CH 44

The day at Three Thousand Food House started when Bai Xianzhi opened his eyes. This law applied in certain situations, but not today…

“Xiao Long, Uncle hasn’t woken up yet. Let’s make breakfast.”

“Sure, Xiao Lu, what should we make this morning?”

“Hmm, how about vegetable soup?”

“Great! Xiao Lu, your vegetable soup is the best!”

“Hahaha, shhh, let’s keep our voices down. Uncle goes to bed at midnight, and we might disturb him.”

“Shhh, yeah, okay.”

…

At nine in the morning, Bai Xianzhi rubbed his eyes, got up from the bed with a sleepy face, brushed his teeth, washed his face, changed clothes, and yawned as he came downstairs. As he looked up, he saw the two little ones sitting politely at the table, sipping their soup. He instantly snapped back to reality; that’s right, after yesterday, he wasn’t alone anymore. At the age of twenty-five, he now had an adopted son and an adopted daughter!

“Cough, what are you both eating?” Bai Xianzhi coughed a couple of times, suppressing his small surprise from earlier. He approached the two little ones to see what was in their bowls, but all he saw was cabbage leaves?

Thinking he might be mistaken, he looked closely, and indeed, it was pure cabbage soup, without even a hint of oil. Looking at the small stool next to the stove, Bai Xianzhi suddenly felt a chill. What if the two little ones forgot to turn off the gas? It could lead to a gas leak…

He hurriedly walked over to check and found the gas switch tightly closed, and there was no smell of natural gas around. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Lu’s voice came from behind him, “Uncle, were you afraid we’d damage something for you?”

“No, not at all,” Bai Xianzhi turned around to look at the two little ones, “This stove is too dangerous for children. I was worried you might forget to turn it off, and then the three of us wouldn’t make it!”

Xiao Lu and Xiao Long looked at the stove in astonishment, “It’s amazing!”

Bai Xianzhi: “…………” Haha, amazing?

Shouldn’t they be scared?

Bai Xianzhi deeply felt that he was getting old; the thought process of children was no longer something he could understand. He sighed and said, “Yes, it’s very impressive! But also very dangerous. This time, it was my oversight that I didn’t prepare breakfast for you. Today, I’ll make some food in the small room, and when you wake up, you can just take it and eat. Please don’t touch this dangerous thing again, alright?”

Xiao Lu and Xiao Long nodded, “Okay!”

After advising the children, Bai Xianzhi lit the stove to fry some eggs. Having just cabbage soup for breakfast wouldn’t be enough, so he decided to add two more eggs.

He placed the fried eggs in front of the two little ones and took a sip of the vegetable soup that prepared for them, giving them a thumbs-up, “Delicious! Impressive!”

Xiao Lu and Xiao Long smiled shyly. Xiao Long said, “It’s all thanks to Xiao Lu. I just handed her the ingredients.”

Xiao Lu quickly added, “Xiao Long did a lot too. If he hadn’t remembered how to light the stove yesterday, we wouldn’t even have a fire!”

Xiao Long and Xiao Lu exchanged a smile, while Bai Xianzhi wiped his sweat. For some reason, just thinking about the scene of the two little ones by the stove made him break out in a cold sweat.

…

After breakfast, Bai Xianzhi put the clothes they wore yesterday into the washing machine. It’s worth mentioning that yesterday, Tu linlin and Zhuo Long specially went to the Orcs to buy several sets of clothes for the two little ones. Today, they were wearing their new outfits.

Xiao Lu wore a pink hoodie, pink pants, and shoes, while Xiao Long wore a black hoodie, black pants, and shoes. Both of them were already cute, and with the new clothes, they looked even cuter—with big watery eyes and adorable pouting mouths. Although they were still a bit thin, Bai Xianzhi believed that they would become even cuter in the future as long as they stayed at Three Thousand Food House.

However, all three at Three Thousand Food House were straightforward men, evident from how they bought clothes. Xiao Lu’s clothes were all pink, while Xiao Long’s were all black. The three men didn’t find anything wrong with this; they even felt they did a great job—girls should wear pink, and boys should wear black! Naturally, the two children’s adorable looks were not something they found noteworthy; they just looked like any other children!

After 11 AM, Three Thousand Food House became busy. Regular customers noticed that there were two new employees in the restaurant. Xiao Lu and Xiao Long, wearing aprons (bought by Tu linlin), stood in the dining area, observing the queue of customers. If they noticed someone trying to cut in line, they would confidently walk over and firmly resist such behavior.

The two little ones looked serious but spoke gently, taking turns speaking and harmonizing their words, leaving the line-cutters speechless and amused. They eventually sighed and went to the back of the line.

The customers couldn’t help but praise, “You kids are doing great! Can I know why you are here?”

Xiao Long sternly replied, “Miss, we are working, please don’t disturb us while we work!”

Xiao Lu pulled Xiao Long and whispered in his ear, “These are customers, and online says customers are like gods. We should fulfill all their requests to keep them happy.”

Wide-eyed, Xiao Long asked softly, “Wasn’t I just doing that?”

Xiao Lu patted his hand, reassuring him, then turned to the female customer, “Sorry, this is a secret, and we can’t tell you why we are here for now. But we appreciate your support for our work.”

The two children spoke in a formal manner, which amused the female customer. She couldn’t resist wanting to take photos of them using her “tong-tong” device. However, the two children firmly declined, “Miss, we hope you can respect our rights to our own image!”

The customer’s heart softened, seeing the starry-eyed expressions of the two little ones. She put away her “tong-tong” device and nodded, “Alright, alright, you can say whatever you want!”

On the side, Tu linlin, who had initially wanted to intervene, remained silent. He couldn’t believe how easily the female customer was persuaded!

As more people noticed the two little ones due to the growing crowd, they began asking Tu linlin about the children. He didn’t answer. When they asked the children, they said it was a secret. Finally, someone asked Bai Xianzhi directly, “Boss, who are the two kids in the dining area? They’re so young but already helping out in the restaurant.”

Bai Xianzhi immediately knew who the customers were talking about. He smiled and said, “They are my children. Kids play, and when they get tired, they rest.”

The customer was surprised, “Wow, you have kids? You look so young!”

Bai Xianzhi smiled without saying anything and continued cooking. The two little ones peeked from the kitchen door for a while before running upstairs with excitement. Xiao Lu and Xiao Long stared at each other with shining eyes.

“Xiao Long, he said I’m his child!”

“Yes! He also said I’m his child!”

“Then he must be our dad, right?”

Xiao Long nodded firmly, “He is our dad, and from now on, we are the children of a dad!”

Xiao Lu and Xiao Long burst into laughter. Hearing the bustling noise downstairs, Xiao Lu quickly said, “Let’s go down! We should help… dad!”

Xiao Long said, “Yes!”

Thinking that the two little ones went upstairs to rest, Bai Xianzhi was surprised to see them coming down again with even more energy than before!

Bai Xianzhi: ??? Do kids have this much energy?

…

Around 3 PM, Bai Xianzhi couldn’t bear it anymore. During a break, he took the two little ones upstairs. He let them drink pure milk and eat small pieces of bread, then laid them on the bed for a nap. The two little ones insisted that they weren’t sleepy and didn’t want to sleep. However, after Bai Xianzhi gently pressed them down on the bed, they fell asleep in less than five minutes. After tucking them in, Bai Xianzhi quietly closed the door and went downstairs. Tu linlin and Zhuo Long looked at him and asked softly, “Are they asleep?”

Bai Xianzhi nodded, “Yes, they are! The two little ones worked so hard that they must have been tired.”

Tu linlin smiled and said, “They are still getting used to it, they’ll be fine.”

Zhuo Long also chimed in, “They don’t feel secure yet, they might think that if they don’t work hard, we will abandon them.”

Bai Xianzhi smiled and replied, “Let’s take it slow, no rush.”

As time passed, they gradually understood that Three Thousand Food House would not abandon them unless they chose to leave. Looking at the sky outside the door on Wutong Lane, Bai Xianzhi felt content. He was blessed with two adorable children, fulfilling his wish to have both a son and a daughter.

….

In a drowsy state, Xiao Long seemed to be swimming in an endless sea, vigorously flapping his arms as if he was back with his mother. It felt so comfortable!

Xiao Lu, who was sleeping next to him, dreamt that she was desperately searching for a restroom. She searched and searched, surrounded by people, but there was no restroom in sight. Finally, she found one and squatted down. It felt so relieving!

When Bai Xianzhi went upstairs to call the two little ones for lunch, he found that the bedsheet was soaked halfway. He quickly woke them up, and the two immediately burst into tears upon realizing they wet the bed.

“Sob sob sob… I haven’t wet the bed for a very long time! Sob sob sob…”

“I never wet the bed either! Sob sob sob…”

Hearing the commotion, Tu linlin came upstairs and asked, “Did they drink too much milk? I remember you gave them milk before they went to bed.”

Pausing in the act of undressing the children, Bai Xianzhi asked stiffly, “Does drinking milk cause bedwetting?”

Tu linlin scratched his head, “Seems like it. When kids drink too much water before bedtime, they might wet the bed.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lu and Xiao Long wailed, “Sob sob sob… I never want to drink milk again!”

“Sob sob sob… me neither!”

Bai Xianzhi: “… Well, there’s no need for that. Just don’t drink milk before bedtime in the future.”

Xiao Lu and Xiao Long: “Wah wah wah wah…”

Bai Xianzhi rubbed his nose: “…”

In a blink of an eye, the two little ones had been at Three Thousand Food House for nearly half a month. They gradually realized that they wouldn’t be abandoned and that they had a dad who would provide them with delicious food every day! They no longer needed to worry about filling their stomachs.

Bai Xianzhi checked online and found that the two little ones were indeed too young. One was five years old, and the other was six, which didn’t meet the enrollment standard of Three Thousand World. So, for now, they had to stay at the restaurant and take it easy, relaxing and having fun.

That’s what Bai Xianzhi thought, but the two little ones didn’t see it that way. Maybe their earlier experiences made them more mature for their age. They realized that Bai Xianzhi was the boss of Three Thousand Food House, and they were the little bosses. They took the initiative to handle tasks like…

“Auntie, you don’t have a reservation, so you can’t come in!”

“Auntie knows, but Auntie really wants to eat. What can you do for Auntie? Can you bring something out for Auntie?”

“Auntie, you’re an adult, so you should follow the rules. Trying to cut in like this is unfair to the people ahead. Please support our work!”

Originally, Tu linlin was the one who handled such rejections. Every day, he had to persuade these unreserved customers to leave. However, since the last time they maintained order in the queue, the two little ones voluntarily expanded their scope of work. They stood sternly at the entrance, preventing those without reservations from entering the restaurant.

To be honest, these people were not easy to deal with. Even after Three Thousand Food House announced that reservations were necessary, they shamelessly tried to enter. Their psychological endurance was evident.

At first, Tu linlin was worried. Not just him, Bai Xianzhi and Zhuo Long were also concerned. They tried to persuade the two little ones to give up, but the two insisted. They thought it would be wrong to give up without even trying, and the three adults should support their work! Otherwise, it would be spoiling them and making them behave badly!

Bai Xianzhi/Tu linlin/Zhuo Long: …They were left speechless.

Fortunately, the two little ones were indeed capable, or perhaps the unreserved customers had a basic sense of manners. After being seriously pointed out their mistake by the two children, most of them felt embarrassed and left the restaurant.

But recently, things seemed to be going awry. Tu linlin noticed that more and more people were showing up without reservations at Three Thousand Food House, and two lines had formed at the entrance. In one of the shorter lines, the majority were women. You might think they were there to eat, but they didn’t fight or argue when rejected by the two children. Instead, they left with a smile, looking satisfied.

Tu linlin was puzzled: ??? He had no idea why these people traveled from afar to the spatial rift. Could it be just to see the two children?

To some extent, Tu linlin was right. Although taking photos of the two children was not allowed in the restaurant, some people still managed to record videos and take pictures of the two little ones and posted them online. The serious and resolute appearance of the two adorable kids rejecting those ignorant adults instantly went viral on the internet…

….

Inside a towering building in the Soul Clan of the Three Thousand World.

“Yun Ge, the latest stills from your drama have reached the second spot on the trending list and are about to become number one!”

A man with a ponytail excitedly reported to a man sitting in the center of the crowd like a star among stars. The man in the center had long hair cascading down his back, his long lashes were curved, and his eyes were adorned with stars, radiating a bewitching charm. His delicate, fair, and exquisite face gave off a beauty that even some women couldn’t match, despite him being unmistakably male.

However, his face seemed excessively pale, faintly exuding a sense of ethereality. He turned his head to look at the ponytail man who spoke and extended his hand slowly and calmly, saying, “Let me see.”

The ponytail man hurriedly handed over the communication device. The man’s hand was fair and slender. With a gentle touch, the screen lit up, and indeed, he saw his name trending at the second spot. A smile appeared in his eyes, and he lightly swiped down the page. Suddenly, the smile on the man’s lips froze, and the mirth in his eyes turned icy.

The ponytail man was completely bewildered, not knowing why the man’s expression changed so suddenly. With a nervous heart, he took back his communication device and looked at it. The first place on the trending list had changed to:

#Three Thousand Food House’s Cute Kids Spotted!#

As for the man’s drama stills, they had been pushed down to the third place.

…

“How many times is this now?”

“Three Thousand Food House keeps snatching my trending topics! How many times are they going to do this?!!”

Ning Yun, the man who had just been surrounded by stars, erupted in his dressing room. His assistant, the ponytail man, whispered, “Six months ago, Three Thousand Food House’s contest coincided with your promotion of the new song and bumped you down for the first time. One month ago, Three Thousand Food House’s appearance of the Divine Clan incident coincided with your new advertisement, and it happened again. Today is the third time.”

Ning Yun was so angry that he fanned himself vigorously. “Hehehe, they say things happen in threes. Is Three Thousand Food House poisonous? Every time, they catch me on the trending list and suppress me. Enough is enough!”

The assistant reminded him, “Yun Ge, Three Thousand Food House has the Divine Clan Patriarch as their backer. We can’t afford to offend them.”

The assistant felt tired. Although his artist was one of the top stars in the industry, he had a terrible temper. While he treated those close to him well, he would be very aggressive toward other artists who tried to compete with him for resources. Their artist had been in hot searches multiple times due to outbursts against other celebrities. While this had gained him a wave of fans, it also earned him many enemies.

Fortunately, Yun Ge had a strong background and was from the higher echelons of society as a member of the Soul Clan. He was not afraid of the industry’s unspoken rules or covert actions because this industry was not worth much in the eyes of higher-ranked beings. Most of those mixed up in the entertainment circle were of the Orc or Spirit Clan. Yun Ge was a rare clear stream in the circle. As a Soul Clan member, nobody dared to do anything to him, and now that he had become extremely popular, nobody would even think about it.

So, even though he had quarreled with many in the industry, Yun Ge still thrived in the entertainment circle, and nobody dared to have any complaints about him.

However, this time was different. The target of Yun Ge’s anger had the Divine Clan as their backer! The Divine Clan! It was a presence that even the Soul Clan had to look up to. If Yun Ge dared to do anything extreme, the assistant had no doubt that his artist would be banned the next day! He might even be exiled!

He couldn’t accept such a terrifying outcome, so he had to stop Yun Ge before it happened!

“Yun Ge, they didn’t do it on purpose. Three Thousand Food House is just a restaurant, and you are a big star. There’s actually no conflict between you. There’s no need to make a big deal out of it!” The key was that they had the Divine Clan behind them!

Ning Yun waved his hand impatiently. “I understand what you’re saying. I’m not that foolish to not know that there’s the Divine Clan involved, and I shouldn’t be provoking them. But this anger won’t go away until I vent it!”

Taking out his communication device, he clicked on the first trending topic. As he looked at the photos and videos of the two children, Ning Yun sneered, “Cute kids? Is that it? These people have such shallow standards! I’ll show them what true cuteness is!”

The assistant: qaq Why does he have a bad feeling about this?

…

Ning Yun immediately returned to the Soul Clan. His elder brother’s twins were the most favored existence in the Ning family right now. They were just too adorable, even Ning Yun had to admit that. The two kids’ beauty was truly astonishing, and for a long time, Ning Yun couldn’t accept that his title as the most beautiful in the Ning family had been taken by these two little rascals who couldn’t even walk properly.

Now, for the first time, Ning Yun was thankful for his nephews’ stunning looks. The netizens’ standards were so shallow that they called anyone slightly good-looking a “cute kid.” They had even pushed him down the trending list. He simply couldn’t tolerate it. Today, he would let these shallow-eyed people see what true cuteness was and at the same time, put Three Thousand Food House in its place and show the boss what it’s like to be overshadowed!

He told his elder brother that he wanted to take the two nephews out to play, and smoothly took the two kids out. Holding one kid in each hand, he thought about the scene of him going to Three Thousand Food House to give them a good slap in the face. Ning Yun felt exhilarated.

“Second Uncle, where are we going?”

The two little kids stared at Ning Yun with bright eyes. Ning Yun casually said, “I’ll take you both to eat something delicious.”

Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly called his assistant, saying, “Arrange for a photographer to come to Three Thousand Food House immediately. I want them to capture a photo of the four kids together and post it online!” Without waiting for a reply from the assistant, Ning Yun hung up the phone.

The assistant was worried, as getting a reservation at Three Thousand Food House required booking a day in advance. Even if they found someone now, they wouldn’t be able to enter. Moreover, Ning Yun himself didn’t have a reservation. Could he even get in?

However, Ning Yun had the power to overcome such obstacles. As a superstar who was famous throughout the Three Thousand World, he had fans everywhere. Among the hundreds of people waiting in line at Three Thousand Food House, there happened to be some of his fans, who willingly gave up their spot for him. Thus, Ning Yun successfully obtained the chance to enter Three Thousand Food House.

But his actions didn’t escape the vigilant eyes of the two righteous little kids at the entrance. Xiao Lu leaned over to Xiao Long and whispered, “Xiao Long, that man with the big black glasses confused a sister and made her give up her spot for him!”

Xiao Long glanced over and, being the protective older brother, asked, “Xiao Lu, are you sure it was confusion?”

Xiao Lu nodded, “I’m sure. The sister’s face turned red when she looked at that man, just like how many people look at the dishes in our store, with their mouths watering!”

Xiao Long recalled something he saw last night on a block in Dad’s room that looked a lot like a “tongtong” machine, Xiao Long confidently stated, “Xiao Lu, that’s not confusion.”

Xiao Lu tilted her head, “If it’s not confusion, then what is it?”

Xiao Long’s gaze was resolute, “It’s… seduction!”

When Xiao Lu, who missed witnessing a certain divine drama while taking a bath, asked, “What is seduction?” Xiao Long looked at her and replied, “It’s the behavior you just described. It’s very immoral! It should be resisted because it can damage the relationship between a child’s dad and mom, causing the child to lose their dad and mom!” Thinking of the scene he saw last night, a touch of sadness appeared in Xiao Long’s eyes.

For Xiao Lu and Xiao Long, anything related to Dad and Mom was a very serious matter. Xiao Lu said, “I didn’t expect that man to be such a bad person. No, we must stop him and correct his wrong behavior!”

Meanwhile, Ning Yun, who was signing autographs for fans, sneezed, completely unaware that a storm was about to sweep over him.

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