Chapter 43: I Endorse Boss Lu

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: I Endorse Boss Lu

The customer was beaten into submission. Only after agreeing to a series of humiliating terms was he let go by the crowd.

Lu Wu was just about to reward the meritorious Dahuang when she turned around and found a large bowl placed in front of him. Inside the bowl were four whole pork knuckles.

The ones who brought the pork knuckles were Scarface and Xiao Si.

’So extravagant,’ she thought.

"Brother Dog, we’re sorry for before. And thank you for saving Xiao Si."

Scarface crouched in front of Gou Aotian, apologizing and giving thanks.

They had timed their arrival perfectly today and finally managed to buy the pork knuckles.

Before coming, they had agreed that the knuckles had to be given to Dahuang as a token of apology.

Their gratitude was sincere, but now, looking at the pork knuckles in the bowl, the saliva in their mouths was getting a little out of control.

Especially Xiao Si.

He had tasted these pork knuckles before. With such a delicacy right in front of him, Xiao Si’s hands were itching, but his heart itched even more.

He struggled to look away.

"Brother Dog, thank you for saving my life. From now on, you’re my real brother."

Xiao Si knelt down and kowtowed to Gou Aotian. After a few loud THUMPS, Gou Aotian let out a soft whine and patted Xiao Si’s head with his paw, indicating his forgiveness.

"Why don’t you keep a pork knuckle for yourselves?" Lu Wu asked after listening for a while.

She had already fed Dahuang today.

’Keep one? Or not?’

After a war between two little figures in his mind, Xiao Si got up from the ground and turned his back directly on Dahuang.

"No need. An apology has to be sincere."

Though he said that, his eyes couldn’t help but glue themselves back to the bowl.

Dahuang, who was crouching on the ground, saw Xiao Si’s dilemma. His doggy mouth split open, revealing a grotesque smile.

Xiao Si didn’t sense any hostility from it.

Just as he watched with anticipation, Dahuang opened his great maw and with a single SLURP, three of the pork knuckles in the bowl vanished.

This was Dahuang’s ability—he could store things in a special space within his body.

As for the one remaining pork knuckle, he pulled the bowl closer with his paw, buried his head, and started gnawing on it.

’A pork knuckle given to me, Gou Aotian, will never be returned.’

His long tongue deftly rolled up the skin and, after a quick swirl in his mouth, swallowed it down. Even the thick bone was crunched up by Dahuang.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

Dahuang liked it a lot.

In the blink of an eye, the bowl was empty, its sides cleaner than if they had been washed with water.

Dahuang’s tongue licked around his mouth, wanting more. Then, he nudged the bowl with his paw, pushing it over to Xiao Si’s side.

"WOOF!"

’Here’s your bowl back.’

As a polite dog, Dahuang was very considerate. Xiao Si, on the other hand, suffered a critical blow.

’He’s doing this on purpose.’

’This dog is definitely doing this on purpose!’

His hopes dashed, the last bit of suspense in Xiao Si’s heart finally died.

"Brother Dog."

Xiao Si rubbed his hands together, desperately wanting to kneel and kowtow to Brother Dog again, but this time it would be for a pork knuckle.

He would even pay to buy one back.

Seeing that Xiao Si was about to trade his pride for a bite of food, Scarface quickly stopped him.

"Kid, we’ll come back tomorrow."

Scarface comforted Xiao Si, then pulled him away in a hurry.

The area outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons was completely saturated with the aroma of food. If they stayed any longer, he was afraid he might trade away his own pride too.

The craving was killing him.

"Yo, Boss, didn’t you get any?"

Just as Scarface was leaving, a cheeky customer sidled up to him.

It was a member of Scarface’s own crew.

He had one pork knuckle left in his hand. He held it up to his nose, took a sniff, and then exclaimed with a look of pure bliss, "It smells so good."

"Boss, here, have a sniff."

He pushed the pork knuckle in Scarface’s direction, his face full of mockery.

He had originally come with his boss and Xiao Si. Seeing so many people lining up, he wanted to see what was so magical about these pork knuckles.

’Smelling good doesn’t necessarily mean it tastes good,’ he had thought.

But once he finally got to eat one, his most direct impression was that it was perfect in color, aroma, and taste.

He finally understood why the other customers were so crazy.

He could only say that his past self had been blind.

But it didn’t matter. He was reborn. The him of today was a brand-new person, and he would become a spokesman for Boss Lu’s pork knuckles.

The "it’s actually amazing" effect is never late.

Seeing his boss looking so miserable, he couldn’t resist being a troll for a moment.

But he had forgotten that his boss was a ruthless man.

Faced with the blatant showing off, a flash of annoyance appeared in Scarface’s eyes, but it quickly turned into glee.

"Heh!"

The big man let out a cold laugh. Seeing his subordinate’s smug look, he shot out a hand and grabbed the man’s wrist.

Before the crew member could pull his hand back, Scarface squeezed his wrist bone hard.

"Boss, I..."

Before the two words "was wrong" could even come out of his mouth, he saw the big man lower his head and take a huge bite of the pork knuckle in his hand.

The speed of the action left Xiao Si, who was following behind, utterly dumbfounded.

A large mouthful of meat entered his mouth. The exquisite taste, combined with his subordinate’s shocked and helpless expression, made Scarface feel utterly delighted.

’Just when I was despairing about not getting to eat any.’

’My subordinate was so considerate, delivering it right to my door. As his boss, I naturally can’t disappoint my little brother’s good intentions.’

In a flash, maintaining this very posture, Scarface finished the entire pork knuckle.

This intimate "feeding" gesture didn’t make the crew member feel any sense of closeness. On the contrary, a chill ran down his spine.

"Boss..."

Only the bone was left in his hand. When Scarface let go, the man’s grip loosened, the bone fell to the ground, and it was immediately snatched away by Dahuang, who had been lying in wait.

’He’s not even giving me a chance to suck on the bone.’

"Thanks for the treat."

Scarface patted his subordinate’s shoulder encouragingly and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

The crew member was dumbfounded.

His pork knuckle was gone, just like that. He was filled with regret!

"Uncle..."

Xiao Si called out to Scarface, his eyes full of accusation.

He wanted to eat some too.

’My uncle isn’t the doting uncle he used to be.’

"Ahem, let’s go back!"

Putting on a serious expression, Scarface turned and walked away, though his retreating figure looked a little flustered.

’Putting on such a show in front of so many people... how embarrassing.’

There were clearly more people today. To get around the purchase limit, many had brought their whole families to wait in line.

Lu Wu’s busy hands never stopped moving.

Next to her stall, Lou Xiaotian had also set up a stand. He didn’t sell anything else, just rice.

One Spirit Stone for a bowl of plain white rice—this was already an astronomical price.

But there were plenty of people buying it.

Riding on the coattails of Boss Lu’s success, Lou Xiaotian earned some pocket money.

Lately, his father had been giving him less and less money. He was also completely elusive, making Lou Xiaotian feel like his father was avoiding him.

Feeling the bulging purse at his waist, Lou Xiaotian found a bit of comfort.

Just as Lou Xiaotian’s rice was about to run out, Lu Wu’s pork knuckles also sold out.

Lu Wu stretched her sore shoulders and circulated her Spiritual Power through her body for a full cycle, which made her feel much better.

Many customers still lingered.

Some had finished eating long ago but stayed to chat with their fellow connoisseurs.

Vaguely, Lu Wu thought she heard the words "Bun Sect."

When she tried to listen more closely, it was gone.

’It must have been my imagination,’ Lu Wu thought.

She scanned the customers, but everyone’s expressions seemed open and honest.

’There shouldn’t be any weird Evil Cults trying to evangelize here, right?’

Rubbing her hands together, Lu Wu took down her sign.

Time to close up shop!