Luo Huai’an then said, “Our cafeteria staff are provided with food and accommodation, but you can’t do anything except eat, so I don’t want to keep you.”

Luo Huai’an really didn’t know how to deal with this ominous beast. She was worried about letting it go, but she was also afraid that keeping him would eat her out of house and home. It was a real dilemma.

Tao Tie was extremely dejected upon hearing this, his head drooping, a hint of hurt flashing in his wet eyes.

He really wanted to stay here; the air was full of spiritual energy, and even if he didn’t eat, it could alleviate his hunger. But Luo Huai’an was unwilling to take him in, which left him feeling utterly helpless.

Tao Tie was rejected by Luo Huai’an when he applied for a job, so he started to rack his brains, thinking about whether he had anything that could attract Luo Huai’an.

He took out his phone, a hint of pride in his eyes. “My phone is very expensive, and I’ve already learned how to do livestreaming. It’s my skill. If you want it, I can give you the phone, or I can teach you how to do livestreaming.”

Luo Huai’an pulled out an even more expensive phone from her pocket. “This is my top-of-the-line phone, and it’s more than capable of livestreaming.”

Tao Tie: “…”

Tao Tie eagerly opened his phone and his WeChat. “I also know how to use WeChat. I learned how to send messages in just three days. I can teach you how to send messages using WeChat.”

Luo Huai’an opened WeChat and clicked on a 100-person group chat. “I not only send messages, I also create group chats and send messages to many people.”

Tao Tie: “…”

Tao Tie was conflicted. He really wanted to showcase his abilities, but he didn’t know much. He was good at eating, not very bright, and completely technologically illiterate.

Then, a thought struck him, and he remembered a function he often used. So he opened his personal profile. “I can also transfer money. I often use money transfers to pay restaurants.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Huai’an couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. Who didn’t know how to use the money transfer function?

She also opened her personal profile and placed her phone and Tao Tie’s side by side. “I not only know how to use the transfer function, but I also know how to transfer money using my bank card. Look at my super high balance, let me see yours… What?! Why do you have such a high balance?”

Luo Huai’an stared in utter shock at Tao Tie’s wallet balance. She had never seen a wallet balance as high as eight figures before, and her eyes gradually turned into the symbol ‘¥’.

When Tao Tie heard her question, he scratched his head and said, “This is the salary the livestream platform paid me. Since it’s convenient to transfer money this way, I had them transfer all my income to this.”

Tao Tie swiped the screen and opened another app. “I not only know how to use the transfer function, I also know how to use other things, I’ll show you slowly.”

Tao Tie was about to demonstrate all the skills he had learned this year, but Luo Huai’an suddenly interrupted him. “No need to demonstrate!”

Luo Huai’an took his hand and held it tightly. “Please be a guest at the Eighth Cafeteria!”

Tao Tie: “???”

Luo Huai’an realized she had acted too impulsively, so she let go of his hand, cleared her throat, and put on a serious and solemn expression. “Although you are an ominous beast, we believe in equality for all people now, and we should also believe in equality for all beasts. As long as you don’t do bad things, you are a good beast, and I am willing to accept you here.”

When Tao Tie first heard someone call him a ‘good beast’, he felt a little bewildered, but then a faint, almost imperceptible joy rose within him. It turned out that he could also be a good beast loved by everyone, just like Pixiu.

Fearing that Luo Huai’an might change her mind, he immediately agreed. “Then I’ll eat here from now on. How much money do you need? I can transfer the money to you.”

“Sigh, money isn’t the most important thing. The most important thing is that I don’t want you to go hungry.” Luo Huai’an shook her head, looking very regretful, “I really can’t bear to see any beasts in this world that are starving.”

Upon hearing her words, Tao Tie immediately thought she was very capable and nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, “I understand.”

Luo Huai’an thought to herself, Since he’s so rich, I’ll leave him here. Anyway, I don’t feel comfortable leaving this ominous beast in the crowd.

Luo Huai’an cleared her throat, her tone much more enthusiastic than before. “You live very far away, don’t you?”

Tao Tie nodded and said, “It took me more than half an hour to get here.”

“How are the living conditions there?”

“That house is too small to fit my original form, and it‘s very uncomfortable to sleep in it.”

Luo Huai’an’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. “To be honest, I have a mountain with a large villa on it. You can live with me in Fragrant Mountain, but… that will cost extra.”

Tao Tie felt a surge of longing upon hearing this. The reason he lived in his apartment was because the little shop downstairs had delicious food, so he moved there specifically so he could eat right downstairs. Now that he had found a better place to eat, even if Luo Huai’an hadn’t said anything, he would have found a place to stay nearby.

Luo Huai’an received a large sum of money, and her face beamed with a smile.

Tao Tie returned to his rented room in the afternoon and terminated the contract with the landlord. He didn’t usually buy anything, so he had nothing to take with him and returned quickly.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

That evening, Big Fish noticed that one more person had joined them on their way back to Fragrant Mountain.

Big Fish had been helping out in the kitchen today and didn’t know anything about Tao Tie. Seeing that Tao Tie was going back to Fragrant Mountain with them, he assumed he was a new employee hired by Luo Huai’an and asked, “What’s his job?”

To everyone’s surprise, Luo Huai’an said seriously, “Don’t call him an employee, call him a distinguished VIP guest.”

Big Fish: “???”

Big Fish: “Why can guests stay with us too?”

Luo Huai’an sighed, seemingly helpless, “Because he paid too much.”

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Aiiyoo, Luo Huai’an, are you maybe forgetting the mountain and villa actually belongs to the Kitchen God? 😂

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