The Next Employee-A Beautiful Cook

Dubian Town, No. 88 Mansion, Zhang Yunji's home.

Zhang Yunji's house was bustling with activity today. In addition to his entire family being there, Zhang Yunji also specially invited other employees from the Bookstore, the store's Divine Beast Ba Jiu, and Divine Beast gatekeeper Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

Ba Jiu and Sky-reaching Ape Monkey are naturally lively and energetic. They usually stay in the small area of Bookstore. Now that someone has invited them to visit, they naturally won't refuse. So they arrived at the Zhang Manor early in the morning and had a great time all morning. It was lunchtime, and Zhang Clan had prepared a banquet to entertain the two Divine Beasts. The host and guests chatted happily, laughing and talking, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon.

Just like Liu Ying was kneeling on one side, watching her master, brother and the two Divine Beast laughing and chatting happily opposite her, she had a sullen face, poking the spirit beast on the table with her chopsticks while muttering to herself.

"Liu Ying, you seem unhappy?" Beside Liu Ying was Baili Chuxue. Because of her pregnancy, her belly was gradually swelling, but judging from her rosy and delicate face, she had been in a good mood lately.

"How can I be happy! It's been all morning, and all I've heard is them bragging. There's not a single insightful thing to say. How am I supposed to write something like this?" Liu Ying was furious. The reason she invited the two Divine Beasts to her home today was twofold: firstly, since Zhang Yunji and Chang Kong were both employees of the Mysterious Bookstore, it was perfectly acceptable for employees to exchange pleasantries; secondly, she wanted to hear about the two Divine Beast's glorious past.

After all, Baili Chuxue and her family were engaged in original creation, hoping to write a high-quality book. After all, Ba Jiu and Sky-reaching Ape Monkey were both Divine Beast, and the stories of Divine Beast were bound to be very exciting and wonderful. However, Liu Ying had been listening in for a whole morning and almost drove her crazy.

Take, for example, that Ba Jiu. He claims to be a descendant of an ancient Divine Beast. A few years ago, he traveled to the Nine Heavens Mountain. Seeing the beautiful environment, he decided to stay there for a while. However, the dragon in the Nine Heavens Mountain disagreed and tried to drive Ba Jiu out. But Ba Jiu slapped him away, and from then on, the Divine Beast that had lived since ancient times became his follower, doing whatever he was told.

This is what you call "past events"? Let's not even talk about whether you're a descendant of an ancient Divine Beast, or whether you could even beat that dragon. Just look at your age—only four months old! How come you were fighting it while still in your eggshell years ago?

And that Sky-reaching Ape Monkey is even more ridiculous. He actually said that when he lived in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, a group of immortals followed him around, wanting to be his underlings. No matter how he tried to drive them away, they wouldn't leave. All sorts of divine artifacts, divine-level cultivation techniques, divine-level pills, and spiritual herbs... he wouldn't even pick them up when they were thrown on the ground.

Liu Ying thought it was a real shame that the two of them didn't write books.

However, their nonsense made it impossible for Liu Ying to find suitable materials, which was why Liu Ying was frustrated. She felt that she couldn't rely on these two Divine Beast anymore.

"Sigh!" Thinking of this, Liu Ying sighed softly, suddenly losing all interest.

Baili Chuxue reached out and gently placed her hand on Liu Ying's hand, saying softly, "Actually, writing a book is all about imagination... I think what they said was quite interesting. If it weren't for the fact that my writing style is different, I would have wanted to include everything they said. As for whether they actually experienced it, do you really think it matters?"

"That's true, but it still feels awkward," Liu Ying said softly. She aimed for high quality with this book. She could imagine and create her own stories, but she didn't want to incorporate other people's ideas into her own writing. That would feel like the book wasn't really hers anymore.

"Actually, if you really want to gather information, there is one person who can definitely help you," Baili Chuxue said with a smile.

"Who?" Liu Ying asked, puzzled. Could there really be someone who could absolutely help her with something like this?

"Shopkeeper."

"The shopkeeper?" Liu Ying pondered these two words, her eyes suddenly lighting up with excitement. "That's right! The shopkeeper is so mysterious; he must have a legendary past. If I could get his information, the quality of this book would definitely be excellent!"

At this point, Liu Ying stopped eating and prepared to go to the Mysterious Bookstore to find Ma Feifei. Just then, the butler rushed in from outside and bowed, saying, "Master, the shop owner has arrived."

The lively hall fell silent instantly. Zhang Yunji and Chang Kong exchanged a glance and quickly got up to go outside. Ba Jiu and Sky-reaching Ape Monkey did the same, forgetting all about bragging, and got up from the ground. However, before they even reached the door, Ma Feifei walked in first.

"Oh, eating?" Ma Feifei said with a smile, but inside Ma Feifei was filled with envy and jealousy, especially thinking about the chicken still soaking in the basin, wondering if it had rotted by now.

"Shopkeeper (teacher, master)." The group of people in the hall bowed their heads in worship.

Ma Feifei waved his hand casually and said, "We're all family, no need to be so polite. You're having dinner."

"Uh..." Zhang Yunji was taken aback, unsure how to answer.

"Teacher, let's go together," Chang Kong stepped forward and invited.

"I couldn't possibly accept that." Ma Feifei shook her head sheepishly, but remained motionless.

Chang Kong instantly understood and gave a wink. Zhang Yunji understood. The two of them stepped forward, one on each side, to support Ma Feifei's arms and pull her inside.

"Teacher, please give your student some face."

"Hey... you two, don't push me..." Ma Feifei pretended to resist, and then Zhang Yunji and Chang Kong pushed her to the head seat. There was no one sitting there. Zhang Yunji and Chang Kong were sitting at the lower seat chatting with Ba Jiu and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey. This left the head seat empty, which was perfect for Ma Feifei.

"Guards, prepare a banquet!" Zhang Yunji shouted.

Then, one dish after another was brought out by the maids and placed in front of Ma Feifei's table. All kinds of meat made Ma Feifei's mouth water.

"Ahem, I can't refuse their hospitality, I can't refuse their hospitality!" Ma Feifei had no choice but to accept Chang Kong and Zhang Yunji's hospitality.

Because Ma Feifei is usually easygoing, his appearance didn't make the atmosphere awkward. After everyone left, they drank and chatted as usual. Occasionally, someone would come up to toast Ma Feifei, but they wouldn't bother Ma Feifei too much. This pleased Ma Feifei, and he started eating voraciously, to the point that he temporarily forgot the purpose of his visit.

"This smells so good!" Ma Feifei said, gnawing on a large pig's trotter. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head: to hire Bookstore employees.

"We have a doorman, a handyman, a shopkeeper, and bodyguards. Shouldn't we find a beautiful cook?"

As for why we need to hire a beautiful chef...

"Of course, they're pleasing to the eye!"