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The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799

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by Watermelonian, 西瓜星人


  ‘Unless… he managed to bribe my staff?’

  “Just you wait, Tang kid. I’ll find the traitor,” Han Lei said viciously.

  He had just finished speaking when a few cars appeared from the other end of the road. They were from the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration. The cars stopped in front of Spring Brook and a group of people with unfriendly faces got out.

  When Han Lei saw that, he trembled and his face turned as pale as a sheet.

  ‘How did these people arrive so fast? Someone must have arranged all this!’

  “Who’s the person in charge of this restaurant?” A man asked sternly.

  “I… I am…” Han Lei stammered.

  “We’ve received many complaints that your restaurant has serious food safety problems. We are shutting down the restaurant now for investigations.”

  The man led his subordinates into the restaurant.

  “Hey, you can’t do that! It’s all his fault! Arrest him!” Han Lei yelled hysterically while pointing at Tang Hao.

  However, everyone ignored him.

  “How could this be?” His knees went weak and nearly fell sitting on the ground.

  He and his restaurant were utterly finished!

  He stood there with his shoulders slouched, as though he was a deflated ball.

  Police sirens were heard from the other end of the street.

  Two police cars soon arrived at the restaurant. A few police officers got out of the cars and walked toward Han Lei.

  “Why are all of you here for?” Han Lei was shocked.

  “Don’t you know what you’ve done? We’ve searched your mansion earlier and found five bronze jars. How do you explain that?

  “The five bronze jars were reported as stolen from Magical Kitchen. Why are they in the Han family mansion? Come with us for a bit, Han Lei!”

  Two police officers stepped forward and each of them grabbed an arm, then brought Han Lei to the car.

  “You can’t arrest me. Someone framed me…” Han Lei struggled with all his might.

  “Be quiet!”

  The police officers roared and shoved him into the police car. Then, the cars sped away, leaving only a crowd of onlookers.

  Master Chef Du fell sitting on the ground with a heavy thud. His face was pale as a sheet.

  He regarded Tang Hao with fear.

  He was feeling smug and arrogant earlier, but he did not expect that the kid knew about everything he did.

  Tang Hao threw him another glance, then spoke to Ling Wei. “Are you happy with the results, President Ling?”

  Ling Wei turned around and looked at Tang Hao profoundly. “Not bad at all! Spring Brook is finished after this. Han Lei has also gotten himself into a lot of trouble,” she said with a smile.

  “He deserves it though. He’s the one who tried to set us up first.”

  Tang Hao smiled. He briefly surveyed the restaurant before leaving the scene.

  Another two days passed in the blink of an eye.

  News of Spring Brook had spread throughout Provincial City. Spring Brook’s reputation was irredeemably ruined. None of their restaurants had customers.

  Once Magical Kitchen opened more branches, it would be time for Spring Brook to forever close its doors.

  As for Han Lei, he was smart enough to find someone to take the fall for him.

  Without concrete evidence, it was hard to prove that he had bribed someone to steal anyway.

  Even so, the stint in the lock-up had made him suffer.

  For the next two days, Tang Hao stayed at home, busy sharpening the dragon teeth and claws he had obtained. He was preparing to turn them into weapons.

  After reaching the completion of the State of Qi Channeling, he could not cultivate any further. Instead, he spent his time studying talismans and pill-making.

  Chapter 331 - An Invitation From Liu Bingyao

  The morning sun was bright and warm.

  Tang Hao sat on the porch. In front of him were two teeth, each the size of his arm. It was white throughout and looked like elephant tusks.

  Those were the teeth of a sea dragon.

  A sea dragon was somewhat considered a dragon. It [was not a normal animal]. In modern times, they were considered legendary animals. A sea dragon’s teeth were extremely hard, even harder than steel.

  Dragon claws were even harder than dragon teeth.

  Tang Hao managed to obtain cutting tools from General Bai.

  He had broken down most of the other teeth into many small pieces in the shape of throwing knives. He was sharpening the remaining two teeth to turn them into short swords.

  He picked up one of those teeth and sharpened it with one of the dragon claw throwing knives.

  A long time passed when his phone suddenly rang.

  Tang Hao looked at his phone. The call was from Liu Bingyao.

  He put the things in his hands down on the floor and answered the call.

  “Hey! Tang Hao!” Liu Bingyao’s sweet and clear voice was heard over the phone. “Are you free this morning?”

  “I don’t have anything going on,” Tang Hao said.

  Liu Bingyao hesitated for a bit and said, “Can you accompany me on a date? If you can, find even more people to come. The more the better.”

  “What’s wrong?” Tang Hao was surprised.

  “It’s like this. My cousin brother asked me out today.”

  “Cousin brother?”

  “Yes! He lives in Provincial City too. Two days ago, I visited their family, and I met someone there…” She hesitated for a while and continued, “My cousin brother seems to be quite eager. He’s invited me out a few times already.”

  Tang Hao understood what she was saying. Her cousin brother must be matching her with someone.

  Given her looks, it was normal for her to have many pursuers.

  “I can’t decline him anymore this time, and I had to agree to his invitation. I’m not at ease whenever I’m with him. He doesn’t seem like a dependable guy,” Liu Bingyao said, a little worried.

  Tang Hao understood her concerns. She had a bad encounter with a pursuer before. She must have been affected by that experience.

  Furthermore, her life was in danger when she was dragged into Tang Hao’s incident.

  As far as he knew, Liu Bingyao very rarely went out with other people ever since the Liu Jiawei incident. Most of the time, she remained in her dorm.

  “Alright!” Tang Hao agreed to it. “How about I get Cao Fei and the others?”

  “OK! I’ll bring a few other girls too,” Liu Bingyao replied, “Let’s meet at the entrance of the university later.”

  After ending the call, Tang Hao packed up the weapons, changed into a set of clean clothes, then gave Cao Fei a call.

  Cao Fei was immediately excited when he heard that Liu the Beauty Queen was inviting him out with some other girls. He agreed to it without any hesitation.

  Tang Hao could even hear a wolf howl from the other end of the call.

  ‘What the hell? Are those guys that desperate?’ Tang Hao was speechless.

  He left the house. He did not drive his car but instead took a bus to the entrance to Z University. A while later, Cao Fei and the other boys appeared. Each one of them was dressed to the nines. They even styled their hair and sprayed cologne.

  Even the way they walked was different.

  “What are you guys doing?” Tang Hao rolled their eyes.

  “Trying to score ourselves a chick, of course!” Cao Fei said bashfully, “This doesn’t happen very often. We won’t let go of the chance.”

  Tang Hao cringed.

  They waited for a while and noticed four figures coming from the university. They were tall, slender, and were dressed trendily.

  The one walking in front was the most breathtaking among them.

  She wore a loose white woolen top and a pair of jeans. Her clothes were simple, but it carried a different aura on her.

  The simple clothes did not di
minish her beauty by even one bit.

  “Wow, they’re all pretty girls!”

  Cao Fei and the other boys exclaimed. Their eyes were transfixed on the three girls walking behind Liu Bingyao.

  “Tang Hao!” Liu Bingyao quickly walked over and greeted Tang Hao with her sweet voice.

  Her beautiful eyes were sparkling.

  Tang Hao smiled at her. He was relieved when he saw that she was wearing the blood jade bead he gave her. He then nodded at the other girls.

  Those girls were in the same department as Liu Bingyao.

  They stood at the university entrance and waited. About eight minutes later, they noticed a Bentley driving toward them from one end of the road.

  The car stopped near them. They could see two people sitting inside. The driver was a young man of about twenty years old. He was handsome but looked effeminate.

  In the passenger seat was a young man in his mid-twenties. He looked more rugged.

  The two people in the car were surprised when they saw the crowd.

  The young man in the passenger seat got out of the car and shouted. “What are you doing, Cousin Sister?” He sounded as though he was complaining.

  His cousin sister had asked him if she could bring some friends. He thought that she would only bring one or two female friends with her, and so he agreed to it. He did not expect that she would bring a crowd, and half of them were boys.

  She should have known why he asked her out, but she brought that many boys with her anyway. She was deliberately causing him trouble!

  He became anxious instantly.

  The other young man in the car was his boss’s son. He planned to match his cousin sister to her so that he could gain his boss’s favor. He did not expect that his cousin sister would pull off such a stunt.

  In the car, the other young man’s expression became unpleasant.

  “Cousin Brother, you told me that I could bring some friends with me. If I can’t do that, then I’m not going with you,” Liu Bingyao said as she prepared to turn around and leave.

  “Don’t!” The young man shouted.

  Then, he scuttled into the car. “What should we do, Young Master Li?”

  Young Master Li glanced at the young man and looked disdainful. “Those few guys? They’re just poor losers. They won’t pose a threat. Just treat it as their lucky day today. We’ll just bring them along!”

  Then, his eyes sparkled when he looked at the other girls. “Wow, Z University has many beautiful girls!

  “Brother Zhuo, go get two more cabs and bring them along!”

  Zhuo Yang nodded. He got out of the car and said to Liu Bingyao, “Let’s bring everyone along, Cousin Sister! Give me a minute while I call two cabs.”

  Young Master Li got out of the car and smiled eagerly as he walked over.

  “You’re so beautiful today, Bingyao! Nice meeting you, beautiful ladies!”

  His eyes flashed with disdain as his gaze swept over Tang Hao and the other boys.

  He was very willing to bring the beautiful ladies along to the date, but unfortunately, half of them were poor loser guys and were nothing but an eyesore!

  However, he had to agree to bring them along, so that he could showcase his generosity.

  He glanced at the boys again and said nothing, then his gaze returned to the girls.

  “Let’s go to the best karaoke center in the city, Bingyao. Then, we’ll go to dinner. Right, we’ll go to Magical Kitchen. I’ve heard that the food there is very good.”

  Chapter 332 - Young Master Li

  Liu Bingyao furrowed her brows when she heard that.

  She heard of Magical Kitchen before, just like anyone else who kept up with current trends. It was instantly famous as soon as it was opened. Everyone was talking about it on the Internet. The reviews were glowing.

  She was quite amazed by how popular it was.

  She was interested in trying out the food, but she also heard that the place was not cheap, and more importantly, the place was constantly in high demand. One had to queue for a long time before they could enter.

  Once you were late, it was not out of the ordinary to wait in line for one or two hours.

  “That restaurant is too crowded!” One of the girls behind her said, “I went there once, but I gave up on waiting in line.”

  “That’s right, it’s too crowded! But I’ve heard that the food is amazing. I have a classmate who had a meal there once. She said she nearly cried because of how delicious it was. The bombastic reviews you read on the Internet are true!”

  Young Master Li slapped his chest. “Don’t worry, beautiful ladies. Normal people would need to queue if they go there, but if I show up, we can get the premium private room.

  “Also, the restaurant is owned by Tai An Group. My family is good friends with Tai An Group. It’s all too easy to get ourselves a table.”

  Young Master Li said confidently. He was obviously trying to boast.

  Meanwhile, Cao Fei and the other boys rolled their eyes.

  “That guy is such a showoff!” Cao Fei mumbled.

  They could sense that the guy was looking down upon them, which had made them unhappy.

  ‘Today, we’ll be third wheels until the end. Did you intend to court the beauty queen of Z University? How about you take a good look at yourself?’ The boys were indignant.

  In their eyes, Liu Bingyao was Brother Hao’s. They could not tolerate the advances of that Young Master Li.

  Tang Hao had a curious expression on his face at that moment.

  ‘This guy is so naive. Looks like he’s never been to Magical Kitchen.’

  There were only two types of tables there. The first and second floors had normal tables in an open space, while the private rooms were on the third floor.

  The services between the two types were different, and the price was different as well. The normal seats were more affordable, while the private rooms were considered luxury services. Private rooms were very limited, and so they only accepted daily reservations.

  At their current level of popularity, the seats would all be fully reserved within minutes every morning.

  People like Old Master Luo even hired someone to score a reservation every morning.

  At that hour, the private rooms must have already been fully reserved.

  Tang Hao laughed at the naive young man in his heart but said nothing.

  “Well…” Liu Bingyao hesitated. “I’m fine with whatever.”

  Young Master Li was immediately excited. “It’s decided then, we’ll go to Magical Kitchen for dinner. Come here, Bingyao and the beautiful ladies. Let’s get in the car.”

  He leaned sideways and gestured at his Bentley.

  At the same time, the cabs that Zhuo Yang had called had arrived too.

  Liu Bingyao hesitated for a while and looked at Tang hao.

  Tang Hao nodded. “Don’t worry! We’ll follow behind in the cabs.”

  Liu Bingyao acquiesced, then sat in the Bentley with two girls. Tang Hao, the boys, and another girl sat in the two cabs.

  The Bentley soon started driving downtown.

  They arrived at a karaoke center about fifteen minutes later.

  Young Master Li parked his car and eagerly helped the girls out. He was still ignoring Tang Hao and the other boys, as though hoping that they would take the hint and leave.

  ‘You’re not getting rid of us that easily!’ Cao Fei said angrily and followed behind them.

  After entering the private room, Young Master Li eagerly invited Liu Bingyao to sit next to him. However, Liu Bingyao ignored him and sat on the other side with the girls.

  When Young Master Li saw that, he stood up and prepared to sit over there.

  Cao Fei and the others quickly went over and flanked the girls, not leaving any seats for him.

  Young Master Li’s face turned ashen at that moment.

  “You…” He nearly cursed out loud but stopped at the last moment.

  He swallowed the words that were o
n the tip of his tongue and felt disgusted as though he had swallowed a fly.

  In his eyes, he was already generous enough that he allowed those guys to follow him. Not only had they not thanked him, but they were also actively interfering in his plan.

  ‘Dammit, these poor losers!’ He cursed in his heart.

  Tang Hao and the boys glanced at him provocatively, which made him angrier than ever.

  However, he had to bear it. He did not want to spew curses or get physical in front of the girls.

  ‘You poor losers dare interfere with my plan? Just you wait!’ He cursed in his heart.

  “Over here, Brother Hao!” Cao Fei shouted happily at Tang Hao. He even shifted his butt to make some space for Tang Hao.

  The girls noticed that and grinned mischievously at Liu Bingyao. One of the girls traded places with her.

  That way, Liu Bingyao would sit together with Tang Hao.

  Young Master Li’s eyes were spewing fire when he saw that. He glared angrily at Tang Hao.

  Then, his gaze upon Tang Hao became disdainful.

  ‘This guy who’s wearing clothes worth only a few hundred yuan wants to court this beautiful lady? He’s not qualified to!’

  Zhuo Yang’s expression also darkened when he saw that.

  The atmosphere in the private room became awkward all of a sudden.

  “Eh, why isn’t anyone singing? Come, let’s pick a song!” Cao Fei said loudly as he stood up.

  He started singing with the rest of the boys. The girls soon joined in the fun, while Young Master Li and Zhuo Yang sat in a corner with sullen faces the entire time.

  It was soon eleven o’clock. Young Master Li stood up as though he received a royal pardon.

  “Let’s go and eat!” He said.

 

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