Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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We had just entered May, and the weather was already hot. The sun was shining brightly overhead, and passers-by on the road had already put on summer clothes instead of their thin coats.
Today was the first day of May i.e., Labor Day, so the square in front of the shopping mall had people lined up in an orderly manner, most of them were food stalls that took advantage of the holiday promotion, and the carefully crafted food exuded a tempting aroma, luring passers-by to stop. With a backpack on his back, Jiang Lan took advantage of his height to look around the stalls, and finally settled on a stall selling roasted pig’s trotters[1].
This stall was surrounded by the most people, and Jiang Lan only smelled the scent coming from it, and he knew that the taste was not bad.
“It’s so fragrant.” Suan Ni, who was nestled in the pocket of Jiang Li’s jacket, poked out half of his head, and his two round cat eyes were eagerly staring at the charred and tempting roasted pig’s trotters. Jiang Lan looked down at him and saw that the little boy had written on his face that he wanted to eat.
“This month’s salary has not been paid yet.”
Jiang Lan also wanted to eat, but this month’s living expenses were running low, and his salary would not be paid until the tenth, so they really didn’t have any extra money to buy snacks. Pressing back the younger brother who was holding the side of the pocket, Jiang Lan looked away from the roasted pig’s trotters, turned and left resolutely. He didn’t know whether he was comforting his younger brother or comforting himself: “When we go to the restaurant, there will be delicious food.”
Suan Ni obediently said “Oh” and pulled down his two small round ears in disappointment. But he sensibly did not make any more sound. After all, the fifth brother just moved out of the house, and it was already very difficult to support himself with a monthly salary plus him. He couldn’t make the already overwhelmed family finances worse.
The two brothers tacitly forgot about the roasted pig’s trotters, entered the mall, took the elevator and went straight to the fifth floor.
——Jiang Lan had a blind date today.
Jiang Lan had actually refused this sudden blind date initially. As an ancient demon who had just moved out of the family for financial independence but had a huge appetite and had eaten himself poor, Jiang Lan felt that one more person in the family would be one more mouth to eat, and he really couldn’t afford it.
However, after participating in several meetings, the director of the family planning office believed that there were too many single demons, which was not conducive to the reproduction of the demon race, and it was not conducive to social stability and the harmonious development of the two races. Therefore, a new rule was formulated with a slap on the head: Demons are not allowed to be single.
For this reason, Director Hu specially invited Yue Lao to the Family Planning Office to find a match for the older leftover demons.
Of course, this inexplicable regulation was unanimously opposed by the older leftovers, and the work of the Family Planning Office became very difficult to implement once again. In order to make a good start, Director Hu approached Jiang Li.
As the son of a dragon, Jiang Lan still had a lot of prestige in the eyes of ordinary demons. And only a few big demons knew that the fifth son of the dragon, Taotie, had to leave the Dragon Palace for some reason, and now he was living in human society. The Family Planning Office where Director Hu worked and the Special Service Team where Jiang Lan worked were both under the jurisdiction of the Jiangcheng Demon Management Bureau. As a colleague, he naturally knew that this little glutton looked glamorous on the surface, but was actually very poor behind the scenes, and often could not even afford to eat. Those in Dragon Palace were worried about their brother, and secretly asked him to take care of him more.
Director Hu felt that the opportunity to take care of Xiao Taotie had come. In order to implement the new regulations smoothly, he set up a subsidy for getting out of singlehood. Demons who successfully got out of singlehood could go to the family planning office together would receive 10,000 in subsidy. And Jiang Li, as the great ancient demon, as long as he took the lead and set an example for all the demon clans, he could be rewarded with 10,000 yuan for just going on a blind date, and if the blind date was successful, another 10,000 yuan would be added.
Of course, the extra 10,000 stipend was paid out of his own pocket. After Jiang Lan heard about it, his heart was really moved.
Jiang Lan was now working in the special service team, and the tasks that the special service team took over were dangerous and high in bonuses. Even the ancient demons who liked extravagance could make enough to live a good life. But Jiang Lan was not an ordinary demon. Since the birth of Taotie, he had the ability to devour everything. This ability made him powerful, but it also made him never be able to be full. Everything in the world was food in the eyes of the hungry glutton. In ancient times, this gluttonous beast was included in the list of fierce beasts, together with Hundun, Qiongqi, and Taowu[2], they were called “four fierce beasts”, because the hungry glutton could eat anything.
Of course, the ancient times were the ancient times, and today was a socialist society, and most of the demon clan members were qualified demons who had received nine years of compulsory education in socialism. Since Jiang Lan came to human society, he had abided by the rules of the demon clan and was a good demon who abided by the law. Even if he did not eat too much, the high bonuses of the secret service team were not enough. Moreover, high-level tasks were not always available, often not opening for half a year, and opening for half a year. Jiang Lan could barely make ends meet with his basic salary.
In the eyes of Jiang Li, who had not been on a mission recently, the bonus promised by Director Hu sounded like a lot of money! As long as he went on a blind date and went through the formality, he would get 10,000 yuan, and if he didn’t go, it was not for nothing.
When he had money, he could buy his brother as much roasted pig’s trotters as he wanted!
So Jiang Lan bowed his head to the yuan and became greedy. It didn’t matter whether he left the order or not, the important thing was money.
The elevator stopped on the fifth floor, and Jiang Lan went straight to the agreed restaurant.
The location of the blind date was a very stylish western restaurant. The environment of the restaurant was very quiet, and the staff were warm and polite. Jiang Lan had been to this restaurant when he was rich before. The expensive price was directly proportional to the environment and service. Thinking about the balance in his card, Jiang Lan felt a little guilty.
After finding the booth under the guidance of the waiter, Jiang Lan saw a young man waiting, who should be his blind date, Ying Qiao. Director Hu said that Ying Qiao was the big boss he called over after asking for a big favor, and he would never meet someone who was this rich and beautiful again, so Jiang Lan must take good care of it.
Jiang Lan greeted the other party politely: “Hello, I’m Jiang Lan.”
Ying Qiao looked at the watch on his wrist, it was exactly eleven o’clock. His impatience faded a little, his chin nodded, and he said, “I’m Ying Qiao, sit down. I’ve already ordered the dishes.”
Jiang Lan said “Oh” and sat down opposite him. He looked at him without hesitation.
Director Hu didn’t lie to him, Ying Qiao was indeed good-looking. Even compared with his brothers who were already very good-looking, his appearance could be ranked in the top three. It’s just that the eyes were long and narrow, and the lips were slightly pursed, making him look not easy to get along with. But Jiang Lan had always had a good temper, and there were even more eccentric and difficult tempers among the colleagues in the secret service team, so he didn’t care about his cold face. Withdrawing his scrutiny, he sat and waited for the food like a good baby.
While Jiang Lan was looking at him, Ying Qiao also observed Jiang Lan unabashedly.
He was completely forced to come to this blind date. He owed Hu Can a favor, and this time Hu Can made a fool of himself and asked him to set an example. In order to repay the favor, he had no choice but to come. Even so, he didn’t take this blind date seriously, it was just going through the motions to deal with it. He didn’t even bother to read the profile of the blind date that Hu Can sent him.
Looking critically at Jiang Li, who was sitting across from him, Ying Qiao picked him up from head to toe in his heart – the hairstyle looked like he had just scratched it with his hands at random when he went out, and he didn’t even do the styling; he just came wearing yellow sweater and black overalls, it was from the new season of a certain luxury brand but it was so wrinkled that it hadn’t ever been ironed. Not to mention carrying a backpack on her back, he exuded a childish air all over his body.
Ying Qiao thought casually, probably a kid who just entered society. The family has a little money but doesn’t have much taste. Fortunately, he has a good face, so you don’t feel like he’s wearing a big name.
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