates and honors, the one with a more attractive appearance was placed above.

After going through all 220 children carefully, Bai Xianzhi noticed the last child, whose narrow, rebellious eyes seemed to challenge the viewer. His mouth slightly curved downward, and even through the screen, one could imagine his impatience when the photo was taken. The most terrifying thing was a fierce scar that extended from his left temple to his right jaw.

Reading his introduction:

Name: Zhuo Long

Gender: Male

Age: Sixteen

Race: Jiao Tribe (Dragonkin)

Certificates Obtained: Boxing Qualification Certificate.

Honors Obtained: Orc World Boxing Competition Champion.

Institution’s Comment: Independent and has his own personality, rather impulsive.

Out of the 220 children, Bai Xianzhi hardly saw any comments that bordered on criticism in the institution’s comment section for the other children. Below their introductions, the institution tried to amplify and praise each child’s strengths. However, it seemed like the institution changed for this particular child.

The comment, “Independent and has his own personality,” was practically saying that this child was isolated and antisocial. For the recruiting party, they would never choose such a child because someone who doesn’t fit in wouldn’t work well with others and might not follow the instructions of their superiors.

Furthermore, the “rather impulsive” comment might lead people to associate him with violence, especially when combined with his boxing qualification and championship. Coupled with his isolation, many recruiters would probably think that this child was prone to using violence at work.

The institution’s comment of just three short sentences almost sealed the fate of this child’s recruitment.

As expected, Bai Xianzhi saw discussions among netizens in the comment section. Among the praises for other children, one comment stood out—

【”That last Zhuo Long really lowered the standard of this recruitment! Having a scar on his face is the least of it. What’s going on with the institution’s evaluation? As we all know, the Time-Space Orphanage always praises people in a positive light. I can’t exaggerate enough that this is the first time I’ve seen such an evaluation from the institution. It just shows how badly Zhuo Long behaved in the orphanage!”】

【”Agree, Zhuo Long must be someone with a bad temper, antisocial, and loves to fight. I want to remind all recruiting units not to hire Zhuo Long! Absolutely do not!! If you do, you’ll regret it!!!”】

“Agree, Zhuo Long must be someone with a bad temper, antisocial, and loves to fight. I want to remind all recruiting units not to hire Zhuo Long! Absolutely do not!! If you do, you’ll regret it!!!”

A group of more than ten young people stood arrogantly in front of a young man. The leading girl with blonde hair held a communicative device and read out the comments about the young man from the internet. Each time she read one, the group burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, Zhuo Long, did you hear that? This is what people are saying about you online!”

The young man remained expressionless as he spoke to the leading girl, “Move aside, don’t make me say it again.”

His expression was terrifying, and the scar on his face made him look like a fugitive. More than ten people involuntarily made way for him, holding their breath and waiting for him to pass. After the young man went past them, the blonde girl spoke harshly, “Zhuo Long, so you’re good at fighting, so what? Being an unsociable person like you will never find a job. The outcome of this recruitment evaluation is the consequence of offending me! I guarantee that no company will want you in this recruitment! Just wait to be homeless!”

“Hahaha, seems like it, those who can’t find a job this time can only scavenge for trash. Hahaha.”

The group of more than ten people behind them burst into laughter. Zhuo Long’s face showed no expression. He had long anticipated this result. Ever since the passing of his parents, the word “luck” had ceased to exist in his life.

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