Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 40 Who can resist bullying little Yuhao?

Three months later.

At the west gate of Shrek Academy, a shop was surrounded by students who had just finished school. The shop's signboard had several large characters written in a flamboyant style.

"Little Huo's Grilled Skewers"

Compared to the bustling activity of other shops that are open for business, this shop doesn't seem to be in a hurry to do business. Although the kitchen helpers skewering meat are busy as bees, the fact remains that the shop's doors are tightly closed.

"Xiaoya, the owner of the shop you recommended is so unique! Now is the perfect time to make money, and while other shops have already opened, this shop doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all."

A girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old stood with Tang Ya and spoke softly.

The girl had a slender and well-proportioned figure, with long golden hair cascading down her back in large waves. Her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were like clear water. With each glance, she exuded an elegant and refined air, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

Even though most customers come for the food, they can't help but steal glances at these two beautiful and elegant women standing together.

"Hehe, Nan Nan, you've misunderstood the owner of this shop. It's not that they don't want to open, it's just that the head chef hasn't finished get off work yet. If we let people in, everyone can only watch."

Tang Ya's words left Nan Nan completely bewildered. Head chef, still working? She recognized each word individually, so why couldn't she understand them when they were put together?

"Excuse me, everyone, let me pass for a moment. I had a soul tool that was difficult to repair, so I was delayed for a while. Sorry, sorry."

A somewhat childish apology rang out, prompting Jiang Nannan to curiously turn her gaze over. There, she saw a handsome little boy with black hair and golden eyes struggling to squeeze through the crowd.

The boy was only about 1.4 meters tall, which made him look particularly small among the group of students who were mostly 15 or 16 years old and 1.7 or 1.8 meters tall.

Upon hearing the boy's words, the students blocking the doorway did not make way. Instead, they all reached out their wicked hands and began to ruffle the boy's head, turning his originally neat hairstyle into a messy tangled mess.

"Oh, Xiaoyuhao, you're ten minutes late today. If you want to go over, call me 'sister' first."

"Has Yuhao grown taller again? Let your big sister measure you."

"Yuhao, it's not urgent to repair my soul tool with the chipped corner a couple of days later. Opening the door on time is the most important thing."

Among the crowd, both the lower-grade students wearing white and yellow school uniforms and the upper-grade students wearing purple and black school uniforms seemed very excited about the boy's appearance, which made Jiang Nannan's eyes widen.

"Dear seniors, I promise I won't be late next time. Please let me in; I still need to grill fish for you."

The boy, ignoring the mess of hair that everyone had ruffled, weakly begged for mercy. For some reason, Jiang Nannan suddenly felt a surge of anger and wanted to go up and bully the little guy in front of her, whose delicate face looked like it could be squeezed for water.

Fortunately, the students at Shrek Academy were just having a mischievous urge to tease the boy, so it wasn't long before he managed to squeeze to the door, take out his key, and open it.

Pushing open the door, a faint scent of sandalwood wafts out. Inside the shop, a dozen or so antique-style wooden square tables are set up, and exquisite patterns are carved on the wooden lintel. The shop's decor is simple yet elegant, with delicate fabrics covering the wooden tables and chairs, soft and comfortable to the touch.

At the counter, a woman with long brown hair had her hair tied up, making her look like a beautiful painting with clear and soft lines. With the passage of time, her beauty had not faded but had instead gained more wisdom and warmth.

Seeing that the boy's hair was now a mess again, the woman chuckled and reached out to fix it: "I told you before, those upperclassmen at your school aren't to be trifled with. You're late again today, let them deal with you."

The boy was Huo Yuhao, who had just finished get off work at Ning Ge's repair shop. Although he had only been in Shrek City for three months, Huo Yuhao had clearly underestimated the appeal of his barbecue. Every day from six to ten o'clock in the afternoon, Huo Yuhao's stall was basically packed, with a daily turnover of around five hundred gold soul coins.

Of course, Huo Yuhao often had doubts in his heart, because he always felt that a considerable number of the guests who came to eat did not have such pure intentions.

Whenever Huo Yuhao was focused on making skewers, he would always be surrounded by a large group of female seniors asking him strange questions, such as how old he was and what type of girls he liked.

Huo Yuhao had no idea just how attractive his originally handsome face, combined with his golden eyes after absorbing the soul ring, really was.

His neat short black hair, bright golden eyes, and handsome appearance would have made him look dashing and dashing on a fourteen or fifteen-year-old student, but on Huo Yuhao, a little guy who was only 1.4 meters tall, he looked inexplicably cute, making people want to tease him for no reason.

That's why it attracts so many customers who don't seem to be there for the food.

However, it must be said that although these senior female students kept saying they wouldn't eat, that eating meat at night would make them fat, they would immediately forget all about what they said as soon as they took a bite of the skewers Huo Yuhao made.

According to unreliable rumors, Shrek Academy recently conducted a physical fitness test, and the average weight of students in Shrek's outer college seemed to have inexplicably increased by about one kilogram, regardless of gender, which left the school leaders puzzled.

Watching the guests file in and take their seats, Huo Yuhao didn't dare linger at the front desk any longer, lest some of the female students grab him again and ask him some strange questions. He dashed into the kitchen, changed into an apron, and began his second job of the day.

The students at Shrek Academy have incredibly strong spending power, something Huo Yuhao is well aware of. After all, he never imagined that he could earn enough money in just one month to cover the cost of renting a shop for the entire year by running a barbecue stall.

Originally, according to Huo Yuhao's idea, making 500 gold soul coins a day just by preparing barbecue for everyone at the East Gate of the school was something he never dared to dream of before. However, this complacent idea of ​​being content with small gains was immediately opposed by all the customers.

After all, Huo Yuhao didn't have his own shop at that time, so he could only ask Huo Yun'er to come out early to reserve a spot. At most, he could only put four tables behind the stall each time, which couldn't meet everyone's needs for eating barbecue outside. Many times, they could only pack the food back to the dormitory and couldn't have a hot meal.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao could only follow the suggestions of his seniors, take over a shop, pay a year's rent in one go, and open this barbecue restaurant. The two floors combined have a total of nearly thirty tables, which barely meets the needs of the students.

(End of this chapter)