The firecrackers in the open space outside the shop had not even finished going off when Lily ran into the back room and brought out another whole box. Hao Ren was startled by the sight. Although he had wondered whether she might get carried away when he asked her to buy the firecrackers two days ago, it seemed he had been far too optimistic. That husky had clearly gone shopping with the intention of storming a city—just how many firecrackers had she bought?
Half of Lily's face was blackened with soot from the fireworks. When she heard Hao Ren muttering, she grinned. "It's not every day I get to have this much fun. Let's just treat it as a celebration of Uncle and Auntie finally returning to modern society. Elizabeth, you should try it too~~"
And so the little demon girl was led astray by a husky.
But while Lily and Little Demon were having the time of their lives, Nangong Wudi glanced anxiously toward the street. "How come... no one's here yet?"
Nangong Wudi's reminder immediately made Hao Ren feel that something was wrong as well. He rose onto his tiptoes and looked into the distance, but all he saw was an empty street. Forget the neighbors Lily had promised would come to show their support—even passersby drawn by the noise were nowhere to be seen. Nangong Sanba frowned as he consoled his father. "That can't be right... There should at least be someone here to watch the excitement. Could our restaurant really have gotten off to such a bad start?"
"I'll go take a look." Hao Ren waved to the father and son before heading toward the end of the street.
He had barely gone far when several figures began drifting over from the street corner. Leading them