Chapter 22 What, Do You Have a Magic Elixir
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 22
Chapter Title: What, Do You Have a Magic Elixir?
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In the end, Huang Lin didn't choose any high-end restaurant.
Since it happened to be evening, he just found a relatively famous food stall in Jiangcheng.
The food stall, which was still bustling and noisy late at night, made Yue Ling, a visitor from another world, very curious.
Though Su Yi and Huang Lin were long accustomed to it.
The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and as soon as they met, Huang Lin gave him a bear hug.
Only after a round of greetings did he see Yue Ling beside Su Yi. He was stunned for a moment, then he looked at his good friend in surprise.
"This is?"
"Your godmother."
Su Yi skillfully wrapped his arm around Yue Ling's shoulder.
Anyway, she didn't care about this kind of thing, and she indeed needed an identity in this world.
The "person" referred to in modern society wasn’t just the biological creature known as a human, but was also a node making up a network of relationships within a complex social system.
As an elf, Yue Ling looked almost the same as a human, and after using a little magic to cover up her pointed ears, it was even more impossible to see any difference when comparing her to a normal person.
But after coming to Blue Star, she actually wasn't considered a "person" in the true sense yet.
Besides lacking a formal identity, she also lacked the social network of a normal person in modern society.
She was a person who had completely not existed before this.
If Su Yi wanted to get her a formal identity in the future, her current situation definitely wouldn't work. By first giving her an identity, and then using this identity as a center to gradually expand her relationship network, it would be very easy to handle her identity issues later.
Of course, there were also easier methods to do this. For example, he could use the Water of Life in his hands to save some high-ranking official or dignitary. With their connections, getting an identity for Yue Ling would naturally not be difficult.
But this kind of operation had huge drawbacks.
It could easily arouse others' suspicions and cause unnecessary trouble.
After all, if someone investigated and found out that besides Su Yi, no one in the whole world knew Yue Ling even existed, that would be too bizarre.
But now, frequently going out as Su Yi's girlfriend, coupled with her appearance that could leave a deep impression on anyone, over time, it would be very easy for her to integrate into modern society, and without careful investigation, it would be hard for anyone to find any anomalies.
After all, so many people had seen her. Even if someone said that she was an alien, no one would believe it.
This was also one of the reasons why Su Yi always brought her along when going out.
Of course, the main reason was still to have an eye-catching bodyguard.
"My goodness!"
Huang Lin didn't care about Su Yi taking advantage of the situation. After looking at Yue Ling repeatedly, he looked at his good brother strangely.
"She doesn't look blind, so how did she take a fancy to you?"
"What kind of talk is that? I’m suave, romantic, and as handsome as a jade tree facing the wind*. Isn't it perfectly normal for her to take a fancy to me?"
The two mutually roasted each other for a few sentences, then they entered the food stall together.
Huang Lin had also brought his girlfriend along.
Su Yi knew all too well what kind of person his good brother was— a proper scumbag.
Though the guy practically had the word "scumbag" written on his face, there were still women who fell for his routine, thinking his family had money and fantasizing about marrying into a wealthy family to become a rich wife. Who could they blame then?
Su Yi hadn't seen this one before and he wasn't familiar with her at all, nor did he have any intention of getting to know her. After greeting each other, that was the end of it.
After all, the next time they met, the person beside Huang Lin might have changed again, so there was absolutely no need for Su Yi to get acquainted with her.
However, the girl who was brought along was directly shocked upon seeing Yue Ling's heaven-defying beauty.
After taking a seat, she cautiously asked Yue Ling what brand of cosmetics she usually used, how she maintained herself, how her skin could actually be so good, and so on.
But Yue Ling couldn't understand a single word she said, so naturally, she couldn't respond.
Su Yi then directly explained that she was deaf and mute and couldn't hear her at all.
He intended to just brush her off.
But he still underestimated a woman's obsession with skincare and maintenance. Seeing that Yue Ling couldn't answer, she turned to question Su Yi instead.
"She doesn't use any skincare products, nor does she use any cosmetics. As for maintenance, what maintenance? She stays up every night playing games all night long. Looking like this is entirely based on her genes."
One answer left the other party completely speechless.
This was like an ordinary person who studied desperately but could only barely pass asking a straight-A student who got perfect scores how they usually studied, only for the straight-A student to say that they usually just played games and slept, and that was it— pure talent, you couldn't learn it.
It belonged to the category of Garen building Last Whisper— silenced and armor-broken**.
It directly left her so speechless that she didn't say more than a few sentences afterward.
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Su Yi and Huang Lin were just having a normal meal between friends, so naturally, they wouldn't talk too much about work topics. They basically just bragged and let it pass.
Regarding Su Yi's sudden acquisition of wealth recently, Huang Lin was of course curious.
But since Su Yi didn't say anything, then he didn't ask.
As brothers, he believed that if it was something Su Yi could say, he wouldn't hide it from him. If it was something he couldn't say, asking would only make everyone awkward.
And for many things, saying them out loud would instead bring harm to others.
For example, the existence of the trading platform.
Su Yi didn't even plan to tell his parents about it, so naturally, he wouldn't tell Huang Lin either.
Only when they were parting ways after the meal did he ask Huang Lin a question:
"Your family’s in the restaurant business, so I want to ask you something."
Suppose, just suppose…
There’s this kind of ingredient that only needs simple processing— steaming, boiling, roasting, or frying, anything goes. Just add a little salt, and the taste far exceeds those meticulously cooked dishes. Moreover, eating this ingredient can strengthen the body, beautify the skin, and if you eat a lot of it, you can even become immune to all diseases without any side effects... This isn't an advertisement. The effect isn’t only real, but it’s very obvious as well.
Could it sell like crazy?"
"What, do you have a magic elixir?"
Huang Lin rolled his eyes at him.
Su Yi ignored his friend and pressed on.
"Just tell me if it has commercial value."
"Of course it does, but it's only profitable for the merchants selling this ingredient. For those of us in the restaurant business, not only is there no profit, but if this thing isn't expensive, we might all lose our jobs. After all, like you said, it's delicious no matter how it's cooked, so what's the use of a chef then?"
Huang Lin shrugged his shoulders.
"What if only your family is authorized to sell this kind of thing?"
Su Yi suddenly smiled.
"Then your father here will become the world's number one catering giant in minutes. What KFC, what Pizza Hut, they'll all have to kneel and call me daddy!"
Huang Lin waved his hand heroically.
"After all, you called me Godfather, so I can't mistreat you either. When the time comes, the two of us, father and son, will buy a yacht. It doesn't need to be too expensive, a billion or so will do. Then we'll charter three to five hundred young models— however extravagant we want to be, that's how we'll play! Your daddy here will buy two supercars at a time and two villas at a time, guaranteed to carry you to the top."
"Remember what you said."
Su Yi patted his friend’s shoulder, then he walked out of the food stall preparing to find a designated driver to drive back to the hotel.
Being patted by Su Yi like this, the drunkenness in Huang Lin's eyes receded a bit.
After being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly chased after Su Yi and asked:
"No way, are you serious? Did you really get a magic elixir?"
"Hard to say."
Su Yi shrugged his shoulders.
"If I really do have it, I definitely won't forget you, that's for sure."
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*A classic Chinese idiom used to describe a young man who’s exceptionally handsome, elegant, and refined.
**A League of Legends meme apparently. I dunno much about it. I don’t play LoL.
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Just two friends having a meal. Quite a nice scene. If I have to point out one thing I didn’t like, it’s that Huang Lin’s a scumbag. Seriously, why does the best friend have to be fat or a scumbag in these stories? 😅
Though it is nice to see that the MC actually intends to give some benefits to his best friend. Also, the MC’s parents were suddenly mentioned. I dunno why I assumed that he was an orphan. Must be all those isekai novels I consume on the regular. 😂