Lord of the Mysteries

“Looks delicious,” I politely say after retracting my gaze from the dried mushrooms.

Then, I bid farewell to Bernie Huang and Cattie Huang and go to the barbecue stall that I frequently dine at.

It still isn’t the time when the nightwalkers are most active. The small tables placed on the streets are a lot emptier. I easily occupy one of them and shout at the boss:

“I’d like to place my order!”

The boss focuses on grilling the skewers, completely unperturbed. The lady boss walks over with a small notebook and a ballpoint pen.

Without exchanging pleasantries or any small talk, I directly say, “Ten sticks of pork belly, ten sticks of pork ribs, five sticks of chicken skin, one set of chives, and one eggplant.”

The beef kebabs and lamb skewers at this barbecue stall aren’t very good, so I didn’t order them.

Of course, the amount of food I ordered has already exceeded my initial expectations, but it doesn’t matter. Not only did I save tens of thousands of dollars from the exorcism today, but I even earned more than 10,000 yuan from Miss Huang.

I have to treat myself!

As a normal person, after ordering so many meat dishes, I should always have some vegetarian dishes. I need to balance my diet with some greens. As for eggplants, I don’t view them as vegetables. They transcend the concept of vegetables and meat dishes, and are unique existences in the barbecue world.

Sigh, Miss Huang is really generous. If I wasn’t worried that CEO Huang would overreact, I would really like to add her on WeChat and ask her to trouble me more often. If there are any commissions, then just hand them to me. Of course, I can’t take on things that are illegal and matters that go below the neck… I watch as the lady boss returns to the grill and repeats what I had just ordered.

Looking around, I notice that the other tables are occupied by groups of twos or threes. There are also people like me who eat barbecue alone, but they choose to have it “to go,” so as to eat it at home.

Hmm, it’s good to have more people. That will allow us to eat a greater variety of food. We can even have a few drinks… I ponder for a while and feel that I should get someone to join me.

Then, I suddenly think of a suitable candidate:

Peng Deng!

My childhood friend Peng Deng who lives nearby!

Without hesitation, I take out my phone and send him a WeChat message:

“Come out for barbecue!”

With my understanding of this fellow, he definitely won’t let go of the opportunity to rip me off.

However, Peng Deng doesn’t reply to my message.

He’s in a ranked game? I randomly guess the reason for this and start thinking about who else I could invite.

Deng as a friend, but the rest of them live quite far away. It doesn’t seem like a good idea to get someone to take a taxi

myself… I stand up and prepare to go to the nearby FamilyMart, Lawson, or a local mini-mart

have cold

would lay some cables to siphon off electricity from

happen now, unless it’s a barbecue shop with a shop

decide to head to

drinks.” I inform the lady boss, worried that there wouldn’t be

is still being roasted. Even if I don’t want it anymore, there will

I’m almost at the entrance of the mini-mart, my

that Peng Deng has finally

have a

you?” I

My girlfriend is at my place here today,” Peng Deng

he sends another

isn’t good for your

girlfriend along.” I emphasize, “I’m

Peng Deng never

Also, what do you

only sends a

coming. My girlfriend says she’s on

to go on a diet?” I think for a while

Peng Deng sent ellipses:

“…

said that this is flaunting, a great

pair

“Show me your masculinity!”

my masculinity.” Peng Deng replies

the world turned

Deng sends a

man, since I said I’m not coming,

“…” I’m speechless.

I head to the freezer and fridge to consider what to

that I can’t drink it; it’s just that I don’t like it

request from a friend,

only two types of alcohol

and

they have in common