"Little Yu, we still have a mission, so we're leaving!" Wang Yan retracted the water curtain and said with a smile to Yu Zhibo.
"Goodbye, Brother Yu!" Li Shanzhu said sweetly, waved goodbye, and followed Wang Yan.
Yu Zhibo waved back with a smile: "Goodbye!"
Bai Chanyi also smiled sweetly from the side, waving her small, fair hands.
"I'm paying this time. Let's get together again next time, and remember to treat me to spirit meat!" Chen Bo stood up, holding a toothpick, looking a bit nonchalant. He said this as he walked to the counter to pay.
"No, I absolutely cannot accept this. Without your protection, how could ordinary folks like us have peaceful lives? If I accept this money, my wife will surely nag me!"
The restaurant owner, who had been paying attention, immediately stepped forward, quickly put the QR code on the counter into a drawer. His movements were practiced and smooth, clearly having rehearsed them many times in his mind.
"Yes, you can't accept it. Last time we treated firefighters to a meal. You are like firefighters, heroes of this city." The owner's wife, a kind woman, also said with a smile.
"That's right!" The young owner's daughter nodded vigorously beside them.
"Your small business isn't easy either. No need to be so polite. After eating, you should pay!"
Seeing that the QR code had been put away, Chen Bo wasn't in a hurry. He immediately took out ten large red bills and slapped them onto the table.
"No, no, no!"
The owner absolutely refused to accept them. The two immediately started a polite back-and-forth at the counter. Soon, the owner's wife joined the fray, stuffing the money back into Chen Bo's pocket. The couple teamed up to push him out the door, and their clever young daughter also ran over to press the switch for the rolling shutter.
"Bōbo, remember to pay!"
Chen Bo, helpless, poked his head back in and shouted before leaving.
Yu Zhibo gave an OK gesture.
The owner closed the rolling shutter again, then went to the freezer to get two bottles of Heqizheng for Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi. He said, "Don't be polite with me. You fight sea beasts and protect people's lives outside. I'm giving you this meal for free; it's the least I can do."
The owner's young daughter also nodded quickly, looking at Yu Zhibo with admiration. "Brother, my dad is very rich. He hides a lot of money in our sofa cushions. This little bit of money is nothing, so don't be polite with him!"
The owner's face darkened slightly. He looked at his wife, but seeing that her expression hadn't changed, his heart tightened even more.
Yu Zhibo found it amusing and also envied this harmonious family. He nodded, indicating that he would definitely not pay.
Inside the restaurant, the other patrons were also watching the scene with smiles.
After finishing the remaining dishes, Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi picked up their Heqizheng and were about to leave when the other customers in the shop swarmed forward.
"Bōbo, can I have your autograph? Can we take a photo?"
"I admire you so much!"
"You're my idol!"
"Let me borrow some of your luck~"
"..."
Besides Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi, there were sixteen other diners in the shop, all looking at him excitedly.
Yu Zhibo did not refuse. After signing autographs and taking photos with them one by one, he also took a photo with the owner's family. After signing, he waved goodbye and walked out the door.
The owner's family also showed a relieved smile when they saw that Yu Zhibo wasn't insisting on paying. The young daughter hurried to open the rolling shutter.
Yu Zhibo smiled as he watched the owner's young daughter busily working. He patted her head, and a wisp of green vitality flowed into her body. The little girl trembled, feeling a surge of strength.
Yu Zhibo flicked his fingers, sending two wisps of vitality into the owner and his wife, removing all their minor ailments before waving goodbye and heading out.
Having mastered Wood Style and Yang Style, condensing vitality and injecting it into ordinary people was a minor technique for him. He considered it his payment.
"Ah, this..." The owner felt the change in his body and became excited. He realized that his persistent backaches and fatigue had completely disappeared, and he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted, leaving him indescribably relaxed.
Beside him, the owner's wife also wore a joyful expression, looking much younger.
Yu Zhibo had not paid for the meal, but undoubtedly, what he had given far exceeded the price of the meal.
"Why, in the end, am I still indebted to them?" the owner mused, then looked up at everyone and said, "Everyone here today is on the house. No one is paying!"
"On the house, my foot! Do you think I can't afford it? Not only can you not give it for free, but I'm also going to cover the hero youth's share!"
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his late thirties, dressed in a suit and wearing a luxury watch worth over three hundred thousand. He was clearly a man of means.
There were eight people at their table, seemingly having a company dinner.
After speaking, he ordered his subordinates to restrain the owner's family, then went to the counter, picked up the QR code, and scanned it for ten thousand yuan. He said to everyone, "I'm treating everyone here today. Don't be shy. I'm in a good mood today; my daughter has wanted the hero youth's autograph for a long time!"
"If you still feel bad about it, you can consider this part of the money when the firefighters treat next time."
After paying, he smiled and put the QR code back into the drawer, then left with his subordinates.
Positive energy was contagious. The owner generously gave the diners a free meal, and the diners'回报 exceeded his expectations.
"Boss, congratulations on getting rich!"
The other diners also bid farewell to the owner's family with smiles.
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After dinner, it was already past seven in the evening. The food street was still bustling with people. In fact, it became even livelier as most people had finished work.
Yu Zhibo held Bai Chanyi's small hand as they walked down the street. This time, he had learned his lesson and had transformed himself to look like Uchiha Sasuke, though his hair remained short and messy.
"Is there anything else you want to do?"
"Mmm~ I want to catch stuffed animals!" Bai Chanyi said after searching through the memories of a female college student.
"Okay!"
They played until past nine in the evening before Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi drove their Santana back to Room 202.
Since mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could teleport anywhere he wanted. Experiencing a normal person's life today had been quite interesting.
He placed the large pile of items he had bought from the space onto the sofa, stretched, and created a clone. He ordered the clone to use Water Style to wash all the stuffed toys, new clothes, and bedding, while he himself headed to the bathroom.
"Chanyi, I'm going to take a shower first. If you're tired, go to sleep. I'll sleep in the study tonight."
Although he could use Water Style to dry-clean everything, showering had a sense of ritual. Using Water Style to clean was effective, but he felt something was missing, so he still wanted to go through the process.
"I want to shower too! I want to shower too!" Bai Chanyi, who had been admiring the stuffed animals she had caught, happily ran over upon hearing Yu Zhibo's words. Her chest jiggled, and her small hands were tucked inside her school uniform sleeves, making her look both cute and alluring.
Yu Zhibo, with great willpower, refused Bai Chanyi's unreasonable request. He said earnestly, "Chanyi, you've absorbed the memories of modern people and become a modern fox. You should know that men and women should not be too intimate. If you keep offering yourself like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself..."
"But didn't we shower together last time?" Bai Chanyi asked, feigning ignorance despite knowing everything.
Her words reminded Yu Zhibo of the time they had used Water Style to dry-clean themselves after training in the gravity room. He couldn't help but say, "You hadn't transformed into human form then, how can that be compared to now!"
"Okay!" Bai Chanyi tucked her left and right hands into her sleeves, adopting a farmer's stance, looking dejected.
Yu Zhibo chuckled and patted her head, then walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Soon, the sound of rushing water and Deng Ziqi's song "Bubble" could be heard from the bathroom.
In the living room, Bai Chanyi pondered for a moment, then transformed into her celestial fox form. Her white fur was like snow, and her fluffy tail swayed slightly. A human-like smile spread across her lips as she walked towards the bathroom.
Reaching the bathroom door, her body became ethereal, and she phased directly through it.
The next moment...
"Why am I sad~ Oh oh~ It's all... Holy shit!"