Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 243 The Elite League Begins!

"Let's go eat first."

Su Ping stood up and immediately felt hungry. Now that her mother lived on this street, she could go home for lunch. The thought made her feel a little happy; it was better than eating at some cheap, low-class restaurant.

As Su Ping reached the door, he noticed Joanna was still sitting in her chair, seemingly oblivious to his words. He couldn't help but say, "What are you still sitting there for? Aren't you hungry? Come on, let's go!"

Following behind Su Ping, Su Lingyue stared wide-eyed at him in disbelief. Then, she clenched her fists in anger and gritted her teeth. "I knew it! There was definitely something going on here. We've only known each other for a short time, and he dared to openly bring her home for dinner and introduce her to his parents!"

She stomped her foot angrily, pushed Su Ping aside, and banged on the door to leave... She actually wanted to slam the door shut, but the new wooden door was too big, and she couldn't slam it shut. She could only bang on it heavily to express her 'calm' mood at this moment.

Su Ping looked at her, bewildered. "Is she sick?"

"Come on, what are you standing there for?" Su Ping said irritably when he saw Joanna still standing there like a block of wood.

Joanna hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Me too?"

"Nonsense, how can you have the energy to work if you're not full? I'm not the kind of boss who would exploit the staff meals," Su Ping rolled his eyes.

Joanna raised an eyebrow slightly; after Su Ping's words, she did indeed feel a little hungry.

She suddenly missed the delicious afternoon tea made by her Holy Lotus and the fried dragon meat cooked by the number one chef in the Divine Realm.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

She swallowed, stood up, and followed behind Su Ping.

……

Inside a shop on the street.

After tidying up, some of Su Ping's original kitchenware was moved in, which enabled them to live a simple and self-sufficient life.

"Mom, this is a new employee at the store, her name is Joanna. Anna, this is my mom."

After entering the house, Su Ping introduced the kitchen to her mother, who was cleaning the cutting board.

Li Qingru looked up and was immediately stunned by Joanna's beauty. She was somewhat taken aback, but quickly recovered and said, "This is... one of the store's employees?"

"Yes, employee." Su Ping nodded, washing his hands as he prepared to sit down.

Li Qingru paused for a moment, then a "I understand" expression appeared on her face. She gave her son a "Mom understands you" look, smiled, wiped her hands clean on her apron, and went to take Joanna's hand, leading her to sit down at the table. With a smile on her face, she said, "Joanna? What a nice name. Judging from your appearance, you're not from around here, are you? Do you understand our language?"

Joanna instinctively tried to pull her hand away, but seeing the sincerity in Li Qingru's eyes, she stopped after a slight movement.

She felt a little dazed and was pulled by Li Qingru to sit down at the table.

On the other side of the table, Su Lingyue watched this scene with a gloomy expression and a slight sneer.

"Doesn't she understand our language?" Li Qingru asked Su Ping, slightly surprised that Joanna hadn't answered her for a while.

Just as Su Ping was about to eat, he said to Joanna, who was still in a daze, "My mom is talking to you, say something."

Joanna snapped out of her daze and said, "I understand."

For her, mastering a relatively simple language was a piece of cake.

Li Qingru was taken aback by her perfect accent, then glared at Su Ping and said, "How can you talk like that? Be nicer to people."

Su Ping was stunned.

When Joanna saw Su Ping get the short end of the stick, she suddenly found it rather amusing. She could sense that this woman in front of her had no fighting ability at all, yet she was able to reprimand Su Ping, this cunning fellow. Was this the kinship system in the human race?

As a pure-blooded god, she had no parents and was born from heaven and earth, who were her parents. However, she had no concept of heaven and earth, so although she had seen countless things related to family affection over the long years, she always felt that it was somewhat strange and could not fully understand it.

Li Qingru was very fond of Joanna, and it seemed that she fell in love with her at first sight.

There's no way around it, this is a world that judges by appearance. Good-looking people are popular under any circumstances. Even if someone commits suicide by jumping off a building, the evaluation of a handsome man and an ugly man is very different. The former evokes countless sighs of pity from young girls, while the latter is considered to have deserved to die, stupid and deserving of his fate.

Su Ping was eating when he heard his mother asking Joanna about everyday family matters. He immediately sensed that something was wrong. Even though he was usually oblivious, he could smell a misunderstanding.

"Mom, what are you doing? They're just employees. You're digging up their graves! You're practically asking about their ancestors!" Su Ping said speechlessly.

Li Qingru glared at him. "How can you talk like that? You're a grown man, and you still speak so rudely. What girl would ever want to date you? What am I supposed to say to you!"

"With looks like mine, do you think I'd have trouble finding a wife? Mom, you're overthinking it."

"Who says young girls only date handsome guys? Truly sensible young girls choose the less attractive ones; that's more reliable and honest!"

"Mom, if that's how it is, then I'll never get married in this lifetime. It's all your fault for letting me inherit your looks."

"Pah, you're just talking nonsense."

Li Qingru said irritably.

Su Ping stopped arguing with his mother and said, "We have to let people eat first."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingru released Joanna's hand, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Anna, you eat first, see if the food suits your taste."

Joanna seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She was a little overwhelmed by the excessive enthusiasm, and the feeling was strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

Looking at the table full of food, she smelled it and frowned slightly. Compared to what she used to eat, the taste was much worse, and there was hardly any energy in the food. It was clearly pure "junk food".

Seeing Joanna's expression, Su Ping suddenly realized that she was a god and probably wouldn't be used to these foods, so he asked, "What do you (the gods) usually eat?"

Joanna frowned and said, "The lower-grade food is usually dragon meat, and the better-grade food is top-grade dragon neck meat, as well as phoenix liver and phoenix blood."

puff!

Su Ping nearly spat out the soup in her bowl.

Su Lingyue and Li Qingru, who were standing nearby, were also stunned.

"A dragon?!" Li Qingru and Su Lingyue stared at Joanna in astonishment.

Su Ping quickly said, "Well, Mom, she was referring to the names of the dishes at that hotel. Yes, the names of the dishes. I was just saying that the names of these dishes are getting more and more outrageous. It's clearly a cucumber salad with sugar, but they call it something like 'Azure Dragon Lying in Snow.' It's clearly green peppers stir-fried with red peppers, but they insist on calling it 'Peerless Twins.' They're all just trying to fool people."

The two suddenly realized what was happening.

Li Qingru smiled and said, "You startled me. I didn't even realize it."

Su Lingyue glanced at Su Ping, snorted coldly, and continued to eat her rice.

"Well, if you're not hungry, why don't you go back to the shop first?" Su Ping coughed lightly. Judging from the ingredients Joanna mentioned, she probably wouldn't want to eat what was in front of her, so it was better to let her leave sooner rather than later.

"She didn't say she was hungry, how do you know she won't eat? Try it first." Li Qingru handed Joanna chopsticks.

Joanna glanced at Su Ping, paused for a moment, took the chopsticks, and naturally held them. With her learning ability, she could perfectly replicate such a simple thing after just a couple of glances at how Su Ping used them.

She picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and tentatively ate it. Immediately, she felt a spicy and numbing sensation burst in her mouth, which was completely different from what she had eaten before.

"How is it?" Li Qingru looked at her expectantly.

Joanna's emotional intelligence was far higher than Su Ping's. Although the taste was a bit strange, she felt she could still accept it. She also felt a bit of goodwill towards Li Qingru's expectant gaze and nodded, saying, "Not bad."

"That's good. Eat as much as you like." Li Qingru breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Joanna nodded gently, picked up the food with her chopsticks, and began to eat slowly, her movements extremely elegant and ladylike.

Seeing Joanna's actions, and then seeing her own daughter's actions, there was no harm in comparing them. Li Qingru patted Su Lingyue's thigh with her hand under the table and gave her a look, meaning, "Look at her, learn from her."

Su Lingyue nearly flipped the table in anger. She glared at Su Ping and began to eat voraciously, her movements becoming increasingly frantic.

Li Qingru didn't expect things to backfire, so she shook her head helplessly and ignored her.

After finishing their meal, Su Ping took Joanna back to the shop.

"If you don't like the food here, I can take you to the breeding grounds to hunt some wild game later," Su Ping said to Joanna as he sat down on the sofa in the shop.

Joanna shook her head slightly. "It's alright. The taste is quite strange. I didn't feel anything at first, but the more I ate, the more I wanted to eat."

Su Ping was slightly taken aback. He looked at her carefully and found that she was not lying. His expression turned strange. This pure-blooded god had actually fallen in love with spicy food?

He withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention to the food and drink, got up and went to the counter in the store, turned on the computer. Usually, when he was not busy with the store, his only way to pass the time was to practice and surf the Internet.

"Relying on those kids in the academy won't do. Look at how other pet shops operate. Now that I have some money, should I find a TV station to broadcast it and give my shop a shout-out?" Su Ping's mind was racing as he touched the keyboard.

He searched online for other shops in Longjiang base city.

I want to learn some experience and methods for attracting customers from other shops.

Soon, Su Ping found a very famous pet shop in Longjiang Base City, Extraordinary Pet Shop.

According to Su Ping's understanding, this Extraordinary Pet Shop is already a big brand with more than a dozen chain stores spread throughout the Upper City. There is also a chain store in the Crescent District, the most prosperous slum area closest to the Upper City. However, there are no such chain stores in remote slum areas like the one where Su Ping lives.

Su Ping logged into the store's official website.

"Hmm? The latest promotional offer?"

Upon entering the official website, Su Ping immediately saw an extremely eye-catching slogan, especially the word "discount".

Below is a description of the promotional activities: The 52nd Global Elite League is about to begin, featuring the strongest pet shop recognized by Mu Yunfei, the last Longjiang City Elite League champion!

Choose our store, and the Elite League will help you get started!

(End of this chapter)