Chapter 1751: Chapter 1750: [Planning to Eat the Barbecue Restaurant Out of Business?]

For Ye Tianchen, no matter what, it’s a good thing that Liu Rumei was able to accept Little Black and didn’t really suspect anything else. This saved him from having to explain and avoid suspicion, which would have been quite troublesome!

Little Black, who looks like just a three-year-old kid, is actually a nearly twenty-year-old Black Bear, not a child at all. However, what Ye Tianchen didn’t expect was that Little Black was very familiar with life in Earth’s secular world and not strange to it at all. It seems that before it fell into the abyss, it was living around Zhongnan Mountain. Although Zhongnan Mountain hasn’t been fully developed as hoped, it still attracts a fair number of tourists each day, making it a popular spot for leisure, relaxation, and wellness. Little Black has encountered quite a few ordinary people from the secular world.

"No way, this whitening sunblock of mine is imported from abroad, you can’t buy it domestically at all. Even if the melanin in your skin is deposited heavily, it can still be reversed. That famous female star over there is so fair thanks to this product!" Liu Rumei seriously applied sunscreen to Little Black while talking.

"Go ahead and apply it, there might be some effect!" Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but chuckle.

"What’s up?" Liu Rumei curiously asked, observing Ye Tianchen’s expression.

"Nothing, it’s just that I was out in the sun too much as a kid and got too dark. My dad said that a man should look a bit darker, but I got way too tanned!" Little Black said, glaring at Ye Tianchen.

"It’s too dark, really too dark, just like Africans. We’re in China, after all; it doesn’t look good. I’ll apply some sunscreen on you every day, and there should be results soon!" Liu Rumei smiled kindly.

"Thank you, big sister!" Little Black said gratefully.

Little Black was thus accepted by Liu Rumei, and Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but admire the cleverness of Little Black, saving him from being suspected and questioned by Liu Rumei. And now it seems that Liu Rumei adores this three-year-old dark-skinned boy. Indeed, after the Black Bear transformed into a human, it turned out to be quite adorable and well-behaved. If Ye Tianchen didn’t know its original form, he might have played with it, too!

After Liu Rumei finished getting ready, Ye Tianchen, Little Black, and Liu Rumei left the hotel together. It was almost noon, and Liu Rumei’s stomach was growling from hunger. First, they looked for a place to have lunch.

"Wow, big sister, the barbecue at this place looks good!" Little Black looked at the barbecue shop, drooling a bit, and said.

"Do you want to eat barbecue?" Liu Rumei asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I feel really hungry!" Little Black made a show of looking famished.

Liu Rumei gently smiled and then said to Ye Tianchen, "Let’s have barbecue for lunch then!"

"You didn’t have breakfast; going straight to eat something heavy for lunch isn’t good for maintaining your figure!" Ye Tianchen commented casually.

"Once or twice doesn’t matter. Besides, Little Bear wants barbecue, so let’s just indulge the child!" Liu Rumei said, still smiling.

"Alright!" Ye Tianchen nodded. Actually, he didn’t care what they ate. Given his cultivation realm now, he wouldn’t be affected even if he never ate or drank again.

Ye Tianchen took Liu Rumei and Little Black into the barbecue shop. It was around eleven in the morning, not yet even twelve, yet there were already quite a few people inside. Seeing the three of them walk in, a waitress promptly came over to greet them with a polite smile, "Sir, Madam, welcome to you and your child. Our barbecue shop is the most famous one in the Zhongnan Mountain area."

Hearing this, Ye Tianchen and Liu Rumei exchanged a smile without correcting her. They didn’t explain anything, as clarifying would only complicate things and possibly embarrass the waitress. After all, they were just here to eat; no need to waste words on such trivial matters.

Guided by the waitress, Ye Tianchen, Liu Rumei, and Little Black were taken to an unoccupied spot and sat down. Little Black was looking at the menu, prompting Liu Rumei to curiously ask, "Do you know so many words at such a young age?"

"Not really, but I can order by looking at the pictures!" Little Black chuckled cheekily.

"He’s just a precocious child from a poor family. Let’s not worry about it!" Ye Tianchen had to help Little Black cover up.

Even though Little Black didn’t show its true body, people in the mortal world absolutely wouldn’t be able to tell. But a kid only around three years old, being so capable, would inevitably raise suspicions, which wouldn’t be ideal. So Ye Tianchen made this remark to support Little Black!

"Haha, that’s true. Do we look like a married couple with a three-year-old child now?" Liu Rumei joked with a playful smile.

"It does look a bit like a family of three. Still, if my son were this dark, I wouldn’t dare to admit it!" Ye Tianchen laughed.

"You..." Liu Rumei blushed slightly, giving Ye Tianchen an exasperated look.

A family of three was something neither Ye Tianchen nor Liu Rumei expected. Indeed, with Little Black added to the mix, they now resembled a family of three, at least in the eyes of outsiders—two parents with a child out for fun. Apart from Little Black being overly dark, Ye Tianchen and Liu Rumei seemed like a well-matched pair.

Soon, the mischievous Little Black handed the menu to the waitress without letting Ye Tianchen or Liu Rumei have a look, leaving them curious about what it ordered.

At this barbecue place, customers don’t need to do the grilling themselves. Based on the menu, everything is grilled for them and then brought out. After a short while, a waitress brought over a plate of grilled beef. As soon as it arrived, Little Black picked up the chopsticks and started shoveling food into its mouth, making Liu Rumei smile indulgently, "This child must have been starving!"

"This one’s like a reincarnated hungry ghost; you should eat some too, since you skipped breakfast!" Ye Tianchen said, rolling his eyes at Little Black.

Little Black didn’t care; as a Black Bear the size of a mountain, its actual appetite could devour this place into bankruptcy and still not be satisfied.

Quickly, one plate of grilled beef was polished off. Liu Rumei ate a small piece, Ye Tianchen didn’t eat any, while Little Black consumed the entire plate alone. After finishing, Little Black called to the waitress, "What’s with the speed of service here? Hurry up and bring out the food I ordered, I’m hungry!"

Watching Little Black, even the waitress was stunned, wondering if this was really a three-year-old child. How come it seemed like a grown-up?

"Haha, sorry, the child is really starving. Could you please ask the chefs to hurry a bit?" Liu Rumei smiled and requested.

"Of course!" The waitress turned and hurried off to prompt the staff.

"The service here is so slow, really frustrating!" Little Black remarked with an air of arrogance.

"Really, calm down. We’re just here to eat, otherwise they might think we’re here to cause trouble!" Ye Tianchen gave Little Black a stern look.

"Of course I’m here to eat. How could they not let a child eat their fill?" Little Black feigned a look of grievance.

"Alright, alright, big sister already asked them to hurry up. You’ll definitely be full today!" Liu Rumei reassured Little Black.

"You shouldn’t spoil kids like this!" Ye Tianchen said firmly.

"Oh come on, he’s just around three years old. Don’t take it out on him, okay?" Liu Rumei glanced at Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen found dealing with Little Black truly exasperating. This creature, knowing Liu Rumei loved children, put on a weak act intentionally. Any slight attempt to discipline it would have Little Black complaining to Liu Rumei. This bear was no pushover!

About half an hour later, after Little Black downed an entire bottle of cola, several waitresses emerged with large trays. As they set them in front of Ye Tianchen and Liu Rumei, both stared in surprise, wondering if they had mistakenly received food meant for five or six other tables!

"Excuse me, I think there might be a mistake?" Liu Rumei said, recovering from the surprise.

"There’s no mistake, madam. This is your order, placed by your son, and none of you objected, so we prepared everything. It’s a total of ten portions!" The waitress explained with a smile.

"Ten portions? Ten full plates of grilled beef, are you sure?" Liu Rumei asked, half-laughing, half-crying.

"Yes, we can confirm that. I can show you the menu!" The waitress answered politely. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers are welcome to read on m.qidian.com.)