Month: June 2022 (Page 1 of 6)

Chapter 51 – Dragon scales during courtship

 

Jian Luo saw the Lord Marshal standing not far from the shed.

 

The marshal was wearing a straight and orthodox military uniform. His stern face held less of his usual wanton laziness, and was a little more hostile than usual. Jian Luo was a little scared.

 

Jiang Kang was surprised: “Who is he?”

 

Taking advantage of his surprise, Jian Luo trotted to Lu Shifeng: “What are you doing here?”

 

“Didn’t I come at the right time?” Lu Shifeng lowered his head and looked at him: “Did I interrupt you while you were doing something important?”

 

“…”

 

Have you had enough?

 

Jian Luo wanted to prove his innocence: “I had a work matter to deal with with him, so I was late. Were you waiting for me outside?”

 

Lu Shifeng nodded, raised his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Kang: “Is this your colleague?”

 

Inexplicably, Jiang Kang felt that the word “colleague” contained a little murderous aura.

 

Jian Luo nodded and said to Lu Shifeng, “There is still something he and I have to settle.”

 

Jiang Kang felt a little worse for wear when he saw Lu Shifeng. Dark star people were very easy to distinguish from human beings. Some races were born with grace and self-confidence. That kind of temperament was difficult to conceal. Previously, Jian Luo was like a dust-covered little pearl. He didn’t know what happened after all this time, but there were no longer traces of that inferior temperament and complex of the lower beings on Jian Luo anymore.

 

The most unpleasant sight for Jiang Kang was Lu Shifeng wearing a military uniform. He was not an ordinary dark star citizen, and may even be a member of the military, one of the three major authorities in the Dark Star!

 

Jian Luo turned to look at Jiang Kang: “Jiang Kang, I don’t want to embarrass you either. What we had in the past is over, so there’s no need to mention it. Now that you have stolen the seeds, hand it over and tell me who the mastermind was. I can let it go since you were only instructed to do this.”

 

…

 

Jiang Kang’s face was pale: “Luoluo, don’t talk nonsense.”

 

Lu Shifeng grabbed Jian Luo: “Since he doesn’t want to admit it, it’s useless to ask.”

 

Jian Luo looked at the Marshal in surprise.

 

Lu Shifeng glanced at Jiang Kang and said slowly: “As for the person who contacted him to steal the seeds, he has been found. Yesterday, the internet keyboard warriors hired by him have all been arrested and detained in the military prison.”

 

???

 

Jian Luo was slightly surprised: “Really? It went so smoothly?”

 

“Otherwise?” Lu Shifeng helped Jian Luo fasten the first button on his shirt: “Do you need me to introduce you to a lawyer to prosecute them?”

 

“…”

 

You don’t have to.

 

The conversation between the two was very nonchalant, but Jiang Kang was panicking. If he really thought about it, it seemed that the person had not sent him any messages since the afternoon. However, he still had a way out: “What nonsense are you both talking about? I don’t understand.”

 

Lu Shifeng glanced at him sideways. Seems like it’ll be a waste of words to speak any longer: “You don’t have to understand. There is a new law to be passed by the imperial capital soon. After a credit assessment is carried out on the humans, those with a full credit score will be able to enter Sky City with an ID registry.”

 

Jiang Kang was taken aback.

 

Jian Luo was also a little surprised.

 

How important is an ID registry? If one has an ID registered, they will be able to obtain many things. Not only can one buy a house, there are also many other conveniences that come with having an ID when it comes to information and communication technology agencies, such as purchasing from major retailers.

 

However, Lu Shifeng added slowly: “Those who have a history of committing crimes will be included in the list of dishonest citizens and will obtain an ID registration.”

 

“…”

 

There was a moment of silence in the air.

 

Whether he was in the right or wrong doesn’t matter anymore. Even if Jiang Kang initially still wanted to resist stubbornly, upon hearing this, all his perseverance faded.

 

Yes, 100,000 star dollars was indeed a lot, but if something goes wrong and he loses his rights to obtain an ID registration, wouldn’t he be reduced to a joke?

 

Thinking of this, Jiang Kang suddenly changed his expression and took the initiative to say: “Actually, I do know that person, but I am not collaborating with him. I mainly took the opportunity to approach him and find out his motives, so I can call the police to deal with him for justice.”

 

Jian Luo widened his eyes: “It really was you.”

 

Jiang Kang’s eyes flickered a little: “Luoluo, you have to believe me. All I did was to… help you.”

 

As he spoke, he took out a small plastic bag from the storage space of his bracelet. The bag really contained seeds.

 

Jian Luo was angry when he saw it: “Are you also the one who cultivated and distributed those spoiled potatoes too?”

 

Jiang Kang shook his head: “Luoluo, I’m not with them. I don’t know what happened with the potatoes. They just contacted me suddenly so I don’t know.”

 

Lu Shifeng sneered.

 

Jiang Kang didn’t dare to look at him for some reason. He always felt that this man was very dangerous. Although he didn’t do anything from beginning to end, he was very oppressive.

 

It was getting late and the air around them was starting to turn chilly.

 

Lu Shifeng took off his coat, put it on Jian Luo’s body and said, “You stole the seeds to plant them by yourself, and disregarding whether the quality is suitable for consumption or not, you put them on the market. The cultivation base will judge and issue a suitable punishment for you.”

 

Jiang Kang’s expression was very bad: “You can insult me, but you can’t slander my morality. Are the dark stars that amazing that they can look down on humans like this?”

 

…

 

Just as Jian Luo was about to speak, Lu Shifeng stopped him.

 

“You can’t blame anyone for humiliating yourself.” Lu Shifeng glanced at the sky: “Go back and tell it to the judge.”

 

Jiang Kang was taken aback.

 

As if they received an order, a luxury car came over as two soldiers in military uniforms got out of the car. The two came over and opened a pair of handcuffs as Jiang Kang was restrained skillfully.

 

Jiang Kang started to completely panic and began to struggle: “What are you trying to do? I said I didn’t do it, I just wanted to help. Luoluo, Luoluo, hurry up and explain to them for me. What right do you have to arrest me? Luoluo?!”

 

Jian Luo stood beside Lu Shifeng and did not speak.

 

Jiang Kang still looked at him persistently: “Luoluo, Luoluo. Speak up!”

 

Jian Luo looked on indifferently and said, “Jiang Kang, if I didn’t find out about your theft of the seeds today, will these things be blamed on me as the supervisor if there are peppers of compromised quality on the market in the future?”

 

Jiang Kang choked.

 

“Doing too much injustice will lead to your own downfall.” Jian Luo had no pity for him: “Seek more happiness for yourself.”

 

His indifferent attitude angered Jiang Kang.

 

As a person with a very good exterior image, especially in front of a person who has always been inferior to himself, since childhood, whether in family status or ability, he suddenly lost his pride in front of Jian Luo.

 

Jiang Kang was pinned down as he said, “Jian Luo, what do you have to be proud of? Do you really think you are very powerful? Don’t assume that I don’t know what you are doing. Aren’t you quite proud to be the lover and dog of the dark stars? Even if the seeds are stolen, you deserved it!”

 

Jian Luo said, “So you admit that you took the seeds and also knew about the potatoes?”

 

Jiang Kang snorted coldly, neither admitting or denying it.

 

Jian Luo smiled slightly and said towards a shed not far away, “Director Li, you can come out now.”

 

…

 

Not far from the shed, a figure slowly walked out.

 

Director Li walked out with a heavy face, followed by many senior staff members from the planting base.

 

Director Li’s face was solemn: “It’s because of my lax management, I’m really ashamed.”

 

There are a few senior staff members behind:

 

“Jiang Kang… Back then, there was only one place in the village to study abroad, so I gave it to you. Now what has become of you…”

 

“Are you worthy now?”

 

“Your mother used to go around telling about how good you are.”

 

“This child, I never imagined…”

 

Jiang Kang opened his eyes wide and looked at these people who came out in disbelief. For a long time, he pretended to be virtuous inside out, crafting his own excellent character just to gain everyone’s respect.

 

But now, thousands of people looked at him with contempt and regret in their eyes, as if he was just an insect. There was such a gap between the two different treatments, no one would be able to accept it.

 

Jian Luo said: “There should be others who were bribed just like him. This is how the seeds of potatoes were distributed. Director Li, you need to do a thorough investigation.”

 

Director Li nodded: “I will, Luoluo. You have been wronged. If it weren’t for you, we might not have realized these problems.”

 

Jian Luo didn’t say much.

 

Jiang Kang was completely destroyed. Even if he will not lose his rights to register for an ID, after being found out by Director Li, it will be shameful for him to live in the village in the future. How will he be seen by the others? This was all the fault of Jian Luo!

 

Thinking to this extent, Jiang Kang could hardly control his emotions. He broke free from the person restraining him and rushed over to Jian Luo: “Jian Luo, you b-tch…”

 

“Bang!”

 

Jiang Kang’s body was kicked away just before he touched him. The force of Lu Shifeng’s kick was not something ordinary humans could withstand.

 

Jiang Kang was smashed back to the ground as his whole body twitched twice. He spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

 

Lu Shifeng didn’t even notice it: “Take this thing back.”

 

The two soldiers came over quickly: “Yes.”

 

Director Li and the others were also dumbfounded. They had heard of Lu Shifeng’s reputation before, but even after hearing it, what they saw still came as a shock, even if they shouldn’t be surprised at all.

 

Lu Shifeng didn’t give them a chance to think and glanced at Director Li: “Investigate about the potatoes. I don’t want this kind of thing to happen again.”

 

The extremely powerful tyrant’s command is absolute. Lu Shifeng didn’t do much, but Director Li’s back broke into a cold sweat: “Yes!”

 

After explaining the matter, Lu Shifeng said to Jian Luo, “Go back.”

 

Jian Luo came back to his senses: “Okay.”

 

The two left the base in tandem. Lu Shifeng’s car was parked outside, and Jian Luo said, “Where are we going?”

 

Lu Shifeng: “You haven’t been back for two days.”

 

Inexplicably, Jian Luo looked at the indifferent face of the Marshal. It seemed he heard something else from it – was it grievance?

 

A very substantial amount of grievance.

 

Jian Luo sat on the soft seat: “The babies are fine.”

 

Lu Shifeng glanced at him and said in a low voice, “In the health information reported back by the bracelet yesterday, there was an abnormal fluctuation.”

 

…

 

I see.

 

Jian Luo sighed. It was just as he thought, how could Lord Marshal have come to see him? It wasn’t because he missed him for two days that he came here, but because he cared about the dragon babies.

 

Lu Shifeng said, “I’ll send you here in the future.”

 

Jian Luo shook his head: “No, if we’re going to Phoenix Stage, it’s very close, so you’ll still pass it by on the way. However, the planting base is too far away, so you can’t.”

 

Lu Shifeng took out a nearly frozen holy dragon fruit from the small refrigerator for Jian Luo to eat: “When I don’t have time, I will ask Secretary Jin to send you there instead.”

 

Jian Luo still wanted to struggle.

 

Lu Shifeng interrupted his thoughts: “Moonlight has released a lot of new products, all of which have been put in the small kitchen. You can eat them when you go back.”

 

Jian Luo was very straightforward: “It’s great to go back!”

 

“…”

 

The car arrived at the military base soon after. Jian Luo thought he was going back to rest. Unexpectedly, Lu Shifeng said, “There are a few small brigades coming back from their missions today. There is a celebration banquet ahead, so let’s go enjoy ourselves there together.”

 

Jian Luo was very curious: “It’s a celebration banquet, what are we going to enjoy?”

 

In fact, he doesn’t know much about these pastimes. In Jian Luo’s own impression, the military was rigid and cold, if they were not fighting all day long, they were probably on the way to fight?

 

Lu Shifeng said lightly, “You’ll know when you go.”

 

All right.

 

It’s close by anyway.

 

Before he left, Jian Luo also checked himself. In the morning, he only wore a white shirt and jeans for convenience. He was unsure: “Will it be bad for me to dress like this?”

 

Lu Shifeng closed the car door: “As long as you are not wearing a military uniform, anything else will be the same for them.”

 

…

 

Jian Luo gave up.

 

It was his first time visiting to attend a banquet inside the military base. Before walking into the huge auditorium, he had countless imaginary scenarios in his mind, such as the icy soldiers sitting neatly together while discussing the war tactics, and talking about who to kill tomorrow. It would be a gathering full of violence and blood.

 

However, when Jian Luo walked in, he only smelled the smell of barbecue.

 

Inside the restaurant, there were soldiers gathered together in twos and threes on the huge table with their sleeves rolled up as they grilled the skewers of meat with their shoulders lifted. The scene was extremely crowded.

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo felt that his imagination was completely shattered.

 

Obviously, no one has made a sound yet. The moment Lu Shifeng stood at the door, the entire hall fell silent. The whole room that was rowdy just now immediately fell silent. Everyone stood up and saluted Lu Shifeng: “Marshal!”

 

Jian Luo’s eardrums almost burst.

 

The voices of the young dragons or half-dragons in the room were so loud that they almost pierced through the sky.

 

Lu Shifeng said quietly, “Sit down.”

 

The little soldiers in the house couldn’t help but look at Jian Luo. There was a single human being in the dragon clan’s building. It was inevitable that some people would be curious. 

 

Especially since this human being was full of the scent of dragons, which made thing even more exciting. Some people have already started whispering:

“Who is it?”

“He looks so small.”

“The one who looks like he can be squeezed to death with one hand?”

“Please be quiet.”

 

The corners of Jian Luo’s mouth twitched, and he was really speechless at what the dark stars said, especially the silly people of the dragon clan.

 

When Jian Luo accompanied Lu Shifeng and walked inside, he thought that it was an ordinary building from the outside, but when he was inside, he found that there was something different. The back of the building was actually open-air and connected to the outdoor hills behind, where there were various grills full of meat.

 

Jian Luo was surprised: “Why do you only eat meat during dinner together? Shouldn’t you have some cakes, vegetables or something else when you return?”

 

The little adjutant was roasting meat. Hearing that, he said, “We don’t have any food to eat on the way to our mission, only nutrient solution, so we have a tradition of holding a celebration banquet and eating as much meat as we can when we come back.”

 

Jian Luo just nodded.

 

Secretary Jin held a plate and said, “As for vegetables or other foods, we can’t cook it to the standards of our own taste, so we just eat meat.”

 

…

 

Are all dragons always so upfront?

 

Jian Luo was also hungry when he smelled the meat. He was convinced: “I’ll help to get some vegetables and grill some meat.”

 

Secretary Jin has been waiting for Jian Luo to say that for a long time: “Okay.”

 

A new batch of vegetables and meat were delivered from the kitchen. Jian Luo prepared it well before wrapping it up to be eaten. It was a pity that he couldn’t eat the chili peppers the last time he had grilled meat, so he asked one more question: “Do you have chili peppers?”

 

Secretary Jin nodded: “Yes, weren’t the first batch of chili peppers distributed today? We recently received them.”

 

Jian Luo was very moved: “You received them just in time.”

 

Thanks to the technology of the dark stars, all crops had a shortened growth cycle. As such, life has become much more vibrant!

 

Even if it was too late to grind the chili into powder or make it into chili oil, it could still be eaten directly, as long as it tasted spicy!

 

The little adjutant said: “Come here, it’s all been delivered.”

 

Jian Luo sat on the ground on the grass. He had just started grilling when he saw the Lord Marshal sitting in the front seat not far away. There was a lot of roasted meat on the table but he did not touch it much. He was basically still drinking the brewed wine.

 

“Is he not hungry?” Jian Luo was inexplicably concerned: “At least I still ate something before coming here.”

 

Secretary Jin followed his gaze and explained, “Are you talking about the marshal? He has always been like this. The Lord doesn’t eat barbecued meat.”

 

…

 

Jian Luo’s movements suddenly stopped.

 

Secretary Jin asked curiously, “What’s wrong?”

 

“…Nothing.” Jian Luo suddenly remembered that at the banquet of the blood clan, the marshal had eaten a few pieces of barbecued meat then: “Why? It’s not like your dragon clan has an aversion towards meat.”

 

When he mentioned this, Secretary Jin sighed deeply: “Who said we do? Actually, the marshal did not have this much of an aversion towards meat before, but one year, he entered the Dragon Valley for training and stayed there for many years… not once ever coming out during this period. Ever since he came out, he has been very picky about food and has a deep aversion to barbecued meat.”

 

Jian Luo suddenly thought of what the driver had said to him before, about how Lu Shifeng was just cloned, he had a genetic defect.

 

The dragon clan had high expectations for him. In order to revitalize their clan and the hope of the entire race, Lu Shifeng entered the abyss of the Dragon Valley to undergo tribulations. As for what happened during that period, no one knows.

 

Was it post-traumatic stress?

 

It is also possible.

 

Secretary Jin said: “The Lord is very picky when it comes to food. Moonlight used to have someone deliver food on a regular basis every month, but he basically didn’t eat it. The time he actually began to eat the food was probably when you started coming here to work.”

 

Jian Luo was flattered: “Me?”

 

Secretary Jin nodded.

 

Jian Luo turned to look at the person sitting on the front seat not far away. Dragons were actually quite open and enthusiastic by nature. They are quite open when it is time for fun. There were also many soldiers who looked like they wanted to mingle with the marshal. But when they all saw that the marshal had no appetite, without any exceptions, all of them decided to give up.

 

…

 

Slowly, Jian Luo had an idea in his heart.

 

Seeing that he was in a daze, Secretary Jin asked curiously, “Luoluo, what are you thinking about?”

 

“Huh?” Jian Luo smiled slightly: “I was thinking, do you want to try to eat something fun?”

 

The little adjutant likes to eat the most, and he especially liked to eat the things that Jian Luo made. Hearing this, he was very excited: “What is fun to eat?”

 

Jian Luo clapped his hands together and said, “Hotpot.”

 

…?

 

There was no such thing as hotpot in Dark Star, but there was never a shortage of ingredients and people who were good at using their brains. Those of the dragon clan do not simply like barbecue because it was easy and didn’t require any brains to make, to them, other foods were also welcome.

 

It just so happened that a hotpot meets all the requirements. There was no need to use their brains or skills, plus they could also eat the hotpot according to their personal preferences.

 

Secretary Jin said, “How do you eat a hotpot?”

 

“It’s a dish that’s easy to cook for all ages.” Jian Luo arranged for a pot to be sent from the kitchen and began to put peppers and other spices into the pot at the bottom of the pot to be cooked: “Hotpot is really the savior of the world.”

 

The dark stars also had their own eating habits, so they also had their own spices. There were some that Jian Luo was not used to eating, while the other basic ones were okay.

 

Jian Luo cut the peppers and put them in to cook when the oil was hot. He took advantage of the time to get in front of Lu Shifeng: “I cooked hotpot, do you want to come and eat it together.”

 

Lu Shifeng played with the cup in his hand: “Just eat it with the others.”

 

…

 

It was impossible for Jian Luo to follow his instructions.

 

Since you didn’t eat barbecue, I have taken great pains in terms of labor and management to make a hotpot for you. Now, you’re asking me to eat it with them, how could it be possible!

 

“No, no.” Jian Luo tugged at his arm: “Let’s eat it together. A hotpot is fun when more people eat it together. Aren’t you hungry? I’m hungry, even if you’re not hungry and I want to eat with you. If you won’t eat, then you don’t need to eat it, but I’ll eat it instead.”

 

…

 

Marshal Lu has not been threatened by anyone for a long time, but the arrogant man still couldn’t get angry with him. He could only nod his head in the end: “Alright, let’s go eat together.”

 

Jian Luo’s lips curled up: “Okay!”

 

The process of cooking the hotpot soup base was very simple and fast. The aroma of chili spread out as Jian Luo prepared the dipping sauce and taught Secretary Jin how to mix it together.

 

Slowly, some dragons who were eating the barbecue couldn’t stand it anymore.

 

A dragon came up and asked, “What is this, can we also taste it?”

 

Jian Luo said generously, “Yes!”

 

He boiled a piece of meat in the pot and then gave it to the soldiers. The meat cooked in the pot has been marinated by the soup and has a spicy taste. After dipping it in some delicious sauce and putting it in one’s mouth, the flavour which was distinctively different from the barbecued meat was very delicious. It was also salty and flavorful. There was an endless good aftertaste after just taking a bite.

 

The soldier’s eyes lit up: “Delicious!”

 

Jian Luo smiled: “It should be.”

 

“Yeah! The barbecue is no longer fragrant.” The soldier was very excited: “It’s so delicious, you are amazing!”

 

The members of the dragon clan were very direct, unlike the marshal.

 

The soldier put his hand on Jian Luo’s shoulder in an intimate manner: “Are you the chef invited by our marshal? This hotpot is so delicious, you…”

 

Lu Shifeng glanced at the intimate gesture between the two, reflecting the terrifying possessive nature of the dragon clan. Even among the same clan, members won’t allow for their own things to be shared with others, and this includes people. The marshal said lightly: “I want to eat by myself. Stay away from the chef.”

 

The soldier quickly withdrew his hand.

 

Jian Luo thought for a while. If everyone came to eat together, this small pot would be rendered inefficient. He said, “Tell the kitchen to send a few more sets. You can cook on your own. I’ll teach you how to cook it.”

 

The little soldier nodded happily: “Okay!”

 

The kitchen responded very fast. Several dishes and seasonings were delivered. Jian Luo asked Lu Shifeng to eat first before going over to tell the soldiers a few precautions. Usually, he viewed the soldiers of the dragon clan as unfriendly, but once he mixed with them and chatted more, he felt that they were actually very enthusiastic and easy to understand.

 

Sure enough, Jian Luo had different impressions of each clan. The people in Moonlight all put their own interests first while the people at Phoenix Stage always had a sense of unapproachable seriousness. The blood clan was always proud and it’s unknown what they were scheming. As for the dragon clan, it was Jian Luo’s favorite clan in his heart. They were warm and generous, quite simple and he felt happy to get along with them.

 

A soldier said, “Luoluo, you are so good at cooking, so why haven’t you been snatched up by Moonlight?”

 

Jian Luo said while stirring the bottom of the pot, “I don’t have to go to Moonlight. You guys here are pretty good too.”

 

“Yeah, yeah.” The little soldier rolled up his sleeves. Because he was too excited to eat, a lot of scales appeared on his face: “We’re all here. Plus, you can go to the hanging garden to play if you have nothing to do. There are also little dragons there. The little dragons prefer to play with other people.”

 

When Jian Luo retracted his hand, he accidentally touched the arm of the soldier next to him. There were a lot of scales floating on his arm, but it was actually cold to the touch which made Jian Luo feel very strange: “Will the temperature of your dragon scales change?”

 

The soldier was curious: “What?”

 

“Aren’t your scales hot when they appear on your skin?” Jian Luo was very surprised: “Your body is cold.”

 

He had only touched Lu Shifeng’s scales before, and it was hot, like a big oven. It was now summer, which made Jian Luo not very fond of touching Lu Shifeng in his human form. It was only cool and comfortable when he was in his dragon form.

 

…

 

There was silence around the table.

 

Several soldiers looked at each other and fell into a strange silence. They didn’t know whether to say it or not. The scales of the dragon race only get hot when they are in heat or in courtship.

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T/N: Yummy yummy… I wanna eat hotpot too…

 

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Chapter 50 – What are you both doing?

 

Jian Luo was also frightened by this situation.

 

Originally, he wanted to start a live broadcast and just do his job, but he didn’t expect things to get so out of control.

 

Jian Luo sighed: “Thank you Feng and Speechless… I remember the online class later. Today’s live broadcast will end here first. I will go and investigate those potatoes. Thank you for your support. I will try my best to find someone to explain everything to everyone.”

 

As soon as the live broadcast was ended, he gasped against the stove.

 

Su Liang came over to support him: “Luoluo, Luoluo, what’s wrong?!”

 

“It’s not a big deal.” Jian Luo sighed and endured: “I just felt a little pain in my stomach.”

 

Su Liang helped him to sit down on the sofa beside him: “My child, you can’t get angry when you are pregnant. What if you get fetal hypertension? Are you trying to stress me to death?”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo didn’t understand it very well, but he was a little worried: “Will that cause harm to the babies?”

 

Su Liang sighed: “You must not be angry all the time. When I gave birth to you, it happened during your father’s accident, that’s why you have always been in bad health.”

 

Speaking of the original Jian Luo’s father, Jian Luo almost never heard Su Liang mention it.

 

Thinking about the potatoes, Jian Luo felt very bad. He thought for a while: “Mom, I just received a reward from the live broadcast. I don’t want the money, I want to donate it.”

 

Su Liang was stunned.

 

“I remember there was an orphanage at the entrance of the village.” Jian Luo said, “The children there can’t eat or drink nutrient solution, so they often go to the mountains to dig wild herbs to eat and often get poisoned. I want to donate the money I got to them.”

 

Su Liang thought about it and agreed: “This is the money you make, so mother has no opinions on it.”

 

Jian Luo smiled: “Okay.”

 

He thought this matter was over, but who knew that Lu Shifeng, who was having a meeting in the palace, received a call his wristband. On the huge conference table, many diffrent thought ran through the minds of the people at the table.

 

Nie Yan put away his wristband that he was secretly watching the live broadcast on while the priest also put down his lesson plan that he ahd been preparing as the little emperor raised his head.

 

Lu Shifeng said: “The wristband detected that his heart rate was too high just now, so he must be angry right now.”

 

“What?!” The little emperor was the first to react, wrinkling his face: “If Luoluo is angry, the cubs will definitely be affected as well.”

 

Nie Yan said: “Isn’t it just a question of potatoes? I will go acquire Interstellar Live Network.”

 

…

 

Zhan Wentai said: “He probably does not want us to get involved.”

 

Lu Shifeng tapped his fingertips on the desktop: “It’s better to acquire Jinjiang Live than to acquire Interstellar Live. All kinds of barrages can be posted randomly. He only gets angry when he sees those who speak out loud.”

 

There was a consensus on this matter.

 

Zhan Wentai was relatively rational: “Acquiring a platform is not the final solution. Even if a platform can be acquired, it cannot acquire the public opinion.”

 

Talking about this matter, everyone looked up at the emperor in unison.

 

The little emperor suddenly realized this and was startled: “Why are you all looking at me, do you want me to order troops to go and arrest those who slandered him?”

 

…

 

After thinking about it, the little emperor nodded: “It’s not impossible.”

 

“Your Majesty has such a leisurely mind, but the ministers do not have that much free time.” Lu Shifeng said leisurely: “You have to order them one by one this way, so it’s better to directly issue a punishment for hate speech on the online platform to stop it once and for all.”

 

Nie Yan rarely agreed with him: “What the marshal said is reasonable.”

 

Interstellar Live Network.

 

It was one of the largest Internet sites in the entire dark star, and one of the hot searches on its search engine was very eye-catching.

#jinjiang’s human anchor was awarded one million#

 

In the dark star, there were actually a lot of rich people, but the situation was the highlight of it. Very few of them would ever give a human being that much money. To be precise, it has never happened before.

 

The first human being rewarded with a million star dollars, just hearing this headline made others very shocked and want to eat some melons.

“Is that the anchor who made the potato chips?”

“Looks like it’s really him.”

“What kind of mentality does a person have to have to reward him, someone who makes harmful food for others.”

 

While everyone was talking about it, they suddenly discovered that the official social media account of the dark star government had released the latest laws and regulations regarding information technology:

 

Dark Star Government v¹verified (kinda like twitter’s verified tick mark):

[In recent years, information technology has gradually developed, and in the era of freedom of speech, everyone needs to pay for their words and deeds. The Internet is not a platform beyond the law. Dark Star has advocated for civility and equality since the old ages and will never condone any violence and attacks, even if it occurred discreetly. Starting today, major online platforms will immediately implement an online real-name system and the entire web will be monitored online 24 hours a day. If someone violates the regulations, they will be issued the penalties as below. 】

 

Following this official post was the latest regulations. When someone clicks on it, they will see the first regulation in bold and red:
“1. Prohibition of racial discrimination
2. Speculation of unproven rumors are not allowed
3 …”

 

After reading the whole page, one could sum it up to: if you want to avoid breaking the law, you must be civilized. Of course, some people have discovered the main point:

 

“Don’t you feel that these regulations seem to revolve around one thing?”

“That’s right, especially the racism one.”

“…No, this is the official statement of the imperial capital, but why would they help human beings?”

 

Everyone felt a little weird.

 

Of course, although many people have such speculations, they were unwilling to believe it, even in their own hearts.

 

Just after the official social media account of the Imperial Capital released the news, everyone was still a little unsettled and still muttered about this. While everyone was still talking about it, almost at the same time, the official website of Moonlight released some news:

 

Moonlight v: [The hotel adheres to a rigorous regulation and checks. All production methods and the acquisition of raw materials of potato chips are as instructed by @Jian Luoluo²Jian Luo’s social media handle. If you have any questions about the potato chips made by Moonlight, everyone is welcome for inspection. 】

 

Everyone’s social media accounts posted all at once, surrounding them from all four cardinal directions.

 

Early on before, someone once raised the question in Jian Luo’s live broadcast room, and they reasonably suspected that the raw materials of the potato chips made by Jian Luo were of inferior quality. Other than that, because their preparatory methods were also different, it has caused the potato chips circulating on the market to make people unwell after consumption.

 

But now, the official Moonlight has made their appearance!

 

Moreover, the method of making potato chips in Moonlight was actually directed by that human being!

 

The netizens were not calm:

“Moonlight is the leader of the food industry.”

“It’s not easy to be recognized by Moonlight and be invited to instruct there!”

“This is not the point. The point is that it is a legendary thing to invite Moonlight to issue a statement!”

 

Moonlight had a very high status among the dark stars who love food. It was akin to the weathervane³Someone who influences the direction of development, whether it be in public opinion or innovation.

(A weathervane is that iconic chicken-direction-pointing tool on top of rooftops that spin when the wind blows) of the industry. Being recognized by them is equivalent to suddenly becoming the godson of a president of a wealthy family after being recognized.

 

Of course, even so, some people dared to challenge the conventional:

“But it’s a fact that there is a problem with Jian Luoluo’s potato chips.”

“The things that have been researched by humans may not be suitable for us to eat.”

“There must be an explanation for this matter.”

 

Some people wanted to get some clout online, but soon, the others who were watching suddenly realized that the accounts of these people who spoke out were suspended almost immediately.

 

Some good people suddenly recalled the information that was released by the Imperial Capital before that outlined that they would issue out criminal punishment. What exactly was this punishment? Were there really people from the military who will be dispatched? Just because they trash-talked a human?

 

Soon, someone posted some news on Interstellar Live Network:

Cui Zao Zao v: “Everyone, my neighbor was just taken away. Someone from the military came to take him away, it was as if he violated the Interstellar Network Law.”

 

The blogger also attached a picture below. It was a picture of what the neighbor looked like when they were taken away. The military team arrived quickly and took them away right away.

 

Then, not only this blogger, but many other people began to post news saying that their neighbors, colleagues and friends were taken away. This time the military seems to have really made a move. It was no joking matter, and they just took them away without any discussion.

 

“…”

 

For a time, the entire web was silent.

 

Originally, there were people who still wanted to push the blame, but they were all silenced and everyone who was arrogant at first kept their mouths shut, they could not be honest.

 

When these things happened, Jian Luo was asleep, and even after he woke up, he didn’t know what had unfolded.

 

“Eat slowly, you won’t be late.”

 

Su Liang served him vegetables at the dinner table.

 

Jian Luo devoured them: “I overslept, yet you didn’t wake me up!”

 

“Didn’t you feel very unwell yesterday? It’s fine to sleep a little longer.” Su Liang asked him to drink more water: “I’ll take you there in a while…”

 

Jian Luo got up and left: “No, no, Mom. I’m leaving!”

 

He came out to the yard and suddenly saw a very bright little flag on the roof, which looked very dazzling.

 

Jian Luo was curious: “Mom, what is this?”

 

Su Liang came out, glanced at the roof, and then said: “Didn’t you make a donation yesterday? This is the sign of your donation. As our family’s account is registered, and because of the amount of your donation, we were automatically sent this.”

 

“…”

 

What.

 

Jian Luo wanted to keep a low profile, but he never expected this to happen.

 

But now that the matter has already happened, he can’t go back to get the money back, so he could say: “Okay, then I’ll go to work first.”

 

Su Liang responded: “Walk slowly.”

 

Jian Luo opened the door and walked out: “Got it!”

 

He went out of the house and ate a pastry made by Moonlight. When he arrived at the planting base, he was a little sensitive, finding that other people were looking at him in a strange way. If yesterday they were a little curious, today, they were a little fiery.

 

Jian Luo felt uncomfortable as he pushed open the door of the pepper shed before being greeted with a more violent welcome and round of inquiry:

“Mr. Jian Luo, is it true?”

“Is the donation really from you?”

“How are you so rich!”

“My God, when did your family get rich?”

 

Looking at Jian Luo’s face with eager eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable. Originally, he just wanted to solve this matter in a proper and reasonable way, but he never expected it to get so big. Jian Luo looked at the many people and suddenly didn’t know where to start explaining.

 

However, Jiang Kang came over to help him: “Okay, okay. Don’t surround Luoluo. It’s definitely not a mistake that the red flag was issued to him. As for where the money came from, don’t make inquiries and take care of your own affairs properly.”

 

Everyone looked at each other, pouted and walked away.

 

Jian Luo breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jiang Kang, “Thank you.”

 

“You’re welcome.” Jiang Kang’s attitude was very docile, he looked at Jian Luo: “Luoluo, I have something to tell you, can you come with me?”

 

“…”

 

He had something to say again.

 

Jian Luo backhandedly wanted to refuse, but Jiang Kang looked like he couldn’t bear it: “Luoluo, will you listen to me?”

 

Jian Luo pursed his lips, and finally said, “Okay.”

 

The two walked through the shed and found a secluded place outside. That was when he heard Jiang Kang say, “Luoluo, I know about your live broadcast last night. To be honest, I knew that you must’ve been the anchor. You were the most likely person.”

 

Jian Luo admitted upfront: “So what?”

 

“I don’t believe there are any problems with the potato chips you make.” Jiang Kang said frankly, his eyes were affectionate: “I know your character, you would not do such a thing.”

 

Jian Luo didn’t know what to say, so he could only say, “Thank you for your trust.”

 

“Luoluo…” Jiang Kang stepped forward: “If you need my help, you can tell me. I will always be by your side, so you can trust me!”

 

Jian Luo fell back subconsciously: “Thank you, I’ll go first if there is nothing else.”

 

Jiang Kang’s eyes sank and he stepped forward to hold Jian Luo’s hand: “Luoluo, do you think I have no money?”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo directly kicked his leg, unable to bear with it any longer: “I think you are sick!”

 

After kicking him, Jian Luo was out of breath. He glanced indifferently at Jiang Kang with a distorted face, turned around and left. It can be said that he did not have any affection for him.

 

Jiang Kang, who stayed in place, looked gloomily at Jian Luo’s back before unconsciously clenching his hands into fists.

 

“Beep.”

 

There is a message from his information terminal.

 

Jiang Kang quickly accepted it and saw the message: “What happened to the negotiated matter? As long as you agree, the deposit will be immediately credited to your account. No one else will know about this matter.”

 

The other party used an anonymous account.

 

“Is it true that no one will know?” Jiang Kang typed quickly: “Deposit the promised 100,000 star dollars, you won’t regret it.”

 

The other party sneered: “Don’t worry. No one will ever know. Just bring me the seeds.”

 

Jiang Kang looked at the chat box with a gloomy expression. He remembered the lack of courtesy Jian Luo treated him with just now. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

 

He never thought that a person could change so much in such a short period of time. Jian Luo really disappointed him.

 

But it didn’t matter. Although Jian Luo has changed, he was not a pacifist. Isn’t it just money? Jian Luo, you will regret it sooner or later!

 

In the afternoon.

 

After lunch, Jian Luo started his routine inspection work.

 

Director Li came over and said, “Luoluo, a new batch of seeds has arrived. Would you like to come and take a look?”

 

Jian Luo stood up: “Okay!”

 

The batch of peppers in the shed were planted with nutrient solution, so they were almost ready to bear fruit. In order to ensure the proficiency of the entire team, he must provide at least three batches of mature peppers.

 

The quality of the pepper seeds sent this time were obviously better. It can be seen that the scientific research institute on the Phoenix Stage has become more and more proficient in the reproduction technology of pepper seeds.

 

Director Li pointed to a bag and said, “There are basically about 200 seeds here. Take a look and check.”

 

Jian Luo lowered his head to look carefully.

 

Generally speaking, to identify the quality of seeds, everyone would usually scan them with tools and machines, but Jian Luo is different. He was not at ease with using machines to conduct scans. He ensured that they were of high quality before giving up.

 

Director Li was very curious: “Luoluo, have you planted on soil before?”

 

It was really amazing, whether in terms of carrying out the techniques or proficiency, Jian Luo could be regarded as a veteran, but the strange thing is that according to his understanding of Jian Luo, the young man in front of him has never planted anything before!

 

Jian Luo said, “You might laugh at me, but it’s all from the book.”

 

Director Li was suspicious: “Which book?”

 

“Forgot.” Jian Luo said confidently, “I’ll tell you next time I remember it.”

 

“…”

 

Alright…

 

Usually, when he was in charge of other sheds, he just roughly swept through them, but when it came to Jian Luo, he took a long time to count, which made others wonder if this child could accurately count the number of seeds.

 

Jiang Kang and the others came over: “Luoluo, we have just received a notice from Director Li to come over to help you get the seeds.”

 

Jian Luo put down the seeds in his hand: “Okay, let’s move this batch of seeds back.”

 

“Okay!”

 

There was a young man in the whole team that attracts Jian Luo’s attention the most, but it was because the young man was extraordinarily silent and nothing else. Sometimes, even during such group activities, he stood far away, never taking the initiative to fight or steal any opportunities.

 

Jian Luo walked to the boy’s side and put a box of seeds in his hand. With some encouragement, he said: “Okay, let’s go back.”

 

Everyone happily brought the seeds back.

 

In Peace Paradise, not just any shed could recieve so many seeds at once.

 

According to the sales volume of the market, the number of seeds distributed by the national nursery each month will be very different. If the number of seeds they received fluctuates, it means that they will also gather a larger harvest. The number of seeds the people in Peace Paradise can receive also has an impact on their status and pride. 

 

“Have you heard, we received 200.”

 

“Listening to Director Li, there may be more in the next batch.”

 

“We’re too lucky. How many points can we gain from this?”

 

There was a lot of discussion and the team was also enthusiastic. Originally, everyone was transferred to listen to the airheaded and blind commander who did not have a name, but who knew Jian Luo was actually very good!

 

The first batch of pepper seeds will soon be ready and Jian Luo has already started planning for the other half of the greenhouse and dispatching people to cultivate it.

 

Jiang Kang was the first to take the lead: “Luoluo, I have mastered the outline and techniques of planting these days. I will be responsible for planting the second section. Just let me and Xiaoyu work together, how about it?”

 

Xiaoyu was that honest boy.

 

Jian Luo frowned, still thinking: “You two will settle it?”

 

“Yeah.” Jiang Kang hugged Xiaoyu’s arm: “You know my skills as well as Xiaoyu’s. Let’s go settle the second batch, shall we?”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo had a good work ethic when dealing with people.

 

Although he didn’t like Jiang Kang, he will never let real talents be buried. He has to admit that Jiang Kang does have talent.

 

It was indeed very suitable for him to be in charge of the second sector.

 

Thinking of this, Jian Luo didn’t feel reluctant: “That’s fine.”

 

Jiang Kang smiled: “We will definitely work hard!”

 

Jian Luo encouraged them: “Go on then.”

 

After the second section was delegated, it was still not over. Jian Luo had to check on their progress from time to time, lest there be any unexpected situation that is difficult to handle. However, what he has to worry about will always come.

 

In the evening, the seeds of the second section were almost all planted.

 

Jian Luo came over to finish work. He used an instrument to detect the number of seeds in each place before frowning. He then heard Jiang Kang next to him ask, “What’s wrong?”

 

“It’s okay.” Jian Luo didn’t say much: “You guys are quite efficient.”

 

Jiang Kang smiled.

 

After finishing up on the second section, Jian Luo sent a message to Wang Heng: “Is there any special tracking and positioning system for our seeds? I don’t think the amount is right. I suspect that someone else has stolen them.”

 

Wang Heng replied after a while: “This system does exist, but you must know exactly how many seeds are in this batch. The tracking distance of this system is only about 20 meters. It was originally designed to prevent the seed from getting lost in the chaotic site so they can be found.”

 

If he was replaced by a general person who was in charge,they would not be too clear on how many seeds there were.

 

Jian Luo: “213.”

 

???

 

Wang Heng was surprised: “After the seeds were sent to you, did you count them one by one every day?”

 

“Why shouldn’t I count them?” Jian Luo said confidently, “If something goes wrong, whose responsibility is it?”

 

“…”

 

Yes, you’re too amazing.

 

Wang Heng told Jian Luo about the tracking method, and Jian Luo remembered it. He opened the panel to download the program. After setting up the app, the system began to scan the distribution of seeds, and finally came to the conclusion: [The number of seeds currently distributed on the land is 202. 】

 

Okay, so it looks like they are really missing a few seeds.

 

Jian Luo pretended to glance at Jiang Kang, who was not far away, and had some idea of what’s going on in his heart, so he deliberately said: “The quality of the last batch of peppers was not high and its taste after eating was not very good. Come here, the peppers need this special nutrient water, let me tell you about it first.”

 

Jiang Kang was surprised: “Was there a problem with the last batch?”

 

Jian Luo’s face was not red, but his heart stopped: “Yes.”

 

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. They thought it was not bad when they saw that they were growing so well, so they didn’t expect that it had reached the point where nutrient water was needed.

 

Seeing that the others believed him, Jian Luo said, “It’s almost time to get off work. I’ll go back first. You may all leave early.”

 

Others hurriedly said:

“Teacher Jian Luo, please travel slowly on the road.”

“Goodbye, Mr. Jian Luo.”

“Goodbye.”

 

As the time to get off work got closer and closer, almost everyone in the base was gone As the sun set at the horizon, it cast a darkness everywhere.

 

The last figure came out of the shed, and the traitorous dog was stalked.

 

Jian Luo’s voice came from behind him: “Stop.”

 

Jiang Kang’s footsteps stopped.

 

“Where are you going?” Jian Luo leaned against the door: “You also took took away the nutrient water and seeds.”

 

…

 

Jiang Kang’s face sank. As the sun was setting, his face was dark, making it difficult to see his expression, and the entire base fell into a terrifying silence.

 

Jian Luo was not really afraid.

 

He remembered that Lu Shifeng had told him that he was surrounded by people from the Dragon Clan to protect him.

 

Although he couldn’t see them, as long as they are there, he feels at ease.

 

Jian Luo raised his face: “Those potatoes that were circulated, were you the one who made them too?”

 

Jiang Kang raised his hands on his side unconsciously: “Luoluo, am I such a person in your heart?”

 

…

 

Yes.

 

Jian Luo was speechless: “It’s not that you are such a person in my heart, but your acting is very unconvincing, Jiang Kang, do you understand?”

 

He thought that Jiang Kang would admit that he was caught, but he had, in fact, underestimated the man’s shamelessness: “Luoluo, I did this all for you to be with you and give you a better future.”

 

…

 

Jian Luo couldn’t believe it: “What are you talking about?”

 

“What I’m saying is that, I speak from the bottom of my heart.” Jiang Kang turned around, his face full of affection as he stepped forward to hold Jian Luo’s hand: “I didn’t mean to do these things, Luoluo. I know you can understand me.”

 

As the sun went down, the two people in front of the shed were very close. From the side, it looked like they were almost hugging each other. It was very ambiguous.

 

Lu Shifeng stood not far away and said in a deep voice, “What are you both doing?”

 

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T/N: Wow, how annoying could Jiang Kang get? I hope none of you get pestered by such a annoying person… it can be intimidating and you may want to give in, but hold your ground! You deserve to make decisions about things involving yourself, and are NTA⁴Not the arse when you reject them. They also have to learn to accept that not everyone will give them consent to do whatever they want.

Grr, Jiang Kang reminds me of a spoilt brat… Hope he disappears soon, hehe. It’s unfortunate that these kinds of people also exist in real life. Don’t be afraid, if anyone tries to harass you, tell a trusted friend or parent. Your aggressor is actually a coward (other than being in the wrong), so you must call them out as soon as you spot their toxic behavior!! In these changing times, we must be careful and stand up for ourselves and our rights. No one can take your freedom from you, no one.

 

Apologies for the negativities… ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡

We finally made it to Chapter 50!!! I’m so proud at how far we’ve come~~ Hope you’ll continue with me on this wonderful journey hehe. It’s the second-last day of June today, if it’s a special day for you, I would like to wish you a happy one ^^

 

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Chapter 49 – Not the only one

 

Jian Luo didn’t read his messages again after replying to the last message from Lord Marshal.

 

Originally, he thought that it was easy to grow peppers. After all, when he was in the greenhouse before, he didn’t give it much thought and managed to plant peppers that looked great, however, once the location changed to this place, everything has changed, and many problems arised.

 

“Brother Jian, the temperature here is a bit wrong.”

“Brother, it seems that the irrigation here is not well controlled, I have added too much water.”

“Are these pepper seeds defective?”

 

All kinds of problems made his head hurt. It was obvious that when he was alone before, he felt that it was easy, but now that he has an entire team to coordinate, Jian Luo realized that being able to lead a whole team into doing something well is very difficult, and that mutual understanding is not enough

 

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but think of Lu Shifeng. How did the marshal manage to command an army without it being chaotic at all and still have time to leisurely chat with him and stroll around?

 

Did the man have three heads and six arms?

 

It seems that he must find some time to go back and ask for more advice.

 

While Jian Luo was thinking about these things in his heart, his hands and feet were not idle. Just as he was about to lift himself up and walk away, Jiang Kang next to him said, “Luoluo, if you are tired, drink some water.”

 

While talking, Jiang Kang handed the water in his hand to Jian Luo.

 

Jian Luo took the water: “Thank you.”

 

“It’s nothing.” Jiang Kang said to him, “Come and see this. I planted this row and I planted it all according to your instructions. If there is no problem, I will help the others to plant, so, at least the goals we set for today will be completed.”

 

Jian Luo squatted down to check and found that Jiang Kang really had planted two rows and they were all planted very well. He was indeed a meticulous person.

 

Jiang Kang said: “When I was studying abroad on the alien planet, I also learned a lot of alien planting techniques. When I came back, I thought that with us humans could try to become more innovative to get rid of our shackles.”

 

It was the first time that Jian Luo knew that there exists opportunities for studying abroad on alien planets. Since he crossed over, he has only stayed on the Dark star and had no chance to go outside at all.

 

When it came to this topic, Jian Luo was inevitably interested: “What’s the difference between that alien planet and Dark star?”

 

Jiang Kang’s skin is very fair, and when he smiled, he was indeed very gentle: “I feel that the technology of the dark stars is more developed. The atmosphere of the planet also has more happiness per capita. As for the alien planets, they are a little less complicated. Some of their planets focus only on a certain industry, so there are entire planets made of reinforced concrete. There are also planets that focus on water resources, so half of their planet are comprised of large oceans…”

 

Jian Luo was taken aback for a moment.

 

“Dark star is still the most suitable for human habitation.” Jiang Kang’s eyes swept across Jian Luo’s wrist: “Luoluo, where is the bracelet I gave you before, why did you change it?”

 

Jian Luo frowned: “You gave me that bracelet?”

 

Jiang Kang sighed: “It seems that you really forgot. It was a birthday present I gave you. I bought it for you with the money I saved for a long time. You said that you would wear it for the rest of your life.”

 

“…”

 

Thanks.

 

I really can’t wear that short-circuiting bracelet for the rest of my life.

 

Jian Luo thought about it for a while, but decided to express his gratitude: “Uh, thank you, I’ll pass the money to you. How much is that bracelet?”

 

Jiang Kang looked at the bracelet on Jian Luo’s hand: “Luoluo, I don’t care about money, I care about you.”

 

…

 

Jian Luo was going to be annoyed: “I said I forgot about all of it so don’t say such things again, otherwise I’ll have to replace you, do you understand?”

 

He said it a little too implicitly.

 

But it was also the truth. The fate of staff working in this entire shed was all really up to Jian Luo.

 

Jiang Kang’s face changed: “Okay, Luoluo, I won’t irritate you. I know you’re not feeling well now, so I’ll teach them to plant. Don’t be angry and drink more hot water.”

 

Jian Luo walked out: “I’m going out to get some air, you guys get busy first.”

 

Seeing Jian Luo leave, a girl walked to Jiang Kang’s side and asked curiously, “Brother Jiang, I saw that Brother Jian’s bracelet is really expensive. It’s a limited edition obsidian, I think it’s the classic style. The previous price on the official website was 500,000, and the limited edition 800,000 and above.”

 

Their average monthly salary was only a few thousand, something in the hundred thousands was an amount of money a whole family could only earn in their entire lifetime.

 

Jiang Kang looked back: “Luoluo’s family background is not good, so it is inevitable that he will be laughed at. He got to his current position through hard work, so it is inevitable to want to use something good. Don’t poke at his scars.”

 

The girl closed her mouth and said slowly, “Brother Jiang, do you mean that Luoluo’s bracelet is a fake?”

 

Jiang Kang pursed his lips and seemed to feel a little pitiful: “Don’t say it.”

 

“I didn’t expect Luoluo to care so much about his image.” The girl sighed: “Brother Jiang, you are really kind.”

 

The corner of Jiang Kang’s mouth twitched into a smile: “I’m Luoluo’s senior brother, it’s natural for me to take care of him.”

 

It has only been a few days, but the people in the shed all liked Jiang Kang. Jian Luo has very high standards regarding the various processes and treatment of the seedlings, so many people are a little afraid of him, but Jiang Kang is different, he is gentle and calm. He also liked taking care of others, so unlike Jian Luo, who was very demanding, he naturally had a better image.

 

The girl admired him very much: “Brother Jiang, I think with your strength, you can also go to Phoenix Stage to cultivate seedlings. Jian Luo just got lucky. I heard that he only got the chance to go there through connections.”

 

Jiang Kang frowned: “What?”

 

On the other side, the Royal Garden.

 

Lu Shifeng sat on the stone chair, as the two little maids standing in front of him trembled. The marshal had not spoken for a long time, and was just silently suffocating the maids psychologically.

 

At noon.

 

A maid finally couldn’t bear it anymore and cried: “Marshal, we know we are in the wrong. We shouldn’t gossip and be lazy during working hours, please forgive us.”

 

Another quickly echoed: “Sir, please calm down. We really won’t dare to do such things anymore.”

 

Sitting on the chair, Lu Shifeng was wearing a straight military uniform that was dark blue as his slender and fair hands rested on the table, tapping the surface repeatedly as though it was the tip of someone’s heart. There was hot tea on the table, but the marshal did not take a sip.

 

The maids were sweating from nervousness.

 

They were all thinking about what they did wrong at the time, after the marshal, who’s time was precious, had summoned the two of them in a condescending manner.

 

Half a second later.

 

The marshal opened his lips: “Your lover cheated?”

 

…

 

There was a moment of deathly silence in the air.

 

The maid who was called was dumbfounded and raised her head subconsciously, only to meet the eyes of Lord Marshal who held no expression in his eyes. This made her heart tremble.

 

Lu Shifeng frowned: “I’m talking to you.”

 

The maid hurriedly said, “Yes, yes.”

 

“En.” The Marshal pretended to be casual: “How did you find out?”

 

???

 

A question mark slowly appeared on the top of the maid’s head, but after looking at Lu Shifeng’s handsome face, she couldn’t help but wonder, why did Lord Marshal suddenly pay attention to the feelings of her, a little maid? Was it because, after hearing their conversation, he also thought about himself, who was also in the same situation. He happened to know that his partner was cheating, so he came to inquire?

 

But……

 

Didn’t she also hear that the marshal’s former lover was also raised in the palace?

 

By the way, it seems that he has moved away. Was it due to a breakup? Could it be possible that she had a chance to become the marshal’s new favourite?

 

Thinking of this, the maid was happy to answer: “I liked my partner because of his temperament. Although he is not very good, he used to take the initiative to take good care of me.”

 

Lu Shifeng said: “And then?”

 

“Who knew that, even though he looked honest, he actually cheated!” The maid thought about it and gritted her teeth: “At first, everything was fine with him, but he was suddenly transferred to another job, and everything changed.”

 

“…”

 

Transfering to work elsewhere.

 

Lu Shifeng played with the teacup in his hand and said solemnly, “Explain it more clearly.”

 

Although the Marshal did not reprimand anyone, there was an air of coldness, and the young woman was taken aback and said quickly: “He actually met an old friend in his workplace, and then he cheated.”

 

Lu Shifeng’s brows loosened.

 

According to what he knew, Jian Luo was a student before, so how could he also have an old friend? It was even more impossible for him to have an old love to rekindle. Thinking of this, the Marshal was relieved and waved his hand: “Leave.”

 

The young woman was hesitant, but she didn’t dare to say anything, so she could only bow obediently: “Yes.”

 

The marshal became more at ease when his information terminal received a message, it was from Jian Luo who had not replied to his message just now:

[They are not familiar with the critical period for planting now, so I have to work a little overtime to watch them before going home to sleep at night. It is close by, you can rest assured. It will be fine. 】

 

Lu Shifeng was in a good mood and didn’t feel embarrassed: “En, I’ll ask Secretary Jin to pick out a box of holy dragon fruit and send it to you.”

 

Jian Luo was happy: [Okay. Actually, I’m not particularly busy at all. There is a person I knew from before, and his qualifications are not bad. If he can help me handle the others, it will be easier. 】

 

Someone he knew from before?

 

Lu Shifeng’s smile gradually disappeared, and he couldn’t help but remember what the previous maid had said about his husband being good before. The temperature and atmosphere of the pavilion, which was somewhat calm, gradually froze over again.

 

The little emperor who just came back from settling his business was very excited: “Uncle Huang…”

 

Lu Shifeng lifted his eyelids to look at him, with a kind tone: “Is your Majesty’s done with his business?”

 

A chill ran down the little emperor’s back.

 

Oops.

 

Could it be that another galaxy was going to war again? God, that’s too odd. It couldn’t be that he was just in time when the Dragon King wanted to leave to accompany his wife at home in a hurry? Didn’t he only wait for like just 3 seconds?!

 

…

 

Jian Luo stayed in the planting base until the night.

 

There was light rain in the sky, and it was misty at night. He was caught in the weather as he walked out.

 

Jiang Kang said, “Luoluo, where’s auntie? I’ll send you back, let’s go back together.”

 

“No.” Jian Luo smiled: “My mother should come to pick me up soon. Thank you for your kindness, I’ll go first.”

 

Jiang Kang was stunned: “Has auntie been fired? Are you the only one in your family making money?”

 

Jian Luo frowned slightly and was about to speak when a voice came from not far away: “Luoluo!”

 

Su Liang stood there holding an umbrella. When She saw Jian Luo, she walked over quickly and passed a rain ring through his hands. Once this ring is buckled onto the body, the surrounding rain will be automatically stopped without holding an umbrella. There was also an automatic function of blocking the wind. It was definitely not something that could be used by ordinary families. Originally, Su Liang didn’t want to stand out too much, but now that Jian Luo was pregnant, his constitution was the most important thing. If he catches a cold due to the wind, the consequences would be disastrous.

 

Jian Luo said, “Mom, let’s go back.”

 

Su Liang glanced at Jiang Kang, who smiled awkwardly and took Jian Luo back.

 

If someone in the crowd of umbrellas had a rain ring, it would be very obvious and many people will look at them and be very envious..

 

“Is that Luoluo?”

 

“It seems that he is really the eldest son of the Jian family.”

 

“I heard that he is here to be an instructor, a high-ranking official.”

 

“God, how did he get promoted?”

 

“Don’t you know, I heard about him…”

 

There were endless rumors and Jian Luo could guess what they were talking about without listening. Su Liang was a little angry just thinking of their speculation.

 

Jian Luo grabbed her and couldn’t stand it anymore: “Mom, I’m so hungry, can we go home for dinner first?”

 

Su Liang endured and couldn’t help smiling: “You…”

 

Jian Luo really felt that it was unnecessary. He wasn’t about to explain it to others one by one. Anyway, he was going to only be staying here for a while, so it was unnecessary.

 

When he got home, there was indeed a meal prepared on the table.

 

Jian Luo’s saliva was about to leak out: “Is there chili in this? Why is it spicy?”

 

Su Liang put away the umbrella and said, “Secretary Jin brought it. She said that the people at Phoenix Stage sent a batch of chili peppers that were confiscated at that time today. The marshal asked them to bring them over to you.”

 

Jian Luo’s eyes sparkled: “I love spicy food.”

 

He flew to the dining table, picked up a piece of spicy tofu and ate it with rice before sighing, “It’s so delicious. Mom, did you watch my live broadcast?”

 

Su Liang replied: “You must be doing what you like. Mom just followed it when she had nothing to do at home. I’ve never practiced making it before, so I’m not sure if I’m successful in making the tofu this time. You can try it.”

 

Jian Luo nodded: “It’s a success, especially successful!”

 

Su Liang smiled, walked to the table and sat down to watch Jian Luo eat, sighing: “I thought you might endure hardship with the Marshal before. After all, it’s easy to criticize others, but now I can see that the marshal is very devoted to you. I am relieved”

 

Jian Luo stuffed food into his mouth: “The marshal is pretty good.”

 

“Then…” Su Liang looked at Jian Luo cautiously, and asked tentatively, “About that, Luoluo. Do you like the marshal?”

 

…

 

There was a moment of silence in the room.

 

Jian Luo, who was trying to put food in his mouth, stopped, looked at Su Liang, and smiled: “Mom, what are you talking about?”

 

Su Liang retracted her gaze, a little worried: “Have you discussed it with the marshal, has he told you?”

 

“It has been discussed.” Jian Luo poked the bowl with his chopsticks: “We have all agreed that after the children are born, I will definitely return to my own life. The dragon cubs are their entire planet’s hope. There are a lot of people who take good care of them, so I don’t have to worry about it.”

 

Jian Luo’s words were very relaxed, but inexplicably, Su Liang heard a trace of sadness from it.

 

“Jian Luo…”

 

Jian Luo interrupted her: “Mom, don’t worry. I know.”

 

Only then did Su Liang relax a little. The children came too suddenly, and at times, felt unreal. After their initial happiness, when their relationship cooled down, they might feel that being together might not be a good thing. Some people are destined to be unhappy together so it’s best not to be together in the first place.

 

After eating, Jian Luo decided to broadcast live.

 

It’s been a long time since he broadcasted live, so he decided to get to work. He took out the lightball and live broadcast equipment before adjusting them.

 

“Hi, everyone.” Jian Luo said to the ball: “Let’s eat spicy strips today. It’s a kind of snack. Fellow friends who can’t eat spicy food, you should be careful.”

 

In the past, even if there were a lot of people, it would not be crowded immediately, but this time, the people in the live broadcast room poured in like crazy:

“Is there something wrong with your potato chips, anchor?”

“Yeah, I gave it to my brother and he said he was dizzy.”

“Can you please explain?”

“Is your food edible?”

 

The previously peaceful barrage in the live broadcast room suddenly became chaotic and Jian Luo really didn’t expect it to be like this.

 

Jian Luo frowned: “I don’t remember that I have ever sold physical potato chips. I always allowed them to be sold, only to be taste-tested.”

 

“Master Chenguang made potato chips according to your method.”

“Aren’t you afraid to sell your own products?”

“If this is inedible, are your other dishes edible?”

 

The barrage was full of chaos and filled with all kinds of doubts. Everyone came so quickly that he was almost overwhelmed.

 

Jian Luo tried his best to suppress her emotions: “Potatoes are also divided into good and bad. If it is a bad potato, there will definitely be problems with the potato chips made. Please calm down a bit, please?”

 

The audience didn’t listen at all:

“All the potato chips made in Lord Chengguang’s broadcast are good.”

“Yeah, there are so many bad potatoes on the market.”

“Anchor, can you speak with conscience?”

 

Jian Luo felt a thorn in his heart, but the more the situation escalated, the more calm he became. He ignored some people’s rude remarks, but had an idea and was inspired: “Where did everyone buy it? I’ll buy some to try too?”

 

That’s right, can’t he also just taste-test it as well?

 

Why didn’t he think of it before?!

 

These audiences are really clever little ghosts, giving him endless inspiration!

 

The audience was also quite speechless and gave Jian Luo directions: “It’s on the homepage of Lord Chenguang on the Interstellar Live Network.”

 

Jian Luo followed the audience’s directions to find the sales webpage of Lord Chenguang. When he was about to place the order, the potato chips were taken off the shelf at almost the same time.

 

Simply great.

 

The audience also saw this scene:

“Why was it taken off the shelf?”

“Could it be that you’ve already negotiated with him to take it off the shelves beforehand when you wanted to pretend to buy it?”

“Are you guys working together?”

 

Jian Luo was also stunned stupid, but he laughed even more when he saw the malicious speculation: “Why should I work together with him? I invented the potato chips first, even if I really want to sell them, then I can’t sell them myself? Why do I have to band up with him to sell them?”

 

The audience was at a loss for words.

 

Jian Luo leaned against the stove in the kitchen: “If there is a problem with the potato chips, I will help to investigate it clearly, and everyone is welcome to supervise me. I will also try my best to create more delicious food for everyone. If you have any random criticisms and suggestions, I will accept them. However, if you want to make trouble, please leave my live broadcasting room.”

 

His words mixed with sensibility and criticism could be regarded as sweet words to placate the audience after also telling them to get lost.

 

Some people in the barrage also recalled their words:

“I clearly heard that Moonlight also sells potato chips.”

“Yeah. Since Moonlight dares to do it, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

“It’s not sold by this anchor, why did you all come here to scold him?”

 

When a blind spot is discovered, many problems can be exposed. These verbal attacks against Jian Luo were like an organized and disciplined attack.

 

Sure enough, before the rational audience could even get a few words in, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room soon became chaotic again. Many people began to irrationally continue to express their anger. There were all kinds of monsters in the live broadcast room, and it made one’s scalp tingle. More people came to prick thorns into him:

“Moonlight’s cooking method is definitely different.”

“Can a person at the level of a live broadcaster be can compare with a chef from Moonlight?”

“How low has the human beings come? They really can’t do good things.”

 

Everything else was fine, but Jian Luo, who saw these two comments, really burst into flames. He took a deep breath, but just as he was about to speak, he saw a light flash across the live broadcast room:

【User: Feng, gave away 8,888 deep-water torpedoes】

 

The light of the deep-water torpedoes covered the entire screen, and no matter how much the other harassers swiped, they couldn’t read their words on the entire page.

 

Jian Luo was also stunned.

 

Some viewers were confused after the light disappeared: “This ‘Feng’ was probably not someone who the anchor collaborated with to send the torpedoes. After all, who would spend so much money watching a human live broadcast?”

 

When the automated voice stopped talking…

 

[User: Feng, gave away 88,888 deep-water torpedoes]

 

The splendid torpedoes filled the screen again in an instant, and even the entire homepage of Jinjiang was struck by the heavy activity coming from Jian Luo’s live broadcast room, which also made others stunned.

 

People were stunned by their own malicious speculation just now. They were completely stupid. If this person only swiped once, they could say that this user was collaborating with Jian Luo. The point was that they swiped again. After adding up the amount of money donated during these two times, Jian Luo would have already made a base of up  to 400,000 to 500,000 star dollars. This generous amount was also difficult for ordinary dark stars to make in one go.

 

Finally some of them were convinced:

“Wow, so rich.”

“Gold Master, Father 666¹Can mean sh-ht sh-t sh-t. Used to describe something or someone very powerful.“

“We’ve seen him so many times, everyone should know him by now.”

 

The Marshal who sent out the torpedoes was also very satisfied. After he went back, the Marshal thought for a while, and finally realized to himself that Jian Luo would not cheat at all. After all, he was one of the best bachelors. He was handsome too, and besides, as a partner, how many others could be as generous as him?

 

To sum up, the Lord Marshal thought that he was basically a hard-to-beat opponent, so he could simply just sit back and relax. After all, he met all the requirements with flying colors, as long as Jian Luo’s mind is normal, he will not look at others.

 

He was thinking this when the live broadcast room suddenly became lively:

[User: Speechless, who gave away 99,999 deep-water torpedoes says: The roses that bloom in September, mine are all to be given to you. 】

 

The screen hasn’t finished playing out the message yet, when:

 

[User: Speechless, who gave away 99,999 deep-water torpedoes says: Don’t forget out online class at the end of the live broadcast, don’t let it affect your learning. 】

 

The two waves of torpedoes were very subtle and a little more in number than the Marshal, but the arrogance in the other’s attitude was outrageous. The torpedoes wildly jumped about on top of the marshal’s fragile self-confidence.

 

Lu Shifeng narrowed his eyes. After being influenced by the palace maid, he began to think, was it possible that Jian Luo actually had more than one ‘old friend’ like this?

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T/N: Owowo, seems like the dragon hubby is getting a bit more self-conscious and less self-assured hehe… He’s also eating vinegar (getting jealous) ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

 

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Chapter 48 – What are the signs of cheating

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo looked at him in shock.

 

Jiang Kang looked at Jian Luo eagerly, as though looking for some sort of response, but his attitude was beyond his expectations.

 

Jian Luo slowly withdrew his hand and said in a deep voice, “Please don’t touch me casually.”

 

Doubt appeared on Jiang Kang’s face. Seeing that Jian Luo was about to leave, he quickly chased after him: “Luoluo, Luoluo, are you mad at me?”

 

Jian Luo was so confused by him that he stopped and looked at him coldly: “Something happened to me some time ago, so now my memories are convoluted. I can’t remember many things and I also forgot you, no matter how we used to be or what kind of relationship we used to have, I have long since forgotten it and it will not be considered.”

 

Jiang Kang stayed where he was.

 

Jian Luo was satisfied: “That’s it. Since I have assigned everyone tasks, I hope you can cooperate and finish the work, thank you.”

 

Before taking two steps, Jiang Kang chased after him: “Luoluo, I didn’t know what happened to you, but don’t worry, I will definitely help you. It doesn’t matter if you have forgotten, I will accompany you to remember it. The biggest thing is starting over again. It’s good to restart. The first thing I did after coming back from studying abroad was to come look for you. I can rest assured that you are doing well now, and you can rest assured that I will definitely support your career and accompany you so we can make progress together.”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo felt many doubts.

 

In the end, since he was really unfamiliar with the other person at the moment, he could only bite the bullet and nod: “Okay, please get back to work quickly. This is also to support my career.”

 

Jiang Kang smiled slightly: “Then I’ll go.”

 

Jian Luo waved his hand: “I won’t be sending you off then.”

 

He really didn’t have the slightest memory of Jiang Kang and it was unbelievable when he suddenly appeared. The thing was, how did this person go to the house to find him, when Su Liang didn’t mention this to him at all?

 

Mother was not a careless person. If there is a situation, she will definitely not keep her mouth shut. There may be a reason for the matter.

 

“Beep.”

 

His information terminal just got a message at this time.

 

Jian Luo quickly opened the message and saw the message from Su Liang: “Luoluo, I saw Director Li sending me a message saying that you are back, is that true?”

 

Jian Luo replied quickly: “En. Mom, I’ll be back at noon.”

 

Su Liang was obviously very happy: “Okay, then mom has lunch ready. You can come home for dinner after you get off work.”

 

Jian Luo responded: “Okay.”

 

It was difficult to wait for lunch slowly, so Jian Luo simply went to the field to teach a few young people how to sow the soil.

 

There was a relatively thin boy. When he saw Jian Luo coming, he immediately changed his expression: “Leader.”

 

“Don’t need to be so serious.” Jian Luo patted him on the shoulder: “I’m just a temporary instructor sent from above. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me.”

 

The little boy nodded slightly.

 

Jiang Kang said not far away: “Luoluo, can you come down here?”

 

Jian Luo ended the conversation with the little boy, walked to Jiang Kang’s side, leaned down and asked, “What’s wrong?”

 

“We were discussing how close the seeds of this pepper can be planted.” Jiang Kang always spoke politely: “According to previous experiences, about 20cm between each seed should be enough, what do you think?”

 

Jian Luo squatted down to measure the distance and gestured for a larger distance: “Let’s move them further, the peppers should not be too dense.”

 

The other young people looked over curiously.

 

For human beings, one has to work hard all their life to work in a planting base. Whether one can plant well is also another thing. In the planting base, such people who have knowledge in planting techniques were always worthy of respect.

 

Jiang Kang asked, “Why?”

 

“It is important for Chili peppers to have adequate light. If their photosynthesis is not uniform, problems will arise.” Jian Luo roughly explained: “When I submitted my report, I specifically applied for a greenhouse. This is so the first batch of peppers will have a consistent quality. On the other hand, the follow-up quality inspection requires a high score in order to pass, so our vegetable score must be high.”

 

Peace Paradise also had a ranking system.

 

The better the condition of each batch of plants produced by the planter, the higher the score of the same group of planters. If the score is accumulated to a certain level, they can get promoted, their salary will be higher and they will receive better treatment.

 

For example, Director Li rose to his position like this. By solely focusing on his plants, he cultivated vegetables of the best condition. Naturally, he became the director this way.

 

Jiang Kang stood up straight and looked at Jian Luo tenderly: “Luoluo, it seems that you haven’t stopped making progress in the days I was not around. It’s great.”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo got goosebumps from him.

 

Jiang Kang still insisted and wanted to say something, but Jian Luo hurriedly waved his hand: “You guys continue to plant. I’ll go look at other people first.”

 

After feeling like he was being stared at all morning, Jian Luo felt his back turn cold.

 

Finally, it was noon. He hurriedly ran home just as Jiang Kang was about to get up again.

 

Su Liang was cooking and when she saw Jian Luo, she was very surprised: “Luo Luo, what are you running for?”

 

“I didn’t run.” Jian Luo wiped the sweat from his forehead: “I just walked fast, it’s nothing else.”

 

Su Liang sighed: “That’s fine, go wash up and then eat.”

 

Jian Luo went into the bathroom to wash his hands, and said, “Mom, let me ask you something. About that Jiang Kang, does he have anything to do with our family?”

 

“Clang!”

 

The sound of bowls breaking came from the kitchen.

 

Jian Luo was startled and ran over quickly: “What’s wrong, Mom?”

 

“Luoluo, have you met Jiang Kang?” Su Liang turned around in surprise and exclaimed again: “Yes. Why did I forget that he will definitely go to the base too.”

 

Jian Luo began to clear up the broken porcelain on the floor: “What are you talking about?”

 

Su Liang knew by Jian Luo’s reaction that he had indeed forgotten. She sighed, and after much consideration, she finally said, “Luoluo, come here.”

 

Jian Luo was dragged by her to the sofa before sitting down.

 

Su Liang’s face was rarely solemn: “In fact, I didn’t know about this matter at first, and it was only after he came back that he knew a little.”

 

Jian Luo’s heart skipped a beat: “What’s the matter?”

 

How tricky, don’t tell him that he and Jiang Kang used to be involved with each other. If that’s the case, wouldn’t he be screw-d?

 

Su Liang sighed: “Mom heard that you did discuss this with Jiang Kang before this, but you hid it from me, so I didn’t know.”

 

“…”

 

Jian Luo felt that his heart was complicated.

 

“Well, Mom, I shouldn’t have anything to do with him.” Jian Luo was very puzzled: “We only talked about finding a partner.”

 

How would Su Liang know about this kind of thing? What she is most worried about now was: “Luoluo, no matter what you had before, now that you are following the marshal now, you must be single-minded and not have any contact with Jiang Kang anymore, otherwise…”

 

Although Su Liang didn’t say the unfinished words, Jian Luo could more or less also guess what kind of troubles lie ahead.

 

It was difficult.

 

Jian Luo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Mom, am I that unreliable in your heart?”

 

Su Liang’s eyes were red.

 

“Okay, okay, I understand.” Jian Luo sighed: “I’ve already made it clear to Jiang Kang. We only considered being partners before, and it’s not like we were married to each other back then. Besides, why are you listening to his words? What if he came onto me on purpose because I lost my memory?!”

 

Su Liang was stunned.

 

Jian Luo felt that he was speaking the truth. Thinking of this, he patted Su Liang’s hand: “Okay, let’s eat!”

 

“…Alright.”

 

He was going to livestream today.

 

Because the spicy tofu made from chili was very popular last time, this time he was going to make something else that was also spicy.

 

After thinking about it, Jian Luo felt that it was best to make red oil noodles. When he just ate, he really felt tired of the rice. This time, he just took this opportunity to make red chili oil noodles.

 

Taking out the light broadcasting ball, Jian Luo adjusted its angle and said, “Hello everyone, we will be broadcasting live today.”

 

There were not many people in the live broadcast room:

“Wow, has the anchor started broadcasting?”

“Hey, I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

“What are we eating today?!”

“Anchor, do you know that Master Chenguang from Interstellar Live?”

 

Jian Luo didn’t want to talk about the matter regarding Lord Chenguang, so he chose to ignore it, but said, “Thank you for waiting for so long, let’s eat red chili oil noodles today!”

 

The most important thing about red oil noodles was it’s spiciness.

 

Jian Luo remembered that he had never made dough for them before, so they were all also a little interested.

 

His fans were curious:

“Red oil?”

“Is oil also edible?”

“What is dough? I don’t think it’s a new staple at Moonlight.”

 

In fact, there was already flour prepared at Jian Luo’s place, so he just took it out and mixed the flour, poured it into a bowl and added water to it: “The flour used to make the noodles are the same used to make the potato cakes, but this time we won’t add potatoes to it. Instead, the noodles will be a stand-alone dish for us to eat.”

 

Adding water was a technical task and the light ball captured every detail in the bowl. Everyone could see the dough sticking together and feel that it was very sticky in his hands intuitively. The dough clumped up together, looking sticky, and didn’t feel very good to the touch.

 

Some viewers who turned on the sense-sharing hologram felt uncomfortable:

“It’s too sticky.”

“Wow, I don’t like it.”

“Yeah, it’s too troublesome to make noodles, forget it.”

“No, I think it’s pretty fun.”

 

Everyone’s opinions were mixed, and Jian Luo said to the audience in front of the camera: “Everyone should also pay attention to the amount of water when making noodles by themselves. When making the first batch, it is recommended to put less water first and then add on to it little by little.”

 

The noodles were almost done and only needed to be left to rest for a while. Jian Luo put plastic wrap around it and set it aside: “I’ll continue with this later. For now, let’s prepare the red oil first!”

 

There were not many peppers left from when he brought some back from the seed base last time. It was probably only enough for one more meal so Jian Luo simply took all of them out.

 

The audience was very excited when they saw the peppers:

“It’s chili again!”

“My gosh, this thing killed me last time.”

“I’m withering away.”

 

It seems that many people were a bit traumatised by the peppers. Jian Luo was annoyed but also felt that it was funny, so he still reminds them very conscientiously: “Well, everyone must be careful when cutting peppers in the future and don’t eat them casually. You must wash your hands after cutting peppers. If you rub your eyes before that, it will be very spicy.”

 

Because the first batch of chili peppers have not yet been entered into the market to be sold, many viewers were a little curious about Jian Luo’s identity. Could this thing really be something that an ordinary human anchor can obtain?

 

When there is curiosity, there will be speculation.

 

Many people began to speculate on Jian Luo identity based on his live broadcast times.

 

“I remember that only the planters or researchers at Phoenix Stage can get the vegetables and plants that haven’t been put on the market.”

“So the host actually got it from there?”

“How did he get in? Going from the backdoor would be too hard, right?”

 

There was a lot of discussion, and they were all very curious about Jian Luo’s identity, but there were also malicious speculations:

“He’s just a human being, how could he get these planted through regular methods?”

“It’s also possible that it’s a wild, mountain species that he discovered.”

“It shouldn’t be. Don’t you need to report them before they are fit for consumption?”

 

The direction their guesses became more and more confusing, however, most people, especially those who have tasted his spicy mapo tofu before, recognized Jian Luo’s talent. After all, no matter how jealous they were, they couldn’t hide the fact that Jian Luo could indeed produce a lot of new recipes.

 

By then, Jian Luo has already ground down all the peppers.

 

The oil in the pot was already hot, so he put all the peppers in. Because the oil was boiling hot, it made a sizzling sound.

 

Jian Luo said to the camera: “Usually, you should pay attention to safety when adding in the peppers. The oil will be very hot, and after the peppers are put in, they should be stirred with a spoon, otherwise the peppers may be overcooked. “

 

The scent of chili peppers were choking, in addition to the fumes from the oil. To the dark stars, it was even more uncomfortable than the first time they tasted the spiciness of the chili peppers.

 

The people who opened the sense-sharing hologram was caught even more off guard.

“Cough, cough, f-ck.”

“It’s hard to breathe.”

“Anchor, are you making biochemical weapons?”

 

Many people couldn’t wait to close their sense-sharing hologram, as many barrages flew all over the place, the bad comments about the peppers not stopping. They have basically never seen this plant, but it was too suffocating. Yes, they were about to be sent to heaven by the cooking of a single meal.

 

Jian Luo was also choked a bit, but he was already prepared. He covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel. Sure enough, nothing much happened, and after that, the aroma of chili oil began to diffuse out gradually. This unique aroma of chili peppers made Jian Luo, who has always been a glutton for peppers, almost drool.

 

“Okay, it’s almost there.”

 

Jian Luo put the chili oil aside and finally had time to look at the dough he set aside before.

 

About half an hour later, the dough has almost risen completely.

 

Jian Luo put the dough in the basin and clarified some water: “Now I have to wash the dough. Just like washing vegetables, we must wash it several times.”

 

Water was poured on the surface, and soon the whole basin was dyed a layer of milk-like color. Jian Luo was kneading the dough and washing it while paying attention to the color. Finally, when the color of the water was clear, she stopped: ” Now we’re going to collect the noodle-wash and let it sit.”

 

The audience were dumbfounded:

“I always thought we would be eating that dough.”

“Can you eat it after washing it like this?”

“To be honest, anchor, I always thought you were playing.”

“I thought we were going to eat the dough +1¹Usually used in the comment section to agree with another person’s opinion.

Example-
User 1: I think Jian Luo is scared of Marshal Lu
User 2: Jian Luo is terrified +1.
User 3: +1. In the end, the anchor said we were going to eat the leftover water.”

 

Jian Luo, who had been kneading the dough, smiled, but didn’t say anything else. After the noodle-wash was collected, he put them aside. There was a layer of sediment left in the basin.

 

Jian Luo took out the layer and smeared a layer of oil in the steaming pot. He then lay a thin layer of batter evenly: “Now, let’s prepare to steam it in the pot.”

 

Unlike the fried peppers, this flour was tasteless and very plain. Jian Luo stretched it back and forth two or three times in total, when finally many thin strands of noodles were left. This was the highlight of the day!

 

The audience was also amazed:

“The process is comparable to a chemistry experiment.”

“My God, it’s so hard.”

“Looking forward to the final result, I hope the anchor will not let me down.”

 

Everyone screamed for him to hurry, but Jian Luo was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he leisurely put the dough aside to dry, and prepared the small side ingredients.

 

To eat the noodles, one needed to add some side garnish. After adding some salt and cutting some cucumbers, the chili oil needed to be filtered again. With his strange production methods and the unique choking chili scent, the popularity of his live broadcast increased as Lord Chenguang’s rage grew. 

 

In another room.

 

“Hey Xiaochen, your anchor has updated again.” The moderator called out to him: “Did you watch it?”

 

Lord Chenguang was also watching the live broadcast, so he didn’t have the energy to speak much, “I saw it.”

 

The moderator asked him: “Do you have the energy to replicate it or not? Or you can learn to try it tomorrow. This human anchor limits his purchases every time. As long as you have the energy to reproduce it, we can definitely make more money!”

 

…

 

Lord Chenguang looked at the picture and frowned: “Boss, have you noticed? It’s not that I can’t learn to do it, it’s that I don’t have any peppers!”

 

The moderator was also stunned. They have always been accustomed to copying, so they subconsciously wanted to imitate him, but they never thought that this roadblock would be missed.

 

Lord Chenguang was actually quite a coward even though he earned money unscrupulously. He didn’t want to get involved: “Brother, do you think this Jian Luo has any background? How can he get such things? He is not an ordinary person. Even a platform as big as ours doesn’t have the resources, how could he get it as a human being?”

 

The moderator also fell into contemplation: “No. If he really has some background, he should have spoken up when the potato chips were stolen, so why wait until today? This human could be a little tricky, but he’s definitely not powerful. So since there are peppers, they will definitely be mass-produced seeds at the human planting base. We can contact that person take it out and let us plant it for ourselves!”

…

 

Lord Chenguang was a little worried: “But many people mentioned that our potatoes have side effects after eating them. Will they find us?”

 

The moderator sneered again and again: “Why are you looking for us? The original was made by Jian Luo, so it has nothing to do with us. If there are people who really have any opinions or objections, shouldn’t they also go to the rightful culprit? On the internet, gossip spreads very fast like wildfire, what’s the big deal?”

 

Lord Chengguang thought about it for a while and came to the same conclusion. No matter how one puts it, the other party is just a human being. Even if he had a little talent, he won’t be able to beat them!

 

…

 

In the live broadcast room, the red chili oil noodles have reached their final preparatory steps.

 

Jian Luo poured the red chili oil on them, as if performing some kind of grand ceremony. The aroma of the chili peppers and the dough mixed together, as they were mixed with chopsticks. Their deliciousness wafted close as they are put into one’s mouth. The spiciness that permeated through one’s lips is completely different from that of the tofu. The dough was very glutinous and the aroma of the chili was better integrated with this dish.

 

Seeing Jian Luo’s blissed-out appearance, many viewers in the live broadcast room finally couldn’t sit still.

“I’m going to turn on the sense-sharing hologram!”

“Ow, oh my God, what is this smell? It’s so fragrant.”

“Even if I die today, I won’t skip this… God, it smells so good!”

 

Most people were overwhelmed by the taste of red chili oil noodles.

 

Jian Luo smiled and said: “I have recorded the taste and will limit the purchase to one copy later. Thank you, my fans, for your support!~”

 

After he finished cooking the meal, it was basically time for Jian Luo to end the live broadcast.

 

When he closed the live broadcast, he saw a lot of chats mentioning the name of Lord Chenguang from the layers of barrage. He frowned, but didn’t say anything.

 

“Luoluo, is the live broadcast over?”

 

Su Liang’s voice came from outside.

 

Jian Luo came back to his senses and replied, “Mom, I finished the live broadcast. I made red chilli oil noodles. You can try it and eat it as a late night snack.”

 

Su Liang came in, took the bowl and told him, “Okay, go wash up and rest early.”

 

Jian Luo nodded: “Got it.”

 

Just as he was about to go to wash up, Su Liang hesitated to speak, before saying: “Luoluo, that Jiang Kang, you must stay far away from him. Now that you are pregnant, mother is really afraid…”

 

Jian Luo understood. He opened his mouth to persuade Su Liang: “Okay mom, I know the gravity of the situation. Don’t worry, I know this in my heart, and I will definitely not mess it up.”

 

Only then did Su Liang nod and start cleaning the kitchen. As long as Jian Luo stayed at home, Su Liang would definitely volunteer and not let him do the work.

 

Seeing this, Jian Luo sighed.

 

Because of Jiang Kang’s matter, Su Liang has been restless, and even Jian Luo didn’t know how to make her feel a little more relieved. In fact, he understood Su Liang’s worries, but Jian Luo felt that it was not a big deal at all. There was no problem with having a few romances before getting married and having children.

 

What’s more, he suspects that he transmigrated with his original body, so forget about him being involved with Jiang Kang, judging by the way Jiang Kang looked at him today, he really doubted that the previous owner of his position was even involved with him at all.

 

On the other side.

 

Inside the imperial garden of the palace.

 

Lu Shifeng sat at the stone table and discussed matters with the little emperor. Because there was a temporary emergency, the little emperor had to rush back to the study, while the marshal took a stroll in the newly built garden by himself.

 

Suddenly, several female voices sounded out:

“Did that one from your family really cheat?”

“It’s true. I now understand that no matter how good you are to him, the flowers at home won’t be as enticing as wild flowers.”

“Why is that? Could it be a mistake? I thought he was usually an honest and timid person.”

 

Lu Shifeng frowned and stopped inexplicably.

 

The other palace maid sighed heavily and said, “It’s not a mistake. You know, there are usually three signs before they cheat and cuckold you.

 

“What signs?”

 

The little palace maid told her the signs: “First of all, he will tell you that he is always busy working overtime, then he will start to tell you that you are annoying, so you don’t always look for him because he can’t reply to you in time because at work. After that, a so-called colleague who has a good relationship with him will appear beside him and inexplicably always looks for him. Even though they were both corroborating, if you voice your jealousy, you will appear unreasonable.”

 

“Oh my God, is that so?”

 

“Yes, and finally, here’s the real kicker, the most absolute sign.” The palace maid said: “If he tells you later that he will work overtime at night and not come back to sleep at night, that is the final straw.”

 

Lu Shifeng stopped listening and left. The Marshal thought it was nonsense. After all, it was impossible for him to encounter such a situation.

 

But thinking about it, Jian Luo went to Peace Paradise and they did not promise to meet up today. Considering this, Lu Shifeng sent a message to Jian Luo: “Is it going well?”

 

His information terminal soon lit up.

 

Jian Luo replied, “It’s okay, my colleagues are very nice to me.”

 

Lu Shifeng’s brows loosened: “Did the small dragons bother you?”

 

“No.”

 

This time, Jian Luo was a little slower to reply.

 

Their chat would usually be over by this time, but while Lu Shifeng was still thinking about whether to continue their conversation, Jian Luo already sent a message: “Okay, I have a colleague who is looking for me here. I will go and direct them first. Have to go.”

 

A colleague?

 

Inexplicably, Lord Marshal thought of the conversation between the two palace maids.

 

Lu Shifeng asked more: “You just went, what do they need you for?”

 

“I’m here to cultivate peppers. As an instructor, I’m sure they want to ask me about work.” Jian Luo simply replied, “I don’t know how to socialize with them.”

 

Lu Shifeng felt a little relieved.

 

That seemed about right. Jian Luo was still very good, but what was that red flag from the last sentence they were talking about?

 

Just when the Marshal was about to type, suddenly another message came from there: “By the way, let me tell you in advance that I may have to work overtime tonight, so I won’t go back home to sleep.”

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T/N: The end of June is coming, and we’re almost done with half of 2022, soon it’ll be July… Time sure flies by quickly~ Soon, we’ll be hitting chapter 50 soon, does any of you remember when I started translating this novel? Has it been long since then… I wonder~

 

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