Do You Think I'd Do?

Early morning,

At the entrance of the Lost Tavern.

Zhou Li stood with his hands on his hips and shouted at Li Yao inside, "I'm saying, Brother Yao, you're in the wrong here! Fine, you're hiring a Yingying Monster, but why do you have to demand more curves than our girl has? Do you have something against us? Why are you picking a fight with us?"

Li Yao had not even washed his face. Rubbing his bleary eyes, he said, "People in the same business are enemies, Boss Zhou."

With that, he went off to wash up.

As if he owned the place, Zhou Li walked to the bar and poured himself a drink. "That's awfully distant of you. Are you really short on that little bit of money? Tell me, did that old fart from our place mouth off at you? I don't like the look of him either. Heh, what a pain!"

Li Yao came out of the bathroom with a towel around his neck, then pointed toward the entrance.

Qi Qi stood there with a cold expression. Backlit by the morning light, her shadow stretched long across the doorway like a sword, making Zhou Li's teeth ache. "Qi Qi, you're here~"

Qi Qi said, "Go home."

Zhou Li said, "Sure!"

Then, with tiny quick steps, he followed Qi Qi home.

Come to think of it, Qi Qi was quite pretty, with a great figure too—full chest, slim waist, perky hips, long legs... She even seemed fairly friendly toward outsiders. So why was she so strict with Zhou Li? Zhou Li must have been too much of a nuisance.

Nothing wrong with that! Li Yao went back upstairs, changed clothes, grabbed his staff, and came downstairs.

He was working on an operations plan for the tavern. He really envied those people who only had to say a word and have subordinates arrange everything... Yet here he was, having to do everything himself. It was exhausting.

His foundation was simply too thin.

He found a table and sat down, scribbling on paper with a pen. He was a little troubled—if he was going to do this, he naturally wanted the tavern to do well.

Not long afterward, Li Shishi came over to sit for a while.

Seeing the plan in Li Yao's hand, she could not help but chuckle. "Junior~ You're still too green."

Li Yao immediately grew unhappy. "You won't know whether I'm green until you try me."

Li Shishi spat and cursed, "Pah! You little pervert, can't you be serious for once?"

Heh, who was it that told me to play by the unspoken rules back then? Women really are all pigs' trotters.

Li Shishi kicked Li Yao's chair. "Go make your senior a drink."

How could Li Yao know how to mix drinks? He glared at Li Shishi. "Make it yourself!"

I've spoiled you too much!

Li Shishi stood up while complaining, "Oh, no wonder you're single. Your senior is this gorgeous, and you still won't treat me properly. Maybe I'll get drunk after just one drink."

The pen in Li Yao's hand stopped.

Was he single because he deserved it? For some reason, he suddenly thought of Lin Xiaowei, far away in another world, and smiled. I was never alone.

Besides,

Whether someone got drunk or not depended on their face, didn't it?

If you were handsome, a girl would go down after one drink. If you were ugly... even if she drank herself to death, she would make sure you learned what society was!

Li Shishi mixed drinks over there while Li Yao sat lost in thought. Then the sound of an electric tricycle motor came from outside the tavern. "Is Li Yao here? You have a package."

Li Yao went outside, took the package from the local courier, and signed for it.

Holding a wineglass behind him, Li Shishi asked, "What's that long thing?"

Li Yao said, "???"

A long thing? What kind of cursed description was that? After seeing the courier off, Li Yao held the long, big thing and smiled. "Come on, Senior. I'll show you my treasure!"

Li Shishi felt that something about those words was off.

But she could not put her finger on what was wrong, so she asked eagerly, "Ooh, ooh, what treasure?"

Li Yao said, "..."

Senior, you actually don't get it? Forget it.

It wasn't important.

He tore open the packaging around that long, big thing, revealing what was inside: an old plaque, even with a few worm-eaten holes in it. The words "Lost Tavern" had been carved into it in running script, then colored with fire. It looked aged and weathered.

Li Shishi took a sip of wine. "Lost Tavern? Doesn't that seem a little unfitting? It doesn't sound like the kind of name that attracts customers."

Li Yao did not respond. He set down the plaque, brought out the couplet he had previously taken from the tavern, and hung it up himself. Then he mounted the plaque above it. Once he was done, he stood at the entrance and examined it carefully. Heh, it had a certain charm.

Standing beside Li Yao, Li Shishi nodded as well. "Now that I look at it, it really does have some charm. Though it's a bit arrogant, little junior."

Li Yao rolled his eyes. I've put up with you for a long time! I'm plenty big! Just as he finished up, Zhou Li, Old Man Lu, and Qi Qi from next door also came out to take a look. Old Man Lu had already seen the couplet before, but with the plaque now matching it, it became even more interesting. Leaning on his cane, he recited, "Lost upon the road, yet pour a drink; drain one cup to soothe life's dust. The bitter sea has no shore, so do not turn back; enter my door, and you may yet cross over."

After Old Man Lu finished, he looked around with satisfaction.

He thought what he had written was excellent.

But where was the applause? Where were the cheers? Old Man Lu turned to Zhou Li. "Why aren't you praising me?"

One of Zhou Li's eyes was a little bruised, and he looked listless. But after Old Man Lu gave him a glance, he instantly perked up and applauded. "Wonderful! Fine poetry!"

Everyone said, "..."

Old Man Lu smiled. "Tell me what's so good about it."

Zhou Li said, "???"

You're just making things difficult for me, Boss Zhou!

Zhou Li's face immediately turned green. Then Old Man Lu said to Qi Qi, "Qi Qi, take him home."

Qi Qi instantly clenched her fists...

Zhou Li said, "!"

After Qi Qi dragged Boss Zhou away, Old Man Lu nodded to Li Yao and Li Shishi in farewell before leaving.

Li Shishi looked puzzled. "Who are they? They seem pretty strange. That old man sure puts on airs."

Heh heh.

Li Yao thought, It'd scare you to death if I told you! So he had better not say anything.

Li Yao said, "Nothing much. Just personalities, I guess."

As he spoke, he walked back into the tavern. His business plan was not done yet. Li Shishi also returned to the tavern, holding her wineglass as she kept chattering quietly beside Li Yao... Well, although Li Shishi did seem to want to cause a little trouble, the advice she gave on management was actually quite practical.

Just then, someone else arrived at the entrance.

Li Yao sensed something and looked up, raising his brows. "Long time no see."

Chen Xi, dressed in sporty casual clothes, walked into the tavern and nodded. "Long time no see."

Li Yao asked, "Here to show your support?"

He did not ask how Chen Xi had found the place. With Chen Xi's influence, handling something this small would not be difficult.

Yet Chen Xi shook her head. "I saw the hiring notice outside. Do you think I'd do?"

Li Yao and Li Shishi said, "???"

Was this a joke? A big shot who could casually hand him thirty million wanted to apply here to be a Yingying Monster? Li Yao and Li Shishi exchanged a glance, both finding it unbelievable.

And Li Shishi's feminine instincts and intuition immediately put her on guard.

Is this bitch here to steal my pig?! She shot Li Yao a resentful glare. It was all because this pig was too handsome. Otherwise, why would all these seductive vixens come to steal him?

And besides,

This opponent was way too stacked!

Li Shishi looked down at herself. Her figure was excellent too, curvy and balanced, graceful and beautiful—any fuller would be too plump, any slimmer too thin. It was exactly the kind of body men dreamed of, the kind they could play with for ten years.

But the woman opposite her...

That figure was totally unfair! First update. I actually have a wish: I hope everyone enjoys reading. And after you enjoy it, reward me a little, so I can be happy too. Life is too bitter; if you have any candy, share some with me. Thank you.