My restaurant connects to the demon realm, and I've become incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 4.4. They are the Demon Race

Grandpa Gu was a little anxious. The child was so young, her father was dead, her mother had remarried, and he had heard that her mother had severed ties with her.

Even a grown man would need half a year to earn that much money. How could a young girl like her possibly earn so much?
Liu Cuihua looked at her suspiciously, wondering if she had also found a powerful backer like her mother.

Bai Hu Yaoyao smiled, ignoring their suspicious looks.

“Grandpa Gu, don’t worry, my money came from a legitimate source. I went to Taibai Mountain and, by chance, dug up a ginseng root, which I sold to Huichuntang. That’s how I got the money.”

"I want to renovate the restaurant and open it to earn money to support myself."

Bai Hu Yaoyao's words were half true and half false.

She really did have ginseng, which she sold to Huichuntang.

The thing is fake; she didn't dig it up from Mount Taibai.

"You child! Why did you go to Mount Taibai alone? It's dangerous there! Did you encounter any danger?" Old Master Gu disapproved and scolded her.

He had watched this child grow up since she was a child. Her father was a righteous man who had helped him a lot. It was just that her mother was unreliable.

If anything were to happen to her, her father would probably be restless even in the afterlife.

White Fox Yaoyao smiled, knowing that it was Grandpa Gu who was worried about her.

“Grandpa Gu, my father is gone, and my mother has cut ties with me. If I don’t find a way out on my own, I will starve and freeze to death. Now that I’m grown up, I can support myself.”

"If I didn't take a chance, how would I have the money to survive? I took a chance now, and I've succeeded, haven't I?"

Mount Taibai is just fifty miles away from this town; it is an undeveloped primeval forest.

This winter, the Taibai Mountains are even more dangerous. Even if there is no firewood at home, few people dare to go in to cut firewood.

Someone went in before and supposedly dug up ginseng. That person came back with a limp.

She said she found the ginseng on Mount Taibai, and no one doubted her.

They would only say she was lucky; not only did she find ginseng, but she also came back alive.

The old man took two puffs of his pipe. "Ah! You've had a hard life. It's good that you're alright. I'll definitely fix up your restaurant."

They are outsiders and can't make decisions for this child. As long as the child is alright and hasn't gone astray, that's enough.

White Fox Yaoyao stood up, intending to leave. "Then I'll leave now, Grandpa Gu."

Watching Bai Hu Yaoyao's retreating figure, Liu Cuihua also sighed.

This child is a good one, unlike her shameless mother. She shouldn't take her anger out on this child.

The white fox Yaoyao returned to the restaurant; it was already dark.

Winter days are always short; before you know it, it's evening.

White Fox Yaoyao cooked a simple meal and ate dinner.

Back in the room, I lit a glowing ember, and the room became warm and cozy.

Finally, I can get a warm and peaceful sleep.

She's just overthinking it!

In the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door again.

I saw that it was the same old man who came last time, with a young boy following behind him.

White Fox Yaoyao has a headache.

"Greetings, young lady! I apologize for bothering you again." The old man patted his chest with his right hand in a gesture of respect.

"Greetings, young lady!"

The boy beside him knelt down on one knee to pay his respects.

Can Wuyou looked at the white fox Yaoyao. Such a beautiful female cub actually runs a restaurant?

How could she do such rough work?

In the demon race, no woman has ever cooked a meal herself!

Because in the demon race, women are very precious!
Women with noble bloodlines are even rarer and more precious; these men are too busy protecting them!
Why would they be made to do such rough work?
Human men are so insensitive to chivalry!
If this happened among the demon race, making a woman unhappy would earn her the contempt of all the demon men!

Not to mention letting such a beautiful human female cub open a restaurant.

White Fox Yaoyao: ……

I was startled. What's going on?
Why is this young man bowing to her so deeply?
"It's alright, you're already here! Get up! Come in!"

Bai Hu Yaoyao quickly told the two to get up, as it was really hard to bear having to bow every time they met.

What's wrong with this?
The old man was dressed very elegantly today, a stark contrast to the beggar old man he was last night.

The boy who came with him today doesn't look very old.

The boy was very handsome, with big, bright, watery eyes that seemed to speak volumes.

In her opinion, he was the type of boy who looked like a cute puppy.

"Old man, you're here in the middle of the night again? It's true that this is a restaurant, but it's not open yet! If you want to eat, you should come during the day, not so late at night!"

"Look at the time! It's past midnight!"

This old man is quite strange; he always comes out to eat late at night.

The white fox Yaoyao yawned.

Isn't this disturbing my peaceful sleep?

He looked disgusted, but inside he was overjoyed.

Another sucker has come to deliver ginseng!

He wiped his mouth; sure enough, he was drooling again!

The old man glanced at her helplessly, "Do you think I don't want to come during the day? But your restaurant only appears in our area after midnight!"

The old man led the boy in and found a seat.

I know this place like the back of my hand.

Bai Hu Yaoyao looked completely bewildered. "What do you mean? My restaurant has always been here!"

Could it be that her restaurant is going to disappear?

She doesn't know how many years her restaurant has been here; it's been here as long as she can remember.

Where else can we go if not to a restaurant here?
Can Wuyou spoke in a voice uniquely youthful, "No! Your restaurant only appears in our demon clan's Zhaiyi City after midnight."

belch!
The white fox Yaoyao choked. Was she hallucinating?
Monster clan?

"No! What do you mean by that? I don't quite understand!" White Fox Yaoyao said incredulously.

Monster clan?

Are these two people from the demon race?

Do the demon races in novels actually exist?
That's right! She's already time-traveled, so what's impossible for her?

Elder Shen walked to the door and pointed to the two red lanterns hanging on it. "These lanterns will only light up automatically after midnight, and your restaurant will appear in the demon realm. These two lanterns are no ordinary things!"

When he first came here, he found it strange that a female human child would run a restaurant among their demon race.

He understood when he saw the two lanterns.

After returning to the clan and checking the records, I learned that these two lanterns were the ancient supreme demon artifact, the 'Boundary Gate Lantern'.

Even in the demon realm, it's not guaranteed that you can find a second such treasure.

It must have been that the little girl accidentally lit the gate lamp, which is why her restaurant appeared in the demon realm.

"What the hell? What's so special about my two broken lanterns?"

She can't light the lamp when she wants to, and it lights up automatically when she doesn't want to.

It's the kind that automatically turns on after midnight.

This is such a troublesome lantern.

The old man found a chair, sat down, stroked his goatee, and gave the white fox Yaoyao a meaningful look.

“Little girl, these two lanterns are supreme demonic artifacts. They can open the gate to the demon realm after midnight. Otherwise, how could we have entered your restaurant?” White Fox Yaoyao was dumbfounded. “You mean these two lanterns can open the gate to the demon realm? Can I go to your demon realm?”

The white fox Yaoyao had starry eyes.

She was genuinely curious about that so-called demon realm.

I wish I could go and have some fun.

Who knows, they might even bring back some treasures from the demon realm.

The old man shook his head. “You have no spiritual power. If you go to the demon realm, you will only be torn apart by spiritual power. We can come here to eat, but we also cannot pass through that barrier and go to your human realm.”

He actually wanted to abduct this little girl to their demon clan.

The demon race is facing a reproductive crisis, with the number of females now reaching a ratio of one in ten thousand.

If this little girl went to the demon clan, wouldn't she become a target of everyone's fighting over her?

What a pity! They, the demon race, cannot go to the human realm, and she cannot go to the demon realm either.

When the demons arrived at the restaurant, the only place they could move freely was within the restaurant's premises.

They are also free to move around in the restaurant's backyard.

Outside this area, all members of the demon race will be restricted.

The old man glanced helplessly at his great-grandson. This kid doesn't even have a partner yet!

It would be good if this human female cub could take this boy as her mate.

At worst, we can just let the two of them meet tonight.

After thinking about it, the old man realized that his terrible idea was feasible!

White Fox Yaoyao was surprised that the old man had thought about so many random things, and walked outside speechlessly.

"Uncle, it's snowing outside. Can't you see the snowy scenery?"

What came into view was the streets of Taoyuan Town, which she knew all too well.

The streets, covered in snow, were clearly visible in the moonlight, and she was still able to walk freely on them.

The old man shook his head. "What I saw was the street of our demon race. It doesn't snow in our demon race."

“I did see that the restaurant’s backyard was covered in snow; it’s definitely snowing in your human realm.”

Seeing that she didn't believe him, the old ginseng got up and walked out the door, his figure disappearing instantly.

When the old man reappeared, he was standing at the entrance of the restaurant.

I walked around the restaurant again, and then I went for a stroll in the restaurant's backyard.

Bai Hu Yaoyao is now certain that what this person said is true.

The human realm and the demon realm are like two parallel universes that will never intersect, and her restaurant is the medium between them.

During the day, her restaurant is located in the human realm; after midnight, it is located in the demon realm.

"So, you people from the demon realm can only come to my restaurant after midnight, and can't come at other times?"

"You demons have come, but your activities are limited to my restaurant?"

"Even if it's past midnight and the restaurant is in your demon realm, when I walk out of the restaurant, I'm still in our human realm?"

"And once you step out of the main gate, that's your demon realm?"

This time she finally figured it out!
If she opens a restaurant in the future, she'll be busy all day and have to do business with the demon realm at night. Wouldn't she be exhausted?
No! She has to think of another way.

“That’s right! We demons are only allowed to move around within the premises of your restaurant.”

"We can only come to your restaurant to eat at midnight," the old man explained patiently, stroking his beard.

"What will happen if your demon race doesn't leave by the appointed time?" White Fox Yaoyao asked curiously.

The light always goes out at five o'clock in the morning, by which time her restaurant should be in the human realm.

Elder Shen laughed heartily, “Of course, you will be forcibly sent back to the demon race by the Boundary Gate Lamp, unless you have enough power to control the Boundary Gate Lamp.”

White Fox Yaoyao's eyes lit up. "Is there such a good thing? I can control the Boundary Gate Lamp?"

"Little girl, do you think just anyone can control the Boundary Gate Lamp?"

"Enough! Little girl, my grandson never likes to eat. The food here is delicious, so I brought him here to eat. Same as always, I'll pay for the meal with ginseng."

The old ginseng then took out another ginseng, which turned out to be a thousand-year-old snow ginseng.

The white fox Yaoyao's eyes lit up as she looked at the ginseng, completely forgetting her idea of ​​controlling the gate lamp.

"Sir, are you serious? How about we use this to pay for meals from now on?"

The demon race must have many treasures.

She must take as much as possible.

The old man nodded with a smile, "Sure! We have plenty of these."

Can a family of ginseng members do without ginseng?

At this moment, Can Wuyou took out a bright red fruit from the storage bag at his waist.

"This is a ginseng fruit, here you go!" Shen Wuyou smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.

Ginseng Elder raised an eyebrow. How could this kid be willing to give away his favorite ginseng fruit to someone else?

It seems this young man really likes this girl. "Girl, just take it! This ginseng fruit takes a thousand years to flower and a thousand years to bear fruit. One slice of the fruit can cure all diseases and extend one's life by ten years. In the four hundred years since my grandson was born, I have never seen him give anything to any other girl. It seems he really likes you and is even willing to give you the fruit he likes to eat."

Their ginseng clan only had one grandson like this once every three thousand years.

The people in the tribe were spoiled and became lawless, finding fault with everyone.

The fact that he can share his favorite food with a human girl shows that he really likes her.

This is a good thing.

Without saying a word, Can Wuyou stuffed the fruit into her hand, saying, "Little one, I'll give you back any delicious food I have later."

Bai Hu Yaoyao's lips twitched. "Little one?"

What kind of ridiculous title is this?

Holding the fruit, I was a little confused. Was this really a ginseng fruit?

This is a great treasure, we shouldn't miss it!

We made a killing this time!
He put the ginseng fruit away, pinched Shen Wuyou's still slightly chubby face, and said, "Are you really four hundred years old?"

They really are from the Ginseng Clan! They're so long-lived!

Can Wuyou nodded, "That's right! We demons live for five thousand years, and we're considered adults at five hundred. I'm still a child! You look only fifteen, still a cub in the demon race! I should call you little sister cub!"

Can Wuyou stared intently at her; the human female cub was so cute!
I want to touch it!
White Fox Yaoyao was internally roaring with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
The lifespan of demons is a staggering five thousand years!
Five thousand years old!

She also longs to live a few more years!
She was just thinking about it; the lifespan of humans is limited.

Bai Hu Yaoyao raised an eyebrow, looking at the boy in front of her who was much taller than herself.

I never imagined that such a young man would be four hundred years old!
With her hands on her hips and a fierce look on her face, she declared, "No way! You have to call me 'sister'!"

This adorable puppy calling me "sister" is just too sweet!
If this kid were among the human race, he'd be about the same age as her.

Who can compare their age with him among the demon race?

She's really at a disadvantage!
"Okay! Sister! I'm hungry! I'm a man, I should protect women, how about I cook with you?"

Can Wuyou compromised.

Call me sister if you want!
Because she's a woman.
Women are meant to be cherished.

Bai Hu Yaoyao was delighted. "You don't need to help me! It's just cooking, I can do it myself. You wait here, and I'll go make you something delicious."

He then went to the kitchen.

I'm so happy to have found a 400-year-old brother!

(End of this chapter)